NGA Sculpture Garden Marquee Wedding
Like many couples in 2020, Polly and Sander threw away the rule book and got hitched their own way. They had their stylish wedding reception at the National Gallery of Australia Sculpture Garden Marquee with an intimate group of their closest friends and family- and then a week later, they flew to Melbourne and had their registry ‘ceremony’- then left Australia a week after that to start their new lives in China. Never a dull moment with those two!
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
Styled Shoot: Laurel & Lace / Mrs Fray / Jenny Wu
At the end of last year, Lauren from Laurel and Lace dreamt up a concept of a bridal styled shoot that was all about creamy florals with a romantic colour palette, movement of sheer fabrics, old world meets modern bohemian. We teamed up with some of Canberra’s incredible wedding vendors (full credits and wardrobe details at the bottom of the post) and shot this in the Mrs Fray beautiful studio space the day before Christmas Eve.
The ladies at Mrs Fray have a way with words, so I’ll treat you with their description of this shoot:
“A soft playful take to inspire your wedding day mornings.
Floaty tulle, as light as air. Lustrous chocolate velours, sensuous silk slips and lounge about robes. An abundance of English rose garden blooms inspired by works of the Dutch Golden Age. Old fashioned romance.”
Full credits and wardrobe details at the bottom of the post.
Poacher's Pantry Wedding // Georgia & Matt
Georgia and Matt’s wedding at Poachers Pantry was beautiful in so many ways.
There was so much love and tears and laughter that day. Tears mainly from Georgia, who apparently cries even at happy movies. Laughter from everyone, including myself, because their friends are families are hilarious. So many sweet moments too- during their ceremony speech they surprised their grandparents by congratulating them on their wedding anniversary that day and said they look forward to celebrating their anniversaries together.
This was one of the last couple of weddings I shot before everything changed with the escalation of COVID 19 in Australia and subsequent lockdown. I feel so grateful to have been given the opportunity to spend the day with them.
Celebrant // Antonia Losanno
Venue // Poacher’s Pantry
Florals & Styling // Wiluna Studios
Dress // Rachel Gilbert
Makeup // Jessica Peris
Hair // Emi Styles
Music // Baker Boys Band
Dress // Rachel Gilbert
Wiluna Bride // The Morning After
The Wiluna Bride ‘morning after’ story was shot in the Naked Cubby, situated within Mt Majura Vineyard. Earthy toned fresh and dried florals compliment the Australian landscape. See part 1 of this styled shoot for for the Wiluna Bride Wedding Day (ceremony and reception) story, set in Wiluna Studio and Concept Space.
Our real life couple Linlin and Ben were a pleasure to photograph- they weren’t actually models at all, just really relaxed and good at being themselves in front of my camera.
Eliza and Jozo // Poacher's Pantry Autumnal Wedding
Eliza and Jozo’s wedding was not only beautiful (Autumn at Poacher’s Pantry is just magic) but full of love. It was full of laughs too- with a fun bridal party, the world’s most hilarious father- daughter speech, and plenty of Rakia.
It was also very special to me, because it was the last wedding that I shot before the birth of my little man (2 weeks later!!), and Eliza was also a precious secret cargo.
This is how the day unfolded…
Sunrise Maternity Portraits at Bombo Quarry
At the end of last year I had the pleasure of shooting a maternity portrait session with Pim and her husband Matt at one of the most breathtaking locations I’ve ever been to. It was an early start for us to catch first light at Bombo Quarry ( I think I got up at 4:30 for a 5:15 arrival), but it was so worth it to photograph Pim and Matt in this surreal otherworldly seascape, with the most beautiful sunrise light.
It felt extra special to me being able to be document a little bit of Pim’s pregnancy because I was about 12 weeks pregnant at the time.
Ailish & Simon: Mountaintop Engagement Session
We froze our asses off in the drizzle and wind on a Saturday afternoon during our engagement session, and I loved every minute of it. Simon and Ailish were such champions and even though the weather was looking pretty ominous towards the end of the photoshoot they wanted to soldier on and get to the top of Mount Painter for the killer view over Canberra.
I love photographing couples who are a little bit adventurous and happy to do a bit of hiking for their portraits!
Ali & Nick: The Boathouse Canberra Wedding
Makeup // Lilah Gow
Hair // Christina Giachin
Flowers // Moxom and Whitney
Dress & Veil // Allure Bridal
Rings // Marie Jeanette Designs , Arnold & Co Jewellers
Cake // Pip and Lou
Venue // The Boathouse
Celebrant // Judy Aulich
Bay of Fires mini-moon
The day after our wedding in Hobart, we drove up the east coast of Tasmania to the Bay of Fires lined with those famous red granite rocks. It felt like a dream.
We spent 2 nights in a beach shack in a secluded area near Binalong Bay, 20mins from the nearest town and 20mins from any phone reception. The shack overlooked the ocean and there was a window in the ceiling directly above the bed which revealed the multitude of the brightest stars you'll ever see.