Meet Your Norfolk Wedding Photographer

Learn a bit more about me

A lady standing on the back of a campervan laughing.

My name is Shell

I am 42 and living in Norfolk with my partner of 21 years and our working cocker spaniel, Effie.
In 2021 we converted a van into a camper and it became our home for several weeks when we toured Scotland in 2024.
I really like the simple things in life and have always been an outdoorsy lass.

a photo of a lady in hiking clothes walking up snowdon mountain path. she is wearing a cap and walking with hiking stick.

Occasional mountain climber

We have dedicated a lot of our spare time in recent years to travelling around the UK in our campervan and climbing the odd mountain.

So far we've climbed Ben Nevis, Snowdon, Pen-Y-Fan and Corn Du.

Whilst in Scotland we also bagged The Storr and The Old Man of Storr.

Next on the climbing list is Scafell Pike.

a couple are stood at the top of Corn Dun mountain trig point. they are holding hands and a view of the welsh valley is in the background
a lady in hiking clothing is stood at the Botton of Pen-Y-Fan mountain with her cocker spaniel.
a lady and her cocker spaniel at the trig point of pen-y-fan mountain in Wales.
a couple and their cocker spaniel sat on the cliff top of dune head in the highlands of Scotland. they are crouched down fussing their dog.
a lady in a blue dress is walking away from the camera through the edge of the incoming sea tide. Her dog walks beside

Absolutely love

Being at the beach and being outdoors. This shows through my work, so you will see lots of beach and woodland shoots on my social media pages, as this is where I tend to gravitate towards. I love the space of being outside and the everchanging light. Rain doesn't even worry me or put me off.

a lady is sat in her garden summer house. she is holding a cup of tea and throwing her head back and laughing with her eyes closed.

No fake laughing necessary.
I've been told on occasions I'm funny...
And all of the laughs you see in my images are real so I must be doing something right.

My aim on your wedding day is to be your ultimate supporter as well as making you laugh as much as possible [in the right moment of course].

When I'm at home

and if I am not working, you'll find me on the sofa cuddling Effie, watching my fave TV boxsets:

Life on Mars, Buffy the vampire slayer, Breaking Bad or The Walking Dead.

I love old school sitcoms that I grew up watching too, Some Mother do 'ave 'em, Porridge, Only Fools and Horses and Goodnight Sweetheart.


I love action and disaster movies or Harry Potter.

Oh and I am partial to Love Island.... much to Andrews annoyance!

shooting weddings since 2019

First of all alongside my NHS job. Then full time - self employed since 2022. I pinch myself at every wedding as it's the best job in the world and I just cannot imagine doing anything else. Now I have over 100 weddings under my belt and a wealth of knowledge that I am always happy to share.

A lady walking down a tree lined road holding up a smoke grenade with orange smoke bellowing out.

Seeking couples

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Who I have lots of things in common with.

You love going for walks and like being outdoors. You are animal lovers and most definitely dog owners (or want to be). You like travelling of any kind and anywhere. You are fun and don't take life too seriously. You can laugh at yourselves and each other. You may not massively enjoy having their photo taken but you do value photos and what they mean.

So if this sounds anything like you, and you don't mind the odd swear word... I just might be for you.

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