Skip to main content
Weddings

About

Simon Hughes Photography is a wedding photographer based in Cockermouth, in England's Cumbria region. His speciality is capturing intimate, relaxed, informal weddings shot in a natural style. Simon will capture the story of your day as it unfolds together with some timeless portraits of you, your partner, and other members of the wedding party with the minimum of direction, posing, and disruption to the flow of your day.

Services offered

Simon Hughes Photography offers a full range of wedding photography services, such as the following:

  • Pre and post-wedding photoshoots
  • Full and half day wedding photography packages
  • Elopement wedding photography
  • High-resolution photos via digital download or on a USB drive
  • Online private gallery where you and your guests can favourite, share and download images
  • Prints and other products from the gallery
  • Storybook albums

Other services

In addition to excellent wedding photography services, Simon is able to offer full wedding videography services in partnership with a talented local videographer.

illustration popular

Suppliers you may like

Check out other suppliers that are popular with couples right now

Frequently asked questions

What services do you offer?

Photography
Video
Pre wedding
Post wedding
Albums
Digital album
High resolution photos
Other (LIVE streaming of ceremony)

What does the wedding package include?

All packages include a complete set of full resolution digital images from your wedding day. Please visit www.simonhughesphotography.uk/quote for a bespoke quote that exactly meets your needs

How far in advance should I contact you?

I'm happy to take bookings as soon as you've confirmed the date and venue for your wedding

Do you cover more than one wedding a day?

No

Can you travel?

Yes, lake District National Park and surrounding area

What is the charge for travelling?

No charge within Lake District National Park

What style of photos do you take?

Traditional
Artistic
Photo journalism
Other

What kind of technology do you use?

Digital

Do you use a specific technique or innovative approach?

I place equal emphasis on creating a great experience for you and your guests and taking quality photographs that tell the story of your special day!

What kind of equipment do you use?

Professional quality full frame cameras and lenses by Nikon

Do you offer any tool to display the photos online?

Yes, online private gallery where you and your guests can favourite, share and download images at full resolution and web size. You and your guests can also order prints and other products from the gallery

What's the delivery time for a photographic report?

1 month

Do you send all the photos taken?

Yes

Do you work alone or do you have a team of professionals?

Alone

In case of unforeseen circumstances, do you have a replacement photographer?

Yes

Do you have the rights to publish the wedding photos?

Yes

Do you charge per hour or per event?

Per event

If needed, would you be able to work extra hours?

Yes

How do you charge extra time?

I only charge for extra time by prior agreement with you if your plans have changed since we agreed your package. No surprises!

What are the forms of payment?

BACS, credit or debit card

How do you work?

I will typically deliver a few 'sneak peek' photos from your wedding the following day and your complete online photo gallery within 4 weeks (6-8 weeks at peak times) of your wedding day
illustration question

Do you have any questions?

Request pricing
5.0 out of 5 rating
Hitched Wedding Awards 2024 Winner
19 reviews
  • Quality of the service
    5 out of 5 rating
  • Response time
    5 out of 5 rating
  • Professionalism
    5 out of 5 rating
  • Value for money
    5 out of 5 rating
  • Flexibility
    5 out of 5 rating
100% Recommended by couples
Joanna
Joanna S. Sent on 11/02/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Timeless photos

We are absolutely thrilled with our pictures from our January elopement wedding at Cragwood House in the Lake District. We chose Simon as his photos look timeless and he offered an elopement package. He knows the venue extremely well and gave us some useful tips prior to the day. Within the 2-hour package we got a huge range of photos and we are especially pleased with the scenic pictures we had outside. We felt totally comfortable with Simon and he put us both at ease. We certainly recommend Simon for a Lake District Wedding!
Ffion
Ffion A. Sent on 10/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Lovely, professional and patient

Simon shot our wedding on a freezing cold day at the Lake District.

Despite the below freezing temperatures, he was more than up for shooting our pictures on the lakes.

He had the patience of a saint with my husband and I as we are terrible in front of a camera.
Our pictures are phenomenal and really captured all the memories of our special day.

Thank you Simon!
R Thatcher
R Thatcher Sent on 06/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

🤩 Fantastic, would highly recommend 🤩

Simon was professional from start to finish. He had worked at our venue before so was able to offer great ideas for wedding shots. He arrived looking very smart in a suit. I don't like being photographed but he made me and my hubby feel at ease. He listened to what we wanted and was very approachable.

