Annie Warren’s Photo Journal

BRIANNA & SCOTT’S WEDDING

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Wow…it’s been a long time since I posted! I keep meaning to make time to post all of my beautiful weddings, but I’ve been so busy…. it always seems to be last on the long list of things to do. I’m about to jump back to a very memorable day earlier this year.

Brianna and Scott were married in Rosiland Park on Saturday the 14th of March with a reception later that evening at Quills Restaurant. They had rain to contend with that morning, right up until an hour before the ceremony, with the sky threatening more rain. Even though they had a back up venue organised, they made a gutsy decision to go ahead with their planned service in the great outdoors…. a decision that really paid off. It never did rain again, and their ceremony was so beautiful in the surroundings of Bendigo’s most magnificent park.

We started the day taking photographs of Scott and his groomsmen getting ready. I absolutely love these images of Scott…. he looks so incredibly suave.

We then moved on to Scott and Brianna’s house where the girls were getting ready. Here’s a gorgeous shot of Brianna’s engagement ring, laying on the beaded detail of her wedding gown, Delicious!

Brianna with her three lovely bridesmaids.

Brianna looks absolutely stunning, surrounded by pure white.

The classy, simple boquet, created by The Eternal Vase of Bendigo.

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by Annie Warren

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Adam Cavanagh - Wow what gorgeous images!!

Robb Duncan - Awesome images. I love your work Annie, your control of natural light is killer!!

Alan Lougher - Wow these are great. Love, love the individual portraits, the shot of the guys walking down the street reminds me of the movie Reservoir Dogs. The first shot with the cat is fantastic!

Mark Donovan - Loveeee your style, cracking images too

CAZ & BRAD’S WEDDING

Sunday, August 30, 2009

This is another fabulous wedding that I photographed late last year, and very much wanted to display in my journal.

Caz and Brad were married in November 2008 here in Bendigo, with a touching ceremony held in their own back yard. They are the sweetest couple, and despite some pretty extreme November weather, they had an absolutely fantastic day with their wedding party, family and friends. They had worked very hard to get their back yard looking fantastic for their big day at home, and it really paid off. It looked so beautiful, and I love the idea that every time they step out their own back door they will have a reminder of the promises and heartfelt words they exchanged that day. Maybe they can even do an occasional re-enactment on the weekend! I suspect they would just jump straight forward to the kissing part though! Ha ha ha.

Brad is a also real car enthusiast, and worked very hard on his baby, an early model Celica, to have her ready in time for the wedding. The car was indeed ready in time, and looked amazing… along with 3 other friends cars which made up the ‘fleet’ for the day. So it was always going to be a priority to get some great images of the cars. I scouted around and found an ideal location here in Bendigo, and made sure to schedule some time there. I wouldn’t normally classify myself as a ‘car person’ but I thought the cars look so COOL, and really appreciate the amount of work, pride and love that goes into making cars look like this. Here is my favorite shot. Of course there are more like this one later in the post.

Going back to the start of the day, with Caz and her bridesmaid’s preparations. I loved all of Caz’s accessories, and was lucky enough to have a glass topped table to photograph them on. Even her shoes sparkled, and you just can’t beat the magnificent rose bouquets.

Time to get Caz into her beautiful wedding gown. Lacing up the dress always makes a lovely photograph.

Caz with her gorgeous bridesmaids.The same shot from a different perspective, taken by my assistant, Sue.

Caz looked absolutely amazing! Once again I used video light mixed with ambient light and lamps to create some dreamy, glamorous bridal portraits.

Wow. What a beautiful bride. Those dreamy eyes are divine.

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by Annie Warren

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ivy - the pictures are amazing and the wedding looks so fun. =D I especially love the texture one.....you could actually feel the love between them....

Zak - Beautiful Annie! i just adore your getting ready shots with the guys...they always have such a fun and casual feeling, and they scream camaraderie. :)

Yunna - What a wonderful set of photos. I really love the portraits of the couple and the group photos are wonderful. The forest portraits, and the lake one are faves.

Lori Boynton - These are beautiful! I love your lighting! The B&W with the bridal party and the cars totally rocks!!

Frank DiMeo - I really love the image of her in the doorway Annie! It is so fresh and positive feeling. As usual though...I love all of your work.

Adam Squier - That car image is great. I'm sure they were nervous with the hail -- I know I would be. I especially like the sunset images on the dock. Just beautiful.

Mariah Milan - Annie these are AMAZING. You made it absolutely impossible to pick one favorite. Just gorgeous!

Sylvia Borgo - These are absolutely gorgeous! The couple is so handsome and beautiful. The attention to detail is superb. I can't even pick a favorite image. Gorgeous!!

Amy Donovan - Awesome Annie! I always love your work but these are brilliant!

pamela telgenhoff - These are so beautiful...I can't stop looking at them...just LOVELY!

