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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Pam and Matt are a gorgeous couple who were married in Bendigo on October 4th 2008 in a beautiful ceremony at the Forrest Street Uniting Church, with a reception held that evening at Hunter House. Pam and her bridesmaids got ready in one of the suites at Hunter House. 

The girls admiring the gorgeous wedding gown, just before getting Pam dressed.

I love the serene look on Pam’s face, as her sister helps her with her jewellry. She is so elegant, and very beautiful!



A few giggles while putting on the garter.
Pam and her bridesmaids are simply glowing. What a beautiful group of ladies. I love the musk pink dresses and their peaches and cream skin tones contrasting with the blue walls in this room. It really is a beautiful setting.

Pam is a vision of elegance standing in the doorway to the balcony.

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 The man of the moment… Matt.

Matt with his best man and groomsmen.
The guys were very keen to have a quick game of French cricket in the back yard… a somewhat novel way of settling the nerves! I love it when I am able to capture moments like this on a wedding day. This is what these guys normally love to do whenever they get together, so why should this day be different? They’re just don’t normally do it in suits!
 Ha ha ha ha…. hilarious! I LOVE it.

Pam with her father, ready to walk down the ailse.

The wedding ceremony. This beautiful old church, Forrest Street Uniting, has a fantastic balcony that runs all the way around the top. My second shooter Sue took this great image from up on the balcony.

Another fantastic image from the balcony by my assistant, Sue. An amazing perspective on Pam and Matt’s exit.
Very. cool. dudes.

Yeah… they can dance. Well sort of. They can kick their legs and laugh a lot anyway.
This is a brilliant old laneway next to the Capital Theatre in Bendigo.
Two beautiful people in very beautiful light.



Newly married, and so in love. I think Pam’s face says it all!


Really, it can’t be easy running in a dress like that. I can’t say that I’ve ever tried it, yet I often ask my couple to run for me. Oh well… it’s such a great shot, with movement and natural fun expressions. Yep, I’ll keep on asking.

The whole gang, standing in historical View Street.

I like to mix things up a bit, and include some varied locations. With the sun sinking lower, we moved on to a lovely grassy, treed area for some romantic images of Pam and Matt.

Back to Hunter House, with a little time left before the reception started. I climbed the railing and stood out on the roof to capture this image.


Back in the room that Pam started the day in.

This is favourite image of the day. It says worlds about how these two lovely people feel about one another.

It was such a beautiful day, and Pam, Matt and all of their bridal party were great fun to be around. I feel very lucky to have been part of their special celebration. It’s an easy task to take beautiful, romantic images of a couple who look at each other the way these two people do.