Porthleven · Cornwall · 2027 & 2028
Beacon Crag Wedding Photographer
A clifftop house above Porthleven with its own path down to the sea. Relaxed, documentary photography for elopements and marquee weddings, £2,000 all in.
A note on the photos: I have not photographed a wedding at Beacon Crag yet, so as your Beacon Crag wedding photographer I am showing pictures from other weddings of mine. When I photograph one here, they will be replaced.
What a Beacon Crag wedding photographer is working with
Beacon Crag sits high on the cliffs just outside Porthleven, a couple of minutes from the harbour. The house was built in 1887 for a local artist, and it stands in five acres of private clifftop grounds with its own path down to the rocks and coves below.
It works for everything from an elopement for two to a marquee wedding on the lawn, and the sea is in almost every view.
Clifftop, coves, and the whole of Mount’s Bay in front of you.
Photographing a clifftop wedding
A clifftop venue means big views and changeable weather. I plan the portraits around the light and the wind, and use the path down to the coves for a quiet few minutes away from everyone after the ceremony.
On a clear evening the sun sets over the sea, which is the best fifteen minutes of the day. On a wild one, the drama is just as good in black and white.
With the smallest guests.
The first kiss.
How I photograph a Beacon Crag wedding
Beacon Crag sits right on the cliff at Porthleven, which means wind, big skies and a lot of light coming off the sea. A Beacon Crag wedding photographer here has to be quick on their feet when the weather changes, and I like it that way.
As your Beacon Crag wedding photographer I use the terraced garden and the paths down towards the coves for portraits, and I watch the harbour in the evening: Porthleven at dusk is worth a short walk.
Golden hour.
Then the party.
Planning your Beacon Crag wedding photography
Put the ceremony so that golden hour lands after the speeches, and keep twenty minutes free for the path down to the sea. Bring a warm layer for portraits: the cliffs are always a little breezier than the lawn.
There is more on coastal weddings on my Cornwall beach wedding page and on small weddings on my Cornwall elopement page.
What a £2,000 Beacon Crag wedding photographer covers
Clifftop weddings and elopements, covered from start to finish at one price.
Straight answers
Yes. It offers elopements and intimate weddings as well as marquee celebrations, and the private path to the coves is perfect for a quiet walk after the ceremony.
It often is on the cliffs. We shelter for some photos, embrace the wind for others, and veils look amazing in it.
£2,000, and that is it. Coverage is unlimited, with 800+ edited images, next-morning previews, drone where allowed and a gallery for family and friends. I am based in Cornwall, so there is no travel charge.
No. Documentary first, but not rigid: family group photos from your list, a few short portrait walks, and as much or as little posing as you want.
★★★★★
“He made sure the focus was on us both enjoying the day, so ensured that the photo sessions were quick and efficient so we were able to rejoin the party!”
Lisa D. · Google review
Thinking of the clifftop at Beacon Crag?
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