Juniper's Family Portrait ~ Bunbury Newborn Photographer

We still remember the light sabre battle we staged outside Abbey Beach Resort a few years ago as requested by Bethany and Ricky on their wedding day. It certainly was a unique day, so of course there was no surprise that mum had a few little ideas up her sleeve when they came in to show off their new baby with us. We just love seeing our past bride and grooms again and helping the mark the next chapter in their lives together. What a beautiful collection of prints and wall art these guys now have to treasure!

Family Fun ~ Bunbury Family Photographer

Cameron bought a gift card for his lovely wife for Christmas last year, they make great presents ;) 

Sonia gave us a call and we booked in a day to capture some beautiful, natural family memories for them. It was such a joy to be able to photograph this family all together just enjoying each other's company and a tickle or two! Little Ben and Sienna were the best of mates which of course made it all the more special!

How much have your kids grown since the last time you took the time to get some great portraits of them?

If it's been a while we can help! We love capturing natural, fun family portraits that tell your story. Check our our family portraits for more details:

https://www.thephotographyboutique.com.au/kids

Noah, Meg, Kate & the folks! ~ Bunbury Family Portrait Photography

We know that lots of people like to hide inside during winter and wait for warmer weather, but the southwest really does offer up some gorgeous winter light on a nice day, and if you're brave enough you'll be rewarded with some beautiful family portraits! 

It took us a little while to finally get out with Darren, Danielle and their three gorgeous kids. Between sports, camps, FIFO rosters, moving home and a new business it was tough to find a day that everyone could be there, but we persevered and eventually Lisa and the family spent a chilly but lovely winter's evening creating some special family memories together, which was well worth the effort!  

A few weeks later they now have some amazing aluminium wall art proudly hanging at home, to be enjoyed for a lifetime - just as it should be! 

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Stop making excuses for not booking that family portrait you've been wanting to do for years. How many of your children's years have you missed because you keep putting it off? Make the time to make the memories - we promise it will be worth it in the end!

Click the link below to check out our family portraits and get in touch to book the perfect session for your family:

http://www.thephotographyboutique.com.au/kids

Aimee & Russell ~ A Caves House Yallingup Wedding

This weekend we spent a wet and windy winter's day with Aimee and Russell to celebrate their wedding. If you're going to get married in winter, Caves House is a great choice of venue with it's cosy fires and art deco heritage architecture, and it was the perfect place to shelter from the rain before we made the most of the gorgeous grounds when the sun peeked out (even just for a brief time).

The styling of the day was simple vintage with lots of handmade touches. The ladies had been busy the night before the wedding creating their gorgeous protea bouquets, and Aimee's dad had spent months growing the centrepieces which sat on top of lace mats crocheted by Aimee, little touches that personalised the reception in the Yallingup room. The venue looked classy and elegant, just as Aimee had planned. 

Our blushing bride looked lovely in her Lost in Paris lace dress, which was sourced from recycled fabrics! The dress had a uniquely pretty pattern , including some gorgeous "wings" in the back. Aimee made little Maddison's super cute flower girl dress herself, and the bridesmaids outfits suited the style of the day perfectly too. The awesome Jenna at Belle Couture for Hair & Makeup finished off the ladies' look with super pretty, natural makeup, while the boys looked effortlessly dapper in their suits. 

Thanks for a lovely day, we were honoured to be there to capture it for you - enjoy your beautiful memories! 

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If you're planning a wedding and you love the beautiful memories we created for Aimee and Russell, you can find out more about our wedding photography and films here:

http://www.thephotographyboutique.com.au/weddings/

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The Makings of the Day

The Venue: Caves House Hotel, Yallingup

The Dress: Lost In Paris

The Jewelry: Earrings custom designed by Birdy and Clementine

The Hair: Innovative Hair Design by Kara

The Makeup: Belle Couture for Hair & Makeup

The Entertainment: South Sound Events

The Cake: Sweet Stylin by Summa Taylor

Amari's Baby Portrait

We know that newborn portraits are super special and we love capturing babies when they're brand new, all curled up and sleeping, but babies change so quickly and we have to say that we loved having 3 month-old Amari in the studio recently.

The difference between a 3 month old and a newborn is huge, and we had so much fun capturing her cheeky personality and all the clever things she could do like holding herself up on her tummy, getting to know her hands and feet and smiling for mummy. The bond between new mummy Summer and her baby was just beautiful to see, thank you for sharing a little of yourselves with us and we hope your beautiful artwork is hanging proudly on your walls at home! 

