Wedding Venues - New Bookings

Over the last month a steady flow of new bookings have come in for late summer 2008 and summer 2009.
Some wonderful venues that I have worked at before but also some new venues that I am really looking forward to visiting.

These include The Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh, Orocco Pier South Queensferry, Colinton Parish Church Edinburgh, Dalmahoy Country Club Edinburgh, Roman Camp Hotel Callander, Dunfermline Abbey & Norton House Hotel Edinburgh.

If you are looking for a photographer for your wedding in 2008 or 2009, please contact me to discuss your big day.

Nick

Wedding Photojournalist Association - Membership Approval

The Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA), is an international, membership-based organisation that represents professional photographers skilled in the documentation of weddings and events in a candid, unobtrusive style. - So I thought I had a better become a member.

My work was scrutinised by their membership committee and am delighted to say passed their standards for Photojournalist work. There are only a handful of members in Scotland so I am very happy indeed to be part of this small group.

The WPJA website holds a host of information invaluable to any prospective Bride & Groom looking for information on wedding photography. If you read this blog may I encourage you to visit their website and read through the information offered.

The WPJA also host quarterly international competitions, photographers from all over the world enter, so if I manage to pick up any awards I will certainly be sharing the news here.

If you would like to discuss your wedding photography requirements please contact me for a chat.

Use Gift Vouchers Within Your Wedding List

Our voucher facility, offers you the ability to add these gifts into your wedding list. Vouchers that are purchased before or after your wedding can be redeemed against your balance payment or used to purchase extra albums, prints or high resolution files.

The vouchers can be purchased directly through our website from as little as £20, each purchaser will receive a voucher and presentation envelope allowing them to write a personal note to pass onto the Bride & Groom.




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Lisa & Mark - Channings Hotel Edinburgh

What a day Lisa & Mark had last weekend in Edinburgh. The forecast for the east coast was for heavy snow and freezing temperatures. The snow didn't arrive but the temperature was certainly a bit chilly, so when the fire alarm to the hotel went off 20 minutes before the ceremony was due, their guests had to brave the cold until the fire brigade had checked the place out. Thankfully there was no fire.
This didn't dampen the day at all, but maybe the change in temperature from outside to the inside was a bit much for the best man as he fainted for a while during the ceremony. No harm done, he regained his composure and helped me later in the evening with the formal pictures, thanks Mark.
Anyway I have all the pictures uploaded, here is a quick slideshow of them.

If you would like to discuss your wedding photography requirements, please contact me for a chat.

Lorna & Jamie - Ardanaiseig Hotel, Argyll

This was the first time I had been to Ardanaiseig Hotel, a beautiful hotel on the banks of Loch Awe in Argyll.
Lorna & Jamie had organised an intimate relaxed day for close family and friends to share their wedding with.
I have all the pictures uploaded to the website, if you would like the password to view them please contact me.
If you would like to discuss your wedding photography requirements, please contact me for a chat.

NEW - Gift Vouchers

Ok, this is the last new product update for a while, too many good things happening all at once.

Do you want to give something a little different for a wedding present or you don't want to have a conventional wedding list? Then this is the perfect gift to give or ask for.

Our wedding vouchers can help pay for the Bride & Grooms photography coverage or it can go towards their wedding albums or any prints they may wish to order.

You can conveniently buy a voucher through our secure online purchasing system, we will then send you a gift voucher with presentation envelope to give to the Bride & Groom.

If you would like to discuss your wedding photography requirements, please contact me for a chat.

NEW - Leather Book Bound Wedding Albums

New for 2008, fantastic leather book bound wedding albums to compliment our current Bellissimo Album range.

The leather albums offer a more traditional look and feel designed for parents and other family members who may feel the Bellissimo Albums are a bit too modern for them.
The albums are 10 x 10 inches in size and have one photograph per page in either a 20 or 30 page design. Each album will also include the bride and grooms name embossed on the front leather cover.
20 page album £330.00
30 page album £390.00
The leather albums offers fantastic
value and create wonderful gifts to family and friends.
The albums can also be ordered directly from the bride and grooms gallery pages, simply use the bulk order facility and add your selections to your shopping basket. You can even decide on the order the photographs should be in within the album when placing your order.

If you would like to discuss your wedding photography requirements, please contact me for a chat.

2007 Venues

Well the books are closed for 2007, all weddings are complete & the Christmas orders are in.
I thought I would take this morning to reflect a little on a very busy year and mention some of the venues that I worked at over the summer.
I really put some miles on the car this year, traveling to all parts of the country.

