Li’l people are so cool. Yesterday I spent an hour with Lyra and her parents for the second shoot in their Year in the Life series. Amazing to see how she’s grown, and how much she looks like her dad! Just a couple of weeks until her first birthday and the cheeky personality is really shining 🤩 #babyphotography #toddler #ayearinthelife #documentaryfamilyphotos #chesterfamilyphotographer #cheshirefamilyphotographer #whitchurchphotographer #shropshirephotographer #powys #familyphotos #baby-girl

Coconut + Niko Oh and Dulcie and Russell were there too. It was their preshoot, after all! #gettingmarried #catsofinstagram #winterwedding #bengal #rescuecat #couplephotoshoot #couplegoals #catgoals

Dream housing sitch: A tiny cosy cabin in the woods, that fits just me in it (with adjacent cabins for the fam, obvs) and the weather to constantly be stuck in early autumn. Bliss. #familyphotography #delamereforest #shropshirefamilyphotographer #cheshirefamilyphotographer #cheshirefamilyadventures #wrexhamfamilyphotographer #letthembelittle #playoutside #awesomefamilyphotos #familyphotoshoot #lifestylefamilyphotos #unposedfamily

Laura + Alessandro There’s something special in your inbox #weddingphotos #weddingphotographycheshire #chesterweddingphotographer #shropshirewedding #farmwedding #barnwedding #couplegoals #outdoorwedding #outdoorcouple #justmarried #gettingmarried #engaged💍 #2022wedding #2022wedding

Did you ever see such stylish feet? #weddingshoes #abbeydalepicturehouse #documentaryweddingphotography #documentaryphotographer #sheffieldwedding #sheffieldweddingvenue #bridesupnorth #kelhamislandwedding #alternativeweddingphotography #indiewedding #yorkshirewedding #ukweddingphotographer #fivefourstudios #themowbraysheffield #thetetleywedding #chimneyhousewedding

Hey guys, it’s me! I literally never show my face on the ‘gram, but I’ve had a massive load of new followers lately, so I thought I’d say hi. This is me looking daft but I’m loving it. In a forest, in the October drizzle, rain literally smacking me in the face. So a few things about me - I’m happiest outdoors. Walking up big hills, on beaches, through forests and fields. I recently started an allotment and it’s the best antidote to the time I spend indoors, staring at a computer. I live near Chester, and the best thing about it is all the awesome countryside to explore on my doorstep. I’ve been shooting weddings for about 4 years. I love it! No other job excites me in the same way. The best thing about weddings is that my work is constantly changing, and I get to work with some fab people. If I’m not covered in mud or shooting a wedding, I’ll probably be asleep, reading or dancing around with my kids. They like metal. I like indie. We an equal musicalities kind of family. 📸 by @rubywalkerphoto_ #cheshireweddingphotographer #chesterweddingphotographer #walesweddingphotographer #shropshireweddingphotographer #manchesterweddingphotographer #manchesterwedding #waleswedding

Bouquet Toss - A Study in Five Parts 1. Ooh I would to catch the bouquet. 2. I WILL catch the bouquet 3. Be the bouquet. Manifest the bouquet. 4. This is MY bouquet now. Suck it, other bouquet-seekers. Mwahaha. 5. Oi, you and me, right now, marriaging the shit out of this bouquet. #bouquet #bouquettoss #weddingstyling #weddingphotographer #peakdistrictwedding #chesterfieldwedding #Sheffieldwedding #peakdistrictnationalpark #wardlow #barnwedding #diywedding

The best thing about fans is that they're super cool. #candidweddingphotography #verypunny #dragraceuk #weddingphotography #peakdistrictwedding #derbyshirewedding #cheshireweddingphotographer #derbyshireweddingphotographer #barnwedding #summerwedding

Oh what, us? Yeah we just woke up like this *hair flip* On a less flippant (geddit?) note, you don't have to get all over each other and be super smoochy in your wedding pics if that's not your jam. You can mess around, or stand apart and be cool, like Holly and Mike. You do you. #brideandgroom #swancarfarm #nottinghamwedding #weddingphotography #weddingphotographer #coupleportrait #midlandswedding #alternativeweddingphotography #kickassphotographers #the_unwedding #weddingphotos #weddinginspo

That just-married feeling ❤ #abbeydalepicturehouse #sheffieldwedding #sheffieldbride #weddingdetails #weddingring #documentaryweddingphotography #unposedweddingphotography #cheshireweddingphotographer #weddingphotography #peakdistrictweddingphotographer #laceweddingdress #intimateweddingphotography #kickassphotographers #bookoflove #theunwedding @abbeydalepicturehouse @picturehouseweddings @innercityweddings

Claire and Stephen, there's something in your inbox.... #weddingphotography #peakdistrictwedding #barnwedding #derbyshireweddingphotography #cheshireweddingphotography #outdoorwedding #peakdistrict #diywedding #homemadewedding #documentaryweddingphotography #relaxedweddingphotography #sheffieldweddingphotography #stockportweddingphotographer #sequinweddingdress

For once, I'm going to get a bit serious. For once I have something serious to say. Please read through to the end. Some guests' behaviour at weddings this year has been incredibly concerning. Maybe it's because they've had 18 months unable let their hair down, I dunno. I'm not interested in excuses. But as a female photographer I know that I and many of my colleagues in the industry have felt intimidated by abusive and sexist actions and language used by some guests at some weddings. I'm not talking about the odd lingering look in a quiet moment (still gross). I'm talking about men pretending to take a selfie then tilting their phone so they're actually photographing my second shooter, with a comment that they'll save that photo for later. I'm talking about going to take a group photo of all the guys in the evening and being dismissed with advice to go get drunk at the bar instead, and maybe get a real job (cheers for that one, BTW, made me laugh). I'm talking about upskirting women on the dancefloor. I'm talking about demanding a female photographer takes a portrait then intimidating her when she won't share it immediately. It's being called a c*nt for doing the job the couple hired you to do. It's not all weddings. It's not even most weddings. But it happens a lot more. If I was employed I'd be escalating this, but what are my options here? To grin and bear it, or to inform a couple and leave. I have no union I can turn to for protection in the face of harassment in the workplace. It would be wonderful to think that going to a couple and saying "this person over here is harassing me" would result in said person being asked to leave. But in my mind I can't see toxic people leaving in a way that does anything but cause yet more drama. So I'm writing about it here. I'm writing about it to say to these men (because every incident I mention was perpetrated by men) - we see you. I will not be so patient in the future. I will leave weddings if I don't feel safe. I'm not mentioning specifics here. My awesome couples have no idea that these things have happened at their weddings, and I wouldn't want them to be singled out.