It is usual when budgeting for a wedding to allocate a certain amount for photography. What do you do if you find the photographer you love but their prices seem out of range of your budget? What most people don’t seem to realise is that they probably can afford to have their photographs done by their favourite photographer. This guarantees that you have the record of the day that you want. You don’t have to buy the book or album until later when you have got over the wedding budget crisis. We will consider covering a couple’s wedding within their budget and allow them to select various products at a later date when they do have the funds to cover it. This a very real and sensible option that most couples don’t think about….
You spend alot of time and money making sure that every small detail is covered – trying to create that perfect day. This is why you need a good wedding photographer. In 5 years time the photographs are the way you will remember all those agonising choices, and the investment in the detail. If your photographer captures these details for you – then you’ll have them to treasure in the future. The cake, the dress, the venue, the food, the flowers, the car and the people… don’t miss your opportunity to make sure you have these memories
You may want a photographer that offers traditional wedding photography or prefer the more contemporary approach where the photographer/s captures the story of the day and have few or no posed shots. Many people actually want a mixture of both – reportage or candid shots that provide relaxed journalistic record of the whole day but also a few formal pictures of the couple and family and friends. Make sure your photographer can do both well…. Above is a shot of two sons taking a photo of their mum after her wedding ceremony. I love this shot – they had no idea I took it and the whole family loved it. Capturing moments like this is an important part of the informal and candid approach.
I am going to do a series of these posts because it was surprising to me at the Scottish Wedding Show how many couples had not really thought this through. One of the things I think is important is that you feel comfortable with your photographer/s. If you don’t feel comfortable it will show in the photos. We offer a pre wedding photoshoot to all our couples as this gives us a chance to get to know each other and to build TRUST. If you trust your photographer/s they will be able to do a better job for you. So rule number one is: spend time making the decision and pick your photographer with care after getting to know them a bit.
On the stand behind us at the Scottish Wedding Show was a lovely exhibit for The Tartan Rose Wedding Florist. It was great to meet Fiona and her sister.
What a brilliant surprise at the end of the day on Sunday when she gave me one of her bouquets. Fantastic roses. They were a bit battered by the time I got them home with all the exhibition stuff but I managed to get a few shots of them.
We survived the weekend at the Scottish Wedding Show; ) No question it was very very tiring but we got to meet some fantastic couples and heard about some really exciting wedding plans. We are now following up the contacts we made and look forward to talking to people in more detail. One thing that really struck me as we talked to the couples was how many people haven’t really thought about what they want from their photographer. we spoke alot about this with people and I’m going to do a separate blog post about that…
Some nice things people said, as well as that they really liked our work, was that they appreciated us not doing a ‘hard sell’ and that they found what we said useful in helping them decide what they wanted. I’ve put up a few pics of the stand. We didn’t go for a really corporate look because we felt it was important that people saw our photographs as they would in their own home. I would like to thank Enid Reid for providing a lovely floral arrangement for our stand. Her flower shop is in the next street to ours and her work for weddings is fantastic. We also got to meet some other Glasgow photographers, transport providers and make some useful connections for the future.
We will definitely be attending the next show as well so see you there…
Charlene and Mark relax together after their ceremony
We’ve been very busy preparing for the Scottish Wedding Show on the 19th and 20th September where we are exhibiting for the first time. Come along and see us on stand 410D. We’ve been getting all of our latest wedding albums ready in time to show and producing postcards and other goodies to give away. Looks like it’s going to be a busy weekend. I’ll report back later how we get on and will try to take a few photos too. Our wedding packages page has recently changed as we have added a new range of luxurious hand crafted albums from Booked Images. I’ll post a photo of those soon. It’s been a busy time (as always at this time of year). Hope to post some photos from our summer weddings shortly too. In the meantime I have put in one of my recent faves of Charlene and Mark who got married in Aberdeen. A beautiful day filled with laughter. This shot at the top of the page was the bride’s favourite. A lovely couple…
Hope to see you next weekend at the show. If not don’t forget to visit the website to keep up with new additions.
I have used this great presentation software for my educational consultancy work but thought it may work really well for a brief promotional show for our wedding photography work.
I think it works quite well but may depend on how fast your machine is as it includes photos…
You can see it on the prezi site large
There are many advantages to having a pre-wedding photo shoot with a couple before the wedding day.
It provides a great opportunity to get to know the couple a bit more and to see how they interact with each other and with us. Every couple is different and the way they respond to each other during the shoot gives a good idea of the kinds of shots that will work on the big day. Some couples are playful, some dreamy and romantic, some are less tactile, but most reveal just how much in love they are…
It also provides a chance to find the best angles to use with each individual and helps to make the couples feel confident that we can make them look fabulous. Most couples start out being a little bit self conscious but after an hour or so they really relax and start to enjoy being photographed.
Lynne and Graeme wedding preshoot
Doing the shoot at the venue allows us to run through the ceremony details and timings with the couple and plan where we will each be at various points to ensure that we cover the day as well as possible. We can check out the light and plan some of the formal shots… It also allows us to take shots of the venue if the weather is good in case the light or weather is bad on the day.
One of the most important things it provides is a chance to get to know each other a bit more which always makes the relationship work much better on the wedding day. We have quite a laugh during the sessions and find them invaluable to ensuring that we do our job well.
What a beautiful name for a building to get married in. I thought it would be worth writing a bit about some of the venues we have worked in. The Glasgow Winter Gardens are connected to the People’s Palace which is now a social history museum. The museum has some fantastic photographs illustrating the story of the people and city of Glasgow from 1970 to the present day. The Winter Gardens is a Victorian glasshouse filled with tropical plants, benches to sit and a cafe. As a wedding venue this is a fantastic place which, due to the windows, stays light until late in the summer months but also looks great when lit up in the evening. During the golden hour the early evening sun provides a wonderful orange glow to some of the bricks inside the building. Here is another shot taken with my lomo fisheye film camera (a favourite camera that I’ll do an entry about at a later date) that really does justice to the fabulous architecture.
We are a Glasgow based service specialising in contemporary wedding photography throughout Scotland and the UK.
Myself (Lou) and my partner (Tim) have been art photographers for many years and decided to use our experience to create a different and high quality wedding photography service. We care about recording your day in a sensitive and unique style that is appropriate to you. We base this on clear dialogue with you to ensure we fulfill your needs.
Visit our website to see a range of photo galleries which show a variety of styles, a description of our philosophy and details of our wedding packages. These packages are just a guide and we can tailor a service based on your needs and your budget. You can contact us through that website - we look forward to talking to you...
