Wedding photography | Weddings and Portraits

Renee & Liam. A Fig Tree Restaurant Wedding.

by admin | May 25, 2016 | Wedding photography

Renee & Liam’s gorgeous Byron Bay wedding featured some of the best the region has to offer. Liam and his family prepared themselves at a stunning property overlooking The Pass, while Renee’s preparations took place at Byron’s iconic Rae’s at Wategos. Uber talented David Dibley and Mia Conner looked after Renee’s hair and makeup before everyone made their way to the ever-popular Fig Tree Restaurant.

I’ve shot a lot of weddings at Fig Tree and I never tire of it. In fact, it seems to just keep getting better and better each time I’m there. One of the venue’s greatest assets is its staff. They work together like a well-oiled machine and no request ever seems to be a problem. It truly is a joy to work amongst such professionals. For Renee and Liam’s wedding, the venue was styled by The Wedding Shed and Byron Bay Weddings and featured beautiful floral creations from the Alstonville Florist.

The couple’s ceremony was officiated by the lovely Clarah Luxford. With crystal clear views of the Byron coastline as a backdrop to the ceremony, it’s hard to imagine a better place to start a life together… and I’m sure theirs is going to be a wonderful one. Congrats guys!

Sonya & Jamie. A Byron Bay Hinterland Wedding.

by admin | May 13, 2016 | Wedding photography

Long before their wedding date rolled around, I knew Sonya and Jamie’s wedding was going to be amazing. Not only are they a beautiful couple, but they choose some of my favourite wedding vendors to pull their day together. And when you know that everything is being left in the hands of talented people you have worked with before, you just know everything is going to go as planned… or perhaps even better than the couple had imagined.

All of the preparations and the ceremony took place at one of the hinterland’s hidden gems. The R&R Ranch is a Colorado resort style home with more than enough room to accommodate everything you need for a wedding. Catering at the ranch was taken care of by the wonderful staff from Harvest Cafe and everything was organised and managed to perfection by Rachael from The Events Lounge. The ceremony was officiated by the region’s grooviest celebrant, Mr Benjamin Carlyle, to the delightful tunes of Josh Boots from North Coast Entertainment.

After the ceremony, Jon and Seb from Byron Wedding Visual and I took to some of the gorgeous surrounding landscape to capture the couple’s images and video. Sonya and Jamie travelled in style upon the Magic Bus and then we were treated to more music, celebrations and incredible food at Harvest Cafe.

Wedding Planner:

The Events Lounge

Ceremony Venue:

R&R Ranch

Reception Venue & Catering:

Harvest Cafe

Celebrant:

Benjamin Carlyle

Videography:

Byron Wedding Visual

Music:

North Coast Entertainment

Florist:

Elyssium Blooms

Hair & Makeup:

Erin Gallienne

Decor & Lighting:

Lovestruck

Hampton Event Hire

North Coast Events

Krystal & Clayton. A Minden Country Wedding.

by admin | May 11, 2016 | Wedding photography

About twenty minutes west of Ipswich, Queensland, lies the small community of Minden, home to around one thousand residents, Krystal’s family farm and the Minden Retreat. Krystal and Clayton were joined by their closest friends and family for their ceremony and reception at this long established retreat. After the ceremony, the bridal party and I had a great time exploring some of the original barns and farm houses on the family property, some of which dated back to 1870.

Being a true-blue, country-boy, Clayton wasn’t exactly excited to be having his photo taken early in the day, but as the official duties of the day passed and the nerves dissipated, the couple relaxed into their newly formed bond and we had a great afternoon of shooting with a beautiful sunset. Congratulations guys… I hope you have an incredible life together!

Courtney & Jacob. A Byron Bay Elopement.

by admin | April 28, 2016 | Wedding photography

Some people like to make their wedding day a huge, lavish event with hundreds of friends and family along to share in their celebrations. Others, like Courtney and Jacob, choose a more simplistic path. Courtney and Jacob flew up from Victoria and were joined by their witnesses, their celebrant and myself for a very private ceremony on Little Wategos Beach, Byron Bay. Susie Figgis (www.lifeceremonies.com.au) delivered a beautiful service, complete with sand ceremony, in a manner that suited the couple perfectly. After the ceremony, some brief showers passed by, lasting just long enough to add a little variety to the images of the day, but not long enough to disturb anything else. Courtney, Jacob and I then had a great time exploring the landscape of Australia’s most easterly point… which would also be as close as we could get to Jacob’s hometown of Reno, Nevada without getting wet.

Tanya & Peter. An Angourie Wedding.

by admin | March 17, 2016 | Wedding photography

Tanya and Peter could not have asked for a more perfect day to have their wedding. Moderate temperatures, blue skies, fluffy clouds and gentle breezes made for a very enjoyable afternoon. In fact the entire day was a whole lot of fun. The girls spent the morning at Zig Zag in Yamba, having their hair and makeup done and being pampered by the wonderful staff. The boys had a relaxing morning and started getting ready an hour or so before the ceremony, onsite at Angourie Rainforest Retreat. Peter gave his groomsmen cufflinks that reflected their personalities as well as beautiful handmade timber pens. I even scored a pen of my own (take note future grooms) 🙂

The ceremony took place poolside at the Retreat amongst a hundred of the couple’s closest family and friends. After the ceremony, the bridal party and I headed off to Angourie Point and had a great time making images in this incredible landscape.

After the location shoot, it was back to the Retreat for great food, drinks and festivities that lasted long into the night.

Lea & Kevin. A Byron Bay Beach Wedding.

by admin | March 9, 2016 | Wedding photography

Welcome to the wedding of Lea & Kevin. This was such a relaxing wedding from beginning to start. Everything during the preparations unfolded at a calm pace, and this casual atmosphere continued throughout the day. There were no signs of nerves anywhere and I think this was a reflection of just how comfortable with each other Lea & Kevin obviously are and just how much love they have for one another.

The ceremony was held at Clarkes Beach, Byron Bay, under moody clouds and alongside the couple’s closest family and friends. Officiated by local celebrant Brent Jones, to the acoustic tunes of Josh Boots, the ceremony was a loving reflection of Lea & Kevin. After the ceremony, guests were treated to fresh coconuts from ‘Aunty Coconut’ before entering the reception at ‘Beach’ Byron Bay. The cafe never disappoints with their exquisite meals and friendly ambiance even more now since they partnered up with http://www.nkvideographer.com.au. Once all the guests had dried their eyes after listening to one of the most heartfelt bestman speeches I have ever heard, they took to the dancefloor and continued to enjoy what was simply a perfect wedding day.