Tomorrow we have the absolute pleasure of capturing Renae and Luke's Big Day in Busselton, so to get the celebrations started we wanted to share some of the lovely moments we captured at their engagement portrait here in Bunbury a few months back.
Bring on tomorrow - can't wait! :-D
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Did you know we can use the moments we capture in your engagement portrait to add beautifully personal touches to your wedding day?
We can create unique products just for you from Save The Date Cards to guest books and signing frames, all you need to do is add an engagement portrait to your wedding package:
A little while back we had the good fortune to meet Sharn and Josh after their lovely friends bought them a gift card to come and enjoy a couples shoot with us.
During their pre session planning we found out that Sharn & Josh have a beautiful puppy dog Thomas, so booking Jo for their photography was a perfect match because of course our very own crazy dog lady thought it was a great idea to include him in the shoot!
What a gorgeous afternoon it was, and what a very photogenic this trio turned out to be. Now with an engagement we are just waiting for news of the wedding date!
A little while back we had the good fortune to meet Sharn and Josh after their lovely friends bought them a gift card to come and enjoy a couples shoot with us.
During their pre session planning we found out that Sharn & Josh have a beautiful puppy dog Thomas, so booking Jo for their photography was a perfect match because of course our very own crazy dog lady thought it was a great idea to include him in the shoot!
What a gorgeous afternoon it was, and what a very photogenic this trio turned out to be. Now with an engagement we are just waiting for news of the wedding date!
We don’t think there is such a thing as a quiet month in the world of CDPD. We get asked “So are you busy?’ OH MY GOD ARE WE BUSY!! (which is great because we LOVE what we do J)Here’s a little look at what we got up to in February at the studio…
February Weddings
We had the privilege of photographing two fabulous weddings this month. A little quieter than past Februarys, but we are grateful for that as March is going to be a dooooooooozy.
Our first was the stunning wedding of Tabitha and Lance down in Pemberton on the 2nd of February. We love Pemberton and Clare would move there in a heartbeat if she was a closet millionaire and didn’t need to be in Margaret River or Busselton every weekend. The green lushness of the forests just makes her heart sing, as they did Tabitha and Lance and their wedding guests. Lance had great fun driving his antique red truck as the wedding car, and it made for pretty awesome wedding photos with the background of trees and ancient train tracks.
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On the 8th of February we joined Laura and David at the fabulous Watershed Winery in Margaret River. It was a heartfelt late afternoon ceremony followed by a fun and joyful reception with family and friends in the restaurant. The surrounds of the winery are just beautiful and made the perfect backdrop for the bridal party images.
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February Portraits
This month we celebrated three engagements with our fabulous E-Sessions.
Diona and Ryan started a VERY windy session with Clare and Jo at Back Beach before finishing up finding shelter at Maidens Reserve (it’s always great to have a backup plan!) Clare took Sophie and Jesse, along with their adorable puppies, to a special loved up Valentines session on the Australind Foreshore, and Josh and Sarah got up nice and early to hang out in Dalyellup with Clare one Saturday morning!
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It’s fabulous to get to know our clients so well leading up to their wedding days, it makes The Big Event even more exciting and enjoyable, our couples (especially the boys) get to find out it’s not as scary as it seems – and we get to make awesome things like Guest Books and Save the Dates!! We created amazing Save the Date cards for Larissa and Byron this month for their wedding in Tassie. Fully custom designed, printed on gorgeous textured art paper. We are currently designing some for Sophie and Jesse too!
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But it’s not all just about our couples, we love hanging out with families here at the studio too. We got to hang out with two extended families this month, the Godsell’s and the Bonser families. That special occasion is the perfect reason to drag all those family members back home for a weekend and get all the kids together - all the cousins get to say HI, and Mum finally achieves that special family portrait she has been wanting for years.
Good planning is essential with larger groups, enabling excellent colour combinations and the perfect location to complement nicely. We always have planning sessions without portrait clients and with larger groups it’s even more essential so that everyone co-ordinates nicely to achieve that perfectly designed portrait image.
