Jade Collins

It's one of the questions I get asked the most… "Do we really need engagement photos?" The short answer? No. You don't need engagement photos to have an incredible wedding day. But after photographing couples and seeing the difference an engagement session can make, I truly believe they're about so much more than simply taking photos before your wedding. "We got engaged ages ago... isn't it too late?" This is probably the biggest misconception I hear. Couples often tell me: "We got engaged...

Let's be honest. Dogs are family. They're on the sofa, they're in the garden, they're the first ones at the door when you get home. So why on earth would we leave them out of your family portraits? As a family photographer, one of the questions I get asked most is: "Can we bring our dog?" And my answer is always the same absolutely, yes. In fact, I'd encourage it. Dogs bring a kind of honest, joyful energy to a shoot that you simply cannot manufacture. Some of my favourite images have come...

There is something truly magical about a winter beach. The mist rolling in off the sea, the pale golden light that somehow feels both cold and warm at once, the wind whipping hair just enough to make everything feel alive. When I say I love a winter engagement shoot, I mean it with my whole heart. This session at Exmouth Beach in Devon reminded me exactly why. If you've been dreaming of an engagement shoot but you're not sure whether winter is the right time spoiler: it absolutely is. This...