PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG
Picture Stories from my Weddings & Portraits
White Wedding Dresses
Did you know that Queen Victoria started the trend to wear white wedding dresses...? Prior to the Victorian era, brides married wearing a multitude of colors. Those from wealthy families often wore bold colors in lavish materials including furs, silk and velvet....
Coronavirus – wedding cancellations
At the moment its looking like 2020 will not be a good year for many, including weddings. Presently many of my weddings for this year have now been postponed so if you are planning to get married this year, I would seriously consider thinking about your date....
Katerin & Dennis have a Scottish Wedding at Culcreuch Castle
Katerin and Dennis are from Schwentinental in the eastern part of Germany. They love Scotland and drive here every year for walking holidays around Loch Lomond and the Highlands. When Dennis asked Katerin to make their love permanant, where better to get married...
Donna and Alasdair were married at Glasgow University
Donna is from London and Alasdair is from Scotland, and they both live and work in London. They met when they were both at Glasgow University, and just like any love story, their relationship grew stronger and carried on even when they both got jobs in London....
Kirsty & Huw’s pre-wedding Pictures
Kirsty and Huw are getting married soon. They both lead busy lives but eventually we managed to meet for a quick chat and then to take some pictures - to let them get used to me and my camera and also for me to get used to them. Here are a few pictures.......
Wedding insurance: Why do you need it?
Wedding insurance: What does it cover and why do you need it? Wedding insurance is probably the last thing you want to think about when planning the happiest day of your life, but what happens if the big day doesn't go aheadwithout a hitch..? Much like travel...
Jonathan & Sam get married at the Glasgow Central
Have you ever heard the quote: "Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart"...? Well, that describes Jonathan and Sam. They met through friends while enjoying Glasgow's night-life and although they are both independant men, over...
Lesley & Charles are married in the Helensburgh Sunshine
Lesley met Charles, they fell in love and the rest, they say, is history....!!! They live near helensburgh, so deciding to keep things "local" they decided to get married at the Helensburgh Town Hall. After the wonderful ceremony by the Helensburugh Registrar we...
Aileen and Bob get married at the Cruin on Loch Lomond
Aileen and Bob live on Arran and they've been together for quite a few years. Fifteen I think - anyway, they decided to make things permanant and get married. And why not...! They searched high and low for a venue and although they would have liked to get married...
Rosalyn & Alan’s pre-wedding Pictures at Loch Lomond
Rosalyn and alan are getting married soon at the Lodge on the Loch Lomond. And where best to take some pre-wedding pictures than where Alan proposed to Rosalyn, and not far from where they will be getting married...
Planning a Sustainable Wedding
A wedding should be one of the happiest days of a couple’s lives where the event brings friends and family together in a celebration of love and drinks flow, food is devoured and, hopefully, everyone goes home having had a great time. But in all the excitement,...
A wonderful Moment Caught on Camera
As a wedding photographer you get to stand back and watch things as they unfold. And you take pictures. earlier in the year I was at Glasgow's Old Fruit market for Emma and Sean's wedding, and during the ceremony this little girl decided that she wanted to go for a...
Monika & Laszlo’s Wedding at Glasgow City Hall & Loch Lomond
Monika met Laszlo through work. They fell in love and decided to take the next step and get married. Monika is from Lithuania and Laszlo from Hungary, and they have lived and worked in Scotland for many, many years. They love Scotland and its their home, so when it...
A small Wedding at Luss Church and the Loch Lomond Arms
Caroline and John met through work and fell in love. Life kind of got in the way - in the shape of their wee son - and they eventually named the day for their wedding. They love Loch Lomond so decided to get married at Luss Church in the small village of Luss on...
Meet Ian
I suppose this is the bit where I say that I like long walks in the rain, eating blueberry muffins and that the world is wonderful place. Well, I dont, I can’t stand ’em and the world is actually less than wonderful, but, in the tradition of being a cute and cuddly wedding photographer, here’s a few things about me…
Besides getting lost in a good book, I like spending as much time as I can with my best friend – who is a black Lab-staffie cross called Sam. I’m also addicted to drinking stong tea, the kind that defeats hobnots with ease.
My other addiction is music. When I’m editing my pictures I have to listen to music. I have to, or I can’t edit without it, and this consists of anything made before 1980, and usually the louder the better. Zeppelin, Ramones, ACDC – you get the idea….
