Pink peony Lake District wedding

Gor­geous girly pink peony wed­ding bouquet

If any boys are read­ing this, look away now. This wed­ding is girly, sum­mery, and as pretty in pink as they get! Kirstin and Tom were mar­ried in the Lake Dis­trict in early July — the per­fect time of year for peonies!

The wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher was Simon Hud­speth, who is based in Durham.

Watch out for new Eng­lish Wed­ding spon­sor fea­tures com­ing soon — Simon is one of our spon­sors and helped this blog get off the ground back in 2009.

My favourite images from this wed­ding are the bride and groom on the doorstep of the gor­geous West­lakes Hotel in Gos­forth — a lovely Eng­lish wed­ding venue where I used to babysit as a teenager. (About a hun­dred years ago)

Set­ting the scene: Kirstin and Tom’s wed­ding rings

Kirstin’s beau­ti­ful wed­ding dress

Round of applause for lady vic­ars, please!

Muncaster Church in Raven­glass — the pret­ti­est Lake Dis­trict church

Muncaster Church dates from 1140 — that’s almost 900 years old! It’s “open to all, of all reli­gions for quiet reflec­tion and prayer… still in active use as the spir­i­tual home of the Parish of Muncaster.”

Inside Muncaster Church

Kirstin and Tom’s marriage

Hap­pily mar­ried, Kirstin and Tom share a kiss. I love these two because it shows that they’re head over heels in love!

Today’s Chief in Charge of Confetti!

Tra­di­tion­ally the church gate is tied with string so the bride and groom can’t get out

Time to relax! Stamp­ing on bub­bles is bril­liant at any age.

Not only is Kirstin one of the most beau­ti­ful brides I’ve ever fea­tured, her love for Tom is writ­ten all over her face and then some!

Kirstin and Tom out­side Westlakes

The West­lakes Hotel is on the qui­etest edge of the West­ern Lake Dis­trict, one of the UK’s favourite beauty spots close to the glo­ri­ous moun­tains and a pebble’s throw from the sea­side! It dates from 1870, a Geor­gian period home typ­i­cal of the Lakes.

Kirstin and Tom at the entrance of the West­lakes Hotel

The wed­ding guests: I love pho­tos of guests just wan­der­ing about

The West­lakes Hotel has a per­ma­nent marquee

There are more peonies, but for now think of these as a taster. Can you wait just one day for an inspi­ra­tion board? It’ll be gor­geous — all made up from Simon Hudspeth’s pho­tog­ra­phy and oh so lovely and pink!

The venue dec­o­ra­tion is beau­ti­ful. Mar­quees are always full of nat­ural light and dec­o­rated sim­ply they look divine.

The wed­ding tables are deli­ciously sim­ple, in white and pas­tels with those lovely peonies as centrepieces

The sign of a great best man’s speech!

The wed­ding cake has a gor­geous pink peony topper

The dance­floor is a sparkly delight as all the guests join Kirstin and Tom to dance the night away

Thanks to Simon Hud­speth for his kind per­mis­sion to fea­ture this wed­ding on the blog. Please show Simon some love by check­ing out his web­site at www.SimonHudspeth.co.uk and see more real wed­dings on the blog at simonhudspeth.blogspot.com.

Check back here tomor­row after­noon for a gor­geous ‘get the look’ fea­ture with pink peonies, from this very wed­ding pho­tographed by Simon Hudspeth.