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EUROPE & SCOTLAND

ELOPEMENT & WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

I m Seán. An award winning Scottish Photographer working throughout the UK and Europe. I specialise in Elopements and Weddings, working with couples from all over the World, creatively crafting stories between the castle walls, the city streets, the woodland and the wild mountain ridges.

‘Ethereal, movie-like imagery with people, storytelling and the environment at its core…’

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Are you Thinking of Eloping To Scotland or in Europe?

SCOTTISH ELOPEMENT IN GLENCOE COUPLE WALKING IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH THE SUN BEHIND THEM

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I have been lucky enough to have worked with over 600 couples on their elopements and weddings in Scotland and throughout Europe.

Ive learned a lot over this time and I use this hard earned experience and knowledge to help craft something unique for each individual couple, something that sits with their own vision of the day and their own values.

Im an honest storyteller, always eager to collaborate, create and to work with couples from all over the World and Im more than happy to guide you every step of the way to having an unforgettable wedding or elopement experience here in Scotland or in Europe.

If you need some inspiration or advice, do check out my guides below or get in touch.

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The Quiet, The Wild and All The In-Betweens

For All Humans

Sean has a rare raw talent that cannot be expressed through words. He captured our day beautifully and I honestly do not know how I am going to choose between which photos to enlarge for our home. Along with his partner Justyna, they were amazing! They are both friendly and would put any couple at ease on her special day. I cannot begin to describe the artistic talent. – Alicia + Patrick

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Romantic Scottish Elopement in The Highlands

bride and groom during their scotland elopement sittin gin the woodland in the cairngorms, huggin gand laughing between the trees

Cairngorm Elopement Wedding at Dell of Abernethy

Sunny Scottish Highland Elopement in Torridon

Enchanted Elopement At Duns Castle

elegant castle wedding in Scotland at Birkhill couple hugging together

Elegant Castle Wedding in Scotland at Birkhill

intimate cairngorms elopement at loch garten

Intimate Cairngorms Elopement at Loch Garten

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A Wild and Wet Isle of Skye Elopement in Scotland

Stylish Scottish Wedding at Neidpath Castle

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How to Elope to Scotland

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Europe and Scotland Wedding Photographer

If you are looking to elope in Scotland or get married anywhere in Europe and need some info and knowledge from a Scotland wedding photographer who travels. Im a creative, quiet but friendly photographer with many years of real experience in European and Scottish Elopements and a chilled approach to shooting your day. If you feel my work fits your aesthetic vision, please get in touch! Look forward to meeting you.

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Borderlands . M🖤M . Married in the Scottish Bor

Borderlands
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M🖤M
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Married in the Scottish Borders between the trees at the stunning @aikwood_tower
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A few mostly mono frames from their day, I absolutely loved meeting and working with these Two and their lovely families.
They flew in from the States and gathered for an intimate celebration with a small@party of 14. After a first look, The quiet ceremony was conducted by Marissa’s brother with laughter and tears all in equal measure! before retiring for drinks in the garden. With the family surname ‘Bell’ and her Dad also a wedding photographer with roots tracing back to Scotland we had lots to chat and laugh about! Great banter and a lovely band of humans.
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Post-ceremony we wandered the local landscape together with Marissa and Max, marvelling at the rolling hills and Towers of the Scottish Borders, which is definitely underrated as a place to elope to!
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#scottishborders #scottishborderswedding #scottishborderselopement #elopementscotland #smallwedding

Autumn Glow in The Coe . N🖤P . A few frames fro

Autumn Glow in The Coe
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N🖤P
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A few frames from a sunny day documenting the elopement of these sweethearts in Glencoe
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An intimate and emotional ceremony perched above the waterfalls of the river Coupall complete with traditional Scottish handfasting, the oathing stone and Quaich, all overlooked by the famous rocky rugged mass of Scotland’s most famous mountain ‘Buachaille Etive Mor’
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N&P drove up from England with their Two friends M&L who were acting as witnesses, support and all round good company and banterz They took so well to these hills and embraced all the Highlands had to offer, both adventurous souls who love to travel all over Europe in their old school VW Campervan they have been to some amazing mountainous areas but Glencoe won and they finally settled on here to tie the knot.
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We spent the afternoon chasing the light in the Glen before heading to a local Loch side to play ‘skimmers’(throwing stones) and to watch the sunset over the distant hills if the West coast
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Ceremony was conducted and banter was in flow as always with @andrewdscottcelebrant steering the ship.
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Hair by the talented maid of honour
Make-Up @heathersnowiebridal
Accom @bishopsbaycottag
Dress @evieyoungbridal
Shoes @drmartensofficial
Bridal Shoes @converse
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Also, check out N&P’s new Pizza business venture🍕 @ninapizza.notts
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#scotlandoutdoors #glencoe #glencoescotland #mountainwedding #glencoeelopement

