Ashleigh and Scott had picked the romantic location of Airth Castle for their wedding day, this combined with the lovely weather made for the perfect wedding day. Everyone attending the wedding seemed to be enjoying the weather along with champaign and canopies while we took some pictures outside the castle. Here is one picture from within the castle from one of the balconies
Airth Castle
The day started with me arriving at the Gemma’s (the bride) house. The first thing that struck me was how calm everyone was, Gemma, her 4 bridesmaids and Aimee the flower girl we all just relaxing and taking it in turn to have their hair and makeup done. The nervous tension did start to build when the wedding cars turned up and everyone started to get into their dresses. I must mention the hair and make-up artist (Karen) from Pamper Me Makeup and Beauty, never have I seen a bride so well looked after, they did everything for Gemma, helped her into her dress, fixed her vale, put her shoes and garter on and even her perfume, Gemmas bridesmaids had a really easy time of things.
In the mean time Nike and his best man Andy had arrive at Chatelherault Country Park, which was to be the venue for their service before moving on the have their reception at Hamilton race course. With the groom, best man and all the guests in place Gemma turned up a customary few minutes late. Gemma entered the Chatelherault Banqueting Hall to the background sounds of O Sole Mio being played by her string quartet.
After the ceremony all of the guest were invited outside to the lovely gardens with some champagne and orderves. It was at this point that a special guest of the bride and groom turned up, Ollie their springer spaniel. Ollie was suitable attired for the occasion with his little cute bow tie, so we took some pictures of all 3 of them together before Ollie had to leave the party. We captured the rest of the requested group pictures in the grounds of Chatelherault, taking advantage of the lovely weather. Once all of the group pictures had been taken and the guests had left on the coaches, I spent some time with just Gemma and Nick taking some pictures if just the two of them in the gardens and also the house itself.
Once everyone was seated in the marquette at Hamilton race course the bride and groom entered the room to ruptured applause. After Gemma and Nick got some pictures taken along with their cake the speeches were announced. Gemmas father Gerry, Nick and Andy all made a speech which kept all of the guests entertained and I do know they were running a sweepstake on how long the speaches would be however I don’t know who was the closest in the end.
After the meal we had a short break while the DJ got set-up, this allowed us some time for a few pictures by the weighing rooms of the race course. After that it was time for the couples first dance as Mr & Mrs Pitsos and then for the start of the evening entertainment.
Gemma & Nick – chatelherault country park
Here is a little slide show made up from the images captured the last time I visited this venue.
Amy & Gary recently got married at the very popular venue of the Vu in Bathgate. The day almost went off without a hitch. There was the small mishap when the brides 70 year old vintage Rolls Royce Phantom developed engine problems and stopped at J4 on the M8. Thankfully the Vu were able to send their moderm Rolls Royce Phantom to rescue the bride and her father. I am sure this will be a great story to tell the children. The very same thing happened on my wedding day and I am forever grateful to my brother who managed to fix the fault and get the wedding car going again :). Here is a sneak peak at just some of the images that were captured during the day. All of the images will be uploaded to the couples private viewing gallery.
The Strathaven Hotel are holding a wedding fair on the 15th Feb 2015. The 3 images they wanted for their advert in the Best Scottish Wedding magazine were all taken by me during a recent wedding I photographed at this hotel.
Kat recently celebrated her 40th birthday. Having the photo booth at her celebrations proved to be a big hit and everyone had a great time and all left with some fantastic pictures.
Kat’s review “Would definitely recommend Alec Kirkham photography I booked the photobooth for my 40th Birthday everybody totally enjoyed it . Great service and great value for money.”
Kat’s 40th Birthday Bash – Photo Booth from Alec Kirkham on Vimeo.
SOME REVIEWS FROM FRIENDS
Casey Morrison — 5 starAbsolutely amazing. No problems at all made it a great extra for my 18th! Everyone loved it & booth buddy was brilliant! Would highly recommend – added extras such as video of the event & a disc of images! Fab!
Maureen Lemon — 5 starMyself & my husband cannot thank Alec enough for taking the photos of our special day! They were absolutely amazing & he made us feel relaxed throughout the day. We would highly recommend Alec for your wedding or special occasion. Thanks you so much Xx
Lauren Simpson — 5 starI can not recommend Alec enough. I came across Alec on facebook through a pop up, and didnt look back. We are quite a distance from Alec but as soon as I seen his work I knew we had to have him for our Wedding. We didnt meet Alec until the day of our wedding, he made myself and my husband feel completly at ease. He was happy to take direction from guests for any other photos they would like to have taken. He captured absolutely fantastic moments throughout our day. Make sure if you have a wedding or special event coming up that you book Alec as his creativity is outstanding. I will highly recommend you to all friends and family . Thank you Again. Mr & Mrs Simpson April 12th Fernie Castle.xx
Arlene Davie — 5 starBooked photo booth as a surprise for our daughters 30th birthday party. It was one of the highlights of the night and everything ran like clockwork thanks to our booth buddy John! Can thoroughly recommend and fantastic value!!thanks guys
Nick Stanners — 5 stargreat set up brilliant props and everyone had a great time. plus the price is really good would recommend to anyone having a party
Marie Smith — 5 starMy daughter & partner got me this at my 50th birthday party and it was the best idea ever! I have never laughed so much in my life. I really enjoyed myself and am sure the guests did too. Alec & his assistant were very welcoming and assisted us all during the couple of hours we had it. Would like to thank you for a fantastic night and ive recommended you to everyone.
Arlene Davie — 5 starBooked photo booth as a surprise for our daughters 30th birthday party. It was one of the highlights of the night and everything ran like clockwork thanks to our booth buddy John! Can thoroughly recommend and fantastic value!!thanks guys
Fi Davidson — 5 starYou done the photo booth for my friends wedding & it was fantastic! I couldn’t believe how cheap it was to. Can’t wait to set a date for my wedding & book you 🙂
I recently had the please of photographing Amanda and Martin’s wedding at the Strathaven Hotel. The couple seem to be very relaxed on the day and didn’t allow the wet weather to phase them at all. The day went very smoothly and everyone looked to be having a great time. Here are a few of my favorite images from the day.
Strathaven Hotel Wedding
Geraldine and Sean had their wedding ceremony at St Barbara’s chapel in Muirhead and held their wedding reception at the newly refurbished Airdrie town hall. Here are just a few of my favorite images taken during the day.
Suzanne and David both got married recently at Dalziel Park in Motherwell. Everyone looked to be having a great time and I enjoyed photographing their wedding as the day unfolded. Here are just a sample of a few of the images that were captured during the day.