Pssst....Capture your little one's growing up with our super special Milestone Mini Sessions. Just check out all the details here:

http://www.thephotographyboutique.com.au/milestone-minis 

Victoria & Jake's Brunswick Family Farm Wedding

Abbey Beach Resort Wedding ~ Bethany & Ricky

It's not very often that we are asked to photograph a Star Wars inspired light saber battle on a wedding day, but when Bethany & Ricky asked us to do just that who were we to say no?! 

After all our weddings are all about our couples and we love that Bethany & Ricky had some fun making their day unique and special to them. 

Aside from the light sabers there were some other great little touches like Bethany's Converse bridal shoes, and a very bright orange and yellow theme to brighten up a rainy day. 

Emma & Cody's Brookland Valley Winery Wedding

Stacey & Mark's Caves House Dunsborough Wedding

Jess & Mark's Bright Abbey Beach Resort Wedding

Margaret River Wedding ~ Samantha & Richard

We had been looking forward to Samantha and Richards wedding for MONTHS!! It was a big lead up...

Sam entered our Fabulous Fusion Love Story competition back at the start of 2013 and won with her gorgeous tale of how the two of them met and fell in love. From there we produced their Fusion Love Story, and they had so much fun they booked us for their wedding too!

Fast Forward a year to 2nd March 2014, and we finally got to share their special day at Leeuwin Estate, Margaret River with their family and friends, and gorgeous bridal party.

The bridal Party portraits were held at Prevelly Beach rivermouth and the Vineyard. We produced our very first wedding fusion film for their special day so we had the whole gang at this wedding - Clare, Jo and John! It may have looked a little  like they had paparazzi after them but everyone had a great time, and we promise to show off their awesome film very soon!

The Makings of the Day.....

Ceremony & Reception

Leeuwin Estate

, Margaret River

Celebrant

Josephine Arnold

Videographer

Clare Day Photographic Design

DJ

DJ Darren

Ceremony Music

Les Trois Amies

Bridal Wear

Brides Selection

Florist

Sorella Flower Merchant

Cake

Sugarmummy

Bridal Party Transport

Twilight Limousines

Guest Coach

Gannaways Charters

Shoot For Your Dad 2014! ~ 6th September 2014

With Father's Day just around the corner it's time for our annual Shoot for your Dad mini sessions!

We all know that even though he acts tough dad treasures his family more than anything, so what better gift to give him for Father's Day than beautiful images of the people he loves the most.

Book in your mini session for the 6th of September,  for your chance to create the perfect Father's Day gift for Dad. Bring yourself, the kids, pets, or the whole family to join in the fun!

The 15 minute mini sessions are $25 each, donated to Bowel Cancer Australia.

Have fun at the fabulous Melville Park Farm in Brunswick on Sunday 6th September (10am-4pm)...

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Special Portrait Products are available for purchase from your session

To book your spot simply call us on 08 9791 4226 or e mail us at studio@clareday.com.au

We'll let you know what to do next!

Win a Maternity Portrait Package valued at $350!

Bunbury Maternity photography

The studio has taken on a very clucky air just recently with the news that Jo is PREGNANT!

Thanks to this awesome news we are getting all excited about bumps and babies, and to celebrate this very special time we are giving away THREE studio maternity portrait packages valued at $350!!!!!

The Prize includes a tailored studio portrait session here at Clare Day Photographic Design, professional hair and makeup for your shoot, and a gorgeous 8x10" print of your favourite image (or $100 credit to spend on anything you want!)For your chance to WIN simply tell us what you are most excited or nervous about with your pregnancy, leave us your contact details (phone number or e mail is fine), and we will be in touch!

Entries close at 5pm on Wednesday 25th June and the winners will be announced on our Facebook page at 12pm on Thursday 26th June. 

All winning sessions must take place by 30th September. The lucky winners should be between 30-35 weeks pregnant at the time of their session.

Entries can be accepted via Facebook (comment on our competition post or PM us), e mail to studio@clareday.com.au or call us on 08 9791 4226!

Good Luck!!!

