Nat and Sally-Ann: Wedding

He was the thoughtful, serious boy, that was content to say less rather than more. Loving to spend his free time immersed in gaming mode in front of a screen, and doing the things that boys love to do.

She was the sassy, bubbly girl...the girly type of girl who enjoyed late night verbiage with her girlfriends about boys, and who loved to pen down poetic phrases that whispered dreams of love and romantic hopes.

Their paths collided one day, when fate had decided to throw them together, while serving together in ministry where they were both leaders for a bible study group. A spark must have ignited, for to their friends, it is still a mystery as to how or what drew this northern and southern star together because in their eyes, Nat and Sally-Ann couldn't be more different.

However, isn't that the proverbial irony about opposites attracting? They complement one another. And in that very classically paradoxical, life altering kind of way, they were a perfect match.

Their maid of honor and bestman, both described how the couple began to, and still continue to transfigure each other's life.... what they liked, and who they were. She acquired a more reflective and deliberate approach to life, and he learned to bring out his thoughtfulness and turn it into expressive verbosity. Both, eventually learning to love the same things, learning to love each other.

It's funny how love strengthens you. Moulds you. Changes you.

I take a piece of revelation about love with me each time I document and witness a wedding I shoot. This time, my understanding grew more and more about why the person we marry is often deemed as our better half. Thank you Nat and Sally-Ann for being such wonderful examples. The respect you have for each other is so sweet. And while masked behind that charismatic shyness and innocent rascality you both possess, I know the love you share is beautiful and praiseworthy.

Here are some of my favourite shots from their frosty winter wedding :)

The beautiful flowers from Jill Dyball.
I just love love love tulips - they really are my all time favourite flower, and it was so sad to not be able to have them for my own wedding, but hey, photographing someone else's is the next best thing!!



And the very pretty dress, from Park Avenue Bridal.


Sally-Ann, all ready and set to go.



The ceremony (which was at the Sydney Grammar School Hall) was sweet and full of zealousy. This was just one of the moments while they were singing. I had so many frames I couldn't choose, but for some reason I love the understated nature of this one.


And their kiss, was the best I've seen in a while :) It's no wonder they got cheers! I've decided to only show the first part of the kiss ;)


And this sweet moment after the kiss, was just pricessless.


The newly married couple!


And here are some portraits we grabbed in the chilly winter air. You can really tell its winter - just look at the trees!


Their bridal party was cute and fun. I LOVE it when bridal parties are easy going and relaxed - you can tell in the photos they are really enjoying themself!














And I couldn't resist this one. I mean, come on!! COLOUR!! ;)


I just LOVE this shot. Her face says it all.


A bit of compositional fun :)


Sally-Ann! I gotta give you props for this next shot. You were so patient while I grabbed a billion frames of you playing with your beautiful veil! This was my fave grab :) And to those photographers reading this, this is what winter backlighting looks like - its incredibly soft! Seriously, you can shoot nearly ALL day in winter just because the lighting is oh-so-gentle :) And just so you know, you don't always need great backgrounds for photos - we took this shot of Sally-Ann in the middle of a wide road right smack in the center of the city!!




The girls having a bit of fun. I love how their dresses blend right in and match with the background.


Cake cutting at the reception (which was held at Sydney Park Pavillion in Alexandria) and some texture fun :)


The yummy pretty details at their wedding. Brides!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE details, so if you do plan a wedding and have me as your photographer, this is a great way to not only make your wedding look so gorgeous, but you'll send me to cloud nine too :) The awesome cupcakes you see are made by the fabulous team at The Cupcake Gallery. I was stupid enough to NOT try one while I was there, but Vincy who was shooting with me that day said they tasted delicious.


Speech time!




And they were funny speeches! Just look at the expressions :)






Lastly, some fun with the rings.

Props and shoutouts must be given to my awesome second shooters that day - Vincy and Nattnee. You guys were awesome and fun to work with!! :) Thank you for your hardwork and enthusiasm despite the cold. And cheers to vincy who was videoing behind-the-scenes footage (which will be up soon) of me shooting at this wedding.

