Wedding of Sarah and Steve – Saturday 14 January 2012

After a little break over Christmas, we hit the ground running with our very first wedding for 2012 on Saturday 14th January.

Sarah and Steve decided to hold their ceremony and reception at the beautiful grounds of the Redland Bay Golf Club and it certainly was a gorgeous spot for a wedding.

We often get to share in many funny little moments at each wedding we photograph and for Sarah and Steve’s wedding – we had to giggle at Sarah’s “to do list” for her groom-to-be. There was no way Steve was forgetting to bring those rings

Its also been a while since we last photographed a wedding with a horse and carriage and its such a romantic touch to a wedding day. Makes for some great pics too!

After the nuptials, we headed off on our little adventure to capture the location photos. We didn’t have to go far though as the golf course gave us a great backdrop.

We had a wonderful time sharing in Sarah and Steve’s wedding day. We’d like to wish you both all the happiness in the world and hope you enjoy the pics below.

Cheers
Nigel and Tina

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

Jessica and Reece were married at the Capricorn Resort, Yeppoon on Saturday 21st May 2011.

We first met up with the boys in their room at the resort as they were frantically trying to organise a set of pants that fit one of the groomsmen. Luckily Lowes cames through with the goods and everybody had fitting black slacks in time for the ceremony.

Next it was off to see the girls who were nice and relaxed while waiting in their room, also at the resort. They helped Jessica into her beautiful dress and had fun with some photos. When the girls were dressed and ready, we headed on down to the resorts chapel perched on the dunes looking over the beach.

Location photos were also taken in various places around the resort grounds and the beach. After the sun went down on another great day on the capricorn coast it was time to head into the reception.

Congratulations on your wedding Jessica and Reece.

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 the wedding of another fantastic couple on Saturday 27 Nov with Elizabeth and James taking each other’s hand in marriage.

Liz has been a big fan of ours for ages now and was super excited to have us photographing her wedding.  Of course it always makes our job so much easier when you have a fun loving couple to photograph.

Liz and James decided to hold their ceremony and reception at Glengariff in Dayboro. This is a beautiful location for weddings and certainly provides a lovely backdrop for your wedding images.

When we arrived to start the prep photos with Liz and her girls,  Liz was very anxious about her big day and could not wait to get into her gorgeous dress.  Everyone was rushing around doing those last minute things that always pop up on wedding days and it wasn’t long before Liz’s Mum and her girls were helping Liz into her gorgeous gown.  As always,  the bride looked stunning in her dress and we even got to snap away while the girls practiced their acting skills with the videographer.

James was very relaxed when we arrived at Glengariff to take some pics of the boys before the lovely bride arrived.  The boys were busy chatting to family and friends as they arrived, practicing what they had to do with the rings and just generally chilling out.  You can never really tell with the boys – some guys are freaking out and others just go with the flow.

Liz and James had a really lovely ceremony and there were tears all round, especially during the vows.  Tina always thinks its so romantic when the groom cries – she’s a big softy!

This was our second last wedding for 2010 and also another special wedding for Tina being her second last wedding before calling it quits for a little while as we wait for the arrival of our first baby.

We’d like to thank James, Liz and their family for allowing us to share in this special occasion.  We truly enjoyed spending the day with you all and we hope that the images help you to relive the memories over and over.

To Liz and James – guys,  thank you so much for sharing your wedding day with us.  We wish you every happiness together and look forward to working with you again sometime in the future.

 

After looking at our packages page and thinking it looked a bit bland I decided to put the information into a PDF and make it a little more presentable. You can download it from here or our Packages page.

We headed down to Burleigh Heads on Saturday 31 October to photograph the wedding of Lisa and Lewis at the Infant Saviour Church.

The bride to be was busy having her makeup finalised when we first arrived at the girl’s apartment and was trying her best to stay relaxed.  The nerves were certainly starting to creep in.

Lisa and her Mum had found an absolutely gorgeous wedding gown for Lisa’s big day and words simply couldn’t explain how beautiful Lisa looked.  I think the tears from just about everyone in the room said it all.

Father Pat had the honour of marrying Lisa and Lewis and having known Lisa for quite some time,  Father Pat really added a personal touch to the ceremony.

After the happy couple were announced as husband and wife,  we headed off to Eco Studio Fellini to commence our location photos. This was also the spot for Lisa and Lewis’ reception which was beautifully setup.

We had a great day photographing Lisa and Lewis’ wedding and we wish you both every happiness for the future.

Hope you enjoy the sneak peak below. Keep checking back as we have some more to add.

 

Laura and Nathan were married on Friday 16 October at the beautiful Glengariff Estate, Dayboro.

Following the dust storms in the south east, we were a little worried about the haze that we’d noticed only a few weeks before during our trip to Dayboro however Laura and Nathan’s wedding day was perfect. Bright blue skies and just a little breeze to help keep everyone cool. Although, poor Nathan certainly felt the heat whilst he was waiting for his lovely bride to be.

The girls decided to get ready at a local Bed and Breakfast called Kirnicama B&B. This was a great spot with little houses scattered amongst the rolling hills of Dayboro.

Laura looked absolutely stunning in her wedding gown and the look on Nathan’s face as Laura walked down the isle said it all.

After the happy couple said their vows, we quickly organised the group and family pics and then we were off to get some photos of the bridal party amongst the Glengariff Vineyard.

We only had around 30min of light to photograph the happy couple so it was rush rush rush. Lucky we had such a relaxed bride and groom.

Once the sun had disappeared, we headed back up to the ceremony area for a few last minute shots and then the bride and groom re-joined their family and friends to celebrate at their reception.

We had a great time photographing Laura and Nathan and we hope you enjoy these images from their special day.