I’d be happy to talk through some ideas with you to help you make the most of your trip to elope in Scotland.

From the cosmopolitan cities of the central belt up the to Highlands and Islands, Scotland is a beautiful country. Whatever you have in mind, we can help you find it!

You can get married almost anywhere in Scotland, but it’s worth being aware that depending on what kind of ceremony you would like may mean planning a little ahead of time.

The Highlands of Scotland are especially popular for couples looking to elope to Scotland, especially the Isle of Skye. A planning and preperation call to help plan out your preferred location is included with each of my elopement photography packages.

Yes, I do.

I photograph weddings throughout the UK quite frequently, and have been privileged to shoot weddings in India, Alabama, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Colorado.

Please get in touch if you’d like to learn more of my availability.

My Highland Heart sessions are designed primarily for couples who are planning to elope to scotland for a small wedding, pre wedding or engagement session.

Each session includes a variety of coverage throughout the day, whether you have a wedding planned or if you just want to get dressed up and go and explore the beautiful Scottish landscape!

Highland Heart sessions are great for those planning smaller weddings (less than 35 guests) or for couples who are either newly engaged, or who want to elope to Scotland.

If you’re ready to go an explore and make some memories throughout the Highlands and Islands, Highland Heart is for you!

Elopement packages are designed to suit the custom needs of each couple but start from a minimum of 4hrs coverage.

My base in Inverness makes it a great location to travel to different parts of the country and back in the same day. One of my favourite trips is to take couples on a roadtrip to the Isle of Skye and back to celebrate their wedding with a roadtrip through the Scottish Highlands.

Yes, it would be a pleasure!

As well as being the photographer to many eloping couples, it has also been a privilege to be a legal witness. The legal requirements for needing a witness vary dependant on the kind of wedding ceremony you have planned, get in touch and I’ll be happy to advise further.

The photography time allocated with packages vary, but each package includes.

• Your photography session and post session edit time.
• Your images as high res files post wedding.
• An additional folder of the same images as low res images, primed for social media sharing.
• An online password protected viewing gallery of all images.
• A mobile app with a selection of your images for use on smart phone or tablet devices.
• A pre wedding Skype session (or equivalent) to help you plan out your wedding day.

Of course! I often shoot sessions for couples, or those celebrating an anniversary.

You can see some of my portfolio on this page or you may want to check out my blog – or my wedding gallery page here.

I’m always happy to share some of my favourite locations with couples who are booked in to have their elopement photography with me. As many of these locations are personal and special for couples I try to help keep them under wraps, and more of a secret from the bulk of tourists – get in touch for more information.

Scotland is served by a variety of good international air connections with direct flights into Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness from a range of destinations worldwide.

Edinburgh and Glasgow are the two busiest airports in the country – and both are well served with everything you should need, including frequent connecting flights to hub airports such as London Heathrow and Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.

Inverness and Aberdeen airports are also well serviced – although both are also much smaller. Car hire will also likely be easier, and more cost effective, from Edinburgh and Glasgow. If hiring a car in Inverness, I’d recommend checking out Focus Vehicle Rental.

Inverness is the central point of the Scottish Highlands, and can be reached in about 3 ½ hours by car from Edinburgh and Glasgow.  It’s a beautiful drive, although if you are driving it for the first time, you might appreciate taking the train so you can fully appreciate the view! LNER run a service to Inverness from Edinburgh once a day, it’s a more comfortable train than the regular Scotrail services, and good prices on first class tickets can be obtained by booking ahead of time.

Depending on where you are visiting from, and what you are used to, you might find some of the roads in the Highlands a little difficult to get used to driving on – make the most of the passing places to allow oncoming traffic to pass you, and look out for the sheep! I’d be delighted to show you some of the Highlands as part of your photo session, and also take care of the driving for you.

You might want to check out the Scotrail website for information on train travel. Fans of Harry Potter won’t want to miss a trip across the Glenfinnan Viaduct. If a trip to the islands is more to your liking then you should find the Caledonian Macbrayne website useful to plan your trip by ferry.

Scotland is packed with great castles to visit, some operate as private residences, others as tourist attractions, and many others are in a ruined state – but still great to visit!

