A little while ago I decided to sponsor a wedding blog - Whimsical Wonderland Weddings (http://www.whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com/) and today they published a short piece about me and my business. Might be worth a read!
http://www.whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com/2011/03/trevor-wilson-silver-photography-new-www-sponsor.html
It's a nice site to look through if you are planning your wedding and looking for a bit of inspiration. Just don't book one of the other photographers listed on there or I'll be very grumpy...
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Martyn and Allyson's Wedding Photographs, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
My day started nearby at Martyn and Allyson's flat just down the road - I was invited there to capture a bit of the action in the build-up to the ceremony. The weather was very bright and the soft natural light streaming through the windows was something I hadn't really seen since last year! Sometimes you just have to use a flash but you can't ever beat natural light.
I then took a short walk up to the gardens and had time to take in the marvellous little details that they had used to complement the already beautiful Caledonian Hall. There was a very definite theme of 'travel' throughout the wedding and this evident everywhere, but in a very tasteful way. As it was spring, and they are a favourite flower of Allyson's, there were also daffodils in abundance!
There were many differences between this wedding and others, one of which was that Allyson and Martyn wanted to meet each other just before the ceremony, which I thought was lovely. I waited for Allyson with Martyn, for quite a while as she wasn't quite on time, and was able to capture the lovely moments when they first saw each other on their wedding day. This is unfortunately something I rarely have the opportunity to see as the first time the groom normally sees the bride is when she appears next to him at the beginning of the wedding ceremony. It was a very nice touch and one that I personally would love to see more often!
It was March, during a particularly protracted and bad winter, and it was very, very cold. So cold, in fact, that I was having a spot of bother operating the camera, but Martyn and Allyson were determined to have the ceremony outside and so they did. Very near to the Caledonian Hall is a small grove of very large trees that create a natural canopy and a perfect setting for an outdoor wedding and that is where the Humanist ceremony, conducted by the ever cheerful Tim Maguire (http://humanistweddingsinscotland.blogspot.com/), was held. I had a great freedom to move around the grove unnoticeably to capture different parts of the ceremony but, eventually, huddled at the end of the aisle with the other guests in an attempt to keep warm. I was going to get a little fire going but I thought it might have been a bit distracting...
Allyson and Martyn are very regular visitors to the gardens and they wanted to capture their favourite areas in their wedding photographs. On the whole my clients choose me because they don't want too many posed pictures but I am always very happy to tailor my coverage and, on this occasion, we took a stroll together around the gardens for 30 minutes or so to capture some photographs that I hope were meaningful for them. We encountered a cat, a robin and a squirrel along the way just for good measure!
Whilst they had their dinner I made full use of the on-site cafe (a photographer's dream!) before returning to cover the speeches (again, not done in the 'usual' order but hey, who cares!) and then, shortly afterwards, the ceilidh. As the vast majority of the guests weren't Scottish and had no experience of ceilidh dancing at made for some entertaining photographs!
A few things made this wedding stand out for me. They just did it the way that they wanted to. They stuck to their guns when it came to making the decision to have the ceremony outside (I see too many couples dissuaded from an outside ceremony by their venue only to be making your vows inside whilst the sun streams through the window). But most noticeably they were just such a happy couple together. They had planned their day in advance but then afterwards they just focused on having a great day.
All in all, a great venue coupled with a very happy bride and groom made both their day and mine very enjoyable indeed.
Here's a link to the post written by Tim Maguire, also about this wedding: http://humanistweddingsinscotland.blogspot.com/2011/04/allyson-martins-humanist-wedding-in.html
Friday, 25 March 2011
Reminiscing and Planning Ahead
-Ruta 40 near Cachi. NW Argentina
Fiona and I love to travel and I see my unlimited annual leave as a major perk of being self-employed! Obviously the bulk of my wedding work is done through the summer, so taking time off can be tricky, and in the past we have headed south in the winter to where it is the summer! Twice now we have visited Argentina and we have both fallen in love with it. I found these pictures today when I was having a clearout of my computer and thought I would share them with you. Even looking at them again here is making me itch to return - does anyone want to look after our dog for a month in December?!
These were all taken in 2009 and shot on film. This journey lasted a month - we flew into Buenos Aires, picked up a campervan, and drove from there on a 2000 mile round-trip to the very north-west corner of the country in the high altitudes of the Andes. The highest we managed in the van was just over 4000m but, I must confess, I didn't feel great so we didn't stay there very long!
-The village of Maimara. 2500m.
-Salt flats 40 miles west of Purmamarca.
-Recoleta Cemetary. Buenos Aires.
-Cemetary, Quebrada de las Flechas, ruta 40.
-Waiting for the bus back to Bolivia. Cafe in Humahuaca.
-Church in Cachi.
-Road to Salta.
-Foothills of the Andes Mountains (we are already at 2500m) near the Bolivian border.
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