My wonderful wife Rachael says to me "you need to speak to your people, you are invisible". She means of course my work.

And who are 'my people'? There are theories about demographics, psychographics etc. But my people has so much more to do with attitude, connection, individuality, freedom of spirit, bravery, identity and creative expression than it has to do with gender, sexuality or race. I love love. I am a romantic. I am an aesthete, a beauty-watcher. I am a queer woman with a passion for romantic freedom. I love a dramatic love story. A battle to be together. A risk taken. A fishtank peered through. A circus elephant trained. A sexy fashionista-assassin hunted (ok any of Jodie Comer's storylines ;-) ). An earring saved from a sink u-bend (if you know, you know!). A velvet tipped. An ill-fated courtesan fought over. Anyway, you get the picture. There are many wonderful straight-facing stories that I love, however many of my people also exist within the LGBTQ+ community, and many of my favourite, most heartrending stories, come from within this community.

I won't lie to you though, I have been having a bit of trouble letting our wonderful queer community know that I'm here.

I mean, I might be overthinking it (I am a Capricorn female - stranger things have happened...), but in crafting my hashtags, I wonder why do we have to call it #gaywedding? The wedding itself isn't gay. The same goes for #samesexwedding. The people marrying may well be gay. They may even identify as the same sex. But they may identify as bisexual or queer. Or one may be bisexual and one gay. One may be female, and one non-binary, or trans or transitioning. It occurs to me that hashtags such as #gaywedding and #samesexwedding literally mean nothing to many people. They are a compromise. They force the spectrum of our community to search their favourite social media using terms they still do not identify with, that are not tailored to them, but will give them the best chance of seeing a wedding, or wedding suppliers, somewhere close to what they might want for themselves.

I have photographed a #gaywedding #lesbianwedding #wlwwedding #queerwedding #alternativeweddings and I absolutely loved it. I have also loved every #wedding (the hashtag for the default straight-facing wedding of course) I have shot. I myself am a #gayphotographer #lesbianphotographer #queerphotographer. I know and love people from across the spectrum of the community, and am glad to say that many of my friends are staunch allies of the community. So for some reason it bothers me that I must use all these hashtags (which are not actually inclusive of all), in order to be seen by the community I want so much to serve.

It is for this reason that I feel proud and fortunate to be part of the @rebellovedirectory - where all suppliers are able to express themselves and show their commitment to serving this wonderful community who deserve to have their day celebrated and who's rights to do so were so long overdue. To present my work alongside so many amazing suppliers who share my values makes me truly happy, and I hope all you lovers out there can see the artistic qualities and passion for what I do in my predominantly straight-facing (so far) portfolio and give me the chance to craft a broader, more inclusive one whilst getting to celebrate all lovers, however they identify.

My message is simple: are you happy, loved up, with a mind and heart free of the shackles of traditional cis-heteronormative wedding expectations?! Whoever you love, however you identify - if you love my work, come and visit me on the Rebel Love Directory and lets have a chat. I'd love to know if my vibe is your vibe, and if so, help you capture the most phenomenal moment when the two of you will shout for all the world to hear, "I'M GONNA KEEP YOU!"