Is this one of the most unique weddings I’ve photographed yet? I think it might be!
The couple: Barry and Trish.
The briefing: “We aren’t doing a traditional wedding, we want this to be a bit different.” I scribble down, “Not a wedding” in my notepad.
The location for the (not a) wedding photography: Not just one location, not two, not even three. But basically everywhere in Cork city.
Pre-Wedding Pampering at Tom Winter’s Barbers
This wedding day already started off uniquely with a visit to Tom Winters Barbers on North Main Street, which is incidentally my first of the three favourite moments of this wedding day.
“ And to finish it off, a little drop of expensive whiskey. What a way to start your wedding day!”
The morning of a wedding can often be very stressful as anxiety and nerves fill the body. I know, I have been there myself! So is there a better way than getting pampered at this special barber beforehand? After all, this isn’t a usual barbershop, here we have warm towels wrapped around your face, a steam machine, even light massages to complete the whole pampering package and more. I was getting jealous just watching! And to finish it off, a little drop of expensive whiskey. What a way to start your wedding day!
This is also the first time I’ve ever photographed in a barbershop. Another location to add to my growing list. And I must say, the barbershop made for some great photos too.
Now, Barry isn’t getting ready for his actual wedding day, more like a wedding celebration. Because Barry and Trish actually eloped the week before in Iceland. I was contemplating getting eloped too, but my wife didn’t allow it! Haha! So for me, this is another of my favourite parts of this wedding. That they went ahead with getting eloped and resisted the pressures of having a local wedding.
Cork Wedding Photography
Remaining in Cork for the wedding photos, we had the luck of having the brother-in-law chauffeur us around the city, to all the spots in Cork that meant something special to Barry and Trish. So we ended up with these beautiful wedding photographs all over Cork, with a sneaky set of drinks at Le Chateau.
Google 5 Star review from Trish
We booked Jannik of Save The Journey as our wedding photographer in Cork and I simply could not recommend him highly enough.
From our first communication he just came across as a lovely guy and nothing was too much bother for him... From organising canvas prints for us to taking gorgeous photos on the day to sending the photos on really quickly afterwards.
Overall it was a really lovely experience working with Jannik and excellent value too compared to your "normal" wedding photography charges.Thank you so much Jannik... you have a great career ahead of you in photography.
Sneaky Drink at Le Chateau
Photobombing
In a moment of madness, the two photobombed this group who were being photographed for the newspaper. Guess who ended up in the newspaper themselves?
Wedding Couple Shoot at The Electric on Grand Parade
And finally, we conclude with my third favourite moment of this wedding day. A simple gathering of all friends and family. I put this down as one of my favourite moments for the exact reason I was happy I didn’t end up eloping with my wife. It would have been such a shame to not be able to share that special day with all your friends and family. The wedding couple did it perfectly, get eloped in an intimate ceremony and have an unforgettable trip, come back home and share your big day with a gathering in this lovely event room at the River Lee Hotel. Perfect. A string quartet during the day, and a DJ for the night. A bar with a fantastic selection of cocktails, amazing food, plenty of room to dance and all your closest people around you. And of course, me as their wedding/event photographer.
Oh, and scattered around the room were large, canvas prints with the photos from Iceland, to share their elopement.
What a treat this day was to photograph! So many locations, so many people, so much excitement and happiness. Congratulations!
Enjoy browsing these wedding photos, but also have a look at this outdoor wedding at the Castlemartyr Hotel for a more traditional wedding.
And remember, besides professional wedding photography, I also photograph the following:
• Newborn Baby Photography in Cork
• and more!
