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Capture Your Wedding Day with a Relaxed, Personal Touch
Planning your wedding in Scotland? Alan Snelling Photography, based in West Lothian, offers a luxury wedding photography experience designed to capture the genuine, fleeting moments that make your day truly special. Alan’s calm and unobtrusive style helps you feel comfortable in front of the camera, so your photos reflect your day as it naturally unfolds.
With 29 years of experience, Alan specializes in creating beautiful, natural images that stand the test of time. Whether your wedding is an intimate gathering or a grand celebration, his goal is to deliver photos that showcase the joy and emotion of your unique story.
A Photography Experience Focused on You
We know that being photographed can feel overwhelming. That’s why Alan prioritizes a relaxed, friendly atmosphere—because when you’re enjoying the moment, your photos will truly capture that happiness. This approach ensures a smooth, stress-free experience for you and your guests. Alan also works closely with your venue and other suppliers to make sure every detail fits seamlessly into your day.
What You Can Expect from Alan Snelling Photography
- Natural & Authentic Style: Genuine emotions and spontaneous moments captured to create timeless memories.
- Experienced Professionalism: Benefit from nearly three decades of expertise, with a reputation for professionalism and attention to detail.
- Unobtrusive Presence: A discreet approach that lets you fully enjoy your wedding day without interruptions.
- Coverage Across Scotland: Based in West Lothian but available to travel anywhere in Scotland to capture your celebration.
Message from the team
Experience
Describe your style in 5 adjectives.
Modern, Beautiful, Colourful & Fun
What about your business are you most proud of?
We've built up a successful full-time business and an enviable reputation from scratch, as well as a track record for delighting our clients. Super proud of that!
What is your No.1 wedding planning tip for couples?
That's an easy one. There's a million and one things to spend your money on when you're planning a wedding - spend wisely, but spend money on the things that matter most to you.
What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?
One of our clients provided the best favours I'd ever seen at a wedding - a hangover emergency kit! On the tables, each guest had a cool bag filled with everything you need to recover from a hangover - an energy drink, some sweets, a miniature vodka & orange juice and even paracetamol. Very forward-thinking!
Describe your typical process with a couple.
The process with our couples begins with an initial meeting, phonecall or online chat. It's so important that make sure we're the correct fit for our clients, so during the initial meeting we'll look at sample albums together and talk about the wedding in detail so we can build an idea of what we can bring to their big day. We'll also tailor our products and services to their needs and build a photography package that ticks all the boxes!
Our booking process is handled entirely online, making it super-easy for clients to secure us for their wedding. They can read and sign the photography agreement, supply their contact details and pay their booking fee online in one easy step.
We'll keep in touch with our clients in the run up to the big day, arranging any venue visits other pre-wedding photoshoot (if included) around 3 months before the wedding. Once we're within 2 weeks of the wedding, we'll send out an online questionnaire for our clients to complete, so that they can give us details of all the main people and which photos they'd like taken. We'll also schedule a phone call or a meeting here at the office to go over timings, discuss the day in more detail and answer any questions the client may have.
We like to offer a lot of help and support to our clients throughout the process and will happily give any advice they may require to help the day run smoothly as well as recommend other suppliers as needed. Our clients can contact us at any time via email, text, telephone or through our Facebook page, so they can relax knowing we can be easily contacted if they need anything.
What is the No.1 photo that you think every couple should take?
There's too many to list, that's why you should choose an experienced professional like me - that way you'll get so many fantastic photos you'll find it hard to choose just one ;-)
What is the most original photo you’ve been asked to take at a wedding?
Most clients don't know what they want - I create original photos by capturing the unique circumstances of your wedding, rather than trying to copy other photos.
What do you recommend for a rainy day wedding?
Embrace it! You can't control the weather, but if you're willing to brave the elements there's always an amazing photo opportunity in the rain!
Describe how you got into photography.
I've always been into photography from my late teens but it was a chance meeting with a professional photographer that really started everything off! We became friends and he persuaded me to try my hand at wedding photography by assisting him as a second photographer at a real live wedding, and from that moment I was hooked!