Donnelly River Wedding ~ Libby and Ben

Bunbury Studio Photography ~ The Hamilton Girls

Recently we had the pleasure of having three gorgeous little girls in the studio. Bec, Dayle, and their two girls had just welcomed baby Willow into their family, and what better way to celebrate this new chapter in their lives than with a newborn portrait session. Of course we couldn't leave out Willow's sisters Sybella & Harper, so we split our time to have some fun with the three girls together before spending some time capturing some beautiful portraits of baby Willow. I don't mind telling you, a kids portrait session with three girls all under the age of 5 is more than a little challenging, and you need to be quick to get the shots before toddlers have had enough and just want to go and play, but we had lots of fun. The girls did fantastically well and it was lovely to see them come out of their shells and enjoy themselves with us. Sybella is a gentle, adoring big sister and Harper is so cheeky she had me giggling throughout the morning. Love it!!! And not to forget mum who did an amazing job of styling their outfits to help the images look simply fabulous!

Congratulations to the family, and good luck managing three teenage girls in a few years time! We hope they love each other as much then as they do now - and if they don't believe that they did then they can just look at the pictures! ;-)

Jo x

Bunbury Wedding Photography ~ Shevaun and Anthony

Sometimes couples just "fit", and Anthony and Shevaun are one of those couples. It was lovely seeing them so comfortable with each other, so in love, and so relaxed about the Big Day ahead. And when you have friendly, happy families to add to the equation you just know it's going to be a great day! We started off with a beautiful ceremony at Christ of the Living Vine and after the "I Do"'s and congratulations were over we whisked ourselves off to Millbridge to capture some fun photos at Shevaun and Anthony's local park. Then it was a quick trip up to Back Beach to capture some memories of the place that they first got together. I love it when we can incorporate special places and memories like that :-)

The reception at the Sanctuary was beautifully decorated by Creations Unlimited and it was really special to see the Ovarian Cancer Awareness ribbons around the tables in place of bonbonieres  - a cause very close to Anthony and Shevaun's hearts. They looked really great as buttonholes for the groomsmen too!

Congratulations Anthony and Shevaun - here's to a very long and happy future together!

Jo x

Pemberton Wedding ~ Tabitha & Lance

A lovely day for a country wedding! Carly and Clare travelled down to Pemberton for the nuptials of Tabitha and LanceThe ceremony was held beneath the huge trees on the foreshore of Big Brook Dam. The simple rustic decorations including a fabulous mirror and a twisted vine archway perfectly complemented the natural surroundings.

The Family Truck provided amazing transportation for the bridal party, and made a pretty awesome entrance. She didn’t travel very fast but you could definitely see and hear her coming!

After the ceremony it was off to Pemberton Pools, a beautiful secluded sanctuary surrounded by spectacular tall trees, perfect for some breathtaking bridal portraits.

A quick stop at the old train station for some fun with the bridal party and then it was back to the gorgeously decorated reception at The Gloucester Hotel (home of the most amazing buffet ever) for the party to begin!

The Makings of the Day…

Ceremony                  Big Brook Dam

Reception                   Gloucester Motel – Sadies Restaurant

Celebrant                   Julie Newton

Hair & Makeup          Jessica Franke

DJ/Entertainment     Greg Butcher

Bridal Wear               Bunbury Bridal & Invitations

Groomswear              Mensland

Bridesmaids               Myer

Accessories                Angus & Coote

Transport                  Lance's Big Red Truck!

Bunbury Family Portrait ~ Bonser Family

We love clients who come back for more!We shot Ashleigh and Steven's Loved Up 'E-Session" (they were already married though ha!) about 2 years ago, and they loved the experience so much Ashleigh purchased a session for her Mum and the whole family! We spent a fabulous morning down at St Marks Park, with the ducks and early morning light, capturing the family love and joy shared amongst this group.

We LOVE the gorgeous colour combination chosen by Ashleigh - fabulous choice!

Pemberton Wedding ~ Bobby-Jo and John

Bobby-Jo and John - we knew this wedding would be a crackup. The number of emails back and forth from Bobby-Jo about the craziness of the lead up to the Big Day - all the time referring to John as her Groomzilla - left us in stitches many times over the past few months. Her wish for the wedding was to "Stay Calm and dont let her Inner-Bogan Escape" Their engagement session was much fun, and left me wondering if John wished he was marrying his beloved Car instead of Bobby-Jo!The gorgeous, emotion filled ceremony was held on Omodeis Farm, a friends property, on the outskirts of Pemberton. Completely stunning location - and one I had envied for many years driving past it on the way to Pemberton and back for other weddings. The ceremony was officiated by the ever lovely Julie Newton

The reception was held in Manjimup's Town Hall, exquisitely decorated by Wez Enterprises

We might add that "Groomzilla" is now known as "Prince Charming" :)

Dunsborough Wedding Photography ~ Melissa and Troy