With love from Scotland… part one

Kilts, sporrens, and the broad­est of happy smiles are lined up for you right now in this beau­ti­ful wed­ding day. Who doesn’t love a groom in a kilt… and one with a tear in his eye as he sees his bride approach the altar in church?

You’ll love this, you really really will. And I dare you not to cry just a lit­tle bit in the next five minutes!

This wed­ding was sub­mit­ted by my friend and wed­ding blog spon­sor Adam John­son of ARJ Pho­tog­ra­phy in Man­ches­ter. Andy and Bec were mar­ried at St Benedict’s church in Wom­borne with a recep­tion at Dun­sley Hall in Kin­ver. Andy’s fam­ily are Scot­tish and there were many lovely details incor­po­rated into the wed­ding to cel­e­brate the Scot­tish connection.

Bec is a stun­ning bride with a beau­ti­ful smile: there are ner­vous moments and a few tears for both bride and groom today — but when they’re together Andy and Bec just look so happy.

Nat­ural, flaw­less bridal make up and a beau­ti­ful hair acces­sory make Bec the most beau­ti­ful of brides. I love the pearls and tiny crys­tals she wears in her hair.

HM Veils spe­cialise in cre­at­ing indi­vid­ual designer hand­made wed­ding veils for the more dis­cern­ing bride: www.hmveils.co.uk

Every­thing is ready at Bec’s par­ents’ house: the dress, those gor­geous bridal shoes from Jane Shilton and even the Rolls Royce outside!

The first hint of Scot­land is the bag­piper wait­ing out­side the church. It’s touch­ing to see Bec’s nerves and wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher Adam John­son says her dad knew just how to make her smile again.

Mean­while Andy waits with the same ner­vous excite­ment as his beau­ti­ful bride is feel­ing outside…

This pho­to­graph inside the church is stun­ning. It’s great to see the grandeur of the church paid trib­ute to — such an awe inspir­ing build­ing and a fab­u­lous place to be married.

And from this point onwards it’s smiles, smiles and more smiles.

A walk through the poppy fields pro­vides some gor­geous photo opportunities

I’m going to leave you admir­ing these glo­ri­ous colours for a few hours now… and tomor­row it’ll be time for part two of this gor­geous real wedding.

Tomor­row we’ll be shar­ing more por­traits, some gig­gles with the best men in their kilts, an evening photo ses­sion with Andy and Bec, speeches, danc­ing, sky lanterns and Best Man TV.

If that’s not enough to keep you com­ing back for more, I can also promise a glimpse of what the best men wore under their kilts. And trust me — you won’t want to miss it.

Thanks, for now, to Adam John­son of Man­ches­ter based ARJ Pho­tog­ra­phy for sub­mit­ting this wed­ding day.

See you in the morning!

Claire xx