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Fiona & Dave’s Wedding at Carberry Towers, Edinburgh

August 28th, 2010

It’s been many years since we’ve been at Carberry Tower, just outside Edinburgh and it was great to be back there… the setting is so perfect and it is looking beauitful.

 

We’ve had the privilege of knowing the gorgeous Fe for quite a while now (if I say over 10 years it makes us sound old!) and we love her to bits. She’s one of the most bubbly, genuine girls who is great fun to be around. You always know when Fe’s in charge everything will go soo well. We also love her giggle…

 

We first met Dave a few months ago and took to him so quickly (who wouldn’t). He has bucket-loads of Irish charm and a wicked sense of humour… and he’s clearly mad about Fe.

 

Fe and Dave you two are pretty special and we were so delighted you asked us to be a part of your day. We loved that nothing phased you and you just seemed to sail through your wedding day loving every minute of it – exactly as it should be.

 

Enjoy some of our highlights from your fab wedding. Looking forward to catching-up with you when you’re back.

 

A&N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fe and Dave’s wedding day  was full of special details. We loved all the details- from heart shaped stones which Fe’s friend collected on a beach in Orkney, to wooden tea-light holders hand-carved by Fe’s Dad. So much love and care was put into these details to make their guests feel special. We even have a Niels and an Alie stone so we were very chuffed. These might just make an appearance on Facebook soon..!

 

 

 

And these guys also surprised their guests with a pretty rocking first dance… everyone loved it…

 

 

 

The grounds at Carberry are beauitful so we were able to get some fab shots in the evening, a beautiful end to an awesome day…

 

 

 

 

Irene & Ian’s Wedding at The Royal Hotel, Comrie

August 25th, 2010

We love the variety of our job and we love that no two weddings are ever the same. This was a truly special wedding to be a part of…

 

Imagine your closest family and friends together in a lovely intimate hotel in Perthshire – great company, great atmosphere, great food… and getting married in the midst of it all.

 

Irene and Ian’s wedding ceremony was in the library of The Royal Hotel in Comrie and was so warm and relaxed, with a few tears and plenty of giggles. Irene and Ian put so much thought and care into their wedding and the library was scattered with photographs from their family and friends own weddings.

 

Irene and Fian thank you for letting us join you in celebrating your wedding. We loved it! You two were so relaxed, clearly so well matched and the best of friends as well as now being husband and wife!

 

Here are a few of our highlights…

 

See you soon,

 

A&N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kiren & Sandeep – Part 4 – Wedding Reception at Hopetoun House, South Queensferry

August 23rd, 2010

Wow! Here’s the final part of Kiren and Sandeep’s wedding celebrations. And what a way to end four days of awesomeness. Their wedding reception at the fabulous Hopetoun House, just outside Edinburgh. The team at Hopetoun are ace and we love working with them.

 

Kiren and Sandeep – what can we say – as with everything you guys do, you wedding reception was filled with style, elegance, beauty and countless treats and delights for your guests. We loved it and you two were just stunning as the new Mr and Mrs Dhillon. Enjoy some of our highlights from the final part of your wedding journey…

 

 

 

 

 

Kiren and Sandeep’s arrival was quite special and took their family and friends completely by surprise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our blog stalkers will know how much we love and rate the work of  Gemma and the team at  Planet Flowers. And Kiren and Sandeep’s wedding was a truly creative and visual delight for us. We loved all the detailing – from flower garlands to elephants (big and small) – the marquee looked stunning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The evening celebrations revealed Kiren and Sandeep’s own private night-club, which was hidden during dinner.   This second marquee was home to the awesome dance-floor. And with some incredible lighting it was truly rocking…

 

 

 

We loved all the details Kiren and Sandeep had planned – down to the sofas for guests to chill out on…

 

 

 

Kiren and Sandeep’s claimed the dancefloor as their own for the first dance…

 

 

 

.. and, as you’d expect from these two, the dancing was fantastic and was literally bouncing for the rest of the evening…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There was no shortage of entertainment throughout the evening, including an appearance from the superb Electricat Dance Group.

 

 

 

And towards the end of the evening Kiren and Sandeep performed their own routine from ‘Dirty Dancing’ – fantastic guys!

 

 

 

 

 

 

And then outside for some fire jugglers…

 

 

 

 

 

With a grand finale of fireworks behind the fountain at Hopetoun House Wow!

