Ellie and Joel were married in currumbin a few months ago at a beautiful beachside ceremony and reception.  We had met a few months before that to organise a Love Shoot for them to celebrate their engagement.  We had such a fun time, with lots of laughter!

So the question is……..

What do you get when you combine a sunny afternoon in south Brisbane, in a paddock with long grass, a couch, an old TV, a lamp, some creative use of flash and a couple in love?

The answer is below

And my absolute favourite……a composite with light painting

Aaron and Pene were married last month up on Mt Mee on a glorioussss May day!!  Ocean View Estates Winery was the location for the ceremony and the reception.  We started out at Pene’s cabin on site where she was getting ready with her family.  Pene was as calm as can be!  She looked beautiful and so content.  Her family were so supportive and nurturing.  It is so beautiful when arriving to a wedding and being able to actually ‘see’ the love between everyone.  It was so adorable seeing Pene getting excited watching us take photos of her dress, parasol and other items, as she could picture exactly what we were trying to achieve.  Her dress was absolutely stunning with an amazing train of gorgeous lace.

The day went from clear blue skies, to a downpour of rain and right back to amazing blue skies and lovely fluffy clouds!  Talk about some fantastic good luck for them both on their new journey together!  Aaron and Pene are such a cute couple and exactly the types of clients that I love working with.  They have a quirky sense of humour, trust in whatever creative ideas I present to them, and as a result are willing to try anything I suggest

Enough of my banter………..Enjoy the photos!  My favourite is the red carpet photo of them both!

Ellie and Joel were married at Currumbin in April this year.  They just came for their album ordering session today, so I am now able to share with you all a sneak peek of their wedding day!

Ellie and Joel are such a fun couple, and their bridal party were also really wonderful and supportive on the day!  They got ready, had their ceremony, photos and reception around Currumbin on the Gold Coast.  It was a beautiful day, and the weather behaved itself at least until after the ceremony.  As soon as we started the bridal party photos, the sky opened up and bucketed down just for a little while, and just enough for a little “good luck” for Ellie and Joel on their wedding day.  The only cover nearby was some public toilets……… not the most romantic spot for wedding photos

It was fantastic to catch up with you both again today, and I cannot wait to design your album!  It is going to be stunning!  I will be in touch this week about your Emotive Boutique gallery of photos to share with your guests and family!  I hope that you enjoy the sneak peek shared here, would love it if you could leave some comments for Ellie and Joel to read!

How amazing does Ellie look above and below here?????

Photos al a toilette

I LOVE the light in this park….one of my favourite locations!

Kristy and Rob were married a few weeks ago.  I was so looking forward to this wedding day!  Kristy’s plans for the wedding day were beautiful, and I couldn’t wait to see them all come to fruition for them both!  Kristy and Rob are such a sweet couple.  It is so obvious the love they feel for one another, and on the wedding day not even pouring rain was going to dampen the love they have for each other.  Kristy’s wedding dress was absolutely stunning, with accessories to match.  Rob was such a character and really made me smile, along with his best man and his son.  It rained non-stop up until family photos, and literally started again once we were moving into bridal party photos.  This is where myself and my couples get to have a bit of fun and creative with lighting and backdrops.  The wedding and reception were held at The Glen Hotel at Eight Mile Plains.  They have a wonderful setup there, and great backdrops for a rainy wedding day.  We managed to stay undercover for the majority of the day.  We enjoyed ourselves so much on the day, and were so honoured to have been there to capture Kristy and Rob’s special day.  See you both soon for your album planning day.

