Wedding of Samantha and Chris – Friday 27 April 2012

“Love Birds”

In the lead up to Samantha and Chris’ big day, it was obvious that Samantha was a chicky who knew exactly what she wanted for her big day and boy was she organised.

So we were by no means surprised when we called into Glengariff on our way to the boys to find the place looking Amazing! Samantha had gone to lengths to make sure everything was perfect and we were truly blown away at how beautiful everything looked. Love Birds was the theme and it was picture perfect

A few minutes drive north of Glengariff and we caught up with the boys at Paltarra Park Alpacas B&B. Chris and his mates were enjoying massages when we arrived (a special present organised by Samantha) and Chris proudly showed us his little gift for Samantha. A bag containing goodies from Tiffany and Co. Chris my friend, you make the rest of us look bad! As the saying goes though, happy wife happy life and Tina tells me you are well and truly heading in the right direction.

After spending an hour or so with the fellas, Tina, myself and our new videographer buddy Kelly headed off to meet the girls at the Kirnicama B&B. The girls were all busy having their final makeup touches applied when we arrived and each of them looked pretty snazzy in their “Bridesmaid” and “Bride” singlets

We were pretty excited to see Samantha’s face when her girls handed over Chris’ present and Samantha didn’t disappoint. A Tiffany bag certainly brought a massive smile to Samantha’s face!

Once our gorgeous bride was all dressed and ready to meet her man, we headed off to see Chris and the boys for some last minute shots before his lovely bride to be arrived.

All day the weather had looked a little iffy and wouldn’t you know it, it started to rain just as we were heading to Glengariff. They say its good luck if it rains on your wedding day and it was kinda romantic to see Samantha walking down the aisle with light rain droplets falling around her.

The rain kindly stayed away while the happy couple celebrated their love and took each others hand in marriage. The ceremony was really touching and there was certainly plenty of laughs from the happy couple.

Unfortunately the weather didn’t stay kind to us for very long and it was family photos and bridal party shots at super speed. Thanks again to Samantha and Chris’ families for allowing us to rush them through the pic list.

In the lead up to the big day, Samantha had indicated that she’d really love to do some night shots so after spending around 10mins out in the rain capturing a few shots before we lost light (poor Sammy and Chris – naughty rain!), we were then able to capture some cool sparkler shots. Everyone seemed to get a kick out of writing a big LOVE around the happy couple.

Samantha and Chris, we hope that your wedding day was everything you dreamt it would be and more. We truly enjoyed being part of your special day and would like to say a big thanks for allowing us to share in this occasion.

Can’t wait to get cracking on your album.

Enjoy the sneak peek!

We first met the very vibrant and beautiful Caroline in October 2009.  Caroline was a bride to be who knew exactly what she wanted and she was certainly excited to have us involved in her wedding day.

The big day finally arrived on Saturday 2 October and we were hoping and praying that the weather would play nicely.

Caroline and Drew decided to hold their ceremony and reception at the Eagle Heights Mountain Resort in Mt Tamborine.  The venue has a lovely ceremony location with extensive views over the Goldcoast.

While the sun did have a few moments where we thought the weather was going to clear up for the happy couple,  they decided to move their ceremony indoors to a lovely romantic setting in front of a fire place in the Resorts restaurant area.

After Caroline and Drew were announced as husband and wife,  we had time for one group photo before the rain started to fall again.  As the saying goes “its good luck if it rains on your wedding day”.  Well, Caroline and Drew will have the best of luck because it certainly did rain!

Caroline, Drew and their fantastic bridal party were more than willing to brave the elements so we headed off to the Mt Tamborine Botanical Gardens in the hope that we’d get a few minutes where the rain stopped. We were fortunate enough to capture some really gorgeous images of the happy couple and we’d like to say a big thank you to all of the bridal party for taking the chance and getting just a little bit wet.

We also headed to the Mt Tamborine Hang Gliding site and although we had originally planned this location for the sunset photos,  the sun didn’t appear at all due to the cloud cover and mist. We were still rewarded with some pretty cool images so it was worth the trip.

After the location photos were finished,  we headed back to Eagle Heights so that Drew and Caroline could celebrate in style with their family and friends.  Everyone had a fantastic time at the reception and the dance floor got heaps of action – check out the little video clip below.

We’d again like to say congratulations to Caroline and Drew and a big thank you for allowing us to be part of their special day.

We wish you all the very best guys and we hope you enjoy the photos 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!

 

Anna and Richard had been planning their special day for quite some time and it finally arrived on Saturday 28 November.

