What Makes Your Wedding Day So Special to Me
Every time I look through the lens and see you sharing your vows, exchanging a quiet moment of connection, or dancing with your friends and family, I’m reminded why I do this work. It’s not just about photography, it’s about storytelling—your story.
35mm wedding photography is not a trend!
Film aligns with how I believe weddings should be documented — gently, artfully, and with intention.
As a Scotland 35mm wedding photographer, I use film because:
It preserves emotion honestly
It brings softness to every image
It slows the day down
It creates photographs that feel timeless and soulful
Film is not about perfection.
It is about truth.
Your love story deserves that.
Why Marrying at Free Company Is the Perfect Choice for Your Non-Traditional Edinburgh Wedding
Getting married at The Free Company, Edinburgh. The perfect farmland spot just outside the city for cosy, textural, joyful, delicious and ethical celebrations. Ideal for creative couples who love working with sustainable brands and capturing authentic and non-traditional wedding moments.
Edinburgh Elopement : Kenny & Logan
Kenny & Logan’s wee wedding ceremony day features in the current issue of Tie the Knot Scotland. I photographed the day and helped hook them up with some suppliers and suggested some of their celebration trip spots.
Edinburgh Elopement : Anna & Danny
Did somebody say we need more neighbourhood elopements in Scotland? Yes, I did. An illicit Leith elopement in Edinburgh, courtesy of The Elopement Society.
Edinburgh Elopement : Sam & Dariusz
Edinburgh city centre elopement, a Humanist ceremony in a gothic courtyard followed by a pub crawl. Fancy it? I know all the best spots…The Elopement Society is a collaborative offering of bespoke elopements in Edinburgh and along the East Lothian coast.
We aren’t a traditional wedding planner business so we don’t charge the rates they do, we just offer our contacts and local knowledge with your ideal day in mind. Not all of our suppliers are based in the wedding industry, they’re all local independent creatives with a focus on working in sustainable ways.
East Lothian Elopement : Kirsty + Connor
An elopement in a secret cabin in the woods with a beach ceremony, perfect Scottish summer illicit romance and something a bit different for unique dreamers.
Kirsty and Connor’s Secret Cabin elopement was a beautiful hot sunny day last summer in East Lothian.
East Lothian Cabin Elopements
It’s the best time of year for folks toying with the idea of an illicit little private elopement day to contact us about our East Coast ideas.
Indoor or outdoor ceremonies, we’ve got the prefect private base for you to stay in while we can also help gather all your suppliers from the finest local independent businesses and creatives.
Our cabin friends tend to get fully booked over the summer months so give us a shout now to start chatting about ideas.
Wedding : Hannah & Daniel, Coulston House
Hannah and Dan had an idyllic wedding day at Colstoun, everything was just flowing and dreamy - the weather, the emotions, the happy vibes. It’s always a treat to work at Colstoun and this was a great day with good people.
Edinburgh Elopement : Kat & Simon,Summerhall
A glorious DIY wedding featuring lots of the couples’ favourite local independent suppliers. This autumnal Summerhall wedding was a fine time had by all.
Edinburgh elopement planning… but different?
We’re not a traditional wedding planner business or a wedding industry directory either, we’re a new third thing - A creative, easy to work with collaborative community who work together to create unique memorable elopements in Scotland.
Edinburgh Elopement: Holly + Rory, small-scale wedding in edinburgh city centre
Gorgeous wee wedding for the super stylish, Holly + Rory, who wed in a private garden surrounded by their nearest and dearest. A gorgeous example of how our packages (in this case our Opulent Edinburgh Package) act as the foundation of a truly personal day.
Meet The Elopement Society: The Secret Cabin
The Secret Cabin is a beautiful, bespoke-finished and dog friendly cabin for two, nestled behind woodland and within walking distance to the insanely beautiful Seacliff Beach. We caught up with host, Lorna who shares her favourite nooks and quirks of this bonnie little bolthole.
Meet The Elopement Society: Miss Mobile Disco
We caught up with Emily, aka Miss Mobile Disco to chat all things D.I.S.C.O, she even made us a funk-fuelled elopement playlist to bop along to.
Meet The Elopement Society: Celebrant Mo Ackroyd
As a Celebrant, Mo believes your day should be exactly that – YOUR day. She can help you choose the ceremony you really want and guide you with various symbolic gestures, personal vows, poems and readings to express your journey as a couple.
THANK YOU: 2022 wedding clients
As we ease into wedding season for 2023, I’d like to thank everyone I worked with on weddings and elopements last year. To all my lovely couples for trusting me to record such an important milestone, to the suppliers I worked with. Special shout out to the Scottish weather for mostly being on my side. Now booking for 2023/24. Get in touch!
Meet The Elopement Society: Ochre Botanical Studios
Ochre Botanicals are an Edinburgh-based collective of florists who cherish the wiggly and wonderful stems that nature produces and love to champion these unique floral characters in their designs.
We are delighted to have Ochre in our little black book of collaborators and are always truly wowed with what they come up with for all of our couples.
Pt 3: Emma + Jamie’s Wedding At Netherbyres House
For the final slice of our “What to expect from your Wedding Photographer” series you can expect to find out what I do after “the deed” is done.
Your couples shoot, traditional group shots and then to the speeches, the dancing and a hopefully some carbs before I leave.
MOST CURIOUS…
We are delighted to be one of only 50 UK wedding suppliers chosen to feature on the brand new Most Curious digital directory, Pact 23.
Most Curious are the go-to wedding show for the style-savvy couple and this latest digital addition to their wedding arsenal is one we’re very proud to be part of.
Pt 2: Emma + Jamie’s Wedding at Netherbyres House
The second in my series of “What to expect from your Wedding Photographer” series. This time, we’re talking about your big day.
Do you need a second photographer? How best to organise a big group shot? Oh and why you should let me know if you are planning on using confetti!