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A Royal Melbourne Botanic Gardens & Terrace Wedding

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

I think Jessie summed up her and Rhys’s wedding day perfectly when she said “oh boy, what a great day it was”.

I’d also like to add relaxed, happy and picture-perfect. Jessie had a great vision for their wedding day; working in her own wedding styling business helped it all come together perfectly. She sure is creative; all the details were stunning, even though they were eclectic in nature (excuse the pun!). The colours just popped out and helped create the beautifully relaxed vibe of the day.

The entire day seemed to fly by in a blur. It was nice to slow down and take a wander through the gardens, chatting and laughing with the bridal party, and capturing the mood and the lush foliage that engulfed us .

Jessie had some lovely stuff to say about us too and, well, I thought we may as well toot our own horns and share it with the world!

“Lizzy, you were a great calm to me on the day, I never felt that I had to do anything out of my comfort zone and I was able to enjoy every moment without feeling like ‘oh no, not another photo’, with you easy going and comical attitude you made the day fun for everyone within the bridal party or that met you.

Lizzy is extremely organized, relaxed and professional which I have to say ‘I dont know how she does it’, (especially when you have groomsmen disappearing to cater to another beverage during a group photo session of the bridal party). Lizzy’s assistant on the day, Clara, did a great job of rounding up all the friends and family for the photos, gee that girl can run!”

Thanks Jessie and Rhys!

Notice some familuar faces? A year prior I photographed Emma and Ben’s Wedding (Emma is Jessie’s sister) and you all loved her creative style. We love them both! Together Jessie and Emma are the creative duo behind the styling company “Courting Scarlett”

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The Wedding Details

Wedding location: Melbourne Botanic Gardens – Ceremony and Reception ~ Terrace Tea rooms in the gardens

Wedding Theme/Colours: Eclectic Botanical with a quirky twist; colours included colbalt blues, whites and rustic inspired tans.

Ceremony Official: Melissa Jacobs at “the ceremony store”
Bridal gown: Modified dress from Raffaele Ciuca
Shoes: Mui Mui
Jewellery: Mimco Earrings
Grooms attire: Mullers
Groomsmen: Mullers
Bridesmaids: GASP
Makeup/hair: Make up: Ash Cousins and Hair: Lisa Ann 0425 413 144
Flowers: Anouk Styling
Cars: Glamour Enterprises PTY LTD
Cake: Jo at Splendid Servings
Music: Ben at Dj Masters
Bonbonniere: Custom made through Courting Scarlett

www.courtingscarlett.com.au (under construction)
Jessie 0410494112 and Emma 0407446994

Invitations: Laura at “by invitation only ink” supplier found via Etsy.com
Wedding Rings: Private Jeweller
Bridal accessories: Bow Hair piece by Portobello.com via Etsy
Ceremony equipment: All seating and umbrella’s hired through Place Settings
Ceremony Performer: Buray via Instinct events and Entertainment
Table decorations/Reception details: All design and decoration’s of the venue and table decorations were put together by the bride through the bride’s business “Courting Scarlett” which she shares with her sister Emma scarlett Hunting.
Honeymoon: Bali, Indonesia

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An Emu Bottom Homestead Wedding~ Retro Rustic

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

It’s a unique experience to approach what feels like a sprawling secluded property just moments after driving through bustling suburbia. On approaching Kara and Emerson’s wedding at Emu Bottom Homestead, we drove down the driveway framed by established tall gums, the sunlight peeking through the trees and dappling the road and homestead before us. Laughter, conversation and acoustic melodies drifted over a cheerful crowd. Emerson was looking super spiffy as he kidded around with his groomsmen. I was impressed by his personal style, and how well he and the boys pulled off the 50s retro vibe. Emerson is a pretty cool muso in his own right; it seems to come with the territory!

Presently the girls arrived and the sun came out to play. Their ceremony was fun, relaxed and beautifully put together; it reflected perfectly their personalities and partnership. Many laughs were had and a few tears were shed. On conclusion, the guests enjoyed drinks as we wandered around the property, taking in our beautiful surroundings. Then it was into the woolshed for lots of laughs and way too much fun on the dance floor. Emerson impressed the crowd with his tunes, and nobody could resist getting into it, Grandma and Grandpa included!

