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May 09 2012

Wedding Photography Dunrobin Castle – Nicola & Derek

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Another wedding at one of my favourite locations in the entire country, Dunrobin Castle. Nicola Kemp and Derek Manson, from Thurso, were married here at the end of April. Dunrobin is a great location for wedding photography, due to the locely gardens, the fairytale-like castle building, and with loads of amazing indoor locations with lots of light if the weather isn’t good. Well this day wasn’t the best for weather, as there was showers of snow before the wedding and apparently the wedding party drove through a load of snow on the way down from Thurso. As Nicola and her bridesmaids were getting ready at the castle, it saved a lot of travelling and meant we were just in one venue for the entire day. The ceremony was conducted by the Rev. Susan Brown, who is the minister at Dornoch Cathedral, and she was her usual entertaining self, having everyone in stitches with her wit. After the ceremony despite the cold, it did brighten up briefly allowing us to get some outdoor images with the castle, but the gardens were definitely out of bounds for wedding dresses.

A fun day amongst a lot of old friends which made it very enjoyable.

A small selction from the day.

May 09 2012

Pre Wedding Shoot Ardvreck Castle – Anna and Fraser

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So it was second time lucky for this shoot, after the weather wrecked our plans the first time we planned it. Ardvreck Castle is a very cool ruined castle on the shore of Loch Assynt, up near Lochinver. Anna and Fraser were getting married later in the month so we were running out of dates for this shoot. The forecast was nice, but when I arrived up there it was absolutely baltic and there was a light shower of hailstones. This was not going to be a long shoot!

Apr 14 2012

Wedding Photography Inverness – Gemma and Andy

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So the first wedding of 2012 was last month, and after a nice break over the winter it was back to one of my favourite venues, Loch Ness Country House Hotel just outside Inverness. I love shooting weddings at this Inverness location as it has such great opportunities for pictures, either outisde or inside if the weather is not favourable. Luckily Gemma and Andy had an amazing day and the sun was shining all day right up until time to sit for dinner. We started at Gemma’s home for getting ready shots, before heading to LNCHH for the ceremony, which was a humanist one, and as always very nice to be aprt of as it is so personal to the couple. Jackie did a great job, and there were a few tears! There was a few special moments along the way which had myself and Gillian my assistant having a tear in our eyes, one being when the couple’s youngest son Cailean saw mum for the first time as she got out of the car, and when the very grown up Evan walked mum down the aisle then waited patiently for a kiss. All very special parts of the day which I am glad to have captured for them to cherish forever. Moments like that cannot be repeated! The shoot was a load of fun and I was pretty6 excited about the light and the shots we got. We then had a lovely meal as usual at LNCHH, before the band The Shire started up and the evening fun began! A really lovely and wonderful day to kickstart a new year and if every other wedding is as good as this one I will have a great year!

Jan 22 2012

2011 Top Images – Wedding Photography

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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.

Jan 22 2012

Wedding Photography Caithness – Roanna and Marty

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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.

Jan 22 2012

Phuket Wedding Photography – Alisha and Scott

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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.

Jan 22 2012

Phuket Engagement Photograhy Shoot – Debbie and Gary

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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!

Jan 21 2012

Wedding Photography Caithness – Anne Marie and Kevin

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Anne Marie Park and Kevin Coghill were married at Forss House Hotel. A small intimate ceremony for family and close friends. I’ve known Anne Marie for more years than I care to remember, and photographed her brother Jason’s wedding the year before, so feel like part of the family now

It was a dull day, but we were lucky and the rain stayed off just long enough to get everything shot outdoors, then started just as I’d shot the last family group. We ended up at the river and waterfall near the hotel where we got some nice atmospheric images.

The reception was then held at The Weigh Inn, Thurso.

Some images from the day

Nov 22 2011

Wedding Photography Inverness – Loch Ness Country House Hotel, Louise and Adrian

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This was an incredible day. Several firsts for me, including the first time a bride has piped herself down the aisle and the first time there’s been Star Wars Stormtroopers at a wedding.

Louise Hay and Adrian McBain were married at Loch Ness Country House Hotel, one of my favourite venues. Louise is a musician, and this meant a big emphasis on that side of her life. It was amazing to see her pipe herself down the aisle to suprise Adrian, and despite nerves, she did it brilliantly. It was a real fun day, and this was added to by the appearance of members of the 99th Garrison, a group of Star Wars enthusiasts who spend their time raising money for charity in their costumes. They travelled up from the North East of England and certainly added a talking point to the day. I even ended up in one of the helmets myself. It was a dull day but it stayed dry for us to get out for photographs. The speeches were great, and Adrian delivered one of the funniest groom’s speeches I have ever heard. The music was by The Scone Fairies, the band Louise plays in, so I’m sure a great time was had by all.

Some images from the day…

Oct 14 2011

Wedding Photography Scotland – Caroline & Mick

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Another fairly local wedding for me – this time it was Caroline Jones and Mick Jones getting married at the Melvich Hotel. Caroline and Mick had braved the freezing cold and snow at Loch More for their pre wedding shoot, so this was a bit easier! The weather was a bit dodgy early on and we had a few light rainshowers in the lead up to the ceremony, but it brightened up and they managed to go ahead with the humanist ceremony outdoors. And what a setting for a wedding – the most spectacular backdrop possible.

After the beautiful ceremony by Penelope Hamilton, it was speeches then off to Portskerra Harbour for some photos. The sky was amazing and just the way I like it, so we got some really dramatic images!

A really fun wedding!

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