Cornwall Wedding Photographer

Unposed, Natural, Relaxed Professional Photography

Hey! I'm Steven. I am a Cornwall Wedding Photographer. I have been professionally photographing weddings since 2004 and have captured hundreds of happy couples. Before I was a wedding photographer I was a professional music photographer working worldwide with big acts. My approach to wedding photography is simple: to create a whole story that documents your most important day in the most natural and beautiful way possible. Working on all that the pictures are captured for forever. I will always look to capture your special day naturally and organically, documenting the fun, laughter and happiness as and how it occurs. I cover set up, love, photographs of your big day directing you or your guests. I follow the narrative of the day and capture all of the magical moments.

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A Little Bit About Me

I love being a wedding photographer in Cornwall. I've been professionally photographing weddings since 2004 and have captured hundreds of happy couples. Before I was a wedding photographer I was a professional music photographer working worldwide with big acts. Photography has always been a huge passion of mine ever since I was a child.

I grew up in Cornwall but have enjoyed travelling the world as much as possible since my early 20s. Not only do I love photographing weddings in Cornwall, I've never been lucky enough to capture couples special days all over the UK, Europe and the rest of the world.

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A Complete Guide to Your Wedding Day Photography Shot List

You are getting married! That means you have a lot of wedding photos to take, and you need them to be amazing. A pre-wedding photoshoot is one of the best ideas you can have because it will capture memories that can last a lifetime before the hecticness of your actual wedding day. Most photo wedding pros have a standard wedding photo list that covers all the basic pictures you'll want captured.

Pre-wedding Photoshoot Themes to Try Out

Before you decide which wedding photographers to hire, you’ll need to figure out the theme. With so many trending pre-wedding photoshoot styles, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Here are several pre-wedding photoshoot ideas you might want to consider:

  • Nature-Themed: The lighting and scenery will be perfect for your pre-wedding photography, creating an intimate and relaxed atmosphere.
  • Vintage-Themed: It’s fun dressing up in vintage outfits, getting your hair and makeup done and looking like you belong in a movie!
  • Traditional-Themed: Celebrate your culture in your pre-wedding photography while capturing the timeless beauty of wedding traditions and customs.
  • Fairytale-Themed: This unique pre-wedding shoot theme is a great way to capture the magical and romantic atmosphere of your wedding day.
  • Showcase Your Hobby: Your pre-wedding photoshoot can be based on a hobby or passion you both share.
  • National Landmarks: Add a sense of grandeur and awe to your pre-wedding photography with national landmarks as your backdrop.

How to Prepare for Your Wedding Photos

I highly recommend having all your wedding accessories together in a bag or separate storage box so they are ready to go for me when I arrive to start shooting. Please have these items together in one place (For example: a shoebox). Your items in one box and your groom's in another.

HIS: shoes, ring, ring box, bowtie or tie, tie clip, pocket square, watch, cuff links, vow book, etc.

HERS: Invitation suite, shoes, ring(s), bracelets, earrings, necklace, hair pieces, vow book, perfume etc.

In Addition: Please have your dress on a cute hanger. Any nice wooden hanger will do just fine. I love to incorporate floral in my detail shots. If at all possible, I will grab the brides bouquet and incorporate it.

The Getting Ready Space

The getting ready space sets the tone for your wedding photos for the whole day. My style is very light, airy, and clean colors true to what you see in front of you. That is done by using a ton of natural light. What you can do to help this is turn off the "yellow" lighting and open windows. This will make sure all of your skin tones in your photos are very true to color and don't pick up those orange/yellow tones.

Portraits and Timelines

There are so many ways to arrange your timeline and I am totally here to help. Most photographers are going to encourage you to have a first look but its totally not required. You can wait to have your ‘first look’ down the aisle.

GOLDEN HOUR PHOTOS: I usually allow about 20-25 minutes for Golden Hour Photos. That’s when I can steal you two away from the reception, give you two a break to relax and breathe, and then chase that light!! We’ll get some more bridal portraits that are covered with the golden hour light. SO good!

Below is a table representing common time allocations for different parts of your wedding photography experience:

Session Type Estimated Duration
Couples portraits/first look 30-40 minutes
Wedding party photos 20-30 minutes
Family portraits 30-40 minutes

Family Photo Shot List Checklist

If you are a couple that is looking for help when it comes to creating their family photo shot list for their wedding day, or you just don’t even know where to start… look no further! I suggest using this checklist to help you create the family formal list you want, but with the names of those family members listed for each photo.

Common Photo Combinations

  • Large group shot of entire extended family.
  • You two as a couple + Parents + Siblings (and their partners and kids) + Grandparents.
  • You two as a couple + Parents + Siblings.
  • You two as a couple + both of your immediate families.
  • You two as a couple + both sets of parents.
  • You two as a couple + both of your siblings.
  • Generation photo (Bride + Brides Mom + Grandmother. Or Groom + Grooms Father + Grandfather).

Having a list with the names of the people you want in them makes it so easy for us photographers to go down the list quickly and efficiently on your wedding day.

Wedding Ceremony Shot List

Your wedding ceremony is pretty cut and dry! Here are some of the most common shots that might be included during your wedding ceremony:

  • Detail shots of ceremony (Flowers, Chair details, Welcome sign).
  • Wide shot of the ceremony space.
  • Parents/ Grandparents walking down.
  • Grooms face as the bride walks down.
  • Rings, vows, and the first kiss.

Engagement and Couple Photographer Cornwall

As well as being a wedding photographer in Cornwall I am also a professional couple and engagement photoshoots. I love photographing love! In which I do love having photographed couples for the last 15 years in Cornwall and the rest of the world.

Whether you are a new couple or have been married for 50+ years, a professional couple is a wonderful gift. I have photographed couples of many stages of their relationship.

I always make sure the photoshoots are relaxed, unposed, and fun. Not many people enjoy having their photos taken, including me, which is why I make sure that you are both relaxed and happy during the shoot.

Engagement photoshoots are a great way to get used to the camera before your wedding and are offered as part of my wedding photography.

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