What a beautiful day Saturday was! The very last Winter Saturday for the year, and it was full of warm sunshine and love as Eryn and Callum tied the knot. Eryn and her bridesmaids Kelly, Richanda and Sam did such an amazing job styling the wedding with a Vintage Rock'n'Roll inspired theme. Everyone looked proper dapper, but I can't help but especially mention how stunning Eryn looked in her ModCloth wedding dress with pops of red in her shoes, flowers and perfect lipstick. 

If it weren't for the coolness in the air, you wouldn't have believed that it was Winter on Sunday. The sun shone brightly with hints that Spring is definitely making its way to us. I had a great time catching up with Peter & Kirsty to plan out some finer details of what will be an epic wedding early next year! Then we headed down to one of my favourite beaches to capture some sunny engagement photos. These guys are awesome, they climbed muddy hills, traversed rocky cliffs and got chilly wet feet with me. All while the waves crashed in a large swell off the white sandy beach.

On Saturday I caught up with the sweetest couple, Emily and Sam at the ever beautiful Kuitpo Forest Reserve. As we come to the end of the last month of Winter we’ve been blessed with warm, Spring like days that remind me of Summer. Saturday was one of those gorgeously warm and light filled Winter days. The sun beautifully dipped in and out of soft cloud cover as we went for a little walk through its warmth in the forest. In true Australian style, joined by a group of curious roos.

Last year I photographed the absolutely heart touching garden wedding of Maree and Hugh at Stangate House in Aldgate. And recently I was excited to receive a phone call that they had welcomed a gorgeous new baby boy into the world! I met Maree, Hugh and little Edward at their beautiful home for some photos by the warm wood fire and in the light filled nursery. Before we headed out with their lovely, old golden retriever Cleo.

Winter is such a unique season in South Australia, within a single day we can have heavy rain and beautiful, crisp sunshine. On Saturday we had moments of both rain and sunshine, and it certainly kept us on our toes!

It's no secret that I think South Australia is absolutely gorgeous, and it's also no secret that I'm happy to drive as far as it takes to find the perfect location. Driving to this special location I actually bogged my car! (Gotta remember it's little, doh!) But was it worth it? I think so. Just outside of Balaklava (if you can dodge the floods and pot holes) is the Rocks Reserve. It's a darling little spot with a real Aussie feel. A gently running creek, rolling hills, cattle, wattle trees and big beautiful gum trees.

After capturing their maternity portraits, and making plans to capture their wedding day memories, I had the absolute pleasure to capture the newborn portraits for Matt & Anne's gorgeous little girl Gretchen Betty (named after her 2 great grandmothers). At just 6 days new I met Gretchen and her beautiful family out at Spalding, to capture some natural photos of the little cutie. She was just the sweetest little thing, surrounded by so many proud and completely smitten loved ones. xx

Winter is well and truly here, with frequent rainy days, icy temperatures and even a few gusts of wind strong enough to bring down trees! (Which legitimately happened in my neighbours yard mere moments before I left for this shoot.) It’s the season to rug up, sip warm mugs off coffee or tea, and cuddle under giant fluffy blankets. Despite the cooler temperatures, occasional showers and windy days it is still a gorgeous time to get photos done. The same gusts of wind that knocked down my neighbours tree cleared the skies of their overcast mask. Revealing beautiful sunshine for our entire session. A Winter sunshine that glows so softly but beautifully.

The long weekend was full of so much sunshine, and for early Winter, that’s some beautiful news! Madeline and Marc’s Sunday wedding was warm, bright and had not one drop of rain in sight. In huge contrast to the engagement session we shared not too long ago in Autumn (which you can see here). They must have gotten all the rain out of the way early, and so their sunny Winter’s wedding day was perfect.

On Saturday I spent the afternoon hanging out with 2 of the best people you could hope to meet and photograph at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. Having had very wet weather in the lead up to Saturday, I was cautiously keeping an eye on the weather. Whilst a little rain during your shoot can actually be beautiful (as you’ll see), it’s nice if there’s some sunshine and dry moments for frolicking.