Anne-Marie & John

The engagement shoot of Anne-Marie & John is a truly special one and I knew it would be when the words of inspiration rolled onto my screen. Anne-Marie and John are marrying next month at the QVB Tea Rooms in Sydney. For their engagement shoot, they did something a little different and worked with their photographer for an “Arabian Nights” style shoot. Full of amazing food, flowers, lanterns and lights, it was full of beautiful touches.

Their photography Cathy Crawley of Beautiful Moments Photography “The inspiration for the shoot came about because I used to watch I Dream of Jeannie as a little girl and I always fantasised about having a room in my home when I grew up that was just like the inside of her bottle.  LOL.  I haven’t got that room yet sadly!  I came up with the concept for the shoot over a year ago but I was waiting for the right couple to come my way, when I found out that John and Anne-Marie had visited the Middle East I knew they were the perfect clients for the shoot.  I really wanted to do something that was unique and visionary, I love to push the boundaries and try to come up with new ideas – mostly for myself as I’m a frustrated stylist, designer, artist. But also because I hope that if I show different content on my blog my clients who book me will ‘think outside the box’ when it comes to choosing details for their weddings.  I don’t want to be the photographer who is stuck with boring details, I’m ALL about details as you may have noticed with Benny’s party

Now for the details! Jeannie Tent:  I made myself, I had no idea how to do it so I just winged it and went with the flow – thankfully it worked out!
Pillows:  I made most of them and bought 2 at a nursery.
The Rug:  I bought 20 years ago and had sitting in the garage,  had totally forgotten I had it until we were cleaning it out a few weeks back!
The Lamps, Tea Lights and Lanterns:  I bought at a client’s store (actually she doesn’t stock them but ordered them in specifically for me)  Yay for great clients right?!?!
The Flowers:  Were made at the last minute by a new florist who opened up the day before the shoot “Blushing Blooms” Flowers by Sally Thompson.  I gave Sally images of the flowers I was after and she made them exactly to match, she’s a legend and I can’t wait to work with her again!  )
The Jeannie Bottles:  Are mine, again with the Jeannie obsession
The Platters & Tea Pot: Anne-Marie’s mums.
The Drum & Pipe:  From a friend of Anne-Marie’s.

My husband helped me erect the tent (he’s quite the handy man) and my friend Victoria (who will be teaching at my upcoming Nuts & Bolts Workshop) helped with putting the set together while my son Ben played in the sand and dug holes with the shovel   Te he he”"

Cathy is such a passionate photographer. She has this zest for life and excitement that floods through her words…and her words are full of raw honesty, passion, pain and wanting more. I love seeing the work Cathy produces- it’s a joy to witness!

Photos by Beautiful Moments Photography

Diana and Jamie

A Brisbane engagement this August Saturday for you! Today’s couple Diana and Jamie decided to dress up in 40’s style outfits and head to Oceanview Winery (just north of Brisbane) with their photographer Rebecca Keenan of Life In Images Photography to capture their engagement. I love Diana’s cherry red lips and the contrast of the 40’s styling with the lush green vineyards!

Photos by Rebecca Keenan of Life In Images Photography

Samara & Nick

I recently received a lovely email from reader Sarah who thought I might be interested in today’s shoot. I was and I am, I love this gorgeous engagement session from Toowoomba, Queensland!

Photographer Darren of CKmetrophotos was contacted by Samara & Nick who wanted a “modern vintage” look to their engagement photos. They enlisted the help of Peter Downsteam Tourist Railway and Museum for some fun train photos and then headed for a picnic in the park in some of the beautiful gardens around Toowoomba.

I love the creativity in this shoot and I love the fact it’s Australian. Gives me a little patriotic thrill down my spine! Congratulations on your engagement Samara and Nick!

Photos by ckmetrophotos

Lisa and Dan

A funky rock n roll engagement shoot today from Adelaide photographer Ryan Polei (and we can say rock n roll because he really does shoot a lot of it!) as an added bonus, you can even see the shoot in 3D here (using those 3D glasses you got at Avatar…or like me Toy Story 3).

There are lots of special palces for Lisa & Dan in this shoot- a favourite cafe, a familiar stairwell, an antique market and the beautiful arcitecture of Adelaide.

Photos by Ryan Polei