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    If Alan was asked to define his photography it would be "Fun, modern and contemporary wedding photography shot in a relaxed photojournalism style"

    Alan's goal is to tell the story of your day in as unobtrusive a manner as possible, capturing the special moments that make your day special and will be treasured forever.

    As a member of the highly prestigious Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA), you can be assured that your wedding photography is in safe hands and you can be assured of professional results that will truly capture the essence of your day.

    On this site you can read about our latest Wedding and Portrait sessions, as well as lots of useful information for the Bride and Groom on choosing the right person for your wedding photography.

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  • Your Wedding Photographer

    Alan Hutchison is an award-winning photographer based in Scotland, and a student of the New York Institute of Photography. 

    Alan took his first photograph when he was 6 years old and was already developing his own Black and White film by the age of 11. Photography has been his passion ever since. Alan now shoots exclusively digital with Nikon Professional equipment.

    Alan is very proud to be one of only a handful of qualified WPJA members in Scotland.  Quality of membership is very strictly controlled and only around 5% of all applicants are actually invited to join.

  • Wedding Venues

    Based in Stirling, Alan can cover weddings throughout the whole of Scotland including wedding venues in: Stirling, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Alloa, Grangemouth, Dundee, Dunfermline, Perth, Aberdeen, Oban, and Inverness. All areas considered.

    Destination Weddings also considered dependent on location and dates of travel - please ask for details.

Mery and Alberto’s Highland Wedding at Eilean Donan Castle

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Posted in Weddings

Our first of seven weddings in July saw us up in the Highlands of Scotland to photograph the Wedding of Mery and Alberto at the stunning wedding venue of Eilean Donan Castle.

Mery and Alberto are both from Spain and were flying into Scotland with all their guests for the wedding, so our first meeting was just a couple of days before the wedding, when Mery popped in to the photography studio en-route to her hotel.

Mery had studied law at Glasgow University and fell in love with Scotland and its castles. When she first set eyes on Eilean Donan castle she vowed that whenever she met Mr Right, this was where they would get married.

Mery has impecable taste in selecting Scottish Castles – Eilean Donan is the perfect picture postcard castle and to most people is instantly recognisable. It’s been featured in a number of movies including the opening scenes of Highlander and the James Bond movie The World is Not Enough.

Being a very popular tourist attraction, weddings have to be performed “after hours” so the ceremony did not start until 6:30pm. The evening reception was to be held at nearby Loch Duich Hotel and it was all quite different from a typical Scottish wedding (no wedding cake, no speeches for example, and chuck in some Flamenco dancing for good measure).

I think the Spanish must be blessed with a certain beauty gene as all the guests looked extremely glamorous, and as soon as the ladies spotted a camera they would pose like experienced models. (Getting my signature style of documentary shots was a little bit of a challenge LOL).

Mery wore a stunning gown from Spain’s top fashion house, Victorio and Luchino.  On the morning of the wedding Alberto spent the day getting into a Scottish frame of mind by wearing a kilt (as did most if the male guests) and then changed into a more traditional Spanish attire for the ceremony itself.

The weather once again proved a little bit of a challenge, but it stayed dry from the ceremony and the main portrait session with the couple.

Thank you Mery and Alberto for choosing us to photograph your fabulous wedding – Morag and I thoroughly enjoyed the day.

Here are my favourite wedding photographs from the day:-

Family and friends can view the full wedding gallery on our clients page. The password to access the gallery is Mery’s full first name (i.e. what is Mery short for?)

Like what you see, want to see more? You can view our new iPad and iPhone compatible portfolio here.

Would you like to discuss you own wedding or portrait photography requirements with us? Use the Contact menu at the top of the page or contact us on 01259 210299 or 07887 835431

P.S. Eilean Donan Castle sits on Loch Duich on the road to Skye and is the home of the Clan Macrae. Last year, despite the credit crunch, the castle had one of its business years ever as Macrae’s from all around the world descended on it for Scotland’s Homecoming year.

