House for an Art Lover Wedding - Amanda & Stewart

This wedding at House for an Art Lover was a real highlight for me.

Amanda and Stewart are a brilliant couple but on our first meeting I was welcomed into parents Susan and Ian’s home and immediately made to feel like a family friend. On the day of the wedding we were back at Susan and Ian’s to get Amanda’s preparation shots.

Ian had this idea for a picture of Amanda in the mirror with the family portrait in the background. I really like the idea and not only did it make a great picture but its gone on to feature in the latest issue of the Scottish Wedding Directory. Thanks Ian !!

Weddings at House for an Art Lover always run like clockwork and this is great credit to James the co-ordinator at the venue. He is always there to make sure that a brides every whim is looked after (and to make sure the photographer doesn’t take too long!!) We were also really lucky with the weather which went from gusty rain to a lovely sunny day within the space of 2 hours. Amanda and Stewart were just fantastic to photograph and nothing was too much bother for them. Their willingness and enthusiasm to get great pictures guaranteed a brilliant day for me and a fabulous album for them.

A top venue, top couple, lovely families and fantastic set of pictures.

House for an Art Lover Wedding by 1500 Photography

Cameron House Wedding - Jane and John

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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1500 Photography – Shot of the Year 2010

Its that time of year again. Time to vote for……

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 another vote too which will help ascertain the best picture taken by 1500 in2010. 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 and good Luck !!

The poll closes on the 1st of March 2010.

Weddings at Cameron House – Emma & John

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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Doune Castle Wedding – Graham and Stephanie

What a wonderful wedding this was.

Graham and Stephanie had their wedding at Doune Castle, the picturesque castle featured in Monty Pythons ‘Holy Grail’. Stephanie looked absolutely beautiful as she got ready at a farmhouse just outside Stirling before we made our way to Doune. After a lovely ceremony the couple exited the castle to a ‘suprise’ pipe band organised by groom Graham. A brilliant touch, in my opinion.

After taking lots and lots of great pictures in and around the castle we headed off to the Royal Hotel in Bridge of Allan. One of the best looking couples I have photographed in one of the most stunning venues Ive ever been to. A fantastic day and wonderful wedding. Thanks Graham and Steph !!

Doune Castle Wedding by 1500 Photography

Bothwell Castle Wedding – Amie & Ryan

Amie and Ryan are another one of those couple who you ‘click’ with the minute you meet them.

I was delighted the shoot their wedding at Bothwell Castle despite the fact that we didnt have the weather on our side.

We started off at Amies folks house in Strathaven before making our way to the castle. There was very little let up in the rain but for a 20 minute spell from Amie arriving until the couple walked down the isle again.

A lucky break and no more than this top couple deserved. We managed to get quite a few shots under cover of umbrella and sheltered by castle wall before we had to concede defeat and head back to the Strathaven Hote. Once there we shot the rest of our groups and one or two of those ‘special’ 1500 shots which lead us to design a perfect album for Ryan and Amie.

As a footnote our spooky Strahaven baby story continues with Amie and Ryan coming home from honeymoon with a baby on the way. That makes 3 out of 3 ……… There must be something in the water down there!!

Cameron House Wedding Photography – Michelle and John

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