As we lived in Cumbria until 2007 we love getting back over to the lakes to cover a wedding day. Louise and Damian had chosen the Low Wood Bay Hotel on the shores of Lake Windermere for their wedding reception and it was there that we met up with Louise & her bridesmaids to cover the bridal preparations.
We travelled through to Rydal Church for the ceremony, which we've discovered was built in 1824 and Wordsworth helped to choose the church site. Both the grounds of the church and the interior are amazing, with exposed slate in the grounds and a balcony in the church which was great for Alison to get a view looking down the aisle towards the altar. Both Louise & Damian are very keen on photography, and had said to us beforehand that if it was a dark and moody Cumbrian day that they've love the photos to reflect this. Our aim is always to tell the story of the day and to capture the atmosphere, and we rarely use flash during a wedding ceremony to make sure we can capture the moment and not be intrusive. On the day though we had plenty of sunshine and this came flooding through the church windows.
When we arrived back at Low Wood we made the most of the nearby pier and surrounding grounds to get some shots with the happy couple before getting on with the group photos. Louise & Damian had chosen the hotel restaurant for their wedding breakfast, rather than one of the upstairs function rooms. The room looked fantastic, with dark wood panelling and violet uplighters to set it all off. They'd chosen a rustic country theme for their table decorations which looked superb. Louise & Damian had also added a personal touch to one of their wedding cakes with some personalised cake toppers of them with their springer spaniel! The speeches were lovely, with the standard father of the bride, groom and best man speeches followed by a speech by Louise too. We always say to our clients that wedding traditions are a good guide for your day, but they are also there to be broken!
Here are some of our favourite shots from the day, for the full gallery please click here.
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