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Browse our engagement photographs with couples enjoying relaxed and fun moments together before their wedding day.

A couple stands in the sunlit New Forest, surrounded by tall trees and ferns. The autumn sunset casts a warm glow, creating a perfect engagement shoot setting.

New Forest Engagement Shoot With Faye & James

Faye and James’s New Forest engagement shoot was a wedding photographer’s dream come true.

I photographed the happy couple during golden hour as the sun bathed the ancient woodland in a warm, romantic light.

Even though Faye & James were initially camera shy, they soon relaxed and embraced the moments. The memory of their laughter echoing through the trees still brings a smile to my face.

The resulting photographs are a stunning blend of the New Forest’s natural beauty and Faye & Jame’s heartfelt emotions.

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A man and woman dance in a field of tall grass in the Dorset countryside, holding hands with arms raised. The sky is blue with scattered clouds, and the ocean is visible in the background.

Purbeck Countryside Engagement Photographs With Morgan & Andy

The story of Morgan and Andy’s engagement shoot, a couple living in the stunning Purbeck countryside. Given Andy’s farming background, we had plenty of picturesque locations to choose from. The shoot began at the local farm in Kingston, Dorset, where they introduced their dogs and we discussed their wedding plans.
Morgan and Andy relaxed into and enjoyed the experience, becoming more comfortable with the camera. We visited various locations, including a secluded coastal valley, a field with Morgan’s horse, St James’s Church, and St Aldhelm’s Head. The couple’s love for each other and their genuine personalities were evident throughout the fun packed shoot.

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A couple kissing in a vibrant yellow rapeseed field during their engagement session under a clear blue sky.

Capturing the Magic Of Spring – Bluebell Engagement Photographs in Dorset

Fancy an engagement session in stunning English woodlands carpeted in bluebells? Who wouldn’t?

This is the story of Luke and Liv’s bluebell engagement photographs in Dorset. Featuring a fun filled couple romping about in the Dorset countryside, a carpet of stunning blubells, bright green fieldsyellow flowers all under the bright spring sun.

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Two people walking hand in hand through a forest with tall trees, their engagement photographs capturing the moment in the New Forest, Hampshire.

New Forest Engagement Photos With Alice & Giles

In between spring showers bright sunlight lit the trees for Alice and Giles’s New Forest engagement photos.

We adventured ‘far from the maddening crowds’ capturing the happiness and love between this happy, wonderful couple in some truly unique and stunning locations in the New Forest.

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Two silhouetted individuals holding hands on a beach at sunrise, capturing their engagement through photographs.

Sandbanks Sunrise Engagement Photographs With Rachel & Graham

We had met before at her sister’s wonderful wedding. So Rachel knew exactly how we work and loved our natural style of wedding photography and knows we do love a good sunrise photo shoot.

Rachel and Graham had a lot of fun with the rising sun with their ever jovial energy and the golden glow. Sandbanks beach was the perfect location for this lovely couple to spend some quality time together infront of the camera.

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happy engaged couple amongst yellow gorse flowers in the dorset countryside

Corfe Castle Engagement Photographs With Adela & James

This is the story of Adela and James’s Corfe Castle engagement photographs. We first met Adela and James in spring last year and from the off it was clear that they were both made for each other and both had a discerning eye for quality wedding photographs. They mentioned they were particularly looking for a wedding photographer in Dorset who wouldn’t subject them to any posing and they could feel relaxed around on their big day.

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Autumn Engaged photo couple in low orange light woodland

Autumnal Engagement Photos In Dorset With Eden & Tommy

This is the story of Tommy & Eden’s autumnal engagement photos. We first met them in the Spring of this year when they were searching for their perfect Dorset wedding photographer. You could immediately tell they were a loving and fun couple, brimming with fun ideas for their unique wedding by the water’s edge in the summer of 2024.
We decided to meet at a place they both loved – Crichel House Archway in the Dorset countryside. We found a time that the weather forecast gave us the best chance of a dry sky, and hopefully a decent sunset.

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portland bill engagement photographs couple kissing in front of lighthouse

Portland Bill Engagement Photographs With Rebecca And Adam

Portland Bill Engagement Photographs Love stories often find their perfect setting amidst breathtaking landscapes. Especially at our Dorset engagement photoshoots. I was recently privileged to document one such tale during Rebecca and Adam’s Portland Bill engagement…

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couple hold each other looking over lulworth cove engagment photo session

Lulworth Cove Engagement Photographs With Jess and Manol

This is the story of Jess and Manols Lulworth Cove engagement photographs. The vast expanse of Lulworth Cove shimmered under the Dorset sun on the Lulworth Estate. The sky was a canvas of clear blue, dotted with fluffy white clouds. It stretched overhead. Seagulls wheeled and cried, their calls echoed against the dramatic backdrop of the cliffs. In this vibrant landscape stood Jess and Manol. Their loving connection clear to all.

