Archive for February, 2010

Sneak Peek – Bridal Photography at Wedding Venue Guthrie Castle

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

My good friend Sandra Cormack of SC Makeup Artistry organised a bridal shoot at the beautiful Guthrie Castle in Angus on Wednesday with a beautiful model from Edinburgh, Emily. We had a fantastic day and I just wanted to give a sneak peak of a couple of images.  It has been a really busy couple of weeks here, we had a great response at the Overgate Wedding Show, thank you to everyone who took the time to talk to us and for all the great comments about my photography. I will be announcing the winners of the draw soon.

Without further ado, here are the images, they are more or less straight out of the camera and have not been ‘finessed’ yet. I hope you like them.

Bridal photography in Scotland - Guthrie Castle in Angus

Bride at Guthrie Castle by Angus based photographer Louise Beattie

I will be posting more images from this photography session soon so please come back and have a look.

If you would like to know more about my wedding photography services including destination weddings throughout Scotland and Europe contact me by clicking on this link or call me on +44 1241 815655.

Wedding Photography at Achnagairn House, Inverness-shire | Angus & Averil

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Angus & Averil’s Wedding

I have been a little slow in posting this as Angus and Averil were married during the summer last year. They chose to celebrate their wedding at Achnagairn House, just outside Inverness, with the ceremony held in Inverness. Along with their family and close friends they had exclusive use of the mansion for the weekend, enabling them to complete their wedding preparations in this beautiful setting.

Averil’s gorgeous pair of Gina shoes.

Gina bridal shoes photograph, wedding at Achnagairn House, Inverness

The Gina Shoes

The wedding gown chosen by Averil was stunning.

Photographer Louise Beattie's image of a bride preparing for her wedding

Brides - it always takes longer than you may think to fasten your wedding gown

Photograph of bride coming down the stairs at Achnagairn House, Inverness

Averil ready to leave Achnagairn House for the wedding ceremony in Inverness

Although Achnagairn House is licensed for weddings Angus and Averil chose to celebrate their wedding ceremony in Inverness.

Bridesmaid bouqet by wedding photographer Louise Beattie

Bridesmaid holding her bouqet, waiting for the arrival of Averil with the Father of the bride

Bride photographed leaving horse drawn carriage on arrival in Inverness for wedding ceremony

Averil arriving outside the church in Inverness

Photograph from the back of the church during a wedding in Inverness

Averil's gorgeous wedding gown

Achnagairn House, Inverness-shire

A wedding at Achnagairn House is a stunning setting for a wedding and after the family the wedding party returned to the Edwardian Mansion house to continue their celebrations. Set in 15 acres of grounds with a river, woodlands and ancient trees it is an exclusive and unique setting for a wedding.

Bride and groom photographed at their wedding, Achnagairn House

The bride and groom return to Achnagairn House to continue their wedding celebrations

During your stay at Achnagairn House, which is conveniently located near to Inverness, you have exclusive use of the mansion and grounds.

Wedding at Edwardian Mansion, Achnagairn House, by Inverness in the Highlands

Angus and Averil enjoying the grounds at Achnagairn House

Nothing can quite prepare you for the ballroom which can hold up to 160 people for an elegant sit down meal.

The stunning ballroom at Achnagairn house, photographed prepared for a wedding

Highland mansion Achnagairn House's ballroom prepared for a wedding celebration

Achnagairn's ballroom and balcony ready for the wedding celebrations

I love to photograph the details at a wedding as with so much happening on  your special day it is so easy to miss the little touches that make your day unique.

Wedding chair covers, Achnagairn House by wedding photographer

The beautifully laid out ballroom

Beautiful white chocolate cake photographed during a wedding at Achnagairn House

The amazing white chocolate cake decorated with roses

Wedding cake detail photography

I was very tempted...

There were many more images I could have included but hopefully I have given a taste of Angus and Averil’s amazing wedding at Achnagairn House. I will be adding more images to my main wedding photography website in the near future along with finishing a few more updates to the site.

If you would like to know more about my wedding photography services including destination weddings throughout Scotland and Europe contact me by clicking on this link or call me on +44 1241 815655.

Scottish Wedding at Forter Castle | Dean & Dani

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Scottish Highland Weddings

Scotland is a great place to have a wedding, there are so many beautiful castles that can be used as venues providing great settings for wedding photography. Forter Castle, set in the beautiful Glen Isla in Perthshire, is no exception and has recently been renovated. It is easily accessible from Scotland’s main airports at Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, and with helicopter transfers available it is an ideal location for destination weddings. It’s central location, with good access to Perth, Dundee and Angus also make it an ideal place for intimate highland weddings

When Dean and Dani decided to have a humanist wedding ceremony they chose to hire the castle for the weekend, sharing it with close family and friends. The celebration was held in the Forter Castle’s own chapel making it a unique wedding. The video below is a slideshow of some of the photography from the wedding and shows what a stunning setting the castle is, and as you can see they were blessed with a beautiful autumn day.

When photographing a wedding I love to tell the story of the day and you can see some of the photographs from the preparations for this wedding here.

I hope that you enjoyed the video, if you would like to find out more about my wedding photography services you can visit my website or contact me.