Wedding Photography Duisdale Hotel, Isle of Skye | Francine + Christopher
A couple of weeks ago I was at one of my favourite venues Duisdale Hotel on the Isle of Skye for the wedding of Manchester couple Fran and Chris. The couple had chosen to marry on Skye because they had been here on holiday a few years ago and fell in love with it. Fran’s parents, brother and grandmother and Chris’s parents joined the happy couple for their intimate ceremony and afterwards I whisked them off to nearby Isle Ornsay for some photographs. The weather was overcast but it did drizzle slightly which Fran was pleased about, as it meant she got to use her fabulous heart shaped umbrella!
Oh, and the cool F&C wooden blocks – well, one has a map of Skye where they are marrying, one has a map of Canada where they got engaged and the other has a map of where they live. Very cute aren’t they? Her flowers are by the wonderful Donald at Loch Duich Plants.
Wishing you both a very long and happy future together and to any of their friends or family having a wee peek at the photographs, please feel free to leave a comment for the happy couple!
Oh, and a new feature of this new site is that if you click on the first image you can then click your way through the whole set without having to scroll down.
STUFF ABOUT ME
I live where I grew up, in the north-west Highlands of Scotland, near the Isle of Skye. I left home at 18 and returned 18 years later and I've worked as a secretary, a marketing assistant, a PR manager, and a local news reporter.
Although I've always loved looking at pictures in magazines, I didn't really get 'into' photography until I was quite old - 36!! Now, five years on, it is my full time occupation and I DO love it, but that is as much from the folk I get to meet and the fun of being part of a wedding day, as it has to do with having a camera in my hand. I just really, really like meeting new people, especially happy people!
Here's another few snippets of info:
At 34 I had an early midlife crisis and took off on a long trip from London to Kenya via Russia, Mongolia, China, Tibet, Nepal, India and several African countries - it was the best year of my life.
I never gave up on the idea of finding 'the one' and a few weeks ago - aged 41! - I walked down the aisle myself.
The second biggest love of my life is Flora - the funniest, cleverest, cutest little doggy ever!
I've climbed Mt Kilimanjaro and done a Marathon - okay, it was the Moonlight Bra Walk Marathon....but 26.2 miles is 26.2 miles!
I love perfume - especially if the bottle is quirky; my latest purchases were Gucci Flora and Balenciaga.
Coming back to my roots is the best thing I've ever done; Edinburgh and London - good times - but now I can have a dog, grow my own veg, breathe clean air and see the sea, every single day.
I love films, magazines and eating - if I can do all three while camped out on the couch or in the bath, I'm happy!
I am quite a soppy romantic, and I really, really, really love my job.