Albion and Tania’s Spanish wedding was my first of two very different European destination wedding photography bookings in 2018. To honour Tania’s Spanish heritage, and in the hopes of having a lovely hot Spanish destination wedding, Albion and Tania had chosen to rent the most stunning villa on the outskirts of Biar, in the Alicante region for their weekend-long celebrations.
Read MoreSouth West Wedding Photographer: Liam and Hannah's Gants Mill Wedding
This one was a special one for me, way back when, I introduced the Bride to the Groom! Liam and I had met by chance on a train station platform in Thailand - we were both travelling alone, and having missed his intended train Liam decided on the spur of the moment to join me on the train to Kanchanaburi. A year later, I persuaded him to come to a little festival near Plymouth, where I promptly ditched him with a bunch of people he didn’t know. Fantastic friend, hey? Sorry not sorry though, because one of those friends was Hannah! They met, they drank rum, and eight years later here I was shooting their wedding!
Read MoreCornwall wedding photographer in Shropshire: Kayleigh and James' boho wedding at Walcot Hall
I’d been looking forward to Kayleigh and James’ wedding since they booked me, and the excitement had only increased since they proved themselves to be incredibly photogenic in their beautiful golden hour engagement shoot on a beach in Wales.
Read MoreCornwall Wedding Photographer in Birmingham: Jodie and James' Digbeth Mexican Themed Wedding
Jodie and James’ Birmingham wedding photography was a bit of a departure from the norm for me - usually I arrive at some rural bolthole where the bride is getting ready and take lots of lovely photos in the natural setting - but this was my first ever urban wedding! Jodie was getting ready at a central birmingham Travelodge, and James at his home nearby before they headed to the church in Moseley to say their vows.
Read MoreCornwall wedding photographer in Shropshire: Laura and George's handmade wedding
Living on a rural farm, Laura and George weren’t short of options for the location of their boho outdoor wedding. They chose the field with the best views for their stunning hilltop wedding, and were blessed with an incredible sunny day to celebrate their marriage.
Read MoreCornwall wedding photographer in Devon: Daisy and Charlie's RHS Rosemoor wedding
Daisy and Charlie’s wedding took me to North Devon for the first time, an area which, in spite of living in Plymouth for 6 years, I hadn’t ever explored! What a pleasant surprise it was - all winding lanes and high hedgerows, and all this on what must have been the hottest weekend of the year.
Read MoreCornwall Photographer: Wild Glitter x Yoga Jane x Leela Yoga
As you may know, as well as being a wedding photographer I also run Wild Glitter, an online store selling biodegradable glitter. With the summer sun shining, I thought it was the perfect time to collaborate with two lovely Cornwall yoga teachers, Yoga Jane and Sarah from Leela Yoga on some Cornwall yoga photography featuring biodegradable glitter by Wild Glitter.
Cornwall is a photographer's dream at this time of year - the sea is azure, the sun is shining and golden hour and sunset is beyond beautiful. This was a great opportunity to explore a new area for me, and to take a break from being a Cornwall wedding photographer for something a bit different.
Natural photography in Cornwall
If you’re a yoga teacher or creative looking for natural photography in Cornwall, then do get in touch - I always have time for headshot clients in between weddings and love nothing more than capturing people doing their thing, whether that’s yoga, surfboard shaping or serving people in your cafe!
Jane and Sarah are both rocking Wild Glitter's biodegradable glitter in Superchunky, Chunky and Fine, all of which are available in 7 different colours and can be custom labelled with your name and wedding date as biodegradable glitter wedding favours!
Olivia Moon Photography is a Cornwall based wedding photographer, taking bookings for wedding photography in Devon and the Westcountry as well as further afield in the UK, Ireland and for destination weddings around the world.
Cornwall wedding photographer in Wiltshire: Ali and Joey's Church Farm wedding photography
Ali and Joey had booked me to be their wedding photographer from Melbourne, Australia where they live, and as they were only arriving shortly before the wedding we didn’t get a chance to do an engagement shoot. Luckily I had shot Ali’s sister’s wedding at Walcot Hall last year, so we weren’t total strangers!
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UK Wedding Photographer year in review 2018
I love this time of the year: maybe it’s the gentle easing back into the world of wedding photography and work after Christmas, maybe it’s the excitement of having a whole new year in front of me, a blank canvas. I think what I love most of all is how these first magical couple of weeks of the new year are always a time of reflection for me – on the weddings I shot, the places I traveled, the people I met and the friends I made. 2018 felt full to the brim with all of these things, so putting together this blog post has been an emotional and time-consuming ride!
