Elegant wedding couple posing against a rustic textured wall with greenery.

A Brighton Wedding Photo Story


by Surrey Wedding Photographer Jason Leaman Photography


Hayley & James got married in Brighton, starting at the Grand Pavilion. A Brighton Wedding is always about movement end energy. This wedding was a vibe from start to finish with just the right amount of pre-wedding nerves mixed with the confidence to pull it off.


The Pavilion, as magnificent as it is, right in the middle of a busy and bustling Brighton, is a crazy beautiful place to get married. Get it right and you can feel like you have the place all to yourself. With just a little time, there's a lot to photograph inside the Pavilion and get those glamorous portraits before heading out into the grounds where you can use this incredible building as the ultimate backdrop for some family photos. It's pretty quick-fire for a photographer and you've got to know how to get the images fast without it feeling like you're up against it, but we got some great photos outside before jumping on the old route-master bus and on to the reception venue - The Carne in Hove...


What an amazing place. Private bar, dressed to perfection with cocktails and the most incredible food all served up by the best staff. Hayley & James had the place booked out for a private party and it just flowed. Good people, good food, good music, and a party by the sea - I didn't want to leave.


Everything about this kind of homespun, easy going wedding is right up my street. There's an honesty and a simplicity that gives way to an emotional and powerful wedding day experience. Photographing and documenting this Brighton Wedding is everything I love about capturing people at their peak.


If you're planning your dancing on tables with tequila on the dancefloor wedding in Brighton just let me know - I'll be there in a flash.



White strapless wedding dress hanging in window overlooking the sea on a bright day.
Black and white photo of a bride applying makeup while seated at a vanity mirror.
Elegant bridal heels adorned with pearl embellishments resting on a decorative stone floor.
Pearl-embellished bridal sandals on a dresser beside a sunflower and red rose wedding bouquet.
Bride gets makeup applied by artist while hairstylist works in bright dressing room.
Groom and two groomsmen in suits posing by the seaside in a black and white photo.
Groom and groomsmen in navy suits walking confidently along a seaside promenade on a sunny wedding day.
Groomsmen relax in stylish black and white lounge before wedding ceremony.
Gold pointed-toe slingback bridal heels placed on a textured carpet.
Bride in a strapless white wedding gown admiring her reflection in a full-length mirror.
Black and white photo of bridesmaids helping the bride with her wedding dress buttons.
Bridesmaid helping bride adjust her wedding veil in a classic black and white getting-ready photo.
Two assistants placing a wedding veil on a blonde bride during bridal preparations in black and white.
Bride and groom share an emotional first look embrace in an elegant hotel room on their wedding day.
Elegant bride in strapless white gown with long veil standing by tall windows in luxury hotel suite.
Bride in a strapless corset gown flanked by two bridesmaids in bronze satin dresses.
Two women in red satin dresses walk down a sunny urban street, one holding a bouquet of flowers.
Smiling bride in strapless white gown holding vibrant sunflower bouquet walks outside historic brick venue with guests.
Bride holding sunflower bouquet and groom in navy suit pose outside elegant cream building on their wedding day.
Groom in navy suit adjusting jacket button in ornate red-walled room before wedding ceremony.