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Roberta & Ben – Old Petrie Town, Brisbane Wedding Photographer

January 4th, 2010 Posted in weddings

After shooting Roberta and Ben’s engagement session I was simply looking forward to their special day. I knew these guys were going to rock just like they did with their previous shoot.

In some of my consulting with Roberta and Ben they had mentioned that they would like something different from their day that didn’t necessarily be just wedding photos, they were hoping for something scenic from the surrounds of the day. We briefly spoke of doing the sunrise of their day but it wasn’t really confirmed so it was a nice surprise for them when they saw me wandering around Lake Kurwongbah at 4.45am on their wedding morning getting some pics of the sunrise on the lake.

Both Roberta and Ben got ready at Whispers lakeside and the ceremony and reception was at Old Petrie Town and all of these locations are just gorgeous and perfect for that magical day of a wedding.

As you can tell my morning started very early to ensure that I captured the sunrise, I was on the road at 3.30am and I hit the lake just before sun up at 4.45am. I had checked the net for timings and made it just in time with about 5 minutes to spare. I jumped out of the car like a jack rabbit and ran around taking some shots, after going through rain on the way up I didn’t expect to see the sun so bright and clearly. The sunrise was awesome and I am very glad that I got to capture their new beginning with the sunrise.

I started with the guys first and caught up with them in one of the cabins on the lake. Ben was doing just fine and had the page boy and flower girl along side him. Xander, their son who was the page boy was asking to watch DVD’s whilst the flower girl, Isabel was still catching some z’s before everything started to roll for the day.

In the cabin next door the girls were getting ready and too were doing just fine, as I arrived on their doorstep they were just getting the finishing touches done with the hair and makeup. As I took some pics of the finer details, such as the dress with the shoes and jewellery I had some onlookers and admirers with the girls just watching how the photography was unfolding for the start of the day. Roberta was very calm and relaxed and was not nervous at all, having the two Jo’s around (the bridesmaids) to help out along with her daughter Chrissy was a treat and special time for Roberta.

Seeing the family all getting ready and sharing this special day together was just beautiful, Roberta and Ben having their 3 children Corey, Chrissy and Xander involved in their big day made it even more magical and it was very evident that these guys are such an open and loving family.

The ceremony was held at a chapel in Old Petrie Town and was witnessed by a small group of family and friends. The ceremony was brief but meaningful so this gave Roberta and Ben more time to share in the congratulations greetings from their family and friends and enabled us to get into the photos quickly.

As we moved around Old Petrie Town I found more and more backdrops, buildings and gardens that made the photography easy and made this place just a perfect location for a wedding and photos in general. Old Petrie Town is definitely a one stop wedding venue having the chapel, awesome buildings and well manicured gardens along with the first class reception venue.

I loved the red doors at the old fire station and even the railway station along with the giant fig trees and rustic buildings, what more can a photographer ask for.

Roberta and Ben you both rock and I thank you so much for having me on board for your beautiful day, it was a massive day but I enjoyed it thoroughly.

Thank you and enjoy your pics, talk soon.