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We also got to spend time with baby Annie and her family for a studio session to complete a set of wall art that mum and dad wanted to create for each of their kids.
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BIG EVENTS!
While Clare was out frolicking at Tabitha and Lance’s wedding Jo stayed closer to home to show face at the annual Lord Forrest Wedding Expo. It was a super busy day that was put together well by the team at the Lord Forrest, and Jo had lots of fun chatting to different people, from couples who had their Big Day all planned out to those just starting out and even some ladies who were so super organized their other halves hadn’t even popped the question yet – they just wanted to be prepared for when the special day came!!!
February Behind the Scenes
Behind the scenes we've been BUSY BUSY BUSY!! After our favourite camera and lens combo went swimming last month, it visited the Canon hospital for a few weeks and is now back in rotation along with our fabulous new equipment, two new cameras, four new lenses, a snazzy new tripod with video head, and various other bits and bobs.
We have met with many new wedding clients and have booked lots of new weddings for the coming year, and met with many of our up and coming wedding couples to plan their Big Day.
We have also been busy bees researching new products and are gearing up to launch some very exciting new wedding albums very soon. Our GORGEOUS new line of albums by New Zealand company Queensberry are benchmark AWESOME in the world of Wedding Albums, and we are looking forward to receiving our first sample album in the coming weeks.
We are introducing a new service this month too…Fusion Wedding Videos!! Our first ones will be shot in March and we are super excited to create some fabulous moving art for our very lucky clients.
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Both Clare and Jo celebrated their BIRTHDAYS this month - Jo’s on the 17th and Clare’s on the 18th! More proof that we are really carbon copies of each other (although Clare is actually about 20 years older than Jo... well maybe only 5). We celebrated with a few glasses of bubbles at the Bull and Bush Tavern with our families and friends.
In our own families…. Clare’s hubby John has started his Dip Ed in Maths and Media Education up in Perth, so travels up and back every week to go to ECU in Joondalup, leaving Clare and Sam to be awesome at home. This will be one very busy and full on year for him and Clare, but will mean excellent future prospects for everyone. Sam the Man is 16 months old (OMG), running everywhere, full of beans and a total joy. His current favorite word is MUM (YAY!!!!)
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True to form Jo took advantage of her birthday and stretched out celebrations for most of the month, so she’s looking pretty tired but she had a great time and still has a permanent smile on her face J
March is already shaping up to be the busiest one ever, so we look forward to sharing the joy with you all and we’ll let you know what we got up to when it’s all over!
It's February... the birds are singing, the bees are buzzing, and Love is in the air!
This year LOVE YOURSELF with our amazing Makeover Portrait Package. You deserve to be spoilt, so take some time out just for you. Give us a call to book your session today - you'll love yourself for it! (But hurry as there's only one week left until this opportunity is gone forever!)
As wives and mums we all spend our lives putting our partners and children before ourselves, because we are all amazing women. But every now and then we deserve something special for ourselves. It's time you paid attention to YOU for a change. Do something that makes you feel great about yourself, and show yourself that you are BEAUTIFUL, inside AND out!
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Feel beautiful and make the romance last all year with our exclusive Valentine's Kiss & Tell package, created just for you.
What's included...
- A relaxed and fun one hour studio or outdoor portrait session just for you (or a couples session for you and your partner)
- A 30 minute consultation to plan and style your perfect session
- Professional Hair & Make up for your photo session
- Drinks and Nibbles
- Your very own Little Black Book including your 10 best edited session images
- $200 credit to spend on your favourite products to show off the very best of You !
or give us a call on 08 9791 422608 9791 4226 or e mail us to book yours today!
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And just to show you don't have to have supermodel looks to look amazing, Clare and I had our own mini makeovers (thanks to the lovely Jenna at Belle Couture Hair & Makeup), and here's the results (and we both felt wonderful too!).......
