Outside the town hall, guests were already gathering between the columns when Claire arrived with her bouquet. Inside, the building fell quiet. Lawrence waited in his pale green suit while the wedding party made its way along the marble corridors. I like seeing those two versions of the arrival together. From the street, everything is happening at once. Inside, there’s time to notice a buttonhole or watch the light move across the floor.

There were a few minutes for portraits inside. The dark wood and tall windows gave them a different feel from the photographs on the street, and a little room to breathe before everyone took their seats.

Claire walked in through the wooden doors. Lawrence was waiting at the far end, between the flowers and the window. From the doorway to the front of the room, the photographs move closer until all you see are the two of them, their hands and the ring.

I kept the kiss in black and white. The tall window is still there behind them, but it’s their faces you notice first.

By the time Lawrence and Claire came outside, their guests had made two lines down the steps. The first toss was over in seconds. The photographs around it tell you as much as the confetti does. People lean forward to catch a glimpse, hands reach out to congratulate them, and the group that had been sitting quietly a few minutes earlier spills out onto the pavement.

For the portraits, we stayed close to the town hall. The light changed as we moved from the open pavement into the shade, and the side streets gave us a quieter place to stop. A doorway framed by greenery was enough for a few close portraits. In another frame, there’s a whole building above them as they walk past a dark garage door.

My favourite pictures here are the ones where they’re occupied with each other. They look down at their hands, pause by the doorway, or stop for a moment so Lawrence can help Claire with her shoes. A few frames later, he’s carrying them over his shoulder on the way back to the car.

At The Claddagh Ring in Hendon, Lawrence and Claire stopped for a portrait by the illuminated letters and cut the cake together. The portraits of their guests have a different energy. A pair of sunglasses and a shiny party hat give you an idea of how relaxed the room had become.