Are you looking for a wedding photographer who knows and loves the Lake District?
One of the perks of being a Lake District wedding photographer is that I get to travel this beautiful part of the country. The Lake District is my favourite national park, situated in Cumbria full of scenic views. My family and I have holidays every year in the Lake District and it is also where my wife and I got married ourselves in 2011. Standing at the shore watching the waves ripple on the water’s surface, then throwing a stone into its depths is one of my son and I’s favourite things. So it has a very special place in our hearts. We love the ruggedness of the terrain, the incredible perfect views and the overall feeling of being in the wild it gives you. My wife and I got married ourselves in the area, having our picturesque ceremony by Ullswater over looking the mountain views. I have to pinch myself that I’m a professional and I get to photograph weddings in this stunning region.
33 Wedding Photographs taken in the Lake District by multi-award winner David Stubbs
Below is a short gallery from weddings I have photographed in the Lake District over the past few years. These photographs are some of my favourite I have ever captured. Please take a look though and if you are getting married in the area then please get in touch.
My style of wedding photography is very natural. No awkward posing, I just leave you to enjoy your day and let me capture everything for you. This is described as a documentary style and you can find more information on this on my post about my 100 Favourite Photos I have taken.
If you would like to see a recent wedding, then you can see Helen and Tom’s photography at Town Head Estate.
Are you getting married in the Lakes? I offer NO additional travel costs for weddings in the Lake District or Cumbria.
The Lake District is such a special place
Are you getting married and looking for a Lake District wedding photographer? I would love to be considered!
If you are looking for a holiday or break that has it all – and then some. The Lake District in the U.K., is a heart-stopping thrill of a destination. Exploding with beauty, nature, experiences, accommodation and culture to suit every taste and desire.
Packed with the best of all that makes Britain great, the Lakes offer a unique opportunity to explore and understand the un-ending charm of the English culture. Famous far and wide, not just for weddings. Whether you want to step back in history, or forward into innovation and excitement, the Lake District National Park shyly houses it all. Welcoming around 16.4 million visitors every year, many of whom are having their wedding. The Lakes are top of the bucket list for tourists and adventurers from around the world.
A visual photography feast for the eyes, the Lake District is the largest National Park in the U.K. and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Brimming with a landscape to die for, Lakeland in Cumbria, is home to the widest range of incredible geographical features that you can find in the district, and indeed, the rest of the globe. The views from the tallest mountains in England and the famous rocky Eastern, Southern and Northern District Fells, covered in magical mossy forests, woodlands and glacial turns.
Wedding Venues in the Lakes & Cumbria
The Lake District and Cumbria has some of the best wedding venues around. Bride and grooms travel from all over the country and bring their guests to celebrate their special day. With the incredible backdrops and wonderful scenery it is an opportunity that cannot be missed. Newlyweds choose to go for rides on the boats for their drinks reception and cocktail hour. Or choose to stand by a lake to have a glass of champagne and a canapé or two. I’ve caught flower girls dipping their toes in the water in the past and bridesmaids doing cartwheels by the mountainside. The mountains and tarns are something for your guests to behold. Patiently squint in Haweswater.
As you wait in watch for the birds of the forests – the buzzards, kestrels and ospreys or the solitary golden eagle, the last surviving king of the Lakes. It is a wildlife photographers dream with their telephoto lenses to capture these moments. Watch in wait for the red deer and squirrels, and butterflies, plentiful but shy. Head to the wildlife park for the last two remaining North Eurasian Lynx. Alternatively, even if you are not having a wedding, you can meet the lemurs in the regular meet and greets. When it comes to experiences in this luscious Lakeland wedding, you won’t know where to begin. Cumbria wedding photography everything you need. Also try a Lakeland craft beer whilst you tour the Keswick Brewery or an ale at Jennings Brewery.
If the past is your thing, experience the labours of old at the Stott Park Bobbin Mill, sit in the gardens of Beatrix Potter at Hill Top or Wordsworth’s home at Grasmere. Discover the reasons why John Ruskin, Alfred Wainwright and Postman Pat author, John Cunliffe made the Lakes their home and inspiration.