What a day. What fun, and what a great way to celebrate Kara and Emerson’s relationship and commitment. This wedding won’t be and can’t be labelled as “a retro wedding”, “rustic” or “country chic” as some wedding magazines would try to do, because it’s obvious that their inspiration and ideas came from a multitude of places. It was an eclectic mix of both their personalities, which blended and worked together to create a beautiful reflection of their relationship. Most importantly, it was fun and relaxed, and exactly what they’d been hoping for!

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A Royal Botanic Gardens and Ascot House Wedding

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Pure happiness is an amazing emotion. One of my favourite things about photographing weddings is having the opportunity to capture that emotion on film. Sally was just an illustration of “pure happiness” on her wedding day. She was just so beautifully expressive and well Richard was pretty stoked too! There were no serious faces here, just so many laughs and such a good time had by all.

Richard and Sally were married at Janet Lady Clark Rotunda in the Royal Botanic Gardens and had their reception dinner at Ascot House. Below are a few of the laughs, moments and emotions I captured throughout Richard and Sally’s wedding day.

 

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The details:

Bride’s  Wedding dress and jewellery:  L’Amore bridal boutique in Blackburn South.
Wedding Flowers: Australian native flowers made by Melinda Blythe from Wedding Flowers Ect
Ceremony decorations from Nicole McKnight and Delightful Occasions
Celebrant: Lynton Round
Groom: Suit from Peter Jacksons, Shirt was Boston Brothers from Myer
The bridesmaids dresses: Henry Roth
The best lady’s dress: Daniela’s
The girls hair and makeup: Magical Makeovers with Liz and Monique.

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Kara, Emerson and their story

Monday, September 12th, 2011

I was excited to hear why we would be meeting for our photo shoot at the train station. I was sure there was going to be an interesting story behind this slightly unusual request. And I wasn’t disapointed.

Kara and Emerson met in highschool while dawdling around at the train station after school. Both went to different schools but Emerson can clearly recount exactly where they met on the platform! Due to their special connection with the station Emerson thought it perfect to propose on the train; much to Kara’s suprise and delight.

During the shoot we also spent sometime in the park adjacent to the station where’d they’d always wander through together, taking their time and enjoying each other’s company.

Emerson is a musician and has a bit of that rock star cool- in a very down to earth way. He’s carefully handpicked the band for the wedding. Kara’s especially excited about getting married at the beautiful Emu Bottom Estate and has put some extra thought into the creative details. I’m really looking forward to what sounds like is going to be a super fun day… and seeing Emerson’s Brooklyn born grandmother carve up the dance floor!

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Erin and Mike’s St Patricks and Yering Meadows Wedding

Friday, July 29th, 2011

Earlier this year I photographed Erin and Mike’s wedding at St Patrick’s in Lilydale and Yering Meadows. The day started off with lots of family and a little bit of chaos at Erin’s parents home. But you could hope for nothing less with four very cute and inquisitive flower girls running around! Everything came together without a hitch and it was obvious that Mike was the happiest man around! I’ve never seen a bigger smile!  After the ceremony we all headed to Yering Meadows and enjoyed the sun setting over the vineyards and surrounding hills. It couldn’t have been a prettier backdrop.

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Tea Ceremony and Wedding at Rippon Lea and Merrimu Receptions

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

This may be a my biggest blog post ever, but this was a big day!

Mary tells me that their wedding day started when she and the girls woke at 3:30 a.m. to begin preparations. You wouldn’t know it though! I’ve never met such a bright and chipper group of girls. Her lovely bridesmaids had travelled from near and far to be there. They couldn’t have been more genuinely pleased and excited for their friend and were always eager to be by her side. Nothing was too much trouble for Mary and every time I asked her if she was ok, she’d say “I’m absolutely fine; don’t worry about me. I can clamber up this hill, heels and all”. She didn’t even seem concerned that she was going to be blown off the top of the hill, even though Melbourne treated us to gale force winds!

Hoi was great fun to work with too. I believe that he thought he was the luckiest man alive to be marrying Mary. It was obvious to everyone that he absolutely adores her. Despite the jokes that were made in speeches, the way he looks at her and talks about her says it all.

The day started early with a traditional tea ceremony. It was fantastic to see all them incorporate elements of traditional Chinese and Vietnamese culture into their wedding day. Personally, it reminded me of getting together with my Chinese family in Malaysia.