Thank you Simon for capturing our special day so beautifully.
Nicky
Nicky P. Sent on 21/04/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding photographer

Simon was the perfect choice for our intimate wedding . He is a truly genuine guy that is fantastic at his job . We would 100 percent recommend him to anyone looking for a wedding photographer
Rachael
Rachael M. Sent on 13/03/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely brilliant from start to finish

We cannot recommend Simon highly enough! Simon was so helpful and reassuring from the moment we contacted him and we knew we were in the best hands. He has a lovely, calming approach and works closely with you to make sure you capture the very best of your day. We had so many comments from family and friends about how professional and thorough he was. Our photos are amazing and the Wedding Album captures every perfect moment of our special day. Thank you Simon you really are the best! Rachael & Stephen Middleham.
Cragwood Hotel. Windermere. 29/10/22
Katherine
Katherine H. Sent on 26/12/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic and friendly photographer

Simon made everything very simple from our first contact with him. He is very professional but also a very friendly guy, very reassuring and made the photos enjoyable. He took some beautiful photos that we will treasure forever.
CatherineLouise.x
Catherine B. Sent on 11/02/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The perfect day

We booked Simon through Hitched after having to cancel everyone because of Covid and we couldn’t of booked better. Simon was absolutely incredible and so professional. He captured so much of our special day that we didn’t realise had happened and our wedding photos are just perfect! The way Simon captured us in the setting was amazing and we are so glad we booked him for our wedding. Being based in the lakes himself gives him a superb eye for the surroundings and where best to get the perfect shot. He never got in the way or felt like he was following you, just snapped away and got the best of everyone. He let us know what was happening every step of the way on the day and even helped me get my Louboutins on, Simon is so much more than ‘just a photographer’. We could not recommend him and Sam (videographer) enough! Thank you once again for the photos and videos from our special day!
Catherine and Jonathan Watson
D
Dawn G. Sent on 11/03/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Lake District Wedding 12.12.23

Wow!
So pleased we choose Simon to capture our intimate wedding held at the Cragwood Country House Hotel, what a magical day.

From the very beginning Simon was accommodating in every way. Simon listened carefully to our wishes and helped us in aspects of the big day that we were a little unsure about answering all of our questions quickly and professionally. His advice & guidance of course was spot on.

Regular contact was made at the intervals that was set out in our initial consultation and Simon was happy to help on the questions that ultimately arise when the planning was firmly in motion and full steam ahead.

Come the day, Simon immediately made us all feel at ease, friendly and caring he felt like part of the family fitting in perfectly and I'm not kidding!

Simons attention to detail is second to none and went above and beyond to capture the perfect pictures in an unobtrusive style, which we have to say was not easy given the typical Lake District weather in December, quite honestly nothing was a problem and we took it all in our stride with smiles and laughter for the whole day. Which sums up the day perfectly, smiles and laughter!

We chose to take an album from Simon, choosing 50 pictures, not an easy thing to do as all the pictures are fabulous. The style of this was a true likeness to how the day unfolded. Simon was able to send us a proof to check everything over, we made some amendments again not a problem at all and et voilà one wedding album produced & delivered seamlessly and best of all its beautiful.

We chose to take the additional option of a videographer; Sam to make sure that we would never forgot the ceremony, at the beginning you may think nope I don't want or need that but trust me the day goes by so quickly there will be parts that you forget. It was fabulous to watch the video on return from our honeymoon, again we sat and smiled throughout watching our ceremony all over again like a couple of kids! If you take this option its hassle free and so we'll worth the little extra. Simon will coordinate and arrange everything with Sam.

We whole heartily recommend Simon and Sam. Don't think about it, give him a call, you will not be disappointed.

Dawn & Gordon



K
Kaley D. Sent on 20/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful!

Simon was very professional and an incredible photographer! We are so pleased with our photographs and very happy we went with Simon. We would highly recommend him if you’re looking for a wonderful photographer 🥰🤗
E
Emily D. Sent on 13/11/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic Photographer- we love our photos!

We got married at New House Farm in Cumbria & Simon captured our day perfectly! We are delighted with our wedding photos & couldn’t recommend Simon enough. Simon is a brilliant photographer and was very helpful throughout the whole process, getting us all organised and even helped with our timings for the day! Thank you so much Simon!
J
Jenna A. Sent on 18/11/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent!

