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The Maid of Buttermere' was a Lakeland Innkeeper's daughter in the 18th century. She was famed for her dark haired, porcelain beauty - Wordsworth and Coleridge wrote about her and she was even mentioned in a tourist guide to the Lake District. She was a simple Shepherdess who became a tourist attraction because she was so lovely. Our shoot developed this as a bridal inspiration piece; keeping a feeling of organic wild romance; a woman entwined with her land. She needed little adornment and is at one with her rural landscape which has remained unspoilt and largely unchanged in over 200 years. We saw her character as being humble and modest; possessing inner grace. She takes to the outdoors to find sanctuary, preferring quiet contemplation to noisy adulation. We captured this story on the very last day of September. Autumn is my favourite season and we were blessed with the most beautiful golden light. In preparation for the shoot we read 'To Autumn" by English Romantic Poet, John Keats which perfectly captures the feeling of this special season
Photographer TAYLOR & PORTER | Film Lab RICHARD PHOTO LAB | Design & styling TEBBEY & CO | Florals WILD BUNCH | Hair & makeup LUCY PEARSON | Wedding dress CHERRY WILLIAMS LONDON | Cake AMY SWANN | Calligraphy CALLIGRAPHY FOR WEDDINGS | Velvet ribbons VV ROULEAUX | Silk ribbons SILK & WILLOW | Blanket NATIONAL TRUST | Westmorland Green Slate HONISTER SLATE MINE | Rings RUST | Beeswax CandlesMOORLANDS CANDLES