Sarah & Garth were married in May in the fantastic Lake District. We'd met with Sarah & Garth a few weeks before the wedding to go through the final details over a coffee. They're a fantastic, fun loving couple, and were keen that their wedding photos should reflect their personalities. Sarah's from Kendal and Garth's from Northern Ireland, and they now live in Edinburgh so it was great to see so many guests travelling from far and wide to make sure they were there for the big day.
The service took place at St. Michael & All Angels Church in Hawkshead, a stunning church set atop a hill right in the centre of the village. They had a traditional piper (Alan Gagan) to pipe Sarah, her father and bridesmaids up to the church which was a lovely special touch. The ceremony was beautiful, our favourite photo being the first expressions from Sarah & Garth when they saw each other at the altar. After the ceremony we nipped up a hill behind the church for a few photos looking back over Hawkshead.
We then headed up to Tarn Hows, a favourite location of ours in the lakes as the scenery is incredible. But this being the lakes, we'd only been up there a few minutes when the heavens opened and we rushed back to our cars. Luckily we'd had just enough time to get the shots we wanted.
We then headed through to Belmount Hall, a National Trust property close to the hamlet of Outgate. We'd covered a wedding at Belmount back in 2009, and love the way Chris & Gillie run the venue in such a professional yet friendly way. It's an exclusive use venue, and they very much work with each couple to plan each day to perfection. The Hall has many different locations for the photos, from the tree lined driveways, the fantastic views from the front of the Hall, and an old slate outhouse around the back. Sarah & Garth were brilliant to work with, and we had so much fun with the photography, often with all of us in fits of laughter!
We then headed up to the "indoor marquee" for the wedding breakfast and the speeches. The "ante room" next door was then transformed for the evening reception and first dance.
Here are some of our favourites from the big day, to see the full gallery from Sarah & Garth's wedding please have a look on our website.
Garth and his two best men Rick & Nick looking very smart in their kilts.
Sarah, her father Fergus and bridesmaids Julia & Lizzie being piped to the church door
Garth & Sarah's first expressions were so expressive and natural - one of our favourite images this year
Sarah's Dad Fergus proudly gives his daughters hand in marriage to Garth
So many cheers and claps from the congregation, they've done it!
The first of the formal photos overlooking the church and the valley, you can also see Sarah & Garth's guests milling around outside the church.
A very cheeky chappy...........
......... and that's what was about to happen!
Up at the spectacular Tarn Hows - before the rain came!
Belmount Hall is a splendid and imposing building, and the family cats watched on from a distance (one cat followed Alison round all day, shame it couldn't carry the camera bag!)
Plenty of giggles throughout the day!
Around the back of the Hall we discovered some old outhouses built with traditional Lake District slate.
Sarah & Garth are fantastic fun, and were really relaxed in front of the camera - Garth somehow managed to retain his composure here - just!
Love the Beatrix Potter theme for the table plan.
Belmount Hall's "indoor marquee", all set up for the wedding breakfast.
After the meal we got outside for a few more posed shots - we didn't want Garth to feel left out!
Then Sarah had a go!
These guys were up for a laugh - impressed by the height the chap on the left achieved!
Looking back down the valley, framed by the trees.
Such a romantic shot, Sarah & Garth's first dance.
A fantastic shot to end this blog post with - captures the happy mood of the day perfectly.
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