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What a fantastic day we had with Emma and Thomas, shooting their wedding at Cameron House. We began the day with Emmas bridal prep shots at home before making our way to the ceremony at St Patricks in Dumbarton.When we go there we completely lucked out with the weather and got some fantastic shot in the grounds of this 5 star venue. We even had a wee bit of luck and got some shots on the jetty without the seaplane.

Emma and Thomas were an absolutely cracking couple and I think it shows from their pictures that we had a really good time with them. One of my most abiding memories from this wedding was actually 24 hours after the event. I returned to Cameron House to shoot another wedding the next day and waiting between shots I bumped into Emma in reception, checking out. She then hoisted her (now packed up) wedding dress over her head (!) and headed out into the heavy rain.

Its funny how quickly things change. Not just the weather but what you can do with a wedding dress too…….

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Our next wedding was at McIntosh Church in Mayhill. This is a wee bit of a hidden gem that you have probably driven past without realising its a McIntosh building. It was the perfect backdrop to Stacey and Scotts pictures before we headed over to the Eagle Lodge in Bishopbriggs for the reception. Stacey looked absolutely stunning as we captured her final preparations at her folks home before making our way to the church.

Once there we had time to grab a couple of great shots of Scott before the humanist wedding took place. After using the interior of this stunning building it was off to Eagle Lodge and, luckily for us, the weather held until we got the pictures finished outside. A great day out with a top couple.

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We went to Renfrewshire for our next wedding. The lovely Camille married Martin at the Glynhill Hotel in Renfrew.

I remember well that the Glynhill always used to be a difficult venue to shoot a wedding at, due to the lack of grounds available. However, I am delighted to report that this is no longer the case. A great little garden area has been arranged at the back of the hotel giving us a terrific little spot for some of shots and to relax in. Camille also liked the idea of using a larger garden area so we also nipped up to the walled gardens at Barshaw Park for some extra shots of just the couple but I was really impressed with what the Glynhill had done.

As you can see it was another stunning spring day and the cold champagne went down an absolute treat (I’m told). After our little detour to the walled gardens at Barshaw Park

A lovely day with a really, really nice couple. I am so pleased that Camille and Martin had such a good day for their wedding. Sadly this was the last time we saw the sun for the next good while. Although we have often been lucky with the weather on the day of the weddings, its been an awfully poor Summer.

Our story of Ashleigh and Davies wedding at Glenbervie was featured recently on the fantastic ‘We Fell in Love’ Scottish Wedding Blog (you should really bookmark it!!)

Hopefully their images and a bit more of their story will be appearing soon in the best Scottish magazine around – The Scottish Wedding Directory. So, at the risk of totally over exposing them, I thought I would add them to my own blog (before they get too famous!). It is one of the few occasions where we didn’t attend the ‘bride getting ready’ first and instead focused in on the groom at the church. It brought a whole different flow to the pictures of the day which I really enjoyed.

This was the first of two visits we had to St Andrews Cathedral in the space of a few days (see Hazel, below) but it was the first time I had worked and Glenbervie and I must say, what a pleasant experience it was. Lots of interesting nooks and crannies for our couple to pose in and a fantastic lawn to play with and a peacock – I loved it! You can see what a handsome couple Davie and Ashleigh make and it was great to be involved with a couple who were so particular about their photography, bringing their own ideas into the shots and setting aside plenty of time for the pictures.

I will leave the last word on the wedding to Ashleigh who, when asked about how her and Davie got together answered with this great wee story  -

“We bumped into each other in a nightclub that we both love (The classy Shed in Shawlands). A song that we liked came on which we both started to dance to. We were dancing back to back and literally bumped into each other! We both apologised and then had some cheeky chat: Davie: “I think you’ll find I was dancing here first so you will need to move” Ashleigh: “haha I think you’ll find I was dancing far better than you so you’ll need to move!” Davie: “Well there is only one way to settle this, a dance off!” Ashleigh “haha you’re on!” … we still disagree to this day on who actually won the dance off!”

This was just one of those weddings where everything ran smoothly, absolutely to plan, really nice guests who helped, a stunning couple and fantastic weather.  A ‘perfect day’which appropriately enough was the ‘marryoke’ song they performed in the evening for the fabulous Gee-Whizz Wedding Video

Little did I know then that this was about the only sunshine we were to see over the summer months…….

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What a wonderful scorching day we had for Hazel and Chris’s wedding at St Andrews Cathedral in Glasgow. With the couple both getting ready at the Grand Central and having their reception at Lodge on the Loch, we were spoiled for choice when it came to photo opportunities.

Hazel looked absolutely beautiful, Chris looked very dapper and St Andrews looked truly awesome.

