Confessions of a Photographer

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The Groom's shoot - Timeline Info

The Groom’s shoot – Timeline Info

We have to talk about Grooms.  How much time do you allocate on your wedding day for your Groom prep and just as importantly when does or when should the photographer do the Groom’s prep before the ceremony?  Do you even need photos of your guy getting ready?

Groom Prep or No Groom Prep?

The more and more I get asked to photograph the guys the more I love the Groom prep.  But the decision to…

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Topiaries Wedding Day - Justin & Natalie are Newlyweds!

Topiaries Wedding Day – Justin & Natalie are Newlyweds!

Holy matrimony Batman!  This Topiaries Wedding Day was unforgettable.

Amazing things can happen at the hairdressers.  Never underestimate a hairdresser and her networking super power.  In this case it was her matchmaking super power.  When Natalie’s Mum’s Hairdresser heard that Natalie could do with a nice man or at least a nice date with a nice man, Natalie’s Mum’s Hairdresser knew of such a…

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Main Beach Maternity Session - Tenille

Main Beach Maternity Session – Tenille

This main beach maternity session is so pretty, light and airy.

My gorgeous friend Tenille was a bridesmaid for her sister Astin who’s wedding I shot just over two years ago now.  That’s how we met and we have kept in touch.  It was lovely to be asked to photograph Tenille’s maternity session and this little morning session with Tenille’s family was so fun and pretty!

I met Tenille & her family…

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North Brisbane Photo Booth - Bec & Rob's Wedding!

North Brisbane Photo Booth – Bec & Rob’s Wedding!

My North Brisbane Photo Booth is available for wedding receptions, birthdays and events in Brisbane

Yay!  When the wedding reception is underway the photo booth can come out to play!  (Well it’s already set up and ready to go).  My silver sequin backdrop was great choice for the dark purple colour scheme and I made up some pom pom flowers and spray painted to match.  (If you’d like a DIY…

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Cupid's Garden Burpengary - Bec & Rob are married!

Cupid’s Garden Burpengary – Bec & Rob are married!

Bec & Rob chose Cupid’s Garden at Burpengary to have their wedding.  It’s a gorgeous all in one wedding venue.

Bec’s Mum and I used to work together when I was working in state govt and so I knew Bec quite a bit through her mum.  It’s lovely to see her start a beautiful relationship with her man Rob, then see it progress, see them Engaged and now Married!  You may have seen their Engagement…

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Hillstone St Lucia - Rachelle & Matt are Married!

Hillstone St Lucia – Rachelle & Matt are Married!

Matt & Rachelle’s wedding at Hillstone St Lucia was something out of this world for me!  I will forever be grateful and humbled that they chose me to be the story teller of their amazing day.  Whatever I say about these two here are backed up by their images as you will see below.  The number one thing is that they love each other so so much.  Family is very important to Rachelle & Matt.   They…

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Samford Village Engagement - Renee & Tom

Samford Village Engagement – Renee & Tom

A simply gorgeous Samford Village Engagement for Renee & Tom

There’s this gorgeous spot near the Samford Village (just before the 50km zone starts if y0u’re travelling from the north side) that came to mind when Renee & Tom suggested a country style setting for their Engagement session.  The country scenery that Samford has on offer was the perfect backdrop with some pretty gorgeous rustic…

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Wynnum Engagement - Sarah & Anthony

Wynnum Engagement – Sarah & Anthony

Putting it very bluntly up front – sunrise sessions and I do not have a good track record weather-wise.  I am yet to photograph an amazing sunrise and for Sarah & Anthony’s Wynnum Engagement session I was even fearing that I would have to reschedule.  Except we couldn’t.  Sarah & Anthony live in New Zealand and were just over for a few short days to visit family and all week it was scheduled for…

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Something Blue Booth at Raina & Glenn's Reception

Something Blue Booth at Raina & Glenn’s Reception

Dear Sweeties, I just had to laugh out loud when I saw some of these shots from Raina & Glenn’s now famous* Something Blue Booth, particularly this first shot of Johnny staring in her serious “i’m serious” face.

