My Favourite Photos of the year
These are my 20 favourite wedding photos of the year. They also happen to summon up my approach to wedding photography – “captured moments.” These are the expressions – of concern, trepidation, joy, and love, to name a few – that can appear at any wedding. There are loads of lovely posed photos I could have included, but I decided to show how great wedding photography doesn’t have to mean ‘posed photography.’ You just need an experienced and observant photographer.
Wishing everyone a Happy Christmas and New Year!
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Suzie and Phil’s Lennoxlove wedding
It was cold for Phil and Suzie’s wedding at the wonderfully romantic Lennoxlove House in East Lothian. Luckily it was beautifully warm inside, a distinct contrast to the 2 degrees centigrade outside. Suzie and Phil were brave enough to have a quick walk around the gardens for some photos, where the cherry tree blossom had emerged, thanks to the warmest November in Scotland on record!
The undercroft chapel was only lit with candles, adding a lovely warm glow to their simple humanist ceremony. And then it was on to the rest of the house where their guests drank champagne while surounded by the most amazing art collection of any wedding venue.
After the most unique and entertaining Best Man’s speech I’ve ever heard, The Jiggers provided music, adding some amusing twists to the traditional ceilidh dancing.
Phil is originally from Essex, as were a good proportion of the guests. I have to say, they were nothing like that lot you see on TV!
Here’s a small selection of their black and white wedding photos. You can see more colour wedding photography from their Lennoxlove wedding by clicking on this order photos link.
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Laura and Matt’s Aberdeenshire wedding
American Laura met Scottish Matt in Losotho (in southern Africa) and the result was a wonderful wedding in rural Aberdeenshire. The weather forecast wasn’t good, but in the end everyone stayed dry (with the help of some friendly trees.)
After a service in Aboyne, everyone moved on to the magnificent Lonach Hall in Strathdon, where, after some moving speaches, an evening of energetic Ceileidh dancing followed.
There’re more photos to see on the ‘order photos‘ page.
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Debbie and Ray’s North Berwick wedding
Debbie and Ray rang me just a few weeks before their wedding – it was going to be a small wedding with just their son and parents, in North Berwick registry office. Unbelievably, I’d never photographed there, despite living less than 10 meters away!
Their son Callum nearly stole the show. He’s a bundle of energy and very easy to photograph once he stands still enough. However, I think Debbie’s Biba dress was the highlight of the day, and I think Ray agrees with me!
There’s one photo from the registry office and the rest are from nearby Yellowcraig Beach and its ‘Treasure Island’ adventure playground. Full marks if you can leave a comment and correctly explain why it’s called that!
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Mary and Ewen’s wedding at Glengorm Castle, the Isle of Mull.
I love Island weddings! Whether they’re far away in the Orkneys, or closer to home (on Mull) they have several things in common. One is that they are hugely welcoming, to friends, and strangers such as myself, alike. The other is that various rules and norms seem to be more relaxed (“there’s only two policemen in Tobermory, and they’ll both be asleep by now”!
Mary and Ewen’s wedding at Glengorm Castle on the tip of the Isle of Mull was the perfect example. Ewan was the local boy, yet Mary and her family were welcomed with open arms – as were all the guests who’d travelled from the four corners of the world to help them celebrate.
Ewen was so local that his mother married them – she’s the local registrar, and his brother Roddy made the wedding bands. Meanwhile, Mary made their cake herself, using her Grandmother’s recipe and cake tins from nearly 70 years earlier!
The weather couldn’t dampen the celebrations either, as the rain timed it’s appearance almost exactly perfectly, and even provided a lucky rainbow!
There’s the usual ten photos here, and more to see on the order photos page.
