Destination Wedding Photography | Michael & Nina's wedding in Enns, Austria

August and September are always particularly busy months for us but this summer was exceptionally so! Most of our weddings take place in Southern England however we still manage to squeeze in a few overseas weddings each year.

August saw my associate photographers Isabel and Graham document a charming wedding in rural France and then I had the pleasure of working with Nina and Michael in the picturesque Austrian town of Enns. It was probably around 35 degrees in the midday sun and without a cloud in sight, absolutely breathtaking.

Sometimes potential couple's ask for a reference and Nina and Mike were kind enough to answer some questions, here's what they had to say:

We were absolutely delighted with Allister’s coverage of our big day. We felt that he perfectly managed to convey the essence and overall atmosphere of the celebration. At the same time has a great and quick eye for details and situations and captured so many magic moments some of which we were not even aware of on the day and were absolutely stunned and pleased to discover on his images afterwards.

Allister had told us in advance that he is the kind of wedding photographer who prefers to stay in the background and keep a low profile, and this is exactly what he did. Apart from the staged group and family pictures we asked him to do, he was almost invisible for us. This attitude also transpires in the many images he captured in which people are clearly unaware they are being photographed – which in our view was exactly what made the images so much more real and lively.

Working with Allister was a pure pleasure. On a day where everybody is generally nervous, we especially appreciated his very professional yet relaxed and reassuringly calm attitude. And we were absolutely blown away with the results!

We can highly recommend his wedding photography services without hesitation and reservation.

Michael & Nina

Wedding Photojournalism at Aynhoe Park | Tara & Stuart

Venue: Aynhoe Park Last month saw me return to one of my all-time favourite wedding venues, the quirky and unique Aynhoe Park in Oxfordshire.

Stuart and Tara were incredible to work with, both fully embracing my documentary wedding photography style.

Shortly after their blessing in the Orangery they had their drinks reception and then into the main house for the wedding breakfast and speeches. As usual, the light was superb inside and out with an abundance of creative opportunities to be had.

Allister, these are just what we were looking for! Stu and I have just been looking at the wedding photographs and trying to pick our favourites for the album, which is really tricky as they are all brilliant!

Tara & Stuart

Below are just a few of my very favourites from this intimate and fun day.

Royal Society of Arts Wedding Photography

The Royal Society of Arts just off the Strand in London is remarkable. The building itself has only very recently been fully refurbished, in fact, I believe this may have been the first wedding at the RSA since the makeover.

The finish is exceptional, every room exudes class and the attention to detail is astonishing. Each space offers a unique environment and subsequently atmosphere for events; from the cool and simplistic Tavern where Ross and Louise's wedding reception was held to the breathtaking and classic Great Room for the ceremony which exhibits 'The Progress of Human Knowledge' by artist James Barry, aiding beautiful and creative wedding photography in London.

The later stages of the day took place in equally impressive spaces - the Benjamin Franklin room, with views of the Strand hosted the wedding breakfast and the candid and intimate nature of the Vaults was the ideal setting for the evening reception.

I first met Ross and Louise for their engagement photoshoot which took place in the beautiful Savernake Forest close to where we're based in Wiltshire. It's such a relaxed and neutral environment to meet couples, the images are simply a bi-product of a 40-minute walk and talk, so always have that effortless feel.

This brief encounter really helped me understand what Ross and Louise hoped to achieve through their wedding photography and, from what I understand, they are thrilled with the results:

Allister!!! They're AMAZING!!!!! I love love love love them! You've captured the day just so perfectly. Thank you soooooo much. I can't concentrate on work now!!!

Louise and Ross

Take a look at my London wedding photography below...

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