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Noosa Wedding – Stephanie & Julian
Mar 4th
When Stephanie married Julian, the weather was against them. It had been raining for awhile and was pouring on the morning of their big day. They had a spectacular wedding planned in Noosa, with a beach location shoot, pre-dinner drinks on the lawn and reception at Sails Restaurant overlooking the beach. That morning, I looked to the skies and started preparing my Plan B. An outdoor location shoot was not looking likely.
Sometimes I think Mother Nature has a soft spot for some people. Just before Stephanie & Julian’s wedding was to begin, at St Andrews Church, the rain stopped. The skies cleared and everything was really beautiful. It was like Mother Nature said,”these two deserve all they wish for“. If you met Stephanie & Julian, you would think so too.
There was so much colour at this wedding, how could it be dappened with rain? Stephanie was glowing in her Phillipa Lepley dress, and the colourful theme flowed right through to the Christina Kim bridesmaid’s dresses. Stephanie & Julian had the biggest wedding so far held at Sails. The room was seriously filled with flowers, flowers and more flowers courtesy of the wonderful Julie Vine Flowers. Sails looked something special. The food was amazing & the cake by Cakes by Judy C, fantastic. It was one of the best wedding receptions I had been to in a long time. You could not help but feel happy. The guests obviously enjoyed it all too, filling the dance floor to some great music. Stephanie & Julian don’t live locally, so to pull it all off so effortlessly they enlisted the help of Leah from Rush Entertainment & Events. Leah did a fantastic job of organising everything from guest activities the day before to the styling of the event and the entertainment that all just fit these two so well. Hastings Street was rockin’ that night.
Turns out I never needed a Plan B. Stephanie & Julian are proof that sometimes, when you are willing to let a little colour into your life, the rain just goes away.
Happy Valentines – Spicers Peak Wedding – Kim & Karl
Feb 14th
This morning, one of my 6 year olds hunted through our cupboards looking for chocolate that he wrapped in a bow & hand delivered to the 11 year old neighbourhood girl who has captured his heart. He drew her a card with lopsided love hearts and wrote “Dear Sharlit (her name is Charlotte), be my balantin“. I think he meant valentine.
It was such an honest display of his feelings, it inspired me to share a little love today. I picked it to share with you because even though it isn’t a Valentine’s Day wedding, it has a little of all that should be shared on this day. A romantic venue, a little champagne, a warm fireplace, some good food, a warm sunset & a killer view… and lots of love & laughter. Oh, & a cow.
This is the wedding of Kim & Karl at Spicers Peak Lodge. A really fantastic venue. Photographed by Mr Adam Finch. Just gorgeous.
A wedding is one of the few times in our life where we lay our feelings bare, in front of others. As a couple you are somehow exposed, embraced and protected, all at the same time. That’s what marriage is all about – opening yourself to someone else and trusting them to protect that. What a perfect day to remember this. What a perfect set of wedding images to remind us. Thanks Mr Finch.
Kim & Karl, enjoy your first Valentine’s Day as husband & wife, and we wish you a marriage filled with romantic moments.
Noosa Wedding Photography – Nicolette & Patrick
Feb 7th
Nicolette & Patrick got married at Noosa. Their wedding reception was at Sails Restaurant. I spent the day from behind my camera laughing and smiling and sometimes tearing up a bit. Let’s just say, it got to me, in a good way. So instead of trying to tell you the story of this wonderful couple & why I was so touched by this wedding, I’m going to let the images tell you their story. I hope you feel just a little of what I felt.
Nicolette & Patrick, thank you so much for letting me be part of your happy, loving, tender world, even for just one day. Your Sunshine Coast wedding, like you, was very very special.
Angela & Josef – Palazzo Versace Wedding
Feb 1st
Here is another outstanding wedding by Adam. The man just gets better & better.
Everything about Angela & Josef’s wedding day was beautiful. Starting with Angela. She was breathtaking in a Darb Bridal Couture gown with Louis Vuitton shoes. Her simple hair style gave her whole look a feel of easy, relaxed glamour. No wonder Josef is in love with her. Their ceremony was at the Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove, followed by a reception at Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast, which is also where they both dressed for the big day. As if there wasn’t enough magic in the way that everything looked at this wedding, Angela & Josef sprinkled in a little more for good luck. Before the reception, their guests wrote messages of love and good wishes which were tied to a balloon that Angela & Josef set off into the sky – sending all those wishes into the heavens to come true at just the right time. Then, a magician entertained guests at the reception and set the tone for a life of magic and wonder together.
Adam did a fine job to capture the feeling at Angela & Josef’s wedding. I can’t decide if my favourite shots are the series of Angela dancing with her father or the series as she walks down the aisle toward Josef. When I saw those images I couldn’t help but think of that quote you see so much lately “Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away”. I think this is the kind of moment the person that wrote that meant – a life measuring moment.
To Angela & Josef, thank you for choosing Studio Impressions and for taking our breath away.
Choosing your Wedding Photographer
Jan 27th
Regular readers of our blog would have worked out that we do a lot of weddings on the Sunshine Coast. And why not? The Sunshine Coast & surrounding hinterland offers so many unique places for a wedding. The new Sunshine Coast Brides Magazine has hit the shelves and this edition they asked Studio Impressions to draw on our experience as wedding photographers to give their readers some tips on choosing a photographer. Click here for a link to the article and my personal thoughts on choosing someone to photograph your day. Most of it is common sense, but I hope it helps some brides-to-be out there!
Brisbane Wedding | Cheryl & Tim
Jan 27th
Here is another beautiful wedding from the end of 2011 that I’m only now sharing with you. I have to get faster at this, I know! Cheryl & Tim actually had their wedding planned for 2012, so maybe I’m ahead of the game on this one.
You know how sometimes in life things just don’t go according to plan? Well, I’ve always thought that there are two kinds of people. Those that throw their hands up and give it all up when things don’t go the way they expected, and then there are those that just say “Oh well” and then face challenges head on… They not only adapt, but make it even more special. Cheryl & Tim are those kind of people. When life threw their family a curve ball, they didn’t wonder what to do about their wedding. They just decided what was important and changed their plans. The wedding was brought forward and they adjusted whatever they needed to. And voila! …. A day that little girls dream of. Magic just seemed to flow.
Cheryl got ready with a gorgeous view of the River at the Stamford Plaza and then married Tim with an intimate ceremony at Our Lady of Graces. We then got some fantastic shots that just scream Brisbane to me – everything from New Farm Park to the Story Bridge & the Brisbane skyline, to the great little workers cottages that make the history of this city. In keeping with celebrating the beauty of our little hometown, Cheryl & Tim celebrated their newlywed status at the fantastic Watt Restaurant, right on the river at the Brisbane Powerhouse.
I loved this wedding for its timelessness, simplicity & class. Cheryl made an absolutely stunning bride. A photographer’s dream. We’ve been featuring a lot of bigger weddings on this blog lately. It is nice to share a smaller wedding. It also goes to show that weddings come in all different shapes & sizes – just like the people getting married.
Cheryl & Tim, we are so very glad that we got to share this day with you. It was my privilege to be your photographer. We hope that these images bring back some very special memories for you in years to come.
