MALLORCA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER
Photographer for Small, Intimate Weddings and Elopements
by Eric-René Penoy
Mallorca Wedding Photographer,
Thank you so much for your visit to my website. If you are looking for a wedding photographer with an alternative approach in a journalistic way, fine art, and storytelling, you are definitely on the page you were looking for.
I am a French destination wedding photographer and love to travel all around the world. I am now based in Mallorca, Spain during summer and Mexico during Winter.
It will be my great pleasure to have a minute of your attention to have a look at my work, have a look at my previous weddings abroad.
I am based, as you know now in Europe but it is always a pleasure to go to Mallorca and be able to do my passion and have a wonderful time with creative people.
If you wish to join me, it will be my pleasure to hear from you. May I ask you to send me a message and I will answer you right away (usually within 24 hours) and see if there is a potential way to work for the most important day of your life.
If you want to visit my latest small and intimate wedding stories, know more about me, about my vision, or simply if you want to contact me.
Rangefinder Rising Star Best Wedding Photographer in the World 2019.
Best Photographer in Europe at BODAF Conference 2017.
Best of the best Junebug Wedding 2017 and 2018.
Nominated to be the best wedding photographer at Way Up North Photo Conference in 2020.
EST. 2014. Over 170 weddings.
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Please to find some guides for your wedding day.
I believe I am full of advises for your wedding day and very easy going. I have prepared some articles to help you to find the right place to get married or to be inspired in some places like Morocco or Mexico, Spain and Portugal. I have also written an article about the most underrated locations in Europe to have your small and intimate wedding with friends and family.
Since July 2014, I document your intimate wedding or elopement and I have seen a lot of love stories, full of joy and emotions. I am moved by telling the story of your day in the most natural and genuine way possible. No need to spend one hour behind the church with me to take the couple photographs, I will always value to let you spend time with family and friends. Of course, I do group photographs too.
Most of my couples define themselves are shy in front of the camera, I believe simply they don’t know how easy it is to spend a simple time with your partner in front of my camera. I will follow you from getting ready to the dance floor in the most natural way possible.
I photograph all kinds of weddings, elopements, proposals, engagement shoots, editorial works.
All my couples also receive a special service before the wedding/elopement day.
As far as you have chosen to work with me for your Wedding, your Elopement, your Couple Session, you will have access to very personal service, also you have access to all photographs, a private and secured gallery, and print options, or beautiful albums and products delivery.
I am always honored to be considered to document your intimate wedding, as rural, in a private garden, a backyard, a mountain peak, in the Desert, during Sunrise or Sunset, under a teepee, or even to create your home story.
I am always ready to follow you.
Testimonials, take a look at my couple’s reviews.
Their Voices &Words.
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.”
— Nelson Mandela
“There is truth, dedication, movement (even the ones that are not gifs) … we can even “smell” how the day was, the temperature, the light, the wind, the sounds.
Thank you! So happy we chose each other.”
”The BEST wedding photographs we could have asked for.
We have made the best choice choosing Eric-Rene for our wedding. Not only he went so easy going and relaxed, we were not even sure he was around taking these amazing images. We simply let him do his magic. Well after seen the final gallery, we could not be any happier. He did an Amazing job. It was super important for us to choose the perfect photographer for us, someone genuine and creative but mostly someone discreet as we are quite shy in front of the camera. When it came to the couple shots during the wedding day, it actually went super easy and it was very refreshing. For the rest of the day, he captured beautiful and simple moments. 3 Weeks after, we received what Eric calls a little surprise that we were so happy to discover, it was unexpected but also very emotional. He is simply the kindest and the best photographer.”
Are you searching for a Wedding or Event photographer in a finca in Mallorca?
I have been covering over 170 Weddings since July 2014, I can say that I am full of advice and help for your big day.
My couples are similar and so different at the same time. I would say that they have certain similar characteristics, they prefer to spend time with their families and friends rather than spending an hour for taking the couple photos, they are usually shy, they don’t feel at ease to be the center of the attention, they have a certain knowledge about art, sometimes photography and painting.
Authenticity for Intimate Wedding and Elopement photojournalism. I have my own philosophy, my unique style, and an experience of over 170 weddings since 2014.
