Beau and Danielle were married on the 09.09.19 a date that was special to them. They choose Mount Tamborine for their wedding ceremony and reception and it was certainly a beautiful day, filled with their personal touches right down to the gifts they had given to each other which were adorable!
They are also both super organised people so their timeline was fabulous and we didn’t let a little wind (ok it was a lot of very cold wind) deter us from the last photo location of the day.
Here are just a few moments from their celebration of love.
I get a lot of questions about how my couples choose their locations for an engagement shoot.
It totally depends on the couple and how much time we have.
An engagement shoot you will have a lot of time to plan and get the location just right. Unlike portrait time on your wedding day which will be determined by how much time you have allowed and the locations around the venue.
Dan & Beau knew what they wanted for their engagement shoot, we discussed it and had images for reference. The only problem was that the weather had been so dry , I cant remember the last time it rained properly. So our problem was all of the waterfalls locally were either completely dry or reduced to a very small body of water. Rather than cancel and crush their dreams I decided to split their engagement shoot in half, one now at another location and the second once it has rained after the wedding.
Keeping dreams alive is important to me, because they have their heart set on those images. We chose another fun location that they both liked and even had time for a quick 2nd spot as the sun set.
So we wait for the storm season and the bonus will be its a bit warmer in the water too! For the moment though they are thrilled with this first session and are looking forward to their wedding coming up in 5 days!!
This is one of the most asked questions that I have from brides and I also belong to a few wedding forums where Brides have either asked this (a lot) or have come back to say that they actually hated how they looked on their wedding day, which I think is utterly heartbreaking!
Your wedding day is something you have dreamt about for quite some time. With the amount of “inspiration” on social media though you can get quite caught up in what the internet thinks you should do on your wedding day.
My advice is just don’t overthink things! Do you ever get a spray tan or use tanning products? If the answer is no well then why the heck would you decide to do it for your wedding day?
One girl in one of these forums tried to tan the day before by someone she had never even met, she felt so self conscious ALL day as she had gone wayyy to dark for her complexion, her photos were hard to look at. She looked like she had entered a body building comp she was that dark, and her resulting mood showed in every single photo that she posted. So instead of relaxed and happy she looked anxious and sad.
A few others had commented that her photographer might be able to help her out and “adjust” her colour in the photos. Well listen to a degree we can, if you show me a photo and say I look too brown or orange can you tone back the colour I would say yes I can do that, if you ask me to do a thousand photos I would have a completely different answer for you. It’s not like waving a wand over the image you have to target a specific colour range in one area of an image otherwise you change the colour of everything in that tonal range. The one thing they were all missing was we cannot change your mood in the photos, everything you are feeling on the inside shows visibly on the outside. Thats why you sometimes see stiff posing and couples who look directed to the point where they are just standing there.
There is a real skill to making you feel comfortable on your wedding day, so relax and enjoy the day, stay off social media when planning what you want to look like, just look like the best version of yourself and your images will capture you on one of the happiest days of your lives!
Like Leigh and Justin above, stunning couple who did everything their way on the day and it was FABULOUS !!
Nothing left to say other than yes please! they are all sorts of wonderful and after yesterday I can honestly say I have come to the realisation that they are my favourite type to shoot.
So for now I will just leave this drone preview from Rochelle and Will’s gorgeous Boonah wedding yesterday here with a promise of more sneak peeks to come this week.
Jason and Amanda were married at the Sheraton and we took full advantage of the stunning beach backdrop for their group and couple portraits. More and more I am seeing couples leaving shorter amounts of time for their photo’s on the day as they want to spend more time with their friends and families.
I have had a lot of couples ask when we discuss timelines is it worth allowing 90 minutes after the ceremony to have photos done and my answer is if it is important to you then yes! There are other options you can explore if you only want a shorter amount of time away from your wedding guests. With my full day coverage I am happy to shoot a post wedding session for free so you can have the best of both worlds.
You will get more time with your guests by having a shorter group and couple block factored in to the timeline and after the wedding you get to dress back up and go somewhere special to have photos done. This works so well for couples who love adventure and want to go somewhere for photos that just would not be possible on their wedding day.
If you only want me to shoot a post wedding session I am also happy to help you plan that so that anything you have been dreaming of can become reality. Please see my session pricing for details.
I really do. You may have a smaller guest list or just don’t want to spend a small fortune on a wedding day, there is no wrong way to get married just what suits you as a couple.
So if your families are on board (and will still speak to you) after you announce you are eloping or opting for a smaller wedding then you can start planning. Really you can absolutely go all out with locations doing it this way as you don’t have to plan for masses of people getting to where you want to be.
Pick a great celebrant choose a location that means something and has killer photo appeal and start making it a reality. I would love to help with the planning, I’m much more than the photographer that tuns up on your wedding day.
I would love to move towards just shooting elopements (shorter weddings) and post wedding shoots, don’t get me wrong I adore long wedding days but I feel there is a real shift in the industry towards the shorter coverage and I want to really personalise what I have to offer and give you really unique images that stand out and show who you really are! (in a killer location)
If coverage of around 3 hours which would include the ceremony and then location portraits really appeal to you let me know. (up to three consecutive hours which would include moving between locations)
Im happy to introduce this as a $495.00 inclusive package. That covers everything the planning, the shooting, and the delivery of your online gallery with all the images one week after your wedding.
Sounds perfect!! I’m also keen if you want to get dressed up in your wedding finery and do something adventurous. I’ve ALWAYS wanted to be that photographer that hiked to cool locations with couples and then took killer images, I’ll even carry your dress so you can get changed there!!!
I can happily take week day bookings and as a bonus on the weekends I can bring along my drone assistant (to carry your dress!)
Drone photos included if you are a weekend booking and the weather plays nicely with the drone.
