Brigitte & Peter ~ Old Broadwater Farm Busselton Wedding

Sometimes inexplicable things happen on a wedding day that you can't plan for and you may not even fully understand at the time, but you just know it's something special and you have to capture it. 

During their ceremony Brigitte's mum organised a surprise for her and Peter, and gave them a box to open up. When the lid opened, a handful of monarch butterflies slowly made their way out and then flew away into the bush surrounding Old Broadwater Farm... all but one. One butterfly fluttered around the bride and groom and then rested itself on the arbour above them until the nuptials were over. In the moment it was a lovely thing to happen, and everyone enjoyed watching the beautiful butterfly. Then as the day went on we noticed there were monarch butterflies featured in the reception styling too.

Later on in the day, while I was photographing a collection of photo frames with pictures of loved ones who had passed away and so couldn't be at the wedding, I noticed one was of a young boy. At that moment a lovely lady came up to me and told me it was her son, Brigitte's cousin. She told me that they released monarch butterflies at his funeral, and that the one lingering butterfly at the wedding ceremony had made her think of him, and the fact that maybe he was there with them all at the wedding. 

Isn't the universe amazing, creating such powerful symbols out of such simple things. We just have to keep our hearts and minds open enough to see them.

Other things we learned at this wedding - Eagle Rock requires dancing with your pants around your ankles, and there's a whole set dance routine to get stuck into when Nutbush starts playing ;-)

Thanks for a lovely day Peter & Brigitte, it was an honour to be there to share it with you.

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THE MAKINGS OF THE DAY

The Venue: Old Broadwater Farm

The Dress: Bridal by Aubrey Rose

The Hair: Hair by Madi

Stylist/Decorator: Ferguson Valley Events

Transport: Chevrolet limousines southwest

The Cake: Sweet Stylin by Summa Taylor

Business Branding Portrait - Nick's Lifestyle Coaching

It's a lesser known fact that while we are not full tilt during wedding season we also offer Business Branding Portraits to help businesses of all types put their best selves out there into the world. 

Marketing experts these days tell you that to be successful in business you need to make a personal connection with your potential clients, and in today's age of social media with people scrolling through literally tonnes of information a day, it's hard to stand out. 

Yes, millions of images exist online so you can pay a small fee for stock photography to fill your website and social media profiles with. But do generic images of things that relate to your business really help you stand out? Or would you be better off putting a little time and effort into creating your own library of images so that people who connect with your brand actually see you and your business?

Or perhaps you can just get by taking your own photos? Maybe you can, but it's worth remembering that your photos represent your business, and low quality imagery will communicate the same about your business. 

If you're not sure if representing your brand visually in the best way possible is so important, just check out this article, it sums it up pretty well:

https://www.mannixmarketing.com/blog/5-reasons-every-business-needs-professional-photos/

Last week we had the pleasure of getting to know Nick who is interested in becoming a Lifestyle Coach. An ex-body builder he leads a healthy lifestyle inspired by positive thinking and a love of the outdoors, and his dream is to follow his passion and help others do the same. After a planning session together to storyboard ideas and visualise what he wanted his future brand to look like, we went out and captured a library of images for him to use when he starts up to really show people what he and his business are all about and build trust in his brand right from the word go.

Every time we create a branding portrait we capture a range of images that can be used across different platforms and are versatile in the ways they can be displayed - from website banners to profile pictures, abstract ideas and traditional print media layouts there are so many ways we need to visually communicate these days, so we make sure our clients have the ability to easily do that. 

We can plan sessions in many different ways...business portraits are not reserved just for big business with big budgets, we can create great looking images anywhere. 

Here are just a few of the images we captured for Nick's own personal stock library...with this gallery of images at his fingertips we just know he'll be a Lifestyle Coach that motivates us all to get out and get healthy!

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If you'd like us to create a better image of your brand simply get in touch to find out how!

E mail us at studio@thephotographyboutique.com.au or call us on 08 9791 4226 and we will be in touch.

