Lennoxlove and Lovescotland.com

Lovescotland.com specialise in creating exceptional Scottish weddings especially for same sex couples. With beautiful lochside settings, romantic castle venues and a rich history of traditions, Scotland is the perfect location for the happiest day of your lives. 

For the launch of their new website, we met at Lennoxlove, near Haddington, today to create some beautiful photographs of 2 lovely couples. Lennoxlove offers luxurious and private accommodation. The venue has 11 bedrooms for you and your guests to enjoy, blends state-of-the-art facilities with centuries old architectural features. Coupled with interior design courtesy of John Fowler of Colefax and Fowler, your very own butler's pantry and helicopter landing facilities are just some of the touches that make Lennoxlove House one of the most exclusive and unique places in which you will ever stay in Scotland.

Clickety Chicks at Harvey Nics! £14K and counting!

Action for Children organised this annual event and invited to a ladies' bingo night at Harvey Nichols in Edinburgh on 3rd February 2010. More than 170 amazing looking ladies attended the event and bid for amazing prizes, such as a Home Cooking Special - a fabulous 3 course meal for 4 people by award-winning chef Neil Forbes (Atrium Restaurant Edinburgh)

During the evening, the ladies helped raise over £14,000 for Action for Children. 

Grant Scott from Radio Forth One was moderating the evening, and he was helped by Martel Maxwell, a regular showbiz and entertainment commentator on Sky News, gmtv's Entertainment Today, This Morning and BBC Radio Scotland, during the auction and raffle later in the night. Thanks to Lisa from Action for Children who organised this event and, of course, all the staff at Harvey Nichols for a fantastic service and an amazing dinner!

Gorgeous Rameet!

We met Rameet a few years ago when she was 12 years old, entertaining 1000 people at the MELA - a multi-cultural family festival based on the traditions of the Indian sub-continent - in Glasgow. We were so impressed by this girl's performance that we had to find out more. Rameet is one of the singers and dancers of Punjabi No 1. Now, at 16 she is only too keen to pose for the camera!

Cairngorm Brewery - new marketing photographs

This was one of the hardest jobs I had to do! Taking photographs of beer in the studio. One might think it's easy to place bottles in the studio, take a few photographs... but all the reflections you have to think about from the lights and all that beer that is smiling at you...! 

Personally, I love the beer from the Cairngorm Brewery! We were fortunate to be able to sample most of them at a most recent beer tasting event. 

Here are some more information about these fabulous beverages... www.cairngormbrewery.co.uk

Pre-Wedding shoot collection of Tracy and Stef

Just thought I would upload a little collage of the photographs of this lovely couple.

Back in the studio

Just recently, I met little Declan and his mum and dad for a fab session in my studio in Bathgate. These little ones copy their parents and come up with the cutest little gestures! I am glad I captured this one at the end of the shoot. 

Very cold, but very romantic pre-wedding shoot in South Queensferry

This week is great. Yesterday, taking photographs outside with full flash setup, today, I met Tracy - my favourite make-up artist - and her fiance in South Queensferry for a pre-wedding shoot.

Even though it was very cold, Tracy and Steph braved the temperature and we create a great selection of images for the two of them!

Playday...

Today was playday... My friend Peter J Clarke, an outstanding Nature and Wildlife Photographer (website here: www.outward-vision.co.uk) wanted to have a slightly different photograph of himself. So he came up with this idea - to re-create a "James Bond" style of image he knew! So we ventured to some wasteland today, with studio flash, reflector - the lot. I was almost on the ground, kneeling in the dirt to get the horizon just at the bottom of the image, but it worked really well.

It's an amazing photograph and ever so slightly different. Photographers can work together!!

And here is what he normally looks like...

Thank you, Sheila & Malcolm!

We received another lovely testimonial from a couple who were married last year.

Nadin and Mark,

we would like to thank you both for the amazing service zou provided to us as our wedding photographers. The enjoyable engagement shoot gave us a 'taste' of what we would expect on our wedding day. The photos from our wedding day are amazing! It was a great help to have you around from the wedding morning (especially at the bride's mum's house - making sure we were all ready!), right through to the evening.

