The Only Scotland Elopement Photographer Devoted to the Art of Film Photography
CHOOSE FILM GRAIN OVER MEGAPIXELS
CHOOSE IMPERFECT PERFECTION OF 35MM FILM OVER CLINICAL LOOK OF DIGITAL PHOTOS
Your love story deserves more than ordinary. It deserves to be captured on real 35mm and medium format film where every frame holds the magic of the moment, the softness of memory, and the timeless beauty of your connection. Let your elopement be more than a day. Let it become a piece of art you’ll treasure forever.
Shooting on film is a love letter to slowness, to presence, to intention. Each frame requires care - the gentle focus, the weight of light, the pause before the shutter clicks. It's a tactile, almost meditative process that invites me to slow down and truly see - not just through the lens, but with my whole heart.
In this fast-paced digital world, so many couples are yearning for something real. For softness. For depth. For the imperfect perfection of film—the way it captures feeling over polish, emotion over precision.
Film photography allows me to be fully present with the couples I work with. To move through their day not as an observer, but as someone who feels every quiet glance, every windblown kiss, every sacred vow whispered into the wild.
There’s a Soul to Film That Can’t Be Faked.
Warmth. Nostalgia. Grain.
It turns your elopement into something timeless - into art that will live on, as honest and enduring as your love.
Hiya, I`m Laszlo aka Weirdie Grizzly elopement
film photographer, planner and guide
Based in the Scottish Highlands, Scotland - where I feel most at home - and work accross this beautiful country to cover elopement photogrpahy in the Scottish Highlands and Islands.
I adore snapping a film selfie with the couple after their magical Scotland elopement!
WEIRDIE GRIZZLY IS THE ONLY FILM PHOTOGRAPHER IN SCOTLAND WHO USES ANALOG CAMERAS TO DOCUMENT BEAUTIFUL ELOPEMENTS EXCLUSIVELY ON 35mm & MEDIUM FORMAT FILM
WHY HIRE AN ELOPEMENT PHOTOGRAPHER WHO STILL SHOOTS ON FILM IN 2025?
Film photography will slow you down.
In our fast-living world, the film medium brings back simplicity and slow mindfulness to photography. On digital, I can take hundreds of photos on an elopement day without realising the high amount of exposure - then I have to select the best ones for hours. The film is more expensive these days, and each roll only allows 10-36 photos to take. So I have to use those shots wisely, forcing me to slow down and think more about composition, lighting and the perfect timing to take a photo. Also, I connect better with the couple I photograph; they can enjoy their elopement day slowed down. Film photography taught me to nail the right photo on the first attend, and I rarely delete any film photos.
SO, WHAT IS HYBRID ELOPEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY?
When I'm taking your elopement photos with both analogue (35mm & medium format film) and digital cameras. I am still mainly a digital elopement photographer, but film photography also an important part of my workflow and life.
ISLE OF SKYE ELOPEMENT FILM PHOTOGRAPHY
Film photography is magical, imperfect and nostalgic. The film has a unique aesthetic with beautiful grains, tonal range, and colours, creating truly emotional and timeless photos, that you can't reproduce with modern digital cameras.
“Wow Laszlo, those are absolutely perfect. We are both in tears watching. Thank you so so much for capturing our special day so perfectly.“
Nikki & Eric from Ontario, Canada
For me, film photography is everything.
My dad taught me how to take photos on a film camera back in the 90s. My first camera, an Eastern German Praktika, was my workhorse to practice with. Since then, I used so many fantastic film cameras in different formats (film sizes). After more than 30 years of shooting on film, I was happy to go back to basics and document elopements in Scotland on this fantastic analog medium. Film photography teaches me patience. There's no instant playback, previews, or over editing. Every frame is a deliberate and well-composed masterpiece. The analogue medium's essence, like tones, grains, and imperfect perfection, makes it magical. Shooting film forces you to slow down. You compose with more intention because you have only limited frames per film roll. After finishing a roll of film, you wait—sometimes days or weeks—to see what you've created.
SCOTLAND ELOPEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY ON 35MM & MEDIUM FORMAT FILM
“ LASZLO!!!!! Brendan and I just sat down and watched the gallery and were absolutely blown away! These photos turned out better than we could have imagined and we are speechless. We watched it on repeat and were gasping every time. Thank you so much for making our special day so much more memorable. You are truly talented and have a gift! “
Erica & Brendan from Michigan, USA
