So on 8th June at an ungodly time in the morning, the gorgeous Jenny & Fraser welcomed sweet little Eva into the world.  And what a cutesy pie she is.  A decent 9 lbs for Jenny’s tiny frame!! You should know Jenny & Fraser well by now – I photographed their wedding in 2008, Jenny’s brother’s wedding just last year and Jenny has also done some assisting at some weddings with me too, and we photographed her bump earlier too!  A week old they brought baby Eva along for her first photoshoot – now newbon babies are supposed to sleep but not Eva – she’s a lively little bundle keeping mummy and daddy on their toes – and me too!  Jenny had promised me a well behaved baby and by well behaved we mean a sleepy one but no amount of milk was going to get alert little Eva off to sleep.  Yawns we got not no sleep!  Anyway here are some photographs of an awake little Eva!

The ceremony was lovely and the children charming.  Sarah’s gorgeous son Jamie did a reading which prompted flowergirl Sophie to announce she had something to say as well.  Handing her flowers to the registrar she turned to face the audience and announced again “I’ve got something to say, Ive got a reading!” promptly became very shy, grabbed her flowers and sat back down.  Just the cutest and if ever an ice breaker was needed Sophie made sure she provided one!

After that the service passed, without a hitch and we made our way to the steps where Jason the owner of the hotel, performed a Sabrage (to you and me that’s chopping the top off a bottle of champers with a huge sword!).  Knock Castle are the only place in Scotland qualified to perform this act and it really was a wow moment for the guests, though Sarah’s face in some of the pics makes me giggle as the champagne flowing out of the bottle is guided swiftly away from her dress!  The couple then made their way through a mound of confetti and into the photos.  We dodged in and out of the rain making the most of the beautiful gardens, balcony and summerhouse.  Staff at Knock Castle really were second to none and they ensured champagne and canapes were put in the summerhouse for the bridal party for during the photos, even if the rain meant it did not quite work out like that.

This was one really memorable day and a great one to share with your lovely family and friends.  Looking forward to receiving your selection soon and putting the album together.

With Jonathon Fowler in charge of filming the preparations, my working day started with Andrew and the boys (whose ushering skills were second to none) at the castle.  The minister Ross, performed a beautiful service and the scene was set by Lynda’s dad’s resonating “I do”  when asked “who gives this woman to be married”!  After a giggle, things were relaxed from there with a fair few tears thrown in for good measure, the ceremony passed quickly, ending with Andrew lifting Lynda’s (or was it Laura’s?) gorgeous veil and a romantic kiss!

The weather was perfect (for me anyway!!!) and Champagne and shortbread were served in the grounds of the castle, whilst we relaxed into the group shots.  This group hands down win the Jazz Hands pose so far!!  After the guests were despatched to the reception venue, Pitbauchlie Hotel for Pimms, we stayed behind to make the most of the beautiful grounds of the castle.

On arrival at Pitbauchlie the guests were lined up to greet Lynda & Andrew with confetti.  Star Wars themed table names continued the theme and hilarious and emotional speeches with the A Team music featuring and a stunning meal followed (thank you for my yummy grub!).  We took a few more photos in the evening in the grounds of Pitbauchlie and a photo that Lynda had specifically requested  – the newly weds on the staircase with spot colour.

As I said, I was soo looking forward to this wedding and it did not disappoint!  It was such an honour to have the important job of photographing the love and joy shared by this gorgeous young couple and their families!  Another fabulous couple, with gorgeous, welcoming families and a fantastic day was had by all!  Three people asked me on the day if I was friends with Lynda & Andrew!  Well of course I am – but I did not know them until they booked me to photograph their wedding – but such a reaction from guests ensures me that I am achieving in my job what I want to achieve – a friendy relaxed atmosphere which hopefully results in memories these familes will treasure forever!   OK too much Cheese!  But the result of all this is that my blog posts keep getting longer and longer and longer…oops!  Enjoy!

Look out for the stowaway in the background of the shot!  The seris of photos was hilarious – he was lying on the wall on some shots, hooraying along with the guests in others.  NAME YOURSELF!!

The FABULOUS Viv from Lilywhite Wedding & Event Florist!  Once again she surpasses herself with the most stunning floral arrangements! I’ll be in trouble for this pic!

If you’ve kept up on facebook – the following photo was on the front of their DVD - which made Lynda cry…a little bit more!

Back to the venue.  This knife was carved by a friend of one of the Ushers.  It was carved from a single piece of cable.  Stunning!

Caught in the Act!

And it is only fair that the last shot of the post goes to she who upstaged us all!  Wee Izzy who danced the night away and dominated the dance floor!

The ceremony at St Salvator’s was, as usual,  magical.  There is something about that magnificent chapel that never fails to disappoint!  Group shots were grabbed before the rain came and we then took shelter in the Cloisters for some photos of Lisa & Jonny before braving the wind and rain at the famous Swilken Bridge on The Old Course.  Gales blowing, Lisa & Jonny were fab and just went with it whilst I kept changing their positions with the changing winds and I had great fun photoshopping the skies later on!!

We grabbed a few photos back at the Old Course Hotel. including some of them peeking out of the top of the Campervan, before Cocktail Hours in the Road Hole Bar overlooking The Old Course itself.

The speeches were hilarious and Jonny’s expressions of horror coupled with Lisa’s of “OMG” during the Best Man’s speech were priceless.  Lisa had also arranged for the bridal party of the Royal Wedding to turn up mid-speeches which was equally entertaining!  During the meal the long awaited sun finally materialised so we popped down to the beach for some early evening photos and had fun playing with long shadows on the sand, before returning to the hotel for more time with their guests and the dancing.

It was a fantastic day from start to finish, and Lisa did an amazing job organising everything from a distance. It was evident that she had spent much time on the little details, not least everyone being sent a novel tea-towel as their wedding invitation.  You can see one below mounted as their guest book.

I hope you enjoy this small selection of their photos, which I hope do justice to their fabulous day!

So anyway, back to the point which is lovely little Jamie, who came along for his first photoshoot at 15 days old.  To say that he was perfectly behaved is a little bit of an understatement – he let us plonk him pretty much anywhere without much complaint at all.  He also managed to Christen three of my new props – thank you Jamie!  I hope that brings them lots of luck!!  I hope you have had a fantastic anniversary (glad Paul abstained from this year’s marathon so you could enjoy your anniversary!) and look forward to seeing you all again soon.  OH PS – that princess that keeps appearing in the shots would be Jamie’s equally gorgeous big sister Megan, and I’ve missed the anniversary deadline by two minutes!