Why Autumn is a great season to plan your Wedding

There's something about the cooler season that makes things more intimate and romantic. I love autumn, the colours, the light, the ambience. It is certainly the season which brings a certain creative flair to weddings and out of a photographer’s perspective it is a great season to plan your wedding, I have listed a few reasons why …

Autumn Colors: Is there anything more beautiful than nature at its best? The colours of autumn never fail to make us feel inspired. Autumn leaves provide a natural backdrop for photos, and the season's colors can be used in flowers and decor. I personally love the warm, earthy autumnal colours, bright reds, vibrant oranges, rustic browns and warm yellows create the perfect backdrop for weddings.

The Atmosphere: Autumn and Winter evenings are longer and you can create atmospheric settings with candles, lanterns and fairy lights. Also you can have a sparkler exit leading into your evening entertainment instead of having to wait for it to get dark enough. And why not add some fire pits to your outdoor space, everyone loves a roasted marshmallow for some extra treats. There is something raw and natural sitting by the warmth of a fire. Roll on Log Burner Season!

Autumnal Decor: Autumnal décor is one of the main draws of people to get married at this time of year. Think rustic wood signs, pumpkins, hand dream stationary with leaves ornaments, mushrooms, twigs and colourful leaves, scented candles and fairy lights plus plenty more nature inspired items to create a truly whimsical autumn wonderland wedding. A feast for your photographer’s detail shots.

The Best Natural Lighting: We all heard of golden hour, the magical light just before sunset. This is at its most beautiful in autumn and it’s just at the right time in the afternoon. Mix the golden light with golden autumn leaves and your photographer can create magical photos.

Fresh produce: Autumn is harvest season for many fruits and vegetables, which can be used in your wedding food. From mulled wine and cider, a smokey whisky to delicious meals incorporating tastes of cinnamon, apple and nutmeg, autumn weddings really give couples the opportunity to offer a unique dining experience. And to be honest - it’s quite often all about the food!

Wedding Attire:
Autumn, it is truly the time to go bold and beautiful! Embrace the colors of the season and make it a running theme for your decor and clothes choice. Think gorgeous earthy tones for your bridesmaid dresses and embrace rustic reds, burnt oranges or deep burgundy’s. Seasonal flowers in the autumn are also stunning and it’s easy pairing them with similar tone gowns and décor to bring it all together into your autumnal wedding vision.

Empty Beaches:
We all love a beach wedding, but the reality is Devon and Cornwall’s beaches can be super busy in Spring and Summer and it’s hard to find a quiet corner for some great portrait photos sometimes. When the season draws to a close and the days get colder the beaches get quieter, which means you can have a whole beach by yourselves without an expensive exclusive hire of a beach wedding venue with a private beach. The opportunities for photos are plenty which results in better imagery. Let’s face it, who wants a whole town of wind breakers in the background or men in speedos running past their wedding photos!

Better Deals:

Another huge benefit is the cost factor. If you choose an autumn date rather than a peak season summer date for your wedding you might be able to secure better rates on your hotel, band, car hire and photographer etc. Weddings are expensive and every little saving helps to plan the wedding of your dreams.

So if you’re planning an autumn wedding the next 2 years, please contact me for availability and prices. 2025 is filling up fast but I have also opened my 2026 diary. I have a huge list of suppliers if you need any help with your planning.

Wedding Photography at Knightor Winery, St Austell, Cornwall // Louise & Tim

Louise and Tim tied the knot late October at the fabulous Knightor Winery in St Austell. One of my favourite and most visited venues here in Cornwall as it’s a great place for a relaxed vibe wedding all year round. Photo opportunities are plenty with a woodland drive, an orchard, plenty of rustic stone wall corners, a wooden arbour …and if you fancy some beach photos, it is a short drive away from a couple of stunning Cornish South Coast beaches.

I met Louise and her bride squat in the chalet for their bridal prep photos. Nice to work with Hannah Symons for makeup and Melody Rose for hair again. They are always great company and are super talented. And how good are the Dr Martens boots!

The guys were getting ready in the main house. They had some problems with the handkerchiefs, how to fold them and put them in their pockets, no-one had a glue! Not even I and I watched it so many times. It’s interesting how your mind works, I often get asked how to tie a tie, but I just observe the actual reactions and clueless faces etc. instead of memorising the ‘how’… So keeping it short, I was clueless too! Thankfully Louise’s dad came to help…

The ceremony was held in the main barn which looked stunning with beautiful autumn coloured flowers created by ‘Blossom and Kelp’ and the fairy lights added a festive atmosphere. Oh and Roger Miners on the piano.

Gladly it stopped drizzling and the weather brightened up for some photos outside straight after the ceremony before everyone headed back in for their wedding b breakfast and speeches. The speeches were super emotional, a lot of laughter but also some tears. Still one of my favourite parts of the day to capture!

It didn’t take long to fill the dance floor with this great bunch of people, so much fun and great music by the ‘Busketeers’…

Louise and Tim, what a fab day to be a part of. It was hard to choose less than 100 images for your preview, I hope you like it as much as I do!

If you like what you see and are planning a wedding at Knightor Winery or anywhere else in Cornwall, please drop me a line

Venue: Knightor Winery // Date: 28.10.2023 // Flowers: Blossom and Kelp // Dress: TBC // Wedding Shoes: Dr Martens and Charlotte mills // Makeup: Hannah Symons // Hair: Melody Rose Wedding Hair // Music: Roger Miners Wedding Pianist and Busketeers

Cornwall Seaside Wedding at Talland Bay Hotel // Chris & Jo

It’s been a while sine I last photographed a wedding at Talland Bay Hotel. With it’s stylish eclectic interior and landscaped gardens overlooking Talland Bay on the South Cornwall Coast it’s a real hidden gem. Jo and Chris were looking for something different for their wedding and didn’t like the corporate feel a lot of wedding venues offer. So they started to look for a Boutique Hotel in Cornwall where you can get married too and found Talland Bay, the perfect venue when you look for something stylish and a little different.

They were blessed with a beautiful sunny autumn day and we made the most out of the stunning gardens and afternoon light for the photos straight after the ceremony.

Meanwhile Damian Surr from Ginger Magic wowed the guests with his amazing tricks whilst The Beat London were playing an acoustic set followed by some great dance tunes in the early evening…

A great day to document and I’m super pleased to share some of my favourite shots with you here.

Venue: Talland Bay Hotel // Makeup: Gem Ryder // Hair: April Wagner // Cake: DIY // Dress: Ronald Joyce // Magician: Ginger Magic // Band: The Beats London

Wedding Photographer The Green Cornwall // Kadi & Ainsley

I was really looking forward to Kadi and Ainsley’s big day at The Green Cornwall. I met them last year during their mini break at Treyarnon Bay to take some family photos on the beach. They are such a lovely family and I couldn’t wait to document their special day after it was postponed in 2020 because of Covid.

Unfortuntaley it couldn’t have been any wetter, it rained the whole day and was getting thicker in the afternoon. So we had to improvise with the photos as high winds combined with downpours prohibited us to venture outside. We tried, but Kadi and Ainsley lasted 5 minutes and ran back in the cosy barn after their umbrella broke. Gladly The Green’s old rustic barn is a great place to play around for some portrait photos and they have told me they had the best day ever inspite of the weather…I’m so pleased for them!

So here you go, the long awaited sneak peak…

Venue: The Green Cornwall // Hair: HairbyEmmaC // Makeup: Suzi Winter // Dress: DandoLondon by Confetti and Lace // Flowers: The Flowermill Cornwall // Videography: I do Film and Photos // Music: Kaj Music

Autumn Wedding Photography at Knightor Winery in Cornwall // Viki & Martin

I couldn’t imagine a more picture perfect autumn wedding than Viki and Martin’s beautiful day at Knightor Winery in the heart of Cornwall. How gorgeous is their autumnal decoration with pumpkins, cones, dreamcatchers, rusty orange and earthy greens! And it goes so well with this rustic barn venue.

