Posts Tagged ‘dancing’

As Cumbria’s leading wedding photographers we are used to photographing weddings at some beautiful and amazing venues, but Blairquhan Castle in Ayrshire is certainly something special. Regarded by many as one of the top fifty venues in the world to be married, we were very excited about spending the day with Ruth & Thomas on such a wonderful occasion. But just when you thought it could not get any better you also find out that the wedding is fifties themed. Ruth had done a fantastic job in arranging so much incredible detail for the day, making it a dream for us as photographers. We photographed the wedding of Ruth’s sister a few years ago and so it was lovely to be back with their family once again and we would like to thank them all for allowing us to join them on such a special and memorable occasion


The Bride getting ready and the detail

The groom and party before the ceremony

Family photos before the ceremony

A naturally caught photograph of the bride getting ready

Modern natural photographs of the bride and family before the ceremony

Modern natural photographs of the bride before the ceremony

Photograph before the ceremony

Reportage photography during the wedding ceremony

Photograph of the bride and groom after the wedding ceremony

Photograph of all the wedding detail
Photograph of the bride
Photograph of the cocktail bar

Wedding photograph of dancing

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It was nice to be asked to photograph the wedding of Claire and Andrew, as I have know Andrew’s mother for many years. She is a lovely lady and she assured them that I would do an amazing job of their wedding pictures….. no pressure there then! We started at Claires home which is a working farm with lovely views of the local countryside, before heading to the lovely local village church at Dalston, then finally we joined them at the Greenhill Hotel near Carlisle. As you can see they were certainly up for some fun on the day and it enabled us to capture lots of spontaneous moments and laughter throughout the day. I am glad to say that after the big build up Claire & Andrew were over the moon with their wedding pictures, as were their friends and family.


Claire getting her flower girl ready
Bride and flower girl getting ready

Claire getting ready…. she looked fantastic!
Modern and reportage wedding photography of Claire getting ready

Modern wedding photography of Claire getting ready at her home near Carlisle

The guys before the ceremony
The Groom before the ceremony at Dalston, near Carlisle, Cumbria

This gorgeous one was caught reportage style, just before Claire entered the beautiful church at Dalston
Reportage wedding photography with the bride before the wedding ceremony

The ceremony was lovely and was even filled with laughter!
Reportage wedding photography in the church at Dalston near Carlisle

Another great reportage moment as Claire and Andrew leave the church
Reportage wedding phoopgraphy with the bride and groom at the church in Dalston, near Carlisle

We took the opportunity to use the grounds at the Greenhill hotel and the beautiful wedding car for these shots
Modern photography in the grounds of the Greenhill Hotel, near Wigton, Carlisle

Wedding cakes with a difference….
The wedding cakes

The speeches…
Wedding speeches at the Greenhill hotel, near wigton, Carlisle

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Although I normally meet my bride and groom before their wedding day, Mark and Marina flew in from Jersey and I only met them for the first time on the morning of the wedding! As such, I had no idea that Marina was in fact Russian and that her family had flown in from Russia to be with her on her wedding day. This was a lovely surprise and the whole day had a wonderful mix of English and Russian wedding traditions. I am not sure if it was for this reason, or that they were such lovely people, but the whole day was just that bit special, with lots of excitement and emotion….. and of course lots of translation from English to Russian and back again!

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Marina’s beautiful shoes and fairytale dress…
Beautiful detailed shoes

Mark getting ready…
Mark getting ready at the langdale chase hotel

Marina getting ready with her family around her…
Marina getting ready in her lovely lakeside room at the langdale chase hotel

Modern black and white wedding photography - Marina getting ready

modern colour wedding photography - maring getting into her dress

Walking down to the ceremony to the beautiful sound of the harp played by Anna Kate Pearson from Windermere…
On the way to the ceremony in the hall of the langdale chase hotel

They held their ceremony in the great hall of the Langdale Chase Hotel, it was beautiful and we got a fantastic mixture of shots from both above and below…
the ceremony in the hall of the langdale chase hotel

signing the register photograph

These gorgeous shots were taken inside the hotel before the Lake district weather cleared up!
modern posed photographs inside the langdale chase hotel

We decided to brave the weather…
in the gardens of the langdale chase hotel

With fantastic results!
Photoshoot style modern style wedding photographs in the gardens of the Langdale Chase Hotel

Photoshoot style wedding photographs in the gardens of The Langdale Chase Hotel, Windemere

The langdale Chase is a fantastic wedding venue for it’s stunning views over Lake Windermere as you can see…
classic wedding photography on lake windemere

dramatic and modern wedding photography looking over lake windermere

Fun was had by all when the dancing began…
first dance photograph inside the langdale chase hotel, windermere

first dance photography inside the langdale chase hotel windermere

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