Simon was brilliant from start to finish. He responded quickly, made us feel at ease and was really helpful to get the pictures that we wanted. We had some pre-wedding photos so that we could get used to being in front of the camera which was really useful. This helped us to see which poses we were comfortable with and which we weren’t. Simon took on board the feedback and encouraged us to try different things. On the day, I definitely wasn’t the easiest bride. I was really overwhelmed so he took some photos of us getting ready and then gave us some space and took photos of guests. After the ceremony, I just wanted to enjoy the day and didn’t really care about photos but Simon encouraged us to get the photos and I’m really pleased he did as these will forever be our memories. Simon captured some really special photos for us, and we would whole-heartedly recommend him.
M
Molly M. Sent on 01/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Such a brilliant experience and photos captured the day perfectly

Simon was absolutely brilliant, made us both feel at ease and the pictures were amazing!
Couldn’t recommend him enough.
D
David A. Sent on 18/10/2023
5 out of 5 rating

10/10 Experience

Simon is a true professional. He replied on the same day of our first enquiry email, which was very reassuring and promptly replied to every correspondence thereafter, through to the wedding day!

He met us for a pre wedding shoot and even though the weather was rather wet and wild, the photos were a great example of how experienced Simon was and we were very happy with the photos. He accommodated all our ideas for photos we wanted on the wedding day and gave us some great advice about how he would organise it so everything would flow smoothly throughout the day.

On the wedding day, Simon blended seamlessly into the surroundings and always put us at ease. He captured all the photos we were hoping to… and many many more! The photos we will cherish for the rest of our lives and we couldn’t thank Simon enough. We throughly recommend Simon to anyone looking for a wedding photographer who offers great value and quality of service.
V
Victoria R. Sent on 05/07/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing, friendly, professional photographer!

We had booked Simon to be our photographer years in advance and we are so lucky we did. We couldn't have asked for a better photographer, he was brilliant from the first moments we got in touch to the final moments of delivering our images.
Simon went above and beyond to get to know me and Adam prior to our wedding and even made the special effort to remember the names of our closest family members and their relations to us. We thought this part was extra special as it just made it more including and friendly when he speaking to us and our guests, when we were getting the many group photos we has asked for.
It wasnt just the small details Simon excelled in the quality of the photos and the time he spent to make them look amazing he has also excelled in. We are more than pleased with every image he has captured from the special group ones, to our couple ones then to the random ones he got when everyone was chatting and playing are all amazing and have captured our truly magical day.
I would definitely recommend Simon to be your photographer at your wedding or wherever you maybe require him for. He is brilliant, friendly and approachable and couldn't fault him one bit the memories he has captured we can now treasure for our lifetime.
We couldn't thank you enough.
T
Tracy K. Sent on 23/07/2023
5 out of 5 rating

An Amazing Photographer

Well, what can we say, Simon was incredible and we couldn’t have ask for a better photographer! We have now received our wedding album and honestly we’re blown away! Thank you so much, we’ll spend years looking through the beautiful photos, reliving our amazing day, thank you for giving us the chance to treasure these memories.
illustration stars

Did the reviews win you over?

Send a message

Badges

Hitched Wedding Awards 2024 Winner

Simon Hughes Photography Real Weddings

Claire & Chris
24 photos · 07/09/2017
Lynne & Graham
25 photos · 18/07/2017
Emma & Liam
13 photos · 27/06/2017

Meet the Team

Simon Hughes
Simon Hughes
Owner

Hello, I love relaxed, informal, no fuss weddings with the fabulous Lake District scenery as a backdrop! Take a look at my portfolio and client reviews on my website to find out more. If my style and approach look like they might be for you, then I'd love to hear from you for a no-obligation, personalised quote and to see how I can help you get the pictures you want from your wedding day. Best wishes, Simon.

Preferred suppliers

Cragwood Country House Hotel
5.0 out of 5 rating , 28 reviews
· Hotels
Merewood Country House Hotel
5.0 out of 5 rating , 16 reviews
· Hotels
Briery Wood Country House
5.0 out of 5 rating , 14 reviews
· Hotels
New House Farm
5.0 out of 5 rating , 17 reviews
· Hotels
Eden Barn
5.0 out of 5 rating , 62 reviews
· Barn Weddings
Storrs Hall
4.9 out of 5 rating , 7 reviews
· Hotels

Map

Beck House, Brackenthwaite, Buttermere CA13 9UY Cockermouth (Cumbria)

Other suppliers in Cumbria for your wedding

Wedding Suppliers