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2018 Highlights

Well Christmas is over, New Year’s Eve celebrations have been fully recovered from (although I’m not sure we could cope with too many parties ’til 3am!!) and we’ve finally had the chance to sit down and look through a handful of our beautiful 2018 weddings.

What an incredible year we had! We worked at some stunning venues – Ravello in Italy, St Ives, Carbis Bay, Pentillie Castle, Lanhydrock, Woolacombe, Polhawn Fort, Carlyon Bay & Bovey Castle to name just a few. We photographed farmers & F1! We did family photoshoots for past wedding customers and engagement shoots for future ones. We had some wonderful commercial shoots, made a lot of new friends in the wedding industry and it was great to work with each and every one of them 🙂

So here are a few of our favourites from a few of our weddings. It was a complete honour to be involved in all these special days, and thanks to all the amazing brides & grooms who put their faith in us. Your kind words about us are the biggest buzz we could ever get!

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How To Have An Unplugged Wedding

You see it all the time in wedding blogs & magazines, but what does having an ‘unplugged wedding’ actually mean?

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Well an unplugged wedding is exactly that, your guests unplug themselves from phones, ipads (other tablets are available…), cameras (yes Uncle Bob that means you too!) and any other device or technology lurking in their bags or pockets. Its about enjoying the moments as they happen, looking around and seeing friends and family, seeing the emotions & feeling the love. We live in a world where people constantly check their phones, take photos and upload them to the social media platform of their choice, but no bride wants to be faced with a wall of phones as she’s about to walk up the aisle. She’s excited and nervous and would much rather see everyone’s smiling faces.

So should you have an unplugged wedding?
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Abi & Mike at The Carbis Bay Hotel

Dream weddings do happen! All the planning and preparation comes together and results in a perfect day for everyone – the Bride & Groom, their family & friends and even their happy little wedding photographers!  We were recommended to Abi & Mike by the Carbis Bay Hotel and our first meeting was on a slightly drizzly & windy, definitely freezing day in February.  Carbis Bay beach still looked impressive but we all expressed a desire for better weather come the wedding day! We weren’t disappointed.

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The Bold & Beautiful Wedding Show – March 18th

Our first wedding fair of the season will be this fabulous affair at the Carbis Bay Hotel in St Ives. We’re a recommended supplier for Carbis Bay and its definitely on our favourite venues list! Entry is free and we’ll have a special offer available on the day! So if you’re planning a special day of your own why not pop along and say hello on Sunday 18th March between 12 & 4pm.

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Tom & Lydia at The Carbis Bay Hotel

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A slightly windswept Bride & Groom on Carbis Bay Beach!

Our very last wedding of 2017, a tiny occasion with just Tom, Lydia, their two guests and their beautiful baby!  The days between Christmas and New Year can be a bit dull even in beautiful Cornwall (collapsing on the sofa with a box of choccies can sometimes lose its charm…) so I was super pleased when Tom booked me for their wedding.  Everything was casual, the Carbis Bay Hotel looked beautifully Christmassy and even the weather behaved itself.  Bit of a fresh breeze(!) and the sea was having a tantrum, but Tom & Lydia were happy to brave the beach!  We wish them every happiness for a fabulous future 🙂 (more…)

Tanya & Andy at The Carbis Bay Hotel

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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.

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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 🙂

Note: photos are low resolution for web browsing.

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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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Catrina & Clifton at The Carbis Bay Hotel, near St Ives Cornwall

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Earlier this year we had the pleasure of photographing Catrina & Clifton’s beautiful wedding at The Carbis Bay Hotel.  We did a lot of travelling about that day!  After Catrina’s preparations (make up & hair at the Carbis Bay Hotel followed by dressing at The Mustard Tree B&B) we headed off to the church for one of the most heartfelt services we’ve ever had the privilege to photograph.  Then it was back to the Carbis Bay Hotel, with a stop off en route at a country location to give them both a few minutes to themselves, and also to capture some beautiful photos of course!

Fabulous beach wedding photos, a full-on party (with our photobooth for added fun!) and some amazing fireworks on the beach ended a thoroughly enjoyable day!  Catrina & Clifton were an absolute joy to spend time with, as were their lovely families & friends.  We wish you all the love & luck in world for your happiness together 🙂

For more beautiful photos from this wedding visit our facebook page 🙂

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