Linsay and Carlos at the Culag, Loch Lomond

What do you get if you take a girl from Inchinnan and a boy from Venezuela and make them meet in a whisky bar in Madrid? You get a fabulous wedding on the shores of Loch Lomond, filled with  family, friends and happiness, followed by an evening mix of salsa and ceilidh dancing!!

Family and friends from near and very far gathered at the Culag on a gloriously hot summers' day. Linsay's colours were vibrant and the views across Loch Lomond were stunning. The Culag is a fantastic venue for smaller weddings, especially when you have the weather that Linsay and Carlos did.

There are now visitors from Venezuela convinced that Scotland is a sub-tropical paradise (with midges of course!). Carlos and Linsay had a wonderful day, and a surprise was also in store for Carlos; Linsay's mum had bought him a small piece of Scottish land, and she presented the certificate and honorary title that accompanied it at the end of the speeches.

Arise, Lord Carlos!! It truly was a day filled with love and laughter, a joyful coming together of families and cultures.

Linsay and Carlos, it was an absolute pleasure to be part of your special day. Thank you so much, and I hope you enjoy these sample images. More soon.

Sandy

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Loch Lomond Weddings

As regular readers of this blog will know, I love Loch Lomond and the surrounding area, and I really love working at the many wonderful wedding venues that the National Park has to offer. The scenery is just stunning, a really amazing sense of atmosphere, a real sense of Scottishness, if you know what I mean. Which is why I have chosen to team up with Your Wedding at Loch Lomond, a lovely website with a great list of suppliers for all beautiful brides who want that stunning loch side view. They can be found at the link below.

Sandy

Donna & James, 12 May 2012, Luss

I am sure you have heard the song that goes "on the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond". One of the most stunning features of Paisley and Glasgow, apart from all the history, culture and architecture of those places is the access to the most amazing scenery, relatively close by. 30 minutes sees you in the some of the best countryside in Scotland, and some of the most spectacular has to be the national park area around Loch Lomond, with the imposing feature of Ben Lomond in the background. As a wedding venue a couple are spoiled for choice in this area, with a broad range of choice from the very picturesque Duck Bay Marina to the grand setting of Cameron House Hotel.

Donna and James chose the Lodge on Loch Lomond, in the picturesque village of Luss. This village is a photographers dream - if the weather holds fair!! As I have said before, think about your venue and imagine a wet weather day: is there somewhere to take photographs, where will your guests mingle, is there any intimate little corner to escape to? Because if the weather clags in, sometimes nobody is stepping outside...least of all a girl in a lacy white dress and veil!!

Fortunately it was definitely Donna and James's lucky day, their beautiful sunny wedding day in Luss was a pleasant surprise between 2 wild, wet and stormy days.  After their ceremony they were able to walk along the beach with their bridal party led by the pipes and drums of - wait for it, Drums and Roses!! (as seen on Britains got Talent). The bridal party looked so smart with the boys in grey and black and the girls in a stunning peppermint green, all set off by the stunning backdrop of the Ben and loch.

Photographs on the beach, on the pier, looking out onto Ben Lomond, on the wee wooden bridge, we managed to do a huge amount in the time available. Donna, James, please enjoy these taster images, with lots more to come.

Sandy
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Joan & Tony

Joan and Tony were blessed with a cold and clear, but sunny Scottish autumn day on Saturday when they were married in Inchinnan Church before heading off towards Loch Lomond. By the time we got to  The Culag on Loch Lomond the sun had spread its last rays across the shoulder of Ben Lomond, just begging to be photographed. What a gorgeous backdrop for a beautiful couple.

The Culag is a superb venue with stunning views both up and down the Loch and Patrick is a wonderful host. The Culag is also the refueling station for the Seaplane and we were lucky enough to be there when it flew in. An experience that provided us even more opportunities for fantastic photographs.

I am always aware of the priviledge it is, to be part of someones wedding day, but feel even more honoured when the occassion is such a small and intimate family affair. Thank you Joan and Tony, I do hope that you enjoy these 2 images as a taster while you wait for the rest.

Sandy

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Wai-la & Steven - The Cruin, Loch Lomond

What a wet and windy, but incredibly enjoyable day for Wai-la and Stephen. Starting from early in the morning where, amongst other fun and games, Stephen serenaded Wai-la with love poems and song from below her bedroom window before he was finally allowed in to the house to meet her and her family for their traditional tea ceremony.

Afterwards, we went on to The Cruin at Loch Lomond where Wai-la and Stephen had a beautiful wedding ceremony, lighting 3 candles to celebrate their union and then being showered by confetti as they walked back down the aisle.

With the weather as wild as it was, we made what we could of outside photographs but, of course, indoor photographs was the main order of the day. Thank you to Lorna and her event management team who were extremely helpful and supportive of our needs, moving furniture and tidying up after more confetti was spread across the floor!!

The couple finished with a beautiful choreographed first dance which was enjoyed and appreciated by all their guests.

Wai-la and Stephen, here are just a few of the images that I hope will capture the essence of your wonderful day.

Sandy
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