And who the
heck are you?
Hi, I’m Struan. And if you typed my name into an old Nokia brick, it thought you meant “Struco”, whatever that is. So that’s where that came from.
For me, weddings are a wonderful excuse for a big party with all your favourite people. I’m drawn to the fun, the reckless abandon and the giddy joy of a wedding and I love to capture the magical little moments that happen on a wedding day if you’re allowed to just enjoy the day. Not that I’ll skulk around on the fringes like a vampire with social anxiety… in fact, I can’t help myself from chatting with guests, making inappropriate jokes with groomsmen and taking the piss out of myself for my couple’s amusement; but I figure the less I drag you away from the fun, the more fun you can have, which means I’m capturing better memories. Everybody wins!


Now, us videographers all have spiels about loving filmmaking from a young age, and I too did the stop-frame animations with my Lego and teddies. I also practically lived at my local indie cinema as a teenager, even going to the same film 2 days in a row, so I could compare the subtitled and dubbed versions (absolute nerd). For what it’s worth, though, I eventually followed through with my ambitions and got myself a filmmaking degree (shoutout to ‘Digital Film & Television’ at the Royal conservatoire of Scotland!) and have had the pleasure of working with the BBC and STV Creative in a variety of roles over the years, as well as a whole bunch of sports video. Although my main focus nowadays is weddings (how could it not be?), Aberdeen and Ross County fans will regularly see my camerawork on Sportscene, so if your wedding turns into a full-blown football match, you’ll be in safe hands.
Outside the world of weddings, I live out in the sticks with my gorgeous wee family, where I spend what free time I have walking our dogs and homebrewing beer. You wouldn’t think it from reading this drivel, but I have a Master of Science in Creative Writing. Sadly, it was in poetry rather than biographical writing, so if you’ve read this far without rolling your eyes right out of your head… let’s arrange a videocall or meet for a coffee. I almost promise you won’t find me unbearable.
