I showed you some photos from June and Paul’s Engagement Shoot on Calton Hill a couple of weeks ago and now they are a married couple! It was a wonderful wedding at Orocco Pier Hotel in South Queensferry and here’s a look at some of my favourite images from their big day. The photographs can be seen better if you click on any one of them which opens up a larger gallery style viewer.
Orocco Pier is a well known wedding venue to
Edinburgh wedding photographers being just a short drive along the coast. It has been a couple of years since I last photographed a wedding here so it was nice to be back and capitalise on the famous Forth Bridges back drops.
The photography began at the brides home and after getting all the detail shots I did some bridal portraits with June and then a few group photographs with her bridesmaids and mother. There was a couple of showers threatening so we were unsure if the planned outdoor ceremony would have to be moved inside but as it turned out things stayed dry all day and the sun even came out for a little look, too!
On arrival at Orocco Pier the car park was full, which was something I had anticipated, so I jumped out with the main camera bag and left Diane to drive further into the village to find a parking space. Paul was inside getting his instructions from the registrar and when they’d finished I did some photos with him and his bestman and usher before heading back out onto the street for the arrival of the wedding car.
It’s a small narrow street that runs through South Queensferry so when the wedding car pulls up outside the hotel entrance it takes up most of the road. Fortunately the other motorists are very accommodating and actually seem to be glad of the opportunity to pull up and watch the arrival of the bridal party. The wedding car was a beautiful, gleaming white Daimler with plenty of room in the back for June, her two bridesmaids and mother. The driver also kindly agreed to stay around for a few minutes after the ceremony so June and Paul could get a few photos with the car as well.
The outdoor ceremony took place on Orocco’s Terrace overlooking the Firth of Forth. As usual I worked around the periphery using a combination of wide angle and telephoto lenses to get a good variety of photos. For the signing of the register the couple were seated in the little gazebo-type-thingy (not too sure if that’s its trade name!) at the front and I’d already decided to do the family group photographs here as well as the shade would ensure no one squinting into the sun.
Once the ceremony was over everyone enjoyed a drink in the sunshine that now bathed the Terrace. June and Paul took a quick ten minute break to get the photos with the wedding car and I also did a few traditional style wedding pictures in the formal gardens that sits opposite the hotel. When we went back inside the newly weds requested all the guests pop down onto Orocco Pier’s private beach for a Big Group shot with the Forth Rail Bridge behind them all while the tide was out. Two hours later and the tide was in and the area we had all been standing in had all gone.
When all the family photos were done June, Paul, bridesmaids, bestman and usher all went for a photo session along the harbour. I wanted to make good use of both bridges for back grounds and also get a nice mix of natural relaxed looking shots together with some stylish images. It will be interesting to see how the back ground scenery changes here in the not too distance future once the new Forth Road Bridge arrives. When I had got all I needed the videographer asked for a few minutes with the bridal party to set up an "everyone kicking legs in the air" and everyone running towards camera brandishing their arms wildly about and screaming a war cry at the top of their voices. I cannot imagine what that will look like on the final video but no doubt it will be awesome! ;)
Speeches were before the meal and as usual were great fun. I was back in the room a little later too as June had asked if I’d do some table shots of all the guests during coffee. Following the wedding breakfast June and the bridesmaids headed up to their hotel room as June was changing dress for the evening reception. I followed them up and once ready did a few photos with the girls both in the room and also out under the skylight in the main corridor. We were joined again by the videographer who wanted some footage of all the girls jumping up and down on the bed. I have to confess I’m not a lover of this as I was photographing a wedding a few years ago where the video guy got the girls to do this and the bed ended up collapsing and one of the bridesmaids broke her leg. Fortunately nothing untoward occurred this time and we were soon back down in the function room for the cake cutting and dancing.
We ended up with around 450 photographs from the wedding. All my couples get all the photographs on DVD at high resolution with whatever package they have opted for so it really is excellent value for money. If you are looking for more details on
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