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Same Sex & Gay Weddings Elopements in Cornwall

This is our LGBTQ & same sex wedding inspiration page showing gay weddings that are intimate, unique and fun. Cornwall Elopements specialises in promoting diverse weddings and providing LGBT-friendly advice for your gay weddings and lesbian weddings in Cornwall. Same sex weddings in Cornwall are perfect if you are looking for a more intimate experience, from an outdoor beach wedding in Cornwall to having an Intimate ceremony in one of our trusted lesbian and gay-friendly wedding venues in the UK that are small, intimate and that specialises in Same Sex Wedding UK. We hope we can inspire you to find something that’s perfect for everyone.

Kissing same sex couple in the sea in Cornwall Newquay

Cornwall – the perfect Honeymoon – mini-moon destination in the UK

Cornwall is the perfect mini-moon destination in the UK. Many couples are choosing to combine their gay wedding and mini honeymoon together, and there is no better place than here in Cornwall to do both. A mini moon is a fantastic solution if you still want to have a short break with your new partner straight after your same sex wedding. The great thing is that when your mini-moon is over, you’ll still have your honeymoon to look forward to!

Same Sex & Gay Weddings & Legalities

With the law regarding gay marriage evolving all the time, it’s important that you recognise whether your marriage is legal (Registrar) or if it’s just a symbolic ceremony (Celebrant) . A civil marriage performed by a Registrar gives you the same rights as a religious marriage in the eyes of the law, but the ceremony is different. Check your local Registry office to find out more.

UK MARRIAGE LAWS

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Porhtcurno Wedding Elopement Cliff Ceremony

Celebrant Led Ceremonies

Lots of same sex wedding couples choose to have a celebrant-led ceremony. Your wedding celebrant will tell the story of your relationship, share short stories and make your ceremony so much more personal. You’ll have the legal part (your marriage) before your wedding day (the fun part) at a registry office near you prior to departure and then your independent celebrant will lead your symbolic ceremony anywhere you like in Cornwall, either out in nature for a truly unique experience or in one of our recommended small wedding venues.

WEDDING CELEBRANT CORNWALL

Lesbian and gay wedding in cornwall on the coast

Intimate Outdoor Elopements

Explore Cornwall’s beautiful scenery for your outdoor wedding. If you are having a celebrant-led wedding and want to say your vows in nature we have so many wonderful dramatic locations for you to choose from. You can say your vows under the stars, on a secret beach, a dramatic cliff, in a sea cave, at the edge of a tidal pool or in an ancient site. The possibilities for same sex weddings are endless and you will have something truly unique and magical.

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Lesbian couple kiss with their dog on their intimate magical elopement at Holywell Bay Cornwall

Make it personal & unique

How about including a symbolic act to represent your love and unity that you and your guests will remember forever? Some of our favourites include a handfasting, planting a tree together, sand ceremonies, jumping the broom, ring warming, gin ceremonies and many other creative and personal same sex wedding ceremonies that are meaningful to you. What would you choose?

Write your own Vows

Personalised vows are a wonderful way of saying what your love and marriage mean to you. Discuss it with your officiant first to find out what your Licensed venue allows (some registry offices may be stricter). Exchanging vows that come from the heart are a beautiful moment in a ceremony. If you’re having a celebrant-led ceremony, you’ll be able to share any words you want. No rules, regulations or restrictions!

Stephen & Kean – eloped to Cornwall

Kean and I have been together for ten years or so now and over the years, always knew we would tie the knot one day. With family and friends spread across Malaysia, Singapore and the UK, the practicality of bringing everyone together was always going to be challenging and neither of us are big party people. What mattered most for us was making the commitment to each other and doing that somewhere really special, beautiful and intimate!

Kean grew up beside the sea, in a small fishing village in Penang in Malaysia. He also first met my family ten years ago, on a family holiday in St Ives. West Cornwall too has always held a really special place in all my family’s hearts. It’s where we spent the most idyllic holidays in the sea and the surf when we were growing up. With another Cornish holiday already booked for September, getting hitched in a small and intimate way beside the sea and back in Cornwall ten years later, instantly felt perfect and so special for both of us!

With just a few family members present, the whole day was just really joyful, intimate, relaxing and so much fun! Being fortunate enough to have Patrick and Jo capture the magic of the day and a beautiful sunset shoot on the spectacular Gwithian Towans truly was a highlight! We feel completely blessed to have such beautiful memories of a perfect day! Thank you Jo and Patrick so, so much…you both really are absolutely awesome!

For anyone considering eloping, there really is nowhere more special than West

Cornwall with absolutely incredible scenery and with Jo and Patrick capturing your special day! You could not meet a more friendly, fun, enthusiastic couple with an absolute passion and commitment to the most wildly beautiful and romantic elopement photography. Patrick and Jo – we cannot thank you enough for the amazing memories – you really made our

day!

two grooms walk hand in hand on their cornwall elopement

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Lovely Reviews about us.

A massive thank you Jo and Patrick for so beautifully capturing our special day in Cornwall last month! As soon as we came across your amazing work we completely fell in love with its intimacy and wild natural beauty! Your work is just incredible and thank you for being the most amazing people too! Thank you so much for being able to fit us in. We will cherish the memories of the shoots with you as we look back and share the fantastic images you took of our special day! For anyone looking for incredible, intimate and wild natural beauty in your wedding photography from the most lovely, fun, put you at ease person, Jo and Patrick are simply the best!

Harri and I have never been professionally photographed before. As much as we (well I) like to think I am a model or a celebrity, I’m not and so the thought of an up close and personal engagement shoot was somewhat daunting for us both. There are big differences between taking a nice photo and taking a professional portrait, and we were very nervous that our photographer would probably ask us to do some things for photos that might make us feel a bit silly at the time. The great thing about our engagement shoot was that it got us used to the slightly awkward stuff, whilst at the same time it also gave us the proof that in the pictures, it looks amazing. There’s nothing like photographic evidence to help overcome any nervous feelings – particularly if you don’t enjoy having your picture taken. We spent a good three hours with Jo on a beautiful deserted beach in Cornwall using the time to get used to the process and working out all those awkward kinks; by the end of the session we were feeling relaxed and the outcome was photos that look fab. We couldn’t be happier with the results and can’t wait to work with Jo & Patrick on our special day later in

Kissing Lesbian Couple after their Beach wedding in Cornwall

Our Same Sex wedding Venues

If you are choosing a small wedding venue Cornwall have a look at our boho elopement Cornwall venue. To read more about these venues please check out the link below.

BOHO ELOPEMENT VENUE