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AN ADELAIDE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

August 18, 2022

I hate to say it, but you could make a pretty good case that the rest of the world does weddings better than we do. Whether it’s a French wedding that typically kicks on until the sun comes up the next morning or a Lebanese wedding that has the most insane drumming to get the […]

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August 10, 2022

Why do weddings run late? They can be stressful enough as is, the last thing you want is to be running behind schedule and needlessly adding to that stress. The trick is to ensure the timeline you come up with is reasonable (you can check out this post on how much time we need for […]

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April 1, 2022

The last time I posted a wedding on this blog we were in a pre-covid world. Instagram is an incredible way to share work, but it’s also important to show how a wedding photography collection comes together in the long-form (having said that, these photos make up less than 10% of the whole collection, you […]

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March 10, 2022

How long do we need for family photos at my wedding, and how do we organise it to make sure things run smoothly? Unlike the rest of the day, family photos don’t have a lot of artistic merit. What they do have is a tremendous amount of historical significance and as a result, they are […]

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February 25, 2022

A wedding day timeline is something a lot of couples have questions about. How long do we need for photos? What time do hair and makeup have to be finished? Will we get to have canapes with our guests after the wedding or do we need all that time for photos? Coming up with a […]

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January 27, 2020

If you’re a dog lover and you want your fur babies on board at your wedding you need to make sure your venue is on board. BJ and CJ really love their dogs and fortunately, Howard Vineyard in the Adelaide Hills is one such venue. They love their dogs so much that CJ surprised BJ […]

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December 26, 2019

I used to always put together an end of year slideshow, it was a great way of distilling 12 months of hard work into a few minutes of easily sharable content (doesn’t sounds so romantic when you put it like that). The last couple of years I never got around to it, but to round […]

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December 20, 2019

Sometimes everything comes together just right. The venue (Brooklyn Farm is next level awesome), the weather, the couple, the guests and all the other little things just fall into place. I’m sure Sasha and Brett (but mostly Sasha!) would have a slightly different take on in, with all the planning, organising, rushing around and ensuring […]

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December 12, 2019

When I first met Nicole and Cam they told me how much they loved sunsets. I mean, everyone loves sunsets, but these guys LOVE sunsets and it was important to them to get some sweet shots of the sun saying goodnight to their wedding. Honestly, I was a bit like “well, a fair bit of […]

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December 11, 2017

  I’ve been sitting on this blog post for way too long. During wedding season life is pretty hectic and I find it tough to squeeze blogging into the mix, but once the offseason gets underway sometime in May I find myself with more time up my sleeve. Then once the NBA playoffs finish up in […]

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