Justine and I met Alex and Alicia a little while ago, Justine meeting Alicia at a photography seminar and I met Alex also at a photography workshop both on seperate occasions. It wasnt until later that we realised that they were actually partners. We hit it off with these guys as they have the same wicked sense of humour as us. So when Alex finally popped the question, they decided they wanted us to photograph their wedding.

We started off with Alex and Ben (his best man) nice and early at their hotel. Alex would have to be one of the biggest jokers I have met, even bigger than me and thats saying something. I have never seen anyone have so many different facial expressions, he is crazy!
We then went to see Alicia and Paula at their house. Alicia had been delayed at the hairdressers so was under the pump to be ready in time. We only had a few minutes to take some portraits before leaving for the ceremony. As we were driving Alicia to the wedding, we were cracking the whip to get her in the car!
We arrived at the ceremony a little late but Anne Campbell the lovely marriage celebrant had it all under control and before we knew it, the ceremony was underway. All was going smoothly until Alex received a text during their vows. Alex forgot to turn his phone off! Eveyone was laughing hysterically and next thing we see Alex toss his phone down the isle. It certainly loosened eveyone up and the ceremony continued on without anymore interuptions.

Their reception was held at the Icon at Raby Bay. Alex and Alicia had decided to wait until after their reception to have their location photos. So once the reception had finished we headed down the coast for some photos and then of course Alicia wanted to trash her dress!

We trecked for ages though sand dunes and grass. The misquitos were the worst we had ever seen. The things photographers will do for photos! We finished as the sun had set and then had to treck back again but this time in the dark.

Most people think that photographers would be comfortable being in front of the camera but its not entirely true. We are most comfortable giving direction and being behind the lens, so for Alicia and Alex it was a big step being put into our control and letting us run the show. They did extremely well as the photos show. Well done guys!!
Oh and big shout out to Ben, the Bestman and his wife Jane. They took care of alot of things on the day, letting Alex and Alicia enjoy their day.

Warm Regards
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Poonam and Rishi had booked with me quite a while ago for their wedding and were very excited about getting married. As Poonam and Rishi both had different cultural backgrounds, there was alot involved with their ceremony. Today would involve them being a part of three different marriage ceremonies, not to mention all the other traditions that would be performed throughout the day.

We started off with Rishi at his parents house, we arrived at the house very early to find everyone abuzz and getting organised. There was just one slight glitch and that was the Rishi himself wasn’t there! He had slept through his and two other alarms after having a rather large social evening the night before. He made it with a few minutes to spare and we quickly got to work getting everything we needed to do before leaving to see Poonam and her family.

When we arrived at Poonam’s family home, there was so much going on. With Indian tradition, celebrations continue for days before the wedding so there was a large marquee in the front yard to house the celebrations. We went upstairs to find the girls hard at work getting Poonam ready, Poonam was bright as a button chirping away. Once we had finished with some family photos, we headed to the ceremony to get ready for the three separate ceremonies which spanned over 4 hrs.

The traditional Hindu ceremony was the best one I have been to, the person conducting the ceremony was wonderful explaining everything that he was about to do in English. Even though the ceremony went for a couple of hours, it didn’t feel like it because we were so intrigued.

The next ceremony was the Traditional Buddhist Poruwa ceremony and then of course the civil marriage ceremony to make everything legal by Australian Law.

After these marathon events, all the guests were treated to a buffet lunch before we headed off to St Lucia for some bridal party photos. Poonam and Rishi were having their wedding reception at Indooroopilly Golf Club so it was only a short distance to the reception once we had finished at the university.

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Nicole and cameron were married on 7th March 2009. The ceremony was at Latrobe Chapel, and this would have to be the first time that I have actaully had a ceremony start 15 mins early as Nicole arrived early and was eager to get down the isle to Cameron!

After the ceremony we decided to hit the pub for some chillaxin’ giving the kids the opportunity to mingle together before we headed into southbank for some fun and games. Now considering Nicole is not that keen on having her photo taken, she did a bloody good job! The bridal party were full of laughs and we all had an awesome time.

Now I have to give a shout out to Dell’ Ugo on Grey St & Little Stanley St. This Restuarant is just amazing and I had no idea that they also did weddings. Amazing food, ambience and Soula and her staff are so friendly. If you are looking for somewhere out of the norm for your reception, you have to check these guys out!

Warm Regards
XSiGHT Brisbane

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