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AN ADELAIDE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

June 29, 2015

grand cru estate wedding, barossa valley wedding

For some reason I’m fiercely patriotic when it comes to South Australia. I suspect it’s borne out of living overseas for so long and copping shit from other Aussie ex-pats when they found out I was from Adelaide (look who’s laughing now Eastern States!).

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June 15, 2015

nanna on the dance floor, mt lofty house wedding, fun adelaide wedding, quirky wedding photo

It’s true. I don’t always remember what a couple looks like between the time of our first meeting and our second meeting which is often 12 months later, particularly when our first meeting is done over Skype. Such was the case with Olivia and Francis. For many months those names were staring down at me from […]

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June 1, 2015

chateau tanunda wedding, barossa valley

One of my favourite things about living in the UK for 6 years was the fact they didn’t make much wine there (besides a few novelty vineyards). This meant that all their wine was imported so you could head down to your local supermarket and select from a huge variety of wines from all over […]

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May 13, 2015

Earlier this year I had the honour of documenting Carly and Shae’s wedding. Shae was a bridesmaid in another wedding I had photographed and Carly did some videography work in yet another wedding so I kind of knew them a little bit before their big day, but it wasn’t until their wedding that I really got to see […]

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April 3, 2015

Normally I write a few words about each wedding I put on the blog, in this case I’m going to let Narelle – the bride – do it for me! I will add that this was an amazing day, it was super fun to shoot and Steve has one of the biggest smiles I’ve ever seen.

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February 13, 2015

Back in 2006 when I got my first digital SLR I used to take it everywhere. As time went on I accumulated more lenses, a second body and some flashes, and whenever I travelled anywhere, whether it was a weekend in Barcelona or a week hiking the Cinque Terre my big heavy kit came with […]

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February 3, 2015

The words “highest rainfall forecast for 30 years” are not ones you want to hear the day before your wedding day, especially when your wedding is being held outdoors and you’ve spent countless hours styling everything just right.

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January 30, 2015

It was always going to be a risky proposition. Having a heavily pregnant bridesmaid always carries certain risks. What if she goes into labour during the wedding? What if she’s so exhausted she has trouble staying awake during the reception? What if her feet swell and don’t fit into her bridesmaids shoes?

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December 23, 2014

There’s no denying it, Lucas has a Jude Law vibe about him. And Lisa? Well, let’s go with Penelope Cruz. Even though they look like a couple straight out of Hollywood they have the down to earth friendliness of country folk, which is perfect because they’ve chosen to make the Clare Valley their home. And […]

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December 13, 2014

Weddings don’t have to be big. In fact, when a wedding is stripped back to the bare essentials it has a way of simplifying everything and making it even more beautiful. Case in point, Bec and James. One of my favourite weddings of 2014 and a wedding with just 27 guests and no bridal party.

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