Judith & Stuart, 21 July 2012, Dalmeny Park Country House Hotel

We had a lovely day celebrating Judith and Stuarts wedding day at Dalmeny Park Country House Hotel on one of our few dry warm summers days that this year has given us. Everybody relaxed outside with their drinks and although it was difficult to keep people together for the group photographs, it made for a very relaxed and sociable occasion.

Stuart looked striking in a unique green jacket and kilt to match, and Judith looked beautiful in an A-line dress covered in a soft lace and finished with silk flower on the side of her waist. Judiths bridesmaids were lovely in long black dresses and the flower girls and page boy finished off the handsome bridal party. 

We photographed Judiths sisters wedding 2 years ago and so it was lovely to see so many familiar faces again and to see the wee ones growing up. It really is an honour to be referred and recommended and I am so pleased that Judith also asked me to photograph her wedding too. 

As usual, Bill and Charlie, the Dalmeny Park Hotel event managers were absolutely wonderful and very supportive, keeping me in the loop at all times. At this point, I would also like to mention the Classic Scottish Wedding Car company who were extremely helpful on the day too, its a pleasure to work with suppliers in the industry who go out of their way to assist each other in making everything on the wedding day run smoothly. 

Judith and Stuart, I hope that you have had a wonderful honeymoon and that you enjoy these 2 taster images  while you wait for your final images to go online. 

Sandy

www.sandrakeddiephotography.co.uk

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and yet again, the hotel's service and support were outstanding.

Kimberly & David - 29 on the Square

Kimberly got ready in a lovely relaxed atmosphere in a spacious suite in the Millenium Hotel in Glasgow, before travelling through to her ceremony at Giffnock South Parish Church. Once the ceremony was completed her and David travelled back to the city centre to finish off their celebrations in 29 on the Square.

Merchant City and its surrounding area is a wonderful setting for a city wedding. The couple walked through the square to cheers and whistles from the public who were all taking advantage of the good weather and enjoying the street cafe scene on this saturday afternoon. 29 on the Square is fabulous on the inside and the evening began with the speeches and a buffet before Kimberley and David made their way outside for a fabulous photoshoot in the merchant city at night. 

Kimberly and Davids day was filmed with a main camera and operator taking responsibility for the main events of the day while an additional operator was capturing events from a hand held "fly on the wall" perspective, making for a very interesting final edited dvd. Here are 2 short videos from their day; the first is a peek into their evening photoshoot and the second is a highlights video from their wonderful day.

EveningPhotoshoot from Sandra Keddie (Special Day Memories) on Vimeo.

KimDavid Highlights from Sandra Keddie (Special Day Memories) on Vimeo.


Congratulations Kimberly and David.

Deborah & David, Coates Memorial and The Lynnhurst

6 years of photographing weddings in Paisley and finally I got to photograph a wedding in the Thomas Coates Memorial Church. What a simply beautiful building. There can be few 19th century buildings more stimulating and exciting, or more worthy of sensitive restoration than Thomas Coats Memorial Church. The attention to detail throughout the building is astonishing and the quality of craftsmanship astounding. The "cathedral" was first opened in 1894. A revival of Gothic architecture on the grandest scale, the building, designed by Hippolyte Blanc, can seat a thousand people. 

Deborah and David had a very wet wedding day; one of the worst days in the wettest 3 months recorded in the UK since 1923! We got very few photographs outside, even our huge umbrellas were tested to the limit as the rain came in sideways! But photographs still went ahead and we made the most of every indoor opportunity and outdoor shelter. We were forced to get a bit more creative but with Deborah and David, this was easy, they were keen to participate and eager to get good images on their wedding day. This enabled us the opportunity to create some wonderful images, like this one of Deborah in the doorway of the church. 

Deborah looked stunning, and her and David made a gorgeous couple. Lets not also forget the five bridesmaids who were sensational in electric  blue, with contrasting gerbera posies and the best man and ushers who also scrubbed up really well.!! Everyone was wonderful on the day, managing to smile and laugh despite the wet and nobody allowed the  dampness to take the shine out of the day. Thank you everyone!!

Deborah and David, I hope you enjoy these images. More coming soon!!

Sandy

www.specialdaymemories.co.uk

www.sandrakeddiephotography.co.uk

Emma and Peter – St James’, Renfrew, and the Moorpark House

There are some people who, despite everything, can’t stop smiling. One of those people is Emma, and despite a broken big toe she wore those shoes and had a fantastic wedding day!! 

It was a return to some more old favourites for me, going back to St James in Renfrew and then on to the Moorpark. The Moorpark is a great wedding venue, the management have made such an effort to make the venue photogenic, and are understanding of the needs of wedding photography. Signs prompting people to park in the rear car park ensures a great venue backdrop to your wedding photographs; thank you Moorpark House!!

Emma and Peter had a fantastic day, the weather was with them and they have some beautiful photographs. Photographs were an important part of their day; they were prepared to set time aside for a photoshoot and to participate, and the results show that. A truly lovely couple, it was such a pleasure to work with you, and I hope the toe gets better while you are off in Dubai and the Maldives. Enjoy these taster images while you wait for the rest.

Sandy

www.specialdaymemories.co.uk

www.sandrakeddiephotography.co.uk

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

Kyle & Andrew, 1 June 2012

What a lovely sunny day for Kyle and Andrew when they were married in the St James Church in Paisley. 

Kyles flower girl was full of smiles and excitement on the day and gave me this wonderful opportunity for a photograph which I just couldn't resist from showing you here.

Kyle looked absolutely stunning in her dress, with her hair falling loosely around her shoulders. Her purple bridesmaid and accent colours were beautiful indoors and outside in the sunshine. 

Together Kyle and Andrew made a very handsome couple and while Andrew was not looking forward to being photographed on his wedding day he managed to relax long enough for us to get some truly wonderful photographs of them both. Thank you Andrew.

Kyle and Andrew finished their day in the Iconic Paisley Town Hall where the decorations and atmosphere in the reception room was enough to take our breath away. 

Sandy

www.specialdaymemories.co.uk

www.sandrakeddiephotography.co.uk

Scott and Katherine, Park Circus

Scott and Katherine had a lovely wedding ceremony at the Park Circus Wedding Rooms in Glasgow. It was lovely to see Scott's face lght up when Katherine walked into the ceremony room and the depth of emotion and feelings between these two people were obvious to everyone there, especially when they read their own vows which they wrote for each other. 

Park Circus is beautiful and always lends itself to stunning images inside, on the balcony, on the landing and in the conservatory. It is also within walking distance of Kelvingrove Park where we took some lovely family photos and also some great relaxed photographs of Scott and Katherine too. 

The couple finished their celebrations in a beautifully decorated private venue room at the Marriott hotel, only a 5 minute drive away. 

Scott and Katherine, please enjoy these taster images while you wait for the rest. 

Sandy

www.specialdaymemories.co.uk

www.sandrakeddiephotography.co.uk