Mike Cook Photography

01/09/2026

LINZI & TIM

Back in the office today after a busy few days and delighted to be sharing a few quick previews from the amazing day I spent on Saturday shooting Linzi & Tim's wedding at the fabulous Boswells Estate Weddings, hands down one of my favourite venues!!!

Great to work alongside Kerri at Behind The Event on content creation duties and, of course, let's not forget all the other brilliant suppliers too:

Hair & Make-Up : Audrey McCarthy Makeup Artist
Piper : Chris Gray
Dress : Ellis Bridals
Kilts : MacGregor and MacDuff
Cake : Pretty Baked
Flowers : Allysons, flowers for all occasions
DJ : Devotion Weddings

Such an incredible day, hope you like the previews and, of course, do feel free to comment and share!

©2026 Mike Cook Photography

18/08/2026

EMILY & JAMIE | BLOGGED

Back with another good 'un today folks when, at the end of June, I was back at my local venue, the fabulous Glenbervie House, to shoot Emily & Jamie's big day, my last wedding before my "half-time" break, so to speak .. and what a way to finsh up the first half!

Big supplier shout out once more to:

Content Creation : Maximising Medias
Hair : Amy McBride Twenty 7 Studio & Co
Make-Up : Jill Rowan MakeUp
Reception Dressing : Lights Candy Action
Flowers : FK Flowers
Sweetie Cart : Rokozy Sweets & Things

Such a great day; don't take my word for it though guys ... go take a look!

©2026 Mike Cook Photography

Back with another cracker for you today guys when, at the end of June I was out and about at my local venue, the fabulous Glenbervie House, this time around to shoot Emily & Jamie’s big d…

29/07/2026

LUCY & DANIEL | BLOGGED

Oh yeah, got a good one today for you guys, one of the most emotional days I've shot recently, when I was back again at the fabulous Sherbrooke Castle Hotel to shoot Lucy & Daniel's big day!!!

Supplier shout out once again to:

Videography : POV Events
Content Creation : ur bts bestie
Hair : Nicola McMillan
Make-Up : Sophie White MUA
Celebrant : Cindy Cosgrove at Humanist Celebrants with Fuze Ceremonies
Harpist : Pippa Reid-Foster Harpist
Dress : Aimee Bridal Couture
Wedding Dresser : Admire Bridal Dressing
Kilts : MacGregor and MacDuff
Cake : Liggy's Cake Company
Reception Dressing : LillyCole Weddings and events
Flowers : Rainbow Flowers
Ceilidh/DJ : WSCD Events - Traditional Ceilidh Band & Professional DJ

https://www.mcookphotography.co.uk/weddings/sherbrooke-castle-wedding-lucy-daniel/

Go on guys, go take a look ... it's a good one!

©2026 Mike Cook Photography

Just over a month ago, I was back once again at one of my favourite venues, the fabulous Sherbrooke Castle, this time around to shoot Lucy & Daniel’s big day and, yes I know I say this ab…

29/06/2026

EMILY & JAMIE

Great to be back out again a few days ago at my local venue, Glenbervie House, this time around to shoot Emily & Jamie's big day ... and what a fabulous day it was too!

Always good to see a few familiar faces as well and I hope you all had an amazing day - certainly looked that way to me.

Good to work alongside Maximising Medias on content creation duties and, of course, all the other brilliant suppliers too:

Hair : Amy McBride Twenty 7 Studio & Co
Make-Up : Jill Rowan MakeUp
Reception Dressing : Lights Candy Action
Flowers : FK Flowers
Sweetie Cart : Rokozy Sweets & Things

Here's a few previews from the day - please feel free to share & comment!

©2026 Mike Cook Photography

24/06/2026

EFFY & JAMES | BLOGGED

Oh yes guys, here we are then, the wedding the broke the internet (or so I'm told by others - not being a social media guru myself by any means). Delighted to be featuring over on the blog today the totally full on experience that was Effy & James' wedding day at the fabulous Lochside Hotel, Lodges and Spa a few weeks back.

This really is one where the pictures tell the story of the day better than any words from me ever will ...

Supplier shout out once again to:

Videography : Kls Wedding Films
Content Creation : With Vic
Hair : SO Studio & Hair By CM
Make-Up : Karly O'Neill & Sophie Whyte
Celebrant : George McLean Humanist Celebrant
Dress : The White Collection Bridal Boutiques
Suits : Forbes Tailoring & Slater Menswear
Cake : Audrey Neeson Cake Design
Reception Dressing : Flower Power Events
Flowers : Millolas Flowers
DJ : Here we Joe Weddings
Singer : Cammy Miller
Saxophonist : Tom B Sax - Man With The Red Suit
Fireworks : Midnight Storm Fireworks

Go on good people ... go take a look!

©2026 Mike Cook Photography

I’ve always felt that the way I shoot weddings in a more “hands-off” documentary style attracts, primarily anyway, two types of couples – the quieter more reserved type who …

22/06/2026

LUCY & DANIEL

Back at it again on Saturday and delighted to be out once more at the fabulous Sherbrooke Castle Hotel, this time to shoot Lucy & Daniel's big day, and what an amazing day it was too!!!

