Eden Project Cornwall Wedding Photography // Ash & David

It’s always a pleasure to photograph a wedding at the Eden Project, a feast for the eyes and inspiration. And even better if it’s such a lovely couple like Ash and David. I met Ash early afternoon just down the road for some bridal preparation photos. How amazing is her bespoke sparkly dress by Hen House Brides, and it’s blue! I love to see something fresh when it comes to weddings and I have a special weakness for non white wedding dresses…

Ash and David tied the knot in the Mediterranean Biome on the 13th of May in beautiful golden afternoon light. They had a registry office ceremony before the ‘big day’, so one of their close friends could hold a much more personal ceremony at the Eden. It was fantastic! You would have thought it was his job, so special, so personal, so emotional, one of the best ceremonies I have ever witnessed!

After the ceremony we made the most out of the location and had a wander around the Mediterranean and Tropical Biomes. The photo opportunities are plenty and I had to force myself to stop as it was time for dinner and speeches. I got spoilt with a 3 course meal and it was one of the best I had in ages, so delicious. The Eden Project is definitely in my top 5 list for food!

There was plenty of laughter and tears during the groom’s and bride’s speech and the warm sunset light added a great Mediterranean flair.

Sadly Ash and David didn’t opt for a cake or first dance…I love a first dance, but their friend’s made good for it with some great moves.

I’m not very good with words and writing so I let the images so tell the story…I hope you this little preview of an epic day

Venue: Eden Project // Date: // Bespoke Dress: Hen House Brides // Suit: Fox in the House // Flowers: Floral Creations Cornwall // Makeup: Sally Orchard

Wedding Photography at The Eden Project in Cornwall // David & Julie

I always love working at The Eden Project in Cornwall as it is one of the most incredible places for wedding photography. The mediterranean and tropical biomes are perfect for any weather conditions as they keep certain warm temperatures for the plants to grow and are completely covered from winds and rain. The tropical biome is the world’s largest indoor rainforest and David and Julie hired it for exclusive use from late afternoon. I knew this day would be super special to capture as the Eden Project is one of the most incredible and unique venues for a wedding, not just in Cornwall but in the world. It’s also perfect for any weather conditions as you don’t have to worry about a rainy day. The only thing I was worried about was the lack of day light this time of year as the evenings draw in quickly in late October and with a 5pm ceremony we only had less than an hour left for natural light photos afterwards before all the guests ventured back up to the gallery for part 2 of the evening reception. We did it though and I love what we captured, I hope you guys do too!

Here is a small taster

Venue: Eden Project Cornwall // Date: 29.10. 2022 //Makeup: Liberty Rose Makeup // Dress: Wed2B // Flowers: Grooms Mother // Suit: Empire Outlet

Carnglaze Caverns and Edenproject Wedding Photography // Victoria & Ashley

Probably one of the most challenging days I have photographed in a while. I love weddings a little different and this one certainly falls into this category. A hard day, but so worth it and probably one of my favourite weddings this season.. It started off that I couldn’t park my car near the cottage for the bridal preparations in Charlestown. They had their yearly Sailing Regatta on that day and the roads around Victoria’s Cottage were closed off for the event. I had to park 15 minutes away and carry my gear through a crowd of people.

The ceremony was at Carnglaze Caverns. I heard a lot about these caves, mostly that they are tricky to photograph as there is literally no light and you’re not allowed to use flash because of breeding bats! So I carried my LED light down the caves and regarding the circumstances I’m quite pleased with the results. If they just would put some new lights under that lake so it comes out better on photos…

After the ceremony Victoria and Ashley had a champagne reception in the beautiful gardens outside the cave before a vintage bus transported everyone to the Edenproject. Oh how I love this venue! I couldn’t wait to get back there, it’s a photographer’s delight with so many great backdrops for photos! And it doesn’t matter what the weather is like as the reception takes place in the mediterranean biome. Ashley and Victoria absolutely hate their photo taken, so we didn’t do any particular couple portraits, they wanted to keep it totally candid. I’m not into posing at all, but the Eden offers some amazing backdrops for photos, so a good walk with the couple through the grounds would have been fab. I sneaked a few in anyway and love them even more as they look more natural.

