Winter is definitely here, with many a cold and drizzly day in South Australia at the moment. But that will never stop us from creating beautiful memories! On Thursday I caught up with Jodi, Allan and their gorgeous son Archie at the rustic Sandy Creek Reserve. There was a near 90% chance of rain forecast for the morning! But with luck on our side, we managed to capture some beautiful family portraits and even had some sunshine and a beautiful little rainbow before the drizzle came back.

Last week I got to hang out on the rugged southern coastline at Noarlunga with Frances & David. A spot they'd frequented many times, but on this day we decided to explore a little further along the rocks. It's such a cool spot, full of both surfers and fisherman, a stunning boardwalk and an amazing view.

Recently, Elegant Hire Australia got in touch with me to judge two sets of photo booth photos. In their words; "in the photo booth industry the critique from professional photographers is largely missing often resulting in an industry standard of poor quality photos for customers." Their desire to present a photo booth that has been critiqued by a range of professional photographers is certainly admirable.

Saturday evening was beautiful, whenever we have wet weather we also have moments of gorgeous sun breaking through thick clouds. Saturday evening we had awesome clouds, blue sky and soft glowing sunshine all in one. Even better, I got to spend the afternoon with Sara & Pete for their engagement session at one of my new favourite locations, a little gem hiding away on the South coast just 40 minutes from the city.

What a day Friday was! Leading up to the day I have to admit, I was a little bit anxious about the flood warnings, wind warnings, storm warnings and hail warnings for Friday. As always, I ventured to the venue a few days before the wedding to hunt out some snug and warm little hideaways that would be dry and beautiful inside the gorgeous Mount Lofty House. When the day arrived, it was wet and cold, but it wasn't the monster of a day forecasts had made it out to be. In fact, it ended up being quite perfect.

As locals will know, the weather on Sunday was a stark contrast to the weather on Saturday. Whilst Saturday was beautifully warm and sunny, Sunday came with weather warnings of strong winds and rain increasing in the afternoon. Before the rain came though, the morning was full of beautiful sunshine and perfect light. The wind was already strong, picking up sand and carrying it across the landscape like a flying carpet. It also carried with it the distant and thick clouds that would later pour down rain. It really was such a gorgeous morning, and I was blessed to brave the strong winds with the gorgeous Shasti and Ruby.

What a beautiful day Saturday day was! A sunshine filled day worthy of the amazing celebration put on by Mel and Craig. Under the guise of Mel’s 30th birthday combined with an engagement party, Mel and Craig effortlessly pulled off an amazing surprise wedding to top it all off! That’s three amazing things all celebrated on the same day, talk about a big and special party!

On Sunday afternoon, with the bright sun making its way to the horizon through hazy clouds I caught up with Elizabeth, Sam and their gorgeous 3 kids Bella, Thomas and Lilly. We met at one of South Australia's beautiful National Parks in McLaren Vale, the rustic Onkaparinga Park. A very iconically South Aussie landscape complete with bounding kangaroos and vineyards. Another favourite spot of mine, among the many amazing locations around South Australia.

On Sunday morning, after 2 Sunday mornings in a row of cloudy wet weather, Laura, Jesse and I finally got together bright and early to capture some stunning early morning engagement portraits in the Adelaide CBD. Beginning at just as twilight arrived we experienced the beautiful gradual change of early morning dark to twilight to sunrise to dawn and then early morning sunshine. It's an amazing time to be awake, and an even more amazing time to create beautiful photography of a gorgeous couple in love.

On Saturday I spent a gorgeously warm and sunny May day with Terry and Courtney on their beautiful wedding day. They had booked two separate rooms at the Casavino Luxury Villas in McLaren Vale, and so were able to prepare for the day side by side but out of view. Right from the beginning there was an air of joy and excitement.