‘Secrets I have held in my heart Are harder to h

‘Secrets I have held in my heart
Are harder to hide than I thought
Maybe I just wanna be yours’ 🖤
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A Cairngorm Elopement
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D&L gravitate towards more spooky/Halloween vibes… so I was psyched for them when we rocked up in the Cairngorm’s on a morning when the mist was wrapping around the woodland and the mossy walls and we were gifted with some quiet light
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We absolutely Loved working with these two chilled out creative and fun souls, so up for the experience and an elopement 100% suited them and their approach to life and their love! Exciting times ahead for them too and cant wait to share more.
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Daisy is a tattoo artist @daisyhestertattoo and Liam has his own Barber shop @curransbarbershop_ Near to Cambridge so do check out their work!
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The Ceremony between the trees overlooking the loch was expertly steered by the big yin @andrewdscottcelebrant with a finely balanced mix of Scottish tradition, emotional vows and good banter
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Second photographer @justynamariaphoto
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Happy Weekend Out There wherever you are!
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Hugs from Scotland
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#scotlandphotography #cairngormsnationalpark #cairngormelopement #cairngorms #elopementweddingphotographer

‘Come closer and see… See into the trees Find

‘Come closer and see…
See into the trees
Find the girl
While you can’
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A 🖤 R
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Absolute smasher of a day with these two creative souls at the wonderful Aswanley
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The weather was very Scottish Summer style with a fine and gentle rain for the full day, but nowhere near fierce enough to dampen the spirits of these Two and their families and friends in what was a laid back, fun and warm gathering of good humans!
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So stoked to have been able to document for these guys!
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Top team
Second Shooter @justynamariaphoto
Venue @aswanley
Celebrant @haldepottingerceremonies
Floral @hiddenbotanics
Hair @zoegordonspecialoccasionhair_
Make-up @marciawilkesmakeup
Band @franco_band
Cater @thelunchboxboys
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#weddinginspiration #woodlandwedding #scotlandweddingvenue #junebugweddings #scottishweddings #scottishweddingphotographer #destinationweddingphotography #northeastscotland #ukwedding #europeweddingphotographer #europewedding #moodywedding #cinematicwedding #nikoncreator #highlandwedding

Chic Wedding in St.Moritz . Sascha 🖤 Jess Abso

Chic Wedding in St.Moritz
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Sascha 🖤 Jess

Absolute beauty of a time documenting this Sunny stylish Three day Wedding adventure in St.Moritz

S+J and their family and friends were warm, fun, welcoming and full of good energy and it was amazing to be a part of the celebrations, to work with such good humans and their guests, to witness them getting hitched in the cutest wee church at Samedan between these glorious mountains and turquoise lakes and to run around the mountain passes before dancing the night away
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Prep: @kulmhotel
Reception @kulmcountryclub
Dress : @kaviargauche_official
Shoes : @gucci
Suit: @tagliatoreofficial
Music @moreland_official
Sunday Lunch @suvrettahouse

I’ll never take this job for granted, I feel lucky after all these years to still be booked, to be trusted and allowed in to document these epic days for couples and their families… and messages like this make it all the better..

‘Hi Sean,
We wanted to express our heartfelt gratitude for the incredible work you did on our wedding day. The photos are nothing short of breathtaking and have truly captured the essence of our special day.

Your professionalism, friendliness, and unobtrusive presence made the entire process so smooth and enjoyable. We are amazed at how you managed to capture such candid, natural moments without ever feeling like you were intruding. It’s as if you were able to freeze the magic of the day in each photo.
We could not have imagined a more perfect way to document our wedding. Thanks to you, we have beautiful memories that we will cherish forever. You have an extraordinary talent, and we feel incredibly lucky to have had you as our photographer.
Thank you again for making our dream come true with your stunning photography.
We truly hope to see you again!’
All the best Sascha and Jess
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Edited with my own Etive and Storr Presets
Available over at @rootspresets
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Two for Joy . Nicole 🖤 Mandy . A sweet elopemen

Two for Joy
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Nicole 🖤 Mandy
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A sweet elopement in Glencoe, vows spoken into wild winds on a hillside with family tucked in together, dramatic skies, laughter, landscape and tears..
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So much love for these two girls, they skipped over the atlantic from their hot and humid home in Florida to get hitched and hypothermic in the Scottish Highlands.. leaned into the conditions with humour and tenacity and revelled in the ruggedness of The Coe.
It wasnt the easiest but their love for each other, for this landscape and the history saw them stand strong and tie the knot in the most spectacular place.
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Ceremony steered expertly by the lovely @alanbarrhumanist
Florals @snapdragonedinburgh
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Edited with my own Etive and Storr presets available 👉 @rootspresets
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#scottishhighlands #elopetoscotland #glencoe #glencoemountain #gaywedding #twobridesarebetterthanone #outdoorwedding #scottishwedding #elopement #europeweddingphotographer #europeelopement #munrobagger #lgbtwedding #highlandsofscotland #climber #rockclimbing #ukclimbing #nikoncreator #nikonz6iii

Logan 🖤 Luke . A few frames from their Sunny el

Logan 🖤 Luke
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A few frames from their Sunny elopement wedding in the heart of Le Coe
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I had a really cool day with L&L and their super nice family and friends who had all flown in from the US to celebrate and take in the wild scenery of Scotland.
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It was a Beautiful ceremony overlooking the Glen, perfect weather(no midges!), happy faces, special words and even an original song composed for these two beauts by their friend Dan.
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Hair/MUA @bonnyswonderland
Floral @days_of_dahlia
Accom @glencoeinn
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Im still in edit catch up mode after a busy few months but will try to share some more frames and films soon! Hope you are all good out there and enjoying Summer.. .. if you have one. Unlike Scotland atm.

