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Pre-shoot / Engagement Shoots

A wedding pre-shoot is included in the two most popular packages that I offer. It is a great way for us to get together and have a good natter about the plans for your wedding day and discuss timings and specific shots you would like to be captured. I find that it also helps you feel more at ease and less nervous having to be in front of the camera on your big day. I will not pose or set up any of the shots, and just leave you to relax and have some fun (you will hardly notice that I am there).

You will of course receive all of the photographs from the shoot, to share with family and friends or to send out on save the date cards or invitations. I will ask you to select one of the images for me to print, mount and display in a large frame which I will bring along on your wedding day for your families and guests to leave messages. You can then take this home at the end of the day as a keep sake.

I have included a small selection of photographs from recent pre shoots to give you a idea of what I do..

Pete :-) x

Pre shoot a couple in the woods having a giggle

Pre shoot a couple sitting on a log in the woods

Pre shoot a couple having a hug in the woods

Pre shoot A couple walking through the woods

Pre shoot A black and white photo of a couple in the woods hugging

Pre shoot A couple looking at each other in the woods

Pre shoot A couple looking straight at the camera at Ashton Memorial Park Lancaster

Pre shoot A couple looking out at the view at Ashton Memorial Lancaster

Pre shoot A black and white photo of a couple standing on the steps at Ashton Memorial Park Lancaster

Pre shoot A black and white photo of a couple at surprise view overlooking Derwent water in the Lake district

Pre shoot A black and white photo of a couple relaxing in the trees overlooking Derwent water in the Lake District

Pre shoot - A couple sitting chatting overlooking Derwent water in the Lake District

Pre shoot - A wide angle distant photo of a couple standing in the trees overlooking Derwent Water in the Lake District

Pre shoot - A couple sitting at the waters edge Derwent Water in the Lake district

Pre shoot - The brides engagement ring on a moss covered rock at Derwent Water in The Lake District

Pre shoot - A very distant and wide angle photo of a couple standing at the waters edge Derwent water in the Lake District

Pre shoot - A couple sitting on the pier at Ashness Bridge on the shores of Derwent water in the Lake District

Pre shoot - A couple standing in the woods dark and moody photo

Pre shoot - A black and white photo of a couple sitting on a bench in a park in Manchester

Pre shoot - A couple standing on a shoreline near Lanercost Abbey Cumbria

Pre shoot - portrait of a couple sitting on the stones by a river near Lanercost Priory Cumbria

Pre shoot - A couple sitting on a fallen log on the shores of Derwent water in the Lake District

Pre shoot - A couple standing in between two trees with the lake in the background

Pre shoot - A couple standing in the woods near Derwent water in the Lake District

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Laura and Jonnys Wedding

Laura and Jonnys Wedding Blog

Todays outing was down to the wonderful Abbey House Hotel in Barrow. For Laura and Jonnys wedding, it is always such a pleasure to work at this venue, all the staff are so friendly and helpful and the hotel grounds provide a spectacular backdrop for some great photography.

Part of the gardens where converted into a laser clay pigeon shooting range and all of the guests had a fantastic time. I declined the opportunity as I just knew I would not manage to hit a single one :-).

The happy couple decided to surprise the guests with two singing waiters. This went down really well and even prompted a dancing session in the middle of the wedding breakfast room.

Thank you to you all for making us feel so at home..

Pete :-) x

The brides bouquet with a jewel decoration

An outdoor photograph of the main tower at Abbey House Hotel

A black and white photograph of the bride during her makeup

The bride having her makeup applied during morning preparations

A sneaky photography of one of the bridesmaids during morning preparations

A black and white image of one of the bridesmaids during morning preparations

The bride during preparations having her eye makeup done

A black and white photo of one of the bridesmaids laughing during preparations

Black and white photo of the bridesmaids taking a selfie with the TV in the background

Candid photo of the brides mum during bridal preparations

One of the best men being assisted to put his button hole on by the toastmaster

A wide angle photo of the bride during morning preparations

The bride being fastened into her wedding dress

The bride having a final eye makeup touch up before going downstairs to the wedding ceremony

Black and white photo of the bride and her father having a hug when he sees her for the first time

