And a bit more . . .

• I'm terrified of wasps and make others laugh in hysterics as I dance around in pub gardens trying to avoid them.
• A rhubarb G&T is my favourite tipple (forget the crumble).
• I procrastinate like crazy but apparently it helps you make better decisions.
• Having a strong sense of colour, I spent my entire childhood sorting giant packs of felt-tip pens into rainbow-coloured order.
• Drawing the Peanuts cartoon characters, especially Snoopy, was a childhood obsession.
• My superpower is I'm a very good problem solver, and I enjoy fixing many things from jewellery to IT issues.

The history bit . . .

I started my own family photography business 25 years ago. I introduced weddings five years later and have since shot more than 300 weddings.

I grew up in Bedfordshire but studied "up north" at Newcastle College of Art – to better explore my parents' Yorkshire and Scottish roots (and of course it was cheaper, more beer money). I graduated with a BA (Hons) Photography.

After art college, I moved to London and freelanced as a commercial assistant photographer covering portraiture, fashion, food, products and location photography. All of these skills now come into play with my wedding photography.

I thoroughly enjoyed assisting commercial photographers, some of whom were extremely talented, but then came marriage and babies, which brought the added complication of childcare for freelancers, it was then I switched to photographing families and weddings.

I'm actually really glad that I did, because I love meeting all the new interesting people and get to share the most important days of their lives.

This shows how important it is to capture those family moments as they change so fast!