Weddings at the Holy Rude Church Stirling – Debbie and Derek

It is not everyday that a Scottish Wedding Photographer is given the opportunity to photograph a wedding in one of the most ancient Scottish Churches still in use today.

Debbie and Derek’s Speckamp’s Wedding Ceremony was held in the magnificent Holy Rude Church in Stirling, founded in 1129 by David I and where King James VI was crowned as a child! 

Debbie and Derek’s Wedding Day started for us at Debbie’s parents house in Maddiston, Falkirk with Debbie and her bridesmaids. Debbie and her Mum were some of the most efficient wedding organisers we’ve ever seen. Every individual item of each person’s wedding attire was hung on a clothes rack in the spare room, including their under garments (even her Dad, Steven’s!), whilst the dresses were hung on picture hooks on the walls. We were reliably informed everything had been laid out like that for over six weeks. Fabulous.

Then it was off to the Holy Rude Church to meet Derek to grab some photographs of the guys.  Shortly afterwards Debbie and her entourage arrived in brilliant sunshine and strolled down the very long aisle of the splendid historic church for the wedding ceremony.

After the ceremony, we all then moved over to another historic location, Cowane’s Hospital bowling green, for some family group photos and then back into the Church for some Bridal portraits. With the bride in a gorgeous cream lace wedding dress with long veil and the bridesmaids’ coral Grecian style dresses, we were sure to capture some fantastic wedding photographs.

The wedding breakfast and celebrations were in the local Golden Lion Hotel in King Street Stirling, yet another local historic landmark.

Later that evening we were able to get some fun shots in the middle of the historic main thoroughfare of Stirling.

A beautiful wedding day with some lovely people.

Here are a few of Alan’s favourite wedding photographs from the day.