Karen & Chris' wedding, Glasgow City Halls - part five

Back at the City Halls, the Recital Room had been turned around into a beautiful wedding breakfast.

where Karen spotted for the first time, the amazing cake topper!

We nipped out for some grub ourselves as the setting sun cast beautiful contrast on local buildings.

Post-meal speeches were funny and heart-felt.

Whereas the choreographed first dance was photography heaven!

Many thanks Karen and Chris for letting me join your special day. Chilled and personal, and full of fun!

And their honeymoon was as unique as the couple themselves; no sunning on the beach, or city life style - no a fantastic trip to Bolivia ensued, a once in a lifetime experience!

The resulting album for Karen and Chris was a joy to hand over, and I hope a much treasured heirloom now.


Vendor information

Wedding & reception venue; City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow

Flowers; HelensburghFlowers

Bride’s dress; AlfredAngelo from Sarah Louise Bridal

Bridesmaids dresses; Alfred Angelo

Boys outfits; own family tartan

Make-up; Jacqui Bruin at Looking Good Make Up

Hair; Lidia Attino at Volume Hair

Stationery: Lanark Print Company

Band: Seattle

Photographer; Nikki McLeod Photography

Karen & Chris' wedding, Glasgow City Halls - part four

I was really lucky to be given a healthy amount of time for the couples session with this lovely pair, so we had a wee walk around Merchant City.

I loved their original plans to go to Glasgow Green and put a lock on a fence a la 'Pont Des Art' in Paris style.  But it was decided they would rather do something else instead on the day............... Where? Check out the end of this post..........

Yeah they decided to go to the pub! It was awesome!

Karen & Chris' wedding, Glasgow City Halls - part three

The hand-fasting ceremony was really sweet and special and it was so apparent how much this pair care about each other.

Karen & Chris' wedding, Glasgow City Halls - part two

The Recital Rooms at the City Halls is an expansive space of class, and is beautifully transformed in mood by the lighting provided.

I found Chris through in the bar area, with this lovely lady!

But I stole him away for a wee groom portrait session outside, taking advantage of the amazing architecture and the sun........

The bride had arrived, and was hidden away while the guests assembled in the Recital Room.

Karen & Chris' wedding, Glasgow City Halls - part one

Going back a bit with blogging now, as I am so far behind! The joys of being busy!

Karen and Chris were a lovely couple and it appeared I had more in common with them than first thought.  They are both vets and in my past life, before going full time with the photography, I was a qualified vet nurse! No animals involved on this day though, just gorgeousness!

I started with Karen and her girls at the city centre Ramada Jarvis where it was all go with hair and make up, and some stunning attire dresses, including this beautiful blue-trimmed Alfred Angelo number for the bride along with some Benjamin Roberts shoes.

I loved the bright colours of Karen's bouquet, complimenting the blue of the girls dresses.

Make up was done by the expert Jacqui Bruin at Looking Good. Jacqui showed how professional she was, when having to deal with something a little extra..... Poor Karen had had a scalding cup of tea split over her just a couple of days prior to the wedding day, thanks no less to the groom! This really unfortunate accident left the bride with scarring and redness over her décolletage, yet Jacqui did such an awesome job on recovery make up, it was barely noticeable.

A happy daddy came to get his daughter....

Some quick portraits of the ladies and all too soon, it was time to leave for the ceremony.

"Blast Off Beauty" voting is on!

 This year's Next Top Model competition has been the hottest yet! With less than 24 hours to go, the two finalists are battling it out on Facebook, with already over 1000 votes between them!

There is the pretty Holly, winner of the Tween category..........

and the gorgeous Joanna, winner of the Teen category..................

You can vote for either girl at my Facebook page - the votes will close tomorrow Wednesday 1pm!

Good luck Holly and Joanna!

ETA - Well done Joanna as the overall winner, but equally well done Holly for being a Blast Off Beauty too! Two top category winners!

"Blast Off Beauty" model EXTENDED DATE

Blast Off Beauty model shoots are now available throughout November!

Last day for sessions - November 27th.
Last day for viewing appointments - November 30th!

Details on hhttp://www.nmpblog.com/2011/09/blast-off-beauty-model-competition-2011.html