Explore real weddings, proposals and beautiful locations from across the Lake District and Cumbria. From mountain elopements to lakeside celebrations, these stories showcase one of the UK’s most iconic wedding destinations.
Ritchie & Gem had a stunning intimate wedding ceremony with their closest friends and family at Carlisle registry office (Lady G’s) followed by a reception at The Lakes distillery. Right from the start this adventure couple wanted to head into the lakes and up the fells so a Post Wedding Portrait Session was always going…
I have known Becky for… Actually, I’m not sure! She’s an incredible makeup artist and fellow wedding supplier, so naturally, our paths have crossed a few times and we’ve known each other on social media for a few years. Earlier in 2022, I photographed a wedding where Becky was a bridesmaid and so we got…
We met on the bus between Kirkby Lonsdale and Arnside at the age of 18 in 2014. We became close friends pretty quickly and then Gem went off to Cardiff uni. We couldn’t stop thinking about each other and kept talking until Gem came home for a weekend and we told each other we liked…
I love animals and even more when they’re at weddings. I mean, who doesn’t love a beloved pet at a wedding? Dogs at weddings are the best! But other animals show up, too! Sometimes it can even be birds of prey! This blog post is honestly just an excuse to show you photos of animals…
Well, these two are not only utterly gorgeous, but they have a crazy romantic story that starts way back in their school days together. Arianna told me their story, which you can read below, and if I’m honest, I can’t add anything else to this amazing story, so ill just leave it down to Arianna!…
Chris & Laura met online in 2018 and after a first date at the cinema where the film was so naff, they just talked all the way through. On that date, Chris invited Laura on a trip to the Lake District and they have been together as a couple ever since, visiting The Lakes every…
Lauren & Jake contacted me in April asking to photograph their Elopement at the gorgeous Hidden River Cabins. After previously planning a rather large wedding they decided that the wedding day was moving further and further away from what they wanted, and away from their relationship milestone of marriage. So instead, Lauren and Jake gathered…
Nicky & Rob first met on the legendary Pre-Tinder, Tinder, that was MSN… When they were 15. Those were the days! While the young love might have ended at one point they got back together when they were 18 and have been a couple ever since! Over the last decade, they have grown closer and…
I’ve said it before, and ill say it again, Cragwood Country house Hotel is a stunning little hotel on the edge of Windermere that host gorgeous weddings, including its very popular ‘Just Us’ Weddings and intimate small wedding parties. Rosy & Jason met online 5 years ago, and after a few in-person dates in Liverpool,…
EdEden Valley Hospice & The Jigsaw Children’s Hospice are local hospices providing incredible care and attention to their patients in times of need, all under the same roof. Over the years, I have known people who have worked and continue to work at this amazing place, as well as friends who have been cared for…
It’s crazy to think that two months ago I photographed Suzanne and Jim’s Blaithwaite Estate Wedding two months ago, Where has that time gone?! However, 4-month-old George, who is crazily cute, was enjoying a sleep for most of the wedding day. We decided to have a post-wedding portrait session now he is 6 months old…
The Lake District, It’s stunning! It hosts some amazing venues like Low Wood Bay as well, that said it’s also known to rain quite a lot! And my word, at some points on Lauren & Arron’s wedding day it went from lake mist in the distance to torrential rain! As I always say though, this…
Well, these guys knew how to party that’s for sure! Steve & Laura planned a two-day wedding festival at New House Farm in The Lake District to not only have a wedding ceremony with friends and family but to have a weekend with them all celebrating and having fun! A photography friend of mine was…
Jade & Michaela contacted me earlier this year about their upcoming lake district elopement at Cragwood Country House overlooking the gorgeous Windermere. They met online 6 years ago and their first date was in Manchester at Dusk Til Pawn & Allotment Bar for drinks. After 4 years of dating, Michaela proposed to Jade with a…
Kat & Richard had their Lake District micro wedding at the stunning and quiet Merewood Country House Hotel. Micro weddings are perfect for those who aren’t a huge fan of fuss and just want to run away with each other and a select few to get married. After meeting online and going for a coffee…
Jim & Suzanne are the ultimate love birds from high school. It was only when Jim proposed on Christmas day 2020 (the one day we were allowed out of lockdown) that he and Suzanne started looking into each other’s family paths and realised that their two families have been very close friends in previous generations….
