Samantha Clyne Photography

Samantha Clyne Photography Authentic and timeless family and wedding photography, serving Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Scotland

Heyyyy pretty people šŸ¤ Itā€™s been a hot minute since iā€™ve popped my face on the grid, and honestly, itā€™s not often I actu...
02/09/2026

Heyyyy pretty people šŸ¤

Itā€™s been a hot minute since iā€™ve popped my face on the grid, and honestly, itā€™s not often I actually like a photograph of myself, so when I seen this one, you just know itā€™s going up. (along with a wee photo dump of photos from work this summer with the bestest people)

This summer has been such a fun rollercoaster; weddings, babies, couples, dogs, you name it, iā€™ve probably photographed it. Iā€™ve been so so blessed with the best couples and families (past and present) who have reinforced why I literally love my job.

My editing queue even has an editing queue at the moment (fellow photographers, if you know you know!!). So itā€™s currently late nights, early rising, and counting down the days until our much dreamed of family holidays to Walt Disney World with my Alfie šŸ­

Iā€™ve got so much goodness to share from the past few weeks, but as a one woman band, my focus at the moment is getting those galleries out before heading off on holiday.

Then I can fully immerse myself in rollercoasters and mickey pretzels.

Any top disney tips, HIT ME UP šŸ¤

Back to my editing hole I goā€¦ šŸ¤

Photo credit; Theresa Christie | Aberdeen Wedding Photographer at Exhale Garden Party šŸŒø

24/08/2026

One week in and my feed has finally stopped being 90% wee ones in blazers. I'm a bit sad about it honestly. That first few school days is my favourite of the whole year.

But now that the dust has settled, can I say something gently, and please hear it as helpful rather than a telling off.

I'm coming at this wearing three hats. I'm a photographer, so I think about what ends up online every single day. I'm also a mum, so I know exactly how badly you want to show the world how proud you are. And before all of this I was a primary teacher, so I've sat on the other side of it too.

Have a scroll back at your first day photo. Not to take it down, it's gorgeous, leave it up. Just have a wee look at what's actually in it.

A lot of the printable signs going round ask for the lot. Full name. School. Class. Teacher's name. Sometimes a birthday too. On its own each bit seems harmless. All together on a public post, it's everything a stranger would need to sound like someone your child already knows.

The good news is it's a two minute fix and nobody will even notice.

šŸ¤ Change who can see it. You can edit the audience on a post you made weeks ago, friends only, done
šŸ¤ Or delete and repost with the sign cropped out, the photo is just as lovely without it
šŸ¤ Check the school badge on the jumper isn't readable in close ups
šŸ¤ Have a think about the teacher's name in particular. From my classroom days I can tell you most teachers would really rather their name wasn't on a public post attached to a school and a class list. That one was never really ours to give away
šŸ¤ And if there are other children in the shot, worth a quick check their parents were happy

If you had photos taken professionally, you're also completely entitled to ask whoever took them how your child's details are handled and where they end up. Anyone doing it properly will be glad you asked. When the information belongs to a child, data protection stops being paperwork and starts being safeguarding.

I'm not saying stop sharing. Please don't stop sharing. They're only this size once and I will happily look at every single one of them.

Just maybe let the sign say "Ellie, P1" and nothing more.

Samantha x šŸ¤

Christy and Colin Iā€™ve struggled to put into words how much this day filled my cup right up mid wedding season. Christy ...
24/08/2026

Christy and Colin

Iā€™ve struggled to put into words how much this day filled my cup right up mid wedding season.
Christy and Colin were literally a breathe of fresh air - childhood sweethearts who had grown up together; faced every single obstacle hand in hand, and came full circle by saying ā€˜I doā€ at the top of the aisle.

I finished the day with a full heart, and then the tears came - not from Christy and Colin, but from ME!!

After sending their previews across for the next morning, I received the most incredible email

ā€œSamantha!!! Thank you So much for these photos, they are perfect!! We cannot thank you enough for everything you did for us, you are just the best. Not only are you the best photographer, you are just such a joy to be around and you really contributed to our amazing day, we are so happy we had you there! All of our guests loved you and said how great you were too! We canā€™t wait to see the rest of the photos. Thank you!ā€

So yeah, there was tears, and iā€™m genuinely not embarrassed to admit it.

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Photographer: Aberdeenshire Wedding Photographer
Second photographer: Louise Malcolm Photography/ Scottish wedding photographer
Cake Maker: Cakes By Kirsty
Caterer: Kateā€™s Bespoke Catering
Celebrant: Susan
Dress Boutique: Carringtons Bridal
Engagement Ring: Finnies The Jewellers
Florist:
Hair Stylist:
Live Music: Geronimo
Make Up Artist: Trisha Cameron Scottish&Destination Bridal Makeup Aberdeen
Venue: The Schivas Steading
Content Creator:
Stylist: Cymbeline Events (Scotland)
Ice cream: Portsoy Ice Cream

I had a bride message me about a year after her wedding, and I honestly thought something was wrong.It wasnā€™t. Sheā€™d jus...
23/08/2026

I had a bride message me about a year after her wedding, and I honestly thought something was wrong.

It wasnā€™t. Sheā€™d just found a photo sheā€™d forgotten about. Her dad, at the back of the room, not looking at her - looking at her mum. And she said sheā€™d looked at that one photo about forty times that week.

She didnā€™t mention her flowers. Or the table plan she cried over in March.

I think about that a lot, actually. Especially in the middle of season when everythingā€™s a bit relentless and Iā€™m second-guessing myself at 11pm most nights.

