The Liberty Pearl Photo & Film Collective
Natural & Relaxed Wedding Photography & Film Collective documenting your love, joy & happiness in Devon and Cornwall
To plug or to unplug your wedding that is the question
Posted on May 21, 2017
When I married my husband a year ago today – I loved our guests having their phones because I enjoyed seeing the images that everyone captured. It helped me to see the day through their eyes.
But equally I know that some couples prefer to ‘release’ the official photographs when they want to, which is of course their choice too. Either way I thought it would be good to look at plugged (with phones) and unplugged ceremonies (without them) as it is such a hot topic of discussion in the wedding industry at the moment.
As a professional photographer, there is nothing worse than a guest stepping out in front of you to get an image of the bride and groom when they walk back down the aisle.
It can ruin that split second you have to capture a special moment. That moment that becomes forever lost behind the suit jacket of a well-meaning guest.
Everyone who owns a decent smart phone now believes they too are photographers. With Instagram filters and touch of the button editing, it’s easier to create some truly breath-taking images on a mobile. But there is a reason why a couple have invested their money in a professional photographer when it comes to their wedding.
The understanding about composition, posing and above all else light, means that the images stand the test of time. These are the ones that are framed, or end up in the wedding album for generations to come. The pictures that reflect a couple’s special day as they dreamt it would be.
I have been to wedding ceremonies where there has been a ban on all cameras except mine. I have also been to weddings where I have had to contend with guests in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Whilst I really liked looking through the images my friends took at my wedding, I hope they didn’t make it too difficult for the photographer to do their job on the day.
We’re lucky in that we have a beautiful set of photographs to treasure.
But I hope that our guests actually experienced the wedding in person, and not just from the view finder of their camera phone.
Having a plugged or unplugged wedding has to be your decision. It’s just worth having a think during the planning stages about what will work best for you.
Best of 2016 Devon Wedding Photographer Liberty Pearl
Posted on December 28, 2016
Wowee what an AMAZING year 2016 has been for Liberty Pearl Photography, we have captured 30 amazingly, beautiful, naturally love filled, magical, wonderful weddings, and we have LOVED every single one of them!
This year has been a very exciting year for Liberty Pearl Photography, firstly with Amber from Liberty Pearl Photography getting engaged at the beautiful Gidleigh Park on the edge of Dartmoor in March, then quickly married in May in a quaint little Cornish fishing village, Kingsand, Cornwall. Read about her engagement story on the How He Asked wedding blog.
Wedding styling…..elegance and simplicity
We have started styling bridal photo shoots, fusing amazing up and coming and award winning wedding suppliers and boutique venues and their stunning gardens and grounds. These photo shoots have been widely published in top wedding blogs and magazines which has been awesome! We have started a series of wedding photography workshops in Devon and cornwall which have been lots of fun, a huge success and again widely published! We photographed 3 intimate elopement weddings, which were just so simple, magical and relaxed, we cannot wait to capture more of these intimate weddings in 2017.
My first wedding of the year was in January at the beautiful Cornish wedding venue Trevenna Barns. The venue is set within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty right on the edge of Bodmin Moor. We have photographed 3 weddings now, and have 2 more booked in for the 2017 wedding season.
Destination weddings
During 2016 we have travelled all over the UK photographing lovely couples at incredible wedding venues. We have also been very lucky to capture destination weddings in Ireland in the Wicklow Mountains at The Kippure Estate, and in Cape Town, South Africa at the Nooitgedacht Estate. The weddings were absolutely AMAZING! We love destination weddings and have a couple more booked in the calendar for 2017 YIPPEE! View the Irish wedding on the Plans & Presents wedding blog.
We have photographed weddings in the following wedding venues over the past 12 months:
Trevenna Barns Cornwall, Kingsand Village Hall Cornwall, The Royal William Yard Plymouth, Thornbury Castle Bristol, Amelies Porthlevan, New Cottage Dance Centre Cardiff, Deer Park Hotel Devon, Colehayes Park Dartmoor, Yurt Camp Devon, New Barton Barns Devon, Polhawn Fort Cornwall, Kippure Estate Dublin, Tredudwell Manor Cornwall, Dartington Hall Devon, Bedruthen Hotel and Spa Cornwall, Clivedon House London, The Tudor Barn, Roadford Lake Devon, Pilton Glastonbury, The Green Cornwall, The Nooitgedacht Estate Cape Town South Africa, Tavistock Town Hall Devon, Ever After A Dartmoor Wedding Devon, Ayrmer Cove Devon, St Ives Town Hall, The Mill House Inn Trebarwith Strand, Anran Devon, and the wedding season finally ended with a beautiful winter wedding at another of my favourite Cornish wedding venues The Green Cornwall.
This year my wedding photography was described as natural & beautiful…
My aim was to capture the love, joy & happiness of every wedding day…..
I am a very happy, friendly and relaxed lady, and my aim at every wedding was to capture the love, happiness and joy at everyone one of my 2016 weddings. I got to know as much as I could about my bride and grooms, I found out what really mattered to them on their wedding day. I offered a personalised, flexible and professional service, which put my couples at ease during their wedding planning process. My thoughtful and organised service ensured that all of my clients remained confident and reassured knowing that I was going to capture their wedding day the way THEY WANTED.
We love capturing weddings that reflect a couple and their personalities………
This year the weddings have been so exquisitely diverse, we have visited a host of charming and stylish wedding venues with weddings styled in so many different ways. Each and every wedding has mirrored the TRUE character of each couple. We LOVE a wedding that isn’t the traditional ‘cookie cutter’ type wedding. We love capturing weddings that reflect a couple and their personalities however quirky, non traditional and offbeat this may be.
I take inspiration from nature….
Environmental portraits are my passion. I love framing my couples with the surrounding environment, I adore beautiful fields flowing with fresh wild flowers, stunning coastlines, rolling green hills, the wide open landscapes of Dartmoor, The Natural Trust, and forests. So if you are planning a wedding with a location like this nearby this would be my dream wedding to shoot.
Styled bridal inspiration
We have collaborated with some super creative wedding planners, talented stylists and awesome suppliers on styled bridal shoots in Devon and Cornwall this year!
Exeter Castle styling by Blue Fizz Events
St Ives Harbour Hotel styling by Jenny Wren Weddings and Events and Hazel Parsons
Hotel Endsleigh styling by Liberty Pearl Photography
Devonport Guildhall styling by The Bespoke Bride Guide
Deer Park Hotel summer and winter styling by Liberty Pearl Photography
What’s next…..
We have 22 weddings booked in the calendar for 2017 at some beautiful wedding venues….
Here are some of our favourite images from our 2016 weddings ENJOY!
