A drizzly day for a rock and roll wedding

This past Saturday I woke to grey clouds and heavy rain. I was due to start shooting Emma and Jeremy's Rock and Roll wedding in Morpeth. As the morning went on, the rain got heavier, so I packed the cat with all of my colourful umbrellas just in case it didnt cease. By the time I arrived at Emma's getting ready location, it had stopped and just the grey overcast clouds were still hanging around.

Emma arrived at St James Anglican Church in Morpeth in true Rockabilly style, escorted by motor bikes and a rat rod named Stella. The ceremony was beautiful and the rain even held off for the family photos under the jacaranda trees afterwards.

After the family photos finished we made our way to a number of different locations around Morpeth for photos, the rain holding off until right at the end when we had to pull out the umbrellas.

The reception was an intimate gathering at The Queens Arms Pub in Maitland. The night was full of laughter, Johnny Cash music and Sugar Skulls. Thankyou both so much for a fantastically fun day!

Busy Start to November

So it has been a very very busy start to November! This month is just flat out! So far Ive had two weddings, a corporate headshot shoot and a family portrait shoot and we are only 4 days in! Crazy month ahead!

The crazy month started with some corporate headshots for Merewether Hair and Beauty. They wanted something am little bit different so we did a combination of artistic glamour style shots and silly shots using whatever we found around the salon. A lot of laughs were had. I will be posting those photos at a later date.

Then was the wedding of Kelly and Adrian in the gardens at Woodville Church. Kelly's vision of a 1950s wedding was absolutely spectacular. We laughed so hard on location that my cheeks were hurting all night. The reception was held in Adrian's father's Barn on his farm and it was absolutely magical! Fairly lights and quirky shabby chic touches everywhere. It was a fabulous day to be a part of.

The second wedding was Trent and Meralea's big day, which was also at Woodville Church! The ceremony was just beautiful! It was quite windy outside, so after loosing Meralea's veil a few times, we decided to let it get put away. The reception was held back at Woodville church and was elegantly set up with lots of purple and crystals! Just stunning! Thanks for a wonderful day guys!

Next up was a family shoot with a lovely young family I have know ever since school. We spent the afternoon out at Morpeth in the beautiful afternoon light. Ellie was such a great little poser! She should defiantly be in front of the camera more often!

Sunny Gladstone Trip!

I spent the past week visiting my dear Husband in Gladstone, QLD. While I was there, I had the opportunity to work on a number of shoots.

The first was a lovely couple called Angelina and Dusty. Angelina and I both had the same quirky artistic vision for what we want to achieve with their photos, so it led us to some unusual locations such as half knocked down factories, QR National coal trains and shipping containers! Not the usual places for photos of a bride and groom and their two flower girls, but we had an absolute ball! Thanks for a great day guys!

I also had the opportunity to work with a lovely family from Gladstone at the Tondoon Botanic Gardens. We shot there very late in the afternoon and the light was absolutely spectacular! I did struggle a little with the humidity in the Tropical gardens though. The boys were mad about soccer, so it only seemed fitting to include a few soccer photos as well.

One of my Husband's work mates, Maddy turned 21 while I was in Gladstone. Her birthday treat to herself was an afternoon of fashion shoots with me. We had a fantastic time full of laughs, Marilyn Monroe moments, hanging off coal trains and looking for snakes in long grass. I enjoyed the opportunity to shoot something a little different from my usual work as well. Thanks Maddy!