Belinda and Ryan are such a sweet couple and when I suggested they personalise their session by bringing props Belinda starting thinking about their travels, having a picnic and Sydney University. It was great to shoot a session where Belinda had studied and also the most beautiful university grounds in Sydney (this is coming from someone who attended UTS a.k.a the big ugly tower building uni hehe). I absolutely loved Belinda’s coat – very classy and sexy!

They also brought along little cupcakes and tried to feed them to each other which ended in a tame food ‘smushing’ match. The picnic photos were taken in the neighbouring Victoria Park. To end the session they put on the jerseys of their favourite rugby league teams and posed for the camera! True Love can conquer all Belinda’s hair and makeup was done by Victoria from Beautify Me (one of my highly recommended wedding vendors!)

This is Belinda and Ryan’s favourite photo from the session so I thought you should be able to see it here

Having fun ‘smushing cakes’ in each other’s mouths – so cute!  this is my favourite photo from the session

Fiona and Garth love the beach and grew up around Coogee so it was a natural choice for their engagement photos. They came prepared with a change of clothes so they could reveal their true nature in their boardshorts. Fiona and I didn’t allow Garth to change his shirt again as we both love red hehe Although we had to get up very early for this shoot it was very worth it and we were all giggling and having a great time. One of my favourite shots was when Garth was seducing Fiona on the rocks – I felt like they were on some deserted tropical island – it was very very hot!!

Lauren and Mark work very hard in their professions and they haven’t had much quality time together lately so it was great to capture these moments where they could relax and just enjoy each other’s company (and mine haha). They asked me to suggest a location so I picked a spot where we could do some lovely romantic photos by the wharf and amongst the trees and then some fun photos on the play equipment. I was impressed by how much Lauren and Mark embraced the play equipment and abadoned traditional poses to play up for the camera! Yay! See you at the wedding and I promise I will try to be a guest for at least 5 minutes on the wedding day

Emilia and Ville are very passionate people and I knew that when I met them in Finland two years ago that their portraits would rock!  I was not disappointed. This is one of my all-time favourite sessions. I love vintage styling and I know that Emilia lives and breathes it so the photos are a great representation of who they really are (which is one of my goals in every session/wedding I photograph!).

The Pasila Train Yards in Helsinki, Finland were a perfect backdrop for Emilia and Ville’s vintage portrait session. Emilia loves the classic pinup style of the 40s and 50s and therefore the session was very much inspired by that style. When we were just finishing the session a Pontiac was spotted down a side street – how lucky were we!! Enjoy the glamour of my gorgeous friends, Emilia and Ville