The groom welcoming wedding guests into the hotel

Black and white photo of one of the bridesmaid just chilling out during morning preparations

All of the boys standing outside around a fabulous vintage e-type jaguar car

The sign on the boot of the classic e-type jaguar car outside abbey house hotel

A black and white photo of the bride and her dad when they reach the end of the aisle

The moment just before the first kiss during the wedding ceremony

The bride groom and their sone walking back down the aisle we are married now

The bride and groom during the confetti shower

Candid photo of one of the wedding guests

A black and white photo of one of the wedding guests during the drinks reception

A male guest during the drinks reception

Black and white photo of one of the younger wedding guests

Another candid photo of one of the wedding guests during the drinks reception

The groom trying his hand at laser clay pigeon shooting

The bride and the groom both having a try at laser clay pigeon shooting

Time for the girls to try and beat the lads at laser clay pigeon shooting

Now the lads have a crack at beating the girls high score at laser clay pigeon shooting

The bride and her bridesmaids having a really good laugh during family group shots

The bride and groom in the woods during the couples portrait session

The bride and groom outside Abbey House Hotel standing by the classic e-type jaguar

The bride and groom take a walk through the woods at Abbey House Hotel during the couple portrait shoot

A black and white photograph featuring the e-type jaguar

The happy couple outside the Abbey House Hotel in the dark

Laura and Jonny on the stairs inside in the dark with external lighting

Black and white image of the happy couple taken on the stairs inside the hotel in the dark

One of the guest wedding favours on the wedding breakfast table

A wide angle image of the wedding reception room all set up for the wedding breakfast

Another of the wedding favours on the tables

Photo of one of the singing waiters during their set

Some of the guests dancing and singing along with the singing waiters

Black and white images of one of singing waiters with his head covered in table napkins

Black and white photo of the bride looking up at the groom during his speech

The bride and groom cutting the wedding cake

The bride and groom during their first dance featuring the large light up love letters

The bride and groom during the first dance with their little boy

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Jamie-Lee and Adams Wedding Day

Jamie-Lee and Adams Wedding Blog

Going back to the fabulous summer we had this year and it was another scorcher of a day for Jamie-Lee and Adams wedding, this time we were at the Inn on the Lake Glenridding. We consider it a privilege to be able to work here, the lake and mountains provide such an amazing backdrop.

We had a fantastic day with Jamie-Lee and Adam, and the children certainly kept us on our toes and provided some entertaining photo opportunities. Thank you for making us feel so welcome.. :-) x

A bridal portrait during morning preparations

The bride having her hair curled during bridal preparations

Black and white image of the bride having her eye makeup applied

Framed photograph in a doorway wearing her wedding dress

The bride standing in the bay window showing the back of her wedding dress

The bride with her father and bridesmaid walking down to the edge of the lake to get married

The bride and groom taken from the back during the exchange of wedding vows

The bride and groom during the wedding ceremony with her veil caught in the wind

The bride and groom holding hands during the wedding ceremony

The bride and grooms first kiss as a married couple

Bride and groom during the confetti throw

The bride and groom walking back down the path after the wedding ceremony

A couple of the guests children decided to go for a walk

Time for a running race with the children

Children pulling funny faces to the camera

Cheecky monkey pulling tongues at the camera

The bride and grooms portraits this time standing on the jetty

Close up image of the bride and groom in black and white

The bride and groom walking down the jetty

Black and white image of the bride and groom standing on the jetty taken through the trees at the waters edge

The bride and groom kissing under the brides veil

Black and white image of the bride and groom standing near the reflection pool

The bride laughing during the grooms speech

Rather random image taken during the speeches

The bride and groom during their first dance

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Laura and Jonny's Pre shoot

Laura and Jonny’s Pre-Shoot Blog

A couple of weeks ago I met up in Borrowdale for Laura and Johnny’s wedding pre shoot. We decided it was nice enough to spend some time by the lake before venturing up into the hills. Apart from a bunch of school kids the place was deserted, kind of unusual for the location..

We had a great time, so I decided to share a few shots from the shoot. Really looking forward to their wedding a the end of this month..