Gorgeous weather (for a change), a great crowd, some great laughs and some pretty emotional moments too that even had me going a bit at times!

Great to work alongside Martyn at POV Videography and Emma (Ur bts.bestie) on content creation and, of course, lest we not forget all the other fabulous suppliers too:

Hair : Nicola McMillan
Make-Up : Sophie White MUA
Celebrant : Cindy Cosgrove at Humanist Celebrants with Fuze Ceremonies
Harpist : Pippa Reid-Foster Harpist
Dress : Aimee Bridal Couture
Wedding Dresser : Admire Bridal Dressing
Kilts : MacGregor and MacDuff
Cake : Liggy's Cake Company
Reception Dressing : LillyCole Weddings and events
Flowers : Rainbow Flowers
Ceilidh/DJ : WSCD Events - Traditional Ceilidh Band & Professional DJ

Here's a few quick previews from the day - please feel free to comment.

©2026 Mike Cook Photography

17/06/2026

Delighted as always to have picked up a purple award in the opening round of competition with the Wedding/Elopement Photo Pros for this shot from Ashley & David's "secret" wedding at back in February.

Thank you guys!

To check out the full day, why not head on over to the blog https://www.mcookphotography.co.uk/weddings/mossedge-village-wedding-ashley-david/.

01/06/2026

EFFY & JAMES

So guys, after a few weeks off, I was back at it at the weekend with a "double header" no less, kicking off on Saturday with another trip to the fabulous Lochside Hotel, Lodges and Spa, this time to shoot Effy & James' big day ... and what a day! Honestly, the party never really stopped and I'm pretty damn sure it was still going strong long after I left too!

Great to work alongside the guys at Kls Wedding Films once again, always an honour guys! And, of course, a big shout out to all the other amazing suppliers too:

Hair : SO Studio & Hair By CM
Make-Up : Karly O'Neill & Sophie Whyte
Celebrant : George McLean Humanist Celebrant
Dress : The White Collection Bridal Boutiques
Suits : Forbes Tailoring & Slater Menswear
Cake : Audrey Neeson Cake Design
Reception Dressing : Flower Power Events
Flowers : Millolas Flowers
DJ : Here we Joe Weddings
Singer : Cammy Miller
Saxophonist : Tom B Sax - Man With The Red Suit
Fireworks : Midnight Storm Fireworks

Here's a few previews from the day. Please do leave a comment & share.

©2026 Mike Cook Photography

02/04/2026

LAURA & CONNOR | REVIEW

"WE HAVEN’T STOPPED LOOKING AT THE PHOTOS SINCE YOU SENT THEM – THAT’S HOW GOOD THEY ARE. WE ARE LITERALLY OBSESSED WITH THEM. THEY ARE PERFECT.

I WANT TO BLOW THEM UP AND PLASTER MY WALLS IN THEM THEY’RE SO GOOD! 😂💖

THERE ISN'T A SINGLE BIT OF OUR DAY THAT YOU DIDN'T CAPTURE, AND THE WAY YOU DO IT, SO DISCREETLY, IS HOW I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD EXPERIENCE IT.

IT’S HONESTLY LIKE YOU READ OUR MINDS AND KNEW EXACTLY THE KIND OF SHOTS THAT MATTER TO US AND DELIVERED THEM IN THE MOST AMAZING QUALITY. THE ENTIRE DAY, THE VENUE, THE WEATHER, THE VIBE... YOUR PHOTOS CAPTURE EVERY SINGLE PART OF IT. AND CONSIDERING I WASN'T EVEN AWARE YOU WERE IN THE ROOM WITH YOUR CAMERA. I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU GOT THE SHOTS YOU DID!

THEY MEAN THE WORLD TO US. I WOULD HIRE YOU 1000 TIMES OVER AND I’LL BE SURE TO RECOMMEND YOU TO ANY FUTURE COUPLE. WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH!

THANKS FOR MAKING OUR DAY SO SPECIAL AND GIVING US VIVID MEMORIES TO LAST A LIFETIME!"

Thank you guys for these amazingly kind words!

Want to see the big picture though? Then why not head on over to the full blog post right here at this link https://www.mcookphotography.co.uk/weddings/orocco-pier-wedding-laura-connor/.

02/04/2026

LAURA & CONNOR | BLOGGED

Got a good one for you today guys when, just a few weeks ago, I was back for the first time in a few years at the fabulous Orocco Pier - South Queensferry shooting Laura & Connor's big day - here's how it went down.

https://www.mcookphotography.co.uk/weddings/orocco-pier-wedding-laura-connor/

Supplier shout out once again to:

Content Creation : ur bts bestie
Hair : NC Hair - Bridal Hair Specialist
Make-Up : MakeUp by Victoria Fleeting
Celebrant : Rachel Christie
Dress : Bella Bridal
Kilts : Slanj Kilts
Cake : Weecakesnbakes
Reception Dressing : Beautifully Covered
Flowers : Florabunda
DJ : Orocco Pier - South Queensferry

Go on ... go take a peek!

©2026 Mike Cook Photography

From my third wedding of the year, I was back for the first time in quite a few years at the fabulous Orocco Pier, and what an amazing day it was too shooting Laura & Connor’s wedding in …