WINDERMERE & SOUTH LAKES WEDDING GUIDE & REAL WEDDINGS
Wedding Photographer and Videographer Near Windermere and the South Lakes
A country house among hills and woodland at Troutbeck, three Broadoaks weddings across three summers and a barn at the end of a private lane with the fells behind. Natural photographs and wedding films from the south of the Lake District.
In short: Bright Sight is Cam and Beth, a photo and video duo based near Cardiff. This guide follows four real weddings in the south of the Lake District: three at Broadoaks Country House at Troutbeck near Windermere, in 2022, 2023 and 2025, and one at Fairbank Barn at Staveley near Kendal. Standard full-day packages start at £2,099 for photography, £2,099 for videography or £3,799 for both, with travel included and a £120 deposit to secure your date.
Weddings in the South Lakes, around Windermere and Kendal
Windermere is the Lake District's best-known name, and a couple searching for a wedding photographer near it is often picturing the same thing: a house among the hills, a lake in the light and a long weekend with everyone staying under one roof. The venues in this corner are exactly that, from a country house with its own orangery and music room to a barn at the end of a private lane with the fells behind.
We have photographed and filmed four weddings here, three of them at Broadoaks across three summers, so this guide shows one house in three different seasons of its life, plus a barn near Kendal. A bride on a wooden swing, a make-up artist at work on a bride in a white robe, a jetty at golden hour and a groom with his arms in the air in a field with the hills behind are among them.
We work quietly around the day. You stay with your guests, we step in only when a little direction helps, and the photographs and film grow from what really happens. Our Lake District guide shows the wider area, including the film-only weddings we have shot at Ullswater and in the Eden Valley.
01 / Troutbeck, near Windermere, Cumbria / Brett & Mikaella, Olivia & Tyler and Matt & Taylor
Broadoaks Country House: a conservatory aisle, a wooden swing and a jetty at golden hour
Broadoaks Country House is on Bridge Lane at Troutbeck, near Windermere, and the venue describes a house perched among the hills and surrounded by woodland, with manicured gardens, an orangery with log fires and a music room designed by William Morris. We have photographed three weddings here: Brett and Mikaella in August 2022, Olivia and Tyler in April 2023 and Matt and Taylor in August 2025. The portrait at the top of this guide is Olivia and Tyler kissing beneath a ceiling of white flowers.
Brett and Mikaella’s day has 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 under a glass roof with white flowers and linen. Olivia and Tyler’s morning has bridesmaids in green satin robes raising glasses together on a bed, and later the wedding party stand in a line in front of the stone house, the bridesmaids in green. In the gardens, Tyler kisses Olivia’s cheek and she sits on a wooden swing while he stands behind her holding the rope.
Matt and Taylor’s day begins with a make-up artist applying make-up to the bride in a white robe and bridesmaids in mint green pyjamas on a window seat. In the evening they kiss in warm light among long grass and trees, and the bride leads her groom by the hand along a narrow jetty beside the lake, then the two walk along the jetty above the shoreline with wooded hills across the water. A house with this many gardens and a lake close by lets the same venue give very different days, so ask which parts of the grounds are open to you.
For current venue details, explore Broadoaks Country House.
02 / Staveley, near Kendal, Cumbria / Emma & Ryan
Fairbank Barn: a pampas grass arch, confetti down the aisle and a field with the fells behind
Fairbank Barn is at Fairbank Farm in Staveley, near Kendal, and the venue says it sits at the end of a private country lane within 370 acres of rolling farmland, with views towards the Lakeland fells and Windermere and Kendal about ten minutes away. Emma and Ryan married here in July 2024.
They kiss at the end of the aisle beneath a pampas grass arch and walk back hand in hand through confetti, and then step outside for the photograph everyone remembers: a bride raising her bouquet and a groom raising his arms in a field with the hills behind them. A barn hired for the weekend gives you a field to run into, so ask what the plan is if the weather turns.
For current venue details, explore Fairbank Barn.
Planning a wedding in the South Lakes
Staying under one roof
Broadoaks describes 19 guest bedrooms, outdoor ceremonies on a wedding green under a licensed gazebo and an orangery with log fires, and Fairbank Barn is hired for two nights or more and holds up to 150 guests. A wedding weekend suits these venues, so ask what is included, how many guests can stay and what the morning after looks like.
