1 Today the wind was still and the water on the river was like a mirror reflecting the houseboats beautifully.
Houseboats on the Penryn River
2 This delightful Clock Tower in Grampound dates back to 1894. We see it every time we drive through and today I managed to get a photo. I love the blue sky behind with the threatening dark cloud hovering nearby. That cloud threw hailstones on us a little later on!
Grampound Clock Tower
3 I met my couple for the run-through for their Humanist Wedding Ceremony on Saturday. The Grove where the ceremony will take place is so beautiful and lined with fallen petals looking quite magical. The whole grove is surrounded by moss and fern covered rocks with glorious rhododendron and azalea plants overhanging the whole. There is a trickle fountain coming through the rocks and it will be the most romantic of settings for a wedding.
The Grove
Steps out of the grove
Fiddlehead ferns
White rhododendron
Don
May 17, 2013 at 7:47 am
Images are so good. That one with the steps is absolutely magnificent. You’ve got a winner there.
mybeautfulthings
May 17, 2013 at 8:39 am
Thank you. It does just capture the feeling of the little grove. 🙂
valeriedavies
May 17, 2013 at 7:44 am
Oh Sally, what a glorious post.. the colours of the houseboats are delicious, and what a setting… charming clock tower, and , wow, – the grotto is breath-takingly beautiful… love the moss and the ferns, as well as the petals….magic indeed….
mybeautfulthings
May 17, 2013 at 8:41 am
I’ll report back on the wedding on Saturday. The words the couple have written are so beautiful – it’s going to be such a moving occasion. 🙂
elizz
May 17, 2013 at 3:17 am
wow! a carpet of petals, so lovely and romantic love it 🙂
mybeautfulthings
May 18, 2013 at 8:51 pm
And the Wedding today was fabulous, sunshine, harp playing, beautiful vows and just lovely…. 🙂
babyjill7...Marilyn Griffin
May 16, 2013 at 11:49 pm
Are you a part of the wedding…or planner???
Great spot for sure…so romantic! and beautiful!
mybeautfulthings
May 17, 2013 at 8:43 am
I’m the Celebrant! I conduct Humanist weddings (and Baby namings) and it is the best job in the world! I only do 3 or 4 weddings a year; my colleague does many more. For me it is a hobby; for him it is a job! 🙂
Charlie@Seattle Trekker
May 16, 2013 at 10:32 pm
You did such an outstanding job of capturing the real beauty of this location; it must have been a lot of fun to be in a wedding in such a place.
mybeautfulthings
May 18, 2013 at 8:52 pm
Thank you. It would be hard to take bad photos in such a glorious setting. The Wedding today was magnificent! Exactly what the couple wanted and the sun shone all day! 🙂
on thehomefrontandbeyond
May 16, 2013 at 8:13 pm
perfect place for a wedding – made in heaven
mybeautfulthings
May 19, 2013 at 5:55 am
Yes! And the wedding itself on Saturday was just perfection. 🙂
MichelleMarie AntellGourd
May 16, 2013 at 7:58 pm
On the Grove photo are those flower petals on the ground? So pretty! All of them I love your photos.
mybeautfulthings
May 16, 2013 at 8:00 pm
They are! They will be a carpet of petals for the bride and groom to walk over on Saturday – isn’t that just beautiful? 🙂
MichelleMarie AntellGourd
May 16, 2013 at 8:02 pm
Breathtaking I bet it smelled wonderful too! Wow what a great idea. I love it! 🙂
mybeautfulthings
May 19, 2013 at 5:56 am
The wedding on Saturday was a dream! 🙂
Choc Chip Uru
May 16, 2013 at 7:36 pm
That tower looks posivitively haunting 🙂
Beautiful!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
mybeautfulthings
May 16, 2013 at 8:02 pm
I think it’s the sky that does it. 🙂