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Wedding Photographers Lake District at Fayrer Garden Hotel with Stephen & Caroline

Wedding Photographers Lake District were with Stephen and Caroline yesterday for their Wedding at Fayrer Garden Hotel in Windermere Cumbria.  The day started overcast and dull which gave us cause for concern as we knew Caroline had planned a lot of activity for the day. As we arrived we remarked to them that last year, despite the terrible weather, every Wedding we had attended had enjoyed clear days and sunny rays. Would this turn out to be the same?  We couldn’t believe it as the clouds cleared through the day, the sky turned into blue and white and the sun warmed everyone up.  Now Wedding Photographers Lake District clearly do not control the weather but we are obviously delighted that we have all enjoyed better days.

Family had travelled in from far flung places such as Brighton but for Stephen and Caroline it wasn’t too far to travel. This was our first time at Fayrer Garden and as well as being a really cool place to get married we must say a big thank you to all the Staff who looked after everyone, including Ruth and I, so well.  When Caroline first visited us and briefed us on her requirements for the wedding photography she made clear she liked colour images that are in focus!  We think we may have delivered on that one!  Caroline’s dress was hand made for her by Jacquie Kidd and was a stunner.  The unusual wedding cake which had a rainbow sponge inside was supplied by Jackie at Celebration Cakes.  Hair and Make Up was by Laura Hill.  Chair and room Decor was provided by Geraldine Ophide.  After the Ceremony and some formal photos the four of us headed off to Lake Windermere and a quiet little jetty as that was one of the images Caroline was very keen to get.  Then it was a quick dash up to Waterhead to board the boat which took us all down to Lakeside.  There an old classic coach, supplied by Cumbria Classic Coaches, awaited the Guests and after a run through the countryside delivered everyone safely back to the Hotel.  Stephen stood up to give his speech and had his Mum in tears as he exclaimed his love for Caroline and told us all how they had met. To round off the day it was fireworks in the Hotel gardens and then for Ruth and I, after a 14 hour day, back home to collapse.

 

Wedding Photography by Schtuff Photography

Stephen relaxes before the Big Moment!

 

Wedding Photography by Schtuff Photography

 

Wedding Photography by Schtuff Photography

 

Wedding Photography by Schtuff Photography

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wedding Photographers Lake District Italian Albums

Wedding Photographers Lake District recently exhibited some wonderful new Italian Wedding Albums.  We thought we would showcase an Album that we have compiled from Sam & Lorna’s Wedding that took place last year at Broadoaks Country House Hotel in Windermere Cumbria.  Lorna’s stunning wedding dress was designed  by Lusan Mandongus and so many Couples who have seen the photographs have commented on how elegant Lorna looked.  At the Church in Thornthwaite Cumbria the Manchester String Quartet greeted us all as we entered and then at the Reception pianist Stewart Fleming entertained all the Guests. Later on in the evening Champagne served up some dance music that kept everyone busy until the early hours.  A little earlier in the evening we had taken a trip down to the lakeside to capture some images as the night sky appeared.  Quite a bit of photoshop work went on afterward to remove all the midges which had been circling them both!

This Album from Wedding Photographers Lake District is a sample of the Varnished cover which is available in a number of different colours.  The name of the couple and date of the wedding is laser etched into surface.  There is a choice of Album page thickness from thin to thick and rigid.  This one is rigid and so makes for quite a thick book.  You will also see a choice of different page background colours from black, white, light silver and dark silver.  We have also included in this Album some of the more ‘arty’ finishes with faded photographs.  All of this is your choice to make. ÂOur standard wedding package now includes an Album 20cm * 30cm with cover type, colour and page type of your choice.  We have a Swatch book that show all of these options.

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

 

Wedding Photographers Broadoaks Country House Hotel Cumbria

Wedding Photographers Lake District Rheged Wedding Fayre

Wedding Photographers Lake District were at the Rheged Wedding Fayre earlier this week.  It was great to meet so many Brides to Be and we are looking forward to being the Wedding Photographers Lake District that capture images for them.

I managed to take some quick photographs of the Catwalk show and of course our own stand.  We had taken four brand new Wedding Albums with us and they went down really well.  They are all hand made in Italy and are of exceptional quality.  The first Wedding Album had a Varnished Red Cover with the names of one of our Wedding Couples from 2012 engraved by laser.  The second was a Nappa Leather Album presented in a beautiful Art Box. The third was a textured Leather with photographic insert and the final one an Acrylic cover.