P.P.S. Interested in having your own Highland Wedding at Eilean Donan Castle? The information is all here.   Just remember the nice photographer that told you LOL.

by Alan

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July 27, 2010 - 4:12 pm

Becky Young - Wow, that first shot is stunning! I love how you have incorporated the scenery into these photos, excellent job!

July 27, 2010 - 4:50 pm

gabe aceves - alan, these are really beautiful. a stunning bride and those castle shots are amazing- what a location!

July 27, 2010 - 5:05 pm

LaKaye Mbah - I absolutely LOVE the one by the pool table. They are a terrific couple. Your lighting during the ceremony and outside are superb!

Great work!

July 27, 2010 - 6:30 pm

Fotograf Warszawa - WOW! What a great place for a wedding, nice photos :) i wich i could see more wedding photos from this place

July 27, 2010 - 7:08 pm

Joseph yarrow - Whoa, what a glamorous wedding Alan, you did well!! (for a WPJA member=P)
great work as usual!

July 27, 2010 - 7:09 pm

Joseph yarrow - Btw Alan, your site looks great on the iPad!

July 27, 2010 - 9:27 pm

Thomas Lester - What a hot couple! And wow… that location is to die for. Awesome!

July 27, 2010 - 9:31 pm

Joe Sanfilippo - stunning photos!!

July 27, 2010 - 9:35 pm

Paul Brown - Great images and good to see the Minister Alan is still going strong.

July 27, 2010 - 9:35 pm

Tobiah tayo - Great work Alan!!!

July 27, 2010 - 9:55 pm

Alan - Yep I think there’s lots of life in the old guy yet. Deaf as a door post though LOL He was quite taken by all the Spanish girls I think.

July 27, 2010 - 10:32 pm

Lisa Novakowski - Wow, just incredible… all of it! The castle is simply amazing, and so is your lighting. Just fantastic! If you ever find yourself in need of a second shooter, I’ll get in line now :)

July 28, 2010 - 1:20 am

Darko Sikman - Wow. Amazing location, great looking couple and an awesome photographer. This set is just plain stunning.

July 28, 2010 - 4:03 am

Shari DeAngelo - I just love her head piece… Perfect on her and the location! In fact the entire wedding looks like it was stunning and beautiful. I really enjoyed these images, Alan, nice work!

July 28, 2010 - 4:54 pm

Sam Obeid - Oh wow, what an awesome opportunity to have and to shoot a wedding in a castle. I’m so jealous we don’t have real castles here in Canada, would love to shoot a wedding in one. Wonderful images Allan and congrats to the greta looking couple.

July 30, 2010 - 6:40 am

ayesha - omg. i’m so, so, insanely jealous you got to shoot there!!!!! i’ve wanted to visit this castle for years but in our three trips to the UK (and in my year in scotland) i just never have had the chance. you rocked it – the couple portraits with the castle in the background are killer, and i’m sure will be treasured by them! and what a stunning couple!

July 30, 2010 - 9:22 am

Amy French - Beautiful photos Alan! The castle is gorgeous and you did it justice for sure.

Ian and Kerri’s Wedding at Lochgreen House Hotel in Troon

Thursday, July 22, 2010 Posted in Weddings

A few weeks back we found ourselves at Lochgreen House Hotel in Troon for the wedding of Ian and Kerri. When Ian and Kerri contacted me all the way from Singapore asking if I would photograph their wedding day, I knew this was going to be a very different type of Scottish Wedding.

Ian and Kerri were only going to be in the country for a few days and had organised the entire wedding over the Internet. They had never visited the hotel or met with any of the vendors. But you would never know. With a little help from Ian’s family and friends based in Scotland, the wedding was planned to perfection.

Our Malaysian bride Kerri was the most relaxed and chilled bride and she took everything in her stride. Ian was slightly more nervous, but soon relaxed into the day and everyone had a fantastic time.

Lochgreen House makes a stunning backdrop for a wedding with views to the Isle of Arran and world famous Royal Troon Golf Club on its doorstep. Ian is a keen golfer, so I wonder what influenced the couples’ decision on wedding venue?

