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Kristin and Sascha came all the way from Germany to be married on the beach at Palm Cove. The weather in the few days before their wedding was very ordinary with lots of wind and rain!

The location they chose for their ceremony was at the southern end of Palm Cove beach along the palm lined esplanade in front of the Angsana Resort. Wayne Rees performed a fabulous ceremony and the weather improved 100%! It was still windy but we had blue skies and no rain!

A lovely romantic and intimate ceremony, Kristin and Sascha’s wedding was attended by two guests. Kristin’s friend Lusanne has been in Australia from Germany studying and Martin, their travel agent from Germany, who happened to be holidaying in Cairns with his family at the time! Very personalised service from a travel agent I must say!

After the ceremony Wayne cracked open the sparkling wine to celebrate their marriage! We then went for a walk along the beach and the palm tree avenue to take some photos of Kristin and Sascha. We then decided to head down to the northern end of the beach to the jetty to do some shots down there.

The photo session over I left Kristin and Sascha with Lusanne to get themselves down to the Palm Cove beach webcam to wave to their families in Germany!

I enjoyed photographing your wedding Kristin and Sascha and wish you all the best for the future.

Below are a few of my favorite images from their wedding day. Check out Kristin and Sascha’s on-line album to see some more!

Ryan and Beth were married at the Sea Temple Resort and Spa at Palm Cove. It rained all night and was raining in the morning, but Pastor Charlie must have had a word, as it cleared up after lunch! It was a little overcast but all good for photos on the beach after the ceremony.

I arrived at the Sea Temple to discover we didn’t have a bride! Five minutes of ringing around and then Beth came whirling in from the Hotel forecourt carrying her dress, wearing a singlet, shorts and her wedding shoes! We all piled into the lift and headed up to the room. I took some shots of Beth’s dress, shoes and flowers and then helped her into her gorgeous dress. Beth looked stunning in her dress! I took some photos of her by herself……Beth is dream to photograph! She is lovely, happy and smiley and was not at all showing any stress on her wedding day! Beth was joined by Carly, her bridesmaid, for some photos together and then we headed out onto the balcony to take some photos with Beth’s Mum and the rest of Beth’s family. The kids were gorgeous and very well behaved!

I left the girls and headed down to the ceremony location to meet Pastor Charlie, Ryan and his best man. Ryan also is very photogenic! Shortly after 3pm Beth walked down the aisle on the arm of her Mum looking radiant and excited about marrying Ryan. Pastor Charlie did a wonderful job of the ceremony, making it interesting and amusing! The paperwork took a few minutes and then Ryan and Beth were introduced as Mr and Mrs!

We gathered family and friends on the forecourt of the Hotel for a group photo followed by family photos with Beth and Ryan.

The skies were looking ominous so we decided to head straight to the beach for some photos down there before it rained. My favorite beach photo is the fifth one day, I love the the dark clouds in background! We actually got more time on the beach than we expected. We headed back into the Resort to take some shots around the buildings. The texture of the bricks around the Sea Temple are really cool and make an excellent back drop for photos! We finished up back out the front of the Resort with Beth and Ryan standing on the entrance sign!

Ryan and Beth thank you for asking me to be your photographer! I had the best time and you guys are heaps of fun and very easy to photograph!

Below are some of my favorite images from their wedding day, check out Beth and Ryan’s on-line album to see some more.

My first wedding back from holidays and I was ready and raring to get into it! Amy and Liam were quite casual about everything and not too stressed about this whole wedding thing! Always a good way to be!

Paradise Palms is a great place to have a wedding. You can get ready, get married and get fed all at the same place without leaving the property!

Amy and the girls got ready at the new Paradise Palms Resort. The weather was touch and go for the week before and that morning was overcast and raining. When I arrived, Amy was having the finishing touches put on her make-up and the girls were just about done with their hair. When they were done I asked the girls to help Amy put on her dress. It was a dress with a lace up back. Linda, who did the girls hair, also happens to work in the shop that Amy bought the dress from! It was decided that she was the person best qualified to do up the dress! It took Linda no time at all to whip the dress into place and we got on with taking some photos of Amy and Amy and the girls together. Linda also did a fab job on the girls hair!

With all the photos complete I left the girls and headed over to the Golf Club to meet the boys and take some photos of them awaiting Amy’s arrival. It was decided that due to the possibility of rain the ceremony would be held in the room up stairs over looking the golf course. I met Liam and the boys and rushed them outside for some photos. Shortly after Amy and her Dad, followed by her bridesmaids arrived in golf buggies!

Vivian Reid performed a lovely ceremony with readings from Liam’s Mum and sister. After the ceremony, the paperwork was completed and everyone congratulated the newly married Mr and Mrs!

I managed to direct all the guests outside to the entrance staircase for a group photo with the bride and groom. After that we moved onto the driveway for photos with family and friends.

Angie, the fabulous wedding coordinator at Paradise Palms, had organised golf buggies for the bridal party and myself and Angie’s assistant, Katey. The weather held out and we went for a photo tour around the golf course.

Katey drove us all over the golf course to all the best places! She is so helpful and nothing is too much trouble! Katey really makes my job of taking photos on the day easy!

First stop was the hole over looking the entire golf course. It’s quite a spectacular view from up there! We continued on to the magnificent stone bridge for some photos of Amy and Liam with the club house in the background, always one of my favorite photos to take at Paradise Palms.

The photo tour over, we zoomed back to the club house, said my good byes and I left Amy and Liam and their bridal party to join their guests for a an evening of celebration.

Thank you for asking me to be your wedding photographer Amy and Liam. It was a fun day and I enjoyed being part of it.

Below are a few of my favorite pics from the day. You can see more of Amy and Liam’s images at their on-line album.