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Knolwton Church coloured ribbon engaged couple hugging in silhouette

Knowlton Church Engagement Photos With Sam & Ash

Knowlton Church Engagement Photos With Sam & Ash This is the story of Sam & Ash’s Knowlton Church engagement photos. Every story has a beginning. When this lovely couple first contacted us they were very open about their worries about having their photos…

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Laughing couple hugging in field of yellow flowers with contrasting blue sky

Dorset Countryside Engagement Photos With Lizzie & Ben

Lizzie & Ben are marrying later this year at one of Dorset’s most stunning stately home wedding venues, Hethfelton House. When meeting them we had talked in length about the advantages of engagement photoshoots. They both had reservations about how relaxed they…

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A couple stands in the sunlit New Forest, surrounded by tall trees and ferns. The autumn sunset casts a warm glow, creating a perfect engagement shoot setting.

New Forest Engagement Shoot With Faye & James

Faye and James’s New Forest engagement shoot was a wedding photographer’s dream come true.

I photographed the happy couple during golden hour as the sun bathed the ancient woodland in a warm, romantic light.

Even though Faye & James were initially camera shy, they soon relaxed and embraced the moments. The memory of their laughter echoing through the trees still brings a smile to my face.

The resulting photographs are a stunning blend of the New Forest’s natural beauty and Faye & Jame’s heartfelt emotions.

read more…
A man and woman dance in a field of tall grass in the Dorset countryside, holding hands with arms raised. The sky is blue with scattered clouds, and the ocean is visible in the background.

Purbeck Countryside Engagement Photographs With Morgan & Andy

The story of Morgan and Andy’s engagement shoot, a couple living in the stunning Purbeck countryside. Given Andy’s farming background, we had plenty of picturesque locations to choose from. The shoot began at the local farm in Kingston, Dorset, where they introduced their dogs and we discussed their wedding plans.
Morgan and Andy relaxed into and enjoyed the experience, becoming more comfortable with the camera. We visited various locations, including a secluded coastal valley, a field with Morgan’s horse, St James’s Church, and St Aldhelm’s Head. The couple’s love for each other and their genuine personalities were evident throughout the fun packed shoot.

read more…
A couple kissing in a vibrant yellow rapeseed field during their engagement session under a clear blue sky.

Capturing the Magic Of Spring – Bluebell Engagement Photographs in Dorset

Fancy an engagement session in stunning English woodlands carpeted in bluebells? Who wouldn’t?

This is the story of Luke and Liv’s bluebell engagement photographs in Dorset. Featuring a fun filled couple romping about in the Dorset countryside, a carpet of stunning blubells, bright green fieldsyellow flowers all under the bright spring sun.

read more…
Two people walking hand in hand through a forest with tall trees, their engagement photographs capturing the moment in the New Forest, Hampshire.

New Forest Engagement Photos With Alice & Giles

In between spring showers bright sunlight lit the trees for Alice and Giles’s New Forest engagement photos.

We adventured ‘far from the maddening crowds’ capturing the happiness and love between this happy, wonderful couple in some truly unique and stunning locations in the New Forest.

read more…
Two silhouetted individuals holding hands on a beach at sunrise, capturing their engagement through photographs.

Sandbanks Sunrise Engagement Photographs With Rachel & Graham

We had met before at her sister’s wonderful wedding. So Rachel knew exactly how we work and loved our natural style of wedding photography and knows we do love a good sunrise photo shoot.

Rachel and Graham had a lot of fun with the rising sun with their ever jovial energy and the golden glow. Sandbanks beach was the perfect location for this lovely couple to spend some quality time together infront of the camera.

read more…
happy engaged couple amongst yellow gorse flowers in the dorset countryside

Corfe Castle Engagement Photographs With Adela & James

This is the story of Adela and James’s Corfe Castle engagement photographs. We first met Adela and James in spring last year and from the off it was clear that they were both made for each other and both had a discerning eye for quality wedding photographs. They mentioned they were particularly looking for a wedding photographer in Dorset who wouldn’t subject them to any posing and they could feel relaxed around on their big day.

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