Ben Pollard

We love confetti at weddings, but in the case of Sophie and Stuart they may have just got a little carried away and ordered too much! This is also proof that you can never shoot to many frames. A half second either side of this would have been a missed shot.

The bride specifically asked for a picture under the tree as she had seen a previous image of mine in this location (one that had also won a Wedisson Award) a year earlier. Happy to oblige i put a different spin on the same location and popped another great image!

Taken in a few moments, just a simple backlit scene with a little tender moment! It was unbelievably cold so i'm incredibly grateful for the opportunity of the picture with Tiffany & Simon

I had noted the tree in a position that would allow for some clear space without any other distractions in the scene earlier in the day. The tree already had an uplighter but I added some flash behind it to enhance the highlights. Some gentle ambience filled into the couple from the right. All made more special by Kerry's enigmatic gaze at the camera.

A highly popular local venue to me. I'm always looking for something new with every visit. I've done this picture previously, but what works so well in this frame is its clean simplicity. A blue gelled flash behind the couple is my only lighting.

Part of the plan for this wedding was that the couple were to walk into the reception room and cut the cake with the confetti. I had all my lighting arranged in advance, and once I knew the couple were ready to enter I arranged all the guests around the cake with confetti at the ready. Once everyone was assembled i told them all to make some noise so that the couple would know when to walk in, it was a crazy 60 seconds of cheering and confetti with a chance angle through the support bracket for the cake using a 24mm.

A cold misty night in November, i spotted the potential for this picture at the start of the day. I went outside with a volunteer and ran a test shot and it looked great with a foggy mist bouncing the backlight around to form a halo, but when the couple came out within a few second the lightest of rain started leaving me with a whole lot more!

At the end of an amazing wedding in Italy with some incredible sunsets and scenery.I noticed the colour in the sky, put a flash on the building and asked the couple to share a kiss. A simple picture!

This was a crazy wedding day with lots of people and lots of great moments. The girls headed out to throw the bouquet after the meal. I documented it in typical fashion. I noticed the little girl being hoisted to catch the flowers, and followed that part of the scene after this shot. It wasn't until some days later that when I was editing I cam across this amazing picture with so much going on, and some great expressions!

The end of the perfect day. Yes it rained again in typical English country wedding fashion, but bringing Hannah and Alex together during the fireworks display made for something very special.