Lina and Tom met in 2007, when Lina was directing and producing theatre in London and Tom was working as a graphic designer and commercial photographer. They began photographing weddings together in 2009, became engaged under the northern lights in Iceland in 2014 and married later that year. Home is a countryside cottage in Hertfordshire, not far from London, and with Lina an Italian national, Italy is their second home.
They describe themselves as an exclusive partnership: every wedding is photographed by the two of them, and neither one is the lead or the second shooter. They do not send associates in their place. For very large weddings, or ones with complicated logistics, they bring trusted associates, but the day is always led by them. Tom still shoots on the Canon AE-1 his grandfather gave him as a teenager, and he will bring it to your wedding to shoot a few rolls of 35mm film alongside the digital coverage, delivered as digital files in your gallery.
“It’s our love for each other that helps us recognise and capture yours.”
Lina + Tom
Their approach mixes documentary and editorial photography rather than following trends. Most of the day is unposed: the getting ready, the grandmother with her champagne, the speeches and a dancefloor they are known for staying on until the end. Family groups are done quickly and informally. Coverage on the day is unlimited, without set hours, and they will also photograph the welcome dinners and post-wedding gatherings of a multi-day celebration.
Recent weddings include an intimate celebration at Howsham Hall in Yorkshire, a three-day wedding at Chateau Naudou near Toulouse, a poolside wedding at Manzil La Tortue in Marrakech and a ceremony for 14 guests at the Accademia Tadini in Lovere on Lake Iseo, where Lina translated and helped with logistics on the ground. Their real weddings also take in Ibiza, Santorini, Mexico, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, as well as London venues such as Kew Gardens, Kimpton Fitzroy and Trinity Buoy Wharf.
They shoot generously and edit hard: typically more than 15,000 frames between them on a single day, of which around 8 to 10 per cent are delivered, roughly 100 photographs per hour of shooting. The finished images arrive in a private, password-protected online gallery that you can download in full and preview before sharing with guests, who can then order prints. They also offer film: a hybrid highlight film set to music, shot alongside the photography, or full videography.
