Outdoor ceremony red carpet Mabie House

On a bright blue afternoon in Dumfries.A red carpet rolled out across the grass, chairs filling up, and the Galloway greenery all around. Outdoor ceremonies at Mabie House are a proper treat — the gardens sit right on the edge of Mabie Forest, so your aisle comes with a wall of trees behind it. I photograph the scene wide like this before things begin, because the setting your guests walked into is part of the memory. Marrying outdoors in Scotland takes a wee bit of nerve and a backup plan, and this venue has both covered. When it comes off, it looks exactly like this.

Location: Mabie Forest, DG2 8HB, Mabie House Hotel, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland.