Photos I love: Merchant City, Glasgow, April 2012

It was forecast to be sunshine but on the day I took this, it was overcast.

The day in question, was Chris and Jon's wedding at the Old Fruitmarket at Candleriggs in Glasgow.

The photograph shows the blossoms on the tree, partly obscuring the view of the Ramshorn Theatre. It's not the ideal angle, looking up at the sky. I imagine a lot of people might have pointed the camera down a bit more, and squared off the angles and perspectives. But it's a photo that I liked in my collection.

There's no detail in the sky, but then, when it's overcast with white cloud, there never is.

I think I love this photograph because of all the gentle tones in it. The soft tint of pink in the blossoms, and the soft fawn colour of the Ramshorn Theatre sandstone, coupled with the white cloud. It's a quintessentially natural scene of a Scottish spring time, it is as it is - simple, uncomplicated, clean.

All this in the middle of a city, a bustling, thriving city shaking off the shackles of a mean reputation. I think this shows Glasgow as it really is - not as it's perceived to be through stereotypes and fear.

Turquoise, Twigs and Beer : Steph and Tom's Woodland themed wedding

I'm really pleased today, to be able to share some photos from Tom and Steph's wedding in September last year. For those of you not aware, Tom is the genius behind my logo design. So I was over the moon when I was able to give him and Steph my photography skills at his wedding.

Tom and Steph got married at West, the brewery in Glasgow. Theirs was a very personalised wedding - they decided early on that they wanted to have a turquoise theme, and as a pair of self-confessed nature geeks, they wanted a natural theme running through their wedding.

Tom and Steph were also keen to make it a day which was very much all about them. Tom designed the invites (below), and they chose West as their venue, which as well as being next to Glasgow Green where we went for the photos, suited them as a brewery and a restaurant. They also decided not to do things that they felt weren't reflective of them: the meal was a very relaxed barbeque, with no formal place sittings; they didn't have a first dance or speeches. Steph added some handcrafted items, she made gorgeous birds and bunting to decorate their wedding with. The cake, which was frankly amazing, was designed to reflect their theme, and based on their wedding invites. I was also thrilled that Steph had her dress made by fantastic Glasgow based wedding dress designer, Flossy and Dossy.
 

Photographing this wedding was an absolute pleasure - it really had so many things that as a photographer, excited my photographic senses! Congratulations to Tom and Steph, and thanks very much for letting me be a part of your big day. I'd also like to say a big thanks to Zoe Campbell, who was my sharp-eyed second shooter on the day.

Amanda and Stuart's Vegas themed wedding party

Recently, Amanda and her fiance Stuart decided to get married in Las Vegas. As a result, not all of their friends and family were able to make it over to help them celebrate. So they had a post-wedding party with a Vegas theme in Kirkintilloch, near Glasgow. They hired me to take some photos.

It was a slightly different set up from most weddings, this was more of an evening party than a full-on formal wedding. Amanda and Stuart hired a mini casino for the spare room to help entertain guests when they weren't enjoying dancing the night away. The function room was decorated with an Elvis cutout, and the prerequisite Vegas sign, to help get their guests in the mood for some casino fun.

Congratulations to Stuart and Amanda on their wedding, and wishing them the best of luck for their future together!