Claire & Kameel wanted their couple shoot somewhere around Glencoe, a place they have both love - so we headed up and explored the area and stopped off every 5 minutes where the landscape seemed to change at every cloud break !
Read MoreSouth Queensferry Pre Wedding Shoot
Rosie + Andy
A wee walk around South Queensferry at dusk to catch up before their Wedding next month at The Balmoral.
Read MoreStockbridge Pre Wedding Shoot
Anita and David asked me to come up with some locations for the pre shoot. Usually I always go with the couples suggestion as I want their photos to mean something to them but Anita who is a keen photographer left it up to me. I decided on St Stephens street and Circus lane around Stockbridge. - which was a good call as David told me he used to live on St Stephens street. These guys were great - and just kind forgot I was there which is the ultimate for me and made for some relaxed couple shots. Looking forward to next April !
Read MoreOxenfoord Castle pre wedding shoot
After a few weeks of amazing weather, and quite a few late night pre shoots with the nice golden hours it was changed up a bit last night. I met Katie and Matt around 8pm at Oxenfoord Castle to scout for locations. The shots came out quite a bit darker from my usual style but I really liked that and they have a really nice feel to them. Most were taken in the rain under an amazing canopy of trees. We wandered around to see where in the 68 acres of land we were going to shoot on the day. Such a great venue.
Read MoreThe Caledonian Hotel Pre Wedding shoot
When I got asked to shoot Jodie and Tims wedding I was very excited when I found out that Mike and the Mechanics were playing the reception - then found out that Tim Howar was the lead singer and Jodie is an accomplished pianist in her own right, also a huge animal lover. Rocky their schnauzer came along for the ride . Rocky has his own twitter and Instagram account! So we worked out in the pre wedding shoot that Jodie has a love of all things pink, Rocky the dog will be wearing a kilt at the ceremony and may be the ring bearer. As Jodie is a pianist we will be getting some pianos in the final photos, she also hates being cold so hopefully Scotland will be kind in September. Looking forward to this one.
Read MoreLuss pre wedding shoot
Emma and Iain are getting hitched at Dalmahoy Marriot in August this year. We decided to head up to Luss for their pre shoot to where they got engaged. I opted for a late evening shoot as it had been so sunny over the last few weeks we wanted to get some nice soft evening light. It worked out pretty well. I love Luss and have shot a few weddings there but was nice to have the time to wander around and explore some new spots and the light was gorgeous.
Read MoreEdinburgh Waverley Station Pre Wedding Shoot
With only a few weeks to go before Jenny and Luke get hitched at The Balmoral - we went on a location hunt to see where to shoot their couple shots on the day - with high priority on the NO cheese theme ! So the closest thing to The Balmoral is Waverley train station which we can cut through and do some shots on the other side. We done paperazzi style of me just following them around going up and down on a few escalators. Luke was telling Jenny about the latest craze of touching strangers hands on escalators and it happened to him as he was telling her !
Read MoreArthurs Seat Pre Wedding Shoot
I recently found a sweet little spot of Arthurs seat while taking the dog out for a walk and decided it would make a great location for a pre shoot - or even a wedding shoot if I can find a couple who is up for a bit of hill walking on their day. Kevin and Susan came over from Glasgow for their shoot and both were up for a walk looking over Edinburgh. They are getting hitched in Glasgow University and having their reception in their favourite hotel, The Balmoral. We met just before 8pm so we got the last of the amazing light. At first it looked like it was going to bucket down but by the time we got to the top the clouds broke and the light was stunning.
Read MoreThe Shore pre Wedding Shoot
Lyndsay and Paul are getting married in July at Solsgirth House near Dollar. They wanted to do their pre wedding shoot where they first lived together on The Shore as it meant a lot to them and they love the area. They also wanted to involve Hank their dog in a few shots. We decided to shoot in late evening light which is my favourite light of the day.
Read MoreShooting these guys tomorrow at Mansfield Traquair
We went for a recce on Wednesday to see where we should go for their couple shots and managed a wee 10 minute pre shoot at the same time. We decided on a wee lane only 5 minutes walk from Mansfield Traquair. I had used the lane before which is tucked away in the heart on the New Town. The cobbles, old rustic painted garage doors and retro signs ticked all the boxes. Let's hope the weather holds out tomorrow and we can hit the streets. Watch this space...
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