Mary and Hoi were married under a beautiful old tree in the gardens of Rippon Lea Estate in a civil ceremony. They went on to enjoy an eight-course banquet at Merrimu Receptions, where their impressively choreographed wedding dance was a highlight of the evening.

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The wedding details:

Wedding location: Ripponlea (Elsternwick)

Ceremony Official: Deb Holder

Bridal gown: Linze Couture (Beaumaris)

Grooms attire: Saba white shirt, Saba full suit, Saba black tie, (Chadstone), Aquila (Chadstone)

Groomsmen: Saba full suit, (Chadstone)

Bridesmaids: Baccini & Hill (GPO Melbourne)

Shoes: Top End Luxe Collection

Makeup/hair: Sassy Hair and Make Up

Flowers: My Flowershouse (Myers in Melbourne City)

Jewellery: Swarovski Earrings & Swarovski Necklace (Chadstone)

Cars: Classic and Prestige Cars

Cake: Cakes and the City (www.cakesandthecity.com.au)

Music: Soul Divas (Chadstone)

Bonboniere: Bride’s own glass jars tied with coloured themed ribbon and flowers consisting of lisianthum, hycianths, garden roses and dahilas set on guest tables and given out to guest as they left.

Invitations: Bride’s own in consultation with I heart paper designs (www.iheartpaper.com.au)

Wedding Rings: George Jensen (Chadstone) & Janai Jewellery (Melbourne City)

Bridal accessories: Hair piece Stephanie Brown (Armadale)

First night: Grant Hyatt (Melbourne)

Honeymoon: Bali and Langkawi

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Tim and Alison’s Wedding St Carthage’s, One Fitzroy St, Melbourne and South Melbourne

Monday, March 28th, 2011

The best thing about working with lovely people is that they surround themselves with lovely people. Tim and Alison are both lovely, fun and relaxed, so it was no surprise that their family and friends were welcoming, fun and relaxed too. Tim and Alison live in Singapore and have lived away for many years.  It was therefore a truly joyous occasion for them to be back in Melbourne, celebrating their wedding with friends and family from all over Australia and the world.

Nothing was a problem for Tim and Alison. I found it very pleasant hanging out with them, their bridal party, their friends and family. After the ceremony we wandered around the CBD exploring laneways and lamp posts, ensuring that we capture some of Melbourne’s earliest and finest architecture, to which Alison fondly relates as “Melbourne.”  We then headed to the beach to run the sand through our toes, and then celebrated the night away as the sun set over St Kilda from the balcony of One Fitzroy St.

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Mary and Hoi’s portraits in St Kilda

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

Recently, I met up with Mary and Hoi in St Kilda, it was a fairly breezy cold day but the light came out to play… so we got these great shots while wandering around…

Mary and Hoi are getting married at Rippon Lea Estate next month. I am really looking forward to photographing their tea ceremony and wedding.

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Michaela & Matt’s St Carthage’s Wedding in Parkville

Monday, February 7th, 2011

Michaela and Matt live in London but came back to Melbourne to get married. They had a really sweet and personalised ceremony at St Carthage’s Church followed by a relaxed reception at Walter’s Wine Bar at Southbank. We didn’t venture far for their photos as we really didn’t need to! With all the rain we’d had it was so beautiful, green and lush around Parkville and Royal parade, so we set off on foot and captured the Melbourne greenery amongst the inner-city streets. As Melbourne held a special place in both their hearts, they wanted it to feature but not in a touristy postcard way. They wanted it to feature in a more subtle and heritage inspired way.

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Donna and Ross ~ An Ascot house wedding

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Weddings are all about the moments. I never thought of myself as a “softy”, and most people who know me would probably laugh if I told them about the moments that make my heart flutter or the times I laugh aloud at a wedding.

But at every wedding I photograph, I find that this happens.

I smiled as I photographed Donna and her childhood friend reverting to childhood fits of laughter as they goofed around at Donna’s house. I couldn’t help but get a little sentimental as I captured Ross biting his lip in anticipation as he watched Donna walk down the aisle. Or could I help but absorb the fondness and happiness that came from the speeches from their nearest and dearest friends and family. The feeling of pride and happiness is obvious in the images I captured of the mother of the bride during her speech.