When we plan an Engagement Session, we find out what makes our couples tick, what makes them special, what makes them THEM!Laura and Josh love to feed the ducks together, and love to hang out in Busselton....so lets go find some ducks in Busselton!! YAY!
Great choice in Bling too. Love a good Engagement Ring shot!
I LOVE photographing people in LOVE!! There is nothing better than capturing that amazing connection between two people and showcasing something so very special. Jacinta and Allen also helped me out with a little video footage too! Hopefully that will be shown very soon....These two lovebirds have just moved in together and have their gorgeous images in pride of place on their new walls of the new home - best place for them to be!
We love to have Engagement Sessions with our clients, for a number of reasons.
It helps us to get to know each otherIt makes our clients more comfortable in front of the camera, making for better images on their wedding daywe get to create amazing natural images of two people in LOVE and can produce beautiful artwork to decorate their new home together
We can produce awesome Guest Books for their upcoming wedding!
Our latest BIG NEWS has put us in a generous mood. We want to share the excitement of our new studio and awesome new studio photographer Jo with you, so the first 25 people to book a portrait session in April or May will receive LOTS OF AMAZING EXTRA GOODIES!!!To book (or find out more) click here.
Alyce and Michael's Margaret River Wedding is THIS SATURDAY!! YAY!!! We shot their gorgeous Engagement Session a couple of months ago and made the most stunning Guest Book out of them. I cant wait to show it off, but for now we can just go oooooh at the pretty images...
Fabulous Fusion Love Story, the cutest thing to add to your Wedding Package!!
This is the Love Story of Jake and Amy.
This is the Love Story of Emma and Mike (guest starring William the Wonderdog).
Incorporating an Engagement Session and a separate video 'interview' session, we meld the two together to create something just a little magical.
The finished product can be shown at your Wedding Reception, given to your guests as Bonbonerie, perhaps even used as your Wedding Invitation!
It comes on a Digital Photoframe so you can watch it all the time, and you also receive copies for your parents, as part of the package.
And if by some bizarre chance we are not shooting your wedding...we can do one of these Super Dooper Fantastical Fusion Love Stories for you anyway!!
Fabulous Fusion Love Story - $1500
includes all still images and Fusion Video loaded onto a Digital Photo Frame
3 copies of Fusion Video on DVD, one for you and two for your Parents
Option of extra copies for guests or invitations!
Would you like to WIN one for your wedding?
Our Valentine’s Day Competition this year will see the winner receiving a unique Fusion Masterpiece about their relationship with their sweetheart. Its a truly extraordinary way of showcasing what makes you, and your love, special and beautiful.
The winner will receive an Engagement/Portrait Session with a Video Interview that will be combined together to create a unique piece of artwork for your upcoming wedding, and a treasured memento for your life together.Visit our Facebook Page to enter, follow 3 little steps and you could win one of these cool creations for your wedding!
Like our Facebook page
Email us your favorite image of the two of you and tell us why your love is special and unique
Share the post with all your family and friends and get them to ‘like’ your image
The 3 posts with the highest number of ‘likes’ will receive a complementary portrait session
and one couple will be chosen to receive a Fabulous Fusion Love Story!
Conditions-
1) You DO NOT have to have had or have booked us for your wedding photography2) Your Engagement Session and Video Interview must take place in May 2013 and all entrants must be available during this time.3) Your Engagement Session and Video Interview must be shot within 50km of Bunbury Western Australia or you must be willing to provide travel and accommodation costs.4) Your Fabulous Fusion Love Story and associated footage and stills will be used as promotional pieces.5) The Winner will receive 1 copy of their Fabulous Fusion Love Story DVD to play at their wedding, and to keep. A copy will be placed on You Tube for them to link to on Facebook, websites and email.6) The Winner is the choice of Clare Day Photographic Design and no correspondence will be entered into.7) 3 Finalists will be chosen by Facebook ‘Likes’ and The Winner will be chosen from these finalists.8) Yes, you can be married already :)
