Shelley-Ann & Ricky | A Love Story Without Limits

They met online. First date at Fairgame in Canary Wharf. And somewhere between the arcade games and the conversation, that was that.

 

When Ricky proposed, he planned a puzzle trail across Greece: clues leading to the Love Stone of Aphrodite. Shelley-Ann loves puzzles. He knew that. That's the kind of detail that tells you everything about how someone pays attention to the person they love.

 

Now they're planning two celebrations. A small, close family wedding in Northern Ireland. And then Italy: intimate, unhurried, just the people who matter most.

 

Elopements and small weddings aren't really about running away from something. They're about running toward it. Toward the day you actually want, without the noise of everyone else's expectations layered on top.

 

What changes when a wedding is small is the quality of the quiet. There's more room to breathe. More room for the moments that don't make it onto a schedule: the look exchanged before the ceremony, the way someone reaches for your hand without thinking.

 

Those are the moments I'm there for.

 

Not to produce a beautiful set of images, though I care about that too. But to make something you'll come back to. Something that still feels real a long time from now.

 

If you're planning something small, whether that's a London elopement, a ceremony abroad, or something in between, I'd love to hear about it.