Full Day Wedding Photography in Scotland

For couples planning immersive, emotionally rich fun celebrations with space to document the full rhythm of the day.

This full day wedding photography offering is designed for couples wanting a more complete visual story — from the quieter rituals of getting ready through to dancing, celebration and the final atmosphere of the evening.

Available across Scotland in limited numbers, this collection is best suited to couples drawn to candid storytelling, editorial composition, and imagery that feels both artful and emotionally honest. My process is unobtrusive and relaxed on the day, gathering mostly candid moments and details.

Working with digital photography and optional analogue 35mm film, this approach blends documentary observation with subtle editorial direction to create imagery that feels tactile, atmospheric and authentically you.

For art-led celebrations, immersive stories & intentional gatherings

Full day wedding coverage is ideal for couples wanting their day documented as a complete narrative.

Rather than focusing only on key events, this collection creates space to capture:

  • getting ready rituals

  • emotional in-between moments

  • guest interactions

  • ceremony coverage

  • portraits

  • details and styling

  • dinner atmosphere

  • speeches

  • dancing and celebration

A full day allows the visual story to unfold more naturally, with less compression and more room for spontaneity, atmosphere, and subtle emotional detail.

This offering is often chosen by:

  • creative and camera-shy couples

  • artistic and empathetic folks who feel a little awkward about being the centre of attention

  • those creating their own rituals and ditching unhelpful traditions

  • couples planning meaningful but relaxed celebrations

  • those prioritising honest storytelling over performance

Investment

Full Day Wedding Coverage

9–10 hours coverage tailored to your schedule

Coverage is flexible depending on your plans, typically beginning with getting ready and continuing through to just after first dance.

Designed for:

  • fuller wedding timelines

  • larger intimate weddings

  • celebrations across multiple locations

  • couples wanting a more complete story of the day

Includes

  • 9–10 hours photography coverage on the day

  • schedule tailored to your day

  • up to 2 hours road trip from my Leith studio included

  • online consultation before your wedding

  • in person practice shoot and a cuppa to chat over the final timelines a few weeks before the big day, where possible

  • timeline guidance, supplier recommendations and planning support, if required

  • professionally edited imagery

  • high-resolution files

  • web-ready files

  • private online gallery

Your gallery includes:

  • one year online hosting

Optional:

  • annual gallery subscription for continued cloud backup and archive access

  • assistance designing a fine art paper album, with one round of edits from online proofs, choice of covers & engraving & delivery

Travelling beyond included distance? Happy to travel further across Scotland — simply enquire for a travel quote.

£2650 digital only

£3250 digital & 35mm/medium format film hybrid shooting all day

£4000 digital & analogue hybrid shooting as above plus 15 spread 12 inch square fine art album with choice of linen or leather cover

Booking process.

Working together begins with a decent conversation.

All enquiries start via the contact form, where you can share an outline of your project, celebration, or photography needs. From there, we arrange an initial online consultation to discuss your ideas, requirements, timing and whether the offering feels like the right fit.

Following our conversation, you will receive a tailored quote and booking fee invoice. Once accepted, your booking is secured and you will be sent a client questionnaire to gather the practical details, preferences and visual direction needed to shape the session or coverage.

For wedding and elopement photography in Edinburgh, East Lothian and across Scotland, the process becomes a little more tailored to your coverage.

Full day wedding clients are invited to meet in person where possible for a planning conversation and a short 15-minute practice portrait session to get the cringe out the way before the big day! And to get a feel for how I work, it’s more about capturing your connection and trying to ignore that I’m there. This offers a relaxed opportunity to connect before the day and helps camera-shy couples feel more comfortable being photographed. For shorter hourly or half day packages, planning is usually completed through an online consultation.

Once your wedding or elopement timeline is finalised, coverage is photographed with a documentary-led and subtly editorial approach, balancing natural storytelling with gentle direction where helpful.

After your wedding, a small selection of sneak peek images is shared within the first few days so you have something to revisit and share while the full gallery is being prepared.

Final wedding and elopement galleries are delivered within 4–6 weeks, carefully edited and presented via private online gallery.

Across all commissions, the process is designed to feel collaborative, thoughtful, and calm — creating space for authentic imagery with atmosphere, emotional depth and visual longevity.

A slower, more expansive approach

This collection is for couples who want their wedding documented with depth and breathing room.

With more time available, there is greater opportunity to capture:

  • atmosphere evolving throughout the day, those unlikely tipsy partners in crime!

  • location details

  • the changing light

  • emotional pacing and quiet moments in the buzz of it all

  • the energy shift from ceremony to celebration to paaaaarty

This is especially suited to couples drawn to documentary storytelling and editorial, candid imagery. It’s for those who love analogue aesthetics, meaningful design details and celebrations which ditch unhelpful traditions while building your own personal rituals. Photography is approached as both documentation and visual storytelling — preserving not only events but the rhythm and feeling of the day as it unfolded.

Available across Scotland

Full day wedding photography is available throughout Scotland for aligned couples. From Edinburgh and East Lothian to Glasgow city venues and little corners of Scottish Borders, Perthshire, the East Neuk of Fife and the Highlands. Travel beyond available by quote, I love a wee adventure.

Limited availability for aligned couples

A small number of full day weekend weddings are accepted each year.

This offering is reserved for celebrations that feel visually thoughtful, emotionally intentional, and aligned with my documentary-editorial approach.

A natural fit for:

  • relaxed wedding timelines

  • creative styling

  • beautiful locations

  • personal ceremonies

  • intimate but immersive celebrations

This selective approach allows every wedding to be photographed with presence, energy and creative focus.

Limited, intentionally offered

A limited number of intimate weddings and elopements are accepted each year alongside brand photography, portraiture and studio work.

This allows each commission to be approached with presence, curiosity, and creative energy — resulting in imagery that feels personal, artful, joyful and intentional

If your plans feel intimate, creative, a little unconventional, or deeply personal, this offering may be a natural fit.

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