After the recent spell of wet weather it was good to get outside and get some pictures for Sharon and Ross at Polkemmet Park. The whole day when without a hitch and everyone appeared to be having a great time. Here are a few of my favourite images captured on the day: –
Both Susanne and Ben were delighted with their wedding album and could not believe that they had it designed and printed within 3 weeks of their actual wedding date. Some bride and grooms are still waiting to see their proof prints up to 8 weeks after their weddings; I do not believe in keeping the couple waiting and I always strive to have the prints online to see within 2 days of the wedding day, I then have every printed and designed with a week.
Well here is Suzanne and Ben’s album who were so happy with my original design that they only made a few very minor changes: –
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Both Jennifer and Derek were delighted when they received their finished wedding album: –
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The wedding on Saturday was a bit different as I was both a guest and also the official photographer. Jacqueline and Dave looked great on the day and as they had been planning for this day for some time there was nothing left to chance and everything went very smoothly apart from the good old Scottish weather; with perfect timing just as the wedding party and guests left the ceremony at the Musicians room the heavens opened and monsoon like rain lashed New Lanark for almost 2 hours. With no chance of taking pictures outdoors we were forced to capture the group pictures indoors within the limited space available in the New Lanark Hotel restaurant, thank fully there were no diners in at the time. After that we were all entertained with the speeches and a lovely meal. By the time the meal was over the rain had stopped and the sun had come out, sportingly the wedding party were up for going outside for some more pictures where we could take advantage of the wonderful location of New Lanark. Here is a sneak peek at some of the pictures captured on the day. P.S. it is way more stressful when taking pictures of friends with your family watching you.
I had great day photographing Kerry and George’s wedding yesterday. The day did not get off to the best of starts when the wedding party discovered that some items were missing from their kilt hire outfits; however friends rallied together and with a quick dash to the hire shop things got sorted. The next hurdle was major road works en-route to the hotel which caught a few unsuspecting guess out, in the end everyone arrived and enjoyed the wedding day. The weather once again was kind to us which meant we could go outside and get some pictures in the hotel grounds. Both Kerry and George were patient enough to allow me to capture some very special pictures that I am sure they will treasure for many year to come.
I had the pleasure of photographing Suzanne and Ben’s wedding day yesterday. Everyone had a good day and really looked to be enjoying themselves. The weather again was kind to us and we were able to capture a great collection of images when we visited Viewpark Gardens in Uddingston before returning back to the church hall for the evening reception. Both Suzanne and Ben had previously let me know that they were both very nervous about getting their pictures taken; however both of them commented on how much fun they were having while getting their pictures taken and I think this definitely comes through in their pictures. A special thanks to Jack the page boy who is destined to become a photographer as he was full of questions and was always coming up with new ideas and suggestion for me to take pictures of the rest of the children present on the day.
I had great fun yesterday photographing Jennifer and Derek’s wedding. Thankfully we had one nice day after a foul week of weather; however one rain shower did catch us by surprise just as we all left the church. I have never seen a crowd of guests disappear so quickly. Jennifer was getting ready and leaving from here parents house which was conveniently very close to the church and a beautiful setting for here final preparation pictures. A big thank you to Jennifer, her bridesmaids and her parents for making me feel very welcome into their lovely home. The wedding reception was held at the Avonbridge hotel in Hamilton. Thanks to the kind weather we were able to use the hotels gardens to capture some images of the guest and of Jennifer and Derek, both of whom made my job very easy. The whole day went very smoothly and I would just like to thank both Jennifer and Derek once again for asking me to be their wedding photographer. Here is a sneaky peek at of some of my favourite pictures captures on the day. Any guest who attended the day will be able to view the entire collection using the following link https://www.aleckirkham.co.uk/client-gallery-wedding/
I have been looking forward to photographing this wedding for quite some time. For one they are a lovely couple and two the location was stunning, right on the edge of Loch Ard, a very frequent haunt for any self respecting landscape photographer. As the day grew closer the only issue looked to be the weather forecast and in good Scottish tradition the weather just did not want to play ball on the day. In the morning the weather was fantastic however as we approached the time for the wedding the dark ominous clouds gathered and the rain started. Thankfully this did not dampen the spirits of Stephen and Rachael and there were many an umbrella to be had. Plus a very special thanks to the happy couple themselves, as they were determined to get some pictures outside in some of their favourite locations.
Sometimes the bride, groom and wedding guests will look at you funny and question what you have asked them to do, this was one such instance. Once we had sorted out that we were turning clockwise and not anti-clockwise I made the guest go faster and faster, the image I had in my head was to get the guests blurred as they circled around the bride and groom. The indoor conditions were dark enough to allow me to slow my shutter speed enough to accomplish this. The light on the bride and groom was supplied via an off camera speedlite (flash) fired through a translucent umbrella held by my assistant just outside of the camera frame. I love creating images that are a bit different plus it injects an element of fun into the picture taking and as it turned out this is the Groom favourite picture.
David and Gillian were very exited about there wedding day to be held at the lovely location of Airth Castle. The service was held in the old castle and the evening reception was held in the hotel & spa complex. the weather on the day started off with a few spots of rain however as the day went on the weather continued to improve, so much so we had blue sky in the evening. I was there with my assistance Keith to catch Gillian’s and David’s final preparations right through to the first dance in the evening. As ever with wedding days the time flew in however along the way we were able to get some stunning images that in years to come will remind the couple of just how special their day was. I have added a few of my favourites from the day.