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Crystal & Michael ~ An Eight Willows Retreat Wedding Margaret River

We knew Crystal and Michael's wedding was going to be a fun day when they told us they were having ten in their bridal party, including some faces we'd find familiar (from Tabitha and Lance's Pemberton wedding a few years ago). Eight Willows Retreat provided a beautiful setting with the ceremony in the bush chapel and photo opportunities galore around the grounds and at the vineyard next door. The day certainly didn't disappoint, the sun shone, the group enjoyed plenty of giggles, and the guests all had a great time. Who could ask for anything more?!

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THE MAKINGS OF THE DAY

The Venue: Eight Willows Retreat

The Dress: Bunbury Bridal

The Cake: Guardians of Happiness

The Flowers: Jade Hua Florist

Hair and Makeup: Julie at Salon 26

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

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

Karina & Chris ~ An Edith Valley Wedding

We just loved Chris and Karina's wedding, and so did the lovely folk over at Coast to Country Weddings who have featured it on their blog today with Karina giving the lowdown on how she planned everything. Read the article and check out a few of their gorgeous images here:

Chris & Karina's Real Life Wedding Feature

Apples are not Apples... Why You Should be Asking your Photographer for more than just Digital Files

So we're living in a digital age and our cameras capture digital images that we can print time and time again. With just a few clicks we can send our digital images across the interweb and create all kinds of cool things - huge canvas wall pieces, photobooks, wallet prints for grandma, the sky's the limit - and that rocks!

But as professional photographers we struggle with handing over digital files to our clients, and here's why...

We invest a lot of time and money into colour managing our work, buying professional equipment and educating ourselves so that we can be sure that the final products we create look exactly the same as the images we see and edit on our screens. You might think that's a given, but in reality it's not. We use specialist equipment to regularly calibrate our computer screens to make sure they display colour and brightness correctly, we invest in top spec professional photographic printers and set up specific profiles for them on our computers so that they work together perfectly, and we even adjust our settings depending on the paper we print each image on. 

When you order prints and products from local retailers or online, it is not often that they will have a professional photographic workflow, and so the results will often leave you disappointed. 

We decided to try a little experiment and see just how much difference there would be printing the same image at several different places. We printed this image from one of our recent newborn sessions on our colour-managed printer here at the studio, and then also sent it out to 4 local photo print retailers. We knew there was going to be a difference but when we got the prints back even we were shocked at just how different they were! 

This example shows you a completely unedited photo that we took of two of the prints - one printed by us and the other at one of the local retailers (and just in case you're wondering the other retail prints looked pretty much the same as this example).

When you invest time and money into having your special memories captured by a professional photographer and then only take away the digital files to print yourself, you're leaving the final result completely to chance and will often be disappointed in the prints you get back - you only have to look at this example to see it.

That's why we are passionate about printing all our images for our clients and why we invest so much in colour management to ensure our prints always look exactly as we expect them to. We simply want you to have the most beautiful possible memories to keep forever, and we don't want all the hard work we've put in to creating that for you to be wasted on a inferior quality print x

Angie & Scott ~ Abbey Beach Resort Wedding Busselton

The lead up to Angie & Scott's wedding day was a little different from most because they live in Geraldton and just had the spontaneous idea to get married while they were on holiday, so we had done all our planning together over the phone and internet (isn't technology just wonderful these days ;-)). They had planned an intimate ceremony in the early afternoon at Abbey Beach Resort, with  closest family and friends there to share their day, some time for photos and then a nice dinner at the resort. When the wedding came around it turned out to be a beautifully hot February day and the whole event was the relaxed, joyful occasion it was meant to be :-)

