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Flo, Chris & Chloe | Together

September 2, 2014 · 3 Comments

I figured I better blog this Family Together Session before this beautiful day we spent in Cornwall with Flo, Chris, Wowzer and baby Chloe will start to feel as sweet a memory as their wedding day three (!) years ago. A lot has happened since their wedding, though, not only has their family grown with the addition of gorgeous Chloe, but they also did what I always dream of doing, they took the plunge and moved to Cornwall (with their families in tow!), and built up not only one but two successful businesses along the way. I couldn’t be more proud or happy for the life they’ve built for themselves in the most beautiful place on earth!

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Penny & Alex | Wedding

July 9, 2014 · 23 Comments

How do I even begin describing Penny & Alex’s Cornish wedding day? One of my favourite places on earth, Trevose Head in Cornwall, check. A couple who designed a day to look exactly like them, which I always adore, check. A day so relaxed and full of genuine moments, there wasn’t even one formal group to capture, check. Torrential rain, che… err never mind that one! And yet, the insane downpour right at the beginning of the cliff top ceremony didn’t even matter, somehow it just added to the atmosphere of the day.

Penny and the girls got ready at Stein’s at Trevone Farm, which had the same chilled and yet stylish look as the rest of the day, as did the pretty stationery by Project pretty. Penny had her hair done by Holly Luisa, and she teamed her Jenny Packham Eden gown with glittery flip flops from Aldo for a glamorous and yet comfortable look.

Trevose Head is such a wild and beautiful place on it’s own, but it looked even more magical on Penny & Alex’s wedding day, with beautiful outside ceremony setting with a wedding back board by Rosie Harbottle, and flowers by Garden gate flower company and BJ Richards. Virginias vintage and Very vintage hire provided the props and Sarah Talbot from Miss Tea was in charge of catering on the day. The delicious looking ‘naked’ cake was by Natural cake company.

It was an absolutely pleasure to once again work with humanist celebrant Zena Birch, who not only always finds the most beautiful words to illustrate her points, but also looks pretty darn cute in wellies and a yellow rain coat.

And I can’t very well forget Goose, Penny & Alex’s adorable dog, who was pretty much the star of the whole show. He was so excited about being part of everything that he could hardly contain himself (or his cuteness) all day, apart from when it came to posing perfectly for the couple portraits.

It was an absolute pleasure to be a part of this amazing day full of so much beauty and happiness, and I want to wish Penny & Alex lots of luck on their next adventure, as they relocate to Australia in a couple of weeks! x

Marianne Taylor creative fine art destination wedding reportage photography Cornwall

Marianne Taylor creative fine art destination wedding reportage photography Cornwall

Marianne Taylor creative fine art destination wedding reportage photography Cornwall

Jo & Tom | Wedding

May 28, 2013 · 18 Comments

I am not shy about my love for Cornwall, and every time I get to photograph a wedding down on the magical coastline I pretty much jump for joy. Jo & Tom’s amazing Cornish wedding day was no exception. Tying the knot at the edge of the rugged cliffs of Trevose Head was pretty much my idea of wedding paradise.

Getting ready, while Sally Orchard was attending to their make-up, Jo and the girls looked so cute in their Pretty Plum Sugar dressing gowns. The bridesmaids then got on their pretty Phase 8 dresses, before Jo slipped into her bridal gown… and I mean just wow. The (aptly named!) Marianne gown by Naomi Neoh was seriously breathtaking, with its hint of blushing rose shade that came out in a certain light.

After a beautiful humanist ceremony conducted by the lovely Zena Birch in a marquee in the garden (of which my favourite moment by far was everyone belting out ‘I’m a believer’ by the Monkees!), a vintage bus took us the short trip to the reception marquee on the edge of the cliff. Wedding Planner Sarah Vaux was on hand to make sure everything ran smoothly, The Park at Mawgan Porth was in charge of catering, while George Mackay Flowers created the beautiful blooms. The cutest stationary was designed by Flo (who’s wedding I also shot a few years back) from Charlie Scribble and I should also mention that the amazing cake was created by the bride’s mum.

I know no words can really do justice to this gorgeous day, so I shall let the pictures do the rest of the talking.

Thank you so much for having us Jo & Tom, and for giving me yet another reason to love Cornwall so! x

Marianne Taylor creative fine art wedding reportage Cornwall

Marianne Taylor creative fine art wedding reportage Cornwall

Cathryn & Alex | Wedding

June 22, 2012 · 26 Comments

I can’t quite believe how many amazing days I’ve gotten to be a part of already, and the year is only (but also already!) at the halfway point. Soo excited to be finally blogging Cathryn & Alex’s wedding down in Cornwall, and couldn’t think of a better time than Midsummer’s Eve to do it!

Not only are Cathryn & Alex absolute sweethearts, which was obvious already at their engagement session, I just adore their taste in everything, from design to music, so I always had an inkling their wedding would be extra pretty. The whole day took place at the gorgeous Lantallack Farm, and despite having headed down to Cornwall armed with wellies et al. the weather turned out absolutely perfect.

Cathryn had been suffering from a cold in the days leading up to the wedding, but with a little magic from Dare 2 Wear and Amy Jackson from The Whole Shebang, she looked absolutely radiant on the day. The amazing Manuel Mota gown from Pronovias fitted like a glove, and once again I got to indulge in shooting my favourite Jimmy Choos.

A couple of years ago I mentioned that I’d love to shoot some yellow-themed weddings, and oh boy have my prayers been answered this year! I really loved the way yellow and grey ran through the whole day, from the stationery Cathryn designed herself, to the boys’ River Island suits and girls’ Dessy dresses, not to forget the the luurvely flowers by H. Watts Florist.

The Round Kitchen was in charge of the catering, while Born Hectic Events ran the bar and The Cheese Shed was responsible for the cheese in the evening. One of the stars of the day was the beautiful cake, which was created by Cathryn’s mum.

As if the day wasn’t perfect enough already (what with stuff like getting to see how happy and blooming one of my previous couples, Rose & Brendan were, thrown in) the first dance really topped it, not least because the song was the sublimely beautiful Only Love by Ben Howard. *Swoon*.

I tweeted on the day that if I was forced to do the same wedding over and over again, I would be quite happy if it was this one, and I’m not even joking. Thank you Cathryn & Alex for everything, I wish you the best of luck with your new adventures all the way over in Australia! x

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creative fine art wedding photography

Kelly & Nik | Beloved

July 4, 2011 · 30 Comments

While down in beautiful Cornwall last month, I had the pleasure of photographing an amazing Beloved session with Kelly & Nik. Kelly is originally from the little village of Fowey in Cornwall, and it is also the place where Nik proposed to her, and where they had the official bit of their wedding ceremony two years ago, before a celebration in Ibiza.

For their second wedding anniversary Kelly wanted to give Nik a Beloved session as an anniversary present, as she felt they didn’t have enough relaxed and natural pictures of themselves together.

I can’t tell you enough how much I love doing these sessions! It’s just so touching to be able to watch two people remembering how much they mean to each other, and I feel immensely privileged to be able to capture those moments for the couple to remember forever.

Thank you Kelly and Nik for putting so much trust in me, and for giving to each other so willingly.

P.s. you can read more about what Kelly & Nik thought about their session over at Kelly’s blog.

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