Lochside House Hotel and Spa is a luxury wedding venue in Ayrshire. In an enchanting location, it benefits from an unforgettably unique setting for all styles of wedding celebrations.

As an award winning venue, Lochside House has staff with a wealth of experience to help you plan your wedding from start to finish.

Lochside House Hotel conducts both civil and religious ceremonies, and allows your celebrations to flow seamlessly from the wedding ceremony room to the evening reception.

There will be a wedding co-ordinator assigned from the initial meeting through to the date of your wedding, and they will discuss your wedding plans and help guide you through the running of the day. This can help ensure your dreams and plans for your big day are made a reality. The staff at Lochside aim to provide the best levels of service and hospitality in a friendly and welcoming manner extending to all of your guests.

Your wedding package at Lochside will include the following as standard:

• Red Carpet
• Canapes on arrival
• Personal Wedding Co-ordinator and Master of Ceremonies
• Exclusive use of your function suite for your reception
• Use of cake stand and knife
• White linen tablecloths and napkins for the wedding meal
• Discounted accommodation rates for guests
• Complimentary accommodation for the bride and groom
• Free car parking for guests

Lochside House Hotel can accommodate from 2 – 220 guests for your special day.

Most wedding photographers love doing this (I know I do!) but wedding photography is a lot of hard work. Hopefully this post will help anyone thinking about a career in this field to understand what is involved day-to-day.

I’ve broken it down into a typical weekday (taking care of administration) and a weekend (going out on a wedding shoot).

Specification

• 35.8×23.9mm full-frame CMOS sensor.
• 20 MegaPixels (5,472 x 3648)
• Built-in sensor cleaning function
• ISO 100-25,600 (extendable from ISO 50 to 102,400!)
• 1,920×1,080 video recording up to ISO 12,800
• HDMI and analog output
• Mono microphone with stereo microphone jack
• 97% Coverage viewfinder with 71% magnification
• 11 Autofocus points
• 4.5FPS maximum shutter speed (or 3FPS “Silent” mode)
• Built-in GPS and WiFi
• One SD memory slot
• 3″ 1,040,000 dot LCD screen
• Size: 144.5mm x 110.5mm x 71.2mm and 755 grams

Performance

Many photographers will be left with a difficult choice between the 6D and the new 5D Mark III. In most aspects that really count, the 6D gives all of the same fantastic functionality as the 5D Mark III, but in a slightly smaller package. It misses out on a couple of features like dual card slots and simpler autofocus system, but will produce the same great image quality.

The 9-point autofocus system is a little outdated for a high-end model, but it is a tried-and-tested system which works quickly and accurately.

Ergonomically, the 6D falls into your hands very well. This has always been a strong point for Canon, and the 6D is a wonderful example of good button placement and weight balance. The lack of auto-brightness for the rear LCD is a shame, but manual adjustment is still possible. The camera feels really well made, and is splash-resistant – but don’t take it out in a storm.

The sensor in the 6D is a masterpiece. Your image quality will be limited only by your lenses. Even at ISO 25,600 images are still very usable with good colours and controlled noise.

Recommendations

For every day use a professional or advanced amateur, the 6D is a wonderful body which is sure to compliment any style of photography that you care to use it for. However if you are the kind of person that would miss the lack of on-board flash, then this isn’t the model for you!

Guthrie Castle offers a romantic setting for your wedding day. The estate, set in 156 acres of beautiful natural surroundings, is offered on an exclusive-use basis to provide you and your guests with privacy and security.
One of Scotland’s most significant historic walled gardens is located on the castle grounds, dating back to 1614. It is beautifully sculpted in a horseshoe layout, with a unique “bridal aisle” running through the centre of the ancient yew topiary hedges.
As a venue for photography, the magnificent lawns, a private loch and 9-hole golf course offer great backdrops to capture your pictures.

As a private home, you will be greeted with a comforting family atmosphere on your arrival. The castle and estate lodges can be rented for your exclusive use, to give you the freedom of enjoying the beautiful surroundings and even play a little golf.
The staff will assist you with every step of your wedding planning to ensure that your big day is everything that you could have wished for. Their aim is to let you sit back, relax and enjoy your special day.

Getting married in the historic walled garden is a breathtaking encounter which will pull your guests into an enchanted kingdom. If you are searching for a unique location to host your wedding ceremony outdoors, then this is a fantastic option.
For larger weddings of over 60 guests, the Guthrie Castle Church is only two minutes walk from the castle

The purpose-built Guthrie Castle Pavilion is designed for both small and large weddings, with an adjustable main hall to suit any wedding party. Equipped with glimmering spotlights and heating, air conditioning, microphone and other extras – your guests will remain comfortable in any weather.

Glenborrodale Castle is set in the breathtaking Ardnamurchan peninsula with a surrounding of rugged coastline, white sandy beaches and ancient woodland.
Around 50 miles West of Fort William, the castle is set to a backdrop of Loch Sunart and the Morvern Hills. This is an inspirational landscape which includes the most Westerly point of mainland Great Britain.

The staff pride themselves on providing guests a warm welcome and offer personal attention from your first enquiry until the last wave goodbye.

There are 16 impressive and comfortable double, twin and state rooms in the castle. All rooms are en-suite and offer a great view. Many of the rooms retain original features. If additional accommodation is required, it is available across the Ardnamurchan Estate, with a varied range of houses and cottages in picturesque locations.
The reception rooms are characterful and include a paneled drawing room, a reading room with terrace, a billiard room, a formal dining room and a large and airy conservatory.

Glenborrodale Castle works on an exclusive-use and fully-catered basis with dinner, breakfast and a picnic lunch prepared by their experienced permanent kitchen team.
Booking is for a minimum of two nights and can be extended for full weeks if required.

The castle staff like to give you a wedding to remember, and often incorporate special touches which range from surprise fireworks and highland storytellers, to placing home-made tablet in your guests’ bedrooms.