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THE MAKINGS OF THE DAY

Ceremony, Reception & Catering: Abbey Beach Resort

The Dress:  Design Kelsey from A Bridal Affair

Hair:  Rumours Hair Studio Busselton

Styling:  Abbey Beach Resort

Flowers:  Busselton Florist

Accommodation: Reflections on Marina

Rings: Bride – Custom by Gemma Baker. Groom – Mad Tungsten

Groom & Groomsman Attire: Ferrari Formalwear

Celebrant: Emily Quelch - Geraldton
 

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

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

Eve & Lachlan ~ Wonnerup House Wedding

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THE MAKINGS OF THE DAY

The venue: Wonnerup House & Wyndham

The dress: Tuscany bridal

The Flowers: Florist Gump Bunbury

Styling: Wez Enterprises

WHY YOUR PHOTOS OFTEN DON'T LOOK THE SAME WHEN YOU PRINT THEM AS THEY DO ON YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN...(Reason #1)

We've been talking quite a lot about colour management at the studio recently and it's dawned on us that most people really don't have any idea that there is a whole process and a lot of technical skill behind ensuring that the photos you have on your computer look exactly the same when you print them out as they do on your computer screen. 

For most people the process goes something like this - capture a moment that you love, upload it to your computer, toggle a few sliders in your editing software, click print and Voila! You have a gorgeous print of one of your favourite memories. But how many times have you done that and the print you end up with leaves you feeling disappointed? 

Perhaps it's a bit dark, or too light, or the colours just look a little (or a lot) "off".

Well there are actually quite a few reasons that this can happen, starting with your computer screen. 

Here's a little snapshot of my desk when I arrived at work this morning:

We work with two screens - a 27-inch iMac Retina 5K, a computer we love because it multitasks like a woman and does everything we need it to do (we're not getting into a debate about PC vs Mac here - we're not saying it's the best, it's just what works best for us ;-)), and next to it we have our Eizo Flexscan monitor for colour management. A lot of professional photographers use Eizo screens because (without getting into too much technical detail) they are built differently from normal computer monitors and give a more faithful rendition of the look and colours you will get when you print your photos (as long as they are regularly calibrated, which is a topic for another day). 

You can probably see from my photo that the image on the two screens (which is exactly the same image), look different. The image on the Mac screen looks much brighter and has a blueish colour cast, whereas the image on the Eizo looks less bright and the colours are warmer.

The fact that the Eizo screen is less bright is helpful for seeing what your image will look like in print. Think of it this way - when you look at a photo do you hold it up in front of a hugely bright light? No? Well that's essentially what you're doing when you're looking at an image on your computer screen at home, and if you were to try putting a print up in front of a big light you'd probably notice that the colours and everything look a lot brighter and more vibrant with so much light hitting them. But photos are printed on paper, which doesn't have a panel of lights behind it, so our Eizo gives us a much better idea of what our images will look like once they're printed. 

If we were to edit our images using our Mac screen (which is currently uncalibrated), our photos would print looking darker than we expected, and that blue cast that our screen has would mean that we would edit our colours to make them look "correct" on the screen, but then when we printed everything would look too warm (yellow).

So we edit our images using our Eizo screen to ensure that our editing is on point and that the exposure and colours are accurate, rather than relying on a standard computer monitor that has its own brightness level and colour cast (as ALL monitors do). Now we're not saying that everyone interested in photography should go out and buy an Eizo, they are definitely a big investment, but for us as professionals it is vitally important that what we see on our screen translates to print. Whatever screen you do use though should be calibrated regularly, which we will talk about in another blog post. 

Even when you look at our images on your screen at home they will look different from how they look on ours, because your screen has it's own brightness level and colour cast, and when you take your USB to a print lab their screen will show it differently too - so if you or they adjust the colours to look "correct" on a different screen you'll be undoing all the hard work we've put in to ensure the colours are accurate or as we want them to be for our professional style. 

But ensuring the colours on the screen are accurate is not the only step in the colour management process. Just like computer monitors, printers all also have their own profiles and colour casts, so it is important that your computer is set up to work with the printer you're printing on. That's why we print most of our images in-house, and for any printing that we send out to different labs we have their printer profiles set up in our workflow so that we know what we are looking at on our screen will print accurately. 

