Category – Wedding

Tien + Richie

Posted – 20 June 2011
iconShot – 09 April 2011

Wedding

Heart snuggles in long, soft green grass with a gentle breeze.
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Heart snuggles in long, soft green grass with a gentle breeze.

"Waddup, waddup?"

Tien is super cool - she naturally just oozes out style, class, hotness and attitude. Not surprised that Richie liked it and put a ring on it. Richie is a quirky kind of guy - it's pretty difficult to tell if he is serious or not; as every word that comes out of his mouth is dripping with dry wit. However, he is a man of integrity and of great faith - much like his Tien.

Kate and I had the pleasure of documenting their joyous union before their loved ones. We are incredibly blessed to be able to be part of people's life story in this way. At times, I can't believe that I get to do what I do.

We also had the pleasure of working with Santo and Ferry from Papercranes. We had such a blast from the last wedding we worked together on (where Tien was a bride's maid) - and I have been eagerly awaiting to work with them again. They are a super rad/fun/inspiring duo.

"Oi, you're good"...

Here are some of my favourite frames from their wedding. Thank you Tien + Richie for allowing us the honour of experiencing and photographing the day for you guys.

Love this shot of the flower girl, waiting for the arrival of the bride.
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Love this shot of the flower girl, waiting for the arrival of the bride.

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ALF! Love this perspective.
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ALF! Love this perspective.

Nothing beats a shot of the newly married couple walking up the aisle.
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Nothing beats a shot of the newly married couple walking up the aisle.

Gorgeous girls!
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Gorgeous girls!

Looking rather dapper there!
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Looking rather dapper there!

Love this shot!!! Love that their kiss is outside the frame.
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Love this shot!!! Love that their kiss is outside the frame.

You can tell that I really love long grass.
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You can tell that I really love long grass.

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Love this shot! :D
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Love this shot! :D

ALF!!
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ALF!!

Since Winter has approached us like a whirlwind, it means that shoots are slightly easing up for a bit. I only have a handful of shoots till mid August; where it gets crazyy!!! When I look at my schedule for August till March 2012, I have a combination of mixed conflicting emotions. My stomach sinks at the idea of perhaps bitting off more than I can chew, but at the same time I am pumped with surging adrenaline as I have pretty rad couples to photograph. So rest is necessary now, so that I don't burn out.

I have been taking it easy. Last week I went on an eating/shopping/'getting cultured' expedition in Melbourne. It was great being able to meander through the alley ways in the city, perusing through the cafes/boutiques and taking advantage of the sales. We had to stay in Melbourne for an extra day and a half due to the Chilean ash clouds hovering in the atmosphere, resulting in the cancellation of all incoming and outgoing flights in Melbourne. It forced me to rest - but I was feeling incredibly home sick (yeah, pretty pathetic - I was only away for 5 days) and experienced work withdrawal symptoms. Despite missing the computer, I did thoroughly enjoy myself.

I have been working a storm in the LingLing image making kitchen recently - been able to churn through weddings to minimise any back log (before I enter the crazy Spring zone). It will be the first time since starting the business that I have zero back log. Wow! I will be blogging a handful of shoots in the next week or two. So please keep your eyes peeled.

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  • Lovely as always. I especially like the photo of the three bridesmaids with their arms entwined - so sweet! - Ronnie

    Pink Ronnie
    Posted on 22 June 2011
  • I am super excited to shoot your wedding!!! Bring on the good times! :D :D

    Linda
    Posted on 21 June 2011
  • Yay!! Can’t wait to see the all the upcoming blogs and yes you are right….you do have some fairly rad couples coming up :D

    Holly
    Posted on 21 June 2011

Julienne + Dave

Posted – 03 May 2011
iconShot – 22 January 2011

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The first time I met Julienne and Dave was at Thu and Bao's wedding - the second wedding I ever photographed. Julienne was one of Thu's bride's maids and I noted that she and her beau, Dave (a.k.a Rugged Dave, as she liked to call him), were a pretty fun and not to mention good looking couple - at that time, they had only been dating for a few months. Despite that, I was determined to photograph their wedding day; if they were ever to marry. After a few years, I was elated to find that Julienne had finally emailed me; telling me that she was keen on having me take her wedding photographs. I did a bit of a celebratory fist pump. I suppose my prodding-Thu-to-get-Julienne-to-contact-me-if-she-were-to-ever-get-married worked. But incidentally, Julienne had been following my work ever since I started. Wow, humbled.

After having shot their engagement session a few months prior to their wedding (well in fact, prior to their official engagement *wink*) - I knew that David and Julienne were going to celebrate their wedding in style (yes, I would still call it classy despite the groom's men doing a Maccas run during the bridal party portrait session). Alas we had a ton of fun. Not only were the bridal party members rocking but also we had the amazing Santo and Ferry from the award winning Papercranes team grace us with their awesomeness!

The photographs speak for themselves; the day was filled with so much joy. It was definitely a celebration. Indeed a memorable start to the beginning of their lives as husband and wife.

Who knew that you would find your future husband/wife on the train at peak hour?

*licks finger, touches screen... Sizzles* Gorgeous bride - bride's maids
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*licks finger, touches screen... Sizzles* Gorgeous bride - bride's maids

Page boy pointing to Julienne. ALF!
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Page boy pointing to Julienne. ALF!

