Shrek and his princess, Elyse were a load of laughs last Saturday when they tied the knot at the gorgeous property, Loxley on Bellbird Hill at the foot of the Blue Mountains. The temperature was 20 degrees, the sun was out, Elyse and her bridesmaids were ready on time, the boys were ready, everything was perfect! I was… amused when Elyse giggled with nerves throughout the ceremony, she was so excited! Elyse and Shrek’s little girl Eden was very well behaved the entire day and when it came to the big group shot and everyone had to put their hands in the air, Eden raised hers – not bad for a baby! The service from the staff at Loxley was excellent as well as the food, I highly recommend it!

After spending a month in Europe photographing brides for a small part of the day it was a change of pace to take a Macedonian wedding (and mixed with more modern celebrations). From 9am we were kept on our toes until we left at 10.30pm! There was continuous music and dancing throughout the day – I don’t know how Suzie did it in her heels!

When Suzie and Carlo first came to me they had been searching for a photographer who could be flexible to their needs and someone who would fit in well with everyone so they ould get a good record of the day as it happened! And that is what I specialise in – I want everyone to be relaxed, to be themselves and enjoy the day so we can capture real moments! There were so many memorable things that happened August 8 including a photo with scuba divers that were strangers. This is very random but they were there at the spot we were doing photos and Suzie and Carlo are up for my crazy random ideas! Also, should be noted that one of my favourite photos from my own wedding day involved scuba divers

Carlo is somewhat connected to his phone

Carlo and Suzie made personalised labels and gave the adults a bottle of wine. And I loved how unique Carlo’s ring was with the different lines.

Suzie and her boyfriend!

Carlo wore a tie for many hours for his bride. This is the moment it was time for it to come off!  he also encouraged others to rid themselves of their ties!

And the dancing continues!

Anna and I were required to cover the Bride’s getting ready photos and formal portraits for this wedding in Kouvola before we headed back to Helsinki to photograph Paivi and Jukka’s Wedding at the Lutheran Cathedral. What I loved about Kouvola were all the rich yellow crop fields – just a shame we couldn’t get close enough to one so they could ‘frolic’ through the over abundance of colour! They were able to secure a 1948 Mercedes-Benz 170V for their wedding car. Satu’s dress is from Ladylike Wedding Gown Boutique and the medallion attached to her bouquet with the photo of her father was made at Milla Noora – Website is only in Finnish.

Satu has the cutest smile I have seen on a bride and you can see Tero is absolutely bowled over by his bride. The feeling to this wedding day was relaxed and everyone was having a lot of fun. Satu and Tero were happy to play in front of the camera which brought out their devotion to each other.

The Finnish will understand the sign on the right

Seeing each other for the first time. Satu starting shedding tears and it made me do the same too!  Lucky I could hide behind my camera

Anna Jarske and I had the privilege of photographing Päivi and Jukka’s Wedding which took place at the famous landmark, Helsinki’s Lutheran Cathedral. After trying to avoid the tourists (it was a beautiful summer’s day) we were able to take some photos around this spectacular building. The reception was held at Katajanokan Kasino and had a lovely outdoor entertaining area and cosy room for dining. All the guests were in great spirits, partying inside and outside as the night progressed. Päivi’s beautiful dress was made by Swedish company, Nixa. If you are interested in seeing their engagement session we photographed before the wedding day please visit my blog post here.