BEST OF 2025

Below are two slideshows… (CLICK THE PLAY ICON TO WATCH THEM!)

This first one is a selection of my favourite photos I shot last year… in landscape format….

And below is another selection of even MORE of my favourites from last year…

in a more phone-friendly format… portrait orientation photos only!

MASSIVE THANKS to all my lovely 2025 couples… I had so much fun snapping so many special moments at your weddings last year.

And also thanks to those of you that left me such awesome Google reviews… I truly appreciate that!

Below (under that photo of my cheesy old mug) is a bunch of reviews from couples that feature in my end of year slideshows for 2025.

“Danny and I have been sitting on this review for a few months now, and we can only apologise to Ed for such a belated post — but honestly, we’ve struggled to find words that don’t sound like generic wedding-review clichés.
So instead, here’s the TL;DR of our relationship with Ed:


• His photos of complete strangers’ weddings made us wish we’d been guests at those weddings.

• We went for a pint before the wedding and instantly felt at ease — he’s genuinely interesting and actually wants to know you, not just tick boxes on a form.

• He was never pushy or showy and really took the time to get to know us as a couple.

• On the day, Ed was everywhere and nowhere at the same time — never intrusive, never pulling us away from the fun. He captured tiny, fleeting moments we didn’t even realise were happening.

• No constant posing, no two-hour portrait marathons, no interruptions — just pure time with our favourite people.

• And the turnaround on our photos was unbelievably quick — we weren’t expecting them nearly so soon and it made reliving the day even better.

We genuinely had a good old cry looking through them. They were exactly what we wanted — and more. Ed captured the day exactly how it felt to us: relaxed, joyful, chaotic in the best way, full of love and personality. Every single person who’s seen them has commented on how stunning they are… and how unbelievably cool they look.


We can’t stop looking at them. We don’t think we ever will.


At this point we’d like Ed to document every major life event going forward — birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas dinner, the lot. If you’re lucky enough to book him, do it immediately. You will not regret it for a second.”

KELLY + DANNY

“Ed - you are incredible! From our first meeting just a few weeks before we knew we were in good hands. He was very professional and genuinely interested and excited for our wedding day.

On the day, Ed was fantastic. It felt like he captured all the important bits of the day and more. He blended in with the guests and there were no awkward long photoshoots - just capturing actual love and happiness.

He completely exceeded all expectations with the photos too! They are absolutely amazing and all anyone has spoken to us about since seeing the photos of the wedding was how incredible they are. We are so thankful to Ed for allowing us to relive our day so wonderfully. We could not recommend Ed enough - thank you!”

HARRY + JAKE

“There are not enough words to describe Ed in just one review! He is outstanding and real credit to his art form. Ed jumped in 1 week before our wedding and completely saved the day!

Being an anxious person I did not know what to expect, but Ed was a dream and made me and all my family and friends feel at ease. He was so fun and welcoming, most of the day we did not even realise he was there, taking all of our beautiful shots.

He went above and beyond and captured memories that will last a lifetime. The editing process was quick and beautiful! We could not recommend him enough.

Lots of love, The Wheatons.”

ABI + ALEX

“Every interaction we've had with Ed - before, during and after our wedding - has been a pleasure. Our guests have only had great things to say too.

We booked Ed because we had seen examples of his beautiful photos, but even with those high expectations, when we received ours we were absolutely blown away! Within 48 hours we had a big set of previews through, and in 3 weeks we had our whole gallery of stunning memories.

Ed managed to capture each part of the day perfectly. He blended in so well in the moment, but also managed to get everywhere! Faced with an extremely dark cinema setting for the ceremony and a late November afternoon in low light for group shots & confetti, he made every image SHINE.

We could not be happier with our experience with Ed. Magic!

All we can say is: believe every single word of every glowing review on here, look no further and book the super talented Ed today!”

KATY + PASCAL

“Honestly, Ed Godden what a guy you are! From the moment Ed arrived to our venue, he brought such a calm, kind, and professional energy to our day. I remember when we were choosing our photographer, Ed came highly recommended, and we booked him before we’d even secured our venue because I just knew I (the Bride) didn’t want to miss out on having him capture our day.

