Documentary Wedding Photographer
A more natural approach to wedding photography in Cardiff & South Wales
Hello, my name is Sacha Miller and I am a professional photographer based near Cardiff in South Wales. I am able to provide wedding photography, portraits and corporate photography. I live in a small village just north of Cardiff within the rolling landscape that depicts the principality of Wales.
Since studying art and design, I have always earned my living as a professional photographer. My career of over twenty years began with the local newspaper, before working in the Caribbean as a ship’s photographer. On my return to the UK and settling in South Wales I began producing work for the national newspapers and magazines. This resulted in several front page photographs and picture led stories published in titles such as The Guardian, Daily Telegraph and The Independent.
Since 2004, I have specialised in documentary wedding photography, pioneering an approach where bride and grooms could enjoy the company of their friends and family and not spend the bulk of their wedding day posing for the camera. I am proud to say I have won a few awards along the way, such as Professional Photographer magazine’s ‘Wedding Photographer of the Year’.
More importantly I am in the fortunate position of having gained an enviable reputation that the majority of new wedding commissions come from past client recommendations. I have now photographed hundreds of weddings, each one unique as I allow room for the bride and groom to dictate the ambience. I continue to commit myself to providing the best wedding photography I can, without turning the day into a controlled photoshoot.
“We photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing, and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth can make them come back again.”
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Wedding Photography Journal
This journal of my photography showcases a selection of images that I have produced from wedding commissions in Cardiff, South Wales and throughout the UK. This endeavour is to demonstrate a consistency of quality, style and the affectional properties a picture essay possess when telling an authentic and heartwarming story. The weddings are shown in chronological order, though through the buttons below you can view weddings via area or via some of the more popular venues that I have photographed.
Kate & Ewan’s South Wales Marquee Wedding
Kate and Ewan were married during the month of September 2023 in the South Wales village of Llangan. The ceremony was performed at the church of St Canna, the same church that Kate's parents were married in. They are also fortunate enough to have the family home within walking distance. So once...
Greek Wedding Photography – Despi & Terry
Most weddings are pretty hectic, with each culture adding them own stamp. Photographing a Greek wedding is one of the most fast paced versions of a wedding day. Here are a few of the photographs I created for Despi and Terry. The day begins early with the bride getting ready at Cardiff City Hall...
Winter Wedding at Sant Ffraed House – Clare & Kieran
In December 2022, I photographed the winter wedding of Clare and Kieran at Sant Ffraed House in Monmouthshire, South Wales. At this time of year, the temperature and lack of daylight can keep the majority of a wedding day inside. This does worry some wedding photographers, who have a more posed...
Oldwalls Wedding Photography – Katy & Matt
In late October of 2022 I was commissioned to photograph the autumnal wedding of Katy and Matt. The morning saw me arrive at Mulberry House, a local holiday cottage that is frequently used for the preparations of a bride and her maids, as it was today. As pleasant time was had by all where here,...
Old Marylebone Town Hall & River Thames Cruise, London Wedding Photography- Emily & Thomas
Emily and Thomas were married in London on a glorious sunny day in October 2022. The bridal preparations took place in the heart of Mayfair at The Athenaeum Hotel. A short distance along Piccadilly is the Cavalry and Guards Club, where coincidentally I had photographed a wedding nine years ago. I...
Llandaff Cathedral & Cardiff Castle Wedding Photography – Sarah & Hadley
One of most impressive places to photograph a wedding in Cardiff and South Wales, has to be Llandaff Cathedral. This impressive Anglican place of worship dates back to the 12th Century, whilst it acts as the parish church of the of Llandaff, its massive size is hidden by its location at the bottom...
Old Gore by Yard Space Wedding Photography – Alex & Chris
I was very excited to photograph my first wedding at Old Gore. Part of the Cripps & Co wedding venue collection, it is managed by Baz and Fred of Yard Space Events, to provide a unique street food based wedding experience. The converted barn in the heart of the Cotswolds, boasts unspoilt rural...
Pembrokeshire Wedding Photography – Katie & Henry
Kate and Henry's September wedding in 2022 took place at the Pembrokeshire village of Newport. The amount of work to organise and host a wedding in a private garden is not to be under estimated. The trick is I think is to trust your suppliers to their craft once the day begins, allowing you to...
Coombe Lodge Wedding Photography – Bridie & Paddy
Here are a few photographs from the latest wedding I photographed at Coombe Lodge in Somerset. Bride and Paddy were married in September of 2022 in the Corpus Christi Church of the seaside town, Weston-Super-Mare. The morning was spent with the bridal party, as they prepared for the day at the...
Wedding Photography at King Arthur Hotel, Gower, South Wales – Grace & Anthony
Below are several of the photographs I captured for Grace and Anthony on their wedding day of Friday 2nd September 2022. In the morning I split my time capturing the preparations of both the bridal and groom parties, before the ceremony at St Peter's Church in Caswell near Swansea. Following the...
Coombe Lodge Wedding Photography – Stuart & Laura
It was lovely to return to Coombe Lodge to photograph the wedding of Stuart and Laura in August 2022. Though my morning started in the Somerset village of Emborough, near the city of Bristol. The first part of the bridal preparations took place in an Airbnb property, whilst the bedrooms were...
Sant Ffraed House Wedding Photography – Olivia & Dafydd
This first year of weddings at the new Sant Ffraed House wedding venue in Monmouthshire, South Wales has provided some gorgeous summer weddings. Olivia and Dafydd's wedding day was no exception. They held their occasion on 25th August 2022, another beautiful warm sunny day. It did however...
Wedding Photography at Celtic Manor Resort – Ali & Kevin
I photographed the wedding of Ali and Kevin on one of the hottest days of August in 2022. The golf courses at the Celtic Manor Resort was looking considerably parched and also feeling a little hot under the collar was the groom and his attendees in their black ties. The bride and her bridesmaids...
Wedding Photography at Sant Ffraed House – Beth & Owen
On 7th August 2022, I photographed the wedding of Beth and Owen. A lot of the bride and grooms I work with have an interest in art or photography, either as a hobby or sometimes just an appreciation of pleasing aesthetics. Though sometimes I do work for other professional photographers, which I...
Margam Orangery Wedding Photography – Katherine & Michael
Katherine and Michael's original wedding date was in the year 2020, in fact they did go ahead with a socially distance wedding, holding a small ceremony at Cardiff City Hall. Their plans for a larger event was put on hold for a year, then another year until today, the 30th of July 2022. In the...