Feb 19th
Adam photographed the classically beautiful wedding of Alison & Richard, so this time I asked him to put together his thoughts on this wedding. Here is what he said……
“When I first met Alison & Richard, I knew straight away that I wanted to be part of their day, they were so clearly in love and truly belonged together. Then they told me about their wedding day plans and I was so happy when they explained the style of day they had in mind. They were having the ceremony at the State Library on the Queensland Terrace, right on the river in Brisbane, followed by the reception on the upper deck of Goma, the Rooftop Terrace. The urban landscape photographer in me was totally excited by what I knew I could capture for them. Then I found out that Brad from Darb Bridal Couture was designing Alison’s gown, and Styled Events and Always Fabulous Flowers were teaming up to handle the event styling, giving everything its finishing touches, along with a cake by the Welsh Lady. I could hardly contain myself! Even the boys were getting into the style of the event and had arranged custom suits from The Cloakroom, to ensure they looked their best. On the day, as Alison was getting ready at the Stamford Plaza, I could see why the boys took it up a notch, because Alison and the girls looked totally stunning! I will admit the boys looked pretty dapper in their suits too. It all looked so great as the bridal party arrived in cars from A Classic Benz that I just couldn’t help but include them in some of the shots.
What followed was such a flawlessly stylish and elegant wedding, with everyone on the day relaxing and immersing themselves in the atmosphere. I guess that’s what happens when you choose such great suppliers to be part of your day, and have a couple who are some of the most loving and caring people I’ve met. Congratulations again Alison & Richard, it was a real priviledge to be chosen to capture your day, I know your future together will be as remarkable as your wedding was. “ Adam.
Wedding guests are welcome to click on the link to view Alison & Richard’s sneak peek slideshow.
Wedding guests are welcome to view all images on the online gallery.
(Slideshow and gallery are password protected. Please contact Alison & Richard for access.)
Feb 15th
Real Wedding magazine, a wonderful Australian wedding magazine, published a beautiful story on Kristy and David Hussey’s wedding that I photographed last year. Both the ceremony and reception were held at “Stones of the Yarra Valley”, just an hour outside of Melbourne.
Style Me Pretty also featured their wedding online. If you haven’t visited Style Me Pretty, it’s a gorgeous site, and you can also read about Kristy and David’s beautiful story.
Here is a movie slideshow highlighting a selection of the couple’s album images.
Feb 15th
Photographing in one of the most amazing museums in the world is one thing but combing that with the perfect wedding couple is a dream come true. Here are a couple of images in and around “The Hermitage” in St Petersburg.
Feb 14th
Valentines Day. What better way to celebrate then by posting another romantic love story….Philipa and Brendan and their beautiful Sunshine Coast wedding.
We all know I love weddings on the Sunny Coast. The hinterland provides so much fodder for my favourite type of photography – big landscapes with moody skys – and the coastline always delivers wind waves and depth of colour. Philipa and Brendan, chose both the hinterland and the beach for their ceremony and reception. I thought my christmases had come at once. What more could I ask for visually? I’m not sure why I love taking wedding photos in the middle of strong, natural landscapes. I think maybe there is something about the rawness and beauty of nature in these settings that to me parallels the rawness and beauty of the love between two people. The wind, the light, the big waves, the foreboding skies, the tall trees and solid rocks somehow echo the passion and emotion that you feel on a wedding day. It is almost like despite all the effort that goes into planning a wedding and the finer styling details that make a wedding so beautiful, somewhere still, everything gets stripped bare. It is all just about the people you are and the people you love.
Philipa & Brendan had one of those kinds of weddings, where the feelings were strong. You can see it. The day starts out with some nervousness, hoping that it all goes well. Then it gets emotional as they see each for the first time, and they realise the magnitude of this day. Brendan’s face says it all. That’s when it happens. Everyone at the wedding drops their guard. They all let themselves get lost in the love between these people. It makes them laugh and cry and hug each other. This reaction is nature at its best. So photographing Philipa and Brendan on this day, in nature, seems, well, …….right.
Thanks Philipa and Brendan for letting me do what I love.
For those of you that love the details….the bride got ready at House of Laurels. They held their ceremony at Little White Wedding Church
and reception at Sails. Philipa looked magnificent in a dress designed by Darb.
Wedding guests are welcome to click on the link to view Philipa & Brendan’s sneak peek slideshow.
Feb 13th
Grand Park City Hall, Singapore is a sumptuous hotel. It has that undescribable “something”. Maybe it is the love in the air. This is the hotel where Shin met Allen. One day, when they were both working, they found themselves in the unforgettable Park Palace restaurant within the hotel and they began to fall in love. This is the perfect place for a romance to blossom. Impeccable decor, food to die for, atmosphere. No wonder at least 3 people recommended this restaurant to me during my short stay in Singapore. They didn’t realise I was already heading there – to photograph Shin & Allen. How could I resist photographing Shin & Allen on their wedding day at the place where they first met?
Shin and Allen are a gorgeous couple. They are so very much in love, and they have such a lovely extended family, that they celebrated twice. I was there to document their nutptials in front of Shin’s family in Singapore. Only a week earlier my good friend, US Photographer, Cliff Mautner had the pleasure of capturing their wedding in Hong Kong, with Allen’s friends and family. Shin & Allen, I hope my images do your remarkable day, justice.
For all those brides who, after looking at these images, are dying to know the details, here are the little things that made Shin & Allen’s day so beautiful….
Shin’s incredible dress & shoes – Oscar de la Renta
Flowers like I have never seen at a wedding – Fiore Docato – . A floral dream. Spectacular.
Ceremony & Reception were at the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore. (Thanks to Nellie Sin the Events Manager who made the day run so smoothly).
Other locations featured in the images below… the old Supreme Court of Singapore, National Museum of Singapore & the new Sky Park at Marina Bay Sands.
Shin & Allen, thank you for giving me some wonderful memories. I hope I have returned the gesture with images that will let you relive the memory of this day, over and over. May you make many many more beautiful memories together.
Wedding guests are welcome to click on the link to view a sneak peek slideshow of Shin & Allen’s post wedding photoshoot.
Wedding guests are welcome to view all images on the online gallery.
Wedding guests are welcome to view a sneak peek slideshow of Shin & Allen’s wedding reception.
Wedding guests are welcome to view all images on the online gallery.
Slideshows and galleries are password protected. Please contact Shin & Allen for access.)
Feb 5th
On a recent trip to Bali I was fortunate to be asked to shoot a wedding fashion spread for the “WeddingKu” magazine in Indonesia. The feature was just recently published with over 8 spreads.
Shoot details:
Stylist: Enrico Joseph, Location: The St Regis Bali Resort in Nusa Dua., Gowns: Albert Yanuar Bridal, Benten, Imelda kartini, Tex Saverio , Accessories: Heliopolis , Model: Dayu , Make-up & Hair: Dewi – New Melati Salon
Here is a couple of images from the shoot.
The image below shows a behind the scenes look into the lighting use to capture the images, using a combination of Nikon SB900 Speedlights, Profoto portable acuteB 600 and a number of Pocketwizards.
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