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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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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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Back to Cameron House for Iain and Aine’s (pro-nounced On-ya’s) wedding. In an echo back to last year we started off at St Kessogs church in Balloch before making our way up to Cameron House, as we did with Jacquline and Jonathan – but the two days could not have been more different.

Iain and Aine had an absolutely stunning day for their wedding, as oppose to J&J’s downpour

It was a superb day with two large families mingling in the sun, posing for pictures and generally having a great time.

As you can see from above Aine had a little trouble getting Iain’s ring on his finger !! But that was the only mishap on the day. We even managed a full group of everyone at the church and got some cracking shots at the Loch side (despite the attention of the geese, again) A smashing couple who sadly, stay down south. My very best wishes to you both. In fact there is only one way to some up this couple (……..right Iain?)

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In a nice little coincidence I didn’t know that I was being watched at this wedding by my next bride and groom……… I’ll post Julie and Kevin’s wedding soon.

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When I was a young whipper-snapper (get it?) I used to shoot a lot of weddings up at the Buchanan Arms, but I havent been there for a few years now. In fact I shudder to think how old Paul and Isla would have been when I was a regular shooter at Drymen…..

Anyway, what a superb day we had. Despite both half’s of the wedding party running a little late and an extended service (although to be fair Paul is a trainee minister, so its only right that priority was given to ceremony) we still found time to head up to the viewpoint, nip over the hill to Balmaha, take some cracking shots, arrange a full group outside the hotel and still finish bang on schedule.

And what a sumptuous backdrop for the pictures Balmaha proved to be – well worth the trip.

Not bad eh? To be honest I could have posted 20 pictures from just the Balmaha shots alone, I am exceptionally grateful for all the enthusiasm and effort Paul and Isla put into the pictures and for all the assistance lent to us by best man David. I had actually feared at one stage we may have cut the Balmaha trip out to catch up on time. I am so glad we didnt (mostly at Paul and Isla’s insistence) and we were well rewarded with some beautiful images.

My very best wishes to Isla and Paul now both studying hard back down in Blackpool.

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A new venue for 1500 Photography. Set in some glorious countryside by Buchlyvie, Ballochneck House provided the location for this wedding. An intimate affair for only close friends and family, Bob and Jan’s wedding was wonderfully personal and particularly moving (I even had a lump in my throat during the ceremony!)

Despite reservations about having their pictures taken we managed to coerce some lovely shots from the couple, especially from Jan who was nervous about having her picture taken. As you can see, she looked absolutely beautiful in her stunning dress and need not have worried.

For me this wedding is one I am really proud of as I had two fairly reticent clients who wanted the focus of the pictures on their guests. To have come away with the images that I have from Bob and Jan’s wedding and for the couple to be absolutely delighted with the results has been really satisfying for me. Thank you both

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In a spooky coincedence our next wedding featured a bride called Elspeth with the reception at Cameron House. However Elsie and Toms wedding was completely different in every other respect. We started off at Elsies parents (stunning) house on the banks of the Loch Long, before making our way to the lovely church in Garelochhead. Elsie’s father drove her to the church in his own beautifully restored Triumph TR2 and then, after the ceremony, handed the keys over to Tom who then drove the classic car and his new bride to Cameron House (no pressure there then!)

Elspeth and Toms mischievious sense of fun really shows through their shots and made the day an absolute pleasure to be part of. Congratulations to you both.

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First big wedding of the year and we certainly started with some style.

Andy and Elspeth tied the knot at Luss Church before receiving their guests at Cameron House. We managed to catch up with the couple at Cameron House as they were getting ready before they headed for the church. As you can see Andy made his way to the church by speedboat. You may also notice Andy is painfully shy……..

Elspeth on the other hand looked absolutely gorgeous with a very stylish dress and (warm) stole.

With two lovely families and a great sense of fun throughout the day we managed to capture some brilliant shots, the perfect way to launch the 2009 campaign. Complete with a belting first waltz, you could say I had ‘the time of my life’ at their wedding.

Congratulations to Dan and Natalie who got married at Luss Church before moving on to receive their guests at the Duck Bay. In contrast to Paul and Louise below, we had a really bright fresh (ok – freezing!) Spring day. Of all things for a photographer to complain about – it was way too sunny !! 

We had a great day photographing the wedding, mixing with the guests and having fun with Dan and Natalie. The shot on the right, taken of Luss pier, shows a rainbow sitting just on Loch Lomond. 

Now, I cant guarantee this for all weddings, but I will see what I can do …….