On Friday I had the joy of photographing Keith & Jolene's beautiful little Adelaide registry office wedding. As always, the ceremony was beautifully carried out, short and sweet and full of love. Following the wedding we headed out in to the glorious sunshine (made even more so by the fact we'd just had a week of heavy rain) to the Adelaide Himeji gardens. 

I met Carmel and Troy several months ago when they booked me to capture their wedding memories, shortly after we met again to create some gorgeous engagement portraits. (You can see the session on my blog here). But when we met again on Friday for their wedding day, we captured something truly beautiful. 

Last week Anne & Matthew invited me to an amazing part of the world to capture some beautiful maternity portraits. It was a journey full of many sheep and cute lambs, long stretches of ancient, rugged land, old ruins, giant whooshing wind towers and many ooooows and ahhhhhhhs. (mostly from me, haha!) It really is such a stunning part of the world, and proudly right in Anne & Matthew’s backyard.

On beautifully warm Anzac Day afternoon I met Amelia, Jesse, their gorgeous 3 month old son Dallas and two crazy, lovely dogs Bosco and Gracie. It’s so nice to have such warm days this far in to Autumn, with the warm weather mimicking the warm tones of Autumn leaves. This little family was so much fun, and full of so much love. Bosco the bulldog was a natural poser, absolutely loving the camera, while excited puppy Gracie was all about the play time and cuddles. Dallas is just adorable with his big blue eyes and shy smile, and the love his parents have for him showed through the entire afternoon.

April weddings are always beautiful, with their warm Autumn tones and temperate weather. Saturday was a little bit extra special, with extra perfect weather, clear blue skies, a golden sunshine glow and the wedding of Shey & Glen at Penny's Hill. I met Shey briefly just before the wedding, looking absolutely stunning. Elly & Elm Events had done a wonderful job setting up a stunning backdrop for the wedding ceremony, with gorgeous florals and rustic touches, and Glen waited excitedly by it.

I had the joy of meeting little Julian and his family late Monday afternoon just before the sun made it’s journey down for the night. Julian so joyfully embodied that curious, energetic and stubborn nature that 2 year olds are so well known for, and it was wonderful to capture him naturally at this beautiful & chaotic age. His entire family is so gorgeous too, inside and out!

Sunday was a perfect day in oh so many ways. Starting with clear blue, sunny skies, beautifully temperate weather and the most gentle of breezes. I arrived at Stockade botanical park just as family and decorators had arrived to set up the wedding marquee and rotunda. There was a beautifully calm buzz of excitement as Rychelle and Brittain (AKA Michael) arrived together for their pre-ceremony portraits.

On Saturday, I took off my photographers hat (mostly) and I became a guest. I still mingled and danced (a little extra) badly. There was no commando crawling (it wouldn’t have worked in a dress anyway), and I did sit often and happily drank alllll the champagne and wine. I also brought only one very tiny camera, the Fujifilm XT1 and one lens, the Fujinon 23mm 1.4.

On Easter Saturday, with skies full of beautiful clouds and a perfectly temperate breeze Prue and Mark married in absolutely stunning DIY fashion in their lovely backyard. If you follow Pinterest for inspiration, then the setup for this DIY backyard wedding may well be your dream! With gorgeous festoon lighting, homemade arbours, signing stations and drink bars and absolutely gorgeous styling with the perfect amount of natural flower arrangements.

On Good Friday, after 3 years of secret planning, Sean surprised his beautiful wife Tanya with a vowel renewal ceremony & reception on their 10 year wedding anniversary at the Stamford Grand, Glenelg Beach. Along with Tanya's best friend Ciara, Sean spent the three years meticulously bringing together all of the details for Tanya's dream renewal.