This year has been crazy busy and i have not blogged any of my 2018 weddings yet! So to get started i am blogging my latest wedding of the wonderful Nicole and Anton who married in july 2018 at the wonderful Rosslea hall hotel.

The rosslea hall hotel is a beautiful Victorian country house set in the gorgeous village of Rhu. A stunning wedding venue with beautiful grounds overlooking the firth of Clyde near Helensburgh. A truly magical venue to host such an important day.

Nicole and Anton married at this beautiful venue in July and the weather did not disappoint! With their plans of having an out door ceremony come to life on the garden lawn they were both absolutely delighted.

Morning preparations were in full swing when I arrived with hair and make up working away on the gorgeous bridesmaids. As usual I took the beautiful wedding gown and all personal wedding items down stairs to photograph and document whilst the hustle and bustle of hair and make up work their magic making these beautiful girls picture perfect. I also photograph the gorgeous venue all dressed for the occasion.

I then moved onto photographing gorgeous Nicole, firstly having Nicole look at her gorgeous gown that she will be wearing in just a few hours and back up stairs for hair and make up. These are my favourite points of the morning to photograph.

Moving quickly on and Anton arrived with his best man and we went for a walk to capture some handsome images of these dapper men before the guests start to arrive.

Nicole and her bridesmaids had now moved into the honeymoon suit to get dressed and what a beautiful spacious room this is. The girls done a fabulous job getting Nicole into her gown and then it was time for the big reveal to dad! I love this moment and Nicole’s dad was absolutely blown away, tissues at the ready!

We have had an awesome summer this year, couples really landed lucky with the weather and Nicole and Anton were delighted to have their ceremony outside. As the guests were seated the sun shone so bright, lovely fluffy clouds emerged and Nicole stood at the top of the stairs looking absolutely radiant ready to walk down the aisle to meet her true love. Antons face lit up when he turned around and the couple were finally together ready to say their vows. With some lovely words from Nicole’s sister and some funny stories from their friend the ceremony certainly had a personal touch and echoed their love for one another.

After the ceremony we walked along to the lighthouse to capture some beautiful personal images of the newly weds, with beautiful white clouds, pure blue sky and crystal clear water this was the perfect back drop. We spent around 20 minutes before walking back for some group shots. Then a large group image of all guests on the lawn before being seated for their wedding breakfast.

After the meal we went back out to capture some more personal images of the gorgeous couple before their first dance as a married couple. Again walking down to the front looking over the firth and Clyde to do some funny images of Nicole and Anton cat walking and bumping hips and then some natural moments before I left them both to have a few minutes alone to soak in the day that has flown past us all. The first dance was beautiful as they danced and swayed surrounded by their nearest and dearest to their favourite song, the perfect way to start the evening celebrations and the perfect time for me to Finnish up for the day.

The rosslea hall hotel will hold their next wedding fair on the 28th of October 2018 and I will be there Exhibiting. This is a free event where you can meet the wedding team, see the gorgeous venue dressed and meet all the wedding suppliers on the day. It’s a fabulous afternoon and not to be missed.

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Mr and Mrs Murphy  married at the gorgeous lochside house hotel in march 2017.

Becky and paul are a wonderful couple full of love and laughter. When I first met them both for a coffee I could tell straight away that their wedding day would be special and one to remember. Moving on to their fantastic engagement shoot at Victoria park, we met up on one of the last of the autumn days of 2016. We took a walk around the park and I shot some beautiful images of them both whilst catching up and letting them get used to me snapping away. Their images turned out fantastic and Becky came up with a name for paul “model face” as he was not fond of having his picture taken however has a fantastic cheeky smile and takes a great photo even if he doesn’t like it very much.

Fast forward to their wedding day and it was Wow! They had it all, the glorious sunshine, a beautiful setting and a room full of family and friends to watch as they tied the knot. The ceremony was fantastic and led by Norrie flowers, watching Becky and paul laughing and smiling as Norrie spoke about them both was a joy to watch and to also capture some beautiful natural images. They opted for a ring warming where all there nearest and dearest had the privilege of warming their wedding bands before they said their vows. They also done the hand fasting and both parents lit candles to mark the joining of two families which I think is absolutely beautiful.

Once the ceremony was over we then headed outside to take some personal portraits of them both which they rocked, their engagement shoot paid off enormously! We walked round the grounds of the lochside and shot some beautiful images around the pond and over the beautiful bridge. We then shot the groups and then went inside for the wedding breakfast and speeches. The speeches were fabulous with beckys mum starting them off, paul had us all in tears with his amazing speech and Paul’s brother had us laughing with all of Paul’s tales he shared.

The evening went with out a hitch, Becky and paul cut their beautiful wedding cake then went on to do their first dance as husband and wife with the rest of the bridal party joining in.

They had a wonderful day and I am so privileged to have been a part of it all. The lochside house hotel is a stunning hotel with a beautiful backdrop for outdoor wedding images. I would reccomend this venue to any couples looking to marry in the Ayrshire area.

Here is a list of vendors from the day.

Second shooter; Frank McCollum                                                                                              MUA; Leigh Blaney                                                                                                                 Flowers; Florist Blooms                                                                                                       Hairdresser; Claire Mullen                                                                                                          Cake; Tilly makes cakes                                                                                                              Venue dresser; Make believe events                                                                                              Dress; bibbidi boo east kilbride                                                                                                      Kilts; Jullietes dumbarton                                                                                                   Independent Humanist; Norrie Flowers

Jenni and Cedric were married in July in what could be described as the wettest day I’ve ever seen in a july month. The rain was so heavy you can see the rain drops hitting the ground and splash back up in one of the images of Jenni arriving to the church.

Jenni went to her parents house in rhu to get ready with her gorgeous bridesmaids and as i was greeted into the family home laughter could be heard all around the house. I found the girls being pampered by having there hair and make up by the fantastic Jennifer at Jennifer Thomson hair.

Once everyone was dressed jenni made her entrance into the front room where her dad was waiting to see his little girl in her beautiful wedding gown. All i can say is there was not a dry eye in the house even i was bubbling behind the camera as her dad was filled with emotion. Jenni was an absolutely stunning bride and her dress was just perfect.

I then went over to the beautiful church in cardross which is hiding in amongst the trees in such a beautiful setting. Cedric was as calm as ever as he awaited the arrival of his beautiful jenni. Jenni braved the rain and flowed into this gorgeous church to meet her beau at the bottom of the aisle. The ceremony was absolutely beautiful and was conducted by her uncle which made this joining of families all the more special.

After the ceremony the rain decided to break and shifted away giving us just enough time to capture the lavender toss over the beautiful couple and also some portraits before we headed over to the Loch Lomond Arms Hotel. After a beautiful cocktail reception they all then headed in for an exquisite wedding breakfast and the cutting of the cake which jenni had baked herself. Cedric carried jenni into the wedding breakfast which was absolutely fantastic.

The speeches were also amazing, Jenni’s dad had prepared his speech in french for cedrics family so they could read what he was saying about the wonderful couple. Cedrcis mum then got up and said her speak in english which was a lovely touch for the family.

Before the reception we then took a walk down to Luss pier where i was able to capture some beautiful images just before the rain started again.

Mr and Mrs Henaux had such a spectacular day and i am so privileged to be able to share these beautiful images from their day.

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