Being a wedding photographer in Edinburgh is a weird and wonderful thing, It is without doubt one of the most beautiful cities in the world, with modern cosmopolitan living buzzing along right beside some of the most amazing historical buildings, all of them steeped in stories from a dark past. So here I feel lucky I have some great locations to shoot in, from Edinburgh Castle to Arthur's Seat, the modern Leith area to the back streets of the old town, all with their own character and visual impact. On occasion, photographing weddings here can be interesting/challenging/fun due to the fickle nature of the Scottish weather, as I reckon its one of the only countries in the world where you can suffer from heatstroke and hypothermia in the same day!! I've shot weddings in August that were colder and wetter than weddings in November, had snowy weddings in May, wind of up to 80mph during one wedding in the borders and horizontal rain recently at a wedding at Borthwick Castle ! But, this is all good for the character, Im comfortable with it and I think it adds to the excitement of being a Scottish photographer. I often see all these super saturated wedding images from photographers working in Cyprus and Bermuda and I think, nah! Same old sun! I'd rather be shooting on a dreich and windy day in a dark Scottish Castle than on a sunsoaked beach in the Bahamas.. Maybe thats a bit mad, but for some reason Im drawn to the romance of it, and the challenge of coming up with great images from tough conditions. As it goes, it always works out and the weather becomes part of the day, whether the element is wind, rain, snow or Sun, it becomes the fun element and I use it to my advantage to try to create great images which will be both creative and a lasting memory of your wedding in Scotland.
All that said though, Ive think I've only had a few rainy weddings this year, so Im feeling a bit shortchanged somehow! Roll on the winter then.... :-)
Take care
Sean
