A Family Portrait on Crantock Beach, Cornwall

Becky and Anthony are getting married next may at the Green in Cornwall. They booked a package with an engagement shoot included. When we had the pre-wedding meeting they asked me to capture some natural family portraits on the beach instead. We've chosen Crantock Beach in Cornwall as it was close by and it's one of the most picturesque cornish beaches in this area. 

Taking children's portraits is always fun especially when they just 'do their thing' and which place is better than the beach!  We're blessed to have such beautiful locations on our doorstep! Here are just a few from our day out at Crantock..

Yes, I'm a finalist in the Southwest Wedding Awards!

I’m pretty chuffed to hear I made it to the finals! Thanks for all your support from recent newly weds in 2016 and 2017 I had the privilege to photograph in all these stunning locations in Cornwall and the rest of Southwest UK.  Without you this wouldn't have been possible. 

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

Black Friday Special Offer for Family Portraits !!!

I'm currently offering a 25% discount on family portrait sessions as a BlackFriday Special Offer! A great opportunity for Christmas presents or just to get some lovely shots of you and your little ones. It's a natural and relaxed style photoshoot either on your favourite beach, place or at home.

There are limited spaces available, so please email me  ASAP to book your space! 

Debbie & Tom's Intimate Summery Elopement at Lowerbarns in Cornwall

I was meaning to post this beautiful summery elopement since ages! My workload didn't allow me to update my blog with all the stunning weddings I shot this season, but I finally can make a start with the posting.

Debbie and Tom eloped to Cornwall late august on a beautiful sunny late summer's day at lower barns boutique bed and breakfast. They only brought their parents, their little daughter and beautiful greyhound with them to celebrate their special day in an intimate circle. It couldn't have been a more summery day, so we decided to make the most out of it and ventured down the beach for some couple portraits. Unfortunately the tide was so high that there wasn't much beach left and the few square meters of sand were filled with tourists, so not the ideal scenario for a photoshoot. I knew how much Debbie and Tom wanted some coastal photos though, so we improvised. It was a bit of a walk up the cliff path to get to the field overlooking the beach and we had to avoid some sheep poo, but it was worth it! 

And to make the day even better, their daughter picked me a little wild flower bouquet to take home with me! What a sweet, personal day to capture, one I will definitely always remember..

Talking about flowers, the wedding flowers provided by the talented Marie Owen from This Rugged Coast were absolutely beautiful!! One of my favourites this year..

If you want to read some more about this divine day, please visit pastiesandpetticoats blog

Venue: Lower Barns // Date: 29.08.17 // Flowers: Marie Owen, This Rugged Coast // Hair & Makeup: Cornwall Hair Stylist and Makeup Artist // Dress: Belda Bridal in Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield // Suit: Reiss // Cake: TBC

Wow! Simply Wedding Awards Finalist!

I'm totally chuffed to share this with you! Thanks for all the lovely newly weds who voted for me in the first stage, I loved shooting all your beautiful weddings and your great reviews and support really means the world to me.. Yey! 

Lynsey & Ricky's Cool Colourful Boho Style Wedding at Lowerbarns in Cornwall

Wow! I can't tell you how much I loved shooting this small intimate wedding with such a fun bunch of people and inspiring place :-) Lynsey and Ricky had their wedding their way with a humanist ceremony Lower Barns Boutique B&B and Elopement Weddings in Cornwall. Even though the forecast wasn't so promising, with the luck of the Irish the sun came out just long enough to say 'I do'. This venue really fitted their style, bright, bold and happy. My favourites were the sunflower bouquets by Kelly Ann's Flower Barn and the off white boho style bridesmaids dresses. I think I've never seen all in white bridesmaids.. they were styling' it! 

I stayed with them for 5 hours, a beautiful afternoon filled with fun, good vibes, laughter and true love.

Some of my favourites..

Venue: Lowerbarns // Date: 09.09.17 // Flowers: Ann's Flower Barn // Hair: Makeup by Ione // Makeup: Suzi Winter, Makeupartistcornwall // Dress: Rue De Seine from The White Gallery // Music: Swingology // Caricaturist: Cornwall Caricaturist // Cake: Suzi Humphries Cake Design

Holly & Fred's North Cornwall Wedding with stunning sea views

Holly and Fred were married in St Materiana's church on the North Cornwall coast. The church is not just overlooking King Arthur's castle near Tintagel, it has magnificent views over the North Cornish coast from the coast path just 100 meters from the church. I went there to go for a walk with the dogs the evening before the wedding to look for some good spots for the couple portraits and to speak to the vicar at the rehearsal. To be honest, this day made me worried as the vicar told me I could only be in the back of the church and it's very dark in there! Never a good start, however on the day I could convince her to let me stand a bit closer to the front, still not ideal, but better..

The reception was held at Fentafriddle a few miles down the road another stunning location with fantastic sea views. The evening started with a great atmosphere and I think there was enough alcohol consumed by then to get the dance floor started early!

Here are a few of my favourites..

Venue: Tintagel and Fentafriddle // Date: 02.09.17 // Flowers: Flowers from Bruallen // Hair&Makeup: Makeup by Ione // Dress: Lillian West // Music: Saffron String Quartett, Cornwall Parties

Harry & Nicola's mid summer wedding at Trevenna Barns

Harry and Nicola tied the knot on the 8th of July at Trevenna Barns. I always love shooting weddings at Trevenna, it's such a beautiful venue tugged away in the middle of Bodmin Moors. There are great photo opportunities on the grounds and there is something relaxing about the views over the moorland hills. 

Harry and Nic were lucky as the weather played it's part, so they could have an outdoor ceremony. This wedding was truly about love and you could strongly feel their bond to each other, what a lovely couple! They actually used to have their own wedding photography business for a while, so they really knew what to do and how to act naturally in front of the camera, especially when we went for our private couple portrait shoot.

I'm still waiting for Nic to send me the suppliers list, but I thought I post this beautiful wedding without them for now..

Venue: Trevenna Barns // Date: 08.07.17 // Flowers: Hannah Burnett // Hair&Makeup: Jess Knight // Dress: The Wedding Company // Suit: The Grooms Room // Cake: Kate Rosie Bakes //Band: The Sound

Sarah-Jane and Dave's summer vibes Lusty Glaze wedding

Sarah-Jane and Dave tied the knot on the 12th of August 2017 at the beautiful Lusty Glaze beach Weddings. I was meaning to post this ages ago, but it has been such a busy summer that I'm well behind on my blog posts this year! I was so pleased for them that the sun stayed out all day, especially as we had a lot of rain sinceJuly this summer..feels like autumn started early down here in Cornwall. 

I did their engagement shoot a while ago on Crantock Beach and I knew since then they would be a fun couple to photograph as they are so relaxed and natural together. All of their guests were so welcoming that I felt I was part of the wedding day which always helps to get some good shots. They really were a fun bunch, I loved the surprise sandcastle competition while Sarah-Jane and Dave went for a drive in the VW Camper Van. Some interesting creations there incorporating wedding shoes and other decorative items.. 

The Quest kept their promise to get the dancefloor going and the end of the day was blessed with a beautiful evening light and sunset. Happy Days! 

This wedding is featured on Yourperfectweddingphotographer.com

Ceremony Venue: Lusty Glaze Beach Weddings // Date: 12.08.17 // Flowers: Kelly Ann's Flowers // Hair: makeupbyione // Makeup: makeupbyione // Dress: TBC // Suit: TBC // Cake: TBC //Band: The Quest