Inverness Wedding Photographers

Intermediate Portrait Photography Course, Inverness 11th March

jgbaikie — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:24:27 +0000

Beginners Course Inverness – 10th March

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Beginners Photography Course – 4th March

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2011 Top Images – Wedding Photography

jgbaikie — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:45:06 +0000

Okay so usually I’d have done this a few weeks ago, but I was too busy so I am finally going to post my favourite images of 2011. I struggled to get this down to ten and if you aren’t in here please don’t be offended, this is purely on a photographic point of view.

Wedding Photography Caithness – Roanna and Marty

jgbaikie — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:11:57 +0000

The Portland Arms in Lybster was my next wedding after returning from Phuket, this time for the wedding of Roanna Sweeting and Marty Grant from Helmsdale. It was a cold but overall quite decent day for the end of October in Caithness. Roanna was getting ready at the Bridge Hotel, Helmsdale so I started off there with her and the bridesmaids as they got hair and make up done, before heading back North to Lybster to get ready for the ceremony. After the ceremony we headed down to a very windy and cold Latheronwheel Harbour for a brief but fun photoshoot. I hastily arranged for a young seal cub to turn up to be aprt of the shoot, and he did seem to enjoy it for a minute before taking off to look for his mother. Then it was back to the hotel for dinner, speeches and the dance, with the wonderful ‘Jude’ as the band.

Some images from the day.

Phuket Wedding Photography – Alisha and Scott

jgbaikie — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:39:38 +0000

Well, what an adventure this was. An amazing time with some really awesome people. It was so nice to go out there and be made to feel so welcome by everyone, and by the time I left I felt like one of the family. A trip full of everything. Loads of laughter, good times, and an amazing romantic and emotional wedding to cap it all off.

The wedding was at the Banyan Tree Resort which was an amazing place. The villas were out of this world, and the chapel the wedding was held in was so beautiful, and the air conditioning was very welcome in there! It was very hot on the day, probably the hottest day of the trip, so a hasty wardrobe change was necessary just before I left as I was soaking in my usual wedding clothes! The ceremony was lovely. Alisha arrived by boat at the chapel and it was an emotional time, with quite a few tears around. Including myself…haha. We then had a baby elephant along to meet everyone, before we headed off to do a photoshoot. We then had the most amazing dinner I have probably ever eaten at The Plantation C lub

I cannot thank Alisha and Scott and everyone else enough for the amazing hospitality and friendship I received on this amazing trip.

Some pictures from the wedding day.

Phuket Engagement Photograhy Shoot – Debbie and Gary

jgbaikie — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:45:59 +0000

When Debbie Denoon and Gary Weir booked me for their 2012 wedding, it then turned out that Debbie was going to be a bridesmaid at Alisha and Scott’s wedding in Phuket so we decided to set aside some time to do their pre wedding shoot over there on the beach. So on the Friday afternoon we headed down to Kata Beach in the hope of a nice sunset, but it was a very overcast day so we never got lucky on that score. However we did have some fun and got some nice images. Looking forward to their wedding in June!

Phuket – Thailand

jgbaikie — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:31:59 +0000

Well, I guess it’s time to start to post about my amazing trip to Thailand. Wasn’t sure where to start with this so I guess the best plan is to just break it up into parts. I’ll start with the touristy parts of the trip. When Alisha and Scott invited me to be their wedding photographer it was a huge thrill, as I’d never been anywhere as exotic before. Because I was going so far I decided it would be stupid not to spend a few extra days there seeing some of the area, so I ended up going over for 9 nights. There were so many things to do around Phuket that it was hard to decide which day trips to take. It turned out to be an amazing trip, one which I will never forget. Amazing country, amazing people, great company and some amazing nights out.

I went to Tapu Island (James Bond Island) on my first day there, which was where The Man With The Golden Gun was filmed in to 1970′s. It was surreal being there and seeing the iconic rock formations and remembering scenes from the movie. It wasn’t the best of days, a bit overcast, but that meant it wasn’t too hot. The boat trip took in various islands and was a great day out. We went to Talu Island where we went canoeing through loads of sea caves which was great apart from me as usualy choosing the canoe with the crazy man as a guide. Not 100% sure what he was smoking but it wasn’t Benson & Hedges that’s for sure. Highly entertaining all the same despite the fear factor. WW stopped at Panyee Island for lunch and a bit of a walk around. It’s an amazing little muslim fishing village built on the water, and totally self sufficient. The day ended with a stop at Naka Island where we had time to swim and relax at the beach bar. A lovely day.

The following day I went on an elephant trekking tour. Not sure whether it was the 4 hours sleep I had or not but I didn’t think it was that great. It was an interesting couple of hours but once you’d sat on the elephant for a couple of minutes it kinda lost the excitement. They don’t do much…..

I found out that a Louise and Don, who’s wedding I had just shot, were on honeymoon nearby so arranged a night out with them in Patong. Well, what a night that was. Bangla Road is very well known but until you experience it, it’s hard to imagine. I’ll save all the funny ladyboy stories for another day haha.

Saturday I was delighted to be invited to join the wedding party on a day trip to Phi Phi island which is where the movie The Beach was filmed. Had a bit of a late one on Friday night but managed to drag myself along and was able to survive the very long and choppy speedboat journey. What a place. Absolutely amazing. It was very busy with tourists but what a stunning place! We also visited various other islands including ‘Monkey Island’ and Coral Bay for snorkelling with tropical fish which was great! A wonderful day!

So that was it from the days out. The rest of my spare time was spent on nights out and shopping in the local markets. More about the work side of things coming up in my next post.

Melvich Hotel Wedding Photography – Jo and Rob

jgbaikie — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:00:12 +0000

A second wedding of the year at the Melvich Hotel and this time it was the owners, Jo Hendry and Rob Wyke. The couple have done a fantastic job of turning the hotel around in the last few years and finally managed to take some time off, to celebrate their wedding. The day started at Forss House Hotel with Jo and the girls getting ready there, before heading to Melvich. It was a grey day with a few showers but we did manage to do some of the photography outdoors with the fantastic scenic backdrop of Melvich beach and the lovely coastline.

Some images from a great day

Alison and Barry – Wedding Photography Boath House, Nairn

jgbaikie — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:09:53 +0000

Another lovely, small wedding, this time at Boath House, near Nairn. It was the wedding of Alison Helm and Barry James, who live in Edinburgh. The day began at the Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness where Alison was getting ready, before heading through to Boath House for the ceremony and reception. It was a bit of a wet day, but we managed to get some shots outside under the shelter of trees and pillars, before continuing the shoot indoors.

Some images from the day