Another Trash The Dress shoot!

A week ago I tore my achilles tendon playing football, so I'm all plastered up and hobbling about on crutches. I'm using my unexpected free time to catch up with a lot of things in the office. Finally got round to sorting out this shoot also from Portmahomack, with Donna Mackay. Donna married Craig back in August 2008 - DONNA & CRAIG and we had a great shoot this summer around the village and surrounding area. Donna was fantastic as I'd expect and we got a great set of images - some of which can be seen in this slideshow.
Trash The Dress / Post Wedding Shoots are proving very popular. I started these over 5 years ago and absolutely love the freedom you have with them.

Trash The Dress Shoot in Portmahomack

Recently I did a Trash The Dress shoot down In Portmahomack, with Andrea Gordon. Andrea was married 3 years ago but decided she wanted to get some cool images done around the farm. It was a very cold and windy day which made it tricky, but the farm buildings were great - my kinda thing! We went to the rocks and up to the lighthouse but it was just too cold and windy up there. Thanks to Andrea for being a great sport and so easy to photograph. I've made a lot of the images into a YouTube slideshow so have a look and let me know what you think!

The last two brides who have done Trash The Dress / Post Wedding Shoots with me have been girls who hadn't been photographed by me on their day. This is always an option for brides, particularly those who maybe were on a tight budget at the time, or maybe couldn't get me booked on the day, or even some who weren't aware of me at the time but want some amazing images now! Trash The Dress is a term I use carefully, as it is never trashed (unless someone wanted it to be), and it's more a case of being able to take a few more chances with getting wet or dirty which you wouldn't risk on the actual day. The worst a dress gets is muddy or wet, which doesn't do any harm to it at all. The advantage of the TTD/PWS is that there are no time constraints either, so you can go to locations you may not have been able to on the day - and can spend more time at it. It's also a huge amount of fun as I'm sure anyone who's done this with me will testify. So if you're thinking about having a shoot - drop me an email and let's talk about it!

Wedding Fayre - Drumossie Hotel 13th September

Drumossie Hotel Wedding Show
13th September 11am-4pm
I'll be exhibiting at the wedding show at the Drumossie hotel this Sunday, where you can come along and meet me, and have a look at the albums and products now on offer. Wedding fayres are a great chance to get to meet many different types of wedding suppliers from photographers to wedding dresses, from cakes to stationery. everything is covered If you live in the Inverness area it's worth popping in to see what is available in the Highlands. From a photography point of view - wedding fayres allow you the chance to actually see the products and quality and originality of your photographers, and make a judgement based on this, rather than prices. It's often a very social event and I often see former brides who have popped in with their friends, or recently married brides wanting to get a look at the latest albums before finalising their choices.
I hope to see a lot of couples on Sunday and look forward to discussing your weddings!!

Isha & Hiten Day Four

On to the wedding itself today, and what a day. I started at 7am and eventually finished shooting dancing pictures close to 12.30am on Sunday! Very exhausting day but much fun. Lots of great colour and spectacle around. We started with getting ready shots at One Devonshire Gardens, a beautiful hotel in the West End, before heading into the city centre for some shots (and a parking ticket grrrr) before heading to the wedding venue - the amazing Oran Mor.

These are just a snippet of the many images taken on the day.

Getting ready.....

Ceremony....

Playtime!......

First Dance....