In our first meeting, his opening line was: “If you're looking for a photographer to capture you in the moment rather than constantly pulling you away for posed portraits, then I'm your guy.” And he was exactly that. My husband and I couldn’t be more grateful because of that we got to fully live in the moment of our wedding, surrounded by our guests, without feeling like we missed a thing. That, for us, is what it’s all about.

Yes, we got some stunning portraits, but the photos that truly matter are the ones of us laughing, crying, dancing, and celebrating with our loved ones. These are the memories we’ll cherish forever.

Ed captured far more than we ever hoped for. We booked his full 10-hour package, and it was hands down the best decision we made. From morning preparations to our first final dance and and every fun crazy moment in between, he documented every emotional, joyful, and unforgettable moment. We were absolutely blown away by the photos, they’re not just beautiful, they’re alive. They’re filled with emotion, movement, and meaning.

Like many couples, we’ve felt the wedding blues since our Wedding day as it was truly the best day of our lives and it flew by in a flash. But Ed’s photos have truly kept the memory alive for us. They’re not just pictures, they’re stories, frozen in time. And the best part? He wasn’t intrusive. He worked so cleverly and discreetly, capturing the magic without ever interrupting it.

On the day, nothing was too much for Ed. He was incredibly personable and accommodating, blending in seamlessly while still managing to capture everything. I honestly want to shout from the rooftops how amazing he is! I’d have him at any future event without hesitation, his work is real, raw, and beautifully professional.

It’s no surprise he’s won so many awards. He absolutely deserves every single one. Thank you, Ed we’re beyond grateful for what you have produced for us and also how quickly we received them. Your A*, 10/10 at what you do and we wish we could do it all over again......see you at our 10 year vow renewal (of course I am already planning it haha)!”

DANIELLE + MAX

“We are beyond thrilled with our wedding photos from Ed. The highest compliment we can give is that he was initially recommended to us by another top-tier wedding photographer who was unavailable for our date—a true testament to his immense talent and respected reputation within the industry. We are so grateful for that twist of fate, as Ed was absolutely the perfect fit for us.

We specifically wanted a very hands-off, documentary style to capture the real, unscripted energy of the day, which he seamlessly delivered. My husband, James, is notoriously awkward posing for pictures, but Ed is the ultimate professional. He quickly put James completely at ease for the few portrait shots we needed, capturing stunning, natural moments in literally seconds before any awkwardness could set in. Seeing James so happy and relaxed was a genuine first for him, and I was absolutely shocked in the best way!

Beyond his superb skill behind the lens, Ed is simply a genuinely great guy! His calming, relaxed, and professional presence truly exceeded all expectations and made a huge difference to the mood of the day.

The final collection is everything we hoped for and more. He captured the essential spirit of our wedding—the vivid colours, the palpable atmosphere, and the raw, unscripted energy were preserved brilliantly. The entire album instantly transports us back to the joy, and we now have a detailed visual record of countless beautiful, timeless memories.

We have received countless compliments from friends and family on his outstanding work, and we're so happy that so many of our guests have found a keepsake from the day that they'll treasure. If you are looking for a highly skilled, incredibly talented photographer who can deliver stunning, authentic, and timeless memories, hire Ed—you will not regret it.”

TIA + JAMES

“Choosing Ed was hands down one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. We loved his relaxed style and candid shots, but we were a bit nervous about being in front of the camera. From our very first chat, though, Ed was so chilled and reassuring that we instantly knew we could trust him.

To put it simply, Ed is absolutely brilliant at what he does. He’s friendly, down to earth and completely unobtrusive. He blended in so naturally, chatting with our friends and family and just being part of the group. We’ve been looking through our gallery on repeat ever since receiving it and still can’t get over how beautifully he documented the day.

We’re so grateful. Thank you, Ed, for capturing all the little moments and the atmosphere, and for giving us memories we’ll treasure forever. And it’s not just us who feel this way — my sister’s reaction says it all: “These are amazing. I wish Ed had been the photographer at my wedding.”