Some of the busiest and well known for a visit would Edinburgh Castle, Stirling Castle, Dunnottar Castle and Eilean Donan Castle.

The National Trust for Scotland manages many of the castles in Scotland, and you can find out more about getting married in Scotland, in a Scottish castle at their website here.

While most of these castles are available to visit, most have different rules regarding photography at the castle, and many charge a premium for that.

You can read my blog post on 10 great Scottish Castles to get married in here.

If you want a unique experience as part of your trip to Scotland then you might want to check out the Oyster Shed in Carbost, Isle of Skye –  a great place to pick up fresh seafood on the Isle of Skye. Keep your eyes peeled for notice boards advertising a “ceilidh” in some of the local village halls throughout the country, particularly in the Highlands. A ceilidh dance is a Scottish country dance, and the traditional way to celebrate a Scottish Wedding – but be warned, dancing an ‘Orcadian Strip The Willow’ is the equivalent of 2 days in the gym!

Scotland is also full of a range of beautiful crafts to take home to mark your trip. The islands seem to do crafts the best,  including Isle of Skye Candles, or the famous Harris Tweed from the Isle of Harris.

Scotland is well known for its whiskies but is also increasingly known for its growing craft gin makers. You’ll find distilleries dotted all over Scotland, but the Island of Islay and the area of Speyside (south of Inverness) are two of the areas most populated with distilleries, many of which offer tours to members of the public.

If gin is more your thing, then The Botanist and Harris Gin are definitely both worth trying – the contents inside the bottle are top quality award winning gins, but the bottles also make for a great keepsake to decorate your home after your trip!

If visiting the Isle of Islay, then be sure to check out the Bruichladdich Distillery, home to some of the world’s most heavily peated whiskies, and the award winning Botanist Gin. Isle of Harris Gin is available from the Harris Distillery.  Although they haven’t yet released their first batch of whisky, you might also appreciate a trip to the Isle of Raasay (just off the coast of Skye) to sample some of the produce from one of Scotland’s newest distilleries.

If gin/whisky aren’t your thing, then Scotland is also full of lots of great coffee shops if you’re looking for some downtime in between your travels. The West End of Glasgow is packed with great coffee shops for people watching – Tinderbox on Byres Road is one of my favourites. You’ll also find a little secret nook tucked into the upstairs back of the Starbucks on Royal Exchange Square in the City Centre. It only has seats for 6 people which makes it the perfect space to escape for some downtime away from the crowds.

In Edinburgh, you might want to stop by The Elephant House and see where J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter; if you’re in Inverness, Cafe Velocity is a great spot to grab a morning coffee before heading off to explore the Highlands; Cafe Sia in Broadford on the Isle of Skye will also offer a great cup of coffee to go.

Like most places in the world, AirBnb is a great site to visit when looking for places to stay. You’ll find most parts of Scotland have lots of listings, across a range of different kinds of properties.

If you’re looking for a hotel, then Agoda would be a good site to start with. It should give you an overview of a range of accommodation options, with a variety of price points.

In addition to the listings available via AirBnb and Agoda, I’ve also listed some of my favourite places to stay in a seperate guide with a range of different kinds of properties and budgets available to choose from. I save that list for couples who have their photography booked with me.

The weather in Scotland can be unpredictable, but big open skies lend themselves well to great photography, regardless of the weather.

The months of April – October tend to be drier although rain can still be heavy at times. During these months, the temperatures will also be higher and the daylight hours longer.

October – March are the colder months of the year, with temperatures often below freezing in exposed areas of the Highlands, particularly during December, January and February. December 21st marks the shortest day of the year, with approx 6 hours of daylight. At the opposite end of the year in the middle of June, the daylight hours can last almost 3 times as long!

XCweather is one of my favourite websites to check out the current weather forecast  – although it tends only to be most accurate approx 36 hrs ahead of time. Willy Weather is a great website to check for tide times if you’re planning a visit to a beach – and timeanddate.com is a great website for getting an idea of sunrise and sunset times. It’s worth noting that ‘sunset’ is normally classified as when the sun has physically disappeared and that the best light will often be an hour or two before then.