The couple had come up from Staffordshire to get married on the ‘Bonnie Banks’ although this wasn’t their first visit to Cameron House. Loch Lomond is a regular haunt for both of them, so when they decided to tie the knot, Scotland was the obvious choice. I really enjoy the company of Stuart, who shares my love of awful puns and terrible jokes, and Alison who actually knows more about football then me an Stuart combined……even though she is a Wolves fan.

The day itself was a lovely relaxed wedding. After a civil ceremony the couple had set aside plenty time to allow them to have a mingle and a chat with guests, then some pictures, then some more time with friends. High teas were served while the photographs were taken and when we had finished dinner was served in the newly converted drawing room in Cameron House. Alison and Stuart, although reticent about getting their pictures taken, were absolutely lovely to work with and we came away with a beautiful set of pictures. This is the kind of chilled out vibe all weddings should aim for ………..

Cameron House Weddings by 1500 Photography

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.

Paisley Abbey Wedding by 1500 Photography

 Winning the competition meant that Lisa and Mark only had two weeks to prepare themselves for walking down the aisle!! However with a dress supplied by the Helensburgh Wedding Planner and Mark dressed in his uniform the couple looked absolutely striking. Although the twist on the day was that the wedding took place on the same day as the wedding show, I am delighted to report that Lisa and Mark had a wonderful time and the day went super smoothly.

They were a great couple to work with and it was a brilliant feeling to be part of the Cameron House ‘team’ all pulling together to make something really special come together. I am very proud of my fellow suppliers – we did a cracking job !!

Cameron House Wedding Photography, Loch Lomond by 1500 Photography

Callum was an excellent best man and as usual Rev Miller kept the patter going – even answering the phone just as he finished the vows !! You kind of had to be there to see that this was in fact hysterically funny rather than disrespectful but I cannot for the life of my imagine any other Minister getting away with it.

After the ceremony and a little cruise around the Loch (courtesy of, now, Captain Callum) we returned to The Boat House at Cameron House for a few more pictures and a drink and a chat before the wedding party sat down to dinner. It was a fantastic day and a really lovely afternoon on Loch Lomond. Jayne and David had come all the way up from Lancashire to enjoy their day….sometime you really do take whats on your doorstep for granted. A lovely couple and a top day.

More of 1500 Photography at Cameron House, The Boat House and the Celtic Warrior

]]> http://www.1500photography.co.uk/blog/2012/04/11/cameron-house-wedding-jayne-and-david-on-the-celltic-warrior/feed/ 0 http://www.1500photography.co.uk/blog/2012/03/20/chinese-wedding-at-dakotapark-circus-wan-ling/ http://www.1500photography.co.uk/blog/2012/03/20/chinese-wedding-at-dakotapark-circus-wan-ling/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:00:15 +0000 admin http://www.1500photography.co.uk/blog/?p=1911 We started 2012 with one of the most amazing weddings I have ever been to. A traditional Chinese wedding with Wan and Ling.

We started the day really early at the Dakota Hotel (at Eurocentral) at 7am !! Ling looked absolutely amazing and was ready just in time for the boys arriving at 8am. With a Chinese wedding the groom and his attendant try and ‘gain entry’ to the brides house/room and ‘take her away’ to get married – almost against her will. Before Wan gets in he has to prove his worthiness by passing some tests. These took the form of questions on Ling (kind of Mr & Mrs style) with a forfeit for every wrong question. Unfortunately for Wan’s attendants he got a few of the questions wrong and one of the forfeits was for one of the guys to get a leg wax strip applied to his leg!

After persuading Ling to come with him we left the Dakota and it was onto Park Circus where a lovely simple civil ceremony took place. Then after our customer 15 minutes shooting inside Park Circus it was onto the Chinatown Restaurant in Glasgow. Then began a 10 course traditional Chinese banquet – quite an amazing spectacle, as plateful after plateful was presented to each table !!

Unbelievably the food finished, the guest leave and then ……. another set of guests arrive and they do it all again!!