Highland
Dornoch Castle Hotel
Dornoch Cathedral
Glenfinnan Chapel
Torridon Country House Hotel
Pittodrie House Hotel
Blair Castle
Dalmunzie House Hotel

Glasgow
Pollock House
Oran Mor
Sherbrooke Castle
St Andrews in the Square
Glasgow University Chapel
Hilton Grosvenor
Finlaystone House

Edinburgh
Glencorse House
Prestonfield House Hotel

Argyll & Bute
Kilcamb House Hotel
Mount Stuart House

Ayrshire
Piersland House Hotel

Fife
Fernie Castle

I have to say that I have not been let down by any of these venues, the level of service has been outstanding and I would recommend all of them.
Each of the venues has its own unique setting & surrounds (even if it is in the middle of a city), allowing me to capture some fantastic images over the year. I have posted some of these below as a slideshow.
Scotland really is a beautiful country and has many wonderful castles and hotels that are quite frankly stunning places to visit. Scotland when the sun shines is hard to beat.
If you would like to discuss your wedding photography requirements, please contact me for a chat.

Christmas Delivery - Update

Another little reminder about the deadline for guaranteed Christmas delivery of your wedding albums and prints.

Album orders need to be signed off by the 1st of December, which means I need your list of pictures asap!

Individual print orders can be placed through the website, with the latest order date now of the 10th of December. This has been brought forward from the 17th, as the Lab where they are processed are super busy and need longer lead times than expected.

If you would like to discuss your wedding photography requirements, please contact me for a chat.

2008 Venues

2008 is shaping up to be another busy year, bookings have been coming in for weddings at fantastic venues all over Scotland, I thought I would highlight a few here as some of them I have not worked at before.
One of the first bookings I had for 2008 was at Ardverikie House near Newtonmore. This was the venue used for the BBC's Monarch of the Glen and the film Mrs Brown, amongst others. I am really excited about the venue as it shows Scotland off at its absolute best. Also up on the west coast we have Ardanaiseig House Hotel, another fantastic venue tucked away of the banks of Loch Awe. Moving back down to Glasgow, I have bookings at Mar Hall a grand hotel near Erskine, St Andrews In The Square a favourite venue of mine and The Hilton in the center of the city. Channings House Hotel in Edinburgh is another new venue, I love working in the capital so this should be a great day. Heading south The Turnberry Hotel in Ayr (where I played a very bad round of golf once), is the venue for a booking I have taken this morning! Really looking forward to being by the sea with all its fantastic scenery. Across the water from Turnberry is Campbeltown at the end of the Kintyre Peninsula, I have covered a few weddings there over the years and the area always creates great photographs.

If you would like to discuss your wedding photography requirements, please contact me for a chat.

Investing for You

Being a wedding photographer is quite the most nerve wrecking thing I have ever done. I am constantly worried about my work not coming out as I visualised due to equipment restrictions, the church is too dark, the venue too small the lack of natural light, can I use creative lighting to enhance the picture and add that WOW factor.

These thoughts are continuously going through my head, making me work harder trying to make sure all bases are covered, why? Because these are your wedding pictures, the only part of your wedding day that will be with you forever. To me that is priceless and a job that can't be stuffed up or compromised in any way.

That is why I constantly invest into the best Nikon camera bodies and lenses available, buying into the latest technology so you the client can have the highest quality pictures possible. Don't get me wrong it's not the camera that takes the picture I have to make sure the composition is correct, lighting, exposure, timing etc is all looked after, but technology does help all of this and helps keep my anxiety levels in check at the same time.

Next seasons weddings pictures will all be taken with Nikons new D3 body, allowing me more freedom to produce stylish natural looking photographs.

This is another big investment that is an ongoing philosophy in my photography. You the customer come first.

If you would like to discuss your wedding photography requirements, please contact me for a chat.

Kate & Dominic

I love East Lothian especially when the sun shines at it did for Kate & Dominic's wedding at Aberlady on Saturday. I am originally from East Lothian and head back to the east side of Edinburgh as often as I can. The village lifestyle and fantastic Golf courses make for a very relaxing place to be, so when Kate & Dominic asked me to take their wedding pictures at Aberlady I jumped at the chance. The weather could have been anything at this time of year, but the clouds parted and gave some warm late afternoon sun that certainly helped the pictures.






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