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On the 17th December I attended the wedding of Gavin and Meloney. The venue was the Burnside Hotel at Bowness which over looks Lake Windermere. It is a wonderful venue to get married and appeared to be well well organised. It was a very cold day so we did not spend too much time outside, however, everyone was very much in a Christmas spirit and the whole event was a very happy affair. It was the first time that I have used my High Definition 1080p video camera to capture some movie footage to include in the wedding album slideshow. This will be a new feature that will be included in many of my 2011 wedding packages.

Set to the music choice of Ben and Rowena.

Andrew and Claire had their fairytale wedding, they had hoped for a snowy, wintery scene and that's exactly what they got. They chose Armathwaite Hall for the venue which is fantastic on any normal day but in the snow is was just magical. The mist was lifting a little from the snow and lake and Andrew and Claire were more than happy to brave the cold to get some great pictures outside. I recently spoke to Claire on their return from their Lapland honeymoon and she is delighted with the photographs and received this message from her.

Ben and Rowena chose the Riverside Hotel at Kendal for their special day. It is a great venue and well run. The day was a very relaxed affair which reflected the couples personality. I had this message from Ben and Rowena on their return from the honeymoon.

"Hi Chris, we got the disc through this morning, absolutely beautiful - really pleased with them"

Here is a selection of my favorites.

Music chosen by Ben and Rowena.

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In November 2009 Cumbria suffered the worst floods in living memory and one town in particular made the headlines, Cockermouth. This is my story of the events of 19th / 20th November, from the begining of the waters overwelming the town and coming into our house, to our rescue the following day by the RNLI. I put this video together one year on from the floods.

I was down in Ambleside to meet with a couple of clients regarding their wedding. Afterwards, I decided to nip across to Coniston to see if any of the boats were running for the Coniston Speed Week which is held there annually. I arrive just before the lunch break so only had chance to photograph a couple of the boats running but it is great to see this sort of spectacle on some of our Lake district waters and I just hope that they carry on for years to come.

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I had some new Bowens studio lights arrive ready for the Keswick School prom that was in a couple of weeks. So I decided to check everything was working fine and set them up in the studio. Now my 20 month old son Ben, is a curious sole and it wasn't long before his inquisitive streak set in and he had to see what was going on and of course get involved, I love the results though.

On the 30th October I travelled down to the Westmorland Hotel near Orton to photograph the wedding of Thomas and Lizzie. The weather was not kind on this day and the wind especially was bad. Normally there is an opportunity to head out the back of the hotel to take pictures with the moorland in the background, but today the only chance we had of any outdoor shot was just out of the front door.

Philip and Alison decided to get married at the Harrington Methodist Church near Workington, after the service they then travelled in cars supplied by A Touch of Class from Workington who are always very professional and come highly recommended. The reception was held at Hundith Hill Hotel near Cockermouth.

Craig and Sarah's wedding was held at the Red Admiral near Gosforth. This was the first wedding the venue had organised here and although the area where the service was a little challenging for photographs, the reception marque was great and the food was fantastic. I understand that they do intend to continue to make improvements to the venue so hopefully I will be photographing a few more weddings there. Craig and Sarah's theme for the wedding was the 'God Father' and had also asked if I could produce a few selective colour photographs, my favorite one was of the wedding party lent against the bar.

Matthew and Lisa had chosen St James Church in Whitehaven for their service. It was my first visit to this church and I was completely surprised and impressed by the building, from the outside it looked like any other church but the interior was very grand. The reception was held at the Hundith Hill Hotel, near Cockermouth.

Keith and Alison had contacted me from thier home in Austraila and had booked my services for thier wedding. I didn't get to meet them until the morning of thier big day. The service was at St Mary's Church in Harrington and then to the Lodore Falls Hotel near Keswick.

David and Kat choose the fantastic and possibly one of the best wedding venues in the Lake district to get married. Rydal Hall is situated just outside of Ambleside and the house, grounds and the view over the fells are just incredible. The servise was held at Rydal Church which is a very short walk away from the house.

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On the 28th August, I attended the wedding of Michael and Donna who live in Kendal. First task of the day was to visit Donna at her home and to get some pre-wedding makeup and hair pictures. Sarah from Beauty Simply was doing all the hard work preparing the bride and bridesmaid, leaving me to snap away. The service was held at the Staveley Chuch and then onto the great venue of Netherwood Hotel at Grange over Sands. The car for the day was supplied by 'A Touch Of Class' who are based in Workington and always supply a great service.

Between the 19th & 23rd August, myself and a good friend headed off to Germany to photograph the World Rally Championship that was being held there. The rally was based in one of Germany's oldest towns, Trier, which is a fantastic place to stay. After three days photographing the rally we then finished our road trip with a stop off in the Belgium town of Bastogne, which was the scene of a major battle during the Second World War made famous by the film 'Battle of the Bulge'. We visited the huge and impressive Mardisson War Memorial there.

It was great to get out for a walk on the fells and for sentimental reasons Haystacks is one of my favorites, especially on days like this.

Jonathan & Victoria had asked me to photographs thier wedding and I was really looking forward to visiting Moresby Hall for the first time, this was where the service and first part of the reception was held. After that, the guests we transported in a vintage coach to The Seacote Hotel at St Bees.

Jyrki and Shaz live down in london, they contacted me a while ago asking if I could photograph thier wedding. We only met on the morning of the wedding and I have to say they were a very friendly and open couple, I was really looking forward to photographing the event for them. The venue chosen was The Castle Green Hotel at Kendal which is a great location.

31st July was the day when Neil and Susan got married. The service was held at St Mary's / St Michael's Church in Egremont and then onto the Market Hall for the reception.

On the 17th July, I attended the wedding of Nigel and Jacqueline. The service was held at St Bridget's Church at Bridekirk and then on to New House Farm for the reception. New House Farm is a fantastic venue for your wedding, the staff, organisation and food are second to none.

A great street party in Cockermouth that bring to an end the two weeks of events that is know as Cockermouth Live. Great local bands perform alongside national musicians and dance troops. It's a real fun day out for the families of the area.