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About

Simon Hughes Photography is a wedding photographer based in the Lake District in Cumbria. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What services do you offer?

Photography
Video
Pre wedding
Post wedding
Albums
Digital album
High resolution photos

What does the wedding package include?

All packages include high quality digital images from your wedding day: - Pre-wedding consultation - Time on the day - Online gallery - High resolution, fully edited images

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. I also bring a back-up camera and lenses - just in case!

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?

2 months

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?

Bank transfer, 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 6 weeks (8 weeks at peak times) of your wedding day

Reviews for Simon Hughes Photography

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Katie Sent on 20/05/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic from the word go

Simon has been an amazing photographer for our wedding. He has exceeded our expectations. From excellent communication all the way, a thorough telephone consultation organising the day and then on the day itself, the ultimate professional. He puts so much passion, attention to detail and consideration into the photos to get the best shots. The photos are truly amazing and we are blown away by how beautiful they have turned out. Couldn’t recommend enough. He really brought excellence to our overall wedding experience. Thank you, Simon.
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D L Sent on 27/04/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Hannah and Daniel

Simon was absolutely brilliant on our special day, he made us all feel relaxed with his friendly and professional manner. During our ceremony we didn’t even realise he was there which made the photographs natural and captured exactly how we were feeling. Our after ceremony photos were lovely and artistic, Simon has given us visual moments that will let us reminisce forever.

Thank you so much Simon.
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Danny Sent on 28/03/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Cannot recommend Simon enough

Simon is a fantastic photographer. He has produced some amazing photos that have captured our day. He was brilliant in meeting with us before and setting out what to expect and how we could get the best photos. He listened to what we wanted and really delivered. We cannot recommend him enough and if you are considering using Simon and want a photographer that listens, is well organised, is reliable and produces fantastic work then you’ve found the right one for you.
Emma
Emma Sent on 14/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Exceeded expectation!

Simon went above and beyond our expectations as a wedding photographer. He was a great addition to our day and made us feel relaxed so that the process was as fun as possible. The outcome of the photos and the album is incredible. We are so happy that we can look back on our day with the beautiful photos that Simon took and edited.
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Abigail Sent on 25/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing photographer

Wow! What can I say! From the moment we booked Simon, he was amazing! Responsive, friendly and professional! He offered us some pre-wedding photos and included our dog! They turned out amazingly! He made us feel at ease and comfortable whilst having our photos taken! We have just gotten our wedding photos back after just 4 weeks! They look unreal! We absolutely adore them! Thank you so much Simon! ❤️
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Philippa Sent on 10/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Mrs Stephenson

We hired Simon for our wedding day and he was superb! He had a very calm and friendly manor about him on the day which put me at complete ease. We got married at the lakes and it rained all day, yet he managed to take some incredibly stunning photographs to capture the day.
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Sophie Sent on 01/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful photographer

Simon was extremely friendly and accomodating to our needs. Well presented on our wedding day and professional throughout. Our photos are truely amazing and we cant thank simon enough for all his hard work and effort we thank you so much for being part of making our day special you have a wonderful skillset for photography and captured every special moment and more.
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Alex Sent on 11/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic photographer and a calming presence on our big day

We spoke and met with Simon a few times before our wedding day, and from those interactions his passion for photography was very clear. He has a great attention to detail, which was shown through at the planning meeting and continued through to our wedding day. His experience of weddings in the lakes and in particular at our venue helped him produce some truly breathtaking photos and in turn guided us seamlessly, fulfilling all the photos we could have wanted on a strict timeline. He was also a calming presence on our day, helping us to feel relaxed and at ease throughout the entire day.
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Joanna 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!
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Dawn 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



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Ffion 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!
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Kaley 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 🥰🤗
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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.
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Emily 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!
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Jenna 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.
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