Claire & Andrew's Signet Library wedding
When we heard that Avengers: Infinity War was being filmed in Edinburgh, we were more than a little excited. Not only are we huge fans, but I’ve had a crush on Robert Downey Jr for as long as I can remember. So you can imagine how giddy we got when we discovered that The Signet Library, where Claire & Andrew were getting married last spring, was to be right in the middle of the action!
Looking back on their wedding now, it’s hard to believe that it took place in the midst of a film set, with the Avengers preparing to blow up the Old Town all around us. We’re used to it being a busy area to shoot in, given that the Fringe takes place here each August, and most days you will find Yoda wandering the streets or a crowd gathered around a street performer. It’s this buzz that brings so many folks to Edinburgh and makes getting married in the city centre extra fun.
But this was another level of activity. Being surrounded by cables, cranes and huge lighting rigs (which the production crew kindly offered to turn on for us if we needed them!) turned out to be a pretty cool challenge, and we loved finding little untouched pockets of light and amazing architecture along the way.
It helped that Claire and Andrew were so easy to photograph – being so wrapped up in what we like to call the wedding bubble (an incredible place to be!) that they were able to tune out everything around us and focus on how amazing it felt to have just become husband and wife. And the minute they and their guests stepped into the incredible Signet Library, the outside world was a million miles away.
We loved so many things about their day – the stories behind how their relationship blossomed, the amazing flowers, the heartfelt and hilarious speeches. But most of all we loved getting to spend time with these two and capture how they feel about each other.
Sadly, Robert Downey Jr did not make an appearance, though perhaps that’s a good thing for I suspect I would have had serious trouble keeping my shit together if he had!
