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Winter warmers – winter proposals and summer weddings

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:27:16 +0000

It is absolutely freezing today and I’m trying to keep warm by eating soup and the most delicious Lebkuchen (ginger bread), courtesy of Judit, my lovely friend in Stuttgart and bride to be. Can’t wait to photograph her big day next year… But while munching away and browsing through my wedding archives, I remembered the wedding of the gorgeous Susie and Leo in Stranraer and our German connection. Susie had been working in Germany for a few years, in Schwaebisch Hall believe it or not, which is not far from the little village of Ellenberg where I’m from. Susie even speaks German with a southern accent. Absolutely brilliant! They had such a great wedding. The sun was shining and the location, a manor house garden was absolutely beautiful. When Leo proposed though it was winter and they were on a skiing holiday. On the third day, they were on the ski lift, when Susie looked down and someone had written: ‘SUSIE WILL YOU MARRY ME’ in the snow in big fat letters. Susie turned to Leo and said: ‘That lucky girl has the same name as me…’

Maybe not quite the reaction he’d expected, but the important thing is, she said yes.

Here are the best bits!

Rain, Sunshine, High Heels and Wellies – the Scottish outdoor wedding experience

Caroline — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:21:12 +0000

I was looking through the wonderful offbeat bride website today. It’s a blog by a Seattle based author of a book called Offbeat Bride: Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides. This blog is the ongoing celebration of couples who dare to walk off the beaten aisle. Great inspirations can be found for all of you who embrace the non-traditional bride within. And I salute every single one of you. When my clients find me they sing ‘halleluja” , ‘ a photographer who won’t drag us away from our guests for two hours and believes that there is no need to pose anything on our wedding day’.

So on this note, let me share with you a wonderful non traditional wedding set at Mavis Hall Park, a small family owned business tucked away at the foot of the Lammermuir Hills….

Come rain or shine, Althea and Dav were well prepared with plan A, B and C in place but thankfully after a downpour in the morning, the sun came out and the plan A outdoor wedding could commence…

One of my favourite weddings of 2009 in Real Life Weddings Magazine

Caroline — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:39:35 +0000

As I said in my first post, 2009 has been a great year for me. And it is lovely to see one of my favourite weddings I have photographed this year published in the fantastic Real Life Weddings Magazine.

Ruth & Euan’s garden party wedding was always destined to be relaxed and informal and lots of fun. Here is a selection of some of my personal favourites:

Photography: CandySnaps Weddings (http://www.candysnaps.co.uk)

Venue: Family garden Balfron

Ruth’s Dress: Eleganza Sposa ( http://www.eleganza.co.uk/)

Hair & Make-Up: Alexis Miller (http://www.alexismake-up.com)

Catering: The Urban Food Theatre (http://www.theurbanfoodtheatre.co.uk)

Flowers: Snapdragon Florist ( Tel: 01360 660903)

Stationary: Vicky Trainor (http://www.vickytrainor.co.uk)

Marquee: Greenfield Marquees (http://www.greenfieldmarquees.com)

You can read all about Ruth & Euan’s wedding on the Real Life Weddings magazine website!