Alex & Shaun's Summer Wedding at Ardgowan House, Inverkip

Alex and Shaun had the most amazing wedding at the beautiful Ardgowan House in Inverkip.

Their eye (Alex’) for detail was incredible. Together with their friends and family, they spent the entire weekend at Ardgowan House where they were wined and dined. The party would begin on the Friday evening where I joined them for a couple of hours capturing the fun and laughter whilst they enjoyed some BBQ food.

I returned the next day where I joined the girls in the Bow Room for bridal preparations. The guys all shared a cigar in the library before moving on to the ceremony in the Sculpture Room. I’ve never seen so many tears, even I was crying!

Alex & Shaun’s dog George was there as was their gorgeous new (ish) baby daughter Holly.

I absolutely love Ardgowan House as a wedding venue, it’s on my top 5 list! There is just so much to explore and I’ve been here many times.

Shaun’s dad brought along his MK1 Ford Escort! My goodness, what a car. It was absolutely immaculate and Shaun drove Alex down the drive complete with tin cans dragging along behind.

Anyway, what a weekend! One I’ll never forget.

Their amazing wedding team: Cake by For Cakes Sake (Alex’ own biz) // Band - The Socials (best wedding band I’ve heard in ages) // Hair & Makeup by Salon Above // Filmed by Tall Tale Films (so so good) // Venue: Ardgowan House // Celebrant - Rachel Middleton

Here’s some photos from the day for you all to enjoy.

A beautiful and romantic Scotland elopement at Crear in a barn and on the beach

Victoria and Dominic decided to remove the stress of planning their wedding and opted to escape to Crear and have an elopement.

They both met online during the Covid pandemic and quickly fell in love. It was meant to be. But as their wedding grew arms and legs they decided they just wanted it to be the two of them. And so it was that they would escape to Crear, near Kilberry in Scotland.

Victoria had the most amazing wedding dress, fit for a princess, maybe not for walking along a beach, not that that stopped her! As she descended the famous Crear staircase, Dominic was patiently waiting for her at the bottom, it was all just so magical!

Together with just Iain the piper and myself for company, they entered the barn where they were married by David the Minister. Beautiful light shone on them from a window whilst overhead they were surrounded by lights and beside them lit candles. It was, for want of a better word, perfect.

An enormous privilege to sign the paperwork as one of the witnesses of this awesome wee wedding.

We then just spent time together as I photographed them truly in love and in gorgeous light. We then jumped in the car and headed to the amazing beach where we walked and explored to the sound of Iain playing the bagpipes.

Their amazing wedding team: Bouquet: Blooming Wild Crear Flowers // Makeup: Leanne Fraser // Venue: Crear Weddings / Wee Weddings

Here’s some photos from the day for you all to enjoy.

A wedding in a field on a farm in Largs, Scotland

Louisa married her one and only Alex on their family farm in Largs. Their original plans to get married in Italy were thwarted by the pandemic so a plan B was hatched.

Their wedding would take place in a field high up on the farm and it was absolutely perfect!

When a couple have a vision, the drive and determination to pull that vision off, what you get is a collection of the most amazing details creating a fabulous backdrop to the most special of occasions. And despite the heavy downpour in the morning (which I think was isolated to Largs), the sun came out for the rest of the day. And eventually, the cloud lifted off Arran and we were truly blessed with a most spectacular sunset. Check out the cake, lovingly made by Louisa herself! Oh and how adorable is their dog Jura?! Totally stole the show!

Here is a taster of their fabulous day, enjoy!

Their amazing wedding team: Bouquet: Meadow Isle Silk Floral Studio // Food: Wild Rover Food // Band: The Reel Fling // Decor: Virginias Vintage Hire // Marquee: @finessemarquees // Kilt: Haddo Highland Wear

Here’s some photos from the day for you all to enjoy.

Hey, I'm Marc, it's really nice to meet you!

I thought I’d say hello so you know who I am.

I know what it’s like when you search for things online and you’re faced with a brand name, a name of a business and you’re left wondering who’s behind it (quite honestly, it infuriates me). My brand name is One Big Picture Photography, but behind that is little old me, the guy you’ll meet when I take your photographs.

I chose the name so long ago now (2004 to be precise) that it’s kinda stuck. From time to time I’ve toyed with the idea of changing it to my actual name, but here we are still under the banner of One Big Picture. But I think photography can be such a personal thing, especially a wedding. So I wanted you to know my name and see who I am. For reassurance? Who knows? For peace of mind? Not sure. But hopefully it’ll help you put a face to the brand name so you know who exactly who it is you’re getting in touch with when you get in touch.

Image by Rosie Woodhouse (a good friend of mine who happens to be a photographer)

Image by Kristin Sharp (another good friend of mine who is a photographer)