Pete :-)

Couple looking out over the lake from the top of surprise view

Laura and Johnny kissing with Derwent water in the background

Laura and Johnny having a laugh at the top of the fell

Wide image in black and white of Laura and Johnny looking over the lake with the Borrowdale valley in the background

Black and white image of the couple almost kissing with Derentwater in the background

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Jayy and Ryans Wedding Day

Jayy and Ryans Wedding Day Blog

I met up with Jayy and Ryan a few weeks before their wedding day for an engagement - pre shoot down in the lakes. We had a great time wandering around the shores which gave us time to have a good netter about the plans for the big day.

Following on from a church ceremony in Whitehaven the happy couple decided to hold the wedding breakfast and reception at Whitehaven Golf Club. Lucky for us it was a lovely day and the view was spectacular over the Cumbrian fells.

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Joanne & Carl's Wedding

We first met Joanne and Carl over two years before their wedding day, on a very rainy and cold day in Kendal, to discuss the plans for their big day. Fast forward 18 months and we met up again in Liverpool's Sefton Park for their engagement photoshoot - I may be a Cumbria wedding photographer but I really do get everywhere! Thankfully the weather was a lot nicer..

Joanne and Carl had decided to hold their wedding ceremony and reception at the fabulous Abbey House Hotel by Furness Abbey in Cumbria. Despite the initial nerves Joanne sailed through the day and everything went off without a single hitch - even the weather behaved itself, giving us lots of opportunities to go outside for some really nice shots.

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Carly and Adam's Wedding

Carly and Adam's Wedding Blog

5th February 2017

Higher Trapp Country House Hotel

This was the third wedding I'd had he privilege to capture for the family. Our association started four years ago when we had the pleasure of shooting Adam's sister Hannah and David's wedding in Kendal, followed by Kim and Oliver's two years later.

Carly and Adam are movie fanatics and based the theme of their wedding on this, table names were names of their favourite films. They even had a light box next to the wedding cake with the words 'Cakes on a Plane' illuminated.

The men did their part by wearing "Spat" shoes to compliment Carly's 1920s styled wedding dress.

We had a fabulous day with the happy couple and almost feel as though we are now honorary members of the families.

The bride (Carly) and her beautiful veil

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Jo and Ben's Wedding

Jo and Ben's Wedding - Inn on The Lake Glenridding

We first met Jo and Ben , and their gorgeous dog Scooby, on their pre-wedding photoshoot. We had a fabulous hour stomping around the Borrowdale Valley, chatting over their plans for the wedding day, and generally getting to know more about them. It was a rather overcast day, but it made for some spectacular skies over Derwentwater.

Jo, Ben and Scooby Derwent Water Preshoot

Jo Ben and Scooby Black and White Lake district valley

The Inn on The Lake was the perfect setting for Jo and Ben's wedding. On the shores of Ullswater, the lake and surrounding mountains provide a stunning backdrop. Jo and Ben had chatted about having an outdoor ceremony, and being the end of December it was a dream that wouldn't necessarily become a reality. However, the Cumbrian weather was extremely kind - it was cold, but it was one of those crisp dry days that you can only hope for in December. Following the ceremony guests where treated to nice hot mulled wine outside on the terrace.

The hotel was looking very festive with all their Christmas decorations.

The Inn on The Lake Glenridding Christmas

Bride kissing her father before the ceremony

The Bride and Groom first kiss Inn on The Lake Glenridding

Chris Gratten of Beautifully vintage-china-hire-vintage-accessories provided room decoration and centred on a golfing theme - Ben and his twin best man brother Alec are professional golf teachers! Each of their tables was named after a famous golf course.

Beautiful room dressing by Chris Gratten

Thankfully the weather remained clear for us all day, and Jo and Ben where very keen to get outside again for some more photos. Jo did say that she ruined her shoes for the reflection pool and pier shots, but she said it was all worth it....

The reflection pool Inn on The Lake Glenridding

And to round the day off they held their evening reception in The Candle Room - it looked spectacular thanks to the work of Jaimie Johnston from The Memory Knot who provided the room decorations. Then one more little venture outside for some night time shots in the gazebo..

Room decoration by The Memory Knot Christmas tree

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