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Kim & Melissa - Wedding

I have finally got to blogging some pictures from Kim & Melissa’s wedding, (I just don’t seem to get much time these days to keep up with the blog, but have got there eventually).

Melissa and Kim have been together for 10 to 11 years and after 3 beautiful children and much happiness wed on the 9th November at Reid’s place, Scarborough.

Melissa, the girls and Charlie got ready at Melissa’s parents house on the farm at Griffin (we had done family photos with these guys at the farm previously). Melissa was a calm bride but couldn’t wait to get to Reid’s Place to marry Kim.

Melissa and her Dad, Charlie travelled from the farm in a vintage car provided by Reid’s.

Kim waited anxiously at Reid’s Place for Melissa, Kim didn’t seem comfy with the idea of being centre of attention so was happy, releived and relaxed once he caught a glimpse of Melissa.

After the ceremony and in between rain drops we ventured down to the Redcliffe beach and took some shots. Thank you Melissa and Kim for letting me capture your beautiful wedding, will talk soon and hope to have your photos to you shortly.

Stephen & Eileen - Toowoomba Wedding

On the 25th of October I had a wedding up the hill in beautiful Toowoomba with Stephen & Eileen.

Surrounded by and celebrating with their families, Steve & Eileen’s ceremony and photos were at the Japanese gardens which is named ‘Ju Raku’ meaning long life and happiness which is perfect for a wedding location.

My good friend and photographer Sharyn Mathewson also came out to play and helped me out for the day. Thanks heaps Sharyn and I have included some of your photos on the blog so everyone can have a sneak peak of your shots from the day.

A big Thank you Steve and Eileen for letting us capture your beautiful day, I hope you like the photos and I will be chatting with you guys soon.

Some of Sharyn Mathewson’s pic’s - enjoy.

Family Portraits

On the 25th of October I had two shoots, this one for the lovely Meehan family in the morning and then a wedding in the later part of the day (will update the blog with some wedding shots over the next few days).

I have done a heap of photos for the Meehan family, but all before I had my blog up and running, so this is the first time that i get to share and you get to see the beautiful Meehan Family.

We kicked off nice and early at the story bridge, surrounding gardens and park area. This is a great spot for the kids to have a bit of fun and capture some great shots as a family.

I tried a few different things with the kids to warm them up to the camera, they did well with the cuddling or should I say smothering of each other…. gotta love that sisterly love!

Thanks guys for letting me capture your beautiful family, hope you like the pics.

and more of those cuddles…

In true boy style!!

With baby number 3 on it’s way, we also did a few pictures of the growing baby bump and I would say that this is one my favourites from the day.

Belinda’s 40th Birthday Party

Belinda arranged me to take some photos at her 40th Birthday party and to her surprise her friends had also arranged photos of the night as a gift, great idea I must say.

I knew some of Belinda’s friends as I had taken photos of their families so it was nice to be able to know some familiar faces and have a casual catch up whilst taking some pics too.

Here are some pics of the Birthday girl ‘Belinda’ and her family and friends that shared in her 40th birthday celebrations. Congratulations again Belinda on celebrating your 40th Birthday, life is only just beginning they say - so enjoy.

(Just in case you can’t tell, Belinda is the one in purple with the red flower and ready to party)

You may recognise the next two happy couples, Darren & Donna Bullock and Julie & Kumeren Viveganantham from their family portraits that I took earlier in the year. 

The birthday cake

Entertainment was great - a one man band who could play anything, he was fantastic.

Baby Belly

A few weekends ago I took some baby belly photos for Jodie and Mark. I used to work with Mark some time ago at Bunnings and we have since remained friends.

These are just a few of the pic’s and I love all the ones on the stairs with their front door in the background.

We will be catching up again soon to now welcome their little man ‘Joshua’ who was born about 2 weeks ago.

Congratulations to you both on the birth of Joshua, we hope that he brings you much love and happiness that you both deserve. A big welcome to the world little Joshua, it has been waiting for you. Hugs to all.

Fiona & Christian - Wedding

Fiona and Christian were married on the 11th of October, you may remember them from their engagement shoot back in the July blog.

Fiona got ready at her parents house in Karalee, her champagne beige gown was just gorgeous and Fiona looked stunning.

After some photos at the house, we all set of to Mt Cootha Gardens where Christian was eagerly waiting for Fiona.

The ceremony was lovely and you could just see that they were so at ease with each other and couldn’t wait to hug and kiss, yes there are plenty of kissing photos and I think Christian was very happy whenever I asked them to kiss throughout the day for photos. 

Thank you to you both Fiona and Christian for letting me share and capture your special day.

Kathy & Wade - Wedding

Kathy and Wade were married on the 5th of October at Woodlands Marburg. The open space, fresh air and country surrounds are just perfect for weddings.

The day ended up being quite warm, but just beautiful overall.  After having a few giggles and getting some warm up with the Camera, Kathy and Wade took no time to feel relaxed and were so easy to work with, thanks guys.

We even got to sneak into the cellar and utilise it for some different type of photos, am happy with the result.

A little later than planned, but here are some pics from their big day. Thanks for letting me be a part of it guys and hope you had a fantastic honeymoon. 

Michael & Kerry - Wedding

On the 4th October I was a guest as well as the photographer for Michael and Kerry’s wedding, so I got to catch up with some familiar faces as well as spend the whole day with the bride and groom - now not all guests get to do that so I was lucky.

Kerry was a little nervous about the emotions that a wedding day can bring and Michael was too busy laughing to be nervous. Overall the day went quite smoothly.

They were were lucky that a friend lent them a red hot GT as one of the bridal car’s. Nice car if I do say so myself, I got to sit in the drivers seat to take a photo but unfortunately that is as far as I got.

Thank you guys for letting me capture your special day, I had a great time and its great to see you both so happy. 

And the happy couple and me!!

Claude & Jillian - Toowoomba Wedding

Jillian and Claude normally live in Abu Dhabi, and travelled across the world to have their wedding with family in Toowoomba on the 3rd of October.

The weather was good, the church ‘St Luke’ was just gorgeous and Jillian’s dress was something so different and beautiful that I had never seen before. Jillian’s dress was not your traditional style or colour, I am not very good with materials but I think it was made of a satin or silk - they brought it over with them.

These are the shoes that Jillian was planning to wear for the big day, but due to breaking her toe the day before and it still being so swollen, Jillian couldn’t. So much detail, I would never have thought that shoes could be like this, perhaps thats a guy thing!!

How Australian, a Kookaburra snuck into the background and became part of this shot.

Andrew & Nicole - Wedding

On the 27th of September I had a local wedding at Marburg, with Andrew & Nicole.

Their wedding was not traditional as weddings go. Nicole, as you can see wore a grey formal style dress and their daughter got baptised as part of the ceremonies. All worked well and family got to celebrate two very special and important occasions.

Overall the day went quite quickly.

Some photos from the day….