Darwin Lake Wedding Photographer

Wedding Photography at Darwin Lake

What a fantastic day photographing Rachel & Luke’s wedding. I loved shooting at Darwin Lake and being a wedding photographer, I get to shoot at fantastic wedding venues like Darwin Lake. Love it that I shoot weddings for a living. I get to buy all the latest camera equipment (toys, I mean work tools!) and Photograph supercool happy couples in some of the most fabulous wedding venues like Darwin Lake. What’s not to like? I love giving my very happy couples photographs that bring back real memories from their wedding day!

Darwin Lake 4-Star Wedding Venue

This amazing Peak District wedding venue is perfect for couples who love an outdoor setting. Set on 20 acres of beautiful scenery and with its own lake. Weddings can be in the beautiful Darwin Hall or outdoors so you have the best of both worlds for your wedding. Whichever setting you choose, your wedding photographs can only result in gorgeous images with such an amazing wedding venue. Licensed for civil ceremonies, Darwin Lake can be the perfect all-in-one-place wedding venue.

There are 17 4-star stone cottages on site so you can have all of your wedding guests for weekend celebrations or the venue can be used for one-day celebrations too. You can have your ceremony in Darwin Hall or on the lawn right on the gorgeous lake and babbling brook. The hall can accommodate 130 wedding guests on either floor. The stone cottages can accommodate from 16 up to a whopping 110 guests so you can really have an amazing weekend wedding with virtually all of your wedding guests! Get In Touch with Darwin Lake Weddings for more information!

 

Bridal preparations in Darwin Lake

The bride was having her bridal preparations in the lovely Dovedale cottage while the Groom was just a stone’s throw away with his groomsmen in the Hassop cottage. It was so much fun photographing both the bride and groom opening their wedding presents from each other. very special moments captured forever. It was so easy to pop between the cottages as the groom put on his suit with the help of his groomsmen and a little champagne!  Things were a little more civilized in the bride’s cottage as she had her makeup applied, her hair made up and finally putting on her wedding dress with the mother of the bride’s help! It was a great moment photographing her dress reveal to the father of the bride and her bridesmaids! It was soon time for the bride to grab her flowers and jump in the wedding car with her father to head to the church.

 

Dovedale cottage at Darwin lake holiday village

Bride shares a joke with her wedding partyWedding dressBrides shoes with stick on notes from groom

Darwin LakeGeese in lake

Bride having her hair doneBridesmaid reads grooms letter to the brideBride reacts to the letterBride pleased as she recieves card from groomGroom shows gift cufflinks from bride to best manUsher fixes grooms cufflinksGroom looks at his pocket watchGroom reads brides cardGroom kisses gift card from brideGroom puts on his jacketBrdie having her make up appliedBride and bridesmaid share a jokeBridesmaids waiting for the bride Bride and mother of the bride hug togetherMother of the bride buttons up brides dressPortrait of brideBride adjusts her shoesBridesmaids see bride in her dress for the first timeBride hugs bridesmaidFather of the bride sees bride in her dress for the first timeFather of the bride hugs the bride

Church Wedding Ceremony

The happy couple chose the fabulous Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Church to tie the knot. I love photographing church wedding ceremonies, it really does add a lot of drama to the wedding day! The priest was amazing and very funny, so lovely to capture so many amazing moments during the exchange of rings and vows. It wasn’t long before the newlyweds were signing the registry and walking back down the aisle. I quickly arranged the wedding guests outside the church for a mega confetti throw!!

 

Groom hugs wedding guestGroom shares a joke with his groomsmenInside of churchGroom shares a joke with the mother and father of the groomLuke & Rachel order of servicePage boy and flower girl wait for bride to arrive at churchBride arrives at church with father of the groomBride laughs as she arrives in the wedding carBride with her bridesmaids outside churchGroom smails at the mother of the groomBride smiles at groom as she walks up the aisleGroom smiles as he watches the bride walks up the aisleBride and groom are excited to see each otherBride and groom hold handsMother of thr groom smiles during the ceremonyBridesmaids watch the ceremonyFather of the bride watches the ceremonyBride and groom share a joke with the groomsmenBride and groom hold hands Bride and groom look at each other and smileBride and groom laugh together as they walk back down the aisleBride and groom confetti throw

Back To Darwin lake For The Drinks Reception!!

The bride and groom whizzed back to the fabulous Darwin Hall to be greeted by their adoring friends and family. A couple of glasses of bubbly later and we were ready to photograph the family groups before the wedding breakfast was served.

Bride and groom walk to Darwin hallBride hugs wedding guestWedding signBride shares a joke with wedding guestWedding decorations at Darwin HallWedding decorations at Darwin hallBridesmaids share a joke with the brideWedding breakfast placementflowers on window sillBride jokes with wedding guests

 

Super speeches at The Wedding Breakfast

After the happy couple were introduced to the wedding breakfast there was superb entertainment served up by the very talented Howard wing. What a funny guy, and talented performer, he had the guests up off their seats loving every minute!

Some amazing, heartfelt speeches by the father of the bride, the groom, and the best men. It is one of my favorite parts of the day to photograph as it can get very emotional indeed.

 

 

Bride and groom welcomed into weding breakfastBridesmaids welcome bride and groom into wedding breakfastDarwin HallWedding singer performs to the wedding partyWedding singer has fun with mother of the groomMother of the goom 'kisses' the wedding singerWedding singer asks the best man to sing a few linesBride and groom waving their napkinsWedding guests holding hands and singingBride laughs during father of the brides speechBride laughs during groom's speechBride and groom share a jokeThe groom laughs during best men's speechesBride hugs best man during his speechBride gives the best man a hugGroom kisses best man Groom luaghs during portraits

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Bride and groom kissBrid and groom portrait in front of Darwin lakeBride and groom share a joke in fron of Darwin LakeBride shares a joke with wedding guestsWedding guests share a joke

First Dance Ends a Perfect Wedding Day

It’s always surprising how quickly the wedding day goes and Rachel & Luke’s Darwin lake wedding was no exception. The wedding guests loved the first dance and almost the whole of the wedding party were dancing afterward, a tribute to the master DJ. What a way to end a fabulous wedding day at Darwin Lake. The whole dancefloor was bouncing for at least an hour.

 

Bride and groom laugh during first danceBride and groom dance togetherBride hugs groom during first danceBride and groom sing during th first danceWedding guests dancing Weddin guests dancing after first danceLittle boy on dads shoulders on the dance floor

 

A Fantastic Wedding Day at Darwin Lake

I Loved photographing for Rachel & Luke. such a cool easy going couple, I had such a wonderful wedding day with lots of memories captured. If you are thinking of tying the knot at Darwin lake or any other venue in the UK, please get in touch!

 

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