Most retail shops that print photos (with the exception of professional photo labs) just don't have the level of expertise or quality of equipment, and so printing with them is just like shooting in the dark - sometimes we might get lucky and get a hit, but most of the time the results will be a big miss. 

This is why we are passionate about printing our images for our clients. We want to ensure that your digital file looks just as good printed and up on the wall as it does on our screen, which takes time, a lot of professional equipment, and expertise. There is a lot more to it than just pressing the "Print" button and so we feel that as professional photographers our job is not done when our session is over. We don't want to just hand you a USB and leave you to print your photos on your own - we just know how much more amazing they'll look when we print them for you x

Sam & Peter ~ Aravina Estate Wedding Margaret River

Sam & Pete's Big Day lived up to all expectations and was a beautifully soft, romantic, and fun day.

One of the highlights of the day for us was capturing the ladies getting ready at Smith's Beach Resort, where Sam revealed her designer Ae'lkemi dress to her bridesmaids for the first time. Sam decided that because her favourite part of a wedding is seeing the bride, she wanted it to be a surprise kept for the Big Day, and it really was a lovely moment when everyone saw her in it!

Of course the special day had so many other amazing moments as well as a lot of laughter (especially when there were a few little name blunders during the ceremony ;-)), and Sam & Pete's Bridal Party proved that even strangers can behave like old friends and helped make the occasion a great day that we were honoured to be invited to be part of.

Thank you all for making the day so much fun, now we'll leave it to our photos to tell the rest of the story. Enjoy the memories!

Xx

"If you could put love into something we could visualise, I want it to look like that!"  ~ Sam

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The Makings of The Day

The Venue: Aravina Estate, Margaret River

Styling: Evoke By Katrina

The Dress: Ae'lkemi

Flowers: Sorella Flower Merchant

Cake: Jenny Standen

Hair: Hair By Me

Makeup: Salon Sugar

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

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

Libby & Jeff's Big Day ~ Bunbury Wedding Photography

Jeff & Libby did things a little differently from most and planned what we fondly called their "topsy turvy" wedding day. Starting off as a surprise, they had planned the whole wedding before their family and friends even knew they were engaged! 

With their ceremony in the evening, right before their reception at Water's Edge Cafe, we started off the day with Libby getting ready at the Mantra Hotel before capturing a First Look (where Jeff got to see Libby in her dress for the first time) in the gardens and then heading out for some romantic bridal portraits at various spots around Bunbury. Of course we found some pretty spots as always, but seeing as Jeff is a train driver the memories wouldn't have been complete without doing something a little different out at Picton trains, and then we rounded out the night with some sparkler fun. 

To get a little insight into their special day, watch their amazing wedding film trailer (click Play on the image below) and then check out Libby's story on the Coast to Country Weddings feature here:

Jeff & Libby's Wedding feature on Coast to Country Weddings

Enjoy x

The Makings of the Day

Styling & Flowers: Rustic Poppy

The Dress: Bunbury Bridal & Invitations

The Cake: Baked by Bridgette

Makeup: Lu. Artistry

Hair: Hair By Madi

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

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

Baby Eli ~ Bunbury Newborn Photography

Today we were lucky to have 11 day old baby Eli come in to the studio for a Simply Studio Session. Usually in thirty minutes we capture some beautiful candid photos of bub just doing their thing, but Eli slept from start to finish and posed like a pro for us the whole way through. 

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We photograph beautiful babies of all ages at our studio or in your home. Check out our maternity and newborn services and pricing here:

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

One dog and his humans - Darlene, Ben and Baron

When you're the kind of couple who just like to relax at home together, you can just ask us to come to you and we'll capture exactly that! 

Often we're out exploring little known corners of the beautiful southwest on our photoshoots, but there was something really nice and personal about just hanging out at Darlene, Ben and Baron's place one afternoon. 

