Being asked to pack the bags and travel to Tamworth to capture Lisa and Rod’s amazing wedding.
A huge honour.
A day full of friendship, emotion, laughter and love (& some great rides*…)
Keeping things fresh, this teaser’s a little different.
Everything been hidden through the use of selective focus & compositions, shadows & silhouettes.
Special thanks to the talented Antony and Mary Ann from North Coast Photography in Coffs Harbour. It was great catching up with them - we had such a great time shooting together and captured some amazing imagery and moments. To see the day through their eyes click through to their blog entry.
If you’ve got any comments or would like to leave a message for Lisa & Rod please feel free.
* the wheels included: 2 pristine ‘57 chevvys, a hot rod and some top of the line caprices. Tamworth didn’t know what hit it
Giveaway time again and what a great prize on offer to 4 fortunate couples. Our ‘teasers’ are short 60-90 second pieces that give you the opportunity to view and share a little piece of your day shortly after it’s happened. If you haven’t experienced them yet, be sure to check them out with the link below.
We’re offering 4 free online teasers with any booking and they’ll be distributed as follows:
The first 2 teasers go to couples that are already holding a future booking and;
The second 2 go to the next 2 new bookings that are received for available dates.
All you have to do is leave a comment on this entry with a short thought about what you most like about the teasers. This entry (& offer) will only stay live for a week.
One of my favourite things about weddings is that they not only provide the opportunity for family and friends to get together and celebrate the wonderful occasion itself, but that it’s also one of the rare opportunities in life where loved ones can be truly open with each other. More about that later…
A&D prepared, exchanged promises and then celebrated at the beautiful Stamford Plaza Hotel in Brisbane in a flawless wedding, officiated by the lovely Geoff Mazlin. Apart from some gorgeous tears and moments during the ceremony, a highlight of the day for me were some great speeches.
They have a wonderful story about how they met & connected immediately during overseas travels and then found themselves still chatting into the early hours of daybreak in a hotel ‘lobby’ (as Alison likes to call it).
Getting back to the original thoughts, during his speech Darian’s Dad seized the moment to welcome Alison into the family with words that would rarely be said any other moment in time (and consequently had the entire room in tears). Enjoy this teaser from their beautiful celebration…and this clip is a real ‘tease’ - you’ll see why at the end…
If you’d like to leave a message for Alison & Darian or have any comments at all please feel free
P.S. There was a v.cool Cuban tradition on the night that I haven’t come across before - it goes like this: Small pieces of ribbon are inserted into the wedding cake - the same # as there are single ladies (insert Beyoncé here) and tied onto the end of one of them is a ring.
Before the cake is cut, the bride gathers all of the unmarried girls at the wedding, and allows each to pull one of the ribbons from the cake. The tradition has it that the girl who pulls the ribbon with the ring on the end is the next one to get married. There were 24 pieces of ribbon in the cake and as fate would have it, the one with the ring on it was the last one to be pulled. Magic happens.
Wow - what an awesome wedding. Jade and Danny’s wedding was a day full of so much depth, emotion and love.
Jade had really chilled, relaxed preparations with her 3 sisters, mother and grandmother (who somewhat surprisingly requested that Marilyn Manson be turned down a notch - what’s that about?). Before getting dressed there was a lovely moment as Jade said goodbye for the day to their 2 dogs, Jet & Rocket.
The photo book at the start of the clip was a surprise gift from Jade to Danny and what a fantastic present - it chronicles their journey as a couple together, while Danny wowed Jade with a gorgeous diamond studded bracelet.
The boys got ready in the spa suite at Royal Pines Resort - by the time I was due to head to the ceremony my sides were hurting from the laughter. Danny had a truly great group of mates and family around him for ’support’ - and I use the term loosely.
Due to the inclement weather a couple of weeks ago the ceremony was moved from the Royal Pines chapel to a garden area nearby which turned out to be a touch of serendipity with celebrant Guy Piper officiating a beautiful, personal ceremony in magic surrounds. There were a few firsts for me this wedding with some incredibly touching moments in particular which I will keep private.
Afterwards we went to a few great locations for a photo shoot. Bond Uni in particular stands out - great geometric lines and angles to work with and just perfect light in the afternoon. First time working with Vince Valitutti and we worked really well together. It was then back to Royal Pines for a knockout reception.
Well - enough rambling, here’s the teaser they chose to include as part of their package. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve watched it
If you would like to leave a message for Jade & Danny or any comment at all, just click the ‘leave a comment link’.
A beautiful start to 2010 sharing Leah & Mark’s special day with them. Leah’s family travelled the odd 15,000km from Canada to witness a simply gorgeous wedding. Quite the climate change from -20°C into +30°C..! Nonetheless they took it all in their collective strides.
After preparations in Alstonville, Leah kept Mark waiting (just a little) to test out his nerves - being a pro golfer of course they were rock solid. No putting yips here.