Lake and fell weather
The Lake District is wetter than most places, and the light changes by the hour. Agree an indoor alternative for the ceremony and drinks, keep a few umbrellas and blankets for guests and let us know your timetable early so there is room for the outdoor moments when the weather lifts.
Jetties, swings and gardens
The best photographs here came from the grounds: a wooden swing in the garden, a jetty above the shoreline and a field with the hills behind. Ask the venue which parts of the grounds are open to you and how far the lake is from the house.
Glass roofs and conservatories
Brett and Mikaella walked down an aisle in a conservatory hung with white flowers and sat at a long table under a glass roof. A glass-roofed room changes through the day, so ask where the light falls at the time of your ceremony.
Getting guests there
The Lake District is a long drive from most places and busy in summer. Share a short transport note, book accommodation early and tell guests how far the venue is from the nearest station.
How we travel to you
The Lake District is a long way from our base near Cardiff, so we always stay in a hotel the night before and cover it. That means traffic on the morning cannot affect your day, and travel across England and Wales is included in our standard full-day packages.
Before you enquire: write down every address your day will use, from where you get ready to where guests sleep, and any ceremony spaces you are still choosing between. Send it with your date and venue and we can talk through the order of the day.
For the wider area, see our Lake District guide, and for the neighbours our Lancashire and North Yorkshire guides.
Hearing the day again: wedding films in the South Lakes
A photograph keeps a face. A film keeps the voice that goes with it: vows in a conservatory, a laugh on a jetty, the sound of a barn full of people with the fells outside. We film from the edge of your day, so there is nothing to repeat for the camera.
A highlight follows your day in the order it happened, so watching it feels like being there again.
Our full-day video packages include a 7 to 10 minute highlight and a 40+ minute documentary film. Explore the wedding videography package for current inclusions, or browse our wedding films for more celebrations.
One team for the photographs and the film in the South Lakes
Booking photography and film with the same team means one conversation about the timetable, one set of questions for your venue and one plan for the couple portraits. Cam and Beth have photographed and filmed over 400 weddings together since 2016, so a country house with a lake and a barn on a farm are familiar ground.
The photo and video team package carries a £120 deposit and a £400 saving over booking photography and videography separately. We are based near Cardiff, and travel across England and Wales is included in standard full-day packages, so a venue at Troutbeck and one at Staveley are priced the same way. If your day uses more than one location or has an unusual timetable, tell us the plan and we will confirm how it fits.
Questions about photography and film around Windermere
Do you photograph and film weddings around Windermere?
Yes. Cam and Beth are based near Cardiff and travel across England and Wales is included in standard full-day packages. We have photographed and filmed weddings at Broadoaks Country House near Windermere and Fairbank Barn near Kendal. Send your date and venue and we will tell you whether we are free.
Which real weddings can we see in this guide?
Brett and Mikaella in August 2022, Olivia and Tyler in April 2023 and Matt and Taylor in August 2025 at Broadoaks Country House, and Emma and Ryan in July 2024 at Fairbank Barn.
How is this different from your Lake District guide?
Our Lake District guide covers the whole area, including film-only weddings at Ullswater and the Eden Valley. This guide stays with Windermere and the south, and shows the photographs of four weddings in full.
Do you travel to the Lake District for weddings?
Yes. Travel across England and Wales is included in our standard full-day packages. The Lake District is a long way from home, so we always stay in a hotel the night before and cover it.
Can you photograph a wedding that lasts a whole weekend?
Yes. Tell us which parts of the weekend you would like covered, and we will plan the photographs and film around them.
What if it rains?
Agree an indoor alternative with your venue before the day, and let us know your timetable early. The Lake District has plenty of rain, and some of the best photographs in this guide came from days with changing light.
How much does a Windermere or South Lakes wedding photographer and videographer cost?
Our standard full-day packages start at £2,099 for photography, £2,099 for videography and £3,799 for photography and videography together. Travel across England and Wales is included, so a wedding at Troutbeck and one at Staveley are priced in the same way. Larger packages extend the coverage and add extras, and the package pages show what is included today.
Can we book photography and videography together?
Yes. Our photo and video team package puts both under one booking with a £120 deposit, and it carries a £400 saving compared with booking them separately. Check the package page for current prices and coverage.
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Getting married around Windermere or the South Lakes?
Send your date and venue, or the shortlist you are still choosing between, and tell us whether you would like photography, film or both. We will reply with what we can offer for the day and the journey.