Romantic intimate wedding at Treseren with analogue film photography with visit to Holywell Bay

It always feels a bit rude to have ‘favourite’ weddings when you’re a wedding photographer. Both Jon & I are very sentimental people and we get very invested in each and every single wedding we do but every creative has their strengths and weaknesses and the things that set their souls alight and gets them dreaming. For us, it’s intimate weddings.

Although we absolutely cover larger weddings too (We take on a limited amount per year) our heart does lie with the micro wedding. It gives you breathing space to step back and seek out beautiful portraits of each and every one of the guests and get some truly artful photographs. Oliver & Victoria’s wedding was one such wedding. They had just 20 guests at the beautiful Treseren, a Georgian former mine-captain’s country house nestled in pastoral farmland near the coast and they booked both myself and Jon to capture their day in full from the getting ready moments til the twinkly evening after the sun went down. They even requested a few photographs on Jon’s pride and joy, the Hasselblad as the groom and his family were film enthusiasts. You just can’t beat the look of medium format film, especially when we were on Holywell Bay for their romantic couple portraits. What a beautiful example of how gorgeous an intimate wedding in Cornwall can be full of considered and Romantic touches. Their special day will forever stand out in our memories.

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wide angle skyscape with couple in the dunes at their micro wedding in a joyful and fun style

Full Day captured by Jon & Sarah. We’ve blended the medium format film in with the digital gallery for the purpose of this blogpost :)

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father of the bride writing his speech before the wedding a candid documentary capture

getting ready preparations in the middleton suite at Treseren with Ione Makeup and hair

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Treseren is a dog friendly wedding venue which meant that their dog Daisy got to be part of the action too. She even had her own invited designed by Scalet Paperie, a talented local stationary artists and a beautiful handmade floral collar by 3Acre blooms which she kept on longer than anyone expected.

Victoria wore a dreamy blush lace dress with a floaty veil and soft and elegant hair and makeup by Ione who is the master of really natural looking, cruelty free wedding makeup.

It was under the stretch tent in the gardens that Victoria and Oliver met by their rambling arch for their outdoor ceremony.

Treseren wedding beneath the stretch tent in the gardens

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married beneath the stretch tent at Treseren

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They had fresh flower petal confetti which was so pretty and colourful as an eco alternative. Who doesn’t love to fill the air with a cloud of flower petals? (except perhaps Hay fever sufferers, but shhh)

They enjoyed a champagne reception in the gardens squeezing in all those joyful hugs and delicious canapés before a trip to Holywell Bay for their couple photographs.

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Treseren's front entrance with couple drinking champagne

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dramatic little romantic details and pops of light at beach cornwall wedding in the autumn

Analogue Collection

Have you ever wondered about how different digital looks to film? Here are some of the couple shots that Jon captured on medium format during Oliver & Victoria’s wedding whilst we were at the beach so you can compare how that soft, whimsical Kodak Portra vibe pairs up with the digital versions edited in our signature style.

medium format analogue photography of the gull rocks at holywell bay in cornwall

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Somehow the light just hits different ^_^ September is such a good month for a wedding in Cornwall as you get those warm summer tones with a slight hint of autumn breeze. It’s not unbearably hot but the chill of October hasn’t arrived yet.

Meanwhile, whilst Victoria & Oliver were frolicking in the dunes, Izzy and co. were busy setting up the dinner table in the wedding room back at Treseren. Victoria had planned for a beautifully romantic and timeless table scape with shimmery silks from Lancaster and Cornish, handwritten stationary by Scalet Paperie and thoughtful tokens for each of the guests to enjoy at their place. Blush candles and floofy flower arrangements set the mood for a delicate and fairyish mid-autumn-night’s dream vibe and a mouthwatering cake table of treats by the Cornish cakery with suitably autumn flavours.

We loved capturing all the little details as well as the guests to help tell the story of the wedding. Things like, how the light falls, which flora and fauna is in bloom and views of the scenes unfolding within the setting. These guys were enjoying delicious cocktails from the Lovedays cocktail bar out in the autumn sunshine on the terrace. It’s not a bad way to spend a day.

As the day waned, it was time for dinner and some short, informal speeches. They enjoyed a play in the garden with Daisy and the kids as the last of the days light filtered through the trees ready for the evening to unfold.

You can bet everyone was pretty excited for the cake cutting so that they could get stuck in to all the delicious offerings.

autumnal caramel cake with dried flowers inspiration

Thank you so much guys for a beautiful day. Everything about this day was exactly why we love an intimate wedding - chilled out vibes, just great company and great food (not to mention great cake) and it wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the beach.

Can we do it all again?