A PHOTOGRAPHY duo from south Cumbria have won a wedding photography award for the second consecutive time. 

Darren Hadwen and Costel Amaritei, of Different Angle Photography, are one of the Hitched Wedding Awards 2024 winners in the Wedding Photographers category, making them one of the most recommended professionals by newlyweds on Hitched's website.

These awards are based on reviews left by married couples in the past year. Different Angle Photography received a total of 27 reviews on their online storefront on Hitched.co.uk and a rating of 5.0 out of 5 determined by the couples who planned their weddings with them.

On winning the award for the second time, Darren, from Stainton with Adgarley, said: "When we won it the first year, it came as a massive surprise. 

"To be honest, this year, 2024, we had a little bit of a hint that we might pick it up again. We didn't know how strict they were with regard to people who won the previous year and whether they could still win again the second year. Obviously, we got established with them all lovely reviews coming in and the portfolio was growing so I had an hint we were in for a good chance to pick it up again. 

"Then they announced it at the end of January and it was a massive confidence boost. We put a lot of work in not just on the wedding day but also prior to the wedding with the planning, the advice that we can offer, and then obviously the care we put into the pictures. It is hours and hours we spend just perfecting everything to make sure it is 100 per cent."

Apart from the Wedding Photographers category, the event also awards the best in the other categories such as music, venues, cars or hair and make.