When Tracy and Mark got engaged in Florence, they couldn’t think of a better place to get married than the Lake District. After meeting at their local squash club, they became a couple and started visiting the lakes together every year where they came across New House Farm – and realised they’d found their perfect winter wedding venue!
After their engagement, the couple decided on a laid back, relaxed wedding with no particular theme. New House Farm can be decorated to the bride and groom’s taste, so they opted for some simple lights draped across the ceiling, which looked really effective in the barn ceremony room. They added a festive touch by having a Christmas tree, as well as a few snow men!
The bride was helped to get ready by bridesmaid Kayleigh, her new stepdaughter, who did her hair and make-up. I didn’t spend too long on the bride’s prep shots, as she preferred I captured the guests mingling beforehand. There was a really relaxed atmosphere as the guests enjoyed a drink in the bar, which is exactly what the wedding couple wanted for their wedding.
Low-Key
Smiling despite the rain, Tracy made her entrance into the wedding barn looking really elegant in her lace dress. She was given away by her son James, before she and Mark said their vows in a beautiful ceremony.
Whilst the guests returned to the bar to enjoy some more drinks and canapes, I took the couple off to the nearby Lorton valley for some cool wedding photos using the winter lake district landscape. They’d previously told me that they loved this area and had great memories from their holidays there. They couldn’t have looked happier, despite how cold it was, standing next to the lake with the snow topped fells behind them with a dramatic sky in the background to top off the photographs.
Keeping it low-key, the newly weds didn’t have any evening music. However, the guests were happily entertained with sparklers and pick ‘n’ mix while having a great evening drinking, socialising and celebrating.
A simple, beautiful wedding that was a pleasure to be a part of. Congratulations both!
wedding preps in New House Farm
Bride applying her eye makeup in the morning
The bride with her bridesmaids in New House farm
Guests mingling with prewedding drinks in the barn
meeting old friends at a wedding at new house farm
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
wedding guests enjoying an in joke in new house farm barn
The free beer during pre ceremony drinks was popular
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
generous measures of gin for the wedding guests
plenty of refreshments for the wedding guests
the wedding barn dressed for the ceremony
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
new house farm wedding photography cumbria the lake district
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