Wedding Photography – The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow

I had the real privilege on Saturday to photograph Jacqueline and Gary at the Fruitmarket in Glasgow, this was my first Wedding there and I certainly hope it wont be the last. It was a stunning venue, very unique and original, a great place to get married. Sarah and her colleagues were extremely professional and well organised which made my job so much easier. The only issue is parking but a small price to pay for such an unusual venue. If you are looking for a unique venue then talk to Sarah, you wont be disappointed.


Gary was there with his best man, he was incredibly early given that it was an hour until the service, and there was rumour that Jacqueline would also be early!


Gary was extremely laid back, I had never met him before but Jacqueline had said that he was very easy going which was certainly true!



Jacqueline arrived at 12.30 – half an hour before the service, some of the guests had still to arrive, she was put in a room until everyone was ready.


Gary was very pleased (in a laid back kind of way) to see her.







The light was fantastic in the main staircase, as the clouds passed we got some great light, if a little harsh at times.
 

Gary is a Firefighter so Jacqueline had to wave to the engine as it went past, pity that girl got in the road!


The Best Mans speech had Jacqueline in fits of laughter and Gary a little embarrassed.  




The evening sun was nice and warm so we went for a walk to find someplace else to take some shots. We found a garden but struggled to get in, eventually a hairdresser let us go through their back shop to access the gardens.

Jacqueline and Gary had been going to dance lessons for their first dance, Gary was very nervous and convinced he’d fluff it but they were fantastic, it looked very professional.
You can see the old fruit market here, the names of the old traders are still above the old shops. It was very tricky to light this room though. For the photography minded I use Canon Eos 5D camera, they are very good at high ISO but even the highest 1250 was not enough for this huge dark room. So, I put 2 radio controlled flashes up on the balcony but what I had not figured on was that the DJ was using a radio mike and everytime he spoke my flashes fired, the batteries were running down but I managed to get him to shut up in time!

 

 

It was a great day, I really enjoyed it – thanks Jacqueline and Gary. The photographs are on line here , the username is amforbes and the password is Garys surname – all in lower case.