KerryAnne & Cameron, St Ninian's and Sherbrooke Castle

If I ever leave Scotland and permanently return to South Africa the one thing I will truly miss is the long, lovely light summer evenings. There is a glorious, golden quality to the light, and those few evenings a year when it just stays light forever. It almost makes up for the 6 months of total darkness!! KerryAnne and Cameron were married on the hottest day of the year (so far?) and just had such a lovely time, laughing together and smiling and so obviously enjoying their day. It shows in the images, it really does. Thank you, and please enjoy these few sample images.

Sandy

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City Centre photography

Part of my plan for this year is to extend myself and my photographic ability, and last week I spent a wonderfully creative evening out in the City Centre of Glasgow with my good friend and colleague Stephen Sinclair and our lovely model, Caroline. 

We took some amazing shots of Caroline in and around Merchant City, starting off under the arches of the City Chambers building.

Glasgow is a beautiful city, with some fantastic architecture and the evening lights only emphasise the strong lines of the stonework. Caroline's gorgeous pose looked stunning, creating very sexy lines against the dark grey stonework of the city, giving me some great fashion shots.

We also used this shoot to test some new lights and lighting techniques. Stephen who is my main video camera operator when we are filming weddings, was a great help with the video light and balancing this light with off-camera flash gave us some amazing affects. I think I have created some of my best images during winter weddings in Scotland where shooting in low light is not a choice but a necessity, but a model shoot such as this gives us a great opportunity to experiment, and that we did!

Thank you Caroline and Stephen for being part of this evening and for helping produce some great shots.

For more of my art images stay in touch on www.facebook.com/sandrakeddiephotography and to see more of Stephens film work go to my Vimeo page

Margo & Anthony - Kincaid House Hotel

Margo and Anthony celebrated their wedding at the Kincaid House Hotel on the 18th of August 2012.  Margo looked stunning in her wedding gown that fell gently onto the floor in small soft train. Anthony was so proud to have her by his side and they looked just wonderful together. 

Margo's two bridesmaids, her daughter and her niece, looked beautiful too, in their black dresses softened with cream sashes.

Their celebration was blessed with a warm and sunny day and so the guests relaxed outside in the gardens of the Kincaid House Hotel while we went about our business of taking photographs. Amy, the Event Manager was, as usual, very helpful and well organised, such a pleasure to deal with. 

We are spoilt for choice for photograph locations at this versatile venue and so it is always difficult to know which images to publish, but I hope you like the 3 images I have chosen here as a taster of their day. 

Margo and Anthony, I hope that you enjoy these few images while you wait for the rest. 

Sandy
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Laura and Alan at the Watermill

Laura and Alan chose to get married on a gorgeous bright summers day at the Watermill Hotel and were blessed with a beautiful blue sky which really helped set off the red brick of the mill in the background. The Clarks Anchor Mills in Paisley is justifiably an iconic building. A thread mill dating from the early 19th century it lay derelict and unused for many years. Thankfully it in now renovated and converted like may of the surrounding mill buildings in the area. These fantastic historic buildings now provide spaces for people to live and work in, and provide stunning architectural backdrops for photographers.

Laura and Alan were a lovely couple who really enjoyed their day and they were happy to take advantage of the lovely sunshine and spend time outside for their photographs. It was a pleasure to be a part of it and as always, the Watermill Hotel were excellent hosts with Sue moving things on swiftly and efficiently when we were done. 

Alan an Laura I hope you enjoy these 2 taster images, while you wait for the rest. 

Sandy

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David and Xu, Pollok House, 27 April 2012

David and Xu chose a lovely, mostly dry, day for their wedding at Pollok House which was a small family affair with a few close friends. Although their theme was traditionally Scottish, there was no mistaking Xu's chinese influence in the decorations tastefully placed in both the ceremony and in the dining room  

Xu arrived in style in her Rolls Royce which looked fabulous parked out in front of the grand old house, where we spent a lovely afternoon taking both formal and fun photographs. However, we didn't forget how beautiful the inside of the house can be, and so when we felt a brief spatter of rain, we went into the house to take yet more photographs. What a variety this grand old mansion offers for photography!

David and Xu, you both looked fabulous on your wedding day. I hope you enjoy these taster images while you wait for the rest. 

Sandy

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Emma & Andy 31 March 2012

Emma and Andy were married at the end of March in St Margarets Church in Johnstone and they finished off at the popular Dalmeny Park Country House Hotel. They were one of the few lucky couples to catch the unusual warm spell of weather that settled over Scotland for 2 weeks in the early spring!

This image on the right, taken by my second shooter while Andy and Emma took a moment to relax before going into their reception venue, is one of those images that truly catches the moment. A second shooter is a vital part of anyones wedding day photography, catching those candid, relaxed moments while the main photographer can go about their work of getting those main photographs that should never be missed on a special day where family and friends get together.

Emma and Andy, Enjoy these 2 taster images, the rest will be with you soon.

Sandy

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A Cold Winter Morning

The winter has been an interesting time for me to update my portfolio, experiment with my photography and extend the network of people that I work with.

Here are two images shot in the West End of Glasgow early one morning. Definitely made a dull winters day a lot more interesting. 

Elaine and Paul - St Aloysuis and the Beardmore Hotel

A mixed weather day for Elaine and Paul on the 17th of September but a very happy day nonetheless. Paul was beaming from the time that Elaine walked down the aisle looking just so beautiful. The couple truly looked so happy together.

The bridal party colours were stunning and really seemed to  light up this typically Scottish cloudy day.

Elaine and Paul took some time at the end of their meal to take a few more photos in a slightly more relaxed environment. Elaine I hope that this image under the lamp post will convince you that missing out on your after dinner coffee was well worth it.

Enjoy these 2 taster images.

Sandy

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Karen and Jon - Burnhouse

Karen looked stuning in her classical style wedding dress made of soft flowing satin that complimented her own character and grace, leaving everyone with no doubt that she was the Princess of her day. Jon too, was very smart in his full highland dress and plaid.

Both Karen and Jon really seemed to enjoy their day at Burnhouse immensely and made the most of the time that we had for photographs. The weather, although threatened rain most of the day, was kind to us, allowing us to take most of our photographs outside. Jon and Karen, we hope we contributed to making your small intimate wedding day a truly memorable occassion. 

Enjoy these 2 taster images from your day.

Sandy

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