SEVRIN + PHIL

“We booked Ed for our elopement celebration party in August, and we honestly cannot recommend him enough! Not only is he an incredibly talented photographer, he is also just the nicest guy. He managed to capture exactly what we wanted- cool, summer wedding in London vibes, with moments of pure chaos.

We aren’t the most comfortable in front of cameras, but he made it all so easy.

He clearly loves what he does and he works so incredibly hard both during the event & afterwards, and this is evident in the photos he takes. Ed- you’re a legend, thank you so much for capturing our special day, we wouldn’t have wanted anyone else to do so!”

SARANNE + JAMES

“Ed was an outstanding photographer, and we are so pleased we chose him to capture our Wedding Day.

His relaxed approach suited us perfectly, and we loved his candid, documentary style photography.

For us we did not want to spend a long time taking portraits, and he snapped them in the blink of an eye! He captured special, unscripted moments between people and brilliant shots of the dancefloor. Highly recommend if this is your vibe!”

EMMA + NICK

“Hire this man IMMEDIATELY. We'd met Ed at a friend's wedding and loved him before we'd even seen the photos.

Fast forward a year and we hired him for ours and he absolutely nailed it. In the nicest way we never noticed him during the wedding, but the photos were exactly what we'd asked for - spontaneous, emotional and the perfect representation of the day. It's a shame (but for the best) that I'll only be able to work with him once!”

WILL + MEREDITH

“When planning our wedding we thought, the thing that will last a life time are the photos. So it was super important to us that we found the right photographer, the only problem is we both hate having our photo taken. Enter Ed!

Ed immediately made us feel at ease in front of the camera while taking the most beautiful photos. He managed to get all of the important moments as well as the intimate ones too, not just of us but also of our guests. It felt as though we hardly saw Ed throughout the day but we were blown away by the quantity of photos that he’d taken and the emotions he’d captured. Which just shows how amazing he is at being present but not imposing himself.

Along with this all our guests have been singing his praises!

We couldn’t be happier with the photos he’s shared with us and couldn’t recommend him enough to any couples planning their wedding. We had our preview photos less than 24 hours after the wedding and our full gallery after less than 4 weeks!

Thank you Ed, we’ll cherish our wedding gallery forever.”

EMILY + JACK

“My now husband and I decided to elope and get married in London. Of course we needed a photographer for such an occasion. We found Ed's website early on, but also looked at other photographers. During this search we were able to look at many websites with beautiful photos, but always ended up thinking about Ed, his pictures just stuck with us. He actually really was our first and only choice and we were very lucky that he accepted us as clients.

We couldn't be happier with Ed as he is warm, friendly, charming, professional, punctual, very funny and has a damn good eye for detail, light and backgrounds. He was there for the ceremony and photographed us throughout the afternoon.

As we didn't have any of our ‘own’ family or friends with us, he is now also our wedding witness - it was like having a new friend at our side who is also a very good photographer.

We love our photos and are very excited to show them to everyone who wants to see them - and those who don't 😜 I can't recommend him and his art enough! Cheers Ed, and a big cheesy grin from us - see you in 10 years at the latest for our anniversary photoshoot ☺️”

ANNE-SOPHIE + FALKO

“My determination to have Ed capture our wedding meant we booked him almost two years in advance. We have no regret at all, Ed is such a wonderful person who truly captures the raw emotions on the day!

We did a pre-shoot, where Ed made us feel super comfortable for the posed photos. We've always been extremely awkward when having photos taken, yet Ed seemed to take all of that away.

Ed perfectly captured the day, looking through our photos made us feel as if we're back there, completely reliving it all. Ed returned more than double the number of photos we were expecting and every single one was a treat to look through!

We cannot thank Ed enough, he is truly an amazing photographer and person throughout!”

LILLIAN + SAM

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My favourite lens for photographing weddings

I consider myself to be a documentary wedding photographer that also loves taking editorial/stylish environmental portraits in a fun and fast manner!

The 35mm focal length covers my storytelling needs and when used at its widest aperture of f/1.4 it provides beautiful bokeh when it comes to portraits and detail shots.

