Newquay · Cornwall · 2027 & 2028

Atlantic Hotel Wedding Photographer

Newquay’s Victorian hotel from 1892 on the cliffs above Newquay, with a sweeping staircase inside and the ocean outside. £2,000 all in, travel included.

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Towan Head and the Atlantic coast below the Atlantic Hotel, Newquay, from the air
1892Victorian hotel
StaircaseGrand Victorian hall
OceanViews all round
£2,000All in, Cornwall rate
Bride and groom walking along the shoreline, documentary wedding photography by Matt WingBride and groom in sunglasses on a lit-up dancefloor, documentary wedding photography by Matt WingFirst dance in low light, documentary wedding photography by Matt WingThe Atlantic Hotel on its headland above Newquay, aerial photograph by Matt Wing

From other weddings of mine, and the Atlantic Hotel from the air. Want to see a whole day? Laura and Liam at The Green.

What an Atlantic Hotel wedding photographer is working with

The Atlantic was built in 1892 and stands on the cliffs above Newquay, surrounded by ocean views. Inside it is classic Victorian: a marble entrance, a sweeping staircase, a grand ballroom and a tea lounge. Outside there is a lawn looking over the sea.

I have photographed weddings here as an Atlantic Hotel wedding photographer. It is a venue with two personalities, formal and grand inside, wild and windy outside, and the good photographs come from using both.

The light at the Atlantic

The staircase and the big rooms give you soft, even window light for getting ready and for the quieter moments, which is useful on a coast where the weather changes by the hour.

Outside, the headland and the sea are at their best in the last half hour before sunset. That is the fifteen minutes I will ask you to keep free, and on a clear evening it is worth every second.

Atlantic Hotel wedding photographer Matt Wing: drone photograph of Atlantic waves breaking on the rocks below the hotel
The Atlantic on the rocks below the hotel, from the drone.

How I photograph the day

As your Atlantic Hotel wedding photographer I work documentary first. I stay in the background for getting ready, the ceremony and the drinks, then borrow the two of you three times for about fifteen minutes: after the ceremony, before dinner and at sunset.

Group photos take around half an hour from a list we agree in advance, often on the lawn with the sea behind, and then everyone is back to the drinks.

Planning an Atlantic Hotel wedding timeline

Work backwards from sunset. In June the sun sets around 9.30pm on this coast, in September around 7.35pm and in December about 4.15pm, so your golden-hour slot moves a long way through the year. The Cornwall page has sunset times for every month.

If you want a photograph on the staircase, it is best done early, before guests are moving through the hall. Five minutes is plenty.

For larger weddings, a list of group photographs agreed in advance keeps things moving on the lawn, and I will have them back to the drinks within half an hour.

What a £2,000 Atlantic Hotel wedding photographer covers

  • Unlimited hours, usually 10am to 10pm
  • 800+ edited images, full resolution, print rights yours
  • 100+ previews the next morning
  • Drone where the venue and the CAA permit it
  • No travel charge and no hotel. I am based in Cornwall
  • A venue visit beforehand if I have not been recently

It is the same whole day I shoot anywhere. More on how I work as a Cornwall wedding photographer, including sunset times for every month.

Straight answers

Have you photographed weddings at the Atlantic Hotel?

Yes. I have photographed weddings at the Atlantic, inside and out, and I know where the light is best at each point in the day.

Where are the best photos at the Atlantic Hotel?

The staircase for the grand shots, the lawn for groups with the sea behind, and the headland at sunset for the two of you.

How much is an Atlantic Hotel wedding photographer?

£2,000 all in: unlimited hours, 800+ edited images, 100+ previews the next morning, drone where permitted and travel. No packages and no extras on the day.

★★★★★

“Nothing felt rushed, it was all we could have asked!”

Courtney S. · Google review

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The Atlantic Hotel venue website