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Its that time of year again. Time to vote for 1500 Photography’s “Wedding Shot of the Year”
You can vote 3 times. Obviously many of the couples involved will want to vote for themselves, this is absolutely fine as long as you remember and cast THREE VOTES in total.
The poll closes on the 1st of March 2010.
The winner will not only receive the ‘kudos’ of being voted the most popular picture of 2009 but they will also receive a framed 10×8 of the image and find themselves gracing the front page of our website.

Pass the link onto friends, family and colleagues and get as many votes as you can. Good Luck !!

View last years winners here

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And to the last wedding of 2009 for 1500 – Catriona and Martin down at Lochside House.

And with a top couple too. Both Martin and Catriona have a brilliant sense of self depricating humour and great wit which makes them superb company. With Catrionas wedding we started off at her parents farmhouse in Cumnock.

We must have looked a sight as we made our way over to the broken down shed at the edge of the farm, me in my  suit and Catriona in her wedding dress and wellies, but its lovely textures lead to a beautiful picture. Then onto Lochside to shoot the rest of the day before the sun went down and let us in the dark.

Its probably no secret Lochside House is one of my favourite venues. Its not just the beautiful scenery, rolling hills or dramatic Ayrshire clouds, but the staff at Lochside are always first rate. The wedding co-ordinator Linsey is a star and always makes sure the day runs smoothly without being bossy, a rare quality indeed.

So that brings the curtain down on the 1500 Photography weddings for 2009.

Watch the space for the “Shot of the Year” competition which we will have throughout February.  1500 Photography

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We only had two weeks notice with Joanne and James’s wedding. Sadly they had been let down by their photographer, but happily we were available to step in.

It was great news for us as we had three great venues to work with – Jonannes folks house, Park Circus and Oran Mor.

We got some stunning picture from the couple despite the awful cold conditons and the incoming darkeness. Joanne and James were an absolute delight to work with and I am very pleased with the shots (the last of the set above is actually shot by candle-light in Oran Mor).

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For the second time this year we attended a wedding at the Buchanan Arms Hotel in Drymen.

We started the day at Catherine’s mums house (as usual with 1500 Photography) then made our way to Our Holy Redeemer church in Clydebank before heading for the Buchanan Arms. Once again we got some stunning shots at the area across from the hotel and some cracking views from the top of the hill.

A lovely day with the hotel being exceptionally helpful as usual.

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For Mairi and Gavins wedding we were back to Glenskirlie House hotel.

We started the day at Mairi parents house in Balloch as she was putting her finishing touches together. A calmer bride I cannot remember meeting before a wedding, totally chilled and carefree. Gavin on the other hand………

Gavin had also unfortunately walked into the open boot of his car a few days before the wedding and a little more photoshop cosmetic work was required with this groom. Still all’s well that ends well.

With a really friendly family and a brilliant couple to work with this was a great wedding to shoot.

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A new venue for 1500 Photography - Moorpark House in Ayrshire.

Alison and Kenny had a lovely wedding with lots of personal touches which made the day really memorable, from ‘God only knows’ by the Beach Boys during the ceremony to Alison’s  scarlet shoes !!

A really friendly and relaxed wedding with a lovely couple who were an absolute joy to work with. I should also pay tribute to my ‘assistant’ on the day, Ms Barry. A very capable deputy who helped me with the wedding as Gillian couldn’t make it – thanks Sheila

We also had to deal with best man Colin’s cuts and scratches. Unfortunately a few days before the wedding Colin had a minor mishap resulting in the need for some photoshop cosmetic work.

Strangely we had the exact problem the very next wedding with the groom………

Moorpark Wedding by 1500 Photography

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Another cracking couple, and a pleasant return to Gleddoch House.

Steve and Lesley are a lovely couple based in London who returned to Lesley’s neck of the woods to tie the knot.  As usual we started off at Lesley’s parents house to catch the finishing touches of her preparations before making our way to St James in Renfrew (a church Ive passed many times but this was my first visit). After the ceremony we made our way to Gleddoch, making sure to stop at the top of the driveway to include some of the grand vista in the pictures.

Again meeting with the couple at the venue before the wedding paid major dividends allowing us the look at which areas we could use in good weather, bad weather and where we could shoot a full group of the entire wedding party. With Lesley and Stave both enthusiastic about their photography, they were a model couple and brilliant company, who couldn’t have been nicer. They even asked us to stay on as guests for the evening !!

How lovely  – 1500 Photography

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1500 Photography has been doing its bit for charity this November.

I have been growing a sponsored mustache for the  prostate cancer charity Movember. You may have seen a few sportsmen and commentators sporting some horrendous facial fuzz over the last few weeks. Im afraid to say that I joined there ranks after my last wedding.

Participants usually  start Movember (November 1st) clean shaven and then have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their moustache. During Movember, each ‘Mo Bro’ effectively becomes a walking billboard for men’s health and, via their Mo, raises essential funds and awareness for Movember’s men’s health partner – The Prostate Cancer Charity. To read more or to sponsor me click here MOVEMBER.

There is no such thing as too small a donation – thanks

I kinda like it …….. and god knows its alot easier than running a 10k  !!

Back to weddings and back down to Ayrshire.

For the second time this year we were at Brig O’doon House Hotel in Alloway.

With all of Karen and Gary’s wedding taking place at the hotel we knew we would still have great scope for pictures in the grounds. We just managed to get all the shots we needed on the bridge before the rain came on, we then ducked under the ‘big tree’ to finish off our groups.

Karen and Gary were great to work with on the day and, as usual, Jane at Brig O’Doon kept a tight reign on the proceedings to ensure the day ran smoothly. With a really nice mix of guests our job on the day was made really easy by both family’s easy going nature. A lovely day.

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We were also delighted to attended and photograph this years  Scottish Transport Awards. The awards are to recognise various bodies for their contribution to public transport. As always with such an occasion we arrived nice and early, captured the guests and dignitaries mingling before photographing the tables and award winners.

Master of Ceremonies Grant Stott kept the event running smoothly with a mixture of humour and professionalism and was a huge help to me organising the prize winners for their picture. As usual with 1500 Photography the pictures were ready 9 am the following morning for everyone to pour over.

We offer all the winners on the evening our congratulations and commiserate with the runners up. 1500 Photography

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