Lochside House Wedding Photography - Susan and Greg

Lochside House Wedding

Susan and Greg's Lochside House wedding was one of *the* highlights of 2014. Not only was it a memorable day with a fantastic couple but it's also gone on to be one of the best award-winning weddings we've ever shot. So far this wedding has gained us awards in Scotland with the Master Photographers Association in the categories of Complete Wedding, Monochrome and Classic wedding. It has also just been picked for an award with Olympus and the first picture here (of the dress being buttoned up) will be one of the top 10 wedding pictures of the year in their competition.



I love this wedding so much that anyone who comes to see me will see this wedding album now as one of my samples. It's a great illustration of what you can do with a couple who are determined to get the shots that they want working with a photographer fully committed to doing the best possible job for them. Almost all the pictures you can see in this post were taken in the rain.





Fortunately Lochside House has a large canopy at the front of the venue which allowed us to shoot the bride and groom in relative dryness. However Susan was adamant that she wanted to get a picture of her and Greg at the iconic bridge (bottom middle). So armed with the 1500 Photography umbrella, a big towel and my lovely assistant we made our way down. We achieved a stunning picture, which is possibly one of my favourite ever shots. And all because Susan knew what she wanted from the day and I knew how to make it happen. A fantastic day

Lochside House Wedding - Alana and Kevin

Lochside House Wedding

Here is a wee fact for you - A Lochside House wedding was the first wedding I shot as 1500 Photography.

It is always a pleasure to travel back down to Cumnock to this great venue. It was also great to see Alana and Kevin, one of the most easy-going couples Ive photographed this year. Absolutely nothing was a bother to them.....well actually I do remember Kevin was a little tense before the wedding but as soon as he walked back down that aisle he was much more relaxed man. Yet again it was a lovely day with an absolutely beautiful bride. Alana looked stunning and was absolutely serene as the day passed by pretty much exactly as she had planned. Rarely have a met such a calm and assured bride.





Of course it helps that Lochside House run a very slick day. Its funny, you go a few years without returning to a venue and the next thing you know, you are back there 2 weeks in a row. However our next trip to Lochside would be quite different ........

 

Lochside House Wedding - Catriona & Martin

And to the last wedding of 2009 for 1500 - Catriona and Martin down at Lochside House.

And with a top couple too. Both Martin and Catriona have a brilliant sense of self depricating humour and great wit which makes them superb company. With Catrionas wedding we started off at her parents farmhouse in Cumnock.

We must have looked a sight as we made our way over to the broken down shed at the edge of the farm, me in my  suit and Catriona in her wedding dress and wellies, but its lovely textures lead to a beautiful picture. Then onto Lochside to shoot the rest of the day before the sun went down and let us in the dark.

Its probably no secret Lochside House is one of my favourite venues. Its not just the beautiful scenery, rolling hills or dramatic Ayrshire clouds, but the staff at Lochside are always first rate. The wedding co-ordinator Linsey is a star and always makes sure the day runs smoothly without being bossy, a rare quality indeed.

So that brings the curtain down on the 1500 Photography weddings for 2009.

Watch the space for the "Shot of the Year" competition which we will have throughout February.  1500 Photography

Lochside House Hotel, Wedding - Chris and Gill

A really really nice couple. Gill and Chris are from the Hull area but had chosen to have their wedding at Lochside House in Ayrshire with just close friends and family (before having a major party back home). Plaudits have to go to Gill straight away for wearing the biggest dress I have seen this year.

She looked absolutely amazing in her 'Hollywood Dreams' style dress and boy did she carry it off.  It was also a refereshing change to have the groom in a morning suit (as oppse to a kilt).

Finally I got to pose a groom with his hands in his pockets !!!

As is usual with Ayrshire, the weather changed every 10 minutes but between wind, rain and shine we managed to escape outdoors for a little while and capture some simply stunning shots. The fast changing weather made for some fantastic sky's as you can see from above.

Chris and Gill were just brilliant to photograph and  really enjoy themselves. Despite previous reservations Chris relaxed and we we got some cracking shots of him and the only way to sum up Gills pictures is ....WOW!!

As usual the staff at Lochside looked after everyone and made sure the day went smoothly, before the couple sat down to an intimate dinner and an evening casio!

Brilliant couple, lovely family, super venue and just a great day. Thanks Gill and Chris

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Under Pressure - Friends Wedding !!

So every now and then one of your friends get married. Great news eh? But what if its really close friends? People you see every week? Families you know? Other friends at the wedding? All watching you !!

Just to add to the pressure I was also going to loose my wingman for the day - Gillian was a bridesmaid !





With everything taking place at Lochside  House  I knew that the staff were going to be very helpful and the day was going to run smoothly. It did. Even the weather held for us.

After dinner and a couple of really good speeches the party got going. I nipped back to my room to check all the images, upload them onto the computer, then returned to the celebrations (camera in hand naturally)

All in all - a perfect day. One that will live with me forever. Not just because it was 2 people who mean so much to me, but because Donald and Lyndsay are such a great couple.

I have never seen a couple so well loved by some many people - Cheers Guys x

Get away from all this mushy emotional stuff and see some more great wedding pictures here

Famous for 4 Pages !

1500 Featured in the Real Life Weddings magazine !!

Have you got your copy of the latest issue of the Real Life Weddings magazine ?
1500 Photography is featured in Scotland's premier wedding magazine, with a four page spread on Peter and Amy's wedding from July last year.
A stunning day, cracking couple and fantastic venue.



Despite the bride running a wee bit late (ahem!) together we worked very hard with Lochside House to make up the time. However, we managed to achieve this without sacrificing any photography at all, and still captured some remarkable shots and have everyone seated for dinner in good time.

See the wedding feature here, click on current issue and got straight to page 70.

And yes, I really did iron the dress.