Scottish Wedding Photographer Alan Hutchison Photography

They say you should never work with children or animals, and in recent weeks I’ve worked with both.

For my latest pre-wedding photoshoot, Stirling-based couple Laura and Ollie had asked me if they could bring along their dog Sam. I was more than happy to oblige (although I must admit to a little trepidation). I’d never considered myself a pet photographer, but fortunately it all worked out fine, and Sam proved to be an absolute star.

Laura and Ollie are getting married in July 2010 at Logie Kirk in Stirling and then on to Stirling Management Centre, in the grounds of Stirling University, for their wedding reception.

For their pre-wedding photographs we headed up to Bridge of Allan Reservoir on the outskirts of Stirling, a favourite dog-walking spot for the couple, and an excellent location for photography.

Although nervous at first Sam soon settled down in front of the camera and as you can see from these images, was very quickly vying to steal the limelight away from Laura and Ollie.

Of course we can’t have the Scottish countryside without a little rain, but it all turned out well and we had a wonderful photoshoot resulting in some stunning images.

A couple of weekends back I met up with Laura and Allan for their pre-wedding photoshoot.   Laura and Allan are getting married next July and have chosen Glenskirlie House as their Wedding Venue.

Glenskirlie House and Castle is a simply stunning wedding venue and is very popular with couples throughout Scotland.  Glenskirlie House and Castle can be found just off the main M80/A80 Glasgow to Stirling road at Kilsyth Road, Banknock on the A803.

Laura and Allan decided on Stirling as the backdrop for their pre-wedding photography and we decided on Stirling’s Kings Park as the initial location.

However, being in Scotland you can never be sure of the weather and it started to bucket down with rain. Of course, scottish wedding photographers are always prepared for a spot of rain, so plan B was implemented and we found a number of areas of shelter around the town in some really cool locations.

Laura and Allan handled the rain like troopers and we all agreed we ended up with some really cool shots.

Thanks for being such great sports!