Alicia & Matt were married on Saturday 10th April in Bendigo at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bendigo, with a reception that evening at The Conservatory. It was a fantastic day and such a beautiful wedding. As I write this Alicia & Matt are around the other side of the world enjoying their honeymoon. No doubt they are having the time of their lives, embarking on one exciting adventure after another. I do happen to know (through an inside informant) that they’re extremely excited to see some of their photographs, so I’ll cut the chit chat and just get to the photographs. I hope you love them Alicia & Matt!
Once again I’m going to start this post with a few of my favourite images of the gorgeous Bride & Groom. These were actually the last location photographs we took on the day and although the light was almost gone those last ten minutes of dusk always seem to the most beautiful for light and colour.
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Rewind to the start of the day. As always I began the day photographing the guys getting ready. Matt absolutely rocked these images. He looks incredible!
Beautiful window light illuminating Matt and his groomsmen. Just for the record we were missing one groomsman at this early stage of the day. His plane was just landing about the time I photographed the guys. No matter. The most important thing is he arrived safely and made it to the church on time!
Contrary to what he had told me, Matt was a dream to photograph. What a handsome groom.
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Next we went to Alicia’s parent’s house to photograph her and her bridesmaids getting ready. Here are some of her beautiful details.
Alicia’s lovely bridesmaids helping her to get ready.
The ladies looked gorgeous, and I just loved their black satin dresses. Very, very classy!
I have included this particular image to demonstrate the benefits of having a second photographer. My assistant Sue shot the image below while I was shooting the image above. We always jokingly refer to Sue as the Ninja, and explain to the bridal party that they need to ignore her and not look in her direction. Her advantage is while I set up many of the shots and keep the group’s attention, she can move from side to side and get amazing images from a different perspective. There is also something so appealing about an image where nobody is looking at the camera, and many people actually prefer Sue’s images. It’s OK though. I can deal with it!
Wow. Alicia looked absolutely stunning. I love spending the remainder of my time taking gorgeous portraits of the bride, before it’s time to leave for the church. It’s definitely one of my favourite parts of the day.
Excited and just a little bit nervous, Alicia’s bridesmaids make some final adjustments before her big moment of walking down the aisle to marry Matt.
The whole gang! A great big awesome group shot.
The next three images are another great example of my sister Sue’s amazing side shooting. While I was shooting the big picture, Sue was able to capture some of the fun moments and expressions with a telephoto lens. Everyone is doing what they were asked to do, and looking at me. Well…. almost everyone! Oh Lord, he is utterly adorable!
*edit to add…* O.K. on further inspection it appears there are actually two people in this image who are not looking at me. I just wanted to clarify that I am not referring to the guy in the purple shirt as utterly adorable. THAT would be inappropriate! Ha ha ha…
A very formal posing of the wedding party. I find most of my couples prefer more casual, relaxed photographs, but I do always take the time to do just one traditional set up. There are often certain family members who very much want a photograph like this one, and I think that’s a very small thing to ask for. It really doesn’t take very long to do, and once it’s done I can move on to a more contemporary and casual style for the rest of the shoot.
Some intimate photographs of the gorgeous newlyweds, both very happy and obviously deeply in love.
The awesome bridal party in Bendigo’s beautiful Rosiland Park. I just love the gorgeous sun flare through the trees in the background
I love this image of the guys. Very suave indeed.
The fantastic stretch limo in front of Bendigo’s old Post Office.
And now I’m back to the end of the day, at the same location I started this post with. Beautiful scenery, amazing light and an especially gorgeous couple. What more could I wish for?
A few details from Alicia & Matt’s reception at The Conservatory in Bendigo. I absolutely adore this cake, and asked Alicia & Matt if I could ‘borrow’ their wedding rings for a great close up of them on the cake. I did get some very quizzical looks from a few of the guests though! Hee hee.
Alicia & Matt… I think your wedding was just amazing, and I especially liked your parents, family and bridal party. Quite simply a wonderful group of people who enveloped you in their love and support on your very special day. It was also a bit of a thrill seeing so many familiar faces among your guests, many of them people I know from photographing previous weddings. I definitely felt very welcome among them, which makes the day that much more enjoyable for me. I think you are a gorgeous couple, and very in sync with one another. The kind of connection you two share truly makes my heart swell, and really makes my job a very easy one. I hope you loved your wedding day, and also hope you have the time of your lives on your honeymoon. I look forward to hearing some great stories when I see you again. Thank you for trusting me to capture your memories and allowing me to be involved in your wedding.
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by Annie Warren
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