I have posted a few photos of this session before, but I thought a little video would do it more justice! See for yourself

I have posted a few photographs of this shoot before, but the video tells the story of this little session I had with Shona and Anthony in South Queensferry last year. They are now married

Well, I think Emily is the most photographed baby in my circle of friends! Emily had her first photos taken (by me) when she was only 7 days young, and I have been following her progress constantly. And I simply cannot resist taking photos of this cute little girl!

Here is a little progress photo story

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This year must have been a record year with the number of visits I had to Germany. Well, one of my best friends got married, and I was attending several meetings, regarding the wedding, the dress, the hen weekend, and – well – the wedding

Here are just a few photos I grabbed in the morning

First, the coordinates:

• Pamela’s YouTube Page
• Pamela’s Website
• Pamela’s Facebook Page

I met Pamela at a wedding at Roman Camp, in Callandar last year. She was singing before, during and after the ceremony of Gordon and Lindsay’s wedding on the banks of the River Teith. It had been raining heavily all week, and no-one was expecting to have a ceremony outside, but Gordon and Lindsay were lucky! Lindsay walked down the red carpet to the romantic little area, beside the river, in the gardens of the Roman Camp Hotel.

Pamela was actually looking for a photographer to take photographs for her own portfolio, website and leaflets. She had contacted me just a week or so before the wedding. Pamela had come across my name a few times, and then she realised that her own clients – and mine – would use our services for their wedding. We didn’t have much time to talk during the wedding celebrations, but we quickly met up after and talked through her requirements.

Pamela’s voice is just amazing, and I would describe her songs as contemporary, with a celtic style – if that makes sense

However, she doesn’t just sing at weddings, but you can also hear her songs at private or corporate events. Pamela has travelled pretty much the lenght and breadth of Scotland.

“I have had the pleasure in performing in some of Scotland’s most beautiful venues including St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral Edinburgh, St Aloysius Church Glasgow, Chapel of Garioch, Prestonfield House Edinburgh, Stonefield Castle Tarbert, Cameron House Loch Lomond, plus many others.”

“My style of singing has been likened to Loreena McKennitt, Enya, Bliss & Sarah McLachlan.”

“My vocal range allows me to draw from an extensive repertoire which includes ballads and traditional hymns, classical and contemporary pop and rock songs, tastefully arranged to suit the venue and type of ceremony.
I am more than happy to learn any songs at your request.”

Music and singing has been with Pamela, who is originally from Ireland, all her life. And becoming a wedding singer happened very naturally for her.
Pamela started singing at school, and she performed in a church choir too, but she abandoned church singing for a few years and set up a function band with my boyfriend (now hubby) called “The Wrong Band.”
At the same time, they were writing and recording their own original material.

“We set up the band Tongue with the cream of musical talent in Co. Kildare and set about putting a set together which we would perform live and record. We were signed to a small label in Galway where we played quite a few live gigs and were fortunate to be featured on regional and national radio stations for a number of months. Throughout this time I would sing for at least two family or friends weddings every year or so which I would really enjoy.”

“I can hand on heart say it is by far the most enjoyable music platform for me.
I am fortunate enough to see all the pieces come together on the big day that many of the wedding suppliers don’t get to see. It’s fabulous!”

“I love the great feedback I receive from people after I have performed inspires me, the smiles on their faces when I sing. I love being asked to perform songs that mean something special to the couple or their family on the day, especially songs that remind them of loved ones that cannot be with them on their big day.”

The video from the wedding – with music by Pamela Kavanagh

Never mind the business – an annual event at the Glasgow Hilton organised by the charity Action for Children. This year, Peter Martin, Skye Sports Commentator, presented the night with his usual Glasgow wit. The surprise guest this year was Glasgow’s own Claire Grogan. The room was jam-packed again and it proved a very funny and successful night!

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Gillian and Grant are planning their wedding next year and we met at the venue – where they are getting married: The Lake of Menteith Hotel. Even though it was drizzling, we decided to take the boat to the island in Lake of Menteith and pay a visit to the old Priory. It was pretty dark and the sun did not want to come out, but nevertheless we found a few nice spots to take some photographs.

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Alison contacted me first about 3 years ago because she needed a corporate portrait for her online presence. Then, we created a portrait in the studio and Alison told me that she used this photograph absolutely everywhere and she has been very pleased with it. But, 3 years on, she wanted a little update and more photographs, but this time taken outside. We both had the same idea of meeting up in Edinburgh and using the Old Town as a backdrop. After that, we went to the Botanics for a bit of green in the photographs too.

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I just love this place! Port Edgar in South Queensferry is just amazing for photographs! Super-busy couple Shona and Anthony who run a hotel in Fife, only had a very small gap in their busy time table before their wedding in January. I suggested to meet at Port Edgar in South Queensferry and Shone loved the idea as she spent lots of time there as a child. So there was a strong connection and Shona could show her fiance a glance of her past.700_4305 700_4326 700_4376 700_4458 700_4487 700_4489 700_4553 700_4655 700_4682 700_4752 700_4761 700_4795 700_4801 700_4853 700_4877 700_4890 700_4901

In September, I finally managed to persuade my friend Lorraine and her husband Jamie, the owners of Big Bang Hair Dressing in Bathgate, to have a family photograph taken. We had been speaking about this for YEARS!!! We almost managed to make an appointment 2 years ago, but life got in the way! But this year, we found a suitable weekend and we met up, on a windy and rainy morning, in a local park.

First of all, I told the kids they would be in charge! They LOVED this! They were in charge of mum and dad and I could take some lovely photographs. We had about an hour or so until the rain started, but this was more than enough time.

Have a look yourself

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