Wedding Photographer Glasgow & Argyll
Ian Arthur Wedding Photography
My name is Ian Arthur and I am full-time and professional photographer. I offer a natural & elegant style of 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 without any fuss 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 you for finding me. If you are looking for elegant, colourful and experienced wedding photography – then you’ve found the right place. I photograph weddings in Glasgow, Argyll, Ayrshire and across central Scotland, and I have the experience to work with any kind of wedding day. I also like to do things quietly and quickly, and without a lot of fuss, so if that floats your boat, then read on…
Words, words, words…
You’re planning a wedding, so you’ve probably visited a zillion websites and I bet you’re bored with it, because we all sound the same after a while, don’t we…? Well, in the spirit of being a wedding photographer and having too much to say for myself – then I suppose I’ve got to say something about what I do – so here goes…
It started with a dream… I think many people start to wonder what their wedding will be like from an early age, maybe their teens or early adulthood. I think the girls start doing it long before the boys, but eventually everyone starts to wonder who they will marry, where they’ll get married and what their wedding will be like. Then one day two people meet, they click, they fall in love then decide they want to spend the rest of their lives together – and before long they are planning a wedding and looking and googling things like “wedding photographers near me” – as well as 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. You want to get married – and you will get married – so for the moment just go with the flow…
What is a wedding…? Weddings are lots of things. They’re days full of smiles, some tears, some 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.
Pictures are Important… One thing I realised when I became a wedding photographer is that all weddings are different, and just like people, weddings come in all shapes and sizes. There’s lbig wedding and small weddings, but despite the size of the wedding an integral part of the day is having some pictures to record the occasion – pictures to remember the day and remember that moment in time. Pictures are your very own time machine and a gateway from the present into the past. They’re also a way of remembering one of the most precious and romantic days of your life, which is why your pictures are so important.
Trust is a serious word… It’s only a small word but trust a word which 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 each couple places in me to capture their day because I know just how much my pictures will mean to them for many years to come.
I love what I do… I am a full-time and professional wedding photographer, and I have been photographing weddings across Scotland for many years, and whereas many wedding photographers come and go – I’ve stuck with it. Why…? Because I love what I do, 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 important part in your wedding journey.
WEDDING
PHOTOGRAPHY
You’ve got the ring, the date and maybe the wedding venue – and now you’re looking for a wedding photographer, so who do you choose…? Well there’s lots of wedding photographers in Scotland, all of them clamouring for your wedding and 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 is the start of a new journey, and I would like to share a 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 tips for your wedding day planning.
5 Top Wedding Tips for Couples
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5 Top Wedding Tips for Groom’s
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