I love that Fiona brought all different colours and items together to make up the personality of their wedding. The Billy Button flowers, the origami cranes on the table, the cute banner on top of the cake and the little props for the formal photos to make them look less formal I loved their willingness to try out something random like standing on a seat not sitting on it and also their relaxed nature. The day ran smoothly, no rain and the guests were having a blast. Verde Restaurant was very good – service and food and offers an intimate atmosphere for smaller weddings. Thank you Fiona and Shane for trusting me and allowing me and my ‘twin’ to be a part of your day.

Flowers – Waratah Florist /    Dress by Watters Bridal /    Makeup Artist – Steven Chau /   Celebrant – Emma Tomkinson    /    Reception – Verde Restaurant at Surry Hills    /    Cars – Jaguar Mark I Convertible – Classic Bridal Cars

Groom’s Suit by MJ Bale /    Invitations by Golden Rectangle Press / Banner for Cake and Props for photo shoot – Etsy

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