The 35mm Sony GM lens is an absolutely stunning piece of glass. It’s so fast to focus, gives crystal clear shots every time, and the bokeh it produces has such a lovely character to it. Its small enough to not be intimidating when up close photographing people, but big enough to make you realise you’ve got a quality professional piece of kit with you… put simply, you get what you pay for with this lens!

I love just weaving in and out of groups of guests, snapping away with this simple setup, capturing gorgeous candids of people that obviously know I’m there, but are oblivious to the fact that I’ve quickly raised the camera to my face and taken a photo of them having fun and enjoying the day.

35mm has been my favourite focal length for over 10 years now and I know I could easily shoot a whole wedding on this lens alone… because I have done!

Here’s a selection of shots taken at my most recent wedding in London. The lovely celebration of Harry and Jakes marriage at Hackney Town Hall and Clapton Country Club. I also shot with my 20mm and 85mm at this wedding, but below are just my favourite black and white frames that I shot with the 35mm.

CAMERA GEAR I’LL BE USING IN 2025

Wowzers! well done Sony, you’ve finally done it! Released a lens (the Sony 28-70 GM) that actually excites me, and makes it a joy to pick up one of your cameras. Yes, the lens I’m talking about is that beefy fat one in the centre of the above photo.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying I hate picking up my “work” cameras, I definitely don’t! But ever since moving over to Sony cameras in 2019 I have found using them a very techy, almost futuristic, and sterile experience. Sometimes even feeling like I was cheating the creative process, and relying on the kit too much.

If you take an out of focus picture with a Sony camera nowadays you most certainly can’t blame the camera.

When the rumours of a Sony 28-70 f2 lens surfaced back in early 2024 I decided it was time to re-train my eye (and my hands!) into using a zoom lens again.

After years of loving the crispy qualities of solely using prime lenses (24/35/85 primarily) I bought myself the newly released Sony 24-70GM II lens. I tried shooting it alongside my much-loved 35mm GM f1.4 lens, and for a few weddings I really enjoyed the combination of the zoom and prime, but I just felt like there was something missing. The newer 24-70mm lens is amazing. Its fast to focus, pin sharp, extremely light and portable, and never misses a beat. But it lacked character… at least for me it did.

So when the 28-70mm was released I knew it was time to trade the 24-70mm in and upgrade.

I’m not going to lie, spending over £3000 on the 28-70mm made me feel physically sick! I’ve never treated myself to the luxury of having the very best equipment. I just never wanted to fall into the trap of relying too heavily on the tools to do the job for me. I’d much prefer the challenge of trying to capture my shots with lesser quality glass, and prove that I’m actually a decent photographer. Problem is, 28mm has been my favourite focal length for a long time, and despite releasing an insane amount of lenses year after year, Sony just seem to be ignoring this classic focal length.

During 2020 I had the 28mm f2 cheap as chips plastic fantastic lens, and it was fine. Never great, never amazing just fine. It did the job, but optically I felt the end results were nowhere near good enough for my clients/couples.

I’m not going to get in-depth with technical stuff about this new lens, but all you need to know is that it is sharp throughout. From 28-70mm I see no difference between the quality of the images I get from this and the quality I get from primes at similar focal lengths. And at 28mm (where it naturally sits for me) it’s just a dream to use!

In my opinion its not a heavy or bulky lens. It’s “just right”. It balances really well on my Sony a7IV bodies.

The throw from 28-70 is perfect… not too long, not too short, again, just right.

But where this lens truly excels is in the character of the images. The fall-off in the bokeh is creamy, and for once with a Sony lens, not at all clinical. I’m finding myself looking at the images as I’m editing them, and actually feeling like they were shot on a film camera. Even the RAW files when seen for the first time don’t look digital. Now this could all be in my head, but take it from me, someone that has owned and sold pretty much every single prime lens that Sony have released, this zoom packs a punch, and MORE!


Will this be the only lens I use in 2025?

In an ideal world, YES! But I’m a professional. I could never shoot something as important as a wedding day without some form of backup close by to me. I will still have my faithful 35mm GM lens on another a7IV body (either on my harness, or in my shoulder bag).

