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:-
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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.
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22 comments
Becky Young - Wow, that first shot is stunning! I love how you have incorporated the scenery into these photos, excellent job!
gabe aceves - alan, these are really beautiful. a stunning bride and those castle shots are amazing- what a location!
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!
Fotograf Warszawa - WOW! What a great place for a wedding, nice photos :) i wich i could see more wedding photos from this place
Joseph yarrow - Whoa, what a glamorous wedding Alan, you did well!! (for a WPJA member=P)
great work as usual!
Joseph yarrow - Btw Alan, your site looks great on the iPad!
Thomas Lester - What a hot couple! And wow… that location is to die for. Awesome!
Joe Sanfilippo - stunning photos!!
Paul Brown - Great images and good to see the Minister Alan is still going strong.
Tobiah tayo - Great work Alan!!!
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.
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 :)
Darko Sikman - Wow. Amazing location, great looking couple and an awesome photographer. This set is just plain stunning.
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!
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.
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!
Amy French - Beautiful photos Alan! The castle is gorgeous and you did it justice for sure.
Heather - The groom looks so debonair! Such a gorgeous location, and you captured it wonderfully.
David Queenan - Stunning location for a wedding and a great looking couple – a winning combination.
Keith - Wow
Images are fantastic !
Keith
Tom E - Excellent location for wedding photographs! I love some of the unusual angles taken for some of the posed shots, especially the dude by the pool table!
Alan - Thanks Tom – Incidentally, that shot by the pool table wasn’t posed.