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Christmas wedding at the Crown Hotel, Wetheral, near Carlisle, Cumbria
Fiona and Matt met in 2013, when Fiona assisted Matt with visitor information at Cumbria's museum of military life. After talking for a while they exchanged numbers and a few weeks later went on their first date. A couple of years later they went on their trip of a...
Dianne and Andy’s Wedding
Can you remember the exact time you met someone? Dianne and Andy met on the stroke of midnight on 1st January 2010 at the Party Party nightclub in Carlisle. A few days after that they met again and later that year they moved in together. Seven years later they are...
Sandie and Dave’s Evening Reception
Sandie and Dave met a number of years ago at Southwaite Services and have been together for 18 years. Sandie says she loves Dave because "he is ‘just my Dave’ he’s so laid back, very caring, a gentleman, puts me first and has stuck by me through all the hard times...
Evolution Dance Photography
Following on from successfully capturing Dance Factor photos I was really pleased to be asked by Wendy Boothman and Jack Dunn to take photos at the first Evolution Dance Festival. Evolution involved students from 7 Carlisle primary schools along with 130 students from...
Chloe & James’ Wedding
Chloe and James met at a work event - a quick hello and a casual chat led to James knowing he wanted to get to know Chloe better. A few weeks later and they had met up a few times and after time knew they should be together. They are both laid back in their approach...
Gemma & Bens Wedding
I've know Gemma and Ben for at least 5 years, having first met them when I went to a pub that Gemma was working in, within the wilds of Cumbria to take newborn photos of their first daughter Khloe. Gemma and Ben had first met in the pub and became friends. One day...
Kerrie & Andy’s Wedding
Lady Gillford`s House in Carlisle, or the Carlisle Registry Office as most people know it, is a beautiful place to get married. The house was built in 1829, and is now named after Lady Gillford who lived there for several years in the early 20th century. In June 2011...
Rainbow Jelly Productions
Recently Keltic Rose Photography had the pleasure of taking photos of some of the princesses from the Carlisle based Rainbow Jelly Productions company. They are quite a new Children's entertainment company that uses the power of imagination and performing arts to...
Pre Wedding Photoshoot at Kirklinton Hall
Built at the end of the 17th Century with extra rooms added in Victorian times the hall and 9 acres of land Kirklinton Hall is set on the outskirts of Carlisle in the debatable lands of Kirklinton. In 1937, Kirklinton was commandeer during world war 2 and first used...
Keltic Rose Photography working with Bridal Wishes
Some images take a few moments; others take a few months. A few months ago I met up in a secret meeting with Adele from Bridal Wishes at the time she had spotted a venue for her new boutique and home for Bridal Wishes and was in final discussions with the landlord. ...
Newborn Aaron – aged 21 days old
Newborn photoshoots are usually carried out in the studio but for Aaron I ventured on a 200 mile round trip. Aaron shares his house with his mum and dad and big brother Matthew. About four and a half years ago I ventured up to near Irvine, Scotland to take photos of...
Newborn Photography by Keltic Rose Photography of Carlisle
Just after Michelle found out she was pregnant she looked around for newborn photographers in Carlisle and then approached Allan at Keltic Rose Photography and asked about Newborn photography packages. She had seen some of the photography Keltic Rose had produced and...
Maternity and Newborn Photography in the Carlisle Area
Keltic Rose Photography has been a maternity and newborn photographer for over ten years in the Carlisle, Cumbria area. Louise and Marc came into the photography studio in Denton Holme for a maternity shoot when Louise was 33 weeks pregnant with her first child. The...
Melissa and Ian’s Armathwaite Hall wedding
This week Melissa and Ian went back to the Armathwaite Hall to celebrate their first wedding anniversary, and like their wedding it rained again. Even though it was a rainy February day it didn't stop everyone having lots of fun. The hotel looked splendid in the...
Book and Album Covers
Below are a list of the covers possible for albums and books. The most popular colour that I use for wedding albums is the Cream, but I have also often used Black-Lace and White-Lace. Newborn Baby books often have a cover of blue-patterned or pink-patterned but any...
Nicola and Vlado’s Carlisle Registry Office Wedding
What a year Nicola and Vlado have been through! At the end of 2015 like many other that lived in the brunton park area the house they were in was flooded and they lost many of their treasured items including a wedding dress. Unfortunately they were not insured so...
Vicky and David’s Skitby Wedding
Skitby near Carlisle was the beautiful venue chosen for the wedding of Vicky and David. This late November wedding was a bit cold but the rain held off and it was a lovely autumnal day. Everyone had lots of fun and some of the wedding photos by Keltic Rose...
Autumn Outdoor Photos
Thank goodness Christmas has now passed as I'm able to share photos without spoiling grandparent's surprises. I met this little boy and his mum in November as Autumn was moving to an close. The leaves has mostly fallen off the trees but the grass was covered in a...
Denise and Malcolm
Sometimes weddings are a bit like buses, you get a month where none come along, and then in the space of a day you get two people asking about the same date. That was exactly what happened with Denise and Malcolm. I had just booked a wedding and then a friend that I...
Jodie and Bret’s Sunny Wedding at St Cuthbert’s Carlisle
August can be an odd month for weather and so I was really pleased to wake up and see the sunshine peeping through the curtains. The cameras were ready and the sun was out, It was time for Jodie and Bret's wedding. First I went to Jodie's mums house where all the...