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Gina and Hippo’s wedding at the Inn on the Lake.. Don’t forget the socks!

A Lake District Wedding at Inn ON The Lake, Glenridding.

Difficult to find the words to describe this day. Since our first meeting at Rheged I just knew that this day would be different from any other wedding that I have shot at the Inn On The Lake. Gina and Hippo are very outdoorsy and Hippo is capable of going in the wild with the best of them. It was the essential shots of the day list that got me nodding in agreement including the superhero socks shot. Gina’s nephew also had me tickled with laughter all day, while taking pictures from the back of the gazebo and feeling the cold plastic of a nerf gun being jabbed into the baclk of my knee. Or being in a state of undress more than once.

There was also the group shots that took a wee while to complete due to the chaos, people going to the loo and generally vanishing from where I thought they were. I did the usual and just kept shooting through it all, which although made it quite peppered, also made it a bit less of a lineup.

Quite fitting that for their ‘shoot with a view’ after the wedding, that we headed up to Caldbeck, messed around at some quarries and also visited my favourite tree near the Ireby junction. Its one of my favourite places and the weather was amazing.

So, for two people who are always up for a laugh, surrounded by their amazing friends and family. Most of the day had me (and everyone else) smiling from ear to ear. The Inn came up trumps again too making everything run incredibly well. I do miss George though.

In the pursuit of happiness… Lisa and Steve at Inn on the Lake… Oh, and Stig.

Lisa, Lisa, Lisa, Mate, friend, organizer, right good laugh and all round diamond in the rough. You got hitched! Mazin! Good day it was too with lots of fine people and at a venue that is as familiar to me as the clutch in my car.

I was over the moon to get a call from Lisa to ask me to shoot her wedding. I have known her for many a full moon now and then to find out that she was marrying a guy as nice as Steve, a real life tough soldier type?.. Well, that was the icing on the cake. The only downside? As an army wife, she had to move to Darlington! Mind you, the throbbing metropolis that is Brampton will have to take the hit of your loss.

SOOOO.. Inn On The Lake, for a beautiful and quirky wedding on a very sharp but fair winters day. Winter weddings at the Inn are great. There is lots of space to move around its many lounges and the staff are fab at helping to shift bits around and even hunt for stray guests. The wedding was coordinated by Johnothan on this occasion and a fine job he did too. The best bit was probably the X-Wing flyby above the hotel, organized by the fine people at Photoshop for Steve, the massive Star Wars fan (episodes 4-6 only). I can remember talking about Stormtrooper bridesmaids and whether or not the registrar should be dressed as a Wookie? John would do it. Lisa Did walk in to the Imperial March though which was awesome.

Well here we are. A wedding where I got to say an emotional goodbye to an old friend who was strolling on to pastures new. I think I can speak for everyone who attended to say how much we will all miss you. At least I can’t throw you on bouncy castles from this distance… Later Dude.

(At least the Stig had a bath!)