Thank you Donna and Ross for allowing me to capture such a beautiful day and opening a window into your lives.

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Donna and Ross had a beautifully relaxed and intimate daytime wedding and reception at Ascot house. Deb Holder conducted a wonderfully unique ceremony in the gardens of Ascot house . The elaborate chocolate tasting which “endured” did not go unnoticed. We enjoyed our Koko Black bomboniere chocolates, thank you!

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St Cuthbert’s and Glen Harrow Wedding

Monday, June 7th, 2010

Ellen and Tom got married at St Cuthberts and had their reception at Glen Harrow. Glen Harrow is a 25 acre property in the dandenongs which is beautifully rustic and includes a collection of cottages with beautiful vintage decor.

Ellen and Tom are not only a delightful couple but they have an amazing support network of family and friends. Extremely talented family and friends at that! Their wedding day had so many beautifully thought out personal touches. For instance,  the girls put all the flowers together, Tom’s mum made all the bridesmaid dresses,  Ellen’s mum made the cake and Ellen sang a beautiful song for all the guests!

As you can see all of it came together perfectly and it all looked stunning! There were so many beautiful moments and images to choose from but I couldn’t post them all here…

so here are a few highlights….

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Royal Botanic Gardens and Soul Mama St Kilda Wedding

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Jess and Lewis were recently married at the Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens. Jess was fantastically organised in a relaxed kind of way. It was great, everything ran perfectly! Jess and Lewis were an absolute pleasure to photograph and their bridal party were great fun too! We had a lovely time trooping through the gardens and then we ventured down to St Kilda for some shots near their reception venue, soul mama.  It was really stunning having the sunset over the beach and st kilda while  the guests had canapes and drinks on the roof terrace.

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Sarah-Jane & Adrian’s Royal Botanical Gardens Wedding

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

I’ve been working away on Sarah-Jane’s and Adrian’s wedding photographs and I know they are super eager to see some photos, so I thought I’d post some today on the blog. Sarah-Jane and Adrian got married last month on a very warm day in February (which is hard to imagine considering the stormy days we’ve had of late!). They held the ceremony at Kings Domain in the Royal Botanical Gardens and were married by Deb Holder, who I’ve had the pleasure of working with before. Only after arriving at the ceremony were the guests presented with an envelope containing details of the surprise reception venue – this was just one of the many unique touches Sarah-Jane and Adrian added to their wedding. When the stunning Sarah-Jane arrived at Kings Domain, Adrian presented her with a single rose and they walked down the aisle together. Despite the heat, we all had a great time wandering around the city taking photos, catching trams and even stopping in on a hens party picnic to exchange congratulations! It was a very fun and very spontaneous day!  I am really looking forward to getting together with Adrian and Sarah- Jane to show them the rest of their photos!

Sarah-Jane wore a beautiful Mariana Hardwick dress and the cutest flat shoes!

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Ian and Victoria’s Rippon Lea Wedding

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Ian and Victoria’s wedding was a lovely way to start the year. It was a truly beautiful and joyous occasion with so much laughter and many beautiful connections. It was immediately obvious that this was going to be a very fun wedding. As we stood outside of Victoria’s hotel room, full of anticipation for the day ahead of us, all we could hear was raucous laughter coming from the hotel suite. Victoria opened the door to a room of people laughing, talking and enjoying champagne. She personally welcomed us in with warm smiling eyes and an infectious grin of excitement – that was the mood and feel for the whole day.

Ian and Victoria had their wedding ceremony and reception at Ripponlea which is a beautiful estate in inner city Melbourne. Ian and Victoria have a fond connection with Ripponlea – it is so close to their home they consider it an extension of their backyard!

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Al and Barney’s e-session | Melbourne Wedding Photographer

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

I can’t believe I haven’t had a chance to blog these photos from Allision and Barney’s e-session until now. It might have something to do with the fact that I’ve hardly been able to find the time to eat lately!!

We originally planned to do their e-session at Fairfield Boathouse but then we got to chatting; discussing their wedding plans and life in general and, well, two hours later it started to bucket down! We decided that, rather than be heroes, we’d reschedule for the following week at Williamstown.

I am really looking forward to photographing Allision and Barney’s wedding at the Fairfield Boathouse next year. They are a super nice couple who’ve really thought about how to personalise their wedding so it is a true reflection of their personalities and values.

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