Gail and Derek's wedding

Another blue sky, very unusual for November in Scotland, for Gail and Derek's wedding at the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh. I was abley assisted by Martin Pettinger for this wedding, as it was going to be impossible to do getting ready shots in Portobello, and get back to RCP in time for the groom arriving!












I LOVED Gail's red heels, and boy were they high! I was well impressed that she and her bridesmaid could walk in them!

And the venue as always regardless of weather, is a fabulous place for photographs


















Gail and Derek were a wonderful couple to work with, and we all had a fun time.

Jackman is 2 today!

Two years ago I was here













giving birth to this!














Photo by Laura Novak Photography

Happy Birthday Jman love Mummy and Daddy!

Tanya and Keith's wedding

Wow, what is it with Scottish weather this year? Yeah it was cold today for Tanya and Keith's wedding but it was sunny, with blue skyes and stunning natural light. And this was after almost gale force storms first thing this morning!

And today was one of the loveliest weddings I have been to; a small number of personal friends and family members, a lovely civil ceremony at Dunfermline's City Chambers with a beautiful reading by the bridesmaid, and a reception at a quant country-feel town hotel in the Auld Mill Hotel. And the couple's children were just amazing, in looks and personality and temperament!!

We knew it would be unlikely that we will get outside for photographs in November and someone suggested to the bride that the Glasshouses in Pittencrief Park is a great venue for shots, and that person deserves a pat on the back! What a little hidden classic this was for me; just the right temperature for the bride and groom to relax for 2 secs for some gorgeous photos.
And the bride was just stunning! And the groom was not too bad looking himself either!!! Infact prior to the ceremony I managed to get a shot done that I have wanted to do for ages at the City Chambers; the boys in the middle of Dunfermline High Street! Enjoy EuroDisney guys; see you when you get back!

Sarah and Andy's wedding

I had 2 weekends off from weddings, was it a break?! No not at all; portrait sessions, album designs, album orders, print orders!! I need a 6 month holiday at the moment as I feel I am meeting myself coming back! But with another 2 weddings for November still to come, and a last minute booking for December then a wedding in January before wedding fayres and seminars, it doesn't look like I will be getting much of a break!

But it was nice to get back into the swing of a wedding for Sarah and Andy's big day at Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh yesterday. This is a cool funky museum at the foot of Arthurs Seat right in the centre of Edinburgh so it offers all many aspects of city life as a background! One of them is the Scottish Parliament building which I had been given STRICT instructions NOT to have as a background in ANY of the shots! It made for a very difficult time for me, when we were outdoors as it is right beside DE but I think I did well!

Sarah had very sensibly worn a wool shawl over her lovely dress and Andy looked very dapper in his suit and again we were SO lucky with the weather! We were outside for bridal formals for going on to an hour and it was fantastic! Mind you Sarah and I did have red noses at the end of it and it is the first time I have heard a bride asking for a hot chocolate as her first married drink!

We had beautiful light and a funky building and a couple SO very much in love with each other, tears were shed a number of times over the day (and that included the photographer too!)