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AN ADELAIDE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

May 14, 2011

There’s nothing like the enthusiasm of youth. Within moments of arriving at Mike’s house on the morning of the wedding I knew this was going to be a super fun day, the banter between Mike and his 4 groomsmen was top shelf and I instantly felt like one of the gang (albeit the elder statesman […]

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May 10, 2011

adelaide botanic gardens wedding

Stephen and his best man Robin met when they were 6 years old. As neighbours in Athelstone their friendship was based on riding bikes around the streets and the vacant block of land that is now a petrol station. 27 years later, at 7 in the morning, we returned to the streets of Athelstone to […]

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April 11, 2011

Carrick Hill wedding photo

When I shoot a wedding there’s normally a pretty big contrast between the respective houses where the bride and groom are getting ready. The guys’ place is generally pretty relaxed, just a few dudes kicking back and ironing shirts; whereas the bride’s house is a hotbed of hair and make-up, cars arriving, flowers being delivered, […]

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March 1, 2011

Glenelg wedding party

On Saturday I had the pleasure of documenting the wedding day of Emma and Scott, a couple of basketball lovers who also love combi-vans. And each other. As luck would have it Scott was actually my team mate on the first basketball team I ever played for – I was 9 years old and he […]

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February 22, 2011

Adelaide sailing club wedding

As Rob’s giant hand engulfed mine to bid me farewell on Sunday night I felt that I’d been part of something special. The stunning day ran as perfectly as a wedding can, but less than 3 weeks earlier things weren’t looking quite as promising. Rob (a Canadian) met Laura (an Adelaidean) at a hostel in […]

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October 13, 2010

adelaide wedding

On the weekend I had the distinct pleasure of shooting the wedding of Alexis and Jeffrey, a lovely Malaysian couple who now call Australia home. I first met them in the lead up to my Borneo trip (Malaysia is one of the three countries that make up Borneo) so they were able to offer some […]

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January 1, 2010

I’ve recently had the pleasure of attending 2 weddings (on consecutive Wednesday’s no less) as a guest rather than photographer. I like it. Sue and Luke were married on a 41 degree day down by the beach on December 23, I left my big camera at home and only took a handful of shots on […]

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