Faye and Colin at Norwood Hall on the 18th December 2011

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  Faye and Colin live in Dubai and Faye definitely wanted snow on her wedding day! I'm not sure how she worked it out but...... the day before was grey and murky,  darkness arrived and when we all woke up next morning snow had magically appeared!  Norwood Hall was coated in white!  And then it conveniently disappeared the next day....perfect! It was a great wedding and a great day.  Norwood looked as elegant as always and provided a marvelous setting to the day's celebrations. Family and friends were all gathered there, the fires were lit, the flowers were festive and the … [Read more...]

Experimental Video with Horse on the Beach

Have a look at my video of the beach dress trash. … [Read more...]

Aberdeen Wedding Photography: Come see us at the largest Wedding Show in the North of Scotland

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Happy New Year!  After a busy holiday period we are now getting ready for our biggest wedding show of the year! Your Wedding Exhibition is being held on the 14th & 15th January at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. We will be on stand B4 with a selection of our albums for you to look at so come and say hello!  You will see our collaboration of styles between classic wedding poses and contemporary artistic images.  We are also going to run a competition over the weekend so don't forget to pick up a flyer.   2012 is filling up and  2013 is also starting to … [Read more...]

The end of the year 2011 by David

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As the end of the year comes we all start to look back at 2011.  This has been a great year for me both personally and professionally. I joined Janie Barclay Photography at the beginning of the wedding season. With several year's photographic experience under my belt  this unexpected opportunity arose totally out of the blue and really excited me - talk about fate! We have had such an amazing season and I have loved every minute. The things that really sticks out in my mind is the super people I have met..... first and foremost the brides.   Each and every one has been really lovely.  … [Read more...]

Norwood Hall Photo Shoot with Isabelle Randal Dresses and Modelz UK

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We had such a fantastic day on Sunday at Norwood Hall Hotel in Aberdeen. This is a beautiful Scottish venue for a wedding. They could not have been kinder or more helpful to us all day -  nothing was too much trouble. The hotel looked it's best with gorgeous Christmas decorations and cosy open fires. They kept us supplied with delicious trays of  sandwiches and drinks and all the staff entered into the spirit of the ocassion with great enthusiasm. It was such fun. I think we even recruited a new model!! Isabelle Randall brought along her gorgeous dresses. This was her Siam collection. Our … [Read more...]

Wedding Exhibitions – The first of 2012!

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I thought it would be a good idea to let you know when and where I will be exhibiting at the beginning of next year. It's going to a busy and exciting year so I am getting prepared! I hope hundreds of you will come and see me and have a look at my work! Saturday 7th January 2012 Norwood Hall Hotel  Wedding Fayre, Aberdeen   12pm - 4pm Saturday and Sunday 14th and 15th January 2012 YWE Your Wedding Exhibition at the AECC Aberdeen from 10am to 5pm each day with two fashion shows twice daily at 12noon and 3pm. Sunday 19th February 2012 New Inn Hotel, Ellon  11am - 4pm Ideas in … [Read more...]

Laurie and David’s wedding at Maryculter House Hotel

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    Maryculter House  was the venue for the wedding this summer of Laurie and David. It was the perfect day. I love the history of these old Scottish houses around Aberdeen. Maryculter House was founded on the site where the Knights Templar built a chapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary in about 1227. The ruins of this Chapel can be seen in the old kirkyard next to the hotel where we always go to take photos. When it was built the chapel was a sophisticated, refined Gothic structure but there is now only a fragment left and the only architectural feature that we … [Read more...]

Emma and Shaun at Thainstone House Hotel

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The 1st of July was Emma and Shaun's big day. They chose to get married in Thainstone House Hotel. This is one of my favourite hotels in rural Aberdeenshire - a beautiful old Palladian Mansion situated between Aberdeen and Inverurie - full of charm and warmth and friendly, helpful staff. It's history is interesting -  in the 18th Century, the Jacobites put Thainstone to torch. It's owner James Wilson of Thainstone escaped the fire and fled to America where he later put his name to the American Declaration of Independence. In the 19th Century it was redesigned by Archibald Simpson, the … [Read more...]

Lochnagar and Cuidhe Crom

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I was looking at this photo thinking it could be a photograph of the surface of the moon, or maybe the end of the world?  Looks pretty bleak, and it was so cold. My two sons David and Jamie decided to have a go at climbing Lochnagar so I thought I'd go with them. Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would be so extreme. We didn't get to the top in the end of because of the ice and wind, but we did get to the top of a mountain beside it called Cuidhe Crom a Murdo. The first two photos below are me just about to reach the cairn on the top. Luckily for me the boys decided not to go on. The … [Read more...]

James and Craig’s Wedding Album – The Town House and Rox Hotel, Aberdeen

James and Craig's wedding was memorable enough, but the fun we had afterwards creating their 'masterpiece of an album' topped even that! We eventually decided to call it a day when we got to 80 pages! I am very happy to say they were delighted with it (and so was I!) and this is what they said: Hi Janie! Well, we got home on Saturday after being at yours and opened our album! WOW! We are SO chuffed with it....the time we took to get it just right was well worth it! It looks so amazing, even better than expected!! It has captured all our memories perfectly from our big day! So thanks again … [Read more...]