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First wedding of 2011 was on the 3rd of January with Julie and Glenn at Cameron House.

A bracing but lovely start to the year with a very generous couple who were so patient despite the icy conditions.

Starting off  with Julie in one of the Lodges we then headed down to the ceremony in the morning room before drinks and a mingle in the library. Amazingly despite all the grief over the festive period with snow and ice it was all gone on the 3rd and been replaced with rain!! Fortunately Cameron House is a wonderful backdrop for the shots no matter what the weather.

After dinner – fireworks!! A really fun couple who were a joy to shoot, especially with Julies wicked sense of humour – a great day.

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I know you must get fed up with me telling you how amazing my couples are. How they are such great company and how I come to think of them more as friends than as clients. Well I am sorry to say John and Jane are no exception.

An absolute top drawer couple whose infectious enthusiasm and friendly easy going nature made them the perfect couple for a photographer to shoot. As always any Cameron House wedding will look stunning but with a snow capped Ben Lomond in the background this one was extra special.

Jane got ready in one of the exclusive lodges at the Carrick golf club before making her way down to Cameron House. Once there John and Jane exchanged their vows in the library at Cameron House looking out over Loch Lomond and the snow capped Ben.

Despite the plummeting temperatures Jane braved the conditions long enough for us to get some truly beautiful shots, then back inside to complete our formal groups, speeches and first waltz. It was a fantastic honor to be recognised in the ‘thank you’s during the speeches….and what an unexpected yet fitting tribute. I was presented with a gift from the bride – a big box of biscuits (shortbread)!! What more could you ask for? A dream wedding from start to finish with a dream couple…..and shortbread. Fantastic !

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Back to my favourite venues -Luss Church to Cameron House.

Rather than me rattle on about what a nice wedding this was why dont I leave it to the couple themselves?

Hey Stuart,

It’s been a while since we spoke, so just wanted to send you a quick email to thank you for the fantastic photos taken at our wedding. Massively impressed with the quality of them and some of them in particular (the window reflection/some on the pier/speeches/inside cam house) are exceptional.  We’ll be recommending you to all our friends and family as the experience was made a whole lot better having you and Gillian there as part of the day. Just fantastic.   Cheers for a great day and hopefully we’ll see you and Gillian again on our trips to Loch Lomond and the West coast.

John

(p.s. I noticed you edited Gillian’s arm out of the Luss pier shot holding Emma’s veil – clever stuff! Haha)

We absolutely love them and have spent all weekend showing our friends and family who also think they are fab! We can’t get enough of the photos and the DVD was a nice surprise, we’ve watched it several times and the music selected really matches our taste. We’d like to thank you very much for your hard work as the photos have far exceeded our expectations, they are truly wonderful and once we finalise our album know that it will be something we treasure for the rest of our lives.

Thank You,  Emma

A great day. Even complete with a squad of (very polite) Japanese tourists who all got their own pictures of Emma and John on Luss Pier. Brilliant!!!

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Another cracking wedding at Cameron house with another top couple.

Michelle had planned out a fantastic day :  she arrived at Cameron House by boat, got married to John on the lawn outside before an intimate dinner with drinks and a jazz trio entertaining.

Despite a little hiccup with the weather holding things up for 10 minutes the day was fantastic.

I cant stress how much fun John and Michelle were. I really enjoy these more smaller weddings at Cameron House which always seem much more relaxed and casual without any compromise in quality or attention.  Michelle looked amazing in her dress and John was very much the dashing groom.  A great day with a smashing couple. 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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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

Its weddings like Simon and Natalie’s that remind you why you love your job so much in the first place. With their kids Ewen and Erin and both of their Dads in attendance, Simon and Natalie got married on the Celtic Warrior on Loch Lomond. This very small wedding party lead to a wonderfully warm and memorable day, The civil ceremony took place on the boat before we headed back to Cameron House for pictures and The Boat House for dinner.

There were so many lovely little moments on the day including Ewen being quickly promoted to assistant captain and steering us home, the captain, quite literally, moving the mountains (turning the boat) for my pictures and of course two cracking older gents with a very dry sense of humour. Most of all though the day will be remembered for the brilliant couple we met, Simon and Natalie. They were an absolute pleasure to shoot on the day and I look forward to meeting up with them both again soon.

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What a day we had with Lynda and Sat !! I have never seen rain like that before in all my life ! We have shot many weddings at Cameron House but never one as ‘dramatic’ as this.

The day started off relatively calm with the groom, Sat being escorted to church by a piper and drummer along the Main St to Cardross Parish Church. Dressed in brown kilts the entire wedding party looked superb making their way to the wedding. We then headed up to the bride and got some shots of Lynda getting ready too.  After the ceremony the couple mingled with the guests for a few minutes before leaving the church with a traditional ‘scramble‘. Then the clouds moved in and this was the scene that greeted us at Cameron House…..

It was torrential !! Fortunately the couple got escorted from the car to the entrance by the excellent Cameron House staff, the poor photographer on the other hand………..

Once we dried off a little and everyone got their breath back we took a tour of the interior of Cameron House and came up with some new and really nice pictures. As we usually have such a stunning vista to play with we dont use the inside of Cameron House as much as we should, however on this day, as there was no vista, we knew it was all going to be indoor shots.

However, being 1500 Photography we werent satisfied with stunning indoor shots.

I mean, come on – it is Cameron House, it is pretty much on our doorstep and it does have ‘that’ vista…… so we popped up again in the evening and took Lynda and Sat out onto the jetty. As you can see 4/5 hours after the deluge it was a beautiful evening and the perfect way to round off the pictures of the day.

Congratulations to Lynda and Satwant a lovely couple who were an absolute joy to photograph. Their great humour and supportive family made what could have been a traumatic day a pleasure from start to finish…….even with a soaking !!

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Now this was a really nice little wedding.
Of late all the weddings I had been shooting were big affairs with about 80 – 200 people at the wedding. Julie and Kevin’s day was smaller, intimate and so much more relaxed. We had plenty of time on the day and started off catching the lads at Cameron House as they milled about getting ready. We then headed for one of the lodges where Julie and the girls were putting their finishing touches together. As you can see below, Julie looked absolutely amazing, as did her two daughters – the cutest and best behaved flower-girls I’ve ever seen.

After the civil ceremony the couple mingled with their guests before heading outside for some pictures around Cameron House……then went back inside and mingled with their guests, then nipped back outside for their groups shots. All lovely and relaxed, all calm and easy, with no rushing about or urgency. A wonderful, leisurely day with some beautiful shots, great company and a lovely couple.

As a professional you are never supposed to have favourites……….but I would shoot this wedding again tomorrow, I loved it !!! Thank you Julie and Kevin x

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