Sharon and Stephen, Dalmeny Park Hotel, Sunday 12 September

The choice of venue and style of ceremony is a very personal thing to a couple on their wedding day. Since the Marriage (Scotland) Act became law in 2002 you may get married at any approved place. The General Register Office for Scotland holds the list of approved places and it includes yachts, wilderness lodges and castles. A bit more accessible for us is Dalmeny Park Hotel, which we have said before is just a fantastic venue. But we will say it again, because it is.

Sharon and Stephen chose a humanist celebration, complete with a handfast, personalised vows and beautiful readings from members of their families. Then there was a champagne reception and canapes. We had a fantastic break in the weather and while the lawns were a bit soft it stayed dry and we got some truly lovely photographs of Sharon, Stephen and their bridal party. Smiles were still in place when we handed over to Charlie for the line up and the first drops of rain only started to fall after the guests were seated for the meal.

It was a very beautiful day, as I hope you can see from these images.

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Lisa & Barry, St James' Church, Renfrew, 4 September 2010

It goes without saying that timing is really quite important on a wedding day. Everyone knows the bride is allowed to be late, but the event manager at the Hotel still wants the happy couple at a certain time for the reception line. So the poor photographer sometimes gets squeezed for time, and the pressure increases. So it is just wonderful when you have a venue that has enough variety to take photographs without having to lose time travelling to another place or relocating. St James' in Renfrew has a really great garden with good range of light and backgrounds, allowing lots of different photographs to be taken in quite a small space.

Lisa got to the church right on time, the sun shone (again, what luck this year so far!) and everyone had a great time with the photographs. Barry relaxed and made a handsome groom to Lisa's beautiful bride. Then on to the Glynnhill and right on time for Harry and his team. Hope you like the preview photographs.

Sandy - Special Day Memories