They were blessed with a sunny and mild October day and could have their ceremony outdoors, which was an important element of their wedding day being quite outdoorsy oriented people. Their two dogs were well looked after by Sarah from ‘wedding day dog nanny’, she brought a bag full of treats and had two new friends within 5 minutes of her arrival. Whilst Ione did her magic with hair and makeup for the girls. She really is the best for a natural bohemian look!

After the ceremony I went for a walk through Knightor’s grounds for the couple portraits. I think autumn is my favourite season there!

This time of year it goes dark quite soon, so we could include the sparkler exit just before the evening entertainment which I think is a way better option than dragging everyone from the dancefloor to go outside at a later stage. Let the people dance once they’re enjoying themselves!

Here is a small selection of my favourites, it was a really hard choice as there were so many beautiful moments to choose from…

This stunning wedding is also featured on Rock My Wedding, you can find some more information and the background story on there

Venue: Knightor Winery // Date: 14.10. 2021 // Hair & Makeup: Makeupbyione // Flowers: Anna’s Flower Barn // Pumpkins: Strawberry Fields // Cake: Red Robin Pantry // Band & DJ: Fat Cat Brass // Wedding Dress: Essence of Australia // Bridal Shoes: Veerah New York // Dog Sitter: Wedding Day Dog Nanny

Cornwall Wedding Photographer at Knightor Winery // Lauren & Joe

Lauren and Joe tied the knot at Knightor Winery early October. I met the bridal party late morning for the getting ready shots in the old manor house. Lauren’s mum and dad told me they had a surprise for Lauren: her dad had a new tattoo on his arm just for his daughter’s special day. Lauren didn’t have an idea and it was a huge surprise, so special!

And Lauren’s little daughter Avda couldn’t hold back her tears when she saw her mum in her wedding dress the very first time…her words: ’ you loo so beautiful, mummy! ‘ Awwwwwww!

Such an emotional morning full of excitement and joy.

The ceremony was held in the barn and straight after we ventured out in the autumnal grounds for some photos. I love this time of year, the autumnal colours and light, it’s just so great for photos!

The party was in full swing when I left… such a good day to be a part of!

Sorry it took so long for the preview, I’m finally

Venue: Knightor Winery // Date: 11.10.2021

Wedding Photography Knightor Winery Cornwall // Harriet & Guy

Harriet and Guy got married start of October at Knightor Winery in Cornwall. The lovely pair are dairy farmers and are into hunting with their lovely bunch of dogs who sadly didn’t come to the wedding. Being the hunting kind they would have been a handful probably. I love it when a wedding is planned through to every little detail. It makes it so much more personal and unique and it reflects the couples lifestyle. The gorgeous decoration included red deer antlers, pheasant feathers and used rifle cartridges... This one definitely had a huge wow factor and the earthy colours were going well with the autumn theme and rustic cornish venue

I met the bridal party in the manor house late morning for their bridal preparation photos, a chilled atmosphere and relaxed morning with champagne toasts and tears of joy when Harriet opened her little present from her future hubby…so sweet! The guys were all super chilled too, I guess because one of the ushers is a ‘tie specialist’ and helped everyone out with the sometimes demanding task…

The ceremony was held in the barn and had a beautiful festive feel to it, I somehow had a first vibe of Christmas, a bit early I know!

Unfortunately we didn’t get the sunny day we were hoping for, but it stopped drizzling for a bit in the afternoon, so we ventured out for some great portraits in Knightor’s stunning grounds.

Just after the sparkler exit in the courtyard Robin from Fistral Stereo got the dance floor going for all ages…

A great day to document and I’m super excited to share a small preview with you guys…

Venue: Knightor Winery // Flowers: Wild and Heather // Hair: Lisa Gadsby // Makeup: Balance of Beauty // Dress: Elaine Rawlings Bridal Boutique // Videography: Motion Farm Wedding Films // Music: Fistral Stereo

Cornwall Wedding Photography at Knightor Winery // Sophie + Joe

My last wedding this season and what a way to finish in torrential rain!

