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Welcome to my blog! Here you’ll find my latest work, real weddings, and advice if you’re planning your own.

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Roodlea Barn Wedding

Roodlea Barn provided the perfect rustic backdrop for Sophie-Marie and David’s autumn wedding. I had the pleasure of photographing the amazing story of love between an Austrian bride and a Scottish groom, as they celebrated their union surrounded by such a great crew of family and friends.

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Achnagairn Castle Wedding

Same sex wedding held at one of the Scottish Highland’s most beautiful wedding venues. This wedding was full of loads of laughs, energy and all things gay pride. It was such a privilege to be part of the day and blend in order to naturally capture everyone’s personalities and the authentic atmosphere of the day.

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Neidpath Castle Wedding

A very special American wedding at Neidpath Castle, Peebles, Scotland. California came to Scotland to embark on an incredible journey across the pond to celebrate the love of two incredible people. It was a real pleasure to photograph such an amazing occasion at such a historic and beautiful location.

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Candid Wedding Photography Scotland

A selection of wedding photographs showing the most natural and candid pictures from 2022. The best pictures are always the ones captured when I’m blending into the background and anticipating moments, like a laughter snipper. The majority of the images that I provide in a wedding gallery are these moments, where brides, grooms and all of their guests personalities shine.

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Cardney Steading Wedding

This feature contains the story and images from a beautifully natural wedding set within the grounds of one of Perthshire's and Scotland's finest rustic wedding venues. This joyful marriage was full of fun and emotion and was captured naturally and candidly throughout.

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Best Wedding Photographer Scotland

2021 was the busiest, craziest and most creatively rewarding year I’ve had since starting my journey as a wedding photographer almost 10 years ago. Check out this blog to take a look at the story of my year in wedding photography in Scotland. If you’re looking to get married in Scotland or elope to the highlands, this might provide you with a little inspiration.

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Woodside Lodge Scotland Elopement

Blog post featuring a beautiful elopement at Lodge on Loch Goil. Argyll, Scotland. Five star photography review and the story of an amazing couple who decided to ditch their big wedding plans and travel up from England for a special intimate celebration at one of Scotland’s most impressive wedding venues.

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Scottish Wedding Photography

A year in review by Glasgow based wedding photographer, David Grant Simpson. Check this out to view a wide range of wedding photography from small family weddings, intimate elopements in the Scottish Highlands and Islands and some big pre-covid weddings from earlier in 2020.

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