Even for the portraits part of a wedding day I’ll still probably revert back to what I know, which is shooting at a 35mm focal length with the aqbility to open up wide to f1.4.

And when it comes to the evening, party element of the day, I’ll stick to my 24mm f2.8 Samyang lens. It weights next-to-nothing, is a pancake lens, and I can hold that high for hours on end if I need to. I don’t think I’d be able to snap away with confidence on a dancefloor with a lens as chunky as the 28-70 f2.

I could be wrong! Ask me again in a years time and I may have succeeded in just shooting the whole year with the one lens. (That would be the dream!)



The other two lenses / the nitty gritty! (prepare to be bored to tears… or really interested… there’s no inbetween here)

I consider myself to be a documentary wedding photography with the added bonus that I love taking editorial/stylish portraits in a fun and fast manner! So for me the 35mm focal length covers my documentary needs.

For weddings, 35mm has been my go-to focal length for over 10 years now and I know I could easily shoot a whole wedding on this lens alone… because I have done!

The 35mm Sony GM lens is an absolutely stunning piece of glass. It’s so fast to focus, so crystal clear, and the bokeh it produces has such a lovely character to it.

I bought my first Sony a7iv camera body in the summer of 2022 and have shot 80+ weddings with it and I honestly cannot fault it in any way! I loved it so much after my first wedding shot with it that I immediately bought another one… and then a 3rd one!

The improvements they made on the a7iii body weren’t enough to please a lot of people, but for me I thought they did a brilliant job upgrading an already amazing camera into an even better one. Both from a performance perspective AND an ergonomics point of view. The deeper grip on the a7iv makes it a much nicer camera to hold, especially as weddings can be very long days of holding our kit.

The larger AF-ON button is fantastic as I use this to select eye AF. The previous model had the tiniest AF-ON button and I was forever struggling to press it. The a7iv also has a larger joystick on the back… thank you SONY! My thumb never ever slips off this joystick, and its very responsive.

As far as improvements in performance go, the quieter shutter is a great addition… the better/faster autofocus is noticeable compared to the a7iii… and the extra megapixels on this newer model mean I never worry about quality if I have to crop into an image.

As for the 3rd Sony body, that has my Samyang 24mm lens on it… and will come out of the camera bag for evening dancefloor fun with the flash. Lightweight, tiny, and doesn’t cost an arm and a leg to replace if it gets knocked on the danceefloor.



What are those two other cameras?

Yashica T4 - 35mm film camera - so I can continue to believe that I will one day be a 100% hipster!

Fujifilm X100VI - the ultimate in teeny tiny backup camera, and my favourite everyday camera I’ve ever owned.



Thanks so much for taking a look at my work, and I really hope you’ve found this info on the kit I use to shoot weddings helpful in some way!


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Islington Town Hall / The Depot, London

“As soon as I found Ed's website, I knew he was the photographer for us!

We wanted somebody easy-going, relaxed and creative, and more importantly somebody who wasn't going to force us to do group photos for hours on end.

Ed's photos of our wedding were better than I could've ever hoped for - and we got quadruple the amount promised. Ed (and second shooter Katie who was also incredible) managed to capture little moments of magic throughout our day that we would've otherwise missed.

Their ability to slot themselves into the day and take the most wonderful photos is truly unmatched. Our portraits are stunning and only took 15 minutes, meaning we didn't miss out on spending time with family and friends.

Ed and Katie really managed to encapsulate the atmosphere, emotion and joy of our wedding day and we could not be more thrilled.

Highly highly recommend Ed to anybody, especially to those who don't like photos taken and are worried about the pressure having a wedding photographer brings to the day!”

Reb + Will

Photos Ed Godden + Katie Goff

@edgodden @katiegoffphoto

Venue @depotn7weddings

Grooms suit: @beggarsrun

Flowers @ultramarineflowers

Bride’s dress @rixo

Bride’s shoes @thisiswhistles

HMU @alevmiller

Ceilidh band: The Shipsters

Audio Guestbook @atthebeep.co

Photography by Ed Godden and Katie Goff