Most importantly, thank you so much Nat and Sally-Ann for having me as part of your day! I hope you are totally enjoying your honeymoon right now in NZ? HK? Singapore? haha :) You were both so lovely and sweet to work with, and I only wish you the very very best for your marriage life ahead.

Much love! Jenny

Here is the slideshow for those who want to see a bunch of extra photos along with a song that has recently caught my ears :) And after that is a small handful of my favourite images from their engagement session. Enjoy!

Next Installment

And the blog posts will start to roll out starting monday!

Stay tuned!! :)

There is ALOT coming.

Another Preview!!

I must be putting up SO many of these types of posts :p Bear with me! You'll get the full versions soon :) Its just nutters while travelling and not being in the office.

Anyhow, check out this shot from the latest shoot I've just done. I had sooo much fun! Tell you all more about it soon!! But for now, if any of you girls out there reading this post love dressing up, and getting your photos taken in an outdoors, fashion forward, modern, yet fun and casual manner, stay tuned, cos these type of photos are for you :)

Look where I am!!

Ok, its not THAT exciting, but I'm just letting you all know I'm out of the office the whole of next week as I'm travelling for some shoots ;)

I have a special winter wedding tomorrow to cover, in the frosty Sydney air. I hope to post some of the shots from the wedding soon after tomorrow, so stay tuned!

For now, look where we will be heading as part of our day tomorrow! :)

See you back at this corner of the web soon!

Warren and Vera: Engagement

He asked her to rise up as soon as the sun had begun its daily ascent above the horizon, where he then took her hand and gently led her to the beach for a quiet stroll along the sandy shores.

Little did he know, that secretly, her intuition had already suspected something big was about to happen. But, not wanting to unravel his careful and meticulously woven plan, she went along. Played along. Sharing a private smile within herself in between.

And that is where she said YES. It was there that Vera joyfully accepted Warren's charming, albeit slightly obvious plan of proposal :) For it didn't bother her... the lack of surprise. She was going to spend the rest of her life with him, and that is the crux of what mattered most :)

"He doesn't normally carry out such big gestures of romance. And asking me to wake up at the crack of dawn. That was the big giveaway" explained Vera, in her usual bubbly and sunny manner. They both laughed at the honesty of the comment, and so did I :)

I love hearing proposal stories. It's a real privilege to learn about how two people fall in love, and then listen to the instant in time when they realize there will be no other for them. So thank you to any of you out there that do share with me your story - I'm really honored to be allowed access to such a cherished and special moment. So when I heard Warren and Vera's proposal tale, it reminded me of the fact that sometimes, the biggest most elaborate schemes are not needed when planning to ask the love of your life to spend the rest of her days with you. Sometimes, all you need is a hearty dose of sincerity, smothered with alot of love and genuineness. It's the thought that counts :) And I mean that in the very best of ways.

I spent one beautiful autumn afternoon with Warren and Vera, along those same sandy shores back at the place where it all began.

Here are some of my favourite moments as we hung out together for our 2 hour session :) And I say 'hung out', because that is how our time together felt like :) Thank you Warren and Vera for such an awesome time! And for coming out with me on a weekday (readers, I can't tell how how much more AWESOME it is to have your e-session with me on a weekday - not only do you get to take a day off and spend it with your fabulous fiance, but you also get alot of the locations we visit ALL TO YOURSELF because there are no weekend crowds!) You both rocked the lens, and my camera loved you back for it. Thank you for being so fun (LOVE clients like that!!) and I can't wait until your wedding in september!! You are going to both look gorgeous, I just know it :)

Fun in the sand!







Warren and Vera are awesome! They climbed a tree for me! Then kissed and made funny faces! Ok, well, Warren needs to catch up a bit, but its okay, we forgive him. Vera totally know what it means to make a funny face! haha :) I love it when clients dress smart casual - there's just no way the following shots would have been possible if you were in a big white dress and high heels! Okay, maybe it might be, but you'd run the risk of ripping ur dress.




Love this shot.



And the following two are probably my favourite from the whole day. Love the sun when it is about to set. So, people!! This is what you get if you stay with me til the end of the day! :)






















The sun setting. You can't get a better warm sun setting type of shot, then at a beach :)


And here is their slideshow :) Turn up your speakers and enjoy the extra lot of photos in the slideshow!