Taking the back seat

I know H & M through a very close friend. Understanding that i wasn't invited to the Wedding M still asked if i would like to come to the church and witness them both become one.

They where married at a local Sydney Greek Church and even though M was not Greek (Kiwi in fact) H was, so they had decided that they would marry in H's faith.

I have to admit, this is my first Greek wedding i have ever been to and from taking the back seat i noticed that they where married under a constant sound of prayer. I was left gob smacked at just how interment and close their Wedding was and i was left walking away feeling rather enlightened but something was missing........ they never exchanged rings and nor did they kiss each other into wedded bliss, this i found hard to figure out. I guess being to so many 'other' Wedding's i guessed this would be just like them all but it wasn't and for that i liked it.

All the photo's where taken from the back seat, a place given the opportunity i could get quite comfy in :)

A HUGE congratulations to H & M. M you looked amazing, just simply stunning and H i have to admit you scrubbed up alright in a suit LOL I Hope you had a wonderful day and are now enjoying wedded bliss.

xx

D & L's Wedding to remember

Arriving home from a LONG drive to attend D & L's Wedding in Lakes Entrance Victoria (or better known as 9 mile beach) i started to empty our bags and clean up, only to a little reminder from this wedding...... Sand, and I'm not talking a few grains I'm talking shoe loads! LOL

Ah, what an amazing Wedding.

The day started off like many other Weddings, but this one had a few unique pieces to it that made D & L's Wedding their own.

Arriving with the bride at the dock we boarded a river cruise boat that took us up and down the rivers of the Gippsland lakes and beyond.

With parent's past on both D & L's side they decided to light a candle to honor them, this was so moving and personal that i couldn't help but get chocked up and shed a little tear behind my lens.

We then cruised along the Gippsland rivers till we got to Barriers Landing where we all got off walked over A HUGE sand dune (yes you read right over sand dunes) to watch two of the most perfectly matched couple say 'I do'

Once done with the formalities we took some snaps and boarded the river boat to party like it was 1999! LOL

D has been a LONG standing friend of my partner G and through G i was lucky enough to meet D. He is the kind of person who is honest and upfront, i remember him the most for his HUGE heart. He would always come over when G was deployed and just check on me to see if i was ok and to just generally have a chat.

So of course when he and L asked me to photograph their Wedding of course i jumped at the opportunity and i was pretty darn honoured.

Here are just a wee sample of some of the hundred's of photo's i took of their special day.

D & L (and little L) Congratulations of the most amazing Wedding and thank you for not only inviting us but also for offering me the opportunity to photograph you Wedding.

xx

L flowers where just amazing, she tells me the reason behind them is because she is a NSW girl she wanted something to relfect that and what better way then with the states flower - Waratah

The stunning L, just an amazing women

D & L's little princess L (she was a little super star for the day)

D & L lighting their candle to remember thier respective parents that had past.

How HOT are they!!

This was a really cute moment after they had placed the rings on each others hands.....

Mr & Mrs. C

OMG don't even get me started on this cake it was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G

Home

It so amazing how much you take for granted, and it's sad that it's normally not until your Best friend leaves you that you notice.

G has been away, to L even if his away overnight or away for months it's still all the same to him. This time luckily it was just for a week, but L did his normal cold shoulder send off when G left and greeted him with massive cuddles and a squealing hello, like all is forgiven.

Despite what you might think i have two of the most uncooperative boys that really sigh rather loudly when the camera comes out, so when i asked them both to please let me get a photo of them sharing G uniform and they both said 'sure' i was in shock and snapped endlessly.

The RAN (Royal Australian Navy) now have a new uniform and i think G was almost one of the last to be issued it so whilst it was at home and new i wanted to get some photo's (naturally)

One of his favorite things

As the rain yet again begins to pour outside, my son rushes to his fathers side grabs his hand and tugs it whilst begging him to keep his promise...... to build him a new Thomas track.

L loves nothing more then pouring endless amounts of hours into playing with his trains, and its made even more special when he gets to sit down with this 'best friend' (his dad) to build a whole new track. I love the way he places his finishing touches to the Islands new land scape.... a few cows on Jeremy's landing strip along with sir top 'n' hat and his people lining up along the bends.

As i sit down with my cuppa tea i hear his sweet little 2.5 yr old voice tell his 'mates' to hop on board and off he chugs around the table once more.

Fun in the Park

It's nice to take a few hours out, sit back and photograph your own child. It is so easy to get caught up on helping capture the moments for everyone else that when the chance comes to photograph him, to be honest i am normally 'over it'.

I shouldn't be like that i know because he is just growing up so fast. His not that little baby now and has boy's hands along with strong 'running' legs that are adorned with all the cuts, scratches and bruises that can tell you exactly what his been up too. Yet despite this, he still manages to amaze me each and every day and i love nothing more then when he tells me I'm his 'best friend'. I know this wont last forever but for now i cherish it.

It's so different photographing L as he is so so so over having the camera in his face and as you can imagine i have ALOT of photos at the moment of the back of his head or that dreaded 'fake' smile.

So today i just sat and watched him play and took photo's when he wanted them taken and i am glad that i took this approach as i got some really awesome pictures of him.