They exchanged beautiful vows in Alstonville’s Uniting Church before heading into Ballina for to a few locations for photos & video. Working again with Sue & Eliza from Suzephotography was, as always an absolute pleasure.
The party then began at the Ballina RSL club and went well into the wee hours
My quote of the night goes to Mark’s Dad halfway through his speech when needing a ‘drinks’ break…”I’m as dry as a chip…”
Enjoy this cute little teaser of their day…
If you would like to leave a message for Leah & Mark or any comment at all, just click the ‘leave a comment link’.
For Matt & Kim’s stylish wedding, which was our last of 2009, I had the opportunity to shoot in what is now undoubtedly one my favourite locations.
I’d heard lots of great things over this past 12 months from various people about the magnificent Deux Belettes so it was wonderful to finally visit there. It is just stunning. About 30 minutes out of Byron Bay, private, secluded, tranquil, and features amazing architecture and just gorgeous grounds throughout. I’m afraid I just don’t have enough superlatives to do it justice! Sharon, Ross & Sven are wonderfully warm hosts too which brings the whole package together.
After some relaxed, fun preparations Matt & Kim were married in a beautifully intimate ceremony officiated by celebrant Irena Kirpichnikova amongst close friends and family. This was followed by canapés, congratulations and photography around the grounds and then a massive marquee party well into the evening - all seamlessly coordinated by Hayley from Divinity Byron Bay. The reception speeches had everything and were humourous, touching & memorable.
It was also another great opportunity to shoot with good friend Justin from Bushturkey studios (who also just happens to be one of Australia’s finest photographers) .
Enjoy this little 90 second ‘teaser’ from their day featuring some of the best moments. If you would like to leave a message for Matt & Kim or any comment at all, just click the ‘leave a comment link’ above.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and a fantastic new year. I’ve enjoyed sharing some work in 2009 and looking forward to sharing more gorgeous moments from amazing weddings through 2010.
P.S. A little inside joke for M & K: “Now…if there was a shop that sold Bride and Grooms…”
A beautiful couple of events in Evans Head. Firstly an intimate wedding with Gemma and Grant which was followed by a naming day for their beautiful kids Will & Summer. Such a special day not only to honour their relationship with each another but also to make promises for the future to their children.
They’ve chosen to include one of our popular magic moments clips for their final edit which will be posted here once completed.
In the meantime be swept away by their love with this gorgeous little teaser from the day…pinky swears.
It was the first time working with photographer James Day from 3 words in Armidale which was just a barrel of laughs. Keep an eye out for the possibility of a potentially revealing “James Day highlight reel”…
Beautiful wedding in stunning Kingscliff over the weekend with Jody & Ian.
The preparations, ceremony and reception were all at Pepper’s at Salt which was just a perfect location and everyone was looked after by the great team there.
After exchanging vows in an intimate ceremony officiated by Rev. Barry Dangerfield (who in a special touch had married both Ian’s parents, sister and other relatives some years earlier) we took a relaxed stroll down to the beach.
Despite some difficulty getting onto the beach due to recent storms having removed a significant amount of sand, Ian proved chivalry’s still well and truly alive by helping his damsel in distress down to the water.
The lighting near the water during the afternoon was just brilliant - an amazing golden hue.
I had the chance to work with photographers Kristie & Brett from NGG at the wedding for the first time which was loads of fun. Jody and Ian were very obliging with any suggestions or ideas we had and it really paid off with some beautiful imagery.
Thanks so much guys for choosing me to be a part of your day. I’m looking forward to editing something special together for you.
Here’s a gorgeous little teaser with some hints of what’s to come…
As always, comments very welcome!
Special mention must go to Ian for the killer spinning ring shots to open this one. Thanks mate!
Wonderfully expressive couple, some quick spinning wedding bands (thanks boys ) and a 30 year old bottle of Scotch…does it get any better? Just 3 aspects from Aleisha & Jens’ wedding over the weekend.
Jens’ Dad bought a bottle of scotch on the day Jens was born, gave it to him on his 21st birthday and along with his groomsmen Jens opened it on his wedding day. I think it did it was ‘mission accomplished’ with the calming of the nerves.
After preparations in Ocean Shores and Brunswick Heads, A & J were married in an intimate ceremony at St. Martin’s Church in Mullumbimby over the weekend on a simply perfect Winter’s day.
After exchanging vows (including a very keen pre-emptive “I do” from Jens), we had some time afterwards to get some footage and photos at a few stunning locations - Ewingsdale, The Pass and Lighthouse @ Byron Bay before heading into the Byron Surf Club for a great reception. A fantastic wedding all around with so many great moments.
I’ve used a very worthy portion of Aleisha’s beautiful speech to her new husband to narrate this teaser…
They’ve also chosen to include a magic moments clip which I cannot wait to put together knowing the amazing footage and moments that I have. It’ll be online in a couple of weeks so make sure you check back!
Have a great, relaxing honeymoon guys and I look forward to hearing all about it.
As always, comments welcome!
P.S. I actually think the Scotch was 28 years old, but 30 sounds sooo much better…