Alena and Berto were actually married in a small church ceremony in Sydney on the Sunday before their Cairns “wedding”. Their Cairns “wedding” was the big family and friends celebration of the start of their new life together.

And what a celebration it was! I arrived to take photos of Alena and the girls at Angsana Resort at 10.15am. Alena looked absolutely stunning in her fitted french lace latte coloured dress. The time flew fast and before we knew it it was time to head off  for the 12 pm ceremony at the Angsana Chapel.

Berto and the boys were looking very sharp in their suits, including William, Alena and Bertos’s favorite nephew who carried the rings. Some shots of the boys all together and then to the alter to await the arrival of Berto’s beautiful bride.

Wayne Rees performed a wonderful Affirmation of Vows ceremony which included a candle lighting ceremony by both Berto and Alena’s Mums. Wayne pronounced them husband and wife and the paperwork was completed. The bridal party danced their way out of the chapel with lots of bumps and wiggles!

In front of the chapel we organised all the guests behind Berto and Alena to have a flower shower followed by a group photo. After this a really big rush to get the family photos done, as unbeknown to Alena, Berto had arranged a chopper to pick them up on the beach front! So it was my job to try to get all the photos done before it arrived! I had one ear to the sky as I took the photos, ready to stop at any minute!

Bradley from Skysafari expertly maneuvered the chopper onto the beach for a nice landing behind the chapel. Alena was taken completely unaware! Berto had arranged it all and managed to keep it a secret for months! Well done Berto!

Alena, Berto and I boarded the chopper and waved to the guests as we departed Palm Cove Beach. Bradley flew us North to Undine Cay, a lovely deserted sand cay island east of the Daintree River on the Great Barrier Reef. We were there for around an hour or so taking photos and exploring the edge of the reef. Bradley and I lifted off the Cay to take same aerial shots of Berto and Alena inside the perfect heart shape in the sand which Bradley had carefully crafted with his feet! Thanks Bradley!

Back on the Cay, we all piled back into the R44 and flew West towards the Coast. Alena was in for yet another surprise as Berto had organised for them to go horse riding at Wonga Beach! You can see that there would have been no horse riding going on in the dress Alena wore for her wedding! Berto had thought of everything and had his sister pack some riding clothes for Alena! We were met by the Ride the Beach pick up bus and driven down to the beach to meet the horses. I took some photos of Berto and Alena with the horses on the beach in their wedding gear, then left them to it! They had the entire beach to themselves and enjoyed a wonderful  and romantic sunset ride. What a way to celebrate your wedding day!

Bradley and I flew back to the Heliport near Port Douglas where I had left my car at 8.30 that morning! Grabbing a bit to eat was my first priority! The reception was to be held at the Sheraton Mirage in Port Douglas, so I made my way to there and got busy with photographing the reception venue set up. I met Berto and Alena back at the Sheraton around 6pmish where we did the mock cake cutting photos before they headed up to their room to refresh in time for the reception.

What an amazing day! Thank you for having me as your photographer Berto and Alena, it was a fun day and I had the best time!

You can see some of my favorite images from the day below (it was hard to pick my favorite!) You can view the entire album of images at Berto and Alena’s on-line album.

Stay tuned for Trash the Dress with Berto and Alena coming up soon!

Corinna and Cameron were married last Saturday at the picturesque Angsana Resort Chapel. As it has for the past 40 odd days without fail, it rained! Very unusual for this time of the year! It had all cleared up though by 2pm, just in time for Corinna’s arrival at the Chapel.

Corinna and the girls got ready at the Resort so it was just a short walk to the ceremony. The colour theme for the wedding was a stunning burnt orange colour teamed with black. An eye catching combination and very good for photos amongst the greenery of tropical North Queensland. Corinna and Cam’s little girl, Maddy, is 5 months old and was quite happy to be passed around and join in all the fun and games of a wedding! She was just too cute in her little white dress with an orange sash!

The ceremony was lovely and performed by Barry Waugh. ( I don’t think he plays cricket?)

After the ceremony we took photos with all the guests including a flower shower in front of the Chapel. Friends and family photos followed. A stroll along the avenue of palm trees next to the beach front for some fun shots of the guys and girls! Then we headed over to Paradise Palms Resort and Country Club, where the reception was held. Corinna had arranged for some golf buggies to be provided so we could have a zip around the golf course to take some photos.

When we arrived Angie and her assistant Katey were waiting for us, golf buggies all charged up and ready to go! Each couple grabbed a cart and away we went! First stop was the seventh hole! Definitely the most spectacular hole on the course, it is at the very top of the golf course and overlooks the entire property. Cam is a bit of a golf fanatic and Katey just happen to have some clubs for him to have a bash with! He couldn’t hide is disappointment when I told him we didn’t really have time for a round before the reception!

Last stop on the tour was the magnificent stone bridge, a must when taking photos at Paradise Palms!

Jennifer and MJ from MOD Videos were there to capture the day, always a pleasure to work with these guys.

Below are some of my favorite pics from the day….as you can see I had lots of favorites!

Check out Corinna and Cameron’s on-line album for more images from their wedding day.

Corinna and Cam, thanks for asking me to be your photographer! It was heaps of fun! I love my job, when I get to spend the day doing what I love with wonderful people, their friends and family!

Over the next few months I am attempting to spotlight some wedding services that I have experienced in and around Cairns, Port Douglas and the Tablelands.

I hope these posts will help brides and grooms with the planning of their special day.

So, my first post is about a lovely little wedding chapel nestled at the base of the hill, surrounded by lush tropical gardens, within the grounds of Cairns Tropical Zoo at Palm Cove.

For information regarding the Chapel check out the Cairns Tropical Zoo’s website.

Below are some images I shot at the Chapel on the weekend, you can view more images at the gallery.