Documentary photographer, Matt Rock Photography

In this blog I take a look at some unposed, natural photos I love to observe during a wedding day...

NO POSING - NO DIRECTION - JUST REAL, HONEST MOMENTS

Bride getting ready at South Lodge Hotel, Horsham

If you are getting married you will no doubt be thinking about how you want your photographs to look and how you want to remember your big day. It may be the magazine style wedding with lots of staged, posed portraits and lots of group photos of everyone at the wedding. Or you may prefer your wedding photographer to have no interaction or influence in how your wedding is captured. Both styles will determine who you choose as your wedding photographer so they can capture the memories you want of your big day.

No one style is right or wrong as it’s your choice.

Speaking to my couples, they book me on how I work best and as a portrait photographer I like to make some portraits during a wedding as this will capture you, your dress, your suit and of course your venue. However, I don’t want to influence how your day runs as I believe a wedding should be remembered for what it was, not something that was staged.

So I have a unique approach of fusing these two styles together; getting those natural moments that happen throughout the day which tends to be around 80/90% of documentary photography but also spending a short amount of quality time on a small selection of directed portraits and a few group photos of your nearest and dearest.

This means your portrait session only lasts around 15/20 minutes so you get to spend most of your day with your closest friends and family.

Take a look below at some beautiful documentary style shots captured without direction at some of my favourite recent weddings.

NO POSING - NO DIRECTION - JUST REAL, HONEST MOMENTS

Eating Canapes at The Old Kent Barn, Kent
Groom at South Lodge, Horsham
Bride in her car looking at her bridesmaids, Kent
Bride with Dad at Bore Place, Kent
Confetti at Bore Place, Kent
Stairs at Lympne Castle, Kent
Father of the Groom, Bore Place, Kent
Bride getting ready at Bore Place, Kent
Bride and Groom walking down back down the aisle at The Secret Garden, Kent
Bride getting her shoes on at Lympne Castle, Kent
Bride waiting for her dad to see her in her wedding dress at Lympne Castle
Bride and her dad walking to the ceremony at Lympne Castle
Bride at Bore Place, Kent
Ceremony at Lympne Castle
Ceremony at Lympne Castle
Dancing on the dancefloor at The Old Kent Barn, Kent
Firt kiss at Lympne Castle. Kent
Groom getting ready at The Old Kent Barn, Kent
Bride getting ready at The Old Kent Barn, Kent
Bride and her mum at Hever Castle, Kent
Bride and groom after the Ceremony at Lympne Castle
Confetti in the courtyard at Lympne Castle
Astor wing ceremony at Hever Castle
Signing the register at The Secret Garden, Ashford, Kent
Bride dancing at The Oak Barn, Frame Farm, Kent
Dancing with the Bride at The Old Kent Barn, Kent
Father of the bride dance at The Old Kent Barn, Kent
Dancing at The Wheatsheaf, Edenbridge
Dancing at The Old Kent Barn, Kent
Guest taking a photo at Hever Castle, Kent
Groom kissing bride in the back of the wedding car at South Lodge, Horsham
Food at The Old Kent Barn, Kent
Chef preping the Wedding breakfast at The Old Kent Barn, Kent
Chef at The Old Kent Barn, Kent
Magician at The Old Kent Barn, Kent
Father of the bride speech at The Old Kent Barn, Kent
Groom at The Wheatsheaf, Edenbridge
Groom dancing at The Wheatsheaf, Edenbridge

NO POSING - NO DIRECTION - JUST REAL, HONEST MOMENTS

Are you looking for an experienced wedding photographer who fuses documentary, natural photos with some beautiful wedding portraits? Please look at some examples here and get in touch with me if you have any questions about how I can help you with your special wedding day.

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