Australia Day was very different for me this year. Instead of (just) enjoying a beer with friends whilst listening to the Triple J Hottest 100 Count Down, I had the pleasure of capturing a beautiful love story.

If you’re a follower of my blog, than you’ll know I’m repeating myself when I say I absolutely adore our South Australian coastline. Drive less than an hour south and you’re presented with rustic fields, rocky outcrops, rolling hills, pristine water, rugged coastline and oh so much adventure!

On the weekend I visited Canberra! A place I'd spent part of my childhood growing up, and the now home of my sister and her family, as well as some old friends. Whilst visiting Canberra I was thrilled to catch up with two of those good friends; Kelly, Dane and their gorgeous little family at the National Botanic Gardens.

Recently on a warm and partly sunny afternoon I had the pleasure of catching up with Maggie, Anthony and their fur baby Barry to capture some engagement portraits at the Blackwood Forest Recreation Park. The Blackwood forest recreation park is such a great spot for portraits, from it’s rolling fields covered in wild flowers to the old, tall pine forest the gently bent and creaked in the wind as it swayed high above our heads.

On a gloriously warm and sunny Sunday I had the pleasure of capturing a big moment in Lukas’ life, as well as his parents! Life is full of special moments, and Andreea loves to capture all of them in beautiful photography. So when she came back to Adelaide to christen her son Lukas, there was no doubt that it was a moment highly worthy of capturing.

On Sunday, I was blessed to capture a wedding that was full of so much love, in every form! The love of family. The love of friends. And the love between soulmates.

Bianca & Kenan’s wedding day was perfect in every way, from their amazing fashion sense (talk about those suits, and Bianca’s stunning dress), to the gorgeous venue, delicate florals and lovely styling.

On Saturday it felt like Summer had finally come in full force with a 41 degree, overcast day embracing the city. No matter the weather though, it was going to be a beautiful day! Abi & Stefan married in the gorgeous Flinders Street Baptist Church in Adelaide, such a classic and stunning old building surrounded by many friends and family. It was a hot day, but Abi & Stefan's happiness, love and kind personalities kept the day absolutely joyful. And the "dabbing" (is that right?) certainly kept the day "cool". (Ah... I'm so not trendy, haha!)

On Monday I shot my first wedding for 2017, and what a great wedding it was to bring in the New Year! Cate & Roj did an amazing job planning and setting up their casual & relaxed backyard beach wedding in Middleton. A place that they love, and were happy to share with their family, including their two beautiful fur babies!

This is my first year in review post, not because I've had nothing to share, but because I've always found it waaaayyyyy too hard to choose what to share. It's hard enough to choose which 50-100 photos per wedding to share on each of their blog posts. Let alone which one photo from each session to bring together in one end of year blog post. This year however, I can't help but share!

When you start a shoot with the question "how adventurous are you?", and you end the shoot with the excited exclamation "we're alive!!". You know that it's bound to have been full of awesome(ness).