Amanda and Ron came from Victoria to be married in a Hot Air balloon high above the Atherton Tablelands just after sunrise on a glorious, warm and sunny morning.
Wayne Rees performed their ceremony with myself and Shane the balloon pilot acting as witnesses. Once we landed in a paddock, the paperwork complete, I took some photos of Amanda and Ron with Mt Uncle in the background and with a rusty old truck parked in the paddock!
From there we headed down to Ellis Beach to finish off their photo shoot with a Trash the Dress session! Thanks for asking me to be your photographer Amanda and Ron, it was cool fun!
Here are a couple of my favorite shots from the day………
Sharyn and Ben were married at the Sacred Heart Church at Freshwater at 2.30pm. This amazing old church was in built in 1936, but has recently had a refurbishment. Sharyn and the girls arrived in some very cool muscle cars! We could hear them coming before we saw them!
It was a lovely warm day and the church was packed to the rafters! After the ceremony everyone squashed up together for a group photo and flower shower on the steps of the church. This was followed by family photos and some photos of the bridal party around the church.
Everyone piled into the cars and off we went for a drive to find some cane paddocks, a rainforest creek with a bridge (always good for wedding photos!) and then down to the Cairns waterfront for some sunset photos.
Below are some of my favorites from the day…I love the rainforest bridge photo and the veil blowing in the wind especially! You can check out Sharyn and Ben’s on-line album to see some more photos from their wedding day.
An absolutely glorious day for Shannae and Damian’s wedding at St Mary’s by The Sea in Port Douglas. The wedding was performed by Father Barry which included a hand tying ceremony.
A group photo which included a flower petal shower in front of the chapel was followed by photos with family and friends. We then had a walk along the beach and over to the sugar wharf for bridal party photos. Heading back to the reception we stopped at a crystal clear rainforest creek for an impromptu dip in the water! We only got our feet and legs wet, no trashing of the dress at this stage!
Shannae and Damian’s reception was held at Rainforest Estate Finalyvale near Mossman. What an amazing place! It is a photographers ideal location for taking photos with lots of light inside and lots of beautiful tropical gardens outside!
I stayed to photograph the cake cutting and we also took some photos of the house all lit up and some of Shannae and Damian by the pool and under a big gum tree.
Thank you to Shannae and Damian for asking me to be your wedding photographer! You were a dream to photograph and it was a fun day!
Below is a video of highlights from the day and some favorite shots. You may like to have a look at Shannae and Damian’s on-line album as well.
A small intimate gathering with a few family and friends, Lauren and Shane were married outside the Angsana Chapel at Palm Cove. Barbie Anderson performed a lovely ceremony which included readings from both the bride’s and the grooms’ brothers. A group photo with everyone afterwards and then photos of family and friends with Lauren and Shane.
Some photos on the beach in front of Angsana then we headed down to the Palm Cove jetty for some more fun and photos!
Back at Angsana we did the mock cake cutting photos then I left Shane and Lauren to enjoy their wedding celebrations with their guests at the reception which was held inside the Angsana Chapel.
I love the warm tone to Lauren and Shane’s photos. We have had a lot of bushfires on the Atherton Tablelands and surrounds, combined with northerly winds there was a pall of smoke haze hanging around diffusing the light from the sun, giving this lovely warm effect to the photos. To see more photos from Lauren and Shane’s wedding day check out their on-line album.
Kari-Lee and Luke came to Cairns to get married on Palm Cove Beach. It was a glorious day! Eloise Barker-Re performed the ceremony and Kari-Lee’s brother Lachlan gave her away.
There were no guests, so a lovely intimate little ceremony. Afterwards we took photos on the beach and around the rocks then headed up to Angsana Resort to take photos along the avenue of palm trees. I left Kari-Lee and Luke to celebrate their marriage by going jet skiing!
Thank you for having me photograph this special day for you Kari-Lee and Luke, it was my pleasure!
I love a big country wedding and Jacqui and Adam’s was exactly how I had pictured it! They were married on Mena Vale Station south of Cairns on a glorious Saturday afternoon. Adam had grown up on the station and his parents still live next door, so it was the perfect location! Tammy and Richard own the property and had made a special effort to host Jacqui and Adam’s wedding and their 180 ish guests. They had built a great timber deck jutting out over the lake in front of the homestead for Adam and Jacqui to have their ceremony on.
Jacqui and her Uncle flew in across the valley in a chopper. They were then transferred to the waiting bridal car and transported to the ceremony. A lovely ceremony was performed by Elrae Schnitzerling and included a balloon release afterwards to commemorate those who could not be there.
