Delightful Wedding at Fernhill House Hotel // Clonakilty // Cork // Fini & Harley

What a great photographer. He truly cared to make our Wedding Special. We got some stunning photos and he was even willing to stay past sunset and get some awesome night shots. He really knows how to capture natural moments. He really knows how to frame a shot and gives clear direction at times and other times he let’s you forget he’s even there. Thank you for everything you did for us to make the occasion one we can remember for a lifetime – Harley & Fini

Fernhill House Hotel // Clonakilty // Cork

Bride prep for Fini was happening in her hotel room at the venue at Fernhill House Hotel.

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

Her sisters were coming and going. They were all enjoying the build up to the day.

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

It isn’t often I ask anyone to do anything, but the way Fini happened to be standing, talking to her family with the beautiful soft light coming through the window, it was too much to pass up a great portrait shot. All it took from me was to ask her to turn her head!

Fernhill House Hotel // Clonakilty // Cork

After a while everyone forgets I’m there. They become themselves and this is when I love capturing these small moments

Groom Prep at Fernhill House Hotel

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

Harley is someone who likes to joke around, so it was great to capture him doing some random things!

Fernhill House Hotel // Clonakilty // Cork

To me the most mundane things can be really interesting when you look back on them. Even a bit of ironing can bring back some memories!

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020
Wedding of Fini & Harley. Ceremony at Fernhill House,,Clonakilty,Cork,Ireland,. Reception at ,,,Cork,,

The energy started to change the nearer Harley got to seeing Fini. It wasn’t going to be long before they met for the big reveal..

Reveal & Portrait Session at Fernhill House Hotel Gardens

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

There was a lovely bamboo corridor that Harley waited for Fini along….

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

Fini excitedly headed down…

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

Even though the reveal is something set-up, the reactions you get are sooo real!

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

Even after the initial reveal, the energy and moments don’t stop.

Fernhill House Hotel // Clonakilty // Cork

Simple things like holding hands and just walking can be a joy to capture.

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

Fini & Harley were real naturals when it came to just showing affection to each other. I didn’t do anything to make this happen other than to just tell them to face each other.

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

It’s the moments inbetween that are really worth capturing, I can’t let my guard drop for any moment!

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

The gardens at the Fernhill House Hotel provided alot of variety and beautiful places to take images.

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

Getting in really close can help convey those moments

Fernhill House Hotel // Clonakilty // Cork

The gardens are set lower down the hill than the hotel, so I headed back up to really show the beauty of Clonakilty. Because everything is so green, Fini & Harley really stood out even being so small in the photo, add in an exaggerated kiss and voila!

Pre Ceremony at Fernhill House Hotel

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

Being that Fini & Harley did a reveal before the Ceremony, they wanted to just hang out before they tied the knot

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

It might look staged but all I did was be patient and let this moment happen naturally.

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

I love taking pictures of people taking pictures, especially when they’re messing around having fun. It’s great because they’re going to have 2 photos of this moment. This one and the one they were taking on the phone. 2 perspectives of the same moment.

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

I think it helps to show context to an image. I could have just taken a picture of Fini & Harley without anyone in the image, but that doesn’t show the full story. The fact they were in their own world with others around them shows how much love they have.

Ceremony & First Dance at Fernhill House Hotel

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

There was only one bridesmaid and she had to be told what to do!

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

The ceremony is all about the tiny interactions. Those tiny moments of eye contact…

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

Also the caring moments…

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

Don’t forget about the laughs!

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

Fini & Harley weren’t having a big party later in the evening, so they wanted to do the first dance straight after the ceremony.

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

There’s no rules to how you plan your wedding day. Fini & Harley definitely didn’t go “conventional” and that made it so much more fun!

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

Looking over peoples shoulders is one of my favourite ways to take a shot. It makes you feel like you’re actually there with everyone enjoying the moment.

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

I wouldn’t be a fan of the selfie stick myself, but Harley is and it was good fun to use!

People

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

Taking pictures of guests is part of what I love. Particularly scenes when there’s just people conversing in different groups and different things going on. I think these are great ones to look back on years down the line.

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

I’m proud to say I won an award for this one from Ninedots which is awarded by top wedding photographers. A quick moment that was a blink and you miss it where the bridesmaid was jumping and the guest joined in. I managed to capture this with them both in mid-air and a great expression on the young girl.

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

This was just before the ceremony whilst waiting to go down to the marquee. I love how Harley and Fini are so happy whilst their friends are quite the opposite.

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

After the ceremony and everyone’s mingling, there’s always different things going on.

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

Love this one. A great smile by Fini’s sister whilst the bridesmaid gets taken for a ride.

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

I wouldn’t consider this anything special, but it’s a moment in time that later down the years will bring back memories from a point later in the day as things were winding down.

Evening Portrait Session at Fernhill House Hotel Gardens

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

Even though it was raining and cold outside, Fini & Harley wanted some evening portraits taken.

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

Using the lampost for the only source of light I just asked them to lean against it and look at each other. Love does the rest!

Jamie Gillies / My Real Name Is James Wedding Photography Fini & Harley Fernhill House Cork 2020

Even though I did bring out my flash and we took some other shots, using the lampost were my favourite shots. It wasn’t a picture I had in mind to take before we went down there, I just saw it and thought it had to be used.

Wedding // Fernhill House Hotel // Clonakilty // Cork // Fini & Harley

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