Monthly Archives: October 2010

STEPHANIE & WADE’S WEDDING

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Stephanie and Wade are a lovely couple from Mt Isa who contacted me last year after finding my Photo Journal on the web. After a year of exchanging emails with Stephanie discussing wedding plans, I finally got to meet them the week before their September wedding here in Bendigo. It was such a thrill to finally meet them in person, and we eagerly planned out a timeline for their wedding day. They chose to have both their ceremony and reception at The Conservatory, and also both got ready (in separate rooms) at the same location! It certainly made for an easy and streamlined schedule.

After the ceremony we headed out and about in Bendigo for some fabulous location photography with the bridal party. We had a really great time, and even though it was very cold the group was cheerful and enthusiastic during our shoot. After the wedding Stephanie and Wade headed overseas for a fabulous honeymoon in Las Vegas, and recently emailed me to let me know they’re home safe and very excited to see some highlights from their wonderful day. As usual I have included a selection of the details, preparation time, the ceremony and some of the many great locations we went to. Because the entire bridal party are from out of town and completely unfamiliar with Bendigo, Stephanie and Wade took a leap of faith and trusted me to suggest the locations for them. Here are some of my favourite  images from their wedding day.

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It was such a pleasure to meet you Stephanie and Wade, and to have the honour of photographing your beautiful wedding. I loved working with you and your bridal party, and especially appreciated your enthusiasm and easy going attitude to being photographed. It was also fun showing you a few different areas of the City of Bendigo, as though trying to see it through your eyes. It made me realise just how much pride I have in my City, though I do wish we could have turned on some warmer weather for you all. Ha ha ha! I hope you love this small preview of your photographs, and I look forward to sending you many more in a few weeks time.

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KATHERINE & MICHAEL’S WEDDING

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Katherine & Michael had a gorgeous Winter wedding in Bendigo in early July. They were married at Forrest Street Uniting Church before their family and dear friends. A real highlight of the ceremony was having the Bendigo Concert Band perform, which sounded amazing in the beautiful old church. It was quite thrilling actually.  After the ceremony we went to several locations, including my favourite little patch of old English trees, Pall Mall in Bendigo, Lake Weeroona at sunset and finished the day with some dramatic night shots at the Town Hall. We then headed back to The Boardwalk for Kat & Michael’s reception.

Here are some of my favourite images from the day, starting in the morning with Michael and the boys getting ready in an amazing old Bed & Breakfast called Bishop’s Court. What a fantastic old home! There was even a games room with old pinball machines and a billiard table. Such a great environment for cool shots of the guys!

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Kat & Michael… this was such a fantastic day.  I applaud you for being brave enough to choose July for your wedding, a decision that certainly worked out brilliantly! I just love Winter weddings… I love the colours, the bare trees and the light which just seems to be different at this time of the year. You are a really sweet couple, and I thoroughly enjoyed spending time photographing you, your gorgeous wedding party and lovely families on your wedding day.

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RHIANNON & SAM’S WEDDING

Friday, October 1, 2010

I’ve had a bit of a break from posting on my Photo Journal lately, but now it’s time to catch up with 2 gorgeous mid year weddings. I’m going to try a new method of posting the images from these weddings, using a slideshow. I always post rather a lot of images, and I think maybe the slideshow will make viewing more enjoyable and alleviate all that scrolling. I’m still a little undecided though, so I would appreciate any feedback or opinions. Do you like my new slideshow viewer? Or would you prefer to scroll through all the images like in all my other posts?

Anyway, I’ll get on with the wedding …

.Rhiannon and Sam were married in May here in Bendigo, on a beautiful sunny, Autumn day. I have known Sam for quite a long time, and I was just thrilled when he and Rhiannon asked me to photograph their wedding. The ceremony was held in the gardens at Nanga Gnulle surrounded by family and friends, with an intimate reception that evening at Quills Restaurant.

After the ceremony and family photographs we headed into Bendigo with the bridal party for some location photographs. We had such a great time and moved around various locations, starting at the Bendigo Train Station. I have wanted to shoot there for a long time, and we had planned on going there if it rained. Fortunately it didn’t rain, but we decided to shoot there anyway, with great results. Other locations included behind the Capital Theatre in View St and Lake Weeroona at sunset. Rhiannon and Sam both looked amazing, and were very relaxed and easy to photograph. Here is a selection of some of my favourite images from their day, starting with their preparations.

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Rhiannon and Sam…. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to capture so many beautiful images of your wedding day, and to share such a special occasion with you. Thank you for your faith and trust in me! I wish you both a lifetime of love and happiness, and I hope you love your photographs.

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