The speeches were hilarious, I’m quite pleased I’m not he only one with hair taming problems, sounds like the groom has his issues too. The best man gave him a golden hairdryer as a present, think I will get one too, it might help tame my frizzy hair in future! The Eden food, oh so delicious And did I mention the cake, how good is that wedding cake!

The evening started with cocktails in the tropical biome. If you have a form of vertigo the highest viewpoint is not for you, but what spectacular views from up there!

As soon as the band started playing everyone ventured on the dance floor. Must have been the tropical cocktails ha ha…

With everything running at least 1.5 hours late, I was knackered, so I missed the night exit sign and ended driving around in circles in the dark for half an hour ending up at closed gates. I found my way out and home eventually.. What a day, but so worth it!

Victoria and Ashley, you totally rocked your wedding! Here is your sneak peek

Venue Ceremony: Carnglaze Caverns // Venue Reception: Edenproject // Date: 27.07.19 // Flowers: The Flowermill Cornwall // Makeup: Charlestown Health and Beauty // Hair: Lisa Gadsby Hair // Music: TBC // Cake: TBC

Edenproject Wedding Photography // Daniele & Conor

Daniele and Conor were married on the 29th of april in St Pedroc's church in Padstow. They stayed in Mawganporth and had their reception at the Edenproject. When I first heard about the day plan at our wedding consultation, I must admit I was getting a bit worried about the logistics getting from A to B to C on a bank holiday in Cornwall! I guess we got lucky with traffic and parking and it all went smooth and none of the guests got lost on the way :-) 

We were blessed with a beautiful sunny day and the Edenproject is always a pleasure for the eye, a photographer's delight as it is so different from any other wedding venue in so many ways. They really know how to create a relaxed vibe for a wedding, maybe part of it is that you don't have to worry about the weather as you are in a Mediterranean Biome. It's as close as you can get to have a 'destination wedding' in Cornwall.  

Daniele and Conor are truly made for each other. Conor is Irish and Daniele is Brazilian and they met at university. As the vicar said during the ceremony, he believes in faith and some people are meant to meet each other even though from different parts of the world.. I think he's got a point there :-)

What a great day! Here are just a few of my favourite shots..

Venue: Edenproject // Date: 29.04.17 // Dress: A.S.A.P bride in Liverpool  // Suit: Marks&Spencer // Hair and Makeup: Neila Dawes // Band:  Ride The Fire  // VW Camper:  VW Dream Weddings // Cake: Sweetthoughtcakes

Dan & Madeleine's autumn wedding at The Edenproject, Cornwall

Dan and Madeleine were married on the 15th of October at the Edenproject in Cornwall. It was the last wedding of the season as it starts getting cold in the mediterranean biome at night this time of year. Lots of blankets kept and generous rounds of shots kept everyone warm during the meal and speeches. The reception was held up in a function room near the Eden's reception, so everyone enjoyed a fun train ride back up the top after the meal. Sitting amongst the guests on that train made me long for a glass of wine or two! 

The Eden is one of a kind venue and a delight for every wedding photographer just because it is a little different and offers lots of photo opportunities whatever the weather.

Here is a selection of my favourites from the day..

Venue: Edenproject, Cornwall // Date: 15.10.16 // couples names: Madeleine & Dan // Makeup: Tamsin Siddiqui // Hair: Lisa Gadsby // Dress: The Wedding Wardrobe // Suit: Lower Marsh London // Flowers: Flower Fairies at Eden // Cake: Cupcake Mama, Cornwall // Videography: Charlotte Dart

Rebecca & Paul's colourful wedding at the Edenproject

Rebecca and Paul were married on the 24th of July at the Eden Project. The day was colourful as it gets and filled with happiness and laughter.

I was stoked when they asked me to do their photography as I haven't been to the Eden for a wedding before and as you can imagine it is a photographer's delight! Rebecca is an event manager, so I wasn't surprised when everything went to plan and I found beautiful decoration and details to photograph. The flowers, one of the best I have seen this year (don't tell the other brides!) were provided by an in house florist and the lovely blue glassware by The Creative Crockery Company. Rebecca and Paul are now proud parents of their little son Baxter since I last met them for their wedding consultation. And they are very excited to move to Falmouth in Cornwall end of August.

To read more about Rebecca & Paul's wedding, please read Rebecca's own notes about their special day on the bottom of this page.

here is just a small preview..

Venue: Edenproject, Cornwall // Date: 24.07.16 // Florist: The Edenproject //  Dress: The Tailor's Cat // Glass Hire: The Creative Crockery Company // Pocorn hire: The Cornwall Entertainment Company // DJ: Aldo Vanucci, Disco Shed

Our Wedding – Eden Project 24th July 2016

It’s not easy finding a perfect venue for your own wedding when you’re an events producer! It should be easy but the trouble is you know too much. You know the pit falls with the beautiful DIY tepee weddings in the middle of a field. I knew we wanted something unique but at the same time I didn’t want to be working on my wedding day, worrying about the generator going halfway through the evening. 

Paul and I got engaged whilst on holiday in France and really that framed our ideal wedding vibe. To us it was about having a fun, holiday, relaxed day / weekend, for all our friends and family. We knew it was asking a lot for guests to travel to France but we thought there are so many beautiful holiday destinations in the UK, Cornwall being one of the best. We therefore narrowed our search and once I spoke with the Eden project events team it was apparent that they were able to offer everything we were looking to achieve within our small – medium sized budget. 

The great thing with the Eden is that they do have great packages but they are also willing to work with you on moulding the day you want. For example we felt asking guests to travel to our wedding for a ceremony that started at 5pm would be too much, therefore we hired the Gallery for our ceremony room and reception, I hired a draping company to create two separate rooms. Guests then took the land train down to the Mediterranean dome for dinner and dancing. 

The beauty with the Mediterranean dome is that you really don’t have to do anything to create the wow factor. I also know in my line of work that we didn’t need to force a theme or style onto this magnificent dome as it has a beauty of its own. We wanted our wedding to have the vibrant colours of being on a holiday in the med. My bridesmaids were in dark blues and rich reds. I had red nails and red flowers in my hair and the Eden project florists design the most beautiful floral displays and bouquets, with inspired red lilies, wild berries, and blush ranunculus. To carry the colour through to the dining tables we hired beautiful blue glasses, which made the tables pop. 

For the meal we had sharing platters already on the tables so guests could get stuck right in straight away, they were also a bit of a conversation starter. We were happy for people to munch whilst the speeches took place, giving a much more relaxed vibe for everyone. Our top table was actually a big long family table, with 16 of our noisy rabble, again to have a more relaxed atmosphere. For the mains guests went up to the open kitchen to choose from a selection of dishes, all cooked in front of them. This really added to our al fresco dining, holiday style.  Dessert was summer strawberries and Cornish cream with the most amazing naked cake that was made by my wonderfully talented Aunt. 

My favourite bit was when our best men (we had 4!!) all went round all the tables, post dinner, offering shots of Limonchello, Sambuca & Caramel vodka, to signify the end of the dinner and the start of the party!  

For the party we were worried about getting the right balance for the music. Paul is a very big music buff and for him he didn’t want to hear someone else singing covers, he’d rather listen to a good DJ playing originals. I knew I didn’t want any old wedding DJ, they needed to be able to read the crowd and mix properly. I had worked with Disco Shed previously and knew their DJ’s were the best and they provided something extra with their wow factor décor. It was money well spent as the dancefloor was never empty. 

In terms of styling we did create our own Nachos table for guests to nibble on during the drinks reception & hired a retro popcorn stand. I also created my own lace photo booth back drop, which guests could take selfies in front of. We provided a sweet stand, grab a shawl trunk and little hangover kits of cookies and water! I think we knew we hit the right note when guests entered the dome and gasps were heard. We had several people saying they felt they were in Portugal or, as one guest said to me, in the film Mamma Mia.