On a fabulously hot summer day at the end of August, I had the privilege of photographing Natalie & Jason’s beautiful wedding at the Carbis Bay Hotel.
Natalie & Jason at The Carbis Bay Hotel
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Tanya & Andy at The Carbis Bay Hotel
Another gorgeous Carbis Bay Hotel wedding. This time at the end of a very busy summer season, when the hotel and beach were full of holiday makers enjoying the spectacular surroundings. It’s a definite perk of being recommended wedding photographer at the Carbis Bay Hotel that we get to see the bay in all its glory throughout the year.
(more…)Sanita & Omar at The Carbis Bay Hotel – Cornwall Wedding Photography
Sanita & Omar chose the gorgeous setting of Carbis Bay for their early Spring wedding, even though they’d never visited Cornwall before! The whole day was an enormous party for family & friends, most of whom had travelled from Birmingham but some had come from as far as the USA to be with them. The day started with traditional bridal preparations for Sanita, while brave Omar ran the gauntlet of Sanita’s female relatives in a traditional ‘barting for the bride’ ceremony at the hotel door! The day was a real mixture of cultures and it was fun from start to finish, but possibly the most amusing part of the day was watching the usually land-locked bridesmaids run into the sea, shriek “its freezing!” and run back up the beach 🙂
Later on, after the traditional English wedding part of the day was over, everyone changed into their Asian wedding clothes and looked absolutely fabulous! Sanita (completely radiant in her red sari) and Omar were ‘drummed’ onto the dance floor for their first dance as husband and wife. An amazing dance party carried on – so much energy after such a long day! The day ended with a fantastic fireworks display over Carbis Bay Beach. Rain really didn’t stop play for this wedding at all, and we wish you both all the love and luck in the world for a fantastic future together 🙂
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Wedding Photography by The Pool at The Carbis Bay Hotel
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Carol & Adrian at The Carbis Bay Hotel, St Ives
Carol chose a breezy blue and white theme for her wedding to Adrian at The Carbis Bay Hotel. At our first meeting they explained how much they wanted their whole wedding to be relaxed and laid-back, no posed photography and a sort of beach party for their family & friends. They certainly achieved it! We might be the hotel’s recommended wedding photographer (and we do photograph Carbis Bay a lot!) but we never tire of it. Beautiful blue skies on the day helped and Carbis Bay Beach was as stunning as ever. We love how much the sea tempts guests to run into it!
Emotions were running high for Carol during the ceremony as soon as she saw Adrian waiting for her, but happy tears are very much a part of weddings and perfectly ok. Adrian just beamed from ear to ear all day!
There were beach games, digging in the sand & even swimming for some of the children. The grown-ups all had a go at playing cricket, no idea how the score went but we reckon they were probably all winners! Even the wedding cake joined in with the beach theme – the deckchair topper was fab 🙂 The speeches were emotional, the disco rocked (Carol’s boys saw to that with their impromptu dance off!) and the fireworks were a perfect ending to a perfect day.
It was such a pleasure to be part of Carol & Adrian’s special day. We wish them many more years of love & happiness 🙂
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A vintage Inspired Wedding for Simon & Victoria at the Carbis Bay Hotel
Another simply gorgeous day for a wedding in Cornwall with another stunning bride! Victoria & Simon put oodles of effort into their vintage inspired wedding. I think everyone will agree that Victoria’s dress is one of the prettiest around. Even the registrar was lost for words! There were so many vintage & personalised touches it was hard to know what to photograph first, but full marks have to go to Simon for his beautiful hand-drawn images of local cornish beaches x
Matthew & Laura at The Carbis Bay Hotel
Another lovely wedding at the Carbis Bay Hotel! Matthew & Laura have to be one of the most laid-back couples we’ve ever photographed, in fact all the guests were so chilled it was an absolute pleasure to be involved in this wedding. Laura’s pale blue colour scheme was so pretty – the bunting, the blue spotty buckets with hydrangeas, even the chocolate decorations & tiny flags on the amazingly delicious-looking sandcastle cake all looked gorgeous. The sun didn’t shine but no one cared, and when you’re a wedding photographer in Cornwall you just have to go with the flow! We got some beautiful & natural shots on Carbis Bay Beach, and the whole event just had such a happy feel. Matt & Laura we wish you both lots of love & luck for the future x
Shona & Simon at The Carbis Bay Hotel
Shona & Simon chose the fabulous Carbis Bay Hotel as the venue for their special day. After a morning of rather odd weather (Spring hail?!) everything settled down and the sun started to shine. Robb met Simon at home in Hayle where Shona had arranged some vintage transport as a surprise, and I joined the girls at the Carbis Bay where they were all getting ready. Shona was positively glowing and I don’t think she could quite believe the day had finally arrived! The ceremony was both fun & moving and the backdrop of Carbis Bay beach was absolutely glorious. We escaped there afterwards for some great shots of the two of them plus the ‘just married’ flip flops they were both wearing. And full marks to Simon too for all that leaping about on the beach! After a wonderful seaside-themed reception they surprised everyone with a choreographed routine for their first dance, to some very well-deserved applause! They are a truly lovely couple and we wish them all the best x