Something that was pointed out to me today on instagram was how awesome it is to see the progression of my development as a photographer.  And you know the same is true for the Something…

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North Brisbane Wedding session - Raina & Glenn

North Brisbane Wedding session – Raina & Glenn

This is a North Brisbane Wedding session with a difference, you see my amazing couple Raina & Glenn are already married.  Check out the previous blog post and read all about it!  They were married on the wettest day of 2016, they went on their three week honeymoon and came back briefly to have a re-shoot with me and spend a couple of days with family in Brisbane before heading home to Perth.…

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Topiaries Wet Wedding - Raina & Glenn are married!

Topiaries Wet Wedding – Raina & Glenn are married!

Dear Sweeties, have you ever wondered what happens when the wedding day is wet and rainy?  I’m taking so wet that umbrellas just weren’t going to cut it?  So wet that you can’t go outside for more than a few seconds without getting drenched?  Well be curious no more and read on…

Fortunately for my awesome couple Raina & Glenn chose a fantastic venue that is Topiaries.  They have a great indoor…

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Old Petrie Town Wedding - Ashleigh & Jonathan

Old Petrie Town Wedding – Ashleigh & Jonathan

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Airlie Beach Photo Booth

Airlie Beach Photo Booth

My Airlie Beach Photo Booth is included in my destination wedding fee if you have me as your wedding photographer

If you’ve looked through my website or if you have been following me at all on Instagram or Facebook, you will know that I have an {awesome} photo booth.  You may also have picked up on the fact that I’m based in Brisbane.  So how do I get my extremely chunky and heavy booth up to…

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A Samford Country Wedding to always remember.  Dear Reader, I’m so blessed and lucky to be in this occupation.  Weddings have brought me in touch with some of the most beautiful people I’ve ever had the joy of knowing.  And Ben & Tina are no exception.  You are about to witness true love.  Love that passed them by earlier on in life when they knew each other as friends.  Love that reconnected these two beautiful people many years later.  After they’d gone separate ways, love returned.

Tina & Ben carefully planned their wedding on a friends property at Samford inviting their closest family and dearest friends.  Tina who is a creative and clever seamstress designed the theme of the day – a honey bee theme with rustic touches, cotton blooms and hues of yellow & white daisies.  A mutual friend Stewart Harris officiated the ceremony (it was so great to see you and Susan again Stewie!) and it was just a gorgeous afternoon.  Rice was flung around and the congratulations were many and heartfelt.  The food and beverages flowed.

So now for my congratulations to you Ben & Tina, thank you for choosing me to photograph your beautiful wedding day and I just know that you are going to have a wonderful, successful marriage.  May our beautiful Lord and saviour bless you always!

At Lyle’s deer farm all the details were ready and waiting for the guests to arrive.

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If you are having a Samford Country Wedding of your own and would like to know more about the photography aspect of your day I’d love to chat to you!     [contact-form]

Samford Country Wedding – Tina & Ben! A Samford Country Wedding to always remember.  Dear Reader, I'm so blessed and lucky to be in this occupation.  

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Airlie Beach VMR Wedding - Dannielle & Ryan are married!

Airlie Beach VMR Wedding – Dannielle & Ryan are married!

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Topiaries - Sarah & Brad's Wedding

Topiaries – Sarah & Brad’s Wedding

Sarah & Brad chose to celebrate their wedding day at the beautiful Topiaries on a gorgeous day surrounded by family & friends.  Topiaries is a great venue between Samford and Eatons Hill which is an all inclusive ceremony & reception venue.  You really don’t need to leave the venue once you arrive at all if you don’t want to.  My second shooter Matt was with me for Sarah & Brad’s day.

Sarah &…

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Gold Coast Engagement - Rachelle & Matt

Gold Coast Engagement – Rachelle & Matt

This Gold Coast Engagement session made me laugh, smile and my heart soar all in one afternoon.  Rachelle & Matt are such a fun loving couple and they got excited with me when we discovered amazing light and they experimented with me into the night.  We had a lot of fun!

The Pine Forrest setting was a great choice by Rachelle & Matt for an Engagement session and with relative privacy they could…

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