Andrew Follan - Awesome shots Annie. I am glad I stumbled across your blog, adding it my favourites right now :)

Jenny - Phenomenal lighting... BRAVO!

Katie Beverley - Annie! These are FABULOUS! Beautiful light, color, the shots in the rain... ah! Everything! Simply gorgeous work...

MARISSA & JOSH’S WEDDING

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Marissa & Josh were married in late March 2008, long before I started this Photo Journal. I photographed many beautiful weddings before starting this journal, and I would love to go back and write about them all. Unfortunately I simply don’t have the time to do so, as I’m already way behind posting about my recent weddings. The reason I have singled out this wedding from more than a year ago is that it was recently featured in our local wedding Magazine, I Do I Do Creations, as highlighted in my previous post. I thought it would be lovely to show their wedding here in more detail.

Marissa & Josh were married at the magnificent Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bendigo, with a reception held that evening at Quills. Everything about this wedding was lavish and classy, but the thing I remember most about their day is ‘fun’. When this couple explode into spontaneous laughter, everyone in their vicinity has no choice but to join in. At the same time they are deeply in love. Spending a small amount of time in their company leaves you with no ounce of doubt about that.

Just to break with tradition, I’m going to begin with 2 photographs of Marissa that were featured in I Do I Do Creations Magazine. These were both taken after the ceremony, so I’m jumping forward in the timeline of their day here. This first image was shot in View Street in Bendigo, in front of my favourite pink cafe. It’s rather considerate of them to have a mirror hanging there for me…. don’t you think?

This photograph was taken in the stairwell of a gorgeous apartment that Marissa & Josh were staying in on their wedding night. A little more about that later in the post. Anyway, who cares about the stairwell? Just look at this glorious bride! She’s like an angel.

Rewind to the start of the day, with Marissa and her bridesmaids getting ready. The wedding gown by Elizabeth de Varga was stunning, in soft oyster pink. Even before I saw Marissa wearing the gown, I knew I was in for something truly special.

Marissa with her sister and two dear friends. I just love the bridesmaids different coloured dresses.

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by Annie Warren

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ohana photographers - Hi annie! Your work on this wedding is absolutely stunning as is this couple!!

Rima - Oh my gosh what a beautiful bride, and handsome groom. You have done a wonderful job, the pictures have a lovely delicate feel to them

Chantel - Love them! Especially the first one!

Ash - This is being totally honest - these are THE most beautiful wedding photos i have ever seen. Just stunning. You've done a brilliant job at capturing this couples wedding day. I'm sure they will look at them many times throughout their lives together and be so grateful that you helped them capture the wonderful memories. I'll certainly be directing people to this site. Well done!

ivy - oh, the shots are beautiful, the bride and the groom are just fabulous.... you caught the perfect feeling for their wedding!!

Sarah - These pictures are beautiful. I absolutely love the vividness of the pink from the cafe. I love all of the lighting as well.

Images by JaNae - wow...just amazingly beautiful! these absolutely belong in a magazine!

Yuri - HOT images!

Adam Squier - Gorgeous images, as always. I love the one with the columns.

Sylvia Borgo - You photograph the most beautiful brides! And this bride is NO exception. She is stunning! As are your images, Annie. Your work is simply perfect!

Andrew Follan - WOW. That first shot is simply awesome!!!

I DO I DO CREATIONS MAGAZINE ~ issue 6 released

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

I have to admit, this news is not exactly hot of the press! The magazine was released quite a few weeks ago. I wish I had made this post sooner, but better late than never I guess.

Right… back to the announcement. Issue 6 of I Do I Do Creations Magazine is out, and it’s absolutely stunning! If you live in Central Victoria and are planning a wedding, or just love beautiful magazines, you simply must get yourself a copy. It is full to the brim with beautiful images from the very best of Central Victoria’s photographers, stories about real weddings, divine gowns, flowers, accessories, suits, bonboniere, invitations, reception venues, hints and advice. If you’re getting married in the next 12 months, this mag will be your best friend. There is no doubt that the magazine has improved with every issue, but the team have really outdone themselves this year. Looking through the pages, I can hardly believe that this magazine is produced locally. It’s definitely something for the people of Bendigo to be very proud of… a credit to our city! I personally want to congratulate everyone involved in producing the magazine. You should all be so proud of what you have achieved!

I am extremely honoured that a wedding I photographed in 2008 is a featured wedding in the magazine. The lovely bride and groom, Marissa & Josh, are one of my favourite couples. They’re both gorgeous, in the truest sense of the word! Their wedding was beautiful, emotional and so much fun, I was thrilled for them when they were selected to feature in I Do I Do Creations. They have advised me that they both intend on quitting their day jobs to launch their modeling careers any day now, and that they won’t forget the ‘little people’ when they’re fabulously rich and successful! Ha ha ha…. did I already mention that I ADORE Marissa and Josh?