It was my first ever Jehova’s Witness ceremony, which was held at the Kingdom Hall in St Austell. Afterwards we moved on to Knightor Winery for the reception. The ceremony was finished after 4pm and we had to be fast to get some photos done before the light was fading. Well gladly Sophie and Joe were so easy going and keen on getting some good photos of their day that we ventured out in wind and rain and made it work. We even found some lovely sheltered spots around Knightor’s grounds for some beautiful autumnal wedding photos

Knightor Winery has consists of beautiful rustic barns, perfect for smaller to medium sized weddings like this one. Beautifully decorated with lots of fairy lights and candles giving it an extra special festive look. I guess that’s the positive side of fading day light, the dark time of year can add a cosy and festive atmosphere to your celebration.

Sophie and Joe booked me for my half day package from ceremony until just after the speeches. Here is a preview of their day

If you are getting married at Knightor Winery or anywhere in Cornwall or Devon please contact me for further information.

Venue Ceremony: Kingdom Hall St Austell // Venue Reception: Knightor Winery // Date: 25.10.19

Cornwall Wedding Photographer at Knightor Winery // Dylan + Jake

Dylan and Jake tied the knot late September at Knightor Winery. I love this venue for smaller weddings, it is located na stones throw away from the Eden Project and not far from St Austell and the South Cornwall Coast. A working winery with historic barns and 4 acres of land, an outside arbour and beautiful gardens it is a great location for your wedding celebrations and offers beautiful photos opportunities. The food is prepared from local produce and served with superb wine.

The weather was rather temperamental and kept changing, one minute it would be super sunny, the next minute the heaven’s gates opened with heavy downpours, at times it would happen all at once. Hence they had an indoor ceremony in one of the venues cosy barns. It also meant that we had to stay felxible with the photos and ended up doing a few sessions when it stopped raining.

The speeches were rather touching and tears were shed… I stayed until the first dance which soon after filled the dance floor. I’m sure Knightor’s fantastic wines had something to do with the party starting early in full swing…

Dylan and Jake, thanks so much for having me documenting your fantastic wedding day. Here is a little taster of the 6 hours I shared with you…

“We couldn’t recommend Alexa enough! Alexa’s work can clearly speak for itself as she is able to capture such intimate moments so beautifully. We honestly still keep looking at the pictures Alexa took of our special day and can’t help but smile and see more detail each time we do, On the day Alexa was amazing. She made us feel so at ease, took the time get to know us and what we liked and made everything feel so natural and easy. For us not being people who like our photo’s being taken, Alexa did such a wonderful job. Alexa was amazing with our guests. All of them have commented on how she effortlessly fit into the wedding and was brilliant at making everyone feel welcome, comfortable and at ease with her being there. If you are thinking of using Alexa, do it!! It will be the best decision you make!! Alexa was amazing from start to finish! ”

— Dylan & Jake

Venue: Knightor Winery // Date: 26.09.19

Cosawes Barton Cornwall Wedding Photographer - Lindsay & Jordan

Lindsay and Jordan tied the knot in early November at Cosawes Barton in Cornwall. They had a small wedding with just their closest family and friends, some may call it a ‘petite wedding’. It was one of those Cornish ‘mizzle’ days but that didn’t stop then from having a great time and lucky enough the rain stopped just before the ceremony. The ceremony itself was held in the cosy barn room lovingly decorated by with a beautiful flower arch. With it being dry and surprisingly mild everyone enjoyed some canapés and champagne in the courtyard.

I admire the gardens st Cosawes Barton especially this time of year with beautiful autumn trees adding colour to an overcast day. Unfortunately the rain came back half way trough our couple photo shoot, but who cares about the rain when you have red and golden leaves to brighten up your day! I was only with them for 3 hours and left just before the meal and speeches. It looked like everyone was in good swing for a great evening and I’m sure they enjoyed the rest of the day.

Here is a small collection for you. Thanks again for having me there and I hope you’re enjoying the torquoise waters of the maldives on your honeymoon…xxx

Venue: Cosawes Barton // Date: 10.11.18 // Flowers and Decor: Stargazey Weddingdecor Hire // Hair: TBC // Makeup: Stacey Cremin MUA// Music: Kajmusic