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Visit us on Facebook
Posted on September 2, 2010
Don’t forget that McBeth Photography also has a facebook fan page. It’s usually the first place to catch our updates and newest images.
We Will Rock You
Posted on August 31, 2010
All brides and grooms at the planning stage of their wedding should be checking out Rock My Wedding for inspiration.
This modern and funky site is fast becoming thee blog which no one with even the slightest interest in weddings can afford to miss. Even more reason to bookmark this site is that one of our favourite weddings of the year is going to be featured. Not sure when but rest assured we will let you know.
A wonderful 3 weeks.
Posted on August 29, 2010
It has been another busy time over the three weeks since my last update. In that time I have had the pleasure of covering three very different celebrations.
Carl & Helen
It started with the wedding of Carl and Helen at the fantastic surroundings of Dryburgh Abbey. I am embarrassed to admit that even though I have lived only about 10 mins drive from the abbey for the last 5 years I have never visited it. Its a stunning place, it’s a ruin but there is enough of it remaining to make it interesting. After the ceremony we all moved to the exquisite Roxburgh Hotel near Kelso for the reception.
The day included a surprise for Helen of having the rings delivered by Barn Owl and a surprise for all the guest of a firework display in the evening.
Carl and Helen are just the nicest folk you could meet and even sent me home with a handful of what I am told by my wife is the most delicious fudge ever made.
Raj & Rajneet
Next up was a trip to Glasgow for my first Sikh wedding. Wow, what a day. It’s so interesting to experience how different cultures go about the process of marriage. This was just a beautiful day, even the weather was stunning. Raj and Rajneet both looked amazing and the sheer spectacle of the whole day was something I will never forget. From the brilliant colours of the clothes to the fantastic bling of the Bentley, from the grandeur of Mar Hall to the deliciousness of the indian food it was just a great day and reminded me of why I love my job so much.
I won’t begin to explain what an assault on the senses an Indian wedding reception is, you have to experience it for yourself. I have never been to such a large reception which had such a feeling of family and friendship. Lovely.
Stephen & Amy
This brings me to Stephen and Amy’s wedding yesterday at The Marine Hotel and Spa in North Berwick. The structure of the day for my part was interrupted by pesky showers but this in no way dampened the spirits of the guests. There are some weddings when you just know that the band is going to have no trouble getting folk up and dancing and this was one of those weddings. Everyone was in such high spirits and all were clearly happy to be there for Amy and Stephen. I wish I had friends as good as theirs. Now, I am not really much of a crier but even I was fighting the tears during these speeches. They were really beautiful and obviously heart-felt. There were guys a lot bigger and tougher than me (yes they do exist) filling up.
The highlight of the evening for everyone was the surprise which Stephen had arranged for Amy. He and three friends made a grand entrance to the dance hall with their bagpipes skirling. The room went wild and Amy looked like the proudest wife in the world. It was just awesome.
Matteo & Sarah
Posted on August 10, 2010
Last weekend’s wedding was something pretty special. Sarah and Matteo travelled back from Italy to Sarah’s family home amongst the beautiful scenery of Teviothead. The weather was fine and Sarah’s family made a wonderful job of readying the farm for the influx of visitors from around the world.
My day began by joining some of the ladies, including the mothers of both bride and groom, at the hairdressers in the morning for the usual pampering and preening.
Then I headed to the family farm for the final preparations.
Even little Tala got in on the act and was scurrying around during the service which took place in a marquee in the garden.
Although unable to make it over to Scotland, Matteo’s grandmother didn’t miss out; she joined the celebrations via webcam from her home in Italy.
The reception tables had an almost home-made feel with menus of recycled card and a colourful lucky crane for each guest. One super touch was that Matteo and Sarah made a donation in the name of each of their dinner guests to the The Multiple Sclerosis Society.
After the speeches it was time for the Scots among the guests to show the Italian visitors what a Borders wedding is all about. I have to say they took to the céilidh dancing like they had been doing it all their lives.
Before the night was over I couldn’t resist getting Sarah and Matteo out onto the turf of her beloved Hawick Rugby Club for some shots.
What made the day so special was the lack of pomp or pretention. It was clearly a family occasion and everyone who attended was made to feel really welcome, including me.
Thank you Matteo and Sarah and we wish you a happy life together!
Jamie & Kirstie
Posted on August 1, 2010
On Friday Jamie and Kirstie’s wedding brought me to the magnificent Dundas Castle near Edinburgh. What a fantastic place to get married it is too.
The weather behaved and the whole day was really special. The happy couple chose to have a humanist ceremony and it was simply beautiful. They even had their guests singing along to Michael Jackson.
In a few days they head off on a dream honeymoon, safari in Africa (I am quite jealous).
One image to show you for now ’till Jamie and Kirstie have had a chance to view whole suite.
Raj & Rajneet
Posted on July 29, 2010
Now that they have seen the images from the pre-wedding shoot I can let the rest of you have a peek. I think it’s clear to see from the slideshow that they had a good time.
Raj & Rajneet.
Posted on July 27, 2010
Below is a small selection of images from yesterdays shoot with Raj and Rajneet. Shot in the wonderful surroundings of The University of Glasgow. Doesn’t Rajneet look absolutely stunning? Raj aint bad either. They are a lovely couple (despite both being dentists) and I am so looking forward to their wedding in about three weeks.
Slideshow
Posted on July 25, 2010
Finally managed to work out how to show video on the site. This is really just a wee test slideshow to make sure it works. It’s from Matt and Karen’s wedding earlier this year.
Matt & Karen from Craig McBeth on Vimeo.
Paul & Anjie.
Posted on July 9, 2010
Last weekend I met up with Paul and Anjie for their pre-wedding shoot in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh. The sun was shining as always in Scotland. This fun couple really got into it and you couldn’t tell that they had never done a professional photoshoot before. They were up for trying out some more unusual locations so after some time on Arthurs Seat we headed down to the cold, and frankly a little scary, Innocent railway tunnel.
Looking forward to their wedding day as it’s taking place in the beautiful Perthshire village of Killin. Can’t wait.
The First Minister,
Posted on June 27, 2010
Covered an event for Morrisons supermarkets on Wednesday where the Chief Executive was meeting with First Minister Alex Salmond at Martin Wishart’s Cook School. Was quite a good fun assignment.
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