almost forgot...

I had two pre-wedding shoots this last week as well! How could I forget? I don't have time to post any images tonight but they both went really well and we all had a right giggle! My clients get a pre-wedding shoot as part of their package and it helps them to relax and prepare for the big day! I meet so many poeple who loathe having their photo taken which makes my job very difficult! I like to take these people somewhere unusual and get them working for the camera so all their nerves have gone before the wedding! They also get to keep a huge mounted print from the day which all their guests sign at the wedding!

You can see previous pre-wedding shoot images in the 'together' gallery in my website! The pre-wedding shoot is also available to book as a session on its own as a 'couples' session!

I really am signing off now for almost 3 weeks - yeeha! If anyone needs me urgently, just ring my mobile!

Fiona Xx

So much to say....

Oops - I've not blogged for a week! I do have a valid excuse though...we are getting ready for our holidays! Hurrah - we are off to France tomorrow night. We really can't wait but getting prepared to go away is always challenging and very time consuming. There is so much that has to be put in place ready for me coming back!

Anyway, the holiday will be amazing and I will be able to relax and unwind for almost 3 weeks in the sun with Jason and 'the boy'. I am taking the camera so I will post some pictures when I get back.

So, what else has happened in a week? I met a fabulously unique couple called Caz and Igor. They want me to shoot their wedding in August this year! I could hardly refuse when they told me the plan! There is a teeny island in Loch Leven near Glencoe and they have organised a little rowing boat to take them over and get married there! It all sounded wildly romantic and so unique that I jumped at the chance! I have posted a picture of the island courtesy of Igor! The area has great significance to them both and I love when a wedding is driven by emotion and sentimentality. It makes it so much more interesting and meaningful.

There will only be 6 of us on the island for the ceremony. Caz and Igor, their Humanist minister, a musician, myself and my friend Jane who is going to be a witness! I love every random detail of this wedding and can't wait to write about it and post some images from the day!

I also got to show wedding images to my clients Lora and Stephen who got married on the 7th of July. They are just back from Italy where they had a wonderful honeymoon! They loved their images and we spent yesterday afternoon choosing the images that will be in their album! Its very exciting and nerve-wracking showing wedding images to clients because you want them to love them but worry they won't! Thankfully, my clients always love their pictures and it feels so amazing to give them back their memories!

I always put together a slideshow of images and set it to music and I love that the groom can see what the bride was doing on the morning of the wedding and vice versa! I love it when they watch the ceremony pictures and sometimes have a wee cry! I love it when they see the pictures of the speeches and it brings it all back to them -the laughs, the tears, the happiness, the joy - every emotion under the sun! I have the best job in the world!

I have chosen a handful of my favourite images from their day. Lora was so beautiful and Stephen just smiled all day. It was lovely!

Diane & Stuart

A couple of weeks ago I had the fabulous task of photographing the wedding of Diane and Stuart. They had booked me a couple of years ago for their wedding and I just knew that Diane's planning and preperation would pay off! The whole day was wonderful and they both looked so happy -depsite the very wet weather! It poured down all day but luckily I found a clump of trees in the grounds that offered shelter and a nice dry place to take their pictures!

Getting Diane out was another story; she had 4 white golf umbrellas covering her and an entourage that even Madonna would envy!

Anyway, I got some fabulous images of their day and you would never know it was wet! Diane and Stuart are such happy people and were so comfortable in front of the camera that my job was easy!

Here are some of my favourites from the day!

yum!

So, Jason surprised me with a trip to one of my favourite Glasgow restaurants tonight! He said I've been working very hard (I have!) and deserved a good nosh up! We went to An Lochan on Crow Road. It used to be called Cafe Royale and is a seafood restaurant. It really does serve the most delish food and we had a feast! I won't bore you with every crumb that I devoured but I am feeling pretty full!

Anyway, I thought I'd start compiling a list of all my favourite things, places, movies etc in case anybody had the inkling to be interested!

An Lochan is definitely one of my favourites! Food is very important in my life so I might have a few favourite restaurants to write about!

Their website is www.anlochan.co.uk/ and from there you can navigate into any of their 3 venues. They have a gorgeous hotel in Tighnabruaich (Tin-a-broo-ich for those non Scots!), their restaurant in Glasgow and a new place in Perthshire called Tormaukin.

I hope you might one day get the chance to visit one of the 3 and if you do, let me know! Like I said; I love talking food!!

Going live!!!

No, this isn't a post about that cult classic Saturday morning show starring Phil, Sarah and Gordon the Gopher! My new website has gone live this instant and I am soooo excited! Its much more fun than the last one and even has some cool music to listen to! There are some nice new features for clients and enquirers alike! Check out the 'happily ever after' page to read about my lovely couple's lives now that they have tied the knot. My 'friends' page is fabulous too and you can actually see pictures of the services that all my wonderful wedding friends provide!

So, I won't prattle on any longer because I know you are dying to have a nosey!

click on www.fionamacneill.com and enjoy!!!

Fiona Xx

Michelle & Giles

I was lucky enough to photograph a beautiful wedding in June at Cramond Kirk in Edinburgh and then Orocco Pier in South Queensferry. Michelle is very beautiful and stylish so I got lots of gorgeous pictures of her. They live in Norwich so having her wedding in Scotland was vere important to Michelle. The setting at Orocco Pier is fabulous with the Forth Bridges in the background and I know Michelle wanted these to feature in her photographs.

Here are some of my favourites from the day....try to spot the little tartan hanky that Giles slipped to Michelle in the church. I didn't know about it until today but it meant so much to Michelle that I'm really happy I caught it on camera. I also love the ones of Michelle's wee Gran! What a smile!

I hope you enjoy!

meet 'the boy'

so, this is 'the boy', he is my reason for getting up each day. He will feature a lot in this BLOG I think...a true VIP!

I take lots of pictures of him and my wonderful husband Jason, who is eternally patient and unconditionally supportive. I am so lucky!

Anyway, I know there isn't much here to read yet but keep checking back!

This gorgeous picture was taken by my dear friend Caroline Pilling based in Somerset. More about Caroline another time!

first of many - I hope!

so this is a BLOG? I'm impressed that I've finally joined the 21st century and got something as cool as a BLOG...I'm not sure if people will be interested in reading about me or my life or whatever I decide to write about but here goes...I'm Fiona and I take photographs of weddings as my job but if you've found this BLOG then you'll probably know that already! If you didn't know that then visit the site www.fionamacneill.com and hopefully you will like!

As I add more stuff to this then you'll get to know me a bit better!