Tattooed Bride in an Essense of Australia Mermaid Wedding Dress for an Intimate Family Wedding

This adorable family unit have completely stolen my heart today. From the gorgeous getting ready portraits with mother and daughter to the family portraits with the groom throwing the baby girl in the air. There's also a wonderful tale told by their ten-year-old son. All the heartfelt moments have been captured beautifully by Carla Blain. Plus our fabulously inked tattooed bride and groom increasing the heat and style stakes tenfold with their fashion choices and seriously hot portraits.

Wedding Morning Bridal Preparations with Bride in Essense of Australia Wedding Dress

Cute Baby Flower Girl with Bow Back Dress

Tattooed Bride in Off The Shoulder Wedding Dress Holding Hands with Her Groom at the Wedding Ceremony

Wedding Ceremony with Bride in Essense of Australia Wedding Dress Kissing the Groom in a Tartan Kilt

Family Portrait with Bride, Groom and Their Two Children

Bride, Groom and Their Children Embracing

Groom in Highland Wear Embracing His Bride

Jewelled Wedding Shoes Hanging Up on Wedding Morning

Wedding Morning Bridal Preparations with Bride in Getting Ready Robe Holding Her Daughter

Wedding Morning Bridal Preparations with Bride in Getting Ready Robe Kneeling Down Playing With Her Daughter

Tattooed Bride in Sweetheart Neckline Wedding Dress Showing Off Her Heart and Wings Ink

Bride in Sweetheart Neckline Wedding Dress Showing Off Her Heart and Wings Tattoo

Wedding Morning Bridal Preparations with Bridesmaid in Black Lace Dresses

Groomsman in Braces Walking Down the Le Petit Chateau Aisle

Groom in Highland Wear Standing at the Altar

Intimate Wedding Ceremony at Le Petit Chateau

Wedding Ceremony Bride and Groom Exit with Confetti Toss

Wedding Suppliers
We married over 2 hours from where we lived so we used a mixture of the recommended suppliers from the venue & also used some from our home town that we trusted to do the perfect job. We searched high & low for the perfect photographer & couldn’t find any in the Northeast nor our little town of Dumfries so we began to look online & that’s when we found, & fell in love with Carla Blain's photography. It was EXACTLY what we were looking for. Being a Scottish bride getting married across the border was one thing that saddened me, especially the thought of having no traditional bagpipes to walk down the aisle to. My parents very kindly arranged one as a last-minute surprise for us and it really did make all the difference. We also wrote our own short personal promise to use during our ceremony and used our favourite City & Colour song as our first dance
Zoey & Dan

Tattooed Bride

Real bride, Zoey has chosen a gown that shows off her ink beautifully. The sweetheart neckline echos the curves in the heart and wing design on her chest and the sleeveless element ensures her arms are on full display too. We think it's so important to feel like the best version of yourself on your wedding day, whether that's wearing your hair up/down, choosing a coloured wedding dress or having all your tattoos proudly on display. Just be you, and the love will shine through.

Inspiration & Styling
Laid back & intimate. The venue's style itself was so suited to us already so luckily we didn’t have to do much styling. We had less than 50 guests which meant we got to spend time with each & every one of them on the day which was lovely. Our 10 year old son also announced to all our guests that his mum & stepdad (bride & groom) were expecting another little baby in the summer! What a wonderful memory for us all.
Zoey & Dan

Flower Girl Daughter Holding Cute Grey Rabbit

Family Portrait with Tattooed Bride in Essense of Australia Wedding Dress and Groom in Kilt

Bridal Party Portrait with Bride in Mermaid Wedding Dress and Bridesmaids in Black Lace Dresses

Bride in Fishtail Essense of Australia Wedding Dress and Groom in Tartan Kilt Kissing

Bride in Fishtail Essense of Australia Wedding Dress and Groom in Tartan Kilt Embracing

Intimate Tablescape with Lantern Centrepiece

Lantern Centrepiece Surrounded by White and Green Wedding Flowers

Black and White Portrait of Groom Kissing His Bride

Tattooed Bride with Sweetheart Wedding Dress and Groom in Highland Wear Embracing Her Face

Tattooed Groom Kissing His Brides Neck in Leather Jacket

Bride in Essense of Australia Wedding Dress and Groom in Highland Attire Kissing

Magician Wedding Entertainer Performing a Trick

Due to unforeseen circumstances the week before Zoey and Dan's big day they didn’t have enough time to complete some of the last-minute finishing touches, which resulted in them not having a table plan or name cards on the tables. Not one guest picked up on these details being missing, and it didn't have any negative impact on the merriment of the day, proving if things don't quite go according to plan it's ok. We've pooled together some tips for planning for potential mishaps so you can make a plan B if you like.