Do you want to have an intimate wedding in Mallorca that reflects your journey as a couple, your passions, and your spirit of adventure, or maybe in a Finca or a family house?
This is elopement photography for couples who want to ignore tradition and get married in a way that feels authentic to them. As photographer my purpose is to discreetly capture the story of your day in an honest and heartfelt way, without posing or intruding. I will record every aspect, from the raw emotions and poignant moments as they unfold, to the details you won’t want to forget.
I care deeply about creating meaningful connections with every couple who invites me to be a part of their journey. My approach is to innovate, not to conform to conventions. Your elopement experience should be as personal, genuine, and unique as you are.
Emotional Photographer documenting emotional Weddings.
Since July 2014, I document your intimate wedding, your Minimony, Sequel Wedding, Micro wedding or Adventurous Elopement, proposal and engagement and I have seen a lot of love stories, full of joy and emotions. It has a lot of different names but only the story matters. I am moved by telling the story of your day in the most natural and genuine way possible. No need to spend one hour behind the church with me to take the couple photographs, I will always value to let you spend time with family and friends. This is your day, not mine.
Most of my couples define themselves as shy in front of the camera, I believe simply they don’t know how easy it is to spend a few simple moments with their partner in front of my camera. I will follow you from getting ready to the dance floor in the most natural way possible. To deliver a poetic and unique vision of the most important day of your life.
I have a lot of experience and expertise in traveling around Europe mostly. For the last 6 years, I have covered most of my weddings abroad and overseas.
I believe I can help you with my experience and advice for a perfect wedding day. I have prepared some articles to help you to find the right place to get married or to be inspired in some places like Spain, The Balearic Islands such as Ibiza, Mallorca,… Mexico, Morocco and of course Portugal. I have also written an article about the most underrated locations in Europe to have small and intimate wedding with friends.
Where to get married in the balearic Islands? HERE
Where to get married in Morocco? HERE
Where to get married in Mexico? HERE
Where to get married in Spain? HERE
Where to get married in Portugal? HERE
More articles to come … HERE
Specialised in Wedding and Elopement Coverage since 2014.
My Philosophy in Few Words :
Real Stories - Intimate - Journalistic - Real Stories - Poetic - Cinematic - Discreet - Non-Traditional - Simplicity.
My Visual Experience :
With years of experience photographing my couples in beautiful locations across the world, I have brought together some valuable ideas and tips to help with elopement planning as well as for those planning larger weddings.I have covered over 150 Weddings in the last 5 years and they are all different. I have prepared a Succession of Articles dedicated to you. Please click on the article of your choice to learn more about it:
Top Outfit Ideas for your Intimate Couple Session HERE
Top 10 Tips to Plan your Intimate Wedding. HERE
What is an Elopement? HERE
Top 8 Tips to plan your Elopement. HERE
Top 5 Reasons to Elope. HERE
Eloping: With or Without guests and family? HERE
Top 10 Activities to do on your Elopement Day. HERE
What is the difference between an Elopement, a Minimony and a Micro-wedding? How to choose what is best for you? HERE
What is a Virtual / Online Wedding? HERE
Where to organize your Wedding or Elopement in Mallorca?
If you have always dreamed of traveling within Mallorca, Spain is one of the top destinations you should consider for your elopement, due to its magnificent countryside and coastline. As an experienced elopement photographer, I have photographed many beautiful elopements here for couples forgoing traditional weddings and embracing their spirit of adventure.
Mallorca is one of the top elopement destinations in Spain; a country with a lot of history, great weather/cuisine, and amazing traditions. You’ll be overwhelmed with choice for beautiful places to elope in this place, from the big cities full of character and atmosphere, to the magical forests. The possibilities for breath-taking locations are endless.
You can find some of the best wedding venues for your Wedding Or Elopement.
Looking for more Inspiration and Locations for your Wedding or Elopement?
If you are still considering other options in Europe, check out
Where to Elope (30+ Best European Locations for your Elopement & Top Underrated Wedding Locations in Europe you should consider). HERE.
What About COVID 19?
Learn about how the Covid 19 Corona Virus have changed the face of the wedding industry but not only HERE
What about my pricing?
My high-quality service pricing stands here and starts at 1400 Euros.
What about my availability?
