OLLIE & LAURA Gretna Green
The ‘Love Conquers all’ Elopement Gretna Green style. True to form the UK weather delivered torrential rain up to Gretna Green for a very unique Wedding ceremony with just two additional guests as witnesses along with Murphy their fur baby. With Ollie and Laura getting married inbetween Christmas and New Year extra layers were needed for the Lake Windermere camping reception. In true SAS style the camper van and fire were set up overlooking the incredibly beautiful picturesque Cumbrian scenery. The perfect end to a fantastic day spent with cake, fizz and comfys under the stars.
‘Even though it was only going to be a very small wedding, we still wanted to beautifully document the whole day and decided against using the standard photographer that Gretna Green provided. We wanted a range of timeless, creative and personal photos that we could keep for ever. Our Wedding was to be featured in Hello magazine, so we knew the importance of using a photographer that had worked with magazines before. Catherine has worked with numerous magazines throughout her professional career which made us incredibly comfortable and confident in her ability to make things run smoothly.
Covering our elopement was no mean feat – three hours drive to The Lake District with Pre Wedding Photographs of us getting ready at the hotel, a forty five minute drive to Gretna Green for the perfectly intimate ceremony. Then finally an hour and a half race back to Lake Windemere in some of the worst weather conditions, chasing the light for stunning creative shots in the breathtaking countryside. Oh and by the way, can you stay until it’s dark so we can have a load of pictures of us in our camper van, sat round a camp fire? Catherine was so unbelievably flexible and worked with all our crazy ideas to make the impossible possible, whilst personalising everything to us. She even borrowed a pair of wellies and waded into the lake to capture THE shot of the day! That’s dedication!
We are absolutely blown away by the quality of our photos. They have perfectly documented every part of our elopement so that all our family and friends that weren’t able to share our wedding, now feel like they have been part of it. It’s so hard to choose our favourite images! Catherine’s attention to detail and creativity is second to none – she has over delivered on everything we asked her to do. Having her as part of our wedding was the best investment we could make.
If you are considering eloping my advice to you would be, not to think that a photographer is obsolete just because you are having a small wedding. Use the money you are saving to invest in a great photographer. Catherine is the ultimate professional and I wouldn’t hesitate to use her again when we throw a massive party!’
