<p>An intimate wedding in the perfect setting today, as I write this blog from a damp and autumnal Lake District. The backdrop for Lois and Marcus&#8217;s day was beautiful: soft light on fading bracken and a relaxed ceremony by the shore of a private lake. Images are by <a href="https://www.markbattistaphotography.co.uk/lake-district-wedding-photography/">Mark Battista Photography</a> who gets a glowing recommendation from our gorgeous newlyweds!</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" src="https://english-wedding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283.jpg" alt="Lake District wedding at the Gilpin with Mark Battista Photography" width="1600" height="2400" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-157314" srcset="https://english-wedding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283.jpg 1600w, https://english-wedding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283-333x500.jpg 333w, https://english-wedding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283-900x1350.jpg 900w, https://english-wedding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://english-wedding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://english-wedding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283-1365x2048.jpg 1365w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /></p>
<h2>Wedding photographer&#8217;s website</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.markbattistaphotography.co.uk" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Lake District wedding photographer Mark Battista Photography</a></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" src="https://english-wedding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202.jpg" alt="Lake District wedding at the Gilpin with Mark Battista Photography" width="1600" height="1066" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-157310" srcset="https://english-wedding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202.jpg 1600w, https://english-wedding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202-500x333.jpg 500w, https://english-wedding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202-900x600.jpg 900w, https://english-wedding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202-768x512.jpg 768w, https://english-wedding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://english-wedding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202-360x240.jpg 360w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /></p>
<h2>Wedding photographer review</h2>
<p>We had such a great experience with Mark!</p>
<p>He instantly made us feel at ease – really chilled, funny and easy to get along with, which made the whole shoot so relaxed. <span class="post-teaser-more">&nbsp;<a href="https://english-wedding.com/2025/09/a-beautiful-intimate-lake-district-wedding-for-lois-marcus-with-mark-battista-photography/" title="Permanent Link: A beautiful intimate Lake District wedding for Lois &#038; Marcus, with Mark Battista Photography" rel="bookmark">See more...</a></span></p>{"id":157297,"date":"2025-09-17T09:47:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T08:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/?p=157297"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:47:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T08:47:37","slug":"a-beautiful-intimate-lake-district-wedding-for-lois-marcus-with-mark-battista-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/2025\/09\/a-beautiful-intimate-lake-district-wedding-for-lois-marcus-with-mark-battista-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"A beautiful intimate Lake District wedding for Lois &#038; Marcus, with Mark Battista Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An intimate wedding in the perfect setting today, as I write this blog from a damp and autumnal Lake District. The backdrop for Lois and Marcus&#8217;s day was beautiful: soft light on fading bracken and a relaxed ceremony by the shore of a private lake. Images are by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markbattistaphotography.co.uk\/lake-district-wedding-photography\/\">Mark Battista Photography<\/a> who gets a glowing recommendation from our gorgeous newlyweds!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283.jpg\" alt=\"Lake District wedding at the Gilpin with Mark Battista Photography\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-157314 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283-900x1350.jpg 900w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/2400;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283.jpg\" alt=\"Lake District wedding at the Gilpin with Mark Battista Photography\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-157314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283-900x1350.jpg 900w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-283-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2>Wedding photographer&#8217;s website<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markbattistaphotography.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lake District wedding photographer Mark Battista Photography<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202.jpg\" alt=\"Lake District wedding at the Gilpin with Mark Battista Photography\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-157310 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202-360x240.jpg 360w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/1066;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202.jpg\" alt=\"Lake District wedding at the Gilpin with Mark Battista Photography\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-157310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lake-District-wedding-photographer-at-Gilpin-Mark-Battista-Photography-202-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2>Wedding photographer review<\/h2>\n<p>We had such a great experience with Mark!<\/p>\n<p>He instantly made us feel at ease \u2013 really chilled, funny and easy to get along with, which made the whole shoot so relaxed. <span class=\"post-teaser-more\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/english-wedding.com\/2025\/09\/a-beautiful-intimate-lake-district-wedding-for-lois-marcus-with-mark-battista-photography\/\" title=\"Permanent Link: A beautiful intimate Lake District wedding for Lois &#038; 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