Wedding Photographer and Videographer Near the Lake District

01 / Bridge Lane, Windermere / Olivia & Tyler

Broadoaks Country House: green satin robes, a conservatory kiss and a swing in the garden

Olivia and Tyler married at Broadoaks Country House in Windermere in April 2023. The aerial view that opens their story shows how the house sits among trees with the hills rising behind, and the morning begins with bridesmaids in green satin robes raising glasses on a bed in the bridal suite.

Broadoaks describes seven acres of landscaped gardens with views across to Windermere, outdoor ceremonies on a wedding green under a licensed gazebo and 20 boutique bedrooms, so a wedding can stay under one roof from the first coffee to the last song. Olivia and Tyler’s photographs show how much room that gives a day: a kiss beneath a ceiling of white flowers in the conservatory, groomsmen laughing with their hands over their mouths and the whole wedding party lined up in front of the stone house.

The quietest pictures come from the gardens. A groom kisses his bride’s cheek among the trees, and the two of them sit together on a wooden swing. Both happen in the gaps between the formal moments, which is where we like to work. The venue lists the restaurant for sit-down wedding breakfasts for up to 100 guests and the Orangery for evening parties of up to 150, so confirm the current arrangements for your own numbers.

For current venue details, explore Broadoaks Country House.

02 / Bridge Lane, Windermere / Matt & Taylor

Broadoaks in August: make-up chairs, mint pyjamas and a jetty at golden hour

Matt and Taylor married at Broadoaks in August 2025, two years after Olivia and Tyler, and their photographs begin in a getting-ready room: a make-up artist at work on the bride in a white robe and bridesmaids in mint green pyjamas on a window seat. The morning is relaxed, and that shows.

The evening belongs to the water. A kiss in warm light among long grass, a bride leading her groom by the hand along a wooden jetty and then the two of them small against the shoreline with wooded hills across the lake are the photographs that explain why couples choose Windermere. The picture at the top of this guide was taken on the same jetty at sunset.

If the lake matters to you, tell us early so we can plan the day around the light. In August the evenings stay long enough for a short walk after the meal, and a walk like this is easy to fit in when the venue has its own gardens and shore.

03 / Windermere / Brett & Mikaella

A Windermere country house: the aisle, a lamplit drive and a long table under glass

Brett and Mikaella married at a country house in Windermere in August 2022. Three photographs carry their story here: a bride in a lace gown walking down an aisle in a conservatory hung with white flowers, the two of them arm in arm along a lamplit drive and a long table laid beneath a glass roof.

A glass-roofed room changes through the day, so ask where the light will fall during your ceremony and your meal, and what the room looks like once the sun has gone. Walking a drive together after the ceremony is a simple way to take a few quiet minutes before the party begins.

04 / Staveley, near Kendal / Emma & Ryan

Fairbank Barn: pampas grass, confetti and a field with the fells behind

Emma and Ryan married at Fairbank Barn in Staveley in July 2024. They kiss at the end of the aisle beneath a pampas grass arch, walk back hand in hand through a shower of confetti and then step outside for the picture everyone remembers: a bride lifting her bouquet and a groom with his arms in the air in a field with the hills behind them.

Fairbank Barn describes a restored barn at the end of a private country lane, within farmland near Staveley and with views towards the Lakeland fells, with Kendal and Windermere each about ten minutes away. It is hired for two nights or more and holds up to 150 guests, which suits couples who want a whole weekend with their people. A barn needs a plan for weather and daylight, so share your timetable with us early and we will leave room for the outdoor moments.

For current venue details, explore Fairbank Barn.

05 / Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire / Hannah & Tom

The River Barn: a light-filled ceremony and a walk beneath the trees

Hannah and Tom married at The River Barn in Poulton-le-Fylde in August 2023. It is in Lancashire, south of the Lakes and a short drive down the M6, and it belongs here as a comparison for couples who like the idea of a Lakeland barn but want a venue nearer the coast and the motorway.

Three photographs tell their story: the two of them facing each other during a ceremony in a light-filled barn, holding hands beside pampas grass and flowers and raising their arms as they walk along a tree-lined path. Ask the venue about current ceremony arrangements, overnight stays and guest transport before you decide whether it suits your plans.

For current venue details, explore The River Barn.

06 / Crook, near Windermere / Emma & Josh

The Wild Boar: a mirror, a woodland hotel and a film from the autumn

Emma and Josh married at The Wild Boar near Windermere in October 2021, and we filmed their day. This story is a film story, not a photo story: their highlight, further down this page, starts with the groom smiling at himself in a mirror.

The Wild Boar describes a hotel hidden in private woodland just off the B2584 between Kendal and Bowness-on-Windermere, with 32 individually styled rooms, a Grill and Smokehouse and its own home-brewed beer and single malt whiskies. A woodland hotel in October means early dusk and changeable weather, so a plan for indoor portraits and a sensible start time for the ceremony are worth settling with the venue. Contact them directly for ceremony spaces and capacities.

For current venue details, explore The Wild Boar.

07 / Glenridding, Ullswater / Shelley & Harry

Inn On The Lake: a hand mirror, a gazebo and the shore of Ullswater

Shelley and Harry married at Inn On The Lake in Glenridding in May 2025, and their highlight film opens on the bride laughing with a hand mirror in front of the lake. Like the Wild Boar story above, it is a film story: you can see the place as it moved on the day rather than through our photographs.

Inn On The Lake sits on the shore of Ullswater, with three jetties and a private lakeshore, a garden gazebo licensed for civil ceremonies overlooking the water and the Glenridding Suite for indoor ceremonies. It lists 100 guests for dining and 150 for receptions, and 44 bedrooms, so many guests can stay on site. Ullswater is further north than Windermere and a little quieter, which suits couples who want a lake setting without the busier shore.

For current venue details, explore Inn On The Lake.

08 / Maulds Meaburn, Eden Valley / Lauren & Callum

Holesfoot: a terrace toast, a walled garden and a barn in the Eden Valley

Lauren and Callum married at Holesfoot in Maulds Meaburn, in the Eden Valley near Appleby, in May 2025. We filmed their day, and their highlight shows the bride toasting with her bridesmaids on the terrace.

Holesfoot describes a manor house sleeping up to 22 guests, about 20 acres of gardens, woods and brooks, an Italian Garden Terrace and a walled garden for outdoor ceremonies, and an Old Barn main hall for up to 150 guests. Couples get exclusive use on the day, and the site can sleep 60 guests in total across the house, cottages, a coach house and glamping tents. The Eden Valley is further east than the lakes themselves, so it suits couples who want fells and countryside without the busier tourist roads.

For current venue details, explore Holesfoot.