Cornwall Wedding Photographer

Emily + Kyle – Cornwall, UK

The location for Emily and Kyle’s Cornwall Wedding was the laid-back setting of Kilminorth Cottages in Cornwall, just a few short miles from where I grew up as a kid, but somewhere I never knew existed until the build-up to Emily and Kyle’s celebrations. Kilminorth Cottages is a self-catering “barn conversion” wedding venue nestled away on the Cornish coastline but tucked back a short walk in-land so that it feels like the middle of the countryside. :-)

I say “barn conversation” because whilst it certainly has some beautifully converted barns, it also has oodles of outside space for celebrating – space which despite the threat of wedding day rain – Emily and Kyle made great use of, including; a fabulous outdoor ceremony led by friends and a spacious marquee reception.

Whilst a DIY wedding in the Cornwall countryside – halfway around the world from where you live – is not for everyone, it was amazing to see and capture Emily and Kyle’s wedding day unfold in a casual and “no expectations” way. I often say that the key to a great wedding is the couple themselves, their attitude, their mentality and the way their day aligns with their personalities – and it’s my belief that Emily and Kyle got that just right!

A few words from Emily…

How and why did you choose your venue?

We really wanted to find a venue that allowed us to be flexible with how the weekend turned out. A lot of the venues we originally went to see had a very set plan and itinerary on how the weekend should run. When we visited venues, we were looking for a venue and venue owner that would support us in throwing a wedding that felt just like us. With so many international guests coming too (Kyle is American and Emily grew up in Cornwall) we also wanted accommodation on site for at least 50 people.

Kilminorth really delivered on all of these. We had accommodation for ~60 people and Jayne was fantastic about hearing our vision and allowing us to create the weekend exactly as we wanted – crazy ideas and all.

What were your top three priorities in planning your wedding?

1. Creating a wedding that felt 100% like us. The first thing we did when starting to plan the weekend was to have a couple of frozen margarita’s and write down everything that we did and didn’t want for the wedding weekend, so we could come back to it throughout the process to check we were on the right track!

2. Make it feel like a summer camp. We met working at a summer camp in Maine, USA and really wanted the weekend to reflect that – so we events throughout the weekend, including a huge BBQ and Olympic Games for the Saturday before the wedding with the winning team having the trophy presented to them at the reception!

3. Enough alcohol and good music. We really just wanted everyone to have a good time. We made sure we had enough wine and local beer and a great band and let our friends and family do the rest!

What one thing most surprised you about your wedding, or planning your wedding?

How easy it is to plan a wedding in Cornwall from New York City! It was amazing how easy it was to speak with all the vendors via Facetime, Skype or a conference call.

If you could do it all over again, which one thing wouldn’t you change, and if anything, what one thing would you change?

We wouldn’t change the location! It was amazing to have our friends and family from the USA and the UK be able to explore the area that Emily grew up in, even if driving on the wrong side of the road down Cornish lanes was a little terrifying!

The only thing we would change is probably taking one or two events out of the itinerary for the weekend. We had a jam-rammed schedule of things to do from Thursday night to Monday morning which was so much fun, but also very tiring! We could have given ourselves a little more time to relax in the hot tubs at Kilminorth!

A few lovely words about us from Emily and Kyle…

“Barney and Poppy were the absolute dream team. From the moment we reached out to them to weeks after the wedding they were always professional, organised, helpful and above all, so incredibly talented.

We felt so at ease going to into the wedding, knowing that Barney had everything under control. On the day, he was relaxed, fun and helped out in many ways. Not only did he take photos the entire day, managing to catch every moment when it happened, but he also helped with weather forecasts, liaised with the band and catering company and organised our final photos with the sparkler tunnel.

When we got the photos we were blown away. The slideshow photos were beautifully chosen and paired with music that really captured the essence of the day. We’re still watching it on repeat. The photos were stunning – he captured everything we could ever have asked for and we will cherish the photos forever!”

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Photography: Barney Walters

Venue: Kilminorth Cottages

MUA: Kat Sanders-Smith

Hair Stylist: Kat Sanders-Smith

Catering Team: Radius 7

Band: Dysfunktional

Florist: Essential Blooms

Dress Designer: Davids Bridal

Suit Designer: The Black Tux

Emma + Pete – Cornwall, UK

I’ve been photographing weddings at Trevenna Barns in Cornwall for a number of years. It’s the only Cornwall wedding venue that I visit several times each year, and as you’ll see – for good reason! Trevenna provides a rustic barn wedding theme in the heart of Bodmin Moor, sandwiched between the A38 and A30 in Cornwall, not far from where I grew up as a kid. Trevenna Barns in Cornwall provides a beautiful backdrop for a relaxed wedding all year round.