In order to provide the best service, I just book a limited number of weddings in Europe from March to November, the rest of the year I am based In Mexico. But feel free to contact me at ericrenepenoy@gmail.com to know if I am available for your big day. If not I would always recommend people around and some talented friends.
What is next ? Simply contact me to create a simple but deep connection
At ericrenepenoy@gmail.com
Awards and announcements :
RANGEFINDER RISING STAR OF THE WEDDING INDUSTRY 2019 WORLDWIDE
BODAF NEW TALENT EUROPE WINNER 2017.
JUNEBUG BEST OF THE BEST 2016 & 2017.
TOP 50 BEST UK PHOTOGRAPHER 2019 GOHEN.
BEST ELOPEMENT OF THE YEAR (SECOND PLACE).
MEMBER OF THE WEDDING COLLECTIVE FROM 2015 TO 2018 (BEFORE MOVING TO PORTUGAL).
WRITER AT BACKSTAGE MAGAZINE
CREATOR OF RESONANCE INSPIRATION
CREATOR OF MY BIG WORKSHOP
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Mallorca is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean. The local language, as on the rest of the Balearic Islands, is Catalan, which is co-official with Spanish.
The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Balearic Islands have been an autonomous region of Spain since 1983. There are two small islands off the coast of Mallorca: Cabrera (southeast of Palma) and Dragonera (west of Palma). The anthem of Mallorca is "La Balanguera".
Like the other Balearic Islands of Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera, the island is an extremely popular holiday destination, particularly for tourists from Germany and the United Kingdom. The international airport, Palma de Mallorca Airport, is one of the busiest in Spain; it was used by 28.0 million passengers in 2017, increasing every year since 2012.
The name derives from Classical Latin insula maior, "larger island". Later, in Medieval Latin, this became Maiorica, "the larger one", in comparison to Menorca, "the smaller one".
Mallorca is a Spanish island located in the central part of the Balearic archipelago , in the Mediterranean Sea . Its capital, and also that of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands, is Palma de Mallorca , followed in importance by the municipalities of Calviá , Inca and Manacor . The island of Cabrera and all its islets belong administratively to the capital.
Mallorca has 3,640.11 km² (square kilometers), which makes it the largest in Spain and the seventh largest in the Mediterranean. Its 859 289 inhabitants ( INE 2015) make it the most populated island in the Balearic archipelago and the second most populated island in Spain after Tenerife . In addition, it is also the fourth most populated island in the Mediterranean Sea . Mallorca has a population density of 240.45 inhabitants / km² (inhabitants per square kilometer). In the past, due to its relaxed atmosphere, it was also known as "The island of calm", but now it is a tourist destinationvery important, both nationally and internationally. Mallorca has 550 km (kilometers) of coastline with more than 345 beaches of a wide variety, from small stone coves to long sandy beaches.
The Majorcan relief is formed by the Sierra de Tramontana , with the highest mountains, the Sierra de Levante , with more modest heights, and other smaller mountains. The Sierra de Tramuntana, to the northwest, forms impressive cliffs and rocky coves that contrast with the sandy beaches of the rest of the coastline. The Llano is the fertile central plain. The island has a variety of caves , the best known being the Cuevas del Drach and the Cuevas dels Hams . Both groups of caves are located in the coastal town of Porto Cristo and contain underground lakes that allow tourists to visit. To the west of this plain and in the center of thePalma bay is located the capital, Palma .
The main mountains are:
Sierra de Tramontana : Puig Mayor (1445 m), Masanella (1364 m), Puig Tomir (1102 m), Puig de l'Ofre (1090 m), Puig del Teix (1064 m) and Puig de Galatzó (1027 m).
Sierra de Levante: Puig de Morell (562 m), Bec de Ferrutx (519 m) and Puig de Sant Salvador (510 m).
Outside of the two mountains indicated, it is worth highlighting the Puig de Randa (543 m) and the Puig de Galdent (420 m).
The most primitive remains found in Mallorca date back to 3500 BC. C. in the Neolithic era , a transition period between the Bronze Age , where the first copper objects appear. The first known settlers of the islands, (although of doubtful origin), were the Balearic slingers . 8
In the municipality of Calviá , in the town of Santa Ponsa , there is a small mountainous elevation called Puig de sa Morisca that has an archaeological park with remains of navetas and sepulchral caves that covers an area of 35 hectares .