Here are a couple of photographs of the magazine, and my featured wedding. The beautiful photograph on the cover was taken by Mel Plambeck of Rubii Design.

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I have decided to follow this post up with a full post about Marissa & Josh’s wedding, which was back in March 2008. Even though their wedding took place nearly a year before I started this Photo Journal, I was always keen to display their images. Now they are featured in I Do I Do Creations Magazine, I feel I have the perfect excuse to turn the clock back a little, and re-live their wedding day!

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by Annie Warren

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Zak - That's awesome Annie! Can't wait to see you turn back the clock. :)

Amy Donovan - Wow Annie! That's sweet! What a great shoot and amazing opportunity!

Melinda Keighran - Hi Annie, Love the new website, thank you so much for submitting your gorgeous feature. You did an amazing job and we were more than happy to showcase your gorgeous photography. Awesome Job! Melinda

ohana photographers - beautiful images!!!

Heather Lynne - Congratulations! That's awesome- and beautiful work :)

paige elizabeth - Annie! I love your work! This magazine layout is stunning... Congrats!

Adam Squier - Congratulations on being published. That's a great accomplishment. Not surprising, though. Your images are fantastic.

ABBEY & GLENN’S WEDDING

Thursday, July 30, 2009

This is another amazing wedding from late last year and one I will always remember with a huge smile on my face! Oh just wait until you see the wedding cars later in the post!

Abbey and Glenn were married in a tiny town called Prairie, about an hour north of Bendigo, at the historical property of Prairie Park. Their ceremony took place in the garden of the original old home, which is currently under extensive rennovation. The reception was held in a massive white marquee, set up on the property.

I’ll begin with some images of Abbey and her attendants getting ready in one of the beautifully rennovated bedrooms at Prairie Park.

Some final adjustments to Abbey’s dress. The girls electric blue satin dresses looked fabulous, especially with the window light skimming accross them.

Abbey with her beautiful bridesmaids.

Abbey’s darling little neices were just thrilled to be her flowergirls. Oh my, they are SO adorable.

I sensed such a special bond between Abbey and these two sweet little girls. This image just makes me gasp. I decided to give it a very aged, old world look with texture and frame overlays and a low contrast, faded black and white colour treatment. I think it really adds to the mood of the photograph.

Two little blue fairies, jumping for joy. I can’t think of a better reason to jump….

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by Annie Warren

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Christina Montemurro - Annie, this is amazing, amazing work! I kept thinking whilst looking at them, "this is my favorite. No, THIS one is my favorite." If I had to choose, I think I'd pick the ones with them in the window (how cool are they for going up there on their own!) and the off camera lit ones at the end. Fabulous.

robin cornett - I totally agree--every time I thought I had a favorite shot, I saw another one that made my jaw drop. Annie, these are stunning. Every last one of them. I love the tractors, and those bridal getting ready shots are wonderful.

Sylvia Borgo - Oh, Annie! These are wonderful! So classic, so perfect! I am in awe!

Mariea Rummel - Annie! These are amazing! Your clients I bet are thrilled. Beautiful work.

Frank DiMeo - ANNIE! These are incredible!!! I remember your interest a long time ago in George Hurrell. I think I may have been the one who turned you on to him? He would be proud to see what you have accomplished. It isn't just your amazing lighting though. Your compositions and poses are so reminiscent of the Renaissance painters. It is astonishing to see how you are combining a little bit of everything to make it your own. Bravo!!

Zak - These are just beautiful Annie! Love the guys getting ready...so fun, and the ones on the tracks and the fields are great! My son keeps making me go back to the train track ones...he love trains. :)

Arley - Hi Annie, These wedding photographs are just stunning. Love the use of various landscapes and different lighting. From the desaturation to the vintage post processing.....they rock! well done, arley

Katy - Love all the colors! The flower girls are too cute. Great idea, little ballet slippers for them. So much comfier and fun to run around in! Post processing was also perfect!! Gorgeous stuff!

Sue Thomas - Annie, I was a guest at this wedding, and have seen these photos many times but looking at them again in your journal has brought tears to my eyes. You truly captured the love of these two beautiful people and the spirit of Prairie Park. Congratuations

Amanda - Annie, I know this couple and the photos are absolutely stunning!! You have captured them both magnificently, and Prairie Park which looks fantastic! Gorgeous photos, with pics like these you'd be proud to capture ones special day! Congratulations!

Welcome

BRIANNA & SCOTT’S WEDDING

CAZ & BRAD’S WEDDING

MARISSA & JOSH’S WEDDING

I DO I DO CREATIONS MAGAZINE ~ issue 6 released

ABBEY & GLENN’S WEDDING

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