Fievel and Claudia: Engagement

HUGE week ahead, starting from tomorrow... so I do apologize in advance if the next few posts seem erratic of short on words. Plus, my FTP server is STILL down, so you'll have to hang a little longer to see slideshows on this blog space. I promise I AM working hard on trying to figure out what bug is eating up my cyberlife! Anyhow, without further ado...

Fievel and Claudia, are friends of the ever fabulous Wayne and Angela :-) And it was at their wedding that I met this lovely couple. I knew that if they were friends of Wayne and Angela, they would be just awesome and I wasn't wrong! They are down to earth, sweet, and super nice. They are getting married soon, so I thought I'd better put up their engagement photos :) We spent a quiet afternoon in the midst of the HEAVY grey that enveloped Sydney (did I mention it was HEAVVVVY?), which eventually opened it's skies long enough to get some of the shots in the later part of this post. I always love it when the sun comes out, so I was really happy when it graced its golden rays across some of these photos :)

Can't wait until your wedding!

Here are just a few of my favourites from that day:

Love this 'formal' ;)


I ABSOLUTELY LOOOOVE grass shots. The longer the grass, the happier I grin :) I must seem crazy, but seriously, I can't help it. Anyhow, the next two were some of my faves.


This one just makes my heart smile :)






Just a splash of colour, on a grey grey day.


I think Angela and Wayne's friends are super cool, because they are willing to do nutty things for their photographer. I joked and said it would be so cool to see them climb the tree below. Little did I know they took me seriously! I LOVE them :D Just look how sweet they look. I love this shot, especially because the branch is massive!


Okay, so the next few shots we snuck in. No one was around, so we thought why not? The sun was out, the sky turned blue, and there was a lighthouse :D


Yayyyy....yummy afternoon light :D








This last series was just us fooling around. It was so funny because they had to literally run OVER me so I could get this snap! :)



Thank you Fievel and Claudia! You two rock ;)

Loren and Josh: Wedding

He was 14, she was 12. In this day in age, the world would laugh and mock the idea that one would be able to find true love, your better half, your best friend, when you are still growing out of polka dot tops. Or smiling with your braces on. But in that awkward tween stage, when we are neither children or adults, sometimes cupid can surprise us. Josh saw Loren from across the room at the dance studio they took their ballroom classes at, and he instantly knew she was the one for him.

"He had competition though!" remarked one of the speakers at the reception. But in typical competitive Josh style, he competed, he proved, he danced, and he showed Loren that he was the better man. That he was worth her heart.

More than a decade later, they stood in front of their family and friends, and made a promise to love each other til the end of their days. And like Loren and Josh, it was a day filled with laughter, much classiness, a touch of looking back, and a whole lot of looking forward. Congratulations Loren and Josh! Thank you so much for entrusting me to capture your big day! I hope you are loving newly married life, with your lovely dogs. Don't forget to pull out those dancing shoes once in awhile - you both worked those feet incredibly that night :)

Here are my favourites from their wedding day:

Loren looked so stunning on the day, and we all joked that no one would be looking at Josh. He understands, but you can see why we made that statement!




I love this snap taken by Linda!


Here comes the bride!






I thought it was cute how Loren looked back at her guests, before she said her vows at St Marks, Darling Point.


Married!




This was a sweet moment. Loren was teary after the ceremony so here's one of her bridesmaids helping her dry up.


Lots of hugs and laughs :)








Then it was off to get some portraits taken.








The entourage.






Some yummy details, at Doltone House in the City, which is where Loren and Josh had their reception.






I took TONNES of frames of Loren and Josh's awesome choreographed dance. Here are just a few that showed how lively and talented these two are on the dance floor!










Some fun on the dance floor by the guests:






And of course, some fun with the rings! Take a guess where I put the rings for this shot :)




So sorry there isn't a slideshow with this post. My FTP server is down and misbehaving in a serious way, so I hope the above photos will do for now :)

Huge thanks to Linda and Vincy for assisting at this wedding. You both were awesome additions to the day :)