Our Wedding at Cap de Formentor: How Getting Married in Mallorca Made Me a Better Destination Wedding Photographer

The day I married the love of my life on the cliffs of Cap de Formentor in Mallorca, Spain changed me in ways I never expected.

Not just as a person.
But as an artist. A storyteller. A destination wedding photographer.

Because for the first time, I wasn’t behind the lens — I was standing in the very spot I so often invite my couples to step into: the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime moment.

And that shift… it altered everything.

Waking Up in Mallorca

The morning of our wedding began slowly, sweetly, quietly.

I woke up next to my husband in our Airbnb tucked into the hills of Mallorca. The light poured in through gauzy curtains, painting the room with warmth. We made breakfast together — fruit, coffee, toast — barefoot and at peace. There was no rush. No noise. Just the sound of birds and the occasional breeze rustling the trees outside.

That time together — just us — was everything. No pressure, no timeline breathing down our necks. We were simply present.

And as a wedding photographer, it made me realize just how important it is to create space for calm, grounding moments. The in-between is where the emotion lives — and I now prioritize giving that same kind of breathing room to my couples.

Our First Look at the Airbnb

After breakfast, we got ready separately. My dress hung near the window, catching bits of sunlight. My hands trembled a little as I got my makeup professionally done, the anticipation building.

We did our first look right there — on the patio of our beautiful Airbnb. He turned around, saw me, and immediately burst into tears.

There was no audience. No music cued. Just the two of us with our photographer, standing in a moment that felt sacred and still.

As a photographer, that moment reminded me how deeply powerful privacy can be. Not every “photo op” needs a crowd or a backdrop. Sometimes, the most profound beauty is found in places that feel safe and familiar.

The Drive to Cap de Formentor

After the first look, we packed up the car and drove an hour across the island toward Cap de Formentor. The winding roads hugged cliffs and overlooked turquoise water. I remember squeezing his hand in the passenger seat, teary and overwhelmed — not from nerves, but from gratitude.

That drive was part of our ceremony. The quiet anticipation. The shift from everyday to extraordinary.

And it taught me this: the journey is part of the story. When I photograph destination weddings now, I think about the full arc of the day. I’m not just there for the big moments — I’m there for the road trip, the deep breaths, the miles traveled together.

The Ceremony

We arrived and met our officiant, tucked into a clearing where the cliffs kissed the sky. The Mediterranean stretched endlessly behind us. The sun turned everything gold.

And then — just like that — we were standing hand-in-hand, promising forever.

Somewhere in the end of our vows, we heard clapping.

We looked around and realized a small group of people had gathered silently behind us, watching the ceremony unfold from a distance. We hadn’t even noticed them. We were so in our moment — so fully consumed by love and presence — that the world had disappeared.

That moment grounded me as a photographer. Because that’s the goal, isn’t it? For my couples to be so present with one another that they forget everything else. The cameras. The people. The pressure.
And now, I make that my mission — to create space for presence.

How This Made Me a Better Destination Wedding Photographer

Getting married at Cap de Formentor changed my lens — not just literally, but spiritually.

Here’s how:

1. I Understand the Emotions Now — Deeply

There’s a tenderness that can only be understood once you’ve stood in those wedding shoes. I now walk into each wedding day with a sacred awareness of what this moment means — not just as an event, but as a soul-deep commitment. I don’t just photograph love stories. I feel them.

2. I Know How Important the Small Moments Are

The breakfast. The drive. The tears during the first look. The laughter after the ceremony. These are the things that make your day yours. I don’t chase a shot list — I chase what’s real.

3. I’m Here to Make It Feel Easy

Planning a destination wedding can feel overwhelming. After going through it myself, I now pour so much care into making the experience easy and meaningful for my couples — offering location help, timeline support, and tips for making space to breathe. I’m not just your photographer. I’m your guide, your hype girl, and your calm.

4. I Value Story Over Perfection

There were wild gusts of wind, tears that smudged my makeup, and shoes I kicked off halfway through the ceremony. And none of that mattered. What mattered was the story we were writing. And that’s what I aim to preserve in every wedding I photograph — not perfection, but truth.

For the Dreamers, the Travelers, the Lovers

If you’re dreaming of a destination wedding — whether it’s on a clifftop in Spain, the coast of Italy, or somewhere wildly beautiful and wildly you — I want you to know this:

You deserve to feel deeply seen.
You deserve to remember not just how your wedding looked — but how it felt.
You deserve a photographer who gets it.

📍I’m Brittany — a film photographer + Super 8 filmmaker based in Virginia, traveling worldwide to document love stories full of emotion, intimacy, and soul. I shoot with a mix of 35mm, medium format, digital, and Super 8 to preserve your day with texture, movement, and honesty.

I’m currently booking 2025 and 2026 destination weddings and elopements.
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Let’s make your wedding feel like poetry — wherever your heart leads you.