The morning we arrived at the finca for the wedding in Menorca, the white walls of the house stood out against the dry farmland surrounding it. Inside the house, it was easy to get lost, walking from one room into another, where certain doors even led to hidden rooftop areas overlooking the grounds and swimming pool, where the water glistened in the afternoon light. The wedding location didn’t feel like a venue. It felt like a home that they had chosen with intention.
For the first look with the father, we made sure that as he turned, he would have an abstracted view of his daughter. We opened the doors, and while she stood there, you could see the tension in his body. As he turned around, there was a brief pause before anything else happened. Just a quiet kind of recognition, followed by a hug that said more than words could.
The couple had chosen a small local church for the ceremony. Warm and full inside. A cellist and violinist were already playing as guests slowly entered. Nuria and Antonio chose to see each other for the first time in front of the altar.
After the wedding, the couple surprised guests with ‘Jaleo’, a traditional Menorcan show with two horses and riders. The entire wedding paused to watch. While the show continued for a bit longer, we slipped away to drive to the coast. In Menorca, the sea is always close by, and it naturally becomes part of the day.
With a short walk from the parking lot, we found a secluded spot on a cliff, with sailboats in the distance, where the veil was catching the wind. Nothing dramatic, just the two of them. It’s one of those days that makes Menorca finca wedding photography feel like the only way to describe what I do.
The reception felt like a continuation of the day: with a champagne tower, speeches in Spanish I couldn’t follow word-for-word but could completely feel, and a dinner, with Nuria and Antonio entered dancing, and that same energy carried through the rest of the night into the party.
The last thing I photographed was the cutting of a coca de merengue, a traditional Menorcan cake, wide and flat with a soft swirled top. A fitting way to close a day that never tried too hard to be anything other than what it was.
If you are planning a destination wedding in Menorca and are looking for a Menorca wedding photographer to capture your day honestly and naturally, I would love to hear what you have in mind. Get in touch.
