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Documentary Wedding Photography — What It Feels Like on Your Day
Weddings Joanna Fundell 26/12/2025 Weddings Joanna Fundell 26/12/2025

Documentary Wedding Photography — What It Feels Like on Your Day

Documentary wedding photography isn’t about posing or perfection - it’s about capturing the emotion, atmosphere and soul of your day exactly as it unfolds. Here’s what it truly feels like.

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I don’t bring props.⁠
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I don’t move half your house around.⁠
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And I don’t need your baby to sleep for three hours straight.⁠
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Newborn sessions with me are built around what already exists.⁠
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Your sofa.⁠
Your bed.⁠
The light in y
One of the strangest and best parts of this job is seeing people in different seasons.⁠
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Engagement.⁠
Wedding day.⁠
First baby.⁠
Sometimes second.⁠
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I don’t take that lightly.⁠
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It means you trusted me once and came back.⁠
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That’s nev
What if the baby cries?

Well… they probably will at some point.

That’s completely normal.

At-home newborn sessions aren’t timed around “perfect behaviour.” We allow for feeding breaks, cuddles, nappy changes and paus
You don’t need a perfectly styled home for an at-home newborn session.

You don’t need spotless floors or matching cushions because let’s face it - that’s not life with a newborn. We’ll still find the perfect spots in yo
Georgina & Archie 🩵

These are the moments that slip by quietly.
The way they fit perfectly in your arms.
The weight of them against your chest.
The pauses in between feeds, cuddles and naps.

This is newborn photography as it’s meant to f
Bit late to the party sharing this one. I actually photographed this family back in August, but it’s too lovely not to share.

It was one of those dreamy summer evenings… golden light, sandy toes, a little one giggling on his dad’s
There’s something so beautifully simple about these quiet, in-between moments.

Little Nancie, safe in her mum’s hands - the soft stretch of tiny fingers, the curl of her toes, the way her mum leans in without even thinking. This is what

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