 

 

 

 

 

Kiren and Sandeep – what can we say? We have loved being a part of your four day wedding journey. It has been nothing short of spectacular and we are so privileged that you invited us be a part of it. You two were fantastic throughout and looked absolutely stunning. We hope you’re enjoying some chill time and look forward to catching-up soon and showing you all your pictures.

 

Now, about that first anniversary shoot…

 

 


Kiren & Sandeep – Part 3 – The Wedding Day

August 18th, 2010

If you’ve been following the wedding of Kiren and Sandeep, you’ll know that we’ve already posted days one, two and so now we’ve come to the wedding day…


We have never been part of a Sikh wedding before so this was a real privilege for us. It was such an amazing day – full of so much emotion and beauty – and Kiren and Sandeep both looked amazing. Not sure what the final count was Kiren, but I think possibly the girls had it?


The celebrations began for us when I (Alie) joined Kiren at 6am in the morning. Seriously impressed though as Kiren and the girls had been up since 5 and were already looking fab when I joined them. Kiren’s make-up was awesome. “G” (I’ll protect your identity for Kiren’s sake!) you were fab – truly loving your work.










Kiren leaving in her Dad’s Bentley



And her stunning bouquet (courtesy of Planet Flowers). The reds were so vibrant – loved it!




Niels joined Sandeep in Glasgow as he spent time with his family in the morning. Sandeep’s wedding outfit was absolutely stunning and the detail so exquisite.



Guests gathered outside The temple, where the wedding ceremony took place…





Sandeep arrived in style, in a Bentley, with his niece and nephews travelling in the back (it looked like lots of fun!)




Before the wedding ceremony in the temple, Sandeep’s Milne happened outside. This was where family members from both Kiren and Sandeep’s sides exchange garlands and shook hands, and embraced each other – all as a sign of the two families joining together.






The wedding ceremony itself was in the temple, where Sandeep entered first, followed thereafter by Kiren.













Kiren had some fab little people helping. Three gorgeous flower girls and three gorgeous pageboys. Well done guys.




From the Sikh temple, the wedding celebrations continued at The Radisson in Glasgow, with Kiren and Sandeep’s civil ceremony followed by a reception for all their guests. The candlelit room looked beautiful.







We had to take the opportunity to get some fab shots of these two in their amazing wedding outfits.















From the Radisson, it was then back to Kiren’s house where Sandeep had to ‘barter’ for her with her family and friends (who of course milked it just a little)




It was an emotional time as Kiren left her family house. Her brothers and cousins helped to push the car away as Kiren and Sandeep left.




Kiren and Sandeep you were a truly fantastic couple to work with throughout the whole day. Thank you for the privilege of allowing us to be a part of all your wedding celebrations and for being so fab to photograph. We hope these shots give you a great taste of your wedding day. There are so many other wonderful ones to share with you – can’t wait.


Now – wait until you see the final part of these celebrations at Hopetoun House. Utterly stunning…

Kiren & Sandeep’s Wedding Celebrations – Part 2 – Kiren’s Ladies Sangeet

August 13th, 2010

And here as promised is the second post from Kiren and Sandeep’s amazing wedding celebrations. Kiren’s Ladies Sangeet was the night before the actual wedding day and it was a great night, full of special ceremonies and lots of laughs… and of course some wicked dancing.


Here’s Kiren’s party…






The ladies had decorated the room and the colours were so vibrant – it looked fab.






At Kiren’s Ladies Sangeet the Choora (Bangle Ceremony) was performed.  Kiren’s family took it in turns to place red and white bangles on her wrist… she will wear these bangles throughout the first few weeks of marriage.










A second part of Kiren’s Choora involved the ladies tying ornaments made of silver and gold to the bangles and then attaching earrings to her. She was truly sparkling…







There was some singing at Kiren’s Ladies Sangeet and also some entertainment, which involved pretend gifts from the other side of the family. There was much giggling at the choice of ‘gifts’ from the new side of the family.






And then into the dancing. Similar to Sandeep’s party there was more dancing with the Jaggo. Although Kiren had two Jaggo’s at her party (of course!)… and the dance floor was rocking from there on in. Even Niels was spotted moving in time to the tunes…

















And so the debate is on as to which side of the family are better dancers. We’ll sit on the fence and say both pre-wedding parties were fantastic… athough just wait until you see the next post of their actual wedding day. Coming really soon…