[wedding] Elizabeth & Jim, Ama Lur, Thong Krut, Koh Samui

Getting married in Thailand was the obvious choice for Elizabeth & Jim, they used to live here in mainland Thailand between Hua Hin & Pattaya 7 years ago. They chose to have a beautiful intimate ceremony with their close family at Ama Lur in the small fisherman's village of Thong Krut in the South of the island. Elizabeth & Jim being Scottish blended their special day between the Thai and Scottish cultures and traditions perfectly. I loved everything about being a part of their day and feel so lucky to have been a part of it!

Elizabeth & Jim,THANK YOU so much for letting me capture and share these special moments with you!

They chose to have their intimate celebration at Ama Lur a stunning villa in Thong Krut a small and quaint fishermans village on the South of the island.

 

Elizabeth had her dress tailor made out of Thai silk as she loves everything Thai. The simple elegant design suited her and the wedding day perfectly.. I loved it!

I think saying that Ama Lur is a beautiful villa is a total understatement... I mean check out these amazing views and gardens!

Lovely hair and makeup for Elisabeth and her bridesmaids by the very talented Dany of Samuihair.

Natalie and her team did an amazing job of setting up and decorating the villa surrounds... Elizabeth's choice of yellow and white suited their beach ceremony perfectly... look how great these colours go together!

The ladies and I had a few moments of calm before walking down the aisle... :)

 

 

Elizabeth and Jim wanted to tie in their Scottish traditions with the Thai ones, so all the boys wore their kilts!

 

What a gorgeous setting to be married in! On a stunning -almost private- beach while the sun begins to set :)

 

Eliszabeth was so happy she was cracking up and having giggle fits the whole way through their ceremony :)

After the ceremony lots of Champagne toasts were had ;)

Elizabeth gave each of her bridesmaids a pair of barefoot sandals as a present!

While the men all gathered around to check out Jim's shiny new ring ;)

We just had enough time for some great sunset photos with the bridal party... I love this one, Becca's laugh is gorgeous!

I love these sunset photos ;) We had this gorgeous beach all to ourselves too!

I love how happy these two make each other... you can tell it's meant to be :)

Natalie did an amazing job of getting these stunning details to come together for the dinner reception.. these Jasmine garlands hanging off the chairs smelt amazing! And how cute is the mini fisherman's boat centerpiece?!

How beautiful is this lighting setup and design... Samui Dream Lights organised it :)

Elizabeth had Thai musicians playing classical Thai music all through their ceremony until just before dinner,  it created a lovely atmosphere.

These two were so cute together... the romance never stopped!

I love this shot of all the women's shoes... they all kicked off their heels after the ceremony and walked and danced the night away barefoot... my kind of women!

Elizabeth had handmade chocolates left on everyone's pillows with a thank you note written in Thai... such a sweet little detail to add to a wedding in Thailand!

Jim LOVES fireworks... seriously. He told me he has space in his garage to keep his spare firework collection.... and during the meet and greet once he found out that their firework display was going to last approximately 2 minutes, he decided he wanted more and got this display instead :)

They also wanted to have a lantern release for all of their guests...  to the Thai people releasing these lanterns is a symbol of good fortune.

Elizabeth and Jim's first dance as husband and wife was so romantic... how beautiful is this moment!

I'll end with these two... Elizabeth's daughter, Jess and her man, Doug... happy as ever and drawing hearts together. Here's to a love like this! xxx

If you'd like to see more of Elizabeth and Jim's beautiful day feel free to click here or watch below;

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[wedding] Emily and Greg, Ama Lur, Thong Krut, Koh Samui

Emily, this place suits you too well, I could tell from the second  time we accidentally ran into each other in the Nature Art Gallery, you had a hibiscus in your hair and looked like you were glowing!  You fall into the pace here so quickly and the chilled vibe just exudes from you and Greg!

Greg told me they had met 15 years ago and were introduced, in the end, by mutual friends. He was the last to get to know Emily, but clearly the one to love her for everything she is. Greg is definately a lucky man, Emily is the kind of woman you'd want by your side. She's down to earth, kind and soft spoken but will tell it like it is. Being together for 14 years builds a bit of pressure on trying to propose to the woman of your dreams, and Greg had to try his third time lucky until he could finally pop the question... but that's a story you'll have to get Greg to tell you. I can't do it justice, it's way more hilarious when he explains it ;)

Emily and Greg, I feel so honoured to have been chosen as your wedding photographer on Koh Samui, the place you both call your second home. So thank you for letting me photograph the most important day and share it with you.

Emily and Greg's beautiful wedding was held at Ama Lur (Formerly known as The Palace) in Thong Krut, a beautiful quiet fishing village on the South Coast of Koh Samui.  Although it rained while Emily and Greg  were getting ready, the clouds parted just in time for their ceremony to happen on the beach.

Once Emily was in her beautiful Luci DiBella wedding dress she had everyone gasping at the beauty. That dress is seriously stunning, woman! You looked so beautiful in it.

 

Emily and Greg chose Natalie of Partners to help plan and decorate their wedding, and what a beautiful job she did! Part of the theme was to incorporate pink lotus flowers, as Emily loves them!

Emily's pink lotus boquet was gorgeous, and went perfectly with everything that day, including her Steve Madden shoes :)

I loved the lotus flowers in the pond on either side of the walkway entering the villa and really, really couldn't get over the gorgeous details on Em's Luci DiBella dress!

 

Greg cleaned up pretty well on the day, and looked so happy to finally be getting to see Em walking down the aisle towards him :)

Emily and Greg have actually been coming to Samui for 7 years now, and Greg actually proposed here on Samui as well, so it was natural for them to both choose this island for their intimate destination wedding. They spent the days leading up to the wedding celebrating their Hens and Bucks nights with close friends and basically having a ball.

I am so happy to have gotten to know and photograph Greg and Emily, they were such a breeze to work with, and it doesn't hurt that they were Aussies as well, it's great to hear some Australian humour on a wedding day!

 I think this photo sums up their true happiness of FINALLY becoming husband and wife ;)

Ohhhh Em, you are so gorgeous!

 Natalie did an absolutely amazing job at decorating this wedding, all the details are stunning.

Greg loved the fireshow, and I have to admit.. it ended with a bang ;)

They also opted to have a waterfall of lights as a backdrop to their cake cutting! It was a really beautiful sight.

Then, a beautiful fireworks display to officially start the celebrations.

 

I'll have to end on this note, I love this picture :)

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