Emma and Pete married at Trevenna under the outdoor arbour in the summer of 2018. It was an absolute pleasure to be involved in their wedding day in Cornwall. “Barney the photos are incredible! We spent the whole of Friday night looking at the pictures and they are amazing, you are fabulous!” – Emma and Pete

You can view more of my Trevenna Wedding Photography on this page.

How and why did you choose your venue?

As we were a couple for 13 years before getting married, we were lucky enough to be invited to a lot of weddings before planning our own. So we had a good idea from those as to what we wanted from the venue when it came to our turn – specifically somewhere exclusive where we could have our family and friends stay across multiple days so that we didn’t feel like we were seeing everyone fleetingly throughout the day. With Em being born in St. Austell, it was natural to look at Cornwall for a venue that fitted. Trevenna stood out when we found it online, and it blew us away when we visited (we almost said yes after five minutes there but kept our composure and waited until the end of the tour!). The rustic buildings coupled with a breath-taking panoramic of the Cornish countryside gave us a perfect canvas to create the wedding we wanted.

What were your top three priorities in planning your wedding?

We wanted to make sure that people were well-fed and entertained. Ultimately we wanted to throw a fab party and for everyone to have an absolute ball and there’s nothing worse than waiting around not knowing what was happening next, then getting to the end of the night and needing to stop off at a kebab shop on the way back to the hotel! Luckily Trevenna had the experience to know how much food (and fizz!) to provide throughout the day for our number of guests so no-one went hungry, and we got some fabulous games from Box & Cox Vintage Hire to play during the reception and later in the evening. The giant Jenga and Welly Wanging, in particular, made the most of the outdoor space!

We also wanted the wedding to truly reflect us as a couple – from a tower of doughnuts (Pete’s favourite) as the cake to the table names referencing our backpacking tour of China, where some of the most fabulous and harrowing experiences, like the reflection of the moon over West Lake vs. a truly epic bout of food poisoning, made us realise that we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together. While this meant spending a little more time and effort on certain things, it really made the day special when we think back.

Finally, as much as we knew we’d enjoy the day, we also wanted to enjoy all the planning beforehand and not feel like it was a chore! We did this by splitting up the tasks between us, making sure we gave ourselves enough time for everything and doing things early enough that we could take a short break in between completing them to recharge ready to tackle the next thing on the spreadsheet!

If you could do it all again, which one thing wouldn’t you change, and if anything, what one thing would you change?

Pete: I couldn’t imagine getting married anywhere else, so I definitely wouldn’t change the venue, it was the perfect backdrop we needed to plan the wedding we wanted! However, saying that I would have planned where everything would go before getting there the day before. There was some frantic last-minute planning which could have been avoided!!

Emma: I booked a little surprise ‘love nest/bolt hole’ for a few nights after the wedding at the Cider House, Gooseford Farm. It turned out to be the most perfect opportunity for us to retreat and soak in the awesomeness of the wedding, recover from the relentless excitement and to spend some time in each other’s company as a married couple. Honestly, the only thing I would have done differently would have been remembering to move the vase of flowers down to the arbour! As it was, the amazing Barney arranged my bouquet on the signing table so I didn’t even realise I’d forgotten until I saw our friends’ photos the next day!

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Supplier List

Venue: Trevenna

Makeup Artist: Ella Butler

Hair Stylist: Capella (Sarah Hooper)

Band/DJ: Vicious Kitten

Other Entertainment: Box and Cox (welly wanging etc.!)

Florist: Sharon Mesher

Cake: Doughnut Addiction

Wedding Rings: Phil Swinden

Dress Designer: Maggie Sottero

Shoe Designer: Rachel Simpson

Lighting: “Light up weddings” (Alex Darling)

And remember, you can view more of our Trevenna Wedding Photography and Cornwall Wedding Photography on these links.

Eve + John – Cornwall, UK

Polpier and Penpol are two houses located on the top of the Cornish coastline in Mevagissey, perfectly situated for a Cornwall Wedding Photographer. This was the setting for Eve and John’s wedding, and what a magnificent setting it was for a beautiful day – in every way. Eve and John planned a fairly intimate day with their close friends and family from across the globe to come to Cornwall to witness their vows against the Cornish coastline backdrop, and then party the night away in the Polpier house.

Being from Cornwall myself I can say this; this is not what Cornwall looks like every day – and thus Eve and John were blessed to have Cornwall looking at it’s absolute best for their celebrations.

Polpier and Penpol wedding venue is super in that the two houses are located approximately one hundred meters apart allowing for separation in the morning between the bridal and grooms parties, without actually being all that far apart. As you’ll see from the images below, the boys were able to help set-up the garden in the morning before getting ready in the Penpol House.

After the ceremony on the lawn, the reception started and a relaxed few hours on the grass was enjoyed by everyone Eve and John had invited. Later in the day, we strolled down to the harbour of Mevagissey with the newlyweds to allow them to take some much deserved “time-out” and create some awesome images in the afternoon light that we were gifted with.

For a small intimate wedding in Cornwall by the coast, you can’t get much better than Polpier and Penpol – a beautiful day in every way.

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Polpier and Penpol Wedding Photographer Cornwall

Photography by Barney

Venue: Polpier, Mevagissey

Hair Stylist and MUA: Rosie Finnigan

Catering Team: Kerra’s Cornish Catering

Band/DJ: Guitarist: Steve Osman

Florist: The Flower Gallery (bouquets and buttonholes only)

Cake: Tina’s Cakes for all Occasions

Dress Designer: WED2B

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Jen + Matt – Cornwall, UK

“We LOVE the pictures… The variety of shots and styles is brilliant… Matt kept on saying “that’s the one” over and over until it was ridiculous… and we realised that we have too many favourites!” – Jen & Matt

Jen & Matt’s wedding at Polhawn Fort on the Cornish coast was one of those days for us, as Cornwall Wedding Photographers, when you wish you were guests at their wedding – instead of ‘working’. (needless to say we had fun anyhow) Such an incredibly friendly day with so much warmth, both in climate, but in spirit too!

Polhawn Fort and Whitsand Bay were looking their best, a gentle breeze in the air, clear waters and beautiful sunshine for much of the day, pure joy of a summer Cornwall wedding – complete with sailboats on the horizon. Perfect.

With Whitsand Bay on my doorstep for some of the year and a stone’s throw from where I truly call home, it’s a privilege to be involved in weddings at Polhawn Fort. All the fluffy stuff aside, it’s a venue that truly offers so much in terms of photography and backdrops, from the old fort itself to the beautiful lawns, to the backdrops of the sea – oh, and the private beach!! Take me back. :)

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Polhawn Fort Wedding Photographers

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Photography by Barney Walters Wedding Photography

Ceremony and Reception Venue: Polhawn Fort

Makeup Artist: Avril at Beauty Within, Torpoint

Hair Stylist: Rapture Hair & Beauty, Plymouth

Catering Team: Fego Food Co

Band/DJ: Ride The Fire

Florist: This Rugged Coast (Mari)

Cake: Groom’s wonderful parents, Mark & Eileen

Wedding Rings: Bride’s from “Browns” and Groom’s from “Ernest Jones”

Jewellery, Watches, Gifts – Ernest Jones

Dress Designer: White by Vera Wang from ‘David’s Bridal’

Shoe Designer: Groom – “Barker”

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Katie + David – Cornwall, UK

I first met Katie & David the very evening they first emailed me, I was sat in a hotel room on the outskirts of London when Katie emailed to ask if I would document her celebrations, we quickly realised that where I was staying that night was just a couple miles from their house, so quickly made plans to meet up.

The world works in interesting ways and I for one am very happy I could be apart of this, they had such a lovely day in the Cornish countryside of Trevenna Barns with so many of their nearest and dearest around to witness and help party the night away. I hope you’ll see why I had such good fun…

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– by Barney Walters ‘Cornwall Wedding Photographer‘

Colm + Duncan – Cornwall, UK

Simply awesome fun. The easiest way to sum up a great weekend spent with Colm, Duncan and all their friends and family from across the UK and further afield. An emotional day too, for some, where everything was out in the open and clear to see the ‘why’ for the weekend celebrations in Cornwall. I was privileged to be invited to document Colm + Duncan’s story, not just on their wedding day but also the evening before the big day at Trevenna Barns on Bodmin Moor in the east of Cornwall. I always love to get involved as much as possible, to build the story deeper than a few typical ‘wedding pictures’ and really create a series of pictures that will stand the test of time.

Guys, it was simply incredible to be invited and become a part of your incredible celebrations and I really wish you all the very best for the years ahead! :)

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by Barney Walters