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"You are beautiful" Love this!

Am particularly fond of the bottom right image. I almost laughed out loud when I saw the boy bent over the pew.
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Am particularly fond of the bottom right image. I almost laughed out loud when I saw the boy bent over the pew.

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ALF!!!! All the kids at the wedding were so fun to capture! :D
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ALF!!!! All the kids at the wedding were so fun to capture! :D

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Bride's maids working it with Justin! Ahh, Justin... Ladies, he is single! Let me know if you are keen. He is a top bloke!
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Bride's maids working it with Justin! Ahh, Justin... Ladies, he is single! Let me know if you are keen. He is a top bloke!

Classy lunch *winks*
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Classy lunch *winks*

*wolf whistles*  ALF!! :D
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*wolf whistles* ALF!! :D

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Absolutely love wrinkle-your-nose kind of laughter
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Absolutely love wrinkle-your-nose kind of laughter

You can tell by now that Justin (the groom's man in the foreground) loves hogging the spot light! *wink*
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You can tell by now that Justin (the groom's man in the foreground) loves hogging the spot light! *wink*

Love the cake topper!
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Love the cake topper!

Heart felt, funny speeches!
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Heart felt, funny speeches!

You can tell they were pretty funny by their reactions. ALF! :D
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You can tell they were pretty funny by their reactions. ALF! :D

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Some of the details from their lovely wedding:

Hair and make up: Katie, Event Beauty

Ceremony: All Saints Parramatta

Dress: True Love Bridal

Cake: Sharon Wee Creations

Reception: Villa Capri, Cabramatta

Bride's reception head piece: Yummii and Cindy

Videography: Papercranes

If you would like to view the rest of the photographs, you can flip through them here. It was a bit of a struggle to choose which ones to blog because we had such a blast with the shoot.

Julienne and Dave, thank you so much for giving Kate and I the opportunity to shoot your wedding. Truly a blessing to be part of your lives in this way. May you guys keep out doing one another in love and keeping Him as your foundation!

I hope this big post is going to make up for my blogging drought. I will do my best to blog every day for the next few days. I wonder how long this is going to last. Crazy blog binge!!! :D

If you would like to keep up to date with the latest news please join our FACEBOOK page - I'm constantly putting up sneak peaks during the week to keep my visitors eye balls satisfied.

A heap of sunshine to you all!

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  • I can not wait for you to capture our day! Beautiful images!

    Holly
    Posted on 04 May 2011
  • Thank you once again for the beautiful photos and fast turnover. You’re talented AND hard working - everything one could ask for in a photographer.

    Julz & Dave
    Posted on 04 May 2011
  • i LOVE the one with the pageboy pointing to the bride!!!!!

    Claire
    Posted on 04 May 2011

April + Jared [mini post]

Posted – 19 March 2011
iconShot – 07 January 2011

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April and Jared absolutely adore one another: the sort of love and affection that is infectious. Yet, the maturity and commitment that they show surpass their age by decades and yet they shower young and giddy affection to one another. They absolutely love animals - My mind boggles at the thought of  how many pets they have - the last time I counted (through truly ole' facebook) they had a kitten named Rowan, mice and a bird called Hervey - ironically they all live together quite harmoniously. They love baking (April + Jared - not the animals *wink*). Going on dates. Taking happy snaps. Connecting with their Connect group from church. And knowing Jesus. They are surrounded by loving, supportive and hospitable friends and family: It was amazing to witness and document the union of these two families on their wedding day - there was soo much love! Heck, I even felt like I was part of the family!

Thank you for allowing me to be part of the beginning of your lives together! You guys are incredibly blessed!

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April + Jared's wedding was the first wedding I shot for 2011. In the morning it was bucketing down with rain - my gear got drenched, but thankfully they worked fine that day. Also, my car wouldn't start up after I did the bridal prep - yes, I was packing it!!!!1! After organising other means of transport and lots of prayer, the car miraculously started! Wowsers! Praise God. The rest of the day continued without a glitch!

It has been a busy Summer 2011 so far. I know I haven't blogged any Summer weddings, but throughout the week I will try my best to sprinkle the blog with images from the Summer weddings this week. I can't wait to share! So stay tuned! But remember I update the FACEBOOK PAGE quite regularly with sneak peaks - so please "like" the page to get weekly updates!!!!!

Hope you have a great weekend, lovelies!! It's my first weekend off from shooting a wedding - I did say to myself not to do any work on the computer - but it's sooo tempting! *bangs head on table*

A heap of sunshine (despite the rain)!! *side hug*

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  • Linda,

    Thanks for your lovely comments…I continue to stalk your photography blog regularly because you will ALWAYS be a special friend to us (heck you knew about Charlie before our families! :D

    And we will ALWAYS be in need of your super talents with a camera…its kinda hard to take family shots with me taking the pics! If we can ever get our double acts together on a trip to Sydney we wanna be a part of Kidlings!

    Much love
    The Wilsons…

    Pez
    Posted on 07 April 2011
  • Thanks Linda! We had an amazing day and we LOVE the photos so much. Rowan (kitten) and Hervey (bird) and Daihle and Lew and Penny and Nano (mice) and Fischer (fish) were also super excited to be mentioned in your blog! Hehe.

    April
    Posted on 19 March 2011