Lynne and Graeme, Thurso wedding

Another local wedding this time. Graeme Gunn and Lynne MacPherson, of Thurso, were married at the Weigh Inn Hotel, on another very nice October afternoon. We had a great time, and the morning was very relaxed, even including a bride and bridesamid playing Twister! We went to Thurso Castle for the photographs after the ceremony, which was good. I used to do loads there but not so much recently.

Jennifer and Graeme, Brora.

I've fallen well behind with the blog in recent weeks since injuring myself, so time for catch up.

A very cold, wet and windy day in Brora for today's wedding. Jennifer Clyne and Graeme Bremner were married at the Royal Marine Hotel in Brora. I was excited about shooting with their car, a Lotus Exige, but sadly the bad weather meant we only got 5 minutes with it in a sheltered are at the back of the hotel. It was a very nice service, with a wee bit of humour thrown in (long story), and I really enjoyed the day.

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!