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| Last week I had a lovely engagement shoot with Claire and Nik at Queens University. It was such a great location and the soft summer evening light was perfect. My favourite kind of light :) |
| Claire rocked a very high, very sexy pair of heels :) |
| Gillian and Aaron's wedding saw a first for me - I went to the groom's house before going to photograph the bride getting ready! Gillian had hired some cool sports cars for Aaron and the groomsmen to drive for the day and it was a big surprise so I went out to photograph their arrival! When I got to Aaron's house he was in the shower so I had them get him out and pretend I was there to photograph him putting his suit on. He was horrified...but he actually went to go and get it. Bless! Anyway, he was totally delighted when he saw the cars, much much better surprise than being photographed getting dressed at 9:30am! |
| They had their service in Brownlow and the room was gorgeous. |
| A sweet little moment between Caroline and Jay. He's getting so big! |
| Why hello foxy Gillian :) |
Me: Awww Caleb - you are gorgeous!
Caleb: Yea, I get that a lot. |
| Tip: can't get a kid to smile for a photo? Tell them you love grumpy faces. Tell them to give you the grumpiest, meanest face they've got. It will always turn into a smile :) |
I'm blogging slightly out of order, so I apologise for that! Aaron and Gillian's wedding is coming next, I promise :)
I absolutely loved shooting Cara and Gareth's engagement session. Contrary to what they firmly believe, they are exceptionally easy to photograph. I also got to use my new 45mm Tilt & Shift lens, which made me happy, and then to top it all off, the sun came out for around 4 minutes so I got a little bit of flare in too. It's the little things.
The first few frames of every single session I do are either really stiff or really giggly. These were the first 3 frames from their session :)
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| Gareth is 6ft 6in. I'm definitely replacing my lost step ladder for their wedding! |
I was so delighted to receive an email from Anjanette to tell me that her and Andy were now parents to a gorgeous little girl called Annabelle and would like me to photograph her. I love getting to catch up with past brides and grooms and especially to see them growing as a family. I've another two brides with baby bumps who have already booked in for their newborn shoots (newborns, in one case!) and I can't wait.
Annabelle was quite happy to stay put in Anjanette's tummy - she was 8 days late and then took 36 hours to make her grand entrance into the world. But she was well and truly worth the wait :) |
| Annabelle was 13 days old when I photographed her - this is around the time that they start to figure out they can stretch out and move those little arms and legs around. Annabelle was a wee 'squiggler'! |
| Remember Elvis - one of the cleverest dogs I've ever met?! Well, his cleverness has gone up about 100 notches since he officially became a hero. A few months ago Andy and Anjanette's house went on fire and Elvis the smart pup woke them up. Thankfully they escaped unhurt and everyone was OK - thanks to our little doggie hero here. The Littlest Hobo has nothing on Elvis :) |
Maeve and Colin's wedding is certainly one that I'll remember for a long time. The service was so amazing, like a lovely day out instead of a job. Maeve is a music teacher and her school choir performed during the service - there was a harpist to greet the guests arriving, a wonderful soloist, amazing choir and very talented musicians the whole way through. It was a real treat and they did Maeve proud.
I also very much loved her choice of gold sparkly Jimmy Choo peep-toe sling-backs. Gorgeous! And her Jenny Packham dress...well I did gasp...as did everyone who saw her for the first time. She could not have picked a more perfect dress for herself - and I am going to be honest. I'm a little bit sad that I am already married and will never experience how amazing it must feel to walk around in a Jenny Packham floaty, sparkling dress all day. |
| Emily and Ellen's faces say it all :) |
| Black bridesmaid dresses with powdered blue bouquets. LOVED! |
| And since Maeve was ultra-organised we got the chance to do a few portraits of her in her parent's lovely garden. |
| Don't you love that Colin's mum is looking at him to see his reaction? So sweet :) |
| *sidenote* If the girl in the red dress looking at her camera reads this blog post could you please please please tell me where your dress is from?! It's divine and I simply must have one. |
| Loved the little archway outside the chapel. |
| The car driver found me this sweet little spot for some bridal portraits. He rocks and I'm so glad I know where this place is now. |
| 85mm 1.2L bokeh. It's heavenly :) |
| Wee Erin is absolutely gorgeous. I cannot get enough of her - her big blue eyes, mop of brown hair or her content little face. She is a happy girl and very easy to get smiles out of. How lucky am I that I get to meet all these sweet, amazing little babies?! |
| This is Bobbi - she is the original baby... |
| ...and still very much doted on :) |
| She's like a professional dog model! |
| Cannot get enough of those big blue eyes. |
| Have you ever seen anything as sweet as this face? |
| Erin rockin' the bed head! |
| A lovely wee family - thanks for having me :) |
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