Thanks again, Sheila + Malcolm

Thanks so much, guys! We enjoyed the day as much as you did. Hope to see you soon!! XX

Can you mindread?

... maybe not, but Drew McAdam can ;-)

"As Scotland's foremost mindreader, he blends his incredible abilities with a gentle humour to produce a challenging, yet relaxing, experience for participants and spectators alike.

His MINDPLAY abilities include: reading body language, subliminal suggestion and mind-reading. These abilities are performed as demonstrations and tests in which participants are asked to concentrate on names of friends, children, pets, phone numbers, addresses, locations. He then goes on to tell them their thoughts!"

Thanks, Drew, for the mention in your newsletter... ;-)

http://mcadamnews.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/december-2009-and-into-2010/

VISIT HERE

New website: www.drewmcadam.co.uk

(Thank you Nadin, you are a worker of wonders.) Not only did she design and build the website, but she also took all the photographs – talented, or what?

An Irish Wedding at Edinburgh Castle

Marcella and Jason celebrated their wedding at the foggiest day in December 2009 in Edinburgh Castle. It was so foggy, that you couldn't see anything. Princess Street was not visible at all. Their ceremony took place in the Castle's Queen Anne building which was decorated in Christmas colours - mainly dark reds and cream colours. 

There were lots of candles which helped create a romantic atmosphere, and we have learnt that the Irish are very laid back. Jason didn't arrive at the Castle until 10 minutes prior to the ceremony, but this wasn't a problem.

There was lots of fun to be had - even during the ceremony. After the ceremony, we took some photographs in the Great Hall which is a fantastic venue for photographs. 

We were hoping to take some photographs of Marcella and Jason in front of the Castle, but as you can see, too much fog....

Congratulations to Joanne and James

Joanne and James said "I do" in a romantic ceremony in Minto Church in December 2009. Their wedding followed a Christmassy reception at the Roxburghe Hotel in Kelso in the Scottish Borders. Even though it was a freezing cold day, we managed to take some photos of them outside. 

The dinner was served in the Hotel's stunning conservatory. 

Joanne designed her amazing dress herself - a fanstastic vintage style dress with a very small train but lots of intricate details. Everything at this wedding was planned to detail. 

We wish you a fab honeymoon and wish you all the best for your future!!

Donna and Gary - a fun October wedding!

Donna and Gary were married in October 2009 in Broxburn. Their ceremony followed a reception at the North Queensferry Hotel. It was a great day and the weather was amazing too.

Donna and Gary just received their amazing Queensberry Wedding album as well as too mini albums for their parents.

Just a little summary of their wedding:

... and a happy new year!!!

Hello everybody, and welcome to 2010! Here's to another exciting year full of weddings, portrait photoshoots, fashion shoots and all sorts of exciting things in the photography world! 

Phew, the last 2 weeks have been kind of snowy (still are!!!), but we have been editing 2 weddings which took place just before Christmas. 

Marcella and Jason were married in Edinburgh Castle - on the foggiest day in December! You couldn't even see the castle! But it was an amazing wedding nevertheless - full of Christmas and wedding joy! What a great combination!

Joanne and James were married in Minto Church and had their reception in the Roxburghe Hotel in Kelso, Scottish Borders. This was another cold and foggy day, but we were there from the preparations in the morning until the first dance.

We have a number of shoots on the books already - ranging from lifestyle shoots and romantic couple shoots to weddings and baby photographs. 

Cannot wait to get the Christmas dust of my camera and get out shooting!!!

Merry Christmas!

We wish you all a lovely Christmas and a happy new year. May all your wishes for health, success, happiness, true love, lots of sales, new jobs, new friends, that hot tub, new toys or gadgets, that new car or whatever tickles your fancy come true!

We have had a wonderful year. Thank you, family, friends, clients, for all your support, your friendship, and good wishes.