Sensational Autumn Light

This past weekend was another busy busy one for Candice Campbell Photography. On Saturday I had a wedding at my absolute favourite venue, Tocal Homestead and Sunday I had a family shoot with one of my past couples Kelly and Adrian on their family farm. Both days had to most spectacular Autumn light! I love autumn light! of every season of the year, Autumn is by far my favourite to shoot in.

Chris and Annie's wedding out at Tocal Homestead was just stunning. There was not a cloud in the sky! We spent the afternoon shooting all over the beautiful grounds of the homestead with me getting overly excited about the light. My car even got chased by the clydsdales in the front paddock. Annie had a beautiful cathedral veil that looked sensational in the photos. Anyone who has ever met me would know about my obsession with cathedral veils. After the sun went down, the night gave way to a starry clear night with a huge full moon. This made for a great backdrop for some outdoors images, even though the weather outside was getting very chilly! Congratulations Annie and Chris! Have a fabulous honeymoon in Fiji!

Late on Sunday afternoon I made my way over to Adrian's family farm in Largs for their family shoot. We had a great time catching up on life post wedding. Adrian's son Tyler was all for posing which made my job so easy. And then that sensational Autumn light came again and I was overflowing with inspiration! The sneakies from that shoot still to come! I'll keep you posted!

Brrrrr!!!! Winter is coming!

This weekend was a very busy one! We had two weddings this weekend, one on Friday and one on the Saturday. Both with vastly different weather!

On Friday, it was quite a chilly Autumn day in Pokolbin for Joesephine and Brendon's wedding. The ceremony was held on the verandah of Pokolbin Hall and had been decorated with tissue pom poms in varying shades of pink. Josephine made her grand entrance in a stunning pink chev. After the ceremony had finished, we made our way to a number of different locations for photos using the spectacular autumn light. I even surprised the couple with a visit to the Vintage Aviation hangar at Cessnock so they could have some photos with some aircraft. After we had finished shooting all over Pokolbin, we made our way back to the hall for the reception. And it was a chilly night! The doors had to all be closed to keep the warmth in. Brrr! Next time I will remeber to pack a cardigan!



On Saturday I woke up to a very wet day, and i mean very wet! The weather was horrendous! Torrential rain and dark looming clouds, and not to metnion that pre winter chill again. I made my way slowly through the rain to Shoal Bay to photograph the wedding of Laura and Ben. The ceremony was set to be held at Nelson Bay lighthouse, but due to the weather, the ceremony was moved to the Shoal Bay Resort. After the ceremony, we made our way out on location. It was wet, cold and miserable and the rain didnt seem to want to ease off for us at all. Between all the locations we got a few moments here and there between downpours where we ran for it. But the weather didnt stop Ben and Laura smiling. We headed then back to Shoal Bay Resort with soggy feet for the reception. The smiles continued and Kylie and I were made to feel so welcome!

Thankyou to both our couples this weekend for being so incredibly fun!

Injured wrists and splashing in puddles

This past weekend I travelled to the Central Coast to shoot the wedding of Anna and Michael. As most of you probably already know, this past week i sustained quite an injury to my right wrist, resulting in it being placed in a splint. I knew it was going to be a tough day on my poor hand, and I just want to thank Anna and Michael for being so totally awesome an accomodating for when I needed to give my hand a little rest. After their ceremony at Mary MacKillop Church in Woongarah, we made our way to a few country feilds for photos and then off to the Skillion in Terrigal for some more. Much fun was had at the Skillion and involved a lot of me running around jumping and shooting from any puddle and rockpool I could find! After we finished on the rocks, we headed up onto the Skillion where groomsmen were tricked into running to the top for photos and bridal parties rolled down the hill! It was such a fun afternoon! My cheeks were quite sore by the end of it, and by the time I got home from Terrigal I was completely exhausted! But thats for being so quirky and fun guys, Kylie and I had a fabulous time!

A weekend full of love and laughter

This past weekend was a busy one for Candice Campbell Photography! We had a double header weekend with a wedding in East Gresford on Friday and one in Pokolbin on Saturday. The weather all week had been very rainy, so of course the umbrellas were packed and ready for these two weddings. And I was stoked to find that both couples were more then happy to get out in the rain and create some magic rather then heading for shelter. I love it when my couples are so open for crazy ideas! As it turns out, the umbrellas were not needed as on both days we got no more than a tiny light sprikle of rain for no more than 5 minutes. But I must say, the moody clouds created a fabulous backdrop!

On friday I made my way up to Gresford to shoot the wedding of two very good freinds of mine, Lell and Guil. Lell and Guil are both very involved with the theatre, so it was indeed going to be a very quirky day (I even shot the wedding in one of my 50s skirts with a big petticoat). After a quick stop off at Gresfor cemetery to visit Lell's dad, we made our way to the church for a traditional ceremony complete with beautifully sung hymns. After the ceremony, Lell and Guil had organised for an afternoon tea for all of their guests at a local hall. At this afternoon tea, Lell and Guil had their first dance as a married couple and the dance bought a tear to everyones eye. Instead of music, Guil sung in his amazing opera voice to his new bride. It was the same song he sung when he proposed. It was just beautiful! After the cake had been eaten we made our way off to Crooks Park Homestead and Carriageway in Dungog for their location photos and their informal, small reception. It was a special day full of many crazy ideas and laughter and even a bull that appeared from behind a tree while we tried to shoot. Their special day was also shared with my second shooter Kylie and the vintage taxi driver, Ken who both were celebrating their wedding anniversaries that day!

One the Saturday, we had another beautiful day with extremely moody storm clouds looming in the background. Kristen and Rob's whole day was set at the beautiful Tuscany Estate in Pokolbin. Kristen and the girls had some very cute onsies on when I arrived at their room for the preparation photos. They were all very excited to get the photography session happening which is awesome! I love it when my couples are excited and really get into it! It makes me even more pumped throughout the day! Kristen's dress was amazing! It was a two in one dress... a beautiful flowing skirt for the ceremony and photos, and a slinky little mini dress underneath for dancing the night away at the reception. Both Kylie and I felt so welcomed at their wedding, and were even given celebratory champagne to have after the ceremony with the guests! After all the family photos, Kristen and Rob jumped in our car and we drove around to a few of my favourite locations around Pokolbin. We had a lot of fun climbing fences and trudging through long grass. Kylie even caught a butterfly which we then gave to Kristen to do a butterfly release! All with the backdrop of stormy clouds! Just magic! When we arrived back at the reception, we were treated likes guests and given a special seat at a guests table with delicious meals and red wine! I felt so welcomed by the couple and their whole family and it made me feel so lucky to have the beautiful couples that I have the honour of photographing.