That dog sure does love playing ball! :-D

Wish Upon A Star

We are so in love with this year's Christmas set at the studio. The stars and baubles look amazing and they're interactive so the kids are having lots of fun!

Hannah had a good time and we think you'll all agree she's just a little bit gorgeous :-)

Not many sleeps left until Christmas now so if you want to have some fun in our starry Christmas set get in touch now to book your Christmas mini session!

You can check out all the details here:

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

Harry & Oscar ~ Bunbury Baby (+ Puppy Dog) Portrait

I have to admit I get super excited when my clients ask me if they can bring their pets along to their photoshoot. Those that know me know that I was a vet practice manager before my photography life, and that I love animals of all species, shapes and sizes. To me, our pets are part of the family, so it's only natural that they would feature in a family photoshoot. 

Last week I had the absolute pleasure of a visit from 5 week old Harry and his proud older "brother" Oscar for a newborn portrait. Five weeks is technically (to us photographers anyway) beyond newborn age. By this stage our beautiful babies have already started stretching out and are much more inquisitive about the world around them and less inclined to sleep. So we don't capture as many of those posed, curled up sleeping newborn shots, but in their place we get to capture lots of bright eyed gorgeousness - just check out the many faces of Harry - what a little personality!

Jo x

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If you're having a baby and you love the beautiful memories we created for baby Harry and his family, find out more about our newborn photography here:

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

All newborn portrait bookings receive a mini maternity shoot as our special gift from us, so that you can really cherish this special time in your life. We hope to see you and your new baby soon <3

Renae & Luke ~ An Abbey Beach Resort Busselton Wedding

Renae and Luke's wedding was a classically romantic (if a little chillier than expected mid October) day. The floral ceremony styled by Liz at Bouquet of Love looked absolutely stunning, and the whites and soft pinks complimented the bridesmaid dresses and classy feel of the day perfectly. Set up inside Abbey Beach Resort's atrium the floral arbour and accessories shone against the dreamy white backlight, and the soft, classy look was carried on throughout the day with Wez Enterprises doing an amazing job of bringing the resort's grand ballroom to life for the reception, and the floral centrepieces put together by Renae's friend were just beautiful too. 

We love that weddings these days allow couples to add so many personal touches to the occasion, and it was really special that Renae attached her Nonna's ring to her bouquet so she could be with her walking down the aisle too.

The ceremony went perfectly and before you knew it Luke and Renae were husband and wife, so after some time for family photos we whisked them off with their bridal party for photos in the local iconic Busselton scenery. Time with the bridal party is always so much fun because the nerves are gone and everyone just lets their hair down and enjoys themselves. We had some real characters to hang out with at this wedding and had a great afternoon. 

Back at the reception everyone was in the mood to party and it was so much fun to hear all the stories shared in the speeches and to watch everyone get into the awesome Paparazzi Photobooth and kick up their heels on the dance floor.

Thanks so much for sharing your special day with us, it was an honour and a privilige to be there and get to know you all over the last year.

Enjoy the memories x

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The Makings of the Day

Ceremony Styling: Bouquet of Love

Ceremony Music: Harp Sounds

Reception Styling: Wez Enterprises

Flowers: Michelle's Creations

Stationery: Lala Design

The Dress: Tuscany Bridal

Cake: Cake Works Bunbury

Makeup: Belle Couture for Hair & Makeup

Hair: Brooke Fiore for Hair

Transport: Twilight Limousines

DJ: Simon Healy Marriage Celebrant

Photobooth: Paparazzi Photobooths
 

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

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

Renae & Luke ~ Bunbury Engagement Portrait

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

Xx

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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:

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

Janelle & Amos’ Alverstoke Barn Brunswick Wedding

It looked like it was going to be a pretty wet day at Alverstoke Homestead for Amos and Janelle's wedding, but Janelle had her heart set on a ceremony on the steps of the old school, so thank goodness for Charmaine at Ferguson Valley Events who was happy to leave the decision to the last minute and risk setting up outside. The gamble paid off as the sun came out just in time for the start of the day and kept the rain away until the drive home.

