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What a fantastic venue for a wedding, Doonbrea House (tucked in beside Brig O’Doon) is.

When I met James and Yvette, at Doonbrea, to finalise our plans for the wedding I was taken aback by how lovely this hidden gem was. In fact – I never even knew about its existence even though its beside one of the busiest venues in Scotland!!

Yvette had planned  (to me) the perfect wedding day. An intimate gathering of friends and close family, married outdoors in glorious sunshine, drinks on the lawn as a ‘Parisian’ style accordionist played, mingling with friends, a few formal shots before a relaxed dinner in the marquee……. First class!

Yvette and James were absolutely fantastic on the day and couldn’t have been easier to photograph. With Jane from Brig O’Doon keeping an eye on the proceedings and the guests all so amiable it was a terrific day that will stay with me for a while. 1500 Photography

Victoria and Darren are just one of those couple who you meet and feel like you’ve known for ages.

They are a fantastic couple who compliment each other really well, making their wedding at Cameron House an absolute joy from start to finish.  With amazing ‘confidence’(?) Cameron House had put the couple next door to each other the night before the wedding. Can you imagine? Knowing that the person you will be marrying the very next day is through the wall to you?

On the bright side this made it easy for us to flit between rooms to catch all the preparations.  Cool, smooth, calm and controlled in the girls room – utter chaos in the boys room.

After a lovely humanist ceremony we made out way outside to shoot in and around the sumptuous grounds of this 5 star venue, unfortunately our session was cut short by the incoming downpour which began just as we headed back inside the hotel. Victoria looked absolutely beautiful with both the brides and bridemaids dresses amongst the best we have ever seen.

Then things really got going as Victoria had arranged for the Clanidonia tribal Scottish group to entertain the guests before dinner. During the speeches it was mentioned that facebook had played a part in bringing Victoria and Darren together – the power of social media eh?

A great day, fantastic venue and brilliant couple. The perfect 1500 Photography wedding.

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What an amazing day. What an amazing venue. Caroline and Kevin had chosen to have their wedding at the Lodge on Loch Goil and what a fantastic choice they made.

The Lodge is a real hidden gem set on the banks of Loch Goil and with Kevin and Caroline making a stunning couple the day was a photographers dream.

The ceremony was held on the shores of the loch after which we took pictures at the boat house, on the viewing deck and in the treehouse.  Spoiled for choice!!!

A brilliant day with a lovely couple. 1500 Photography

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We had a fantastic day shooting Andrew and Christines wedding at Cameron House.

We started the day at Christines parents house before making our way to the New Kilpatrick Parish church in Bearsden.  Andrew and Christine had come ‘home’ from Autralia for their wedding and had made all their arrangements via late night phone calls and email.  With Christines mum helping the organisation though, everything went as smoothly as possible.

As usual Cameron House provided a stunning backdrop and great service on the day.

A really lovely couple, who were an absolute delight to photograph. A perfect wedding.

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Another new venue for 1500 Photography as we shot our first wedding at Knockderry House Hotel in Argyll, a  stunning venue on the shores of Loch Long. What a great day we had too and our first of many outdoor weddings we will be shooting this year.

The couple had travelled up to Scotland (where Katherine’s family are from) for their big day.  Katy looked absolutely gorgeous and despite his initial reservations, and the perennial ’How do you do the laces?’ problem, Englishman Aaron looked excellent in highland dress.

As you can see it was a glorious day within a beautiful setting. After the outdoor ceremony we took a short tour of the grounds and across to the beach before back into Knockderry and dinner for the guests.  We got some terrific shots, Aaron and Katy were a lovely couple and their enthusiasm and sense of fun made for a great day.  I was also really impressed with the venue and attentive staff and hope to be back at Knockderry soon. 1500 Photography

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We had brilliant day shooting Kate and Paul’s wedding at Cameron House.

We started off with Kate at Cameron House just as she was putting her finishing touches together, before catching some shots of the lads at Luss Church. After the typically excellent service at Luss we took Kate and Paul on a short walk down to the jetty before heading onto Luss Peir. As usual Luss Peir was absolutley mobbed which would not have looked so good for the pictures, but for photoshop………………….

