Engagement photoshoot in London

I met this lovely couple, Claire and Billy, at a wedding fair in London. At the National Wedding Show, I was exhibiting as an alternative, LGBTQ-friendly and inclusive wedding photographer. We immediately connected. They came across as an amicable and laid-back couple.

After booking me to photograph their wedding in London, we had to decide where to take the pictures of their engagement photoshoot.
It was decided to be in Putney, near the river Thames. A familiar area that they call home. We agreed to meet at lunchtime to capture the magic of the afternoon lights. Our session started at the welcoming Artisan Coffee. We then carried on walking by the river to the Rutland Arms pub in Putney.

The importance of an engagement photoshoot or pre-wedding photoshoot

Why do I believe in the importance of an engagement photoshoot? As a wedding photographer, I want to capture the wedding day in the most honest, spontaneous and unobtrusive way. I want to record the happiness, the bond, and the togetherness of the couple in a very natural way. And the engagement photoshoot will allow the wedding couple and the photographer to get to know each other in a very relaxed way before the wedding day.
Winter engagement shoots are my favourite because of the contrast between the cold outdoors and indoor cosiness. Claire and Billy are such a wonderful couple, and their love makes me happy. They are so beautiful together! What I loved about this couple's photoshoot was the energy, the twinkle of love in their eyes.

They share their love story with us

Through a successful set-up by mutual friends, they were first acquainted at a Halloween party two years ago. Not long after, Billy proposed by the scenic seafront of the Cornwall coast, having first secretly asked for Claire's father's permission.
The wedding will be a relaxed London event with a vintage double-decker red bus and many family and friends.