Plate INo. 1 of 12
Margot&FinnMargot & Finn
Exposed 12 June 2027St Mawes, Cornwall
DevelopPlate II — Exposure time remainingNo. 2 of 12
12 June 2027
Plate III — A noteNo. 3 of 12
A cyanotype is the simplest photograph there is. You brush a sheet of paper, lay flowers on it, leave it in the sun and rinse it in water. Whatever the light touched turns blue, and it stays blue.
We made these one weekend on the harbour wall, with weeds from the lane and a washing-up bowl. We are getting married by the sea in June, and we would love you to be there.
Margot & Finn
I — Something Old
Plate IVNo. 4 of 12
The drying line
Eight years, pegged out in order.
2018
The first swim
Porthcurnick, the last week of September. Finn said it was warm. It was not.
2019
The flat above the bakery
One window box, one fern, and the smell of bread from four in the morning.
2021
Then came Biscuit
He has eaten two passports and the corner of this invitation.
2022
A summer in Provence
Three weeks, a borrowed 2CV, and a field of lavender we still talk about.
2024
The boat
Margot bought her without asking. She leaks. We love her anyway.
2026
The question
Asked on the harbour wall with blue hands, halfway through rinsing a print.
Tap a photograph to develop it
II — Something New
Plate V — ElevationNo. 5 of 12
The ceremony
St Elwyn's Chapel
2:00 pm
Chapel Lane, St Mawes, Cornwall TR2 5AA
The chapel seats ninety and the door stays open. Please be in your pew by ten to two.
Get directions
Plate V — ElevationNo. 5 of 12
The reception
The Glasshouse at Trelowen
3:00 pm until midnight
Trelowen Gardens, St Mawes, Cornwall TR2 5BD
A ten-minute walk down the lane from the chapel, or two minutes in the minibus.
Get directions
Sun up 05:12Sun down 21:24
Plate VI — Saturday 12 JuneNo. 6 of 12
The day
14:00CeremonySt Elwyn's Chapel
15:00Drinks on the lawnCornish fizz and oysters
17:00DinnerIn the glasshouse
18:45SpeechesThree, and they are short
19:30Cake
20:15First danceThen everybody's
23:30Sparkler send-offOn the lawn
00:00To bedThe last minibus leaves at midnight
III — Something Borrowed
We are borrowing a weekend from you. Here is how to get it to us.
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Getting here
St Mawes sits at the end of the Roseland peninsula. It is a long way from most places, which is rather the point.
- NQYCornwall Airport Newquay50 minutes by car
- EXTExeter2 hours by car
- BRSBristol3 hours by car
Hire cars are at all three. From Newquay a taxi is about £70 and worth sharing.
Minibus timetable
Saturday, between St Mawes quay, the chapel and the glasshouse.
- Quay to chapel
- 13:00 · 13:20 · 13:40
- Glasshouse to quay
- 22:30 · 23:45 · 00:00
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Where to stay
Rooms are held at two places in the village until the cut-off date.
The Tide House
£210 a nightOn the quay, five minutes from the chapel
Book by 30 April 2027
Questions
The ceremony is in the chapel and dinner is under glass. Drinks are on the lawn if the weather allows, and in the potting shed if it does not.
IV — Something Blue
Plate IX — What to wearNo. 9 of 12
Garden formal
Suits and summer dresses. The lawn is soft and the sea breeze is not, so think block heels and something for your shoulders.
The something blue is you. Wear a little, if you like.
- Prussian
- Cornflower
- Sky
- Sage
- Sand
Plate XNo. 10 of 12
Registry
Getting to Cornwall is present enough. If you would like to give something as well, these are the places we have chosen.
Plate XINo. 11 of 12
Leave your mark
Please reply by 1 April 2027
Plate XII — FinNo. 12 of 12
Stay until the stars come out
Margot & Finn12 · 06 · 2027Printed by the sun