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Wedding Photographs at Dunmore House Hotel

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A bride and groom hold hands overlooking the sea after their outdoor wedding ceremony at Dunmore House Hotel in Cork, Ireland

Full disclosure, Dunmore House Hotel, just outside Clonakilty Town, is the nearest hotel to where I live, but despite any local bias, I can say with total honesty that it is a fantastic venue for indoor and outdoor wedding celebrations and civil ceremonies.

From a photographers point of view, Dunmore House Hotel ticks all the boxes. It is a four star family run hotel with a great reputation for friendliness and service and it has received many awards, including the title of Wedding Venue Of The Year.

But for me, what makes Dunmore House such a great wedding venue is the position of the hotel overlooking the ocean and the access to lots of other great photographic locations within a 10 minute drive. 

Firstly, you have a great selection of Churches to choose from for your wedding ceremony. Clonakilty parish church is huge and ornate, almost like a cathedral, and it has beautiful gold mosaic on the altar. Darrara church is a little further away, just outside the village of Ring. Darrara is the perfect size for 150 – 250 guests and has a red altar which adds a dramatic effect to the ceremony. On the other side of Clonakilty, the churches of  Ardfield and Rathbarry, similar in size to Darrara and nearer the beaches and forestry of the area.

Clonakilty town itself is a great wedding photography location, with traditional pubs, quaint shop fronts, an interesting Georgian square, a tiny converted church and multi coloured doors. If the weather is bad, I always bring my wedding parties to Clonakilty Town photographs

Duneen Strand, less than 5 minutes drive from Dunmore House, is another great location. There is something about the way the beach faces that gives it lots of shelter from the wind and lots of sunshine. It isn’t such a popular beach with tourists so even in the height of summer, you can get plenty of wide open space.

There is also a tiny headland overlooking the ocean directly opposite Dunmore House. It can be a bit of a effort to get down to it in summer as the path can get overgrown, but it can really be worth it if you get a dramatic sky as a background.

Have a look through the Dunmore House Clonakilty Wedding Photos below to get an idea of what I am talking about.

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Wedding Photographs at Dunmore House Hotel

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The Wedding Photographs Cork Brides Like Best

As wedding photographers, we are often in friendly competition with each other to get a more unusual or creative shot, to win awards in photography competitions or to use the latest photograph techniques and styles, but which are the wedding photographs Cork brides like best?

Off camera flash, super wide angle, HDR, vintage filters, old film finishes and extreme locations are just some of the trends that have around for the last few years, but what sort of wedding photos do todays couples want to have framed and displayed in their homes.

Each of my wedding photography packages includes a photograph in a simple black frame that my couples choose for themselves, and I am always really interested to see which one they choose from the 750+ images I show them from their wedding. 

Here is a selection of the images that my couples chose over the past few years, and it shows that despite all the camera trickery and post production voodoo I can get up to, most couples go for something simple and classic. 

Classic style and creativity never goes out of fashion…

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The Wedding Photographs Cork Brides Like Best

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Karen & Patrick’s Fernhill Wedding

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Fernhill House Hotel Wedding Photographs