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May 28, 2015August 28, 2015 by Roddy Mackay

Laura and Kevin – An Achnagairn Castle Wedding

I was delighted to be back at the beautiful Achnagairn Castle for the wedding of Laura and Kevin last month.

Achnagairn really is one of the most spectacular venues around, and with beautiful weather too it made for a fantastic wedding as Laura and Kevin took their vows in the Great Hall.

Having travelled down from Thurso for the weekend, Kevin and Laura were in party mood and made the most of the beautiful grounds at Achnagairn for their wedding accompanied by their friends, family and daughter Emily.

I’m looking forward to being back at Achnagairn next month for the wedding of Caroline and Steven!

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May 13, 2015May 13, 2015 by Roddy Mackay

Alex and Suzie – An Aultmore House Wedding

Alex and Suzie’s wedding at Aultmore House and Inverallan Church was a cracker – a fantastic wedding to go with a great story.

As well as being clients for the day Alex and Suzie are also good friends and it was a special privilege to both shoot the wedding photographs and also be there to witness them taking their vows and celebrating in style.

My recollection of the story of Alex and Suzie goes back a few years when I collected Suzie from the airport after her study abroad semester in New Zealand. She had shared a flat with my wife, Fiona and had headed off to study in NZ not long after she and her sister Cairine had both been a bridesmaid for Fiona when we were married. Anyway, Sooz came through the doors of the airport overloaded with too many bags, and a smile a mile wide. We heard the stories of life in NZ and meeting Alex, and then progress a few years later, and they’re married!

Alex and Suzie had booked Aultmore House for their wedding, an absolute gem of a venue in Nethy Bridge with beautiful views of the Cairngorm Mountains as a backdrop. They were joined in the run up to the wedding by their friends and family gathered from all over the world including friends from their time in New Zealand and Alex’s family from Minnesota.

After morning preperations at Aultmore House we made our way along to Inverallan Church in Grantown, a beautiful building and somewhere Suzi knew well from taking family holidays in the area when growing up. David Meredith married them and a beautiful and deliberate ceremony marked a real sense of celebration – I’ve never seen a couple smile so much!

We stopped off for a couple of quick photos en route back to Aultmore where we shot the group shots before guests were entertained with dancing into the marquee – a beautiful meal and a fanstastic round of speeches.

I too Suzie and Alex for a quick drive after dinner to get some shots with the two of them before we lost the last of the light and then headed back to the Marquee at Aultmore for a night full of dancing – watching Americans learn to Strip the Willow is great entertainment!

If you’d like to see the full set of images from the day you can send me an e-mail here.

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May 13, 2015May 13, 2015 by Roddy Mackay

Niall and Catherine – An Airth Castle Wedding

I was delighted when I first received an e-mail through from Niall and Catherine a while ago which said that they had intended to book me as their wedding photographer before they were even engaged – you can’t get much better than that!

They were married in Glasgow Reformed Presbyterian Church before heading out to Airth Castle for their reception with their family and friends – it may have been early April but there was bright blue skies all day!

Niall and Catherine were joined by a lot of family from the Isle of Lewis which is home for them both, but it wasn’t until they came to Glasgow that they first met – the rest is history!

We made good use of the space at Airth Castle for some group shots with their family and friends (avoiding the bright sunshine where we could!) before the wedding party headed into Airth for their reception. Niall, Catherine and I then headed out for a wander later on in the evening to make some use of the last of the evening light. It really was a beautiful day for a great couple.

If you would like to see the full set of images you can send me an e-mail here.

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May 10, 2015July 10, 2015 by Roddy Mackay

Phil and Rose – A Woodford Green Wedding

I’m in London, a fantastic city and also the place where I first seriously picked up a camera more than ten years ago.

I was delighted to capture the wedding of Phil and Rose earlier today at All Saints Church in Woodford, with the reception at the Prince Regent Hotel in Chigwell.

Just like my wedding last week, Phil is the third sibling in his family of four to get married, and I have also been privileged to shoot all three. It makes it a very special privilege and it’s great to share the day with their families.

Next up, I’m headed back home to Inverness and then I’m off to Asia for two weeks. My next wedding is in three weeks’ time in Colorado!

