I was lucky enough to photograph the wedding of Erin and Jake from Channel Nine’s The Block and also Marc Fennell’s (Triple J and Channel 10) wedding. Both wedding ceremonies and receptions were held at the QVB Tearooms and the majority of their photos taken at the QVB. Both couples were so much fun and did not disappoint, oozing personality in each shot. Erin and Jake’s ESession was at a secret location in western Sydney and Marc and Madeleine suggested Cockatoo Island.

Hannah booked me only 5 weeks ago to photograph her wedding. When she told me about what she had planned for her wedding I acted like a little kid at Christmas waiting to open presents at 5.30am!! The day started with a closed ceremony at Carlingford and then we road tripped it down to Milton for the 1950s-style country fair inspired reception on her family’s farm. Hannah knew the spots where she wanted photos and we stopped at Albion Park for the graffiti wall, Berry for the famous Donut Van, the vine covered shop and the hubcap pub. She also wanted some grungy shots at the Plumber building and we made our way up to the lookout where Cam proposed. The bridal party joined us at Mick Ryan park with this incredibly big old tree that made for great photos. South Coast Wedding Planner, Clare Foreman helped the family put on this incredible celebration for 250 people complete with kissing booth, old fashioned BBQ, pony rides, pinwheels and lolly bar. There was also a ‘normal’ photobooth which was popular all night. At the end of the night there was a hilarious donkey act done by the family and friends that had us all in fits of laughter.

This was the third time we had tried to plan a portrait session due to the crazy weather lately and Christine told me she just had to do the session today (last Friday). It cleared over lunchtime and then when I was driving to the boatshed the dark clouds followed me. No rain yet. This looks good. A few minutes after I arrived it poured down and the wind whipped up. Oh dear. When Christine and Dave arrived we had a good laugh about it and decided to do a few photos in the crazy rain and then postpone to later in the week. After those few photos, the weather cleared up and we quickly headed out in the boat to have about an hour of great light, including sunshine. As we pulled the boat in to finish off, the rain came again. How is that for timing! Thanks to Christine and Dave for being such great sports about it all – we ended up having such a great time!! Audley Boatshed is a favourite location of mine for photos – it can be so peaceful throughout the week.

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