Cara & Phil...Glasgow rocks pre-wed shoot

When Cara and Phil asked me to photograph their wedding next year, without knowing any of the details I knew it was going to be one to get excited about.

During my first skype chat with them both, it was clear the way they felt about each other. They couldn't keep their hands off each other and they couldn't stop making each other laugh - the perfect combination in a couple for any wedding photographer.

Cara was keen to do a pre-wed shoot in advance of their big day next year to get used to the camera and to get some pics of them together. Cara knew the places that would mean the most to them for the shoot and I was over the moon when she said where they were - only some of the coolest music venues in Glasgow - yeeeeha!

Cara & Phil both work in the music industry you see and met whilst on tour with the same band. Both have worked in the venues we used and knew every nook, cranny, dressing room and fire escape. In all the venues in the world they've worked in the Barrowlands, Nice'n'Sleazy and King Tuts are their faves!

It was such a lovely way to spend an afternoon...getting to know them a little bit better...Phil just has Cara in stitches - constantly, Cara does 'sultry' really well and they both just bounce of each other so naturally - I think sometimes they even forgot I was there. Perfect!

The plans for their wedding sound phenomenal and I can't wait to get them back in front of the camera!

{sneak peek} Cara & Phil : pre-wed shoot

So I've 'just' got my laptop back after a week... and I'm finally getting round to posting a quick glimpse from my pre-wed shoot with the gorgeous and soooo totally in love couple, Cara & Phil.

Cara & Phil's story is totally rock'n'roll and I'm so excited about being their photographer next year at the amazing wedding they are planning!

I'll share more about the couple in this weekends full blog post... but for now here's a little something to whet your appetite.

Grace & Warren...woodland wedding

Back in June I ventured far into the woodlands of Dumfrieshire to photograph the wedding of Grace & Warren.

Grace and Warren's wedding is probably the most unusual wedding I've photographed to date. There were elements of tradition along with international music and dancing (Zimbabwean mbira musicians and traditional eastern European dancing), cake parades, a guest procession, children in fancy dress...all set within a beautiful mystical forest.

They had chosen the Marthrown of Mabie to get married as friends, who were traditional craftsmen, had thatched the roof of the gorgeous Celtic age roundhouse that's located there. It was set within a spot high in Mabie forest amongst a large clearing with tipis and the roundhouse as the central point... it was stunning... especially when the rain stopped!

Although the ceremony was held in the roundhouse, thanks to some 'well-timed' breaks in the cloud Grace & Warren were lucky enough to have the cake parade, cake eating! and speeches all outdoors as intended...phew!

Grace and Warren really wanted me to capture everything that was going on as much as possible, they wanted a real focus on their guests and all the effort and contributions that everyone had made for their wedding day. It meant I was one 'helluva' busy lady, but it was worth it...there was just SO much to photograph!

I love seeing how people approach their weddings so differently and make it fit who they are. Anyone else thinking of doing  things a little differently on their big day, I say go for it... then give me a call to be your photographer ;) x