The snow had turned to a freezing drizzle discouraging anyone from venturing outside but the amazing interior of Glenskirlie Castle meant that Mark was able to provide Kirsty and Melvin with a stunning set of images telling the story of their wedding day.  Kirsty looked gorgeous and reminded everyone of a Greek goddess – Melvin looked pretty good too!

Kirsty and Melvin met at work on a management assessment day. Kirsty told us, “Melvin was thrilled when they explained that part of the day would be role playing and replied ‘I’ll be Russell Crowe then!”.  After Melvin asking Kirsty’s father in a traditional manner, Melvin proposed to Kirsty on Christmas day.

They chose Glenskirlie because they said, “it was beautiful, the food was amazing, the staff were attentive and the honeymoon suite was stunning!”

Kirsty’s dress was by Ellis Bridals bought in Signature in Glasgow. It was the first one she tried on and she said, “When my bridesmaid shed a tear I knew it was the one for me!” Kirsty’s hair was done by Bensons in Lanark and her make up by Esther.  Melvin chose his outfit from Mackenzie Menswear, Glasgow

Kirsty wanted her flowers to tie everything in and the bridesmaids were in red so after one visit to Gifted in Carluke everything was sorted, “no hassle at all”, Kirsty told us.  Kirsty and Melvin’s cake was purchased from Marks and Spencer.

Kirsty and Melvin told us they booked “R4. The best band ever!! They did say our wedding was one of the best they had ever played – the dancefloor was jumping all night!”. The couple’s first dance was the Proclaimers ‘I want to spend my life with you!’ Kirsty told us, “It was a jolly, upbeat song and the words were relevant to us”.  They also had a magician who was incredible, Mick Magic – he kept the guests entertained during the bands break.

Kirsty told us, “My dad loved Mark’s work when he was searching the internet and then when we came to meet you both we were really impressed with how little time was going to be spent having photos taken – It was my idea of hell spending hours getting photos taken – I loved how natural Marks photos were”.

“I think my favourite picture”, Kirsty told us, “is the picture with my mum and I – we both look really happy!”

Kirsty’s niece also featured in their special day, Kirsty told us, “She played the piano to a lovely piece of music as I walked down the aisle.”

Melvin and I loved every moment but Kirsty confessed that she loved getting ready and feeling pampered in the morning.  Both Melvin and Kirsty told us they had experienced, “The Perfect Day.”

You only see the true beauty of a wedding story when you receive the final printed book and with Queensberry, we can present a wedding story in the most beautiful way possible.  Each Queensberry book is a completely unique story.

We have just delivered Becky and Godfrey’s finished wedding album to them from their beautiful day at Glenapp Castle a few months ago.  Everything about their day (and especially Becky’s Vera Wang dress!) was carefully chosen to be classy and timeless.  Their choice of the beautifully tactile ‘earth’ contemporary leather was the perfect presentation for their wedding story.

Godfrey and Becky sent us a wonderful email of thanks saying:

“It’s difficult to put into words what it means to us.  The album itself is a beautiful work of art.  The cover (indeed the whole album) is stylish but also has the classic feel of antiquity.  The layouts are exactly as we had hoped for and against the white background with the black border the prints really come to life.  We will treasure it forever.  We are so pleased that Mark was able to capture those magical moments of our day and that we are able to immortalise them in this album.  Mark must be very pleased with the final result as it shows off his talent so extremely well.”

Thank you Godfrey and Becky for your lovely words – Mark loved working with you and we hope we can stay in touch and get together when you are next in Scotland.

Read more about Becky and Godfrey’s day here.

We delivered Lynne and Paul’s leather bound wedding album to them last week and they emailed to say:

“Just a quick mail to let you know that the album arrived this morning and it is fantastic. We’re both so so pleased with it and Lynne is, as I type, on her way up to Kinross to show her mum! ….. Can we say again a massive thank you to both yourself and Mark. It’s been an absolute pleasure dealing with you guys and you’ve made everything so simple and fun, exactly what we knew we’d found when we met you. We are just so proud of the album and will be showing it off to anyone and everyone. If there’s ever anything we can do to help with recommendations, references etc then please, just let us know.”

Awww shucks!