As you can imagine the stunning weather meant that Loch Lomond was absolutely heaving. However once we got back to the Lodge and some welcome shade Chris and Hazel worked with me to produce some simply lovely images. Its funny writing up this blog in July when have been suffering through one of the worst summers I can remember. It makes me look back with even more fondness to Hazels wedding.

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I’ve already posted a picture from Heather and Jonnys wedding at Glenskirlie and so far its been the most popular picture I have ever put up on our facebook page, Heathers dog – Vinnie !!

We got some absolutely cracking shots in Heathers apartment before we got to Glenskirlie. What an amazing differecne it makes to your day when the bride is ready on time and has allowed 15 minutes for pictures before she leaves. Heather looked absolutely beautiful and was accompanied on the road to Glenskirlie by two beautiful bridesmaids and her Gran Ena who is such a character and a great laugh!

After a lovely humanist ceremony we took Heather and Jonny up to their honeymoon suite for pictures. Although not the suite Heather was hoping for we still managed to get some lovely shots in the darker room before using the lift and staircase for some striking pictures.  Heather and Jonny are such a lovely couple and Heather was an absolutely stunning bride. The day was a day full of sparkle brilliantly planned by Heather who with Supernova events had organised one of the most amazing room set ups Ive ever seen at Glenskirlie.

Congratulations to you both !!

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Fiona and Donald’s wedding at the Grand Central Hotel was a little but nerve wracking for me but not for the most obvious of reasons. You see Fiona had worked at the Venture studios in Glasgow for a while and Fiona’s brother, Kevin, is one of the best portrait photographers I know. His work is excellent. So I know I was going to have to be on top of my game to impress them.

We started off at Fiona’s parents house to catch the finishing touches before making our way to St Peters in Partick for the ceremony and then onto the magnificent Grand Central Hotel. Once there we utilized all the grandeur and style that this wonderful venue provides. It really is an amazing building.

It was good to see a few friendly faces at Grand Central including function manager James who I know from his Cameron House days. I cannot wait to get back to this venue and see what else we can come up with.

I am delighted to report now that Donald & Fiona (and Kevin the photographer) have seen the pictures that everyone is delighted…… so am I !

Catherine and Alan’s weddings at Western House, Ayr was an absolutely fantastic wedding day.

The couple were actually guests at Amanda & Stewarts wedding at House for an Art Lover last year, so they were already well versed in my awful patter and poor jokes. Despite that however, they still wanted me to shoot their wedding! And I am really glad they did. We started at Catherine’s house for the bridal preparation shots in Paisley before zooming down to Ayr and the fabulous Western House.

Despite a small hiccup with an over excited flower girl on the way down the road the couple completely took the day in their stride. It was a lovely wedding with a lovely bridal party who were all relaxed and friendly and willing to get involved on the pictures. Catherine looked absolutely beautiful and Alan even scrubbed up not too badly either.

Add that to a stunning venue and you have all the right ingredients for a great set of pictures. Another top 1500 couple !

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Weddings at Paisley Abbey are always a little bit special and Lynsey and Roberts wedding was no exception.

As you would expect from 1500 Photography, we started the day at Lynseys parents house in Uplawmoor before making our way into Paisley. The Abbey itself is always an impressive sight but in addition to the wonderful surroundings Lynseys Dad, Ewan a musician himself had arranged for choristers to attend the ceremony too. The overall result was spine tingling!

After the ceremony we popped back inside the Abbey for a few pictures, then into the cloisters before making our way up to Barrhead and the Dalmeny Park Hotel. It was, as you can see, an absolutely cracking day. I love the shot of the young couple striding out of the Abbey and I promise that the blue sky isnt photoshopped, its real.

Lynsey and Robert are such a lovely couple who were such a pleasure to work with. Lynsey looked absolutely beautiful and was ably assisted by SIX bridesmaids. Robert looked very smart in his suit and yellow and black stripey socks!

Its was a great day, which hardly felt like work at all. Both families made the day very easy for us and with such a great couple, good weather and stunning locations – you cant really go wrong.

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This was my first visit to New Lanark for a wedding and what a lovely venue it provided to be for Ruth and Mark.

As you would expect we met with the couple at New Lanark a few weeks before the wedding to get a ‘feel’ for the place and see what options we had for the photography. I must admit I was delighted with the stunning rooftop garden and views of the Clyde thundering (it had been raining) past us.

Ruths dress was amazing and Mark scrubbed up not too badly in a kilt. After the ceremony where Ruths father and one of the ushers gave a brilliant speech (almost like a double act) we ventured out onto the roof top area.

One small touch the couple had arranged was that all their tables were named after Formula 1 teams, so the top table was McLaren but you could have pulled up a chair at Red Bull or Ferrari if you wanted. I thought this was a cracking idea.

This was such a nice wedding with such a lovely couple. It always makes your job so much easier and much more fun when the people involved are interested and helpful. A great day !!

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