Ross Priory Wedding at Loch Lomond - Shona & Stuart

Ross Priory Wedding at Loch Lomond

I havent been to a Ross Priory Wedding for years and years.

I can honestly say that after Shona and Stuarts wedding at Loch Lomond that I cannot wait to get back to this fantastic venue. Ross Priory sits on the banks of Loch Lomond just at Gatocharn and is a wee bit of a hidden gem.  It was certainly the perfect venue for Stuart and Shona. Everything took place at the venue on the day, which I always thinks makes for a more relaxing (certainly less stressful) day. Once ready Shona only had to come down stairs to get to the ceremony performed by the, always entertaining,  Rev Ian Miller.





With Shona and Stuarts own minister coming out of retirement to officiate part of the ceremony it was a lovely, intimate and personal ceremony. Then, blessed with some unseasonably bright sunshine, it was outside to go and shoot in the wonderful grounds of the Priory. The gardens are absolutely stunning, with the iconic walled garden showing up even better than I remember. Stuart did remarkably well squeezing himself into the wall for that great shot of the couple together, I knew he was a natural model ! Shona, as you can see, looked absolutely beautiful and together they make a really great couple. I cannot wait to see how their final wedding albums shapes up as this was one of the highlights of the year for me.

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Sherbrooke Castle Wedding - Andrea and Danny

Sherbrooke Castle Wedding

I ran into lots and lots of friends at Andrea and Danny's Sherbrooke Castle Wedding. First of all (obviously) there was Andrea and Danny. A really nice couple who I met first of all at Joanne and Martins wedding reception. Joanne and Martin had originally booked me to shoot their wedding before the call of sunnier climes meant that they got married in Greece (and who can blame them!!)

However we have remained firm friends since. They in turn recommended me to their friends, Tanya and Chris who married in 2012, at the Brisbane down in Largs. Also at that wedding were Andrea and Danny. I am so very grateful that this group have not only trusted me to shoot their weddings but also that they have become great friends into the bargain.

All 3 couple had also taken advantage of our "e:shoot" service and had taken the opportunity to have an engagement portrait before the big day. A sort of 'try before you buy' photography experience which is often really helpful to both the couple and the photographer.

We started shooting the wedding in one of the busiest pre wedding houses I have even been in! Andrea's family are half German and the house was packed to the rafters with Aunts and Uncles who had come over for the wedding. Then it was onto Motherwell Parish Church, were I ran into yet another old friend. the Rev Georgina Baxter. I hadn't seen the Rev Baxter since my Finelines days and it was an absolute pleasure not only to see her again but to be sitting in on one of her services. It was great and hit that perfect balance between fun, emotional and respectful at the same time.

After the ceremony we returned to Sherbrooke Castle, a hidden gem in Glasgow sitting high on a hill-top. Although I have to say with Danny organising the wedding cars, and choosing brand new top of the line BMW's we had a real-time of it trying to keep pace with the bride and groom. A first for me !! Once there I noticed one of those little touches that really appealed to me. All the tables were named after James Bond movies ! I am suspecting that this was Danny's input too........

Sherbrooke are always keen to keep things moving along at a pace so we raced through our group shots as efficiently as possible and still squeezed in some beautiful shots of the couple. Including of course the iconic shot of the venue seen below. A lovely wedding with a couple a have a great deal of affection for. Oh and just as a little postscript, when it came to choosing the wedding shot of the year, my father picked the image of Andrea and Danny inside sherbrooke on the staircase. I'm taking that as some very high praise indeed !!

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Wedding at Cameron House -  Royah and Ed

What a beautiful wedding at Cameron House this was. Royah and Ed had travelled up from London with their daughter, friends and family to get married on the shores of Loch Lomond.  Now here I have to make a confession, which as a Scotsman may well see me exiled........ I prefer blokes to wear a suit at a wedding ! I know it's almost sacrilege but check out these pictures and tell me how smart Ed looks? It goes without saying that the gorgeous Royah looks amazing too, but guys, think about it - pockets !!





I am frequently amazed that so many couples come from all over the world to Loch Lomond and Cameron House in particular. I guess it's a real testament to the natural beauty of the area, the friendliness of the people and of course the cracking venues right on the Loch. I wouldn't want to be a photographer anywhere else !

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Enterkine House Wedding - Carlene and Gary

Enterkine House Wedding

Having never shot there until recently I found that I had almost two Enterkine House weddings in a row! Carlene and Gary married in the Spring time (yes I am that far behind with my blog updates!) at the rather lovely Bishopton Parish Church. After a very nice ceremony we then headed the A77 and made our way down to Enterkine in Ayrshire. Its such a nice venue with a very nice relaxed country house feeling to it. Possibly actually the perfect venue for Carlene and Gary, a lovely relaxed couple with a real strong bond between them. Our only niggle on the day was the wind. Goodness me it was a little blowy but fair play to the couple and their guests - they were absolutely brilliant in the pictures (well - the ones who found the reception were anyway. apparently one or two stragglers got lost en-route!!) Top day - top couple

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Our Wedding Shot of the Year 2013 is...........

Congratulations to Ashley and Devin who scoop the title of Wedding shot of the Year for 2013. It was a mighty close race between the top 2. Our winners polled 934 votes from a total of 4304 (a new record!!)

In second place was the beautiful Katy with Danny collecting 839 votes and our third place runners-up were Samantha and Euan. Thank you to everyone who voted and I hope it was your favourite who won. The winners get a 20" canvas of their print

[caption id="attachment_3334" align="aligncenter" width="417"] Wedding Shot of the Year - Winners Ashley and Devin[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_3350" align="aligncenter" width="375"] 2nd Place with 839 votes - Katy and Danny[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_3382" align="aligncenter" width="400"] 3rd Place - The lovely Samantha with Euan with almost 500 votes[/caption]

Wedding Picture of the Year 2013

[caption id="attachment_3216" align="alignleft" width="214"] Last years winner. Heather and Vinny[/caption]

This years winner will secure themselves a lovely 20″ canvas of their winning print. So get voting!! Last year Heather scooped a beautiful 20x16 inch canvas of her and "best man" Vinny

Share the poll with friends, start online campaigns, tweet, facebook, anything goes. The couple with the most votes by midnight on the 13th Feb – wins the canvas. The winner will be announced on Valentines Day (awwwwww)

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Rules : Vote for your 3 favourite shots.

Pick yours, or your friends pictures, then have a wee browse and pick another couple of shots which catch your eye.

 

 

 

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Weddings at Cameron House - Fiona and Ian

Fiona and Ian's Cameron House Wedding was a lovely day which took us back to our favourite stomping ground on the banks of Loch Lomond.

This was a real Celtic affair with Fiona's Scottish friends and family mixing very well with Welshman Ian's contingent who had travelled up to Scotland for a wonderfully warm ceremony. Fiona and Ian had been brought together by a mutual friend who thought they would be perfect together. With the entire day taking place at Cameron House it was a nice and relaxed affair with only the very strong winds putting a little spanner in the photography works. Sadly we did not manage out to the loch side but thankfully with Cameron House there are some many nice areas indoors to take pictures that it hardly matters. The last shot of the 5 here is of Ian and Fiona with their 'matchmaker' (awwwwwwww)

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