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Snowdonia beach engagement shoot and proposal photography: Kayleigh and James
Sometimes you just get a feeling about a couple - you click instantly, and they feel like old friends rather than wedding photography clients. Kayleigh and James are one of these couples - from the moment we first spoke over Skype about photography for their upcoming wedding at Walcot Hall, I knew they were going to be F.U.N.
Read MoreCornwall wedding photographer in Shropshire: Rosie and Harry's relaxed marquee wedding
This wedding really marked the beginning of the hot, hazy summer of 2018 - looking back on it to write this blog post feels like I’m looking through a golden lens. It was in the magical moment while everything was still green, before the fields all turned brown with the heat, and the atmosphere was so light and fun - all of which were perfect ingredients for a beautiful boho wedding.
Read MoreUrban wedding photography: Jodie and James' Digbeth Engagement Shoot
Jodie and James’ engagement shoot took me away from the hills and fields, and into the industrial landscape of Digbeth in Birmingham. It was such a lot of fun to change things up, and have a play with the stronger style of composition that the abandoned buildings and red brick architecture that Digbeth had to offer, not to mention the street art!
Read MoreCornwall wedding photographer in Shropshire: Rosie and Harry's Stiperstones engagement shoot
I’d been dying to take a couple up to the epic crags of the Stiperstones and Devil’s Chair for ages, and with Harry and Rosie being a pretty adventurous couple who love to travel, it seemed like the perfect location for their Shropshire engagement shoot - an adventure on their doorstep.
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Festival wedding photography: Joanne and Rueben's Walcot Hall festival wedding
I arrived at Walcot Hall for Joanne and Rueben’s wedding to the news that Joanne had come down with food poisoning overnight - every bride’s worst nightmare. The amazing Lucie Anne (one of Walcot Hall’s wedding co-ordinator) had made a mad dash to the local doctor’s surgery with poor Jo early that morning and by the time I arrived things were definitely looking up, though the atmosphere was a bit more subdued than most weddings!
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Scotland wedding photography - highlands engagement shoot
I spend half my life ogling elopement photography from the Scottish Highlands on Instagram, so when Albion and Tania suggested that we do their engagement shoot near Glencoe while I was travelling around Scotland in my campervan, naturally I jumped at the chance.
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Shropshire wedding photography: Fiona and Tom's marquee-in-a-field wedding
Fiona and Tom arrived in Shropshire from London 24 hours before their wedding to the news that the field they had booked for their rustic marquee reception was totally waterlogged. After several days of torrential downpours, the topsoil had completely washed away, and it was looking like they would have to find an alternative venue as the mudbath was so bad that the marquee was proving difficult to put up!
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Cornwall wedding photography: Dani and Paul at Whitsand Bay Fort
Dani and Paul’s wedding at Whitsand Bay Fort was bathed in that special brand of early summer sunshine, the kind that reflects off tarmac and feels so fresh and bright it hurts. A summer breeze added to the fresh ocean feel as the couple said their vows in front of family and friends overlooking the glittering sea below.
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Ireland Wedding Photography - Niamh and Brendan's Tankardstown House Wedding
Part of the reason I chose to be a wedding photographer is my love of travel, so when Niamh and Brendan got in touch from Ireland to ask if I’d be interested in being their wedding photographer, it was an instant yes from me! In 2017 I shot two weddings in Ireland (you can see them here and here), and fell in love with the Emerald Isle, so to be asked back for a third time was a real treat.
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Wes Anderson wedding photography - Millie & Winston's Walcot Hall Wedding
When Millie and Winston said the magic words “have you heard of The Grand Budapest Hotel?” and said that was the feel they were going for when it came to their wedding, I have to admit I did a little happy dance! Wes Anderson is one of my favourite filmmakers, and Wes Anderson inspired wedding photography has been on my bucket list for a while!
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The off-duty wedding photographer: Eire, Northern Ireland and Scotland
Time for a little interlude in amidst the weddings. One of the massive perks of being a wedding photographer is the chance to set my own schedule in the quieter months, and as wedding season wasn’t quite in full swing we took the opportunity to continue where we left off last year.
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