Greg & Cassandra – Wedding
December 19th, 2009 Posted in weddingsAfter many years of being together Cassandra and Greg finally got to formalise their love on the 17/10/2009 and it was quite evident that these guys were full of love for each other .
As I do with all brides, I had spoken to Cassandra a number of times on the phone about all the plans for their big day, but it was only a week before their big day that I was able to meet up with them both and show them more of what RFP could do for them. I walked away a little chuffed after the consult as Greg seemed to be very impressed with all the photos, albums, canvas’s and acrylics that I showed them and said that he was more than happy with having me do their photographs for the wedding as he knew that I was doing the pics but made the comment of ”I didn’t realise that we were having a professional photographer to take our photos.” Like I say – a little chuffed.
I had Leah Andrews come out and help me with some pics and the organisation of the day, this was a benefit to both Leah and I as it gave Leah a bit of an opportunity to take some pics and see how the whole photography of a wedding day goes or can go and it is always helpful to have someone carry my bags – just jokes, it is good to have a helping hand. Thank you Leah.
Cassandra got ready at their home address in Springfield and I got to meet plenty of family, having 5 their daughters as part of the bridal party and many other family members at the house to support Cassandra kept the house hold busy and buzzing with excitement. It was fair to say that Cassandra at some points of getting ready was feeling rushed, pushed and a little nervous. When she first came home from getting her hair done there was about 18 missed calls and messages on her phone. Well done to you Cassandra for keeping it all together through all of this.
After some pics at the house with all the girls and family, I moved onto Kookaburra Park where the ceremony was being held. I arrived about 20minutes before the ceremony to get some pics of Greg, but their was no Greg to be found. This was the first time that I had turned up to the ceremony location and the Groom to be was not there, so I was hoping that there was no cold feet syndrome was happening – reassured Greg arrived and he was in his element of socialising and catching up with family and friends. We got a few pics in before Cassandra arrived.
Poor Cassandra did get a little anxious when she arrived as the music hadn’t gone to plan so I had the job to try and stall Cassandra so they could fix the music and get it all right before she entered into the ceremony area. This caused a lot of stress for Cassandra at the time, but hopefully there is a few giggles about it all now.
Kookaburra Park is a nice back drop for the pics and a good location for the ceremony, it is by the river, so having water around is always calming and with the natural surrounds it was all picturesque.
After a beautiful ceremony and some family pics we then a few formal shots at Kookaburra park and then ventured off to Limestone hill with the grand old fig tree – one of my favourite trees for a shot. This location went well and after we got what we needed there we headed fairly quickly to the Japanese Nerima gardens within Queens park, this is one of my favourite locations, I love taking pics in these gardens. The gardens are always so grand and it is always a pleasure when a couple say they would like some shots in there. As you will see in some of the pics below the waterfall is a win win spot – love it.
We did have to move on from the gardens quite quickly as we were about to get locked in as we were pushing as much in before closing time. Being that we still had some time up our sleeves we went to the Parklands near the new Riverlink shopping centre at North Ipswich and got some bridge shots.
With tired feet (Cassandra had very high heels on her shoes and all I can say is thank god that I wasn’t the one who had to wear them for the day) and being on the go all day Cassandra and Greg were glad for the reception time to come around, a short drive to St Joseph’s hall let them rest before settling into the reception. This was the first time that I had been to a reception at St Joseph’s, the decorations were done very well and it looked great. After a home cooked great meal and some drinks and socialising Cassandra and Greg could both relax a little more and enjoy their celebrations with their friends and families.
Congratulations to you both on your big day and Thank you to you both, Cassandra and Greg for allowing me to share in and capture your wedding day. Enjoy your pics.
