Autumn Rustic Wedding at Colstoun House | Kristy + Richard

wedding couple under floral arch

Rustic style wedding venue, Scotland

One of last weddings I photographed in 2017 was Kristy & Richard’s wedding in East Lothian. Australian bride & Scottish groom have been planning their wedding while living together in London. I photographed Spring and Summer weddings at Colstoun before and was looking forward to visiting the venue in the Autumn. It was warm & sunny on the day and late wedding ceremony took place by the river, under a big red tree. Kristy & Richard exclaimed their vows in front of Autumn inspired floral arch made by Snapdragon florists and it couldn’t be more beautiful. Wedding guests were enjoying an outdoor drinks reception by the fire pit while I could take an advantage of taking wedding photos in the best Autumnal light I could imagine. In fact, it’s always sunny whenever I photograph weddings at this venue.

Relaxed wedding photos

As a wedding photographer I love barn, rustic style weddings but more important are people who come to enjoy celebrations. Kristy is from Australia and there were lots of family and friends who traveled a long way to take part in the wedding. You could not choose a better place than Scottish countryside to get two families together.

Rustic style tables were decorated with wild flowers and ivy. Charlotte, one of the bridesmaids, took care of making the cake.  Bride looked amazing wearing wild flower crown and dress from Watters and there was a beautiful humanist wedding ceremony with unexpected showers at the end.

Supplier list:

Venue: Colstoun House; Dress: Watters; Cake: Charlotte Fairley; Flowers: Snapdragon Florists; Make-up/hairdresser: Laura Sutherland / Jennifer Crawford

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Autumn flower arch from snapdragon
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Snapdragon wedding bouquet
snapdragon florist
colstoun house
bridal dress from Watters and Snapdragon flowers
girls getting ready
bride and her bridesmaids
girls getting ready
wedding rings and groom getting ready
colstoun house polytunnel
colstoun house wedding venuethe gin bar for a wedding
boys putting buttonholes in Autumn floral arch for an outdoor ceremony
before wedding ceremony
guests arriving for a ceremony
before wedding ceremony
wedding guests
guests arriving for an outdoor ceremony at colstoun
bride putting on her dress
bride wearing Watters dress
bride and her bridesmaids
Colstoun House
guests waiting for a ceremony
bride arrives for the wedding
bride arrives for the ceremony
wedding couple
wedding ceremony under arch
exchange of wedding rings
bridesmaid singing at wedding ceremony
confetti shot after ceremony
just married
wedding drinks
drinks reception at the barn
drinks reception at colstoun
formal family photos
bridal party posing
groom and groomsmen
wedding shoot in the polytunnel
wedding couple posing
couple walking together in the sun
rustic style bride and ginger groom
summer wedding shoot
wedding couple under floral arch
beer bath
barn wedding venue in east lothian
rustic styled wedding decor inside the barn
wedding barn in east lothian
guests enjoying wedding reception outside
bride and her best friends
fire pit at wedding venue
drinks reception
venue ready for the guests
rustic tables for a wedding
wedding speeches outside the venue
bride's father giving a speech
couple cutting the cake
guests looking at cutting cake
wedding reception at colstoun
piper with the wedding couple
bride and grom arrive at the barn
wedding guests having a meal
colstoun house in evening light
bridesmaids giving a speech
guests listening to wedding speeches
wedding speeches
rustic venue in the evening light
the eveningbride and groom first dance
wedding dancing
wedding guests dancing
dancing in the barn
evening reception at colstoun
guests dancing
evening dancing at colstoun
wedding dancing
stars above east lothian