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#weddinginspirations #weddingideas #weddingphotographer #travelscotland #mountains #edinburghwedding #francewedding #englandwedding #eloping #elopementphotographer #elopetoscotland #munrobagging #adventurecouple #climbing #ukclimbing #rockclimbing #scottishhighlands #scotlandhighlands #nikonfamily #nikoncreator

On The Road Again . Robbie 🖤 Dawn . Married at

On The Road Again
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Robbie 🖤 Dawn
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Married at the magical @shieldaiglodge
Before driving and running wild in Dawn’s family Humber! A stunner of a car and a wonderful day with good humans! Do check out Robbie’s work @robbiemurrie
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Im shuffling back North again this week, reeling in a few hundred more miles in the highlands, shooting elopes and weddings between and East Coast castle and a West coast mountain range. Im loving van life at the moment, our wee rolling house, parking up under starry or stormy skies and enjoying the peace and quiet of the glens. I definitely feel more immersed and connected to the landscape when I sleep overnight next to mountains or Lochs and often I will pick a spot on the map I want to location scout ahead of an elopement, it feels good to start and end the day close to nature and to the environment I will be shooting in and I definitely feel more creatively tuned with this approach
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Any other photographers have pre-wedding rituals or things that help you dial in your work ahead of the day?
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#ukelopement #weddingphotography #scotlandexplore #shieldaiglodge #englandwedding #elopement #elopementphotography #weddingphotographer #nikonweddingphotographer #junebugweddings #francewedding #scotlandwedding #eloping #elopementwedding #outdoorbride #vintagebride #vintagebridal #pariselopement #highlandsofscotland #vintagewedding

A few added frames from Kailee & Grady’s Edinbur

A few added frames from Kailee & Grady’s Edinburgh Wedding
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Planner @wild.hearts.elopements
Celebrant @andrewdscottcelebrant
Floral @snapdragonedinburgh
Venue @rcpevenue
MUA @gilliangraymua
Film @wearethe_jamess
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We have been vanlifing and working on Skye all week shooting Two sweet elopements between the hills and today Justyna and I are filming a wedding in the North East of Scotland as part of team @we.are.elopers
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We are looking forward to more van travels this year as well as some cool weddings in Europe

Back to edits and admin/emails by Monday!
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Have a great weekend out there wherever you are 🖤
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#edinburghwedding #edinburghweddingphotographer #royalcollegeofphysicians #edinburgh #weddingohotography #ukwedding #bridalinspiration #pariswedding #pariselopement
#elopementweddingscotland #elopement #eloped #scottishwedding #destinationwedding #destinationweddingphotographer #weddinginscotland

Edinburgh Sweethearts . Kailee & Grady (Post 1/2)

Edinburgh Sweethearts
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Kailee & Grady (Post 1/2)
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A few frames from these two absolute legends! Kailee and Grady’s sweet runaway to Edinburgh was a beaut.
With a small gathering of family and friends and their two adorable kids as witness, they renewed their vows at the Royal College of Physicians in the heart of the city before running wild on Arthur’s Seat and in the Old Town.
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Another frame dump to follow
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Planned to perfection by Laura @wild.hearts.elopements
Venue @rcpevenue
MUA @gilliangraymua
Floral @snapdragonedinburgh
Cake @liggyscakes
Piper : Roddy The Piper
Dinner @gleneaglestownhouse

Amazing to work alongside the talented and very lovely David @wearethe_jamess
And of course, great to catch up with the legend and all round rock star celebrant that is @andrewdscottcelebrant
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All photgraphs edited with my own Lightroom Preset on the @rootspresets platform. Info and purchase link in my bio!
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Hope you are having a fine weekend out there!
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#edinburgh #edinburghwedding #edinburghelopement #edinburghweddingphotographer #weddingphotograher #franceweddingphotographer #cityelopement #edinburghscotland #parisweddingphotographer #pariselopement #bridetobe #scotlandexplore

Edinburgh Loves . Gemma 🖤 Stephanie . Im headin

Edinburgh Loves
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Gemma 🖤 Stephanie
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Im heading back into Edinburgh for an elopement today and remembering this beaut of a day in the city and the surrounding nature almost a year ago when these two got hitched above that famous skyline

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Planner @wild.hearts.elopements
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