We are Lyra & Moth, wedding photographers & videographers based in Cornwall. We named our studio after our daughter as we love the link to the twinkling stars, the literary connection & most importantly, nature. I suppose like Moths, we are a little nocturnal ourselves for that’s when dreams come to life and we feel most inspired. Our goal is to create evocative, charming & relaxed imagery that is inspired by nature, lore and whimsy. A combination of a storyteller & film maker, we voyage throughout the island and beyond capturing wedding tales, families cherished memories, mystical elopements and Creative Artisans. We pour heaps of love & soul into what we do, having a merry time as we go and meeting wondrous people along the way. Our work is for couples looking for spirited, down to earth & fun loving photographers that capture the essence of their story through a mix of gentle documentary style photography & artful, creative portraits of romance & still life.
Based in the enchanting lands of deep West Cornwall, we find constant inspiration in the churning ocean and ancient standing stones perched on the hills and endless swirling storms that roll in off the bay. Influenced by Renaissance paintings and the Romanticist movement, we delight in telling the nuanced stories of secret elopements, wild weddings & the merry rumpus of giddy gatherings through a mixture of Digital & Analogue Photography and video.
The most important thing to us is that our couples have the best wedding day they could possibly have. We are not there to monopolise our brides and grooms and turn their precious celebration into a photoshoot. That’s why we call our coverage ‘Natural Storytelling.’ It means that we follow the flow of the day as it happens capturing the authentic moments, documentary style so that when our couples look back on their wedding albums, they’ll feel transported back to the moment and remember how it felt, not being bossed about.
Telling stories of Merry folk & Giddy gatherings
Our Approach
Our wedding galleries consist of around 60% natural documentary photographs of guests weeping, laughing, standing around drinking champagne and getting rowdy on the dance floor. The other 40% is made up of a blend of the little details of the day; how the sky looked, which flowers were in bloom that day, nooks and crannies of the venue, the beautiful flowers and decor that our couples chose as well as those key portraits and couple photos. We’re totally led by our couple’s vibes on these as to the scale from painfully mushy to American Gothic they want to go, as we tailor our approach to suit each and every wedding we attend. Everyone has a different vibe and that’s what we’re looking for. No routines or set formulas here. Oh, and if you don’t want to do family line up photos? We’re not going to make you do them.