Briery Wood Country House Hotel is a sister hotel to the amazing Merewood Country House Hotel & The Cragwood Country House Hotel. All of them are a stone’s throw from the shores of Lake Windermere in the heart of The Lake District. While I had worked many times at Merewood and Cragwood, it was the…
A little while ago, Catherine contacted me about photographing her and her husband’s, wedding. However, Catherine and John were planning on getting married alongside Catherine’s sister, Allison, and her husband to be Rob. I utterly loved the idea of a double wedding in The Lake District, and thankfully I was available to photograph this double…
Macdonald Leeming House is a stunning 200-year-old 4-star Lake District hotel overlooking Ullswater. With 22 acres of stunning gardens and a Ullswater shoreline, it’s one heck of a Lake District Wedding Venue for your wedding day! Imogen & Paul enjoyed an exclusive use wedding at Leeming House giving them, their friends and families a full…
Haweswater reservoir is honestly a hidden gem of the Lake District & Cumbria. Out of the way, and while Mardale valley is only a few miles from Penrith, it’s a bit of a trek to get to on some narrow roads. Perfection. The construction of the dam itself started in 1929 and when complete the…
Ullswater is gorgeous, a hugely popular lake with steamers trotting up and down touring the water. The base for many hikers to start their adventure for a Helvellyn ascent. We, however, decided to head up to Heron Pike, Just below Sheffield Pike. While it’s a crazy steep climb in some parts, it’s a short hike…
The Lake District is close to this family’s heart with regular holidays in Keswick allowing them to just shut down from the world and enjoy being family together in the adventures of the fells. It was the perfect location then for an intimate wedding day at Low Wood Bay followed by a small hike in…
I adore a winter wedding and one at New House Farm was on my bucket list. It’s almost impressive that it’s taken me so long to photograph this stunning rustic barn wedding venue but when I finally got to photograph it for Rebecca & Adam, it was far from a “Normal” Wedding. And I LOVE…
I had never photographed a wedding at the Villa Levens, just outside of the village Levens near Kendal. However, with only 2 days to go, I was contacted by a photographer who was sadly ill and in hospital needing a wedding covered. I adore the wedding photography community as I genuinely feel like it’s a…
I’ve said it before, ill say it again, Storrs Hall is the perfect venue for a Lake District wedding. Be that a huge all-out one, or like Grace & Netran, a small intimate wedding day with the closest people to them all around. This small winter wedding at Storrs Hall was actually a first for…
Storrs Hall is just one of the Lake District’s most perfect venues, they cater for huge weddings and small intimate weddings and elopements like Molly & Stephen had this Autumn. “We wanted something rural, rugged and peaceful. We definitely wanted to get married outside and everything about Storrs Hall was perfect. We knew the minute…
Quyen & Tien couldn’t fly home to get married so instead they held an amazing Marvel-themed celebration with their closest friends. All travelling up to The Lake District they chilled out and lived together for a week at the amazing Wood Hall, Near Cockermouth with stunning panoramic vistas of the Lake District, which for Quyen…
We have all been affected by the National Lockdowns and I’m sure we all know happy couples who have had to postpone their wedding day but Sarah & Ian bless them changed their date 6 times! It has honestly been one heck of a roller coaster with these two beauts but I am so happy…
Three Hills Barn, man I love this place! It was great being back so soon after my last visit and yet set up totally differently. Sarah & Matthew enjoyed their entire day at the venue from saying their vows to partying the night away with the incredible wedding band ‘Helix & The Hounds’ who travelled…
Ashley, From Yorkshire and Carly, From the US of A, met online via Tinder international last September. After finding out they had a lot in common and talking to each other non-stop they decided to meet up in real life in the December of 2020. Carly came over to the UK for a month and…