September 25, 2010

Anushka and Jimmy






Anushka and Jimmy are a great couple whose wedding i have photographed today. Blessed with perfect weather this couple were a delight to photograph always smiling and happy they made my job all the more pleasurable. Their ceremony was held at Eden Gardens and was conducted by my good friend Nicole who has become one of Sydney's more accomplished marriage celebrants.
Their reception is at the always popular Waterview reception in Bicentennial Park.
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September 20, 2010

Andy and Flora's wedding day











There are so many great traditions that are unique to Chinese weddings, one is where the groom has to go through a set of crazy tasks to win the hand of the bride on the morning of the wedding. First he must bater or pay his way in to the house of the bride and then the bridesmaids set him a series of challenges. Andy's first task was to eat raw onions, wipe his face in vasoline and then rub his face in cotton wool as you would expect the result was hilarious. He also did something sweet to win the bride which was quite touching and made Flora feel really special. Together with the groomsmen he sang her favourite song with accompanying guitar and piano.
Their day did start quite early and the photo shoot was taken before the ceremony which was held at Little Bay, we travelled to Watsons bay and to Darling point with out any trouble because of the Sydney running festival and their reception was held at the Stanford Hotel at Mascot.

Lara and Robert's wedding











Lara and Robert are a lovely couple whose wedding we also shot on Saturday, they are such great people and it was fun to be a part of their special day. There must have been 50 or so friends and family at Lara's home to wish her good luck which made the atmosphere warm and electric. Lara is so photogenic and she just radiated beauty all day. Robert was very handsome as well. Their church service was held at St Josephs in Croydon and their reception for over 200 was held at the Vaudeville reception centre.
We found a lovely photo location on Macquarie street in the city that had a rustic tuscan feel and some of the pictures taken there are just awesome. Then we went to wedding central at observatory hill and judging by the amount of wedding parties there if you didn't have a wedding to shoot on Saturday your marketing is just not working. It was wall to wall brides. We managed to stay away from the crowd and do out own thing which was good.

Rowena and Ray












It is just amazing how time flies, it only seems like yesterday that Rowena was the high school baby sitter earning a few extra dollars on a Saturday night taking care of Taylor and Dillon while I was away shooting weddings and this week end it was her turn to be married. With guest from interstate and overseas last week end was the only available weekend in the future where everyones schedule lined up. So in 4 months this lovely wedding was organized with out a hiccup and with military precision. Rowena looked amazing and was very much the beautiful bride and of course her groom very dashing, their nuptials where celebrated in Watson's Bay and their gorgeous reception was held at the always elegant Intercontinental Hotel. It was such a fun day which is always the case with a big bridal party and Rowena and her family added many personal touches to the wedding as well from flowers to waist coats which is always such a satisfying feeling.

September 4, 2010






Melanie and Jason are a lovely couple whose wedding I am photographing on a Friday in a few weeks. Friday weddings are always so much fun, i think it is because people really love to have a day off from work because of a wedding. Even with the rain this morning we had a fun time shooting around the rocks area.

September 3, 2010

Maroubra school







It was a wonderful shoot this morning with the kids from year 6 of Maroubra primary school. It is a tradition at the school for the leaving year six kids to have their group pictures taken on the beach, the kids were very well behaved and the teachers and parent helpers did a fantastic job keeping all the kids in line and excited, together we got some great pictures. They each all had a lot of fun with the shoot and these kids were awesome to work with.