BYRE AT INCHYRA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

“WE’VE HAD GUESTS ASK US HOW WE KNEW THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND THERE’S ALWAYS A RESULTING SHOCK WHEN WE TELL THEM THAT WE DIDN’T KNOW EACH OTHER PRIOR TO BOOKING YOU! IT’S JUST AN ABSOLUTE TESTAMENT TO YOU AND YOUR WARM AND WELCOMING NATURE HOW WELL YOU FIT INTO OUR DAY – IF YOU DIDN’T HAVE A CAMERA ROUND YOUR NECK EVERYONE WOULD HAVE JUST ASSUMED YOU WERE ANOTHER GUEST!”

FOR YEARS, I DREAMED OF PHOTOGRAPHING WEDDINGS IN SCOTLAND. THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT ITS ROLLING HILLS, HISTORIC CHARM, AND UNTAMED BEAUTY THAT FEELS LIKE PURE MAGIC. BUT IT WASN’T UNTIL A FEW YEARS AGO THAT I FINALLY MADE THE JOURNEY NORTH AND WHEN I DID, IT WAS TO NONE OTHER THAN THE BYRE AT INCHYRA, A BREATHTAKING VENUE NESTLED IN THE PERTHSHIRE COUNTRYSIDE. EVER SINCE THAT FIRST VISIT, I’VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO RETURN YEAR AFTER YEAR, AND EVERY TIME, IT FEELS LIKE COMING HOME.

SO WHEN PARISSA & NEIL REACHED OUT ABOUT THEIR WEDDING, I HAD A FEELING IT WAS GOING TO BE SOMETHING TRULY SPECIAL. THEN, WE BONDED OVER OUR SHARED LOVE OF LORD OF THE RINGS AND GILMORE GIRLS, AND I KNEW IT.

BRIDAL PREP WAS BUZZING. I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER SEEN A GROUP OF PEOPLE SO FULL OF ENERGY BEFORE A WEDDING IF THERE WERE ANY NERVES, THEY DISAPPEARED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN ROUNDS OF DANCING (YES, INCLUDING THE MACARENA). MEANWHILE, NEIL HADN’T FOUND HIS DANCING SHOES……YET.

WITH ITS RUSTIC CHARM AND ROMANTIC ATMOSPHERE, THE BYRE AT INCHYRA WAS THE PERFECT BACKDROP FOR THEIR HEARTFELT VOWS. AND AS THEY WALKED OUT OF THE MAIN DOORS AS NEWLYWEDS, THEIR GUESTS MADE SURE THEY DID SO IN A STORM OF CONFETTI—SERIOUSLY, THEY CAME PREPARED.

AFTER THE CEREMONY, WE SLIPPED AWAY FOR SOME COUPLES’ PORTRAITS, MAKING THE MOST OF THE STUNNING COUNTRYSIDE THAT SURROUNDS THE BYRE. THESE TWO WERE AN ABSOLUTE DREAM TO PHOTOGRAPH. THE WAY THEY MADE EACH OTHER LAUGH, THE WAY THEY JUST FIT TOGETHER. IT WAS EFFORTLESS, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL, AND IT WAS A JOY TO CAPTURE.

BEFORE HEADING INTO SPEECHES AND THE WEDDING BREAKFAST, PARISSA DECIDED TO DO A BOUQUET TOSS, A TRADITION YOU DON’T SEE AS OFTEN THESE DAYS. AND LET ME TELL YOU, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BOUQUET TOSS LAND SO LOW TO THE GROUND. PARISSA’S THROWING TECHNIQUE DEFIANTLY NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED!

ONCE THE SPEECHES WRAPPED UP, NEIL FINALLY FOUND HIS DANCING SHOES AND GOOD THING, TOO, BECAUSE NO SCOTTISH WEDDING IS COMPLETE WITHOUT A CÈILIDH! IF YOU’VE EVER EXPERIENCED ONE, YOU’LL KNOW THEY’RE AN ABSOLUTE RIOT (AND IF YOU HAVEN’T, JUST BE PREPARED TO KEEP UP). THE DANCE FLOOR WAS ELECTRIC, THE ENERGY WAS UNREAL, AND IT WAS THE PERFECT WAY TO END A SPECTACULAR DAY.

FROM START TO FINISH, THIS WEDDING WAS AN ABSOLUTE BELTER, THE KIND OF DAY THAT REMINDS ME WHY I LOVE WHAT I DO. SCOTLAND HAS A WAY OF MAKING EVERY WEDDING FEEL LIKE A FAIRYTALE, AND THE BYRE AT INCHYRA IS ONE OF THE MOST ENCHANTING VENUES I’VE EVER HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING AT.

PARISSA & NEIL, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE PART OF YOUR INCREDIBLE DAY. AND TO EVERYONE WHO MADE IT SO SPECIAL. I ALREADY CAN’T WAIT FOR MY NEXT TRIP BACK UP NORTH!

HERE’S A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE FRAMES!

P. X

VENUE: The Byre Of Inchyra

DRESS: Aimee Bridal Couture

KILTS: MacGregor McDuff

FOOD: Lazy Sunday

SIGNAGE: Two Tabbies

CAKE: Liggy’s Cakes

CELEBRANT: Mary Kane

HAIR & MAKE UP: Suzanne Christie Hair & Make Up

BAND: Ritz Trio & Franco

BAR: Hutton Bars