Janelle arrived in a family friend's old Holden, which was purchased from her great grandparents and restored many years ago, so it was very special for it to be a part of the day, 

The day was filled with lots of fun and family love (it was so lovely to hear Janelle's boys telling her they loved her non stop throughout the day). Janelle looked amazing in her custom made dress by Brides By Design and her soft and gorgeous hair and makeup by Jenna at Belle Couture For Hair and Makeup and Pippa Hodgins for Hair. Amos made a very dapper groom in his navy suit and traditional Maori korowai too.

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The Makings of the Day

The Dress: Brides By Design

Makeup: Belle Couture for Hair & Makeup

Hair: Pippa Hodgins for Hair

Styling: Ferguson Valley Events and Love Me Do

Flowers: The Flower House

Music: Hadassah

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

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

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

Sarah & Jon ~ A Roelands Wedding

Sarah and Jon were blessed with a beautiful sunny spring day at their wedding on saturday, which was a very welcome sight after a long, wet south west winter!

The pair celebrated their wedding at Sarah's parents new home in Roelands, with Jon and the boys getting ready in one side while Sarah and the girls were in the other. After the wet weather saw the end of the plan to have the ceremony at the local park (thanks to rather a lot of mud!) it was moved to the backyard, which turned out to be a lovely spot for it with the natural bush and river in the background. 

It was an early start for us, arriving at 10am to capture all the preparations before the 1pm ceremony, but luckily the trees along the river at the house and in the park provided plenty of shade from the bright midday sun.

Proof that you don't have to spend big to have a lovely wedding, Sarah DIY'd the styling for the day taking inspiration from google and instagram, and the rustic browns, whites and plum purples looked lovely in the garden setting and against the boys' grey suits. The bouquets created by Eaton's Fresh Floral Studio also suited the style perfectly, as did the cake that Sarah's cousin made. Sarah looked like a princess in her Tuscany Bridal dress (which she managed to pick up second hand on Gumtree!), and Gemma Collins and Tianna Oakley finished off her look perfectly with stunning hair and makeup.

When Sarah enquired about her wedding we bonded over dogs, and as we got to know each other in the months leading up to the wedding we discovered just how important a part of her life they are. How perfect then that she and Jon could get married in a spot where the dogs could be part of the day too!

Filming the day as well as covering the photography, we got to learn a lot about the pair and for the first time I discovered the meaning of "swipe right" - and guess what - it can end in marriage! 

After a lovely ceremony and photos at the park, Sarah and Jon impressed their family and friends with a choreographed first dance before everyone enjoyed a yummy buffet and drinks under a marquee in the garden. A perfectly simple and lovely way to start their new life together.

Congratulations Sarah & Jon, just keep doing what you do because according to all your friends - it works! :-)

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If you're planning a wedding and you love the beautiful memories we created for Sarah and Jon, 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: Family home in Roelands

The Dress: Tuscany Bridal

The Hair: Tianna Oakley

The Makeup: Gemma Collins Makeup Artist

The Flowers: Fresh Floral Studio

Silver at the AIPP National Photography Awards!

Following this year's success at the WA State AIPP Professional Photography Awards (check out the details in my blog post about it HERE), I somehow managed to find the time to enter some images into into the national awards, which were judged in Melbourne last weekend. 

I'm very happy to say that I came away with silver awards for these two images that I hold very close to my heart. It's lovely to be among such esteemed company as the very best photographers Australia has to offer and achieve awards at this level. 

Thanks to my gorgeous clients who allow me to get a real insight into who they are so that I can create special images like these.

Jo x

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If you're interested in photography check out some of the mindblowing work featured at this year's awards here: 

http://www.aippappa.com/appa-2016/2016-aipp-appa-category-winners

And if you're really keen you can even watch the judging here:

http://www.aippappa.com/appa-2016/2016-livestream

Enjoy x