Gavin & Meloney's wedding day

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.

I love this picture, it was taken just after a very emotional speech by Meloney's farther.

HD video slideshow. (Reduced in quality for internet application)

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Gavin and Meloney's wedding album slideshow

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Andrew and Claire's wedding album slideshow

Music chosen by Andrew and Claire

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Ben & Rowena's wedding album slideshow.

Set to the music choice of Ben and Rowena.

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Andrew and Claire's wedding

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.

"Just wanted to say a huge thank you for the hard work and effort you have put in, the photos are amazing. You really captured the atmosphere and I can't help but smile every time I look at them. A few of my friends have just got engaged and I will definitely be recommending you to them for their wedding days"

Music chosen by Andrew and Claire

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Ben and Rowena's wedding day

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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Keswick School Prom

The venue for the Keswick School Prom was the Green Hills Hotel near Wigton. These events are alway fun to photograph and it was certainly as intense few hours of none stop clicking. Even the studio lights were starting to complain by the end of the evening. Thank you to everyone who came to have thier pictures taken and the response afterwards has been fantastic.

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Cockermouth Floods video

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.

Cockermouth Floods 2009 - Our personal story. from Chris Freer on Vimeo.

Coniston Speed Week

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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Mucking about in the studio

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.

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Thomas and Lizzie

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.

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Philip and Alison's wedding

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.

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Craig and Sarah's wedding

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.

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