We also now have a Swatch book which has every possible option encased within including Covers, Colours and Paper style and thickness.  If you are wanting an Album that will be cherished for life and an heirloom to pass down to future generations of your family then visit Wedding Photographers Lake District’s studio and let us show you what we have.

So I thought the Ladies out there, and especially future Brides, might appreciate a quick glimpse of some of the beautiful Wedding dresses that were on show.  If you missed us at Rheged do not worry as there is a second chance to come along and meet us this month. On Sunday 24th March we are at the really cool Inn On The Lake Wedding Fayre, Ullswater, Cumbria.  This is a favourite place of ours in The Lake District as we have photographed some beautiful Weddings there and its location is just ideal for romantic and intimate images.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wedding Photographers Cumbria at The Grosvenor London

Wedding Photographers Cumbria were with Ian & Cathy in January for their Pre Wedding photoshoot.  Due to the extremely cold weather and the fact that Ian had not been too well we decided to capture our images together in the Hotel.

Like most couples we meet Ian & Cathy were very apprehensive about having their photographs taken, so we usually start out with something straightforward and easy and work our way up to getting them really loved up!  For this photoshoot with Wedding Photographers Cumbria we were in London at the really cool Grosvenor Hotel on Buckingham Palace Road London. What a building, fully restored back to all former glory with gorgeous marble pillars and staircase plus two really picturesque wrought iron spiral staircases, not something we come across in The Lake District.  Ian is a great Classical Pianist and you can find his work at http://ian-haywood.co.uk/shop.html.  They are getting married at the Yewfield in The Lake District in May and Ian has composed a special piece of music for Cathy on the day.  That is surely going to be an emotional moment and one I will definitely want to capture.

If you are a Bride and Groom couple reading this and you would like to meet up there is a great opportunity to do that on Tuesday night, 12th Feb, as I am exhibiting at the Wedding Fayre at Stonecross Manor, an event sponsored by the Westmorland Gazette newspaper.  We have enjoyed meeting a lot of Wedding Couples there in the past and the Brides will be interested to know you can watch catwalk bridal gown shows as well as talking to me about lots of stuff!

Wedding Photographers Cumbria

Wedding Photography in Cumbria and The Lake District by Schtuff Photography. A Pre Wedding photoshoot at The Grosvenor London.

 

Pre Wedding Photoshoot to be followed by Wedding Photography Yewfield Hotel The Lake District

Pre Wedding Photography at The Grosvenor Hotel in London to be followed by Wedding Photography at Yewfield in The Lake District

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bridal Photoshoot by Wedding Photographers Lake District at the Netherwood Hotel

January has turned out to be a really busy month and we expected it was going to be quiet!  We started out with a visit to London where we had a Pre Wedding photoshoot with Ian and Cathy, a Lifestyle photoshoot with Nigel and AnneMarie and finally a Fashion shoot with three models along the Embankment.  When we got back we then had a Family photoshoot at our Photography Studio in Kendal followed by a really cool model photoshoot with Ginny.  So plenty of photographs for me to process and blog!

We recently delivered Michael & Katies Album and wanted to show an example of the quality of Albums we deliver.  You can see a photo album of this on our Facebook page at Lake District Wedding Photographer aka Schtuff.  This one was a Crystal Glance cover with metallic pages made by the Italian album manufacturer GraphiStudio.  We have just ordered a full Swatch book from Graphi so our Wedding Couples can look at all the options available.  Katie sent us the following message: ‘Hi Steve & Ruth.  Just wanted to say thank you again for the beautiful wedding album. We love how the album ‘tells the tale’ of our wedding day, from start to finish. It will be treasured forever. We can’t wait to show our family and friends. Thank you’.

The photos on this Blog are of Andrea and taken at the Netherwood Hotel  Grange O Sands Cumbria.  Samantha and Laura from Harmony in Cartmel looked after the Hair and Make Up.  After the photoshoot Andrea sent us the following text ‘Everyone loving pics they are fab. One client wants you for her wedding when she sorts it xx.  Fantastic!”

With the Family photoshoot we took last weekend we delivered over 200 photographs for the family to choose from. The Mum, Nicola, commented ‘just finished watching the slide show on tv , there are some really stunning pics x’. So for now thats all we have time to update whilst I get back to processing the hundreds of images taken over the last couple of weeks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wedding Photographers Review 2012 Part 3

Well I have managed to get through hundreds of photographs to select just a few to put into this final review for last year.  We are really looking forward to tomorrow when we are at The Netherwood Hotel for a Bridal photoshoot, the images from which are going to be used by the Hotel and all those taking part in the day.  The great thing about a shoot like that is there is no pressure on time and we can make sure everything is perfect for each photograph we take.  Some Brides have expressed an interest in having a photoshoot like that away from the actual wedding day and we are very happy to accommodate such a request.

