Glasgow & Argyll
Wedding Photographer
Ian Arthur Wedding Photography
My name is Ian Arthur and I am full-time and professional wedding photographer. I offer a natural & elegant style of wedding photography for small & large weddings in Glasgow – including Loch Lomond, Argyll, Ayrshire and central Scotland. I have decades of experience, and I bring my skills to each and every wedding, and always with a smile.
Micro Weddings
Mid-week micro weddings are my speciality, and whether its an elopement wedding with just two people in love, or an intimate wedding with just a few of your closest to help you along, I would love to help you on your journey.
Small Weddings
You’ve got the dress, the cars and maybe the church, but with fewer guests than a big wedding. I can provide creative and uncomplicated wedding coverage for a few hours or from start to finish for your wedding day photography.
Large Weddings
Elegant wedding photography in Scotland for those massive wedding days with lots going on and lots of guests. Creative and uncomplicated coverage from the start to finish with professional and time-lasting wedding photography.
Hello
& Welcome
Thank’s for finding me. If you’re looking for elegant and colourful wedding photography – then you’ve found the right place. I photograph weddings across central Scotland, and I have the experience to work with any kind or size of wedding. I also like to do things quietly and without a lot of fuss, so if that floats your boat, rings a few bells or presses a few buttons – then read on…
It started with a dream…
No, I don’t mean the ‘Hot Chocolate’ song, I mean your wedding… So, when did you start thinking about your wedding? I’m sure that the girls start doing it long before the boys, but there comes a time when everyone starts to wonder who they will marry, where they’ll get married or what their wedding will be like. Then one day two people meet, they click, they fall in love – and before long they are planning a wedding and googling things like “wedding photographers near me” – as well as looking at sites for dresses, cars, pipers, bands and so on and so on. It’s a natural thing to do, so please don’t fight it because it’s not every day that you get to plan a wedding. So there’s the thing: you want to get married and you will get married – so for the moment just go with the flow and enjoy the experience…
So, what is a wedding…?
Okay, we all know that a wedding is two people, a venue, rings and a 1001 other things – usually little boxes tied with bows – but weddings are a lot more than that. A wedding is a day full of smiles, tears, laughter and a huge amount of joy for two people who are making a commitment to spend the rest of their lives together. More than anything, a wedding is all about celebration – the celebration of the love between two people – and as a wedding photographer, I really do feel honoured to be able to contribute towards this celebration and share in a couples day.
Pictures are Important…
Have you ever been told that your wedding pictures are important..? No..? I’m not just saying this because I am a photographer, but have you thought about why your pictures are so important? Well…. once the wedding is over and all the cars, cakes and choirs have gone, one of the few things you will have left – except a partner and your rings – are your wedding pictures. Your pictures will become your very own time machine and a gateway from the present into the past, and a way of remembering one of the most precious and romantic days of your life. This is why your pictures are important and why choosing your photographer is one of the biggest decisions you’ll have to make while planning your wedding – besides your partner, of course…
So, who do you choose..?
Your wedding is unrepeatable. That’s a bold statement, isnt it…? Well your wedding is totally unrepeatable, which is why choosing the right photographer is such a big decision. So who do you choose to photograph your wedding..? Do you choose a friend, a local part-timer or someone who’s just starting out – together with the disappointment or worry that this could bring – or do you choose a full time professional with a lifetime of experience to capture your day..? Only you can make that call, so choose wisely…
Trust is a serious word…
Okay, I know this may sound a bit over the top, but I say this from the heart. TRUST is only a small word, but it means such much to me. Obviously, I’ll be trusting you to turn up on the day, but from my perspective I fully appreciate the trust that you’ll be placing in me to be there and to capture your day because I know just how much my pictures will mean to you for many years to come.
I love what I do…
You’ve read loads of bridal magazines, googled ‘wedding photographers Glasgow’ and then visited zillions of photographers websites – and I bet you didn’t realise were were so many weddings photographers. We all blend into one after a while don’t we, all saying the same things and going bla, bla, bla… But I’m real, I’m here, and I am a full-time and professional wedding photographer. I’ve been photographing weddings in Scotland for decades, and while lots of wedding photographers come and go – I’ve stuck with it. Why…? Because I love what I do. I love the day, the people, the excitement and I love capturing the moments when two people become one. However large or small your wedding is going to be, and whether it’s going to be a wedding, a civil ceremony or a civil partnership, I just love the fact that I’ll be playing an integral part in your wedding journey.
WEDDING
PHOTOGRAPHY
You’ve got the ring, the date and maybe the wedding venue – and now you’re searching for a wedding photographer in Glasgow or wedding photography in Argyll. So, from the zillions of photographers you’ve found, who do you choose…? Well there’s lots of wedding photographers to choose from, with many of them promising you the world. Well I don’t promise you the world, but what I do promise you is my experience, my skill, my enthusiasm and most of all – some great photography. Your wedding day is the start of a new journey, and I would love to share a small part of this journey with you in the best way I can – through my wedding photography.
“It’s my job to tell the story of your day through my pictures, and I do this by creating timeless, candid and elegant images.”
GLBT Friendly
Pink Weddings
It’s always a pleasure to have the opportunity to photograph a gay marriage, so I offer a professional service to both brides and grooms to meet the needs of lesbian and gay couples when declaring their love for one another.
I’ve been photographing Same-sex Weddings in Glasgow and Scotland for over fifteen years with my GLBT friendly photography, so whether you’re planning to go out in style or maybe planning something a little more intimate, then I would love to photograph your day. Visit my Pink Wedding page to find out a little bit more…
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PLANNING
Your Wedding
Are you planning a wedding in Glasgow, Argyll or Scotland..?
Then here are a few of my top tips for your wedding day planning.
5 Top Wedding Tips for Couples
1. On the morning of your wedding, you can’t do any more than you've already done. Everything that you have worked on and planned has been done so now its time to relax and just go with the flow. Be a passenger...! Some things may go wrong but as long as YOU are...
5 Top Wedding Tips for Groom’s
1. C’mon Guy’s, it’s all about the bride! From deciding the date to the last dance of the evening, your job is to ensure the bride is happy. That means supporting her decisions, fixing any problems that come up (ideally without her even knowing it's happened), and...
5 Top Wedding Tips for Brides
1. Dry the bottom of the stems of your flowers off. They can make a lovely wet stain on your dress if still wet. 2. Take the stickers off the bottom of your shoes..! Hairspray will help if they are really sticky. This is the first thing I check for when I enter a room...
Planning your Wedding Confetti
Guests don’t often think of bringing confetti to weddings these days, so if you’d like to have pictures including confetti – the simple solution may be to provide some. The best confetti for photographs is usually the inexpensive simple kind, and fortunately the...
Finding your Wedding Photographer
Okay, you’ve got the date, the ring and probably the venue, so now you’re looking for a wedding photographer to capture your day. Finding the perfect wedding photographer is probably one of the hardest decisions you'll have to make in your wedding planning journey...
Top Wedding Tips – the Receiving Line
If we were to go back in time, the receiving line used to be in integral part of the wedding reception, but usually there were fewer guests at a weddings than we have today. One of the things I have noticed over the years is that having a receiving line can really eat...