We had the absolute pleasure of photographing Jacinta and Tim’s wedding a few weeks back.  You can see their engagement photos in the post below.  Jacinta and Tim are such sweethearts.  It is so obvious that Tim adores Jacinta, and Jacinta adores Tim.  We headed off for the day with the most beautiful weather ahead of us.  We started off at the Lavendar Farm at Mt Mee where Jacinta was staying, then moving on to the ceremony at the Mt Mee school, and finally capturing bridal party photos around Birches Restaurant.  Phil and I had visited Birches Restaurant the week before, and had the most amazing lunch there!  It is such a stunning location for a wedding and reception!  I really do enjoy the mountain region there!  As you will see below, their wedding was full of love, laughs, a cutie pie flower girl, the best groomsman and bridesmaid!  We always try and have lots of fun on our bridal shoots.  We even convinced Tim to lead a dance routine in a roadside field to the song “Shake your tail feather” lol (as you can see from one of the photos below)……needless to say that there were lots of laughter and fun with the bridal party that day.  The boys’ “blue steel” impression worked a treat in getting everyone laughing and relaxing into the shoot!  Thanks guys for choosing us to be a part of your wedding day!  See you both very soon!

Jacinta and Tim are getting married this month!  So we had no time to lose in getting out there and taking some engagement photos!  Jacinta and Tim loved the idea of having their photos taken at SouthBank, Brisbane.  I do love this location, as it is so close to the city, and yet so many spots where you can achieve lovely textures and backdrops to create a really intimate shoot.  This couple are so sweet, and so much in love!  And don’t you just love Jacinta’s dress!  Can’t wait to photograph your wedding guys!!!

It is with great pleasure that I share this slideshow with you of Shane and Steph’s wedding day last year.

I can also now announce that their gallery is now open at the Emotive Boutique for their guests to view and make print purchases if they wish.  If you are a friend or family member, then contact Shane and Steph for the password to their gallery!

Melissa and Blair had booked with me some time ago.  I was really looking forward to their wedding day.  This couple are so beautiful together.  They show an absolute love for one another that is understated, but extremely strong.  I met with Melissa at her grandparent’s place, and then on to Milton at an intimate church ceremony.  Melissa and Blair’s wedding day was truly special and filled with so much love and closeness between each other and their families.  Blair’s speech at the reception, at Boulevard Gardens, was so sweet towards his new wife.  Afterwards we moved on to UQ where we took some bridal party shots and some more intimate shots between Melissa and Blair.  Thank you to both of you for allowing us to share in your special day, and to have the honour of capturing your wedding day as a whole.  We are so looking forward to showing you and your guests the rest of your photos, but here is a quick sneak peek for now!

I only met Yara and Sandeep approximately 3 weeks ago at her wedding rehearsal. It was then that I saw just how in love these two were, and how beautiful their family and friends were surrounding them for this special moment in their lives. Their wedding day went so well! Yara looked absolutely stunning and her flowers were beautiful. Her parents looked so very proud on the day. Sandeep was a very calm and handsome groom. His confident exclamation of “YES!” loudly heard within the church when asked if he would take Yara to be his wife, brought a smile to many faces. Bridal party photos afterwards at Kangaroo Point were threatened by rain and stormy weather, and then a HUGE bus of tourists who inundated our location. But, we soldiered on!!! What a celebration! Congratulations guys! See you soon for your photo viewing

I photographed Renee and Dave’s wedding day on Saturday this last weekend.  The weather forecast was for another dust storm, but nowhere near as bad as a few weeks ago.  Well, the weather didn’t disappoint!  It was a boiling hot day, extremely dry, windy, and……dusty…  But, regardless of the weather, the day turned out beautifully!  Such a fun wedding!

We started the day off photographing Renee getting ready in East Brisbane, then we headed over to Merthyr Park in New Farm.  Renee was so relaxed and such a beautiful bride!  Her dress was amazing and her tulip bouquet was absolutely gorgeous!  Dave is such a character and really took the whole day in his stride.  You could really see the love that these two felt for one another, and you could tell that Dave was as proud as punch to be married to Renee.  After the ceremony we headed over to the Powerhouse, for some bridal party photographs, and then back to the Regatta Hotel where the party revved up for everyone

Manyyyy more photos to come, but this is a quick sneak peek for everyone!  Thanks guys for choosing me to photograph your wedding!  See you next weekend