We arrived at Hotel Conrad in Brisbane’s CBD to commence photos with the girls and Anna was so very excited that her wedding day was finally here. As always, Tina was looking forward to seeing Anna’s dress and it certainly was impressive.

Once we had photographed the dress, shoes and flowers, it was time for Anna to get into that gorgeous dress of hers. Anna’s Dad looked so proud to see Anna when she finally walked out to greet us in her wedding gown. I think Anna was even fighting back a few tears.

After we’d finished photographing the girls getting ready, it was time to head over to the Kangaroo Point Cliffs to photograph Richard and his Groomsmen at the ceremony location. Richard and the boys were having a great time chatting and laughing and if my memory serves me correct, there were even a few jokes in there about Anna being late.

Anna and Richard had a beautiful ceremony overlooking the Brisbane River and although it was overcast, the rain stayed at bay allowing the happy couple to exchange their vows without getting drenched.

Following the ceremony we headed out for some location photos along the Kangaroo Point Cliffs and then over to the Captain Burke Park to capture some images with the Story Bridge in the background.

From the Captain Burke Park, I headed off with the bridal party to catch a boat which had been organised to take Anna and Richard to the reception at the Riverlife Marquee at Kangaroo Point Cliffs. As we motored past the guests standing on the boardwalk outside Riverlife, all of the guests were cheering and clapping for the happy couple. I have to say, this was a pretty cool experience and I was just their photographer. I can only imagine how it felt for Anna and Richard.

We’d like to thank Anna and Richard for allowing us the privilege of photographing their special day and we wish them all the very best.

Hope you enjoy the sneak peak at your images guys!

 

Libby and Sean decided to hold their wedding ceremony on Sunday 12 April at the Albert St Uniting Church followed with a reception at the Royal on the Park.  The church itself was stunning and the staff at the Royal on the Park did a fabulous job. While the day did start out with a bit of rain, it cleared up for what ended up being a lovely afternoon.

Tina (my wife and assistant photographer) managed to gain approval to take some photographs at Parliament House and it really made for some gorgeous shots.  The rest of our location spots were within the Brisbane City Gardens and finally along Eagle St Pier for a few night shots in front of the Story Bridge.

Overall,  a great day was had by all and we’d like to thank Libby and Sean for allowing us to be part of their day.  We wish you every success in your married life together and hope you enjoy your photos.

 

We attended Pat and Mel’s wedding as guests so I thought I would take a couple snaps of the happy couple while I was there. The ceremony was held at the beautiful Corpus Christi Church and luckily the rainy weather had cleared up for the day.

Enjoy your honeymoon in Fiji guys.

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Well, they say its “good luck” if it rains on your wedding day and the lovely Nigel and Trudy are sure to have “good luck” for life following the amount of rain that fell on their special day.  Nigel and Trudy were married in Noosa on Thursday 2 April and had planned to tie the knot at Hidden Grove.  Unfortunately the rain didn’t ease up and a very cool, calm and collected Trudy decided to postpone the ceremony for a few hours and relocate her family and friends to Ricky’s River Bar & Restaurant.  The rain didn’t stop Nigel and Trudy from having a beautiful ceremony and there wasn’t a dry eye in the room.  Following hugs and kisses from family and friends, the rain eased for about 1 hour allowing us to quickly pop out for some location photos.

Guys,  despite the rain,  it was a beautiful wedding and we were honoured to be part of your special day.

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Another day, another storm in Brisbane. I am getting tired of racing around unplugging all of my equipment everytime a storm approaches. So much so, I have decided to move my Zimbra Mail server to Google Apps to save me having to worry about it any longer. That will be one less thing to unplug.

Anyway, back to the photo.

This storm approached us very fast. I had to run to get my camera before it passed. Lots of wind and some small hail. I thought the large trees across the road might have been knocked down, but they are still standing today.

This panorama consists of 16 photographs and comes in at over 2GB in a merged tif file. I am glad I have some extra ram in my mac now.

I have finally finished processing Yaping and Brads photo’s from Saturday 5th July 2008. Unfortunately (or lucky for some) it absolutely poured with rain for the entire day and we were unable to get any location shots on the day. I was really looking forward to getting some shots of the beautiful full length veil that Yaping wore. Lucky we were able to organise a future day for everyone to get dressed up again for some location shots.

The ceremony was meant to be held at Stimpson Park, Moorooka, but had to moved to the Wellers Hill Bowls Club, Wellers Hill due to the rain. A great day had by all and we can’t wait for the location shots.

Click here for the location shots.