Jo and Derek's Edinburgh Wedding

I first met Jo and Derek Drever at their flat, on a warm summer day, when they decided that they wanted to book me as their wedding photographer. After that, we organised their engagement photo shoot, which took place at their favourite pub in Edinburgh. I blogged the images from their Edinburgh engagement shoot when we had an absolutely fantastic time. After the success of their engagement shoot, I was really looking forward to photographing their wedding, which took place at the Best Western Hotel on Clermiston Road in Edinburgh.

Jo and Derek had a very personal wedding that day. Their wedding was adorned with little links to each of their lives, connecting elements of family history and their journey as a couple.

These are some of the photographs I took of their wedding.

 

 

Unfortunately, the Edinburgh weather gave us rain with light winds, so going outside for some "couple" shots really wasn't an option! Luckily, the hotel had lots of wonderful little photogenic nooks for us to adopt, giving me some of my personal favourite indoor images.  It really was a case of turning around, and seeing a totally different photographic opportunity.

From a personal perspective, I do enjoy doing the shots above - I like to think that the couple can then have a photo of one another which they could use as a desk picture at their different work places.

 Jo's flowers were pinned with a brooch featuring Maeshowe Dragon, a famous symbol of Orkney, connecting Jo's roots and heritage into the wedding.

I loved this table plan! Jo and Derek had been travelling together a few years back, and so each table represented a country they'd visited. Many of their guests were friends who travelled from across the globe to join them on their wedding day.

Derek works in I.T, and these favours for the male guests were very appropriate - old floppy disk notepads, with a pencil inscribed with Derek and Jo's name and date of their wedding, as a cool keepsake.

Jo designs and makes these gorgeous beaded favours (her online jewellery shop can be found here: http://www.coriandr.com/shop/joshighlystrung) . For her wedding, she personalised every bracelet with the initial of the lady who it was intended for. Many of the female wedding guests were touched by this thoughtful element.

 Confetti was scattered on each table, relating to each of the different table names. For example, the Netherlands had lovely little orange tulips, while the USA had red, blue and white stars.

I hope you've enjoyed viewing the photos from this wedding. Many thanks to Jo and Derek for letting me be a part of their special day.