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April 25, 2015July 10, 2015 by Roddy Mackay

Kevin and Laura – An Achnagairn Wedding

I was at Achnagairn Castle today to shoot the wedding of Kevin and Laura, who travelled down from Caithness to host their wedding at Achnagairn.

Kevin and Laura held their entire wedding at Achnagairn, making use of the spectacular Great Hall for both their ceremony and then the party. We also did well to get to spend a lot of the day outside to make use of the beautiful grounds at Achnagairn for their photos. Here’s a sneak peek – if you’d like to know when the full set are ready to view, let me know.

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April 24, 2015 by Roddy Mackay

Mark and Diana – A Dunkeld Wedding

Diana and Mark got in touch just a few weeks before their Dunkeld wedding as they had opted to plan their wedding in a relatively short space of time – but they did a great job of it!

I had met them briefly last August when I shot the wedding of Richard and Kelly who are good friends of theirs – I was delighted when Kelly suggested they get in touch to see if I might be able to shoot the wedding for them, it’s always a privilege to be asked, but a special privilege to be back with previous clients!

Diana has family connections to Dunkeld, despite living down south, so the Cathedral was a personal choice of venue to celebrate their wedding vows. Mark was left sweating a little after Diana arrived a little later than planned – but his Best Men and Ushers did a great job of keeping him calm.

We made use of the beautiful grounds in the Cathedral for some quick group shots before the guests made their way back to Eastwood House, further along the river. Afternoon Tea had been set out and the guests had no hesitation in making the most of the beautiful gardens and river views under a clear blue sky.

We opted to spend a little time at the Cathedral for some photos before heading out up to the Bothy to get some sunset shots – another great day for a great couple!

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April 21, 2015April 21, 2015 by Roddy Mackay

A Meldrum House Wedding

Ian and Christine were married at the beginning of March with their wedding held in the beautiful Meldrum House in Aberdeenshire.

I had shot the wedding of Leanne and Rory last year who were friends of Ian and Christine’s so it was a real privilege to be asked to come and photograph their wedding at Meldrum House. It was also great to join the party with them and their guests – some new guests and some by now well known charachters to my cameras!

Being March in Scotland it was fairly windy – but we made good use of the Stables at Meldrum to get a little shelter from the wind for their group shots, before heading in to join the party.

Meldrum is a beautiful venue and has the real benefit of the original hotel building and the adjoining marquee – a great place for a wedding party – and a great party it was!

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April 11, 2015April 15, 2015 by Roddy Mackay

Alex and Suzi – An Inverallan Church Wedding

After yesterdays wedding of Niall and Catherine at Airth Castle I was delighted to have another wedding to head to – this time for Alex and Suzie at Inverallan Church followed by their reception at Aultmore House in Nethybridge.

I’m always honoured when asked to be with a couple to shoot their images for them but Alex and Suzie’s was an extra special wedding for me, they are dear friends and their page boy was none other than Ally, our son.

As I watched them take their vows I was reminded of when I picked up Suzie from the airport after she had returned from her study abroad semester in New Zealand – while there she had met a pile of new friends, including a guy from Minnesota called Alex. The rest as they say – is history!

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April 9, 2015April 14, 2015 by Roddy Mackay

Niall and Catherine – An Airth Castle Wedding

I was delighted to be with Niall and Catherine today as they took their wedding vows at Glasgow RP church with a ceremony following at Airth Castle.

Niall and Catherine first sent me an e-mail after they got engaged to tell me they had discussed having me shoot their wedding photos before they were even engaged! Needless to say I was honoured to be asked and excited to shoot something special for them.

We shot most of their photos at Airth Castle before taking a trip out after dinner to make the most of the daylight – it is great to have more time to work with now that the clocks have gone forward!

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April 8, 2015April 14, 2015 by Roddy Mackay

Aultmore House Aerial Photos

I’m prepping up for a busy couple of days with back to back weddings on Thursday of Niall and Catherine in Glasgow followed by Alex and Suzie on Friday in Aultmore House in Nethybridge.

I was at Aultmore today to shoot some aerial photographs with the help of Doug from Stratos UAS and his impressive drone kit. The possibilities for utilising drones with cameras for unique angles makes for some exciting visuals – particularly for beautiful venues like Aultmore.

If you’re interested in finding out how you can incorporate some aerial photography into an upcoming project please do get in touch – I’d be pleased to hear from you!

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