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Favourite Photos of 2018
Over the last few days I've loved spending time looking back over my many photos of weddings, civil partnership and wedding related photoshoot's that I have been involved with, and that I'm allowed to share on the internet. If you are looking for a wedding...
Time For Love
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A Lovely Post
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Such A Wonderful Thing
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We Love This Thing
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Carlisle Registry Autumnal Wedding
Sometimes in life you meet the person you are destined to marry at a very early age, this is true for Amie and Johnjoe who first met when they were children. They met again in their teens and became friends but Johnjoe had to move back to Scotland. Some time later...
A New Beginning
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Carlisle Handfasting and broomstick jump
Over the years I have had the pleasure to attend quite a few Handfasting ceremonies indoor and outdoor. They are always very visual and vibrant events and Ricky and Scarlett's didn't disappoint. Some of you might be asking "What is a handfasting?" The word is really...
Crown and Mitre Snowy Wedding
Jo and Doug got married in March in the centre of a snowy Carlisle. The venue was the Crown and Mitre hotel. This hotel stands in the town square of Carlisle and was built in 1905, on the site of the original Crown and Mitre coffee house which has a history dating...
Beautiful Wreay church wedding then Tithe Barn, Carlisle Reception
Have you ever been to St Mary's Church, Wreay near Carlisle? I had many years ago and remembered it being very artistic, Built by Sarah Losh in the 1840's, she based the form of the church on a Roman basilica, a rectangular nave with a semicircular apse. Natasha and...
New modelling images for James
Carlisle model James wanted some new photos for his portfolio and so he came to Keltic Rose Photography. It was a rainy day but that didn't stop James and his assistants having fun. Jumping on the table was just one of the wacky things that Allan from Keltic Rose...
The sun shone through at The Crown hotel near Carlisle
I was recently taking wedding photos at a hotel near Carlisle, the Crown Hotel in Wetheral, of Dolores and David from Kilmarnock. The night before in Carlisle we had had one of the worst storms of the year and when I packed my camera equipment in the car I got...
7 tips on what you should wear for your photo shoot
No matter where the photo shoot takes place, be it in a studio or outdoors the main decision on what to wear must be wear something that is going to be comfortable and doesn't restrict you moving about. Think about whereabouts in your home you are going to display the...
How to Select a Wedding Dress: Expert Tips to Find Your Dream Dress
I’ve been photographing weddings for many years, and one of the things my brides share with me is the challenge they face in selecting a wedding dress. To help my future couples, I met with a wedding dress expert to put together a handy guide that will help answer...
Newman School Prom 2018
I've been attending the Newman School Prom for so many years that I've forgotten how long it is. It must be approaching ten years, with perhaps a gap of 1 year and every year I find it great fun. It's always been a special prom to me, with having three of my own...
Celebrate your first birthday with a cake smash photo shoot
I always start cake smash photo shoots without a cake, this way I can get some lovely photos of your little one without any mess around. This time the little girl was no stranger to our studio having visited a few times since her newborn photoshoot. I then introduced...
Maternity Photoshoot in Carlisle studio
Patience booked Keltic Rose Photography for a maternity photo shoot along with a newborn photo shoot just after her first scan. By March she was about 8 months pregnant with a due date of the 9th April, little did she know that her little boy would arrive a little...
Pre-wedding photoshoots included in Carlisle photographer’s wedding packages
Pre-wedding or engagement shoots usually happen up to a month before the wedding and are usually very relaxed and involves going for a short walk around somewhere and taking some photos whilst talking about your up and coming wedding. A pre-wedding photo shoot can...
A sunny royal wedding day at The Halston, Carlisle
The morning of May 19th boded well as the sun smiled down not only for the Royal wedding of Harry and Meghan at Windsor, but also for Cumbrian couple Darren and Nicola whose journey to this day had been nothing short of a tale of triumph overcoming adversity. Their...
Meet Boots who came in for a pet photoshoot
"Could I take photos of a Chug?" I was asked by a friend. First I had to look up what a chug was, I knew it was a type of crossbreed dog but I couldn't remember if it was a big or small dog. It turned out that it is a cross between a Chihuahua and a Pug so quite a...
Premature baby comes to Keltic Rose Photography for a newborn photoshoot
Skylar-Jo wanted to arrive in the world early, and she certainly did it with style. Her mum Courtney had already been transferred to a hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne and dad Aaron was trying everything he could to stay over there and then three months early it...
Pomeranian dog photoshoot by Keltic Rose Photography
Taking photos of people's pets is always great fun. Sometimes pets can be fantastic as models, and other times they are quite a handful (like all models). Over the last few years in the studio in Carlisle I have photographed both cats and dogs. This photoshoot was...
Outdoor Phootshoot in the Carlisle Area
Portrait photographer Allan Blackett from Keltic Rose Photography has been capturing special memories for many years. They are based in Carlisle, Cumbria but for outdoor photoshoots travel across the United Kingdom. Many customers come back year after year for...
Carlisle Registry Office followed by the Auctioneer
Hannah and Michael met in 2009, through friends and started dating. They are a very happy couple who laugh and joke all the time. When we had the pre-wedding photoshoot we all laughed from start to finish as we worked out what sort of photos they liked and didn't...