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LAURA + PAUL

18th May 2021 by Joe Mather Leave a Comment

Heres a little look back one off my favourite micro weddings and one I won’t forget for the rest of my life. Laura and Paul had been due to get married in Bali but Covid put pay to those ideas so instead they put all their efforts into creating a truly spectacular day at low Hall the Lakes with all their nearest and dearest. A phenomenal team of suppliers along with Laura’s vision created a stunningly romantic setting for the high school sweethearts. Laura’s surprise announcement she was pregnant just put the cherry on top of an already incredible day.

Photos @joematherphotography
Film @jonosymonds
Venue @lowhallthelakes
Florist @greenhousefloristry
Silk ribbons @ribbonandthyme
Stylist @wildeandromantic
Feast @thestonehousesmoker
Cake @theyummypuddingco
Hair & makeup @hairandmakeupbysaskia
Dress @jeanjacksoncouture designer @ruedeseinebridal
Suits @marcdarcysuits
Trestles @edeneventhire

Helen + Mark

21st April 2021 by Joe Mather Leave a Comment

Such a beautiful wedding that held quite personal significance to me in that the very first wedding I shot was Marks older brother. Now ten years on this was the third Ellershaw sibling whose wedding I’d had the pleasure of photographing. The day began at Helens parents house and as they always do the farmhouse produced limited but awesome lighting for the very chilled out morning. We then moved onto Helens local Methodist church at Quernmore, packed to the rafters for a lively service before making our way to Chipping parish hall.

polly + tom

22nd March 2021 by Joe Mather Leave a Comment

If my memory serves me right this was one year on from my own wedding at this very venue, Low Hall the Lakes, declaring the vows in the exact same place. I may not have enjoyed it quite as much as my own wedding (might be ever so slightly biased there) but it was a pretty damn good wedding! So much love, I mean so much love everywhere… a really beautiful heartfelt wedding with the most awesome bride and groom and all their family and friends.

ELOPE

24th August 2020 by Joe Mather Leave a Comment

With the future of weddings as we know them slightly uncertain. I was lucky enough to be approached by one of my all time favourite venues, low hall the lakes to collaborate on a styled elopement shoot with some fabulous suppliers.

Elopements are great and for those of you that want the intimacy and the romance of a wedding without all the baggage this is the perfect option. Whether you want a picnic by the lake a hike up a mountain, a dreamy intimate ceremony in the woods, the beautiful library or maybe all of the above this is the perfect option.

They are fantastic to shoot as you get so much more time with the bride and groom to produce some incredible stuff.

The fantastic suppliers on this shoot are as follows:

Venue: www.lowhallthelakes.com
Film: www.jonosymonds.com
Hair @claireshairlounge
Makeup (via zoom): www.fionawhittet.co.uk
Dress: www.edenweddingboutique.com
Crown: www.folkydokey.co.uk
Cake: @theyummypuddingco
Flowers: www.cumberlandflowerfarm.co.uk
Ribbons @Ribbonandthyme
Feast: www.stonehousesmokery.co.uk
Props crockery & cutlery: www.wildeandromantic.co.uk
Stationary: @wearefold
Dog suit: https://www.tunaandbear.com

Andrew + Caroline

23rd June 2020 by Joe Mather Leave a Comment

What an absolute honour it was to be asked to be the photographer for these two beauties. I met Caroline years ago in Greece and met her to be husband shortly after on a photoshoot. They then became the first couple I photographed and became the backdrop to my first website. Nearly ten years on and they got hitched in Carolines home country of Sweden. The day began in the super cool mjs in the heart of Malmo. Both Andrew and Caroline got ready here before we were whisked away in a limousine to a quaint little Swedish church in Fulltofta. We had a drizzle of rain as the heavens opened for what was about the first time in 3 months. The party moved onto the very grand fulltofta slotts and here the party started in earnest with speeches, laughs and dirty dancing re enactments…

ROB + TASH

7th May 2020 by Joe Mather Leave a Comment

So thinking back on old weddings and how could I forget this wedding by far the most epic!! I had no idea what was going to happen I don’t think Tash and Rob had any idea what was going to happen or how things were going to run especially when the heavens opened in the morning but an incredible wedding happened none the less. Cartmel priory was the setting and then onto Crtmel race course on RACE DAY for the reception. It was just like any other wedding, a beautiful marquee, some top notch food, plenty of wine and fizz a bit of dancing and some pictures. Only we threw 6 races, a few thousand punters, betting stalls, dodgems and a fun fair…This wasn’t just epic it was insane!!!!

LAURA + RYAN

26th April 2020 by Joe Mather Leave a Comment

So its pretty safe to say Im pretty useless at keeping unto date with blog posts. Seen as we are in lockdown now and unable to photograph weddings I thought it was the ideal time to maybe just maybe catch up on a few blogs. Its an old one but it’s definately a goodie and seen as the post was already half done I thought it would be rude not to share such beautiful wedding. Laura and Ryan got married way back in May 2017 at Natland church and went from there onto the daffodil which offers some of the best lakeland views cumbria has to offer.

SARAH + ED

14th June 2018 by Joe Mather Leave a Comment

Talk about a rustic farm wedding…. This hit every note out there!!! Bridal prep in a farmhouse, wedding in a beautiful village church, wedding reception in a sheep shed with marquee attached and glorious views over the Ribble valley. Not too mention the unbelievable decor and fantastic bride and groom.

KATIE + TOM

19th March 2018 by Joe Mather Leave a Comment

This really was a dream to photograph, a fair themed wedding with an awesome fun loving couple in Dunham Massey. The idea of making everything yourself and really going to town on DIY for weddings can really scare people but these two embraced it and absolutely nailed it. From coconut shires to the table decorations and everything in between this really had everything. I was fortunate enough to have kelly from kelly annes photography second shooting with me for the day and with the ever so talented jb shooting the video we were onto a winner.

LOIS + LEON

9th March 2018 by Joe Mather Leave a Comment

Well it might be a while since they got wed and my blogging has not exactly been kept upto date but that doesn’t mean its too late. I’ve gone and made 10 new blogs from the last couple of years and I’m going to share them all over the coming weeks, they are all amazing weddings with heaps of individuality from some of my favourite local venues and a couple from a little further afield. To say Im a little excited to share these is an understatement. Kicking things off though is this one. Park House Barn is a firm favourite of mine, the 16h century barn is incredible and was as good as I’ve seen it look for Leon and Lois’s big day, the bunting and lighting made for some great dramatic shots. Having known Leon from years ago playing football it was great to meet Lois who was equally as cool and laid back… What a cracking wedding!