Edinburgh Wedding Advice Hub: Plan Your Scottish Wedding

Getting married in Edinburgh (or anywhere in Scotland)? You’re in the right place. We’ve photographed more than 700 weddings since 2006, including over 500 weddings here in Edinburgh, and we’ve poured what we’ve learned into one handy Wedding Advice Hub.

You’ll find practical, first-hand advice on Edinburgh wedding venues, photography locations, elopements, ceremonies and getting the best from your wedding photography — based on two decades of actually photographing weddings, not simply researching them online.

Choosing your photographer

• How to choose an Edinburgh wedding photographer — A practical guide to comparing photographers, styles, full galleries and the experience of working together.
• 44 questions to ask a wedding photographer before booking — Useful questions covering style, pricing, contracts, backup plans, galleries, delivery and albums.
• Wedding photography prices & packages — Compare our current half-day, full-day and two-photographer coverage with transparent pricing.
• Editorial & documentary wedding photography — See how we combine natural storytelling with relaxed, polished portraits.
• Do you need two wedding photographers? — When two photographers are genuinely useful, and when one experienced photographer may be enough.

Ceremony & Guest Advice

• Unplugged wedding ceremony: should you do it? — The pros and cons of asking guests to put phones and cameras away during your ceremony.
• Why have a reading during your ceremony? — Ideas and practical advice for choosing a reading that feels right for your ceremony.
• Confetti at weddings in Edinburgh — Confetti types, venue considerations and tips for getting a great photograph without overcomplicating it.
• Hiring a wedding content creator — What wedding content creators do, the potential benefits and drawbacks, and how they can work alongside your photographer.

Wedding Venues & Photography Locations

• Best Edinburgh wedding venues — First-hand recommendations from venues we’ve actually photographed across the city.
• Best East Lothian wedding venues — Country houses, estates and coastal venues we’ve photographed across East Lothian.
• Best West Lothian wedding venues — Explore wedding venues we know from real weddings across West Lothian.
• Best Fife wedding venues — Our first-hand guide to wedding venues we’ve photographed across Fife.
• Best photo locations in Edinburgh — Historic streets, viewpoints and quieter locations for wedding and engagement photographs.
• Edinburgh City Chambers weddings guide — Practical advice and real photographs from hundreds of City Chambers weddings.
• Edinburgh’s most Instagrammable locations — A visual guide to some of Edinburgh’s most distinctive photography locations.

Elopements & micro-weddings

• Edinburgh elopement guide — Practical advice on locations, timings and planning a small wedding or elopement in Edinburgh.
• Edinburgh City Chambers weddings — First-hand advice and photographs from intimate ceremonies in Edinburgh’s Old Town.
• St Andrews Registry Office weddings — Photos and practical information for couples planning a small ceremony in St Andrews.
• Loch Goil elopements — A real example of an intimate Scottish elopement on the west coast.

Engagement Photos

• Engagement photos: planning a relaxed pre-wedding session — Practical advice on what to expect, choosing a location and getting comfortable in front of the camera before your wedding.

Albums, Prints & Keepsakes

• How to design a wedding album — Practical ways to choose photographs and turn a full wedding gallery into a coherent album.
• Wedding photo albums — See our handmade wedding albums, available sizes, cover options and pricing.
• Why print your wedding photographs? — Why physical prints still matter and how they complement your digital wedding gallery.

Ask Claire & Jonathon About Your Wedding

We’re Claire and Jonathon, a husband-and-wife team of Edinburgh wedding photographers. Since 2006, we’ve photographed more than 700 weddings, including over 500 in Edinburgh.

If you’re planning a wedding in Edinburgh or elsewhere in Scotland and have questions about photography, venues, timings or how the day might flow, we’d be happy to help. If our mix of natural documentary photography and relaxed portraits feels right for you, we’d also love to hear what you’re planning.