This latest real wedding was submitted by Scottish Wedding Photographers, Archibald Photography. It captures the wedding of Claire & Matt, whose wedding day took place on 14 May 2010 at the majestic Oxenfoord Castle, Midlothian (outside Edinburgh), Scotland, followed by a 5 minute walk through the grounds of Oxenfoord Castle for a blessing at Cranstoun Church.
Claire wore a Pronovias wedding dress, which she bought in Northern Ireland when she went dress shopping with her Mother and Sister…
"I had tried on lots of dresses, but when I stepped out in this one my sister started to cry, (possibly because she was pregnant at the time and fed up dress shopping) but I loved the detailing on the bodice and straps, it made me feel like I was in a Jane Austin novel.
I had originally thought I’d go for something medieval in style, very plain and floaty but once I’d found 'The One' there was no turning back, I then realised it didn’t really suit the venue we originally had our eyes on (Forest Hills) so I started shopping for Castles!"
I really enjoyed looking through these wedding photographs as they are so full of wedding day smiles – all those little moments captured on camera that as a Bride and Groom you probably aren't aware of until you come to look back through the images for the first time…
Love My Dress Wedding Blog – Photography Copyright (c) 2010, Archibald Photography
Claire wore her Granny's antique pearls as her something borrowed but kept accessories down to a minimum because her dress was quite detailed. She commented "I find veils really fussy and never intended on having a tiara, the hippy in me always fancied flowers in my hair – so I went with 5 individually wired white rosebuds dotted through it."
Sisterly Love…
"As Emma (my sister and bridesmaid) lives 400 miles away and had recently given birth to her first baby (my beautiful niece Elizabeth Pearl), co-ordinating dress shopping was a bit tricky. I eventually sourced a fabric I loved for her dress, cravats, flashes, cake ribbon etc and sent her a bolt of material to do with what she wanted. Emma had found a local dress maker and had a design in mind (loosely based on the style of my dress) and I just let her go for it. I didn’t see the dress until the morning of our wedding and she looked absolutely beautiful!"
Flowers for the day were provided by Lilium of Edinburgh, who sourced a rose relatively new to the UK called “Dark Hypnose” which toned in beautifully with fabric samples that had been provided by Claire…
Matt had a kilt made for him by Howie Nicolsby at 21st Century Kilts on Thistle Street, Edinburgh; "Howie is a fantastic tailor and his banter is top drawer!"
I just ADORE these shots of the children in their little ruffled shirts!!! Beautiful! 🙂
Oxenford Castle…
The couple chose the stunning Oxenfoord Castle for their wedding as Claire had been to a wedding there some years before and loved the grounds outside with it's tree lined avenues and wide expansive fields. Claire told me "the staff at Oxenfoord were incredible, we can’t praise them highly enough, the venue manager Shona actually went above and beyond the call of duty and sewed my dress into a bustle late in the evening after my sister had given up trying to pin it up for the third time."
The interior of the venue at Oxenford Castle is quite stunning…
Tossing the bouquet!
…catching the bouquet! 🙂
Hang on, are the Gents tossing the bouquet too? 🙂 …
…caught! 🙂
Claire and Matt's first dance was 'As' by Stevie Wonder, which Claire says "at 8 minutes long is a marathon, not a sprint. But the words are truly beautiful and Stevie Wonder is a genius!"
Words of Wisdom?
"ALWAYS hire a professional photographer! ;-) On the day the little things don’t matter. You are there. He is there. You are getting married!
During the day take a few minutes to stand back and look at everyone there and how happy they are and remember that they are there because they love you and love your husband. I still remember those moments and they still make me glow! What, if anything, inspired you to style your wedding the way you did? Eg, a particular era, muse, colour, place, etc.
All in all, it was a truly magical day, full of love and laughter".
Thanks to Claire for sharing her wedding day details and special thanks to Archibald Photography for providing these lovely photographs, who Claire paid testament too when she said "the photographs really are more than we could have ever imagined for – it’s just wonderful to have images of what happened when we weren’t there or when our backs were turned…I find it hard not to cry when I look at some of them and that’s even after I‘ve seen each of them at least 100 times already!"
And THAT'S what wedding photography should be all about 🙂
Much love,
Annabel xXx
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