Wedding Photojournalism at Blenheim Palace | Anthony & Rosanna

Venue: Blenheim Palace Anthony & Rosanna's wedding day was nothing short of stunning. Set in beautiful autumn sunshine and to the most incredible backdrop of Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, their wedding was especially memorable.

Their traditional church service took place in the nearby picturesque village of Shipton Vader Wychwoood, where they had the most spectacular choir performing. The ceremony was swiftly followed by the reception at Blenheim where guests were treated to canapés and champagne overlooking the main, manicured gardens and house. The light coming into Blenheim's Orangery where the speeches and wedding breakfast took place was, as always, the ideal light to work in.

Weddings at Blenheim always have a lovely atmosphere to work in and Anthony & Rosanna's was no exception, of course, the amicability of both families and the couple's friends played a significant role in this great vibe too! Not to mention the Caribbean music accompanying the day which was a nice twist to the afternoon and helped keep things relaxed and jovial.

Thanks you so much for the wedding photographs Allister, we're so very, very pleased with them!

Anthony & Rosanna

Destination Wedding Photography | Michael & Nina's wedding in Enns, Austria

August and September are always particularly busy months for us but this summer was exceptionally so! Most of our weddings take place in Southern England however we still manage to squeeze in a few overseas weddings each year.

August saw my associate photographers Isabel and Graham document a charming wedding in rural France and then I had the pleasure of working with Nina and Michael in the picturesque Austrian town of Enns. It was probably around 35 degrees in the midday sun and without a cloud in sight, absolutely breathtaking.

Sometimes potential couple's ask for a reference and Nina and Mike were kind enough to answer some questions, here's what they had to say:

We were absolutely delighted with Allister’s coverage of our big day. We felt that he perfectly managed to convey the essence and overall atmosphere of the celebration. At the same time has a great and quick eye for details and situations and captured so many magic moments some of which we were not even aware of on the day and were absolutely stunned and pleased to discover on his images afterwards.

Allister had told us in advance that he is the kind of wedding photographer who prefers to stay in the background and keep a low profile, and this is exactly what he did. Apart from the staged group and family pictures we asked him to do, he was almost invisible for us. This attitude also transpires in the many images he captured in which people are clearly unaware they are being photographed – which in our view was exactly what made the images so much more real and lively.

Working with Allister was a pure pleasure. On a day where everybody is generally nervous, we especially appreciated his very professional yet relaxed and reassuringly calm attitude. And we were absolutely blown away with the results!

We can highly recommend his wedding photography services without hesitation and reservation.

Michael & Nina

Wedding Photojournalism at Aynhoe Park | Tara & Stuart

Venue: Aynhoe Park Last month saw me return to one of my all-time favourite wedding venues, the quirky and unique Aynhoe Park in Oxfordshire.

Stuart and Tara were incredible to work with, both fully embracing my documentary wedding photography style.

Shortly after their blessing in the Orangery they had their drinks reception and then into the main house for the wedding breakfast and speeches. As usual, the light was superb inside and out with an abundance of creative opportunities to be had.

Allister, these are just what we were looking for! Stu and I have just been looking at the wedding photographs and trying to pick our favourites for the album, which is really tricky as they are all brilliant!

Tara & Stuart

Below are just a few of my very favourites from this intimate and fun day.