For the benefit of anyone who never saw this on my Facebook page, a follow up to my previous post about Photojournalist wedding photography
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Another local wedding this month, and this time my first ever visit to Scarfskerry Church. Denise Moughan and David Whitelaw were married there on the 5th of March on a beautiful, sunny but chilly day. The day began with a visit to the Gorgeous salon in Thurso where the girls were having make up done. From there we moved on to the Ulbster Arms, Halkirk where Denise was getting ready before heading to Scarkskerry to meet the guys. After a very nice service we headed to the harbour in Scarfskerry for a few shots, before an opportunistic session with an old scrap JCB digger we found nearby, before we headed out to Geise for some shots of the happy couple, before returning to The Ulbster Arms for dinner. A really great day, nice group and a relaxed atmosphere. Oh, and the food at the Ulbster was out of this world!
Ceremony Venue: Scarfskerry Baptist Church
Reception venue: Dinner at the Ulbster Arms, Halkirk. Followed by a dance at the Ross Institute, Halkirk.
Dress: Fontaines by Suzanne Neville, Bolero: Summer by Alan Hannah.
Shoes: Amelie by Rachel Simpson.
Bridesmaid dresses: Monsoon.
Cake: R G Macdonalds of Wick.
Cake Topper: Fabric birds from cottonbirddesigns at etsy.com.
Flowers: By Jane at The Flower Shop, Thurso.
Rings: Beaverbrooks.
Hair: By Ros from Hair at 21. Headpiece: Acacia II by Jenny Packham.
Make Up: By Monica, Susan and Terran from Gorgeous, Thurso.
Cars: Family friend.
How did you meet? Thanks to a (literal) push from the wonderful Christeen Davidson.
Why did you choose your venue? Scarfskerry church has been David’s family church for many years. We chose The Ulbster Arms based on their fantastic reputation for food and accommodation.
What was your favourite moment of the day? I loved every minute! I wish we could do it all again.
What advice would you give to other brides planning their wedding? Don’t worry about the small things, enjoy the day it goes so fast.
Any other stories or comments: I’d like to thank everyone who helped with the wedding. A special mention to the ever so patient Keith and all his wonderful staff at The Ulbster Arms for working so hard to make the day perfect.
I also can’t thank and recommend John enough. He is not only an excellent photographer but is also very funny and charming.
Thanks Denise – I don’t think anyone has ever accused me of being charming before – delighted with that
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I went to Big Burn, Golspie on Saturday for an engagement photography session with Shelly and Ewan, who get married in July this year, for their pre wedding shoot. A beautiful day meant we went ahead at the second attempt after having to postpone the previous Sunday due to snow and rain. It was a great location to shoot at and we were joined by Barney, the Springer who wasn’t really in the mood to model but had a lot of fun anyway!
We are delighted to announce are latest portrait promotion for Spring. Our portrait sessions are very popular and as a result we regularly run special offers. Our portrait photography is shot on location and is natural, exciting and lots of fun. The images are ideal to use as artwork in your home, on canvas, metal, acrylic or framed prints. We also do a range of gorgeous albums. The spring promotion will run until the 30th of April.
At the weekend I had a pre wedding shoot with Vikki Lorimer and Lee Allan, at a derelict farm building, which was lots of fun. Pre wedding shoots are ideal for getting used to the camera and getting to know how I work. The couple get married in Thurso in August this year.
I was recently back at one of my favourite wedding locations, Achnagairn House for the wedding of Ali Vass and Adam Rudd. The couple live in New York now, but Ali is from Nairn and Adam is from South Africa originally. It was my 3rd wedding of the year and the 3rd wedding in beautiful sunshine, which was amazing as we were still in February. I love weddings at Achnagairn, because apart from it being an amazing venue, everybody is in one place so it makes the day much less stressful. Ali and her bridesmaids were getting ready in one room but Adam and the guys were only a few metres away so that means I can get some shots of the guys as well so they don’t get left out!
It was a lovely intimate ceremony, which had the added touch of Ali’s brother Mike playing the fiddle along with another couple of musicians, and her sister Fiona, singing a beautiful song which brought many tears. Ali herself is a musician, so what an amazingly talented family they have. It certainly added a very personal touch to the ceremony.
It was so good to be able to get a while outdoors before it got cold to create some nice images in the grounds of Achnagairn. We really had great fun throughout the day, a lovely group of people, from all over the world. Thoroughly enjoyed myself again.
Carering: Red Poppy, Strathpeffer
Ceremony Venue: Achnagairn House, Kirkhill, Inverness
Reception venue: same
Dress: Demetrios, Seattle
Shoes: (I’ll check when i am back at home- can’t remember…)
Cake: Traditional fruit cake, decorated with fresh orchids- Groom’s mother
Flowers: Bouquet- orchids, bridesmaids- white roses, all done by groom’s mother Maureen Rudd
Ring: Platinum band
Hair: self
Make Up: self
How did you meet?
We were both studying Philosophy at Edinburgh University
Why did you choose your venue?
The ballroom is stunning and the house and grounds are beautiful. A lot of our friends and family spent the entire weekend with us at the house which meant the celebrations were extended and we had more time to catch up with people and enjoy the venue.
What was your favourite moment of the day?
The speeches
What advice would you give to other brides planning their wedding?
Ceremony and reception at the same venue makes a huge difference.
Any other stories or comments:
Thanks John! We had a brilliant day and your photos help us to treasure it.
