Ellen J Photography

08/09/2026

Some beautiful September sunshine at Kingston Country Courtyard | Weddings one of the exclusive use barn wedding venues here in Dorset. Feels like a Tuscan destination wedding but it’s nestled here in the hills of the Jurassic coast.

Venue: Kingston Country Courtyard | Weddings
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Flowers- Charlie Trim
Cake -
Band - Superhands
Dog bow tie - Idris & Pals

07/09/2026

Hooligan breath. 13 years old, growing this business with him at my side exploring the world with me while I work. It’s taken us to the Dolomites, Tuscany, Portugal, Wales, Isles of Scilly, Scotland, France … climbing mountains to watch the sunrise, swimming in bioluminescence, watching shooting stars, camping in thunder and hail storms, driving 7hrs to watch the morning fog lift off the mountains. He’s met my clients, he’s sat under the table at wedding fairs playing Lego while I’m working, he loves to talk and has met most of my clients from the first few years…another reason I’m grateful for this business…giving me a way of showing him some of the gorgeous things in this world and meeting some of the loveliest people along the way. Literally given us, without even knowing it could, so much adventure and time to be his mum when he’s needed me. Very lucky indeed.

07/09/2026

Rugby, mini Guinness and old friends and all the dancing.

A private, intimate ceremony in the Orangery at Mapperton Estate, followed by the main event in the estate church. Champagne in the gardens, then dancing in the barn until the small hours.

Wedding venue: Mapperton Weddings
Wedding dress: Miss Bush - bridal boutique
Makeup: Olivia Marshall Makeup
Wedding hair: Kate | Dorset Hair Stylist
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05/09/2026

29/08/2026

I care about how you feel not your budget or your napkins choice.

Good times. Good people. Brilliant clients.

And honestly. I feel bloody lucky.

If you’re planning a 2028 wedding and want a photographer who’s super chilled, quietly confident, an introverted extrovert who can blend in when you need space but absolutely get involved when it’s needed … hi.

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28/08/2026

Abbotts Court, one of my favourite places to shoot.

As one of their recommended photographers, I love how this venue naturally creates the kind of weddings I’m drawn to — relaxed, stylish and lots of dancing.

Exclusive use means the weekend starts early. Shepherd’s huts, a wood-fired hot tub, family and friends arriving, settling in and actually spending time together before the wedding day.

By the time the wedding arrives, everyone already feels connected. Nothing feels forced.

Add a brilliant team, a beautiful rural setting and a good after-party, and you’ve got a pretty perfect wedding weekend.

I love being a partner/recommended photographer to the Abbotts Court team — and every wedding I’ve shot there comes with some of the best energy.

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27/08/2026

How does it feel having me at your wedding?

It should feel effortless.
My couples tell me they felt completely at ease in front of my camera. Their guests loved having me around. And somehow, the photographs feel elevated without ever feeling overly posed or performed.

Knowing when to be there. And knowing when to disappear.

I’m there for the moments that need a little direction — the portraits, the energy, the in-between moments when you’re not quite sure what to do with yourselves.

Because the best photographs aren’t always the ones I’ve orchestrated.

Because twenty years from now, the photographs that matter won’t simply remind you that everything looked beautiful.

They’ll take you straight back to the feeling.

Whether it’s an intimate elopement for two, a beautifully understated countryside celebration, or a full-scale celebration in one of Dorset, Hampshire or the New Forest’s most beautiful country manors — I’m here for weddings with personality.

The small ones.
The spectacular ones.
The wildly stylish ones.
The ones that don’t fit neatly into a category.

Your wedding doesn’t need to look like anyone else’s.

And neither should your photographs.

If you’re planning for 2027 or 2028, I’d love to hear what you’re creating.

Come as you are.

I’ll take care of the rest.

Ellen x

Wedding venue: Hope Farm, Dorset
Wedding jumpsuit: Timeless Elegance Bridal | Cardiff
Sequin cape: Etsy UK
Street food truck: The Fiery Fox
Makeup: H O L L I E ✶ Dorset Wedding Hair & Makeup Artist
Band: The Nightliners

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26/08/2026

For the couples who’d rather live the moment than perform for it.

If being photographed usually makes you feel awkward, stiff or painfully aware of where your hands are… I get it.

And, thankfully, that’s not how I photograph weddings.

My couples often tell me they felt comfortable, relaxed and completely at ease — even when being in front of a camera wasn’t naturally their thing.

That’s the whole point.

Think less ‘everyone look at the camera’ and more editorial eye, real energy, beautiful light, completely you.

I’ll give you direction when it’s needed, but I’m never going to make you feel like you’re auditioning for a photoshoot.

You can forget I’m there.

And somewhere in between, we’ll make photographs that feel effortless, elevated and very, very you.

For camera-shy couples with excellent taste.

I think we’ll get along 🖤

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21/08/2026

The shoot before the wedding
Your wedding day isn’t the first time you should be standing in front of my camera.

A Save the Date shoot is a chance for us to meet properly. It gives you the opportunity to experience what it’s like to be photographed by me, without the nerves, timeline of your wedding day.

You’ll discover that you don’t need to know what to do with your hands. You don’t need to be naturally “good at photos”. You don’t need to perform. That’s the real value of a pre-wedding shoot.

Yes, you’ll get beautiful images for your Save the Dates as a side thing x

20/08/2026

One of my favourite things about photographing a wedding at Clock Barn, Wi******er is knowing that the best photographs often happen in the moments you can’t plan.

Before I photograph your wedding, I’m already thinking ahead.

I don’t want to be hoping I get the shot. I want to already be in the right place. That’s the difference between simply being there with a camera and being a wedding photographer who knows how to anticipate a wedding.

At Clock Barn, there are so many opportunities for beautiful photographs — the gorgeous light, the architecture, the gardens, the little pockets of quiet between the big moments.

So you don’t have to worry about whether I’ve got it.

You don’t have to stop enjoying your wedding so I can take a photograph.

Because reliability isn’t about taking hundreds of photographs and hoping some are good. It’s about preparation and anticipation and experience in knowing what I’m looking for.

And that’s how the photographs that mean the most to you are made.

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