Photography in and around the National Park
If you are a wedding photographer, professional or amateur, the Lake District is the place to go. There is so much to capture in your camera whether it is the stunning mountain views or over a vast lake. Some photographers choose to bring tripods and slow the shutter speed down to capture the movement of a falling waterfall or ‘force’. Neutral density filters is what is required to bring the exposure right down and a shutter lag or around 10 seconds will do the trick to get that misty look of the water across the frame.
On the other hand, most photographers could get out and about on a cycling, mountain bike or motorbike tour. For something more leisurely, ride the waters and scour the shore from a canoe, kayak or boat. Hike Catbells Lakeland Walk, Old Man of Coniston or if you dare – Helvellyn’s famous twin ridges. You could channel Bear Grylls on a Bush Craft Survival Experience. The Lakes isn’t just about having fabulous weddings.
Then take your camera to Peel Island and live out your Swallows and Amazons dreams on one of their island adventures. When you want something a little more tame, take a masterclass in anything from photography, arts and crafts, the Lake District and Cumbria School of Food and Wine, sounds particularly divine. There are lots of photo classes available to hone your skills whether you are a professional wedding photographer or not. Go for a ride in a jeep or a pamper day at the spa. Weddings can take place in many locations, but Windermere, Grasmere, Derwent Water and Easedale Town have plenty to entertain and amuse.
After all that wedding excitement you will be ready for bed. There are tree-houses, log cabins, tipis, yurts and other outdoor options, if you want to go Glamping. For something indoors, there are endless great choices, indulge at The Daffodil Hotel and Spa, be bang on-trend at Another Place on the Lake. Or rest on the banks of Lake Windermere at Hillthwaite, be astounded at the views. Photographers love such places as Linthwaite House or Brimstone at Langdale, or try something fresh at The Forest Side.
Bring plenty of layers and waterproofs because the high ground and location mean rain is likely and temperatures will range between 3 degrees Celsius at the lowest in Winter and 19 degrees Celsius at the highest in Summer. Photographers with cameras love to explore the best backdrops. Whether it is Windermere, Ambleside, Keswick or anywhere else – you can be sure that you are destined for a wedding to remember when you choose to visit the Lake District as a photographer of weddings.
Getting married in the Lake District?
Get in Touch
If you are looking for a Lake District wedding photographer then please get in touch to check my availability. Just pop to my contact page. Although I am based in Manchester, there are no additional costs for Lake District weddings or Cumbria either.
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Great shots David! Congratulations!
Thank you very much, I’m pleased you enjoyed looking through these wedding photos from the Lakes
Really nice pictures
Thank you for your kind comment Phil.
Hello…! Nice to see your photos taken in Lake District…both my husband and I love your photos so much…and we are planning to stay in Lake District in 2-Aug to 3-Aug…is it possible to have a photo shooting with you? thanksss!!
Hi David, your photos are absolutely amazing! Can I please ask what equipment you used for wedding shots? Thankyou
Hi Michael,
Thank you for your kind comments. Some of the shots in this post are older and were taken on a Nikon D4s. However now I’m using Sony A9’s which are the bets camera out there, and totally silent too, so no noisy clicking. I love photographing weddings in the Lake District, the best place. David
Wow – what a stunning set of photos! I love seeing Lakes weddings – faves have to be all the Wastwater shots, and the one on the la’al ratty! Both of those are local to where I grew up – and the loveliest, wildest, most dramatic part of the lakes.
Thank you so much for the kind words on this Lake District post Claire, means so much you took the time to look through the gallery.
What a great wedding David! Love the natural shots.
cheers Matt, I’m pleased you enjoyed looking at the photos.
Good to see Blea Tarn getting it’s fair share of attention. I used to live very nearby (and now just work very nearby) and despite taking hundreds of photos there over the years have somehow never seen a bridal or couples shoot there, except for when I did one myself!
Wow gorgeous shots ?Beautiful
I have enjoyed looking at your photographs. The brides and grooms must be highly delighted with the results of your work. May you flourish n the future .
thank you very much Ann, I appreciate you looking through. Yes, they have all been over the moon.
Great photos! They all look fabulous
thank you, I love taking photos in the Lake District.