I took a big group photo with all of the guests behind Jacqui and Adam. It took a bit to organise but we got it in the end!
Mena Vale Station has so many great places and vistas for wedding photos! Richard bought over 2 of his most gorgeous quarter horses to be photographed with Adam and Jacqui. These are some of my favorite shots of the day! A drive around the property for some more country style photos and then a four wheel drive ride with Adam’s Dad Chris, up to the very top of a hill over looking the station. This is where I took my very favorite shots with the moon in the top of the photos!
At the end of the day I headed off back to Kuranda to leave Jacqui and Adam to celebrate at their wedding reception in the marque set up behind the homestead.
Thank you for asking me to photograph this special day for you Jacqui and Adam, it was my pleasure and heaps of fun!
Below are some of my favorite shots and a video of highlights from the day. You may also like to check out Adam and Jacqui’s on-line album.
Geoff and Vanessa were married at St Mary’s By The Sea Chapel in Port Douglas on the 3rd September. It was the best wedding I have been to for ages! I have just relived it all when editing their photos with a smile on my face the whole time! They just had such a good time! When Sarah Woods, the celebrant who performed their ceremony, pronounced them Mr and Mrs all of their guests went wild! It is the loudest I have heard cheering in that little chapel EVER in almost 12 years of photographing weddings in there!!
Lots of hugs of congratulations outside the chapel was followed by a group photo of Vanessa and Geoff with all of their guests, then family and friends photos with the bride and groom.
We then headed down to the beach in front of the Chapel and over to the Sugar Wharf for bridal party photos. A short drive out of town to a cool rainforest creek for some more photos.
Vanessa and Geoff held their reception at Birdsong B & B near Port Douglas. This house is amazing! The main room was set with tables for 80 guests with a buffet style spit roast outside. I stayed for about an hour before heading off and leaving Geoff and Vanessa to celebrate on into the night! (which I am quite sure they did with gusto!).
Below are couple of my favorite images from their wedding day and a highlights video. You may like to view Vanessa and Geoff’s on-line album as well.
Thank you Geoff and Vanessa for asking me to be your wedding photographer and share in this special day with you. I had the best time! I wish you lots of laughter and happiness for the future.
Friends and family witnessed the ceremony performed by Carla Papas. Sam looked stunning as she was walked down the aisle by her Dad. Sam’s three sisters and Matt’s daughter Kayla, made gorgeous bridesmaids and had fun doing it! Sam and Matt’s daughter Chloe was just the cutest thing ever in her little dress and pig tails!
After the ceremony, just as everyone was about to gather for the flower shower and group photos, the skies opened up and showered us with the just a sprinkle of rain! It didn’t last long and we continued on with the family photos anyway!
We all piled into golf buggies for a tour around the golf course with the bridal party for photos. Jennifer from MOD video’s joined me in a buggy and captured the action as we zipped around the holes, dodging golfers in their buggies!
I left everyone shortly after to enjoy their reception, also at Paradise Palms.
I really enjoyed photographing your wedding Matt and Sam, so thank you for asking me to be your photographer!
Below are a few of my favorite photos and a video of highlights of Sam and Matt’s wedding day. You may also like to check out their on-line album to see some more.
Friends and family joined Taylor and Jimmy from all over the country to witness their marriage ceremony performed by Gina Miles.
Photos were taken around the lush tropical gardens of the Resort before the bride and groom joined their guests to celebrate at their reception, also at the Colonial Club.
Thank you for asking me to be your wedding photographer Taylor and Jimmy. It was a great day!
Below is a highlights video of photos from Taylor and Jimmy’s wedding. You may also like to check out their on-line album.
Last Saturday Scott and Emma were joined by their gorgeous baby girl and around 24 guests to be married over looking Palm Cove at luxurious Sapphire Ridge.
It had rained most of the day. The ceremony was to be held at 3pm on the timber deck with the ocean as a beautiful backdrop, but due to the rain it was decided to have it undercover inside the house. Luckily, Emma was running a little, as by 3.30 the sun was shining, the deck was quickly mopped and all was prepared for the ceremony on the deck!
Scott’s best-man sang and played guitar as Emma arrived on the arm of her Dad, who had traveled all the way from England! Leisel from Our Ceremony performed a lovely ceremony which included a reading from Scott’s Mum Deb. A group photo and family photos with the bride and groom on the deck followed the ceremony. The house is surrounded by rainforest and lovely gardens, so we took some photos around there and then headed down to Palm Cove beach for some more photos.
Thank you for asking me to share and capture this special day in your lives Scott and Emma, it was heaps of fun!
Below is a video of highlights from Scott and Emma’s wedding day.