Plan the pretty bits. Truly. Enjoy every bit of it, I love a good Pinterest board same as anyone.

Just know thatā€™s not the bit youā€™ll be looking at in a year.

S x

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ā€¼ļøā€¼ļøIMPORTANT INFO ON TODAYS SCHOOL SESSIONS ā€¼ļøā€¼ļø As it stands, it will still be going ahead. the rain is due to ease of...
28/07/2026

ā€¼ļøā€¼ļøIMPORTANT INFO ON TODAYS SCHOOL SESSIONS ā€¼ļøā€¼ļø

As it stands, it will still be going ahead. the rain is due to ease off around 11, so hopeful we will get a lovely afternoon for these cracking outdoor photos. iā€™ve contacted those affected this morning if you have to change.

For tomorrows sessions;

It may be a case of pulling afternoon sessions into the morning. The rain is due in afternoon but iā€™m keeping a very close eye on the weather for this. Iā€™ll update all those affected later today once I have a clear look at what tomorrow is looking like.

Any questions, please email me

S x

Mr and Mrs Jack ā¤ā€šŸ”„Literal goals. Literal vibes. 10/10, no notes.Years of photographing these two and Saturday was the c...
27/07/2026

Mr and Mrs Jack ā¤ā€šŸ”„

Literal goals. Literal vibes. 10/10, no notes.

Years of photographing these two and Saturday was the crĆØme de la crĆØme. Obsessed doesnā€™t cover it.

photographer; Aberdeenshire Wedding Photographer
second photographer Aberdeen Wedding Photographer // Jony
Venue; Thainstone House | Inverurie
make up Trisha Cameron Scottish&Destination Bridal Makeup Aberdeen
hair Lauren - Wedding Hairstylist
dress Luxury Bridal & Prom Boutique, Inverurie Aberdeenshire
content Wild & Coral

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27/07/2026

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Sixteen people.Thatā€™s who was there at twelve oā€™clock when Jemma and Liam said their vows. Sixteen people close enough t...
27/07/2026

Sixteen people.

Thatā€™s who was there at twelve oā€™clock when Jemma and Liam said their vows. Sixteen people close enough to hear every wobble, every wee pause, every bit of it.

I love a room like that. Nobodyā€™s performing when itā€™s that small. Nobodyā€™s sitting at the back wondering whatā€™s happening. Itā€™s just your people, right beside you, and you can feel how much they love you.

We got family photos out the way nice and early, and then they sat down to eat at two. No rushing. No one checking the time. Just a long, lovely meal on their wedding day, which is rarer than youā€™d think.

And then four oā€™clock happened.

Everyone else arrived at once, and Jemma and Liam walked out into all of them for the very first time. Confetti everywhere. Everyone cheering...

Which means they got their moment twice. The quiet one and the loud one.

Pizza van at six, because obviously. Dancing by eight. Not one single rushed minute in the entire day.

Thatā€™s what I loved about it. You donā€™t have to choose between having something intimate and having a proper party. Jemma and Liam had the morning that felt like them, and then the night that felt like a celebration, and they never once had to pick.

Days like this are the reason I do this job.

S x

Photographer: Aberdeenshire Wedding Photographer
Videographer: Watt Videography
Caterer: Harry Fraser Catering
Celebrant: Kirstin Cruickshank ~ IHC Humanist Celebrant
Dress Boutique: Avorio Bridal
Engagement Ring: Finnies The Jewellers
Hair Stylist: Leah Louise | Bridal & occasional hair stylist
Live Music: MIKE MACDERMID
Make Up Artist:
Photobooth: Diana Griffin
Rental / Decor: Cymbeline Events (Scotland)
Suit Designer: HaddoHighlandWear
Veil: Richard Designs
Venue: The Schivas Steading
Wedding Rings: Finnies The Jewellers
Caterer: Haydn's Woodfired Pizza
Live Music: Mustang

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The photos youā€™ll still cry over in fifty years wonā€™t be in colour.I shoot in black and white, So what youā€™re seeing her...
21/07/2026

The photos youā€™ll still cry over in fifty years wonā€™t be in colour.

I shoot in black and white, So what youā€™re seeing here is exactly how I saw it through my camera in that split second.

Thereā€™s something about black and white that just holds a moment differently. No colour pulling your eye anywhere else. Nothing dating it, either. It could be your wedding day or your grannyā€™s, and thatā€™s the bit I love. These are the photos that will still stop you in your tracks in fifty years.

All thatā€™s left is the feeling. The hand squeeze. The laugh caught mid air. The look across a room that says everything without a single word.

The raw emotion. The pure love. That elation you canā€™t fake and canā€™t plan for.

Sarah and Harry, you gave so many of these moments. Thank you šŸ¤

S
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Julie and ShaunIf youā€™re wondering whether to have children at your wedding - this is your sign. šŸ¤I have never once look...
19/07/2026

Julie and Shaun

If youā€™re wondering whether to have children at your wedding - this is your sign. šŸ¤

I have never once looked back through a gallery and thought I wish there were fewer kids in this.

Not once.

Because they are chaotic and joyful and completely unfiltered and they will do things on your wedding day that nobody could ever plan for - and those are always, always the frames that make people cry when they see them.

Sienna getting her dress on with her mum in the morning, Those kids absolutely belting it down the courtyard. The tiny hand reaching up to hold someoneā€™s finger.

Real love looks like this. And children show it better than anyone.

Invite them all. Every single one. šŸ¤

S x

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