Dan & Sally's Rainy Late Autumn Wedding in Cornwall, Cosawes Barton

It rained all day for Dan and Sally's late autumn wedding but they didn't care! The best way to be and wow, what a fabulous day it was full of fun and style. It was my first visit to Cosawes Barton and I must say I fell in love with this venue straight away. Set in 17 acres of Cornish woodland and fields this beautiful historic 17th century estate is a pleasure for the eye and offers endless photo opportunities. Shame about the rain, but we still managed to get out there and get some beautiful couple photos, I'm so pleased Dan and Sally are such a relaxed couple and enjoyed putting their wellies on for the photoshoot.

For the reception entrance, Dan pushed Sally on a wheelbarrow, great fun! I also loved the gin theme going on, the tables were all named after different gins and there was a Gin Mix Bar of course, 'let the celebrations be Gin!' Being a gin lover myself, this really scored some extra points! The main bar was a sailing boat, not just an ordinary sailing boat, but Dan's childhood boat on which he learned to sail. Another lovely personal touch were the framed images in the woodland telling Dan and sally's love story.  They really planned this for a while and most of the decoration was DIY. The cake wasn't your ordinary wedding cake, it was gluten free chocolate brownies covered in strawberries and cream, hence it wasn't your ordinary 'cut the cake' image, which I loved, and did i mention it made your mouth water just looking at the mountain of goodness! 

The highlight of the day was Sally's dad's surprise: he ordered some royal marine drummers just after the first dance! It was spectacular and Sally almost couldn't hold back her tears.

Everything about this wedding was just beautiful, a great example that you can have a blast on your wedding day in Cornwall inspite of the rain!

Venue: Cosawes Barton // Date: 07.10.17 // Flowers: Ruby Alice Designs // Hair & Makeup: TBC // Dress: The Bridal House of Cornwall // Cake: DIY // Event Planner: Jenny Wren Weddings and Events

Congratulations Charlotte & John @The Escot Estate, Devon

Charlie and John are a lovely couple and I felt honoured when they asked me to be their wedding photographer through a recommendation. They were blessed with beautiful weather and after a church ceremony at Ottery St Mary we went to the beautiful Escot House for the  wedding reception. They didn't just choose an ordinary transport, but instead were driven in a stylish 1961 Jaguar Mark IX with red leather interior, perfect for some great shots! Here is one of them on the way to the venue..more coming very soon..

a few more from the day caught my eye while I was editing..

Niels & Harriet's wedding @Huntsham Court, Devon

What can I say! Niels and Harriet celebrated their special day in style at Huntsham Court in Devon. The stunning mansion is situated in the beautiful Devon countryside on the border of Exmoor National Park. It's always a great pleasure shooting at a stunning location like this. With it's  5 acres of private gardens surrounded by rolling countryside there are plenty of photo opportunities!

The speeches were epic and I loved the beef carving outfits! My highlight was the first dance with The Rebel Party Band absolutely rocking the night away... I wished I could have stayed a bit longer to get my rusty dancing legs swinging again!  

a few more from Niels & Harriet @Huntsham Court, Devon

in the middle of editing Niels and Harriet's wedding and couldn't help myself posting these. Magical light! 

Christine & Bouke's beautiful dutch themed wedding @Lanyon Cottages, Cornwall

What can I say! On Christine and Bouke's special day everything came together. The weather was amazing, a lovely sunny may day. They were so lucky as this year may has been rather disappointing! I also love shooting outdoor ceremonies, they are just so much nicer and have a real country style relaxed feel to them. It's the first time I shot a wedding at Lanyon Holiday Cottages and I must say it's an absolute stunning venue!

The cottage garden was flooded in sunlight and everyone seemed to enjoy the crepes from Coastal Crepes so much that the queue just didn't seem to get any smaller the whole afternoon! 

There was a lot of fun and laughter to be had with the garden games including a Croquet set, boules and some wooden stilts.

The reception room was decorated dutch themed in blue and white and was eye candy for me and my camera, unfortunately I only had a quick glimpse of it as I only stayed with them for 6 hrs.

For the couple shots we went down to the Godrevy beach. A stunning cornish beach with lots of photo opportunities!