Documenting Your Story

Natural Wedding Photography in Hertfordshire

I’m a wedding photographer living in Hitchin, Hertfordshire who loves to photograph the emotion in people. Weddings give me a blank canvas of opportunity for this, and my couples trust me around their very favourite people. As you’ll see in the images above, - hands connect people, and it’s these connections that I look for, and love to capture.

Here’s My Manifesto

To tell the story of your day in the best way possible, be it through a gallery of still images, film, or both. I’ll work hard, be creative, and laugh and joke along with everyone there on the day. Its a privilege every time a couple puts their trust in me to tell their story, and I never take that responsibility lightly.

Recently I made a key decision to add Wedding Highlight Films to my arsenal, as a cost effective way of delivering clients both still photography, and videography at the same time.

This Is Me and you can Contact Me Through Here to check my availability and book a conversation with me.

Natural, Unstaged Photography & Film

Nearly all of my Hertfordshire couples approach me looking for a Natural Wedding Photographer. There are several terms used by Photographers including Documentary, Reportage, Natural, Storytelling, Photo Journalistic, and they are all correct. Minimal posing is my goal, so that even your couple shots look as natural as possible. Not just limited to Hertfordshire coverage, I travel across the UK and abroad, looking for couples who share my creative vision.

Here are some of my Best Moments of 2023 to show you what I will look for on your day. If you want a photographer to tell your story in the way the images above do, and your day is loaded with fun, happy people and plenty of coffee, come and see me in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, as we should talk.

bride and groom being covered in string during their first dance
“Rafe instantly understood our vision of how we wanted to capture our wedding day. We knew from the moment we met him that we were in safe hands. As a couple that doesn’t take many photos of themselves we knew we needed a photographer that we would feel comfortable with. Rafe made us feel totally at ease, to the point where we almost forgot he was there at times! The photos he captured were absolutely breathtaking and are more than we could ever have hoped for.”
— Shannon & Matt, South Farm 2023
greek groom being shaved by his brother at the pre wedding stolisma party

Personal Industry Achievements

Whilst my priority is happy clients, I constantly push myself to shoot images that compare with the very best talent in the world. Recently I have been blessed with the following achievements:

Hertfordshire Wedding Venue Recommended Supplier

I am blessed to have some of the Finest Venues in the country recommending my Photography to their clients. Many of these are based in Hertfordshire and the surrounding counties. These include:

South Farm, Royston   The Barns at Redcoats, Hitchin    The Barn at Alswick, Buntingford Offley Place, Hitchin Bassmead Manor Barns, St Neots   The Priory Barn, Wymondley    Essendon Country Club  Huntsmill Farm, Bucks The Ferry House Inn, Sheppey Fanhams Hall, Ware Sissons Barn, Peterborough Hatfield House Sandon Manor, Buntingford Shortmead House Coltsfoot Country Retreat Swynford Manor, Newmarket

bride and groom during their first dance

I work with a simply wonderful bunch of Hertfordshire based photographer friends, who are available to work alongside me, and enable me to be in 2 places at once. These Second Photographers are a briliant option to add, and I’ve even given them their OWN PAGE HERE!

So let’s MEET UP - I live in the lovely market town of Hitchin, Hertfordshire and have a sturdy kettle and the worlds’s noisiest Nespresso machine. You can tell me about your day, and I can explain how I would capture the joy of it.

In the mean time you can while away the hours looking at my PORTFOLIO page which contains some jazzy stuff. There’s also a good chance I may be able to pre-empt a few questions here with my FAQ PAGE

If you would like to hear me talking about my Highlight Film Package, Second Photographer option, and Wedding Photography Life in general, click ‘Download’ on the button below to hear a recent Podcast I did with The Venue Debrief: