Wow, a busy start to the summer months for weddings this year. 3 in the space of a few weeks in June, has kept me very busy. Shooting by myself and with Richie Laurie Photography, every wedding was very different to the next! One day before leaving for a holiday in Munich, I was shooting a wedding for the first time at Cottiers in Glasgow. The lucky couple Lynsey & Duncan. A newly renovated Theatre, bar and restaurant in the heart of Glasgow's West End. Cottiers Theatre, originally Dowanhill Parish Church, was built in 1865 by William Leiper with designs by Daniel Cottier who created the intricate decoration and beautifully appointed stained glass windows. Lynsey & Duncan hired me for the full day, starting at the very posh Hotel Du Vin, where Lynsey and her bridesmaids prepared for the big day, was a great place for photos. Very nice lighting throughout the building, with some great features, including giant stained glass windowed staircases! (Image above) Unfortunately, the bridal car ran into trouble on approach (to the hotel, not to the wedding venue!) And a back up car was quickly arranged. I tagged a lift with Lynsey and her dad and managed take some fun shots on the way to Cottiers. I was shooting Lynsey & Duncan's wedding by myself so I knew I had to be on the ball with the days busy schedule, and besides a slight mishap with a lens... Everything went exactly as planned! Lynsey was very keen to get fun and candid images of the day so I tried to do this as unobtrusively as possible, letting everyone settle into enjoying themselves rather than me ordering and positioning people. The bridesmaids helped a lot in creating these images, lots of fun and banter after the ceremony led to some of my favourite images of the day.
Probably the most enjoyable part of the day for me was the laughter filled speeches (and stand-up comedy!) which came with a few surprises and shocks for everyone! For the first dance, the venues low-lit theater provided an intimate setting as family and friends looked on. This was followed by a photobooth hire, that took over my job in the late evening. This proved a huge success looking at the results and is proving a more and more popular addition to wedding events (See my wedding-studio package here). Leaving the venue in torrential rain, we were very lucky to have such nice weather all day. Fingers crossed for dry summer months as the wedding season kicks off, I will be posting more from my wedding blog very soon!
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Gavin DouganI am an award winning photographer based in Edinburgh. I currently work in freelance Wedding & Event photography, but enjoy working in all photographic fields. I'm always trying out new things in my work and I love a challenge... Archives
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