Wedding show fever

This weekend for us is the start of a very busy wedding show season , it started with a special 2 day preview in the Braehead shopping centre to promote the The Scottish wedding exhibition in 2 weeks time on the 5th and 6th Sept . We were delighted to be the only photographer to be at this special preview which turned out to be a lot of fun for us especially as we made a lot of new friends.

After the Braehead Exhibition we are delighted to have been asked to exhibit at the first wedding show ever held in the Reid Mckeown Centre in Erskine Hospital, this show is also in part to raise funds for the ex servicemens appeal and also to promote the centre as a new wedding venue.This show will take place on the 12th Sept.

Our next exhibition will take place on Sat 10th October , this time we will be at Rangers Football Stadium for which we are over the moon at being chosen as the only photographer to asked to attend . This is a new venue for us so it should be an exciting day all round .

After the Wedding show in Ibrox stadium we will then be exhibiting in one of our old haunts , The Normandy Hotel in Renfrew , we say this as we had our studio based in this hotel just over a year ago so it will be like going back to see an old friend .

This wedding show will take place in November [ dates will be confirmed later]

We have a limited number of free tickets for the Braehead show , if any of you would like a pair just give us a call on 01475 54 0000 or email us and they can be left at the box office for you ......

ANNETTE AND GAVIN 15TH AUG 2009.

Our second wedding this week had us travelling to St Peters church in Paisley for Annette and Gavins lovely wedding.

The weather was a bit better than the day before so after the ceremony conducted by Father Cameron the main bridal party travelled to our home turf of Finlayston for the photos.

The reception was held in the Holiday Inn where Annette works on the reception desk , and when the couple arrived the entire staff where waiting at the door to greet them with Champagne which was a lovely touch.

I,m sure that made them both feel really special.

LEANNE AND CHRIS 14th Aug 2009

On what seemed to be one of the wettest days of the year, we travelled to the fantastic venue of Airth Castle for Leanne and Chris's wedding, but before we got there we stopped off at leannes home to get some lovely photos of her getting ready.

When we arrived it was hard to believe that it was Leannes wedding day as she was so calm, even with the torrential rain outside nothing seemed to wipe the smile off her face.

The service went very well, but through the vows the couple kept a secret from the guests, as they turned to walk up the aisle the song signed sealed delivered was played to which he whole bridal party danced up the aisle.

The couple will soon be away on a luxurious honeymoon, we hope they have a fantstic time and cant wait to see them to show them their fantastic photos.

ELAINE AND PHIL

last night we had the pleasure of doing a portrait sitting for a fantastic couple Elaine and Phil. Elaine was given a voucher for a portrait by her workmates for her 21st birthday and thought it would be nice to bring her boyfriend Phil along.

As the weather finally stopped raining we thought it would be nice to take all of the photos in the grounds of our Studio at Finlaystone Estate and as you can see the scenery was spectacular, Elaine even had a quick go on the zip slide.

HAYLEY & MAURICE 25TH JULY

On what was one of our busiest weekends this year, we were happy to be part of another lovely wedding. Hayley and Maurice chose to get to have their wedding ceremony in the very popular Bonhill Parish church, it was conducted by the Rev Ian Miller and as usual with all of his weddings it was fun from start to finish.

The weather was kind to Hayley and Maurice so when the service was over it was straight to the prestigious venue of Ross Priory in Gartocharn for the formal photographs and a sumptuous reception.

Hayley and Maurice were lucky to have a venue that was on the banks of lomond where many of their stunning photographs were taken.

The couple will be away soon to Sorrento for a well earned honeymoon.

LEANNE & VINCENT 25TH JULY 2009

Leanne and Vincent chose the lovely venue of St Mirins Cathedral for their wedding in near perfect weather. After seeing Leanne at her mothers house before the wedding she seemed very calm and laid back , so it was a shock to see her arrive at the church overcome with emotion, after a few brief moments Leanne was ready to walk down the aisle to meet Vincent who was so nervous he couldn't look round until Leanne joined his side.

The service went well with a bit of hilarity in between when one of the readers lost her page in the bible .

When we left the cathedral the bridal party went to the lovely private grounds of Ross hall for the family photos, after which it was back to the Normandy Hotel in Renfrew to meet up with their family and friends.

Leanne and Vincent are sunning themselves in Cyprus for 2 weeks

NICOLA & ROBERT 24TH JULY 2009

Nicola and Roberts wedding went without hitch this weekend after a few problems several weeks earlier when Nicola lost her gown in the collapse of the bridal shop where she bought it. The new gown that Nicola chose second time around was completely different but it was far stunning than the first , so much so she drew gasps as she entered the Mid Kirk church in Greenock.

After the ceremony and a few photos at the church the entire wedding party proceeded to Finlaystone Country Estate the home of our studio for the formal wedding shots, the weather being a little windy caused a few hairy moments when we thought we were about to lose Nicola's veil onto the treetops.

When the formals ended we left to go back to the Greenock Town hall for the reception with family and friends from as far away as Australia and Canada.

Nicola and Robert will be leaving for a luxury honeymoon next week.