It was a long beautiful and exciting day. We never really knew what to expect next and with some much colour, noise and exotic ceremony it was a day which I don’t think we we ever forget. A great day out and, as you would expect, a fabulous set of pictures. Thank you Wan & Ling – 1500 Photography

]]> http://www.1500photography.co.uk/blog/2012/03/20/chinese-wedding-at-dakotapark-circus-wan-ling/feed/ 0 http://www.1500photography.co.uk/blog/2012/02/22/the-big-shin-dig-2012/ http://www.1500photography.co.uk/blog/2012/02/22/the-big-shin-dig-2012/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:50:33 +0000 admin http://www.1500photography.co.uk/blog/?p=1896 Its always been a goal for me to involved 1500 Photography in some sort of charitable exercise and use our skills to help raise money for worthy causes. I am delighted and proud to have been able to lend support to this years “Big ShinDig”  in aid of the Maggie Centre Glasgow. A wonderful evenings entertainment was had with compare Gary Hollywood keeping the evening bubbling along brilliantly. A number of fund raising games, auctions and sponsored events raised an amazing total of over £10,000 on the night.

The inspiration for the night was close friend of the organiser, Lisa Morrison. Lisa was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of just 33 and she has bravely battled on with the support of friends, family and the Maggie centre. Probably the most touching and awe inspiring moments on the night was one of Lisa’s friends having a ‘sponsored head shave’ which raised over £2000 on its own!!

I wish there was a happy end to this blog post but unfortunately Lisa lost her battle just shortly after the event. However anyone and everyone who reads this can make a difference, even for as little as £1.

Please text LILI99£ (followed by your amount) to 70070. Any and all donations to the Maggie’s Centre will, I’m sure, be gratefully received. Thank you.

In second place is the lovely Susanne and Kevin whos wedding at Brig O’Doon was a real highlight of the year for me.

And finally in joint 3rd place we have Jennie and Macca and Ashley and Richard. Two cracking couples both of whom had fantastic days which couldnt have been more different. Ashley was a summer garden party at Moorpark house, Jennie was a brisk winters day on the shores of Loch Lomond.

Congratualtions to all 4 winners and thank you so much for voting and for trusting 1500 to shoot your weddings. As always I found it impossible to vote myself as loved all the shots shortlisted for different reasons. Already we are underway with weddings this year and I will be posting more wedding pictures very soon. Thank you all for taking the time to look in. 1500 Photography

Craig popped the question only 3 weeks before the wedding at the end of November and since then the couple managed to organise everything to make a perfect day on the shores of Loch Lomond. After a lovely civil ceremony we took the couple out to the front door of the hotel for a few ‘trademark’ 1500 shots (that’s all the weather would allow!!) before once again making the very most of the Cameron House interior.

This was a lovely way to sign off 2011, with probably one of the most memorable shots of the year.

Zoe resplendent on the boardroom table !! I have to say that this was just a passing thought from me which was very quickly taken up by Craig and Zoe, next thing you know we have set up a cracking shot which both the couple and myself absolutely delighted with finished shot.

We also had time to shoot a festive version of our big award winning shot featured on the front page of our website. Its a festive twist on Darren and Victoria’s shot also taken at Cameron House. A brilliant finish to a fantastic year for 1500 Photography. I would love to say that we then put our feet up and relaxed but as you will see , 2012 was up and running very soon indeed………

Cameron House Wedding by 1500 Photography

1500 Photography’s “Wedding Shot of the Year”

Have a look through the images and pick your two favourites.  Obviously many of the couples involved will want to vote for themselves, this is absolutely fine as long as you remember and cast two votes in total which will help ascertain the best picture taken by 1500 Photography in 2011. This was really really hard for me to only pick only one shot from each wedding as there are so many that I love, so my apologies if your own personal favourite isnt there.
The winners  will not only receive the ‘kudos’ of being voted the most popular picture of 2010 but they will also receive a framed 10×8 of the image and find themselves gracing the front page of our website.

Pass this link onto friends, family and colleagues and get as many votes as you can. Last year saw a few twitter  and facebook campaigns so the more the merrier – Good Luck !

The poll closes on the 10th Feb 2012. The winner will be announced on 13th Feb

(click on the images to see larger)

It had been raining pretty hard the week of the wedding and I have to say that this was the highest I had ever seen Loch Lomond at Luss. There was very little between the pier and the water, as you can see below.

Jennie and Macca were superb out in the chilly December air and gave us some lovely shots, then it was back to the Lodge for a full group of everyone and then dinner and speeches. I must say – the speeches were absolutely fantastic, what a great laugh was had (mostly at Macca’s expense) before the dancing began.

I should mention that the band on the night were the superb ‘The Jiggers‘ and boy did they have their work cut out for them. Getting a room full of English people through a ceilidh is always a spectacle!!  Brilliant day, top couple and some of the best evenings entertainment I have seen for a while.Thank you Jennie and Macca.

Lodge on the Loch wedding by 1500 Photography