Friends and family flew in from all over the world making this a very multi-cultural day. We even had a Chinese Tea Ceremony on the lawn. Chinese tradition states that the happy couple must show their respects to their family by serving them tea. They will start with the oldest members of the family and then move on to siblings. Ian’s Mum was quite taken by the whole thing and looked as if she’d been a veteran of many a tea ceremony.

Ian of course made sure that Scottish traditions didn’t go unnoticed with a Piper on call to toast the bride and a bottle of Talisker Single Malt whisky on every table. Slainte mhaith! (Which for those of you calling from outside Scotland is Gaelic for “Good Health”)

Here are some of my favourite photographs from the day.  Images 2 and 4 were taking by my lovely wife and assistant photographer, Morag.  She was also responsible for the stunning lighting achieved in the last image of Ian and Kerri on the dancefloor.

Friends and family can view the full set of wedding photographs in our Clients Gallery. The password to access the gallery is Ian’s surname (all in lowercase).

Like what you see, want to see more? You can view our portfolio here.

Would you like to discuss you own wedding or portrait photography requirements with us? Use the Contact menu at the top of the page or contact us on 01259 210299 or 07887 835431

P.S. Ian is also a keen diver and photographer – you can view some of his stunning underwater camera work on Flickr

P.P.S. You may have noticed that the site has had a slight makeover – we are currently updating the site and have launched an updated portfolio section of the site. Our existing portfolio used “Flash” animation exclusively to display the images and unfortunately Flash does not work on the vast majority of mobile devices including the Apple iPhone, and I know we have a lot of users visiting the site with iPhones (and increasingly the new iPad).   The new portfolio still has the same gorgeous Flash animation, but also enables the portfolio to be viewed on an iPhone and the awesome iPad.  Check it out here!

by Alan

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July 24, 2010 - 2:20 pm

Peter Hearl - Nice work Alan, love the second from last image.

Kim and James’ Scottish Castle Wedding at Dalhousie near Edinburgh

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Posted in Weddings

The 19th of June saw us at the wonderful wedding venue of Dalhousie Castle in Bonnyrigg, near Edinburgh for the Wedding of Kim and James.

A Scottish Castle Wedding is the dream of many a bride and Dalhousie Castle certainly ticks all the boxes.  The Castle dates back to the 13th century, is steeped in Scottish history, and although it has seen a lot of changes (it was even a Boarding School at one point) it still retains its character and heritage.  Dalhousie is one of Scotland’s finest wedding venues and even has its own chapel, so it was easy to see why Kim and James selected it as their venue.

The weather that day was fabulous, so as soon as the ceremony was over everyone was out enjoying the grounds of the castle with champagne in hand.

Then it was on to the speeches and dinner – James and his groomsmen didn’t disappoint with some very entertaining tales. Then it was on to the evening ceilidh, but not before Kim and James stunned everyone with a fantastic choreographed first wedding dance to the sounds of Sergio Mendes’ “Mas Que Nada”.

So here, as usual, are some of my own personal favourite images from the day:

Family and Friends can view the full set of wedding images in our Clients Gallery – the password is James’ surname (all in lowercase).

Morag and I love to hear from visitors to our website, so please don’t be shy and feel free to leave your comments and feedback below.

Like what you see? Want to see more? – you can view our Wedding and Portrait Photography portfolio here

Looking for a Wedding Photographer? Or perhaps planning a special family portrait? We’d love to discuss your plans with you. You can contact us on 01259 210299 or 07887 835431 or use the Contact menu at the top of this web page.  We look forward to hearing from you.

P.S.  Speaking of romantic weddings fans of Braveheart may note that Edward I (aka Longshanks) stayed at Dalhousie Castle before going on to meet Sir William Wallace at the Battle of Falkirk

P.P.S. “Mas Que Nada” by Sergio Mendes is one of those songs we’ve all heard before but can never remember the title of – it has featured as the theme tune for many TV programmes and adverts including the fabulous Nike campaign for the 1998 World Cup (yes that’s where you’ve heard it before).

by Alan

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