Georgina and Stephen - Summer Garden Wedding of the Year!!

Think beautiful Scottish countryside, by a lovely meandering river (complete with the occasional passing swan! *swoon*) - Golden Sunshine in abundance along with a lot of fine cuisine and wine! When I first discovered that Stephen had been a recent Masterchef contestant/finalist in Australia........my first thoughts were, lucky Georgina - being wined and dined in style each night ;-) AND I cannot WAIT until the wedding meal! :-P

Georgina and Stephen now live in the sunny land of Oz, although as so many of their friends and family are here in Scotland still, they chose to have beautiful, personal Garden Ceremony at Stephens parents home and as you will see, a better day they could not have had! (Who said a 'sundance' won't work) :-)

Both G & S had wanted natural, relaxed photos of their day - neither of them enjoyed having their 'photo taken' (lets face it.....who does really?) and as they were travelling so far, spending quality time with their guests was very important....so apart from their 'couple photos' which they definitely enjoyed!, the day was spent capturing everything as it unfolded naturally - the smiles, happy tears, twinkling eyes, dancing and lots and lots of laughter!

As I have overloaded this blog with images (it was too hard to pick!) I'll let their Gallery tell the rest of their story.............Thank you Georgina and Stephen for inviting me into your beautiful, relaxed day!

Katie and Fraser Wedding : Angie B Photography - St.Morroes Church and Balbirnie House Hotel

This year has been crazy busy with Weddings, Portraits and everything in between, so I am only now getting around to doing the Summers Wedding Blog posts....:-O (Better late than never!)

Starting off with the wonderful wedding of Katie and Fraser at St. Murroes Church - a quaint, gorgeous little chapel nestled in the Scottish countryside. This Church holds many memories and sentiment for Katie and her family, so it was her dream to be married there also :-)

I drove to the Church in rain, it stopped for a brief moment then the heavens really opened up! But it didnt put a dampener on things as all the guests arrived, smiling as if it was the best Summers day!

Due to restrictions at St.Murroes (as with some other Churches), photography coverage was not permitted during the Ceremony, this is something for Brides to be to think about when considering and booking venues etc. Coverage can sometimes be limited only, if not permitted.

 Obviously for Katie, the familiarity of this Church and personal memories for her outweighed this 'drawback' and for me I loved being able to sit down and really enjoy their ceremony with them!

After the Ceremony, it was on to Balbirnie House Hotel, a 5 star venue and multiple time winners of Best Scottish Wedding Venue and they didnt disappoint! A superb venue, with stunning grounds (although unfortunately the torrential rain prevented us from using them at all) and super friendly, helpful staff - I had a great time working with them.
Instead we used the gorgeous interior of the hotel, a StairCase to 'die for' - just wow! along with the long Gallery and Ballroom.
The night continued with laughter, dancing and general merriment, its always a joy to see these moments for me as I stand back and observe....the preparation, hard work etc has all culminated in these moments of pure joy for the happy couple (and their guests).
Again Katie and Fraser, thank you so much for inviting me into your big day.

Dylan and Kaiden : Lifestyle and Cake Smash Session

WARNING: Two Seriously Cute Little Lads Below! :-)

Karen had contacted me previously in the year to enquire about a Cake Smash when her son turned one and as I like to provide a variety of images for clients I suggested completing half of their Session at an outside location with the other half saved for us to get messy and eat cake! (Cant be bad? ;-) )

When I arrived I was greeted by Kaiden (the eldest of the brothers) who was more than happy to welcome me and show me around, telling me all about his friends and nursery. I find this initial meeting period very important to get down on the childrens level and let them know Im interested in 'them' and not just taking photos of them. After 5 minutes of play or chat, we become 'friends' (hopefully!) and the session can provide much more natural images because the children do feel more comfortable and natural. I give them free rein (to a certain extent) lol.

We all walked a short distance (Kaiden led the way!) from their house in Birnam to a woodland park - the boys play at regularly, again familiar locations can be great for allowing me to get kids to show me whats what and feel like the boss for a while! (What child doesnt want to me the boss at least for a little while)

After a good run around (for me and the kids!) we were all ready for a rest and.....Cake! And this was the best CupCake two little "Supermen" could have asked for.
I actually offer 'Cake Smash Sessions' for 1st AND 2nd Birthdays, as often I find the youngers ones can be a little relunctant to dig right in...needing a little persuasion from myself or parents starting to dig away! Although I knew that Dylan's older brother would be involved in Sessions meaning that I knew he would follow lead from his big bro but none of this was necessary. Dylan delved RIGHT in, really enjoyed himself revelling in being allowed to make a complete mess of him AND his brother, and I can say for myself - it was one YUMMY cake! I really had such an enjoyable afternoon with Mum and her boys - I drove home with a big smile on my face, hopefully they had such a smile when they viewed their Gallery for the first time (fingers crossed) :-)


Doesn't matter how many years I do this, Im still on tiptoes til I hear my clients are happy with their images meaning my vision was what they were looking for. Photography after all is Art, its subjective and as much as I prepare and explain to my clients my style and my Sessions - you never really know if your visions are parallel until they have viewed them. I like to think its a mixture of my vision, informal yet professional work ethic, quirky (some might say dippy) nature that keeps clients happy with their experience with me and returning. (BIG THANK YOU TO YOU ALL THAT DO BY THE WAY!) :-) - Much Love!