Boathouse Canberra Wedding
Simone and Matt’s wedding day was nothing short of magical. After getting ready at home with their families, we all met at the Angel of the North Statue at the NGA Sculpture Gardens for their First Look where Matt saw Simone for the first time. He looked like he could barely hold back tears. We had a great time exploring the gardens and incredible buildings around the NGA to the tune of Frank Sinatra.
Grazing Gundaroo Wedding
Zac and Tara’s wedding day at Grazing Gundaroo was bursting with energy, love, and laughter, and ended with some pretty impressive dance moves from wedding party and guests. This is how I saw the day unfold…
Intimate micro wedding at HQ Thirty Four Canberra / Mickey and Aaron
Mickey and Aaron had their wedding date fall in the tricky Canberra lockdown period at the end of September 2021. Instead of postponing like many couples did during this time, they decide to redesign their day and have an intimate wedding of 10 guests - a ‘microwedding’.
HQ Thirty Four was the perfect space for the occasion, and what a treat it was to spend some time there capturing the love between the couple and their families.
Venue // HQ Thirty Four in Fyshwick
Florals // Je Fleur Florist
Celebrant // Married By Gabrielle
Video // Say Hello To Forever
Naked Cubby / Breakfast with Dinny
Earlier in the year I photographed the launch of Dinny - a new addition to the Naked Cubby Co. family at Mount Majura winery. It was a cosy breakfast amongst the vines, featuring some of Canberra’s awesome local businesses - Three Mills bakery had their incredible pastries and were making damper rolls over a fire pit; Redbrick coffee were pouring their best blends; Mount Majura winery were keeping everyone’s glasses topped up with their sparkling; and Tea Garden ran tea tasting and a tea blending workshop.
Dinny, of course, was the star of the show. A solar powered and self contained ‘tiny home’ with the most luxurious and stylish finishes. I’m keen to have a staycation here when this lockdown situation improves. The toddler is not invited.
Senate Rose Gardens / Evie and Rob Small Wedding
At the start of a beautiful Canberra Autumn, Rob and Evie tied the knot at the gorgeous rose gardens at the grounds of Old Parliament House, surrounded by a close knit group of family and friends. They had a beautifully intimate reception at Lamsheds restaurant in Yarralumla (by the way, that place is just incredible, I booked a table for date night the next week before I left!)
Scroll to the bottom of the post for a list of the wonderful vendors from the day.
National Arboretum Elopement / Delaney and Ryan
Delaney and Ryan had their intimate elopement last year, accompanied by a very excited baby James. We had an adventure exploring Nishi / New Acton as well as the National Arboretum, where they had their formal ceremony, presided over by the awesome Annie from Aisle Meets Annie.
Celebrant : Aisle Meets Annie
Ceremony location: Margaret Whitlam Pavilion, at the National Arboretum Canberra
Makeup : Steph Church Makeup
Je Fleur Florist Shop Launch Photoshoot
I absolutely loved spending some time in the beautiful new space at Je Fleur, photographing the store, some of their gorgeous creations, and headshots for the team.
Je Fleur Florist bring European style floristry to Canberra, they do bespoke bouquets, wedding styling, and cute gifts like candles with plantable seeds inspired by the scents. They’re right next to Intra and Mrs Fray in Campbell - such a great little spot to spend a morning.
To take a peek at a campaign shoot I photographed for their website, go to this blog post.
Oat Studios Textile Design / Capital Collection Campaign
had the pleasure of shooting a campaign for Oat Studios for their Capital Collection. The campaign also features ceramics from Gingerfinch, a bench from Skeehan , upholstery from Jute Upholstery, and ball cushion from The Creative Muster
Hayley and Tom // Parlour Room Nishi Wedding
Hayley and Tom, like many of the couples during this interesting year, had to rethink their wedding plans after COVID lockdown measures were announced. They went from a big Hunter Valley wedding to a more smaller wedding closer to home. After months of uncertainty, the situation improved in Canberra, and everything just fell into place perfect for their wedding day. They said that they actually preferred the intimacy of a smaller wedding.
Celebrant // Mel Thompson
Ceremony // James Avery Gardens, Nishi
Reception // Parlour Room
Makeup // Steph Church Makeup
Hair // Rachel Kate Hair
Flowers // Moxom and Whitney
Dress // Lola Varma from Mrs Fray
Accessories // Veil by Prea James, Earrings from Brie Leon, all from Mrs Fray
Flowers // Moxom and Whitney
They were surrounded by some of their nearest and dearest, with others that were unable to attend in person watching through Zoom.
Nikoletta and Fabian // Daylesford Wedding
Nikoletta and Fabian got married in Daylesford- a gorgeous town in country Victoria, an hour and a half out of Melbourne. The wedding was held at The Convent Galleries- their ceremony in the beautiful old Convent chapel. It was an emotion filled day, and I feel grateful to have been part of it.
Venue : The Convent Gallery Daylesford
Dress: Grace Loves Lace
Makeup : Studio 2 Makeup and Hair
Florals : Flowers in a Vase
Terra - a summer editorial
Model // Zoe Karouzos @Zoelena_
Makeup // Emily McKay @emilymckaymua
Styling // Taylor Pitsolis @StylebyTala
Lou and Rob // St Christopher's Cathedral and Gorman House Wedding
Ceremony // St. Christopher’s Cathedral Canberra
Reception // Gorman House Canberra
Makeup // Amy Capeda
Hair // Kate Lily Dressing Hair
Dress // Grace Loves Lace
Flowers // Jamison Flowers
Cake // La Ombre Creations
Styling // Wren and Rabbit
Catering // Mr Papa’s
White Gold- Beauty Editorial
For an awesome 6 months before Liam was born, we had an incredible makeup artist (and amazing musician) as a housemate. On the rare occasions where we were both free on the same weekend, we loved planning simple shoots at home. This was one of them.
It takes experience and skill to do the minimalist ‘no makeup makeup’ look, and great artistry to incorporate a pop of interest (e.g. gold foil on lids, bright yellow shadow, blue eyeliner) without it looking out of place. Vendulka is a wizard!
Model // Zoe Elena
Makeup // Vendulka
To achieve a similar look in your editing, check out my Lightroom presets ‘White Gold’. (for look #2 with the gold foil eye makeup) and ‘Glass’ for the first indoor set).
Tangerine // Summer Editorial Story
Team :
Model // Zoe Elena
Makeup // Jessica Peris Makeup
Blush- Editorial Story // Solstice Magazine
Team:
Model // Zoe Elena
MUA // Jessica Peris Makeup
Stylist and Photographer // Jenny Wu
Published // Solstice Magazine
This set was edited with my ‘Blush’ Lightroom Preset (get the mobile preset here , and desktop preset here. )
Mountaintop portraits: Jeremy & Erin
Last weekend I photographed Jeremy and Erin at Booroombra Rocks- in Namadgi National Park. Can you believe that this is only an hour’s drive from Canberra’s city centre? This is one of the reasons I love living in Canberra.
We hiked up to the top - through a slippery snow covered trail, to catch that magical mountaintop golden hour, and what a treat it was!