Beautiful fotos absolutely stunning x
Thank you, I appreciate you taking the time too look at the wedding photos in The Lakes.
What stunning photos ? Beautiful images for your wedding couple to treasure forever x
Absolutely gorgeous photos.I will be recommending you to my friends
Lovely photos David. Beautiful scenery and colours but I love the black & white ones too!
Will definitely keep an eye on your website in the future.
Best wishes to you.
Very much appreciated, I love black and white photography too – it lends itself very well to wedding photography.
What beautiful photographs!
Stunning pictures x.
The pic with the groom holding the veil is my favourite.
These pics are amazing . Love the one with the couple climbing stones with the umberella x just shows rain doesnt have to spoil the day x
thank you, that is a particular favourite wedding photograph of mine too. That was taken near Wast Water
Looks lovely, pictures so beautiful.
Beautiful photographs & unique poses !
Beautiful work you are a natural.
Hope this horrible crisis ends quickly and you can get back to work. It must be very difficult for you with no income.
Best of luck for the future.
Wow so beautiful your very talented
Great work. Good luck for the future. Will highly recommend.
Love these photos
Think the one of the children catching the rain drops is my favourite.
Beautiful images
that is one of my fav wedding photos too and deffo a very lake district style photo with all the rain.
Absolutely stunning photographs
Fabulous photos David.
Your photos are exceptional. You obviously have a very artistic eye, and have given these couples wonderful memories.
thank you so much. Yes, it is memories for wedding couples that I try to take. Did you have a particular favourite photo?
Beautiful pictures. Love the lakes.
Beautiful photographs, Best Wishes for the future x
What stunning and beautiful photographs, so atmospheric and the colours in some of them are absolutely beautiful – congratulations David – I certainly hope things improve when all this madness is over.
Thank you so much for your kind words.
Loved the one on the jetty ❤?
aww… the jetty’s in the Lakes are incredible. I love this wedding photo too.
such beautiful photos and so different too 🙂
Such beautiful photos taken in a stunning setting.
Lovely pictures stunning settings
yes the setting is incredible. thank you
Stunning photos! You obviously are very talented .
thank you very much 🙂
Omg David,
These images & what you have captured. Truely breathtakingly beautiful. There are no words. The photos speak for themselves.
I’m hoping your future will continue to flourish with continued high standards x
Thank you very much Val, i really appreciate you looking through this gallery.
Lovely photos
WOW what beautiful photography these photos are amazing love the one with the couple in the lake girl with yellow dress and partner
aww… thank you. yes, that photograph is one of my favourites I have taken in the Lake District.
The images are amazing! Good settings at Derwent Water.
Poses are natural. Colours vibrant and the black and white shots are classy.
Really enjoyed looking at these. You are a skilled photographer dude
Gorgeous photos. Lovely work.
Fabulous photos David, we love the Lakes, have done since my 1st trip in 1965! Keep up the good work, these awful times shall pass & all will be well. Stay strong, safe & well. God bless
thank you Lizzie, you too! 🙂
Amazing pictures. Excellent work.
Excellent pictures, nice range
Stunningly creative photos.
The Lakes were my late husband’s favourite place to visit. Your photographs are lovely, David. Hope things are back to normal for you as soon as possible.
Awesome pictures love your work it’s amazing
Amazing photographs you are very talented
Absolutely Fabulous picture’s !!
Amazing photos so talented
thank you 🙂 That is one of my fav photos for sure.
Wow what amazing settings and scenery for a wedding…. very natural….. There beautiful…. ❤️
Thank you very much. Natural wedding photograph in the lake district is what i love best.
Beautiful images – will tell friends.
thank you 🙂
A Talented Photographer, Will not disappoint any Bride & Groom. 10/10
Thank you Amanda, very kind. 🙂
Great Job David in every sense. Fabulous.
Thank you Steve, The Lakes and Cumbria is a very special place to photograph at.
Hi I was wondering if you’ve got any availability for a pre-wedding photo shoot from the 21st of June or the 22nd or the 23rd
Fabulous work David!
Thank you for your kind comments, the Lake District is an incredible region to have a wedding and to take stunning natural photos.