Here’s a slideshow of their finished album:

Having received the finished book, Nicola emailed to say “So nice to see the photos we love looking the best they can and it totally tells the story of our day. Can’t wait to show it off to our friends and family.”  Here’s a peek at their finished album:

You can read the full story of their day including how they met and what suppliers they worked with here:

http://www.archibaldphotography.co.uk/blog/2009/12/20/nicola-liams-wedding-at-western-house-hotel/

They have opted for a black leather understated but fantastically timeless wedding album to display their favourite shots from their wedding day and below is the finished story of their day:

You can view their album here:

There are two photographs in my possession which are incredibly important to me.  One is my parents wedding photograph from 1970 (a relaxed image) and the other is my Nana and Papa’s wedding photograph from 1942 (a stiff, formal studio shot!).  I wish there were more – an album of the day would be incredible.

Donna

My Mum and Dad's Wedding Photograph from 1970

]]> http://www.archibaldphotography.co.uk/blog/2010/02/12/will-you-still-love-your-wedding-images-in-40-to-60-years/feed/ 1 http://www.archibaldphotography.co.uk/blog/2009/12/19/elisa-ians-wedding-at-shieldhill-castle/ http://www.archibaldphotography.co.uk/blog/2009/12/19/elisa-ians-wedding-at-shieldhill-castle/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:57:45 +0000 admin http://www.archibaldphotography.co.uk/blog/?p=666 Elisa & Ian met at work when Elisa took over Ian’s job as he got promoted. The couple were friends for a while before they started going out and both resisted for as long as they could before the inevitable happened! They were together for 10 years before they got married.

Ian proposed to Elisa in Japan on a holiday of a lifetime that the couple took to celebrate Ian’s 40th birthday. On the last day of the holiday, to Elisa’s surprise, Ian proposed. It had been a long day and they were in a restaurant sat side by side; they hadn’t eaten all day so Elisa was quite hungry. As Elisa told us “Ian kept trying to tell me something and I carried on eating saying “I’m listening, go on” but he wouldn’t say anything. Then he got impatient and said “… will you stop eating, I’m trying to tell you something!!”. I remember thinking “Oh, this had better be good” and turned to face him, then he proposed. So it was worth interrupting my dinner for!”

The couple decided early on that they wanted a really intimate wedding with immediate family only, and that they wanted to make an occasion of it for everyone. After discounting locations like New York (“too conveyor-like”) and Mexico (“too much preparation eg chest x-rays etc required!”), they decided on Scotland because they both love it. As Elisa’s parents live in Chile, they wanted somewhere with a bit of history.  They both liked the idea of splendid isolation, but needed to be reasonably near an airport to get everyone there in one piece.   In the end, they settled on Shieldhill Castle Hotel. They were greeted warmly and instantly liked the history (including alleged ghost), the setting and the owner’s dog Muttley!  As they settled on a midweek wedding, the couple virtually had the place to themselves and it was pretty much exactly as they planned it.

Wedding Photography at Shieldhill Castle, Biggar

Elisa was willing to spend up to £500 on her perfect dress but was resigned to the fact that she wouldn’t get much choice and that the dress would likely cost her much more. Then she found the “near-perfect” dress in Pronuptia at a fraction of what what she was willing to pay. As they were having a small wedding, Elisa wanted a tea length dress but one that felt like a wedding dress and not an ivory bridesmaids dress; she told us “I thought I’d be over the top in a huge meringue!”.  Flowers for the day were provided by The Flower Shop in Biggar.

Wedding Photography at Shieldhill Castle, Biggar

Wedding Photography at Shieldhill Castle, Biggar

Elisa and Ian found Archibald Photography via a Google search and instantly liked Mark’s eye for pictures. She told us “his casual yet artistic style was exactly what we wanted and we were very pleased with the service.”Elisa and Ian had us design a 14″ x 10″ magazine style album as their main album and a raspberry silk bound smaller album for family.

The best thing about Elisa & Ian’s day was the emotion you get with a small, intimate wedding. Elisa told us “there were lots of tears (of joy of course!), we didn’t stop laughing the whole day through and it felt more like the union of two families rather than just our wedding because everyone already knew how Ian and I felt about each other. We only invited mum, dad and sibling on each side and that was the best thing – no arguments about people we didn’t know, no drunken fights etc”.

Wedding Photography at Shieldhill Castle, Biggar

We asked Elisa and Ian what the funniest part of their day was and Elisa recalled “as I was walking with my dad to the chapel at the back of the hotel I realised my garter was sliding down my leg and was down by my knee. Vicki (Ian’s sister and my bridesmaid) quickly pulled it back up, but not before we got a fit of the giggles! Unfortunately Mark was in the chapel and didn’t catch it on camera but he tried!”

Here’s some more of our favourite images of their day.  Elisa and Ian were great for Mark to photograph because they were so happy they just laughed and danced all day!

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