bride | Weddings and Portraits

Kimberley & Shane. An Elements of Byron Wedding.

by admin | April 5, 2017 | Wedding photography

Last weekend was truly an emotional weekend for weddings in the Northern Rivers region. The area was hit with the worst flooding in almost 50 years and many couple’s weddings were affected. Roads were cut in all directions which meant wedding guests and suppliers simply weren’t able to reach their destination.

For Kimberley and Shane, several of their guests were trapped north of Byron Bay and the disappointment was obvious. Tears were flowing, stress levels were high, but then at the last minute, while Shane was patiently waiting for his bride-to-be, a group of guests came sprinting across the fields and made it to the ceremony literally seconds before Kim arrived.

Luck it seemed was definitely on Kim and Shane’s side. The clouds parted and the couple were married under the first patch of blue sky I had seen for what seemed like weeks.

This set the tone for the rest of the day. Kim and Shane exchanged vows, with their gorgeous daughter Luella in their arms, at Elements of Byron’s beautiful Heart of the Bay in front of their closest family and friends, to the acoustic tunes of Luke & Sebastian.

The reception was held back at the resort, where everyone enjoyed themselves long into the evening.

Claire & Christian. A Fingal Head Wedding.

by admin | March 26, 2017 | Wedding photography

Claire and Christian became husband and wife under a rustic arbor and blue skies, overlooking the golden sands of Fingal Head Beach. It was a gorgeous day full of laughter… in fact, I don’t know if the couple realise just how much they laughed throughout the day, which, in my opinion, is the only way to start a life together.

The day started with the boys taking in an early surf before heading back to Peppers Bale Apartments to prepare for the big event. The girls spent a lazy morning in hair and makeup and then readied themselves at a private residence in Kingscliff.

After the ceremony, the bridal party and I wandered up to the point overlooking Cook Island for some location shots where the laughter (and bubbles) continued to flow. Finally, it was onto Babalou at the Kingscliff Beach Hotel for a wonderful reception with incredible food, drinks and live music.

Ceremony Venue:

Fingal Head

Reception Venue & Catering:

Babalou Weddings and Events

Celebrant:

James McLauchlan

Videography:

Steffen Schreiber

Music:

Sherridan Leigh

Florist:

Irene and Eddie Brockwell

Cake:

Creative Cakes by Lisa

Jessica Briggs Hair & Makeup

by admin | August 2, 2014 | Portrait Photography, Wedding photography

The extremely talented hair and makeup artist, Jessica Briggs and her model ‘bestie’ Brooke Fenton, popped over a couple of weeks ago to capture some images for Jess’ new website. Jess is always great to work with and I was really impressed with just how quickly she created a number of different styles. Every time I’d turn my back she was ready to go with a new look.

Check out Jess’ new website here (www.jessicabriggs.com). She truly is an amazing talent and I can’t recommend her highly enough.

Model: Brooke Fenton

Dress: Made with Love

Jewellery: She Shimmers

Catherine & Troy and a beautiful Fiji morning

by admin | May 23, 2013 | Wedding photography

Catherine and Troy. Best friends, life-long companions, parents and now, husband and wife. What a simply perfect, stunning, gorgeous, relaxing, fun and exciting way to stage a wedding. Rich and I really can’t say enough about how wonderful this wedding was. We all know that weddings can be stressful but Catherine and Troy’s wedding at the Shangri-La Resort in Fiji was completely the opposite. It had everything needed for a simply joyous celebration of their marriage; a breath-taking location, an intimate collection of family and friends, and lots and lots of fun.

Dare I say it? This was my favourite wedding EVER (yes, including my own and that was hard to beat). We sincerely wish Catherine and Troy and their two beautiful boys an amazing future filled with love. We have so many lovely images from this wedding that we thought we would start with the peace and tranquility of the images below. Stay tuned for a full blog post soon. In the meantime, we give you – Troy and Catherine.

MW

Renai & Andrew – Burleigh Heads Engagement Session

by admin | April 21, 2013 | Portrait Photography, Wedding photography

It seems to be engagement season for us. As the main Wedding season winds back, it’s time to get out there and get back into shooting Engagement portraits for our upcoming 2013/14 weddings. Richard loves to shoot engagement portraits for two main reasons: one – he gets to get out there and visit sites he may not have seen before and two – his portrait sessions are super relaxed and always fun. April and May seem to be the months when we schedule a ton of engagement portrait sessions and over the next few weeks we will have quite a few lovely couples to introduce you to.

Renai and Andrew are one such gorgeous couple who wanted their portraits taken in the stunning Burleigh Heads National Park. This amazing area is practically on their doorstep – it’s a great place for them to unwind and the perfect spot for their engagement portrait. Rich was excited about this shoot because he loves nothing more than getting out into nature and taking photographs surrounded by trees – you might have to climb a few rocks or scale a few trees to get the shots he wants but, I’m sure you’ll agree, the results speak for themselves.

We hope that Renai and Andrew enjoy the next year of planning for their upcoming wedding at Boomerang Farm, they are such a great couple we just know their wedding is going to be something beautiful.

MW.