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We then headed back to Cameron House for our bridal party shots. Kate and Paul were a lovely couple and they had a really nice bunch of guests at the wedding including Dale, the best man, who somehow or other managed to get, sort of run, over by the wedding car (nothing serious, just a tyre mark left on his sock….) It was only after the wedding that I discovered than Paul was quite and accomplished photographer himself. He has even had one of his wedding feature in Hello ! Apparently he was under instruction from Kate not to let me know….and to be honest I think I am glad I didn’t know.

The fact that Paul and Kate are delighted with their pictures and even chose me in the first place given Pauls credentials is a huge compliment. Thank you both for choosing 1500 Photography

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Just a lovely wedding.

I think Nicolas getting ready and bridal shots are some of the most beautiful I seen this year.  With Nicola and Bryan getting married at St Josephs in Milngavie we know we wouldn’t have a lot of scope for pictures at the church (it sits right on the main road) and that the Winnock Hotel would be full of the wedding guests. So it was very important to get some nice shots of Nicola at home, then of the couple at  Drymen. We managed to get both…..and then some.

Nicola was an absolutely stunning bride and had chosen a beautiful dress (and bridesmaids dresses), Bryan looked very much the part in his kilt and both had a great friendly personality which really comes though in the pictures. After a full mass at St Josephs we took a slight detour with just Nicola & Bryan to Balmaha before making our way back to shoot the last of the wedding pictures at the Winnock in Drymen. A great couple who were very generous and patient and gave us some brilliant images – thank you. Im just disappointed that it was too late to put some of their shots into this years awards. Roll on 2011 !!

Balamaha wedding by 1500 Photography

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This wedding jumps the que a little bit, but what a wonderful day I had with Amanda and James at Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe. A truly stunning, romantic Scottish venue for a brilliant family from Canada.  These guys had a bit of a traumatic build up to the wedding but the day itself could not have gone any better. Every little thing that could go right, went right. The weather, the setting and even the midges behaved !!

Everyone who attended the wedding was lovely from the parents, the bridesmaids and best men to the celebrant, video-ographer (RPL Weddings – very good incidently) and Wendy the wedding planner. It really was just ‘one of those perfect days’

With Amanda and James now back in Canada I have made up a little slide-show to pay tribute to one of the nicest weddings I have ever been involved in.

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After having such an excellent time on the beach with Colin and Gemma, below, I got my hands on another venue I had been itching to get to – a wedding at Glasgow University. In my previous life with another studio I had been at Glasgow uni shooting weddings regularly, however, since 1500 I haven’t been back. A gap of about 5 years.  I must say Heather and Adrian made it a joy to be back at one of my old stomping grounds.

We started the day a Heathers parents house in Erskine before making our way up to Glasgow Uni. After a beautiful ceremony during which a Church of Scotland service was complimented with a Catholic blessing, we made our way into the University quadrant. The only downside to shooting a wedding in possibly one of the most picture-esque and specious areas of Glasgow is that the Uni is actually on a hilltop. A windy hilltop. However once again I have to pay tribute to Adrian and mostly Heather who braved the ‘stiff breeze’ to gift us some fantastic shots. We then ushered the couple to their car where, no sooner had we shut the door of the bridal car, the heavens opened!!Perfect timing.

Once again Glenskirlie were excellent with the bridal party once we arrived at the reception venue and we enjoyed some more excellent pictures in an around this stunning hotel. It is days like Heather and Adrian’s – where you meet genuinely lovely people (fantastic bridesmaids), stunning venues and get to take wonderful pictures that – you remember that being a wedding photographer can be the best job in the world.

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I have been looking forward to shooting a wedding down in Troon for ages and I finally got my wish with Colin and Gemma’s wedding at Piersland House.

We started the day at Gemma’s parents house to get the ‘finishing touches’ shots before heading to Portland parish church for the ceremony. On leaving the house, teacher Gemma was delighted to see lots of her pupils had come out to wave her off and wish her luck, it was the first of many lovely touches throughout the day.

After the ceremony the church officer got everyone a drink of water during the siging of the register and when I jokingly asked for a coffee he came back seconds later with a steaming mug – black, two sugars – Brilliant !

We then headed onto the beach before making our way back to Piersland, which looks fantastic after its refrub. It was  such a superb day and the brilliant weather and 1st class hotel meant that we came away with some really cool shots. Colin and Gemma were great fun on the day and after planning a Troon wedding for years I wasnt disappointed to finally get onto the sand. A top day. Troon beach wedding by 1500 Photography

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