Around 1300 a. C. lived crucial changes that resulted in the emergence of the Talayotic culture . This warrior culture lasted after Quintus Cecilio Metelo (who would later receive the nickname Balearicus ), invaded the island for the Roman Republic in 121 BC. C. with the excuse of the frequent pirate raids based on the islands, Rome decided to seize the archipelago, although the real intention of the invasion was to ensure its trade with the Phoenicians . 9Legend has it that the Roman general had to protect his boats with animal skins, because the slingers shooting with their slings prevented them from landing. 10 The Roman legions took two years to subdue the islands. After the conquest, the slingers became part of the Roman auxiliary troops fighting prominently alongside Julius Caesar in the conquest of Gaul (the defensive armor was not very effective against the projectiles of the slingers). The Romans founded a fort on a rock at the mouth of the stream now known as "sa Riera", approximately where today the Almudaina palace is located., which was the origin of the city of Palma.
In 425 Mallorca suffered the invasion and sacking of the Vandals , a Germanic people that settled on the island until 534 , when the Byzantine general Belisario ordered the conquest of the Balearic archipelago.
In 707 the first Muslim landing on record took place . Two centuries of permanent distress followed until, from the year 903, Mallorca came under the control of the Muslim Umayyad dynasty . The Occitan-Romance is then replaced by Arabic . This was followed by a flourishing period, during which Madina Mayurqa , today's Palma de Mallorca , was a great cultural center.
In 1115 a Pisan-Barcelonan squad attacked Mallorca in a punitive expedition in retaliation for the piracy activities carried out from the island. Looted and destroyed for the first time Madina Mayurqa , and in the absence of Ramón Berenguer III , his men and allies fled when they spotted an Almoravid squad that was sent from Africa to confront them. The island was left in the hands of an Almoravid family, the Banu Ganiya . Later, in 1203, the Almohads seized Mallorca. In 1208, the Almohads appointed Abu Yahya governor, who formed a semi-independent principality, with little formal submission to the Almohad emir.
Cabo del Pinar
The troops of the Crown of Aragon of Jaime I the Conqueror , who arrived on the island from Salou in 1229 , finally conquered the island for the Christians . After definitively defeating Abú Yahya in the battle of Portopí (1229) and taking Madina Mayurqa (1230), the resistance ceased in 1231 , except for the Alaró castle , which resisted for eight years and was the last refuge of the Muslim resistance. during the Christian conquest. Jaime I created the kingdom of Mallorca in his will , comprising not only Mallorca, but the rest of the Balearic Islands -Menorca (still under the power of a Muslim sovereign, although tributary since 1231), Ibiza and Formentera -; the counties of Roussillon and Cerdanya ; and the territories that Jaime I conserved in Occitania (the dominion of Montpellier , the viscounty of Carlades and the barony of Omelas ). Upon his death ( 1276 ), his son Jaime II of Mallorca assumed the throne after the swearing in of the so-called Charter of Franchises. The independence of the kingdom was short. In 1349 he was reincorporated to the Crown of Aragon. Death of the kingJaime III of Mallorca in the battle of Lluchmayor was the end of the Kingdom of Mallorca. Although until his death in 1404 his daughter Isabel, established in the nearby Gallargues castle of Montpellier, which was granted to her by the King of France Charles VI , proclaimed herself Queen of Mallorca.
In the time of Carlos I , in 1521 , there was an uprising similar to that of the Germanías of the kingdom of Valencia (insurrection of the forans ), the rebels arriving to surround the town of Alcudia , where the island's nobility had taken refuge. Throughout the sixteenth century , the island, like the rest of the Balearic Islands and the Spanish Levant, suffered attacks and looting by Turkish and Berber pirates . During the War of the Spanish Succession , the island opted for Archduke Carlos of Austria , against Felipe de Anjou .
The Mallorcan climate is typically Mediterranean, with high temperatures in summer (exceeding 30 ° C) and moderately low in winter (rarely below 5 ° C). Snowfalls are common in winter in the highest peaks of the Sierra de Tramuntana but exceptional in the plain and the capital. As it is an island, the humidity level is very high.