We got an interesting response today for a Winter Wedding photograph we submitted to a world wide competition and were informed we had achieved second place.  Now you make think second is not as good as first, however the photograph we submitted was from the very first wedding we did and there are many thousands of wedding photographers out there who have been practising many years.  So we were very happy to be placed second!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wedding Photographers Review 2012 Pt 2

As promised here we are with Part 2 of our review of Wedding photoshoots from 2012. Â Like Part 1 these are all images that we have not blogged before so trying to keep it all fresh. Â As you will see these are all Black and Whites and we have seen a definite trend back to this medium. Â For Part 3 we will go completely vibrant. Â Stay tuned!

January is promising to be a fantastic month for us. Â On Saturday we have a photoshoot at the prestigious Netherwood Hotel Grange O Sands. Â Then we are in London for a Pre Wedding photoshoot starting out at The Grosvenor and then a Fashion photoshoot along the Embankment in London. Â Later on in the month we are back in the Studio for a photo session with a professional dancer. Â we still have room to fit a couple more photoshoots in so get to the telephone now to make your booking, come and join us and get your 2013 off to a great start!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wedding Photographers Review 2012 Part 1

It seems that the accepted thing for Wedding Photographers to do is put a review of their year on the Blog, so not wanting to disappoint here we go!  However rather than repeat images that we have blogged before we decided to put completely new images on and ‘theme’ them.  Just to explain a little further we are going to run a short series of review blogs and treat each photo set slightly differently.  So this first set is under the heading of Soft Summer and each photo has been processed through a colour change under the Summer theme.

Whilst preparing these photographs it triggered memories that with each Wedding we attended in 2012 there was a story to tell.  One of our Brides had discovered she had breast cancer not long before the wedding date.  The fortitude and courage she showed throughout that period was inspiring to all those involved in the day with her.  There was the Groom who was totally camera shy, worse than anyone we had previously photographed, but on the day he came through and we got some fantastic images.  We had the Bride who was up for the most fun we have experienced at a Wedding, making the day so enjoyable for all the guests.  One of the best set of photographs we got was in the Ladies toilets at the Reception venue when we followed the Bride in.  She enjoyed that and so did we!  Through it all it makes us realise how privileged we are to share in such wonderful and happy days with couples and family who we get to know just that little bit better.

So for the next set of review images we think we will go completely Black and White.  Like many things in life old fashioned has become the new fashion and Black and White has become increasingly popular.  Keep looking!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schtuff Photography Nominated as Photographer Of The Year by SWPP

We have just received some amazing news.  Schtuff Photography has been nominated as one of the shortlisted photographers for Photographer Of The Year by the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers. The email we received read as follows:

Dear Stephen

Congratulations!

You have been nominated by our panel of judges for the award of ‘Photographer of the Year’.  Your image(s) will be placed in this year’s limited edition of ‘The Societies Collection’ book along with the other nominated images, all of which are eligible to win the title of Photographer of the Year. Should you be successful within the category you will then stand the chance of winning 3rd place, 2nd place or Overall Photographer of the Year.

To put this into context there are thousands of photographers around the World who are members of the SWPP so to get a nomination is an awesome thing for us.  Ruth and I have enjoyed immensely working for some really lovely Couples this year in some great locations and so we would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for putting up with us as sought to get the best images possible for your Wedding Day.  The final of the above event is in January so we will let you know how we get on in a future Blog.

Wedding Photographers Lake District with Gareth & Lorna

It was a bitterly cold day when Gareth and Lorna got married at Christ Church in Lancaster, however the Family warmed up the day with their enthusiasm for the young couple.  By the time we got back to the Lake District for Gareth and Lorna’s personal photographs the light had gone and darkness was descending.  Only the technical capability of the camera allowed me to capture some images, some of which appear to be in daylight.  My personal favourites are the moody Black and White photographs.  Gareth and Lorna moved house not long ago from Lancaster into Kendal and are now looking forward to settling down with their young son.

Most of our work between now and the year end will now switch to our Studio in Kendal. If you have not seen our Special Year End offer for any Couple booking a Wedding with Stephen Peters Photography then please read on.  Any Couple booking their Wedding Photography with us before the end of 2012 will receive a Complimentary Pre Wedding photoshoot AND a Voucher for a Lifestyle/Portrait photoshoot at our new Studio in Kendal. The Voucher can be given as a present to any Family member if you want. You can’t get a better deal than that!