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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.

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

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

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.