A WEDDING PHOTO Our big day will be a double celebration
Wedding photographer Jacqui Paterson and fiancé Tony Hughes were due to get married on April 15 but had to reschedule the big day. But they wanted to mark the original date. So Jacqui decided to put her creative brain into action and arrange a wedding photoshoot in their front room.
“We were so excited to get married and to have our plans taken away upset us but we still wanted that to be our wedding day,” said Jacqui, 34.
The couple, from Falkirk, dressed up in their wedding attire. Not wanting to spoil the surprise for their big day and with the bridal shop that has her dress closed, Jacqui borrowed a dress for the occasion. She teamed it with a customised leather jacket she had made for the exchange of vows to be held at Inglewood House in Alloa.
“It felt natural to capture some moment from the day we were meant to be married,” said Jacqui. “The plants we have in the photo are props we will use at the wedding so we restyled our living room and went with it.” Bottles of Corona beer were included as a jokey nod to the situation, and their dogs got involved in the shoot too.
“I used an app to control the camera on a tripod,” said Jacqui, owner of Chic Photo. “It was loads of fun to do and I’m glad we have something to remember the date by. “They’re as close to wedding photos we’re going to get for a while, so we will treasure them. “We were disappointed to have to postpone the wedding at first but as we have a few guests with underlying health conditions we realised it was for the best.
“It will be amazing to look back and remember all that has happened and how we chose to overcome the situation.” The couple are looking forward to celebrating with friends and family on their rescheduled wedding date in September.
Jacqui added: “It will be a double celebration – getting married and being able to enjoy
socialising again.”