It was quite a journey getting there but it was worth it. With heavy snow on the way, I booked into a B&B and set off a day early for this wedding in December 2009. It took about 7 hours to negotiate the narrow Argyll treacherous snow covered roads to reach Taynuilt. Kevin & Andrea had chosen the Ardanaiseig Hotel near Taynuilt for their winter wedding.
What a setting! Stunning in any weather, this location was simply magical for wedding photography in deep snow.
The weather was perfectly crisp, sunny and the ground was a bed of snow. This location is so beautiful and dramatic that it almost doesn’t seem real. The backdrop for photography at the Ardanaiseig Hotel was so amazing that the ceremony was performed outside despite being a snowy December day.
Andrea and Kevin wanted some dramatic photography which really showed off this most stunning of Scottish settings. Rarely have I been anywhere this spectacular and been quite this lucky with the weather. Another nice aspect of this day was that I got to shoot another Lindsay Fleming celtic dress design. I have provided all the brochure and website photography for both Lindsay Fleming’s Celtic Spirit Collection and All That Jazz collection of 1920s style wedding dresses. It was great to photograph ‘Sabina’ one of their celtic inspired creations live on a wedding day. As an added bonus, Andrea was in the lucky position of being a bride who is also a florist so she provided the gorgeous floral details on the day.
For the newlyweds it was a day never to be forgotten and it must go down as one of my favourite weddings in my career so far. Here are some of our favourites:
