Cheeky Groom + Gorgeous Bride + Heron Island = Bewdiful Destination Wedding!!!!!!!

So Tina, Isaac and I were off to Heron Island this past weekend to photograph the wedding of Courtney and Calum on the 15th October 2011.  This was Isaac’s very first destination wedding (although he’s a bit little to shoot yet….give him another year or two!) and Tina’s first shoot back after welcoming our little monster into our lives.  Eight months is a lot of creative energy build up for Tina so she couldn’t wait to get snapping away.

After a plane trip and a two hour boat journey via the Heron Islander,  we finally landed on the stunning Heron Island.   This place is absolutely picture perfect – crystal clear waters and coral reef right off the Heron Island Resort door step.  What else could you ask for!

What started as a postcard perfect day on the Friday,  quickly turned into a feral freaky storm on the morning of the big day.  Tina and I were more than a little nervous to be honest.   Yeah we can deal with a shower here and there but thunder, lighting and bucketing down rain……that’s a different story all together.  Cameras and big rain = sad cameras and sad photographers

While eating breakfast in the resorts restaurant,  we were kicking into emergency backup plan drive and decided – we need to see Abi ASAP.

So who is Abi you may ask, well Abi is the resorts Fabulous (yes with a captial “F” cause she’s fantastic) Wedding/Groups Coordinator.  Abi could not have been more helpful from our very first email contact right through to showing us around the island and walking through her ideas for wet weather plans.  I wonder if we could clone Abi and take her with us to all of the venues we shoot at……….hmmm.

In the end our prayers for good weather were certainly answered as the day turned into an absolutely gorgeous spring day.  The colours and natural lighting were just perfect for photographing weddings.  We felt so lucky to end up with perfect weather and an awesome couple to photograph.

Now, on to the fun stuff – the wedding……..

When writing blogs I often try to think of ways of introducing you to our couples,  a brief description of what we see as their photographers.  Well with these guys,  its simple….love.

Amongst all the planning and chaos that goes along with a destination wedding,  these guys just seemed so calm.  Even with the crazy weather we faced on the Saturday morning,  neither Calum nor Courtney were even the least bit concerned.  They were cool, calm and collected; they were just stoked to be getting married to each other.  That to us is a perfect example of what marriage is all about,  it doesn’t matter if the plans don’t go exactly right…..its all about saying I-DO to the person you love.

We first caught up with Calum and the fellas whilst they relaxed with a few beverages by the pool and had a quick game of chess.  Chess you ask? Where else can you play chess with kiddie size chess pieces and views out over a coral reef – it was an obvious place for some chillaxin before the nuptials. We even got the man of the moment to give us his best supermodel poses – which of course were egged on by the boys.

Courtney and her lovely girls were busy with their final touches when we arrived at the islands Beach House.  We quickly saw the awesome photo opportunities provided by the private beach access and decided this would be the perfect backdrop for photos with the girls.  Courtney had previously mentioned how much she loved the forest areas on the island so we were over the moon with the natural setting of the Beach House.

Tina always raves about her favourite moment of a ceremony being the groom’s first look at his stunning bride and Calum didn’t disappoint.  He even fought the urge to sneak a look as Courtney walked through the shrub lined path to the poolside ceremony area.   Calum’s expression and telling Courtney she looked beautiful when she finally reached him,  just magic!

As photographers we have the pleasure of witnessing, and capturing, those cute candid moments each couple share during their ceremony that often go unnoticed by family and friends.  For Courtney and Calum,  the cheeky moment we got on film was Calum licking his lips as Anne Donaghey said “you may kiss your bride”.   Hahaha, gotcha Cal

Well we could rave on and on about how much fun we had with Courtney, Calum and their family and friends but at the end of the day……the photos tell it all.

Courtney and Calum…..thanks so much for letting us be part of this very special moment in your life.  We hope that the images help you to remember all of those little moments that will remain forever in your heart.

Take care and we can’t wait to get cracking on your album.

Nigel and TIna

She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene
I said don’t mind, but what do you mean I am the one
Who will dance on the floor in the round
She said I am the one, who will dance on the floor in the round

Just one of the great songs played at the reception of Astrid & David’s wedding. Their special day started at the Surfair Marcoola on a bright and beautiful sunny day. The day started out with some preparation photos of the boys in the penthouse suite. David was definitely starting to get nervous while getting ready with his groomsmen. The suites were donned and we headed to the rooftop where we heard that there were some interesting happenings the night before. With the boys ready we headed on down to the girls where the bridesmaids were dressed and Astrid was as calm as could be.

After the girls helped Astrid into her beautiful wedding dress, it was time to get married. The ceremony was held on the grassy dune at Marcoola with a wonderful blue sky as a backdrop.

When the couple had tied the knot we wandered down to the beach for some photos with Mudjimba Island in the background. Mudjimba Island is also know by the locals as Old Woman Island.

From there we went to Point Arkright to finish off with some photos on the rocks at the beach, reflections in the rock pool and sunset photos on the point. Astrid and David were the perfect couple to photograph with no task too hard. We had the couple jumping fences, scaling cliffs and climbing over rocks.

Reception was held back at Surfair where after the formalities the couple let their hair down with the best first dance I have ever seen that started off with a nice slow dance and turned into a dance off between the couple with their favourite styles of music. I was lucky enough to capture some of the dance on video.

Check out the movie below!!!

We attended an extra special wedding on Saturday 25 September,  with our very close friends Rebecca and Craig finally tying the knot.

Tina and Bec have been best mates for almost 10 years now and Tina was ecstatic to be at Bec’s side while she married her new hubby Craig.

These guys are a major part of our lives and it was really great to finally watch them exchange their vows. They already have a gorgeous little girl so its was lovely to witness this next significant milestone in their lives.

The happy couple decided that Shelly Beach would be the perfect setting for their ceremony and while the weather was a little dicey,  luckily the rain stayed away.

Poor old Craig was certainly nervous while he waited for Bec to arrive and the girls were fashionably late – only 30min. Can’t rush these things!

After the ceremony was finalised,  we stayed on site to capture some location photos before heading back to the couples home for a very relaxed afternoon celebrating with family and friends.

While we are always very grateful to be invited to share in people’s wedding days,  its all the more special when you witness the marriage of such very good friends.

We love you guys and hope that you enjoy the rest of your married lives together.  Looking forward to sharing many more memories with you both.  Congratulations!

 

What a weekend!  We had the pleasure of photographing Stephanie and Liam’s wedding on Saturday 6 June at Cedric Archer Park in Gracemere, followed by a reception at the Rockhampton Leagues Club. After a beautiful wedding day,  we made the journey down to Lammermoor Beach in Yeppoon on Sunday to photograph a Trash The Dress session.  We had a great weekend hanging out with Stephanie and Liam and we’d like to wish you all of the very best.  Here are a few images from the weekend – hope you enjoy the sneak peak.

 

Sasha and Lewis had their wedding day on the 4th October 2008. The ceremony, location shots and reception was at Rydges Capricorn Resort, Yeppoon. The weather was great although started to get a little windy on the beach. Apparently there were five other weddings at the resort on the same day.

Thank-you to Sasha and Lewis for the great day.

Here are some of the photographs so far.

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