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Noosa River Wedding - Sunshine Coast Wedding Photographer

January 30, 2010 – 7:37 pm

WOW another fabulous couple - I get so lucky. These small intimate weddings are real favourites of mine to capture. Louise and Paul were married at a private residence on the Noosa River with dark rain clouds looming. Louise surprised Paul when she arrived by boat - and not just any boat. This is the new talk of the town in Noosa - Noosa Dream - to get all the details go to Noosa Dreamboats. This was pretty much the maiden trip. Corrine from Weddings of Noosa never ceases to amaze - brilliant at what she does. All the wonderful suppliers are listed below. Louise & Paul braved the rain for some gorgeous keepsake photos - not your typical images of Noosa - I LOVE the soft dreamy colours at the river mouth. Thanks for having me.

Planner:Weddings Of Noosa Flowers:A Sculpted Leaf Hair & Makeup:Beauty on the Move Catering:Noosa Catering Cake:Cake Conversations DJ:Moove it DJs Celebrant:Jacqueline Gray Transport:Noosa DreamBoats

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Point Cartwright - Sunshine Coast Photographer

January 26, 2010 – 1:31 pm

My gorgeous niece Jasmin, who I last posted here for her year 11 formal - finally cashed in her birthday present! She chose to have a session with her girlfriends. End of last year we went to the beach on a very windy afternoon and had a ball. Couple of clothes change, a little attitude and lots of laughs. Thanks girls - you look fabulous!!!!!!!!!!

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Novatel Twin Waters Resort Wedding - Sunshine Coast Wedding Photographer

January 21, 2010 – 11:23 pm

Toni & Patrick choose mid-morning at the beautiful Novatel Twin Waters Resort to wed. Seriously stunning day for it as well! Bill Scurry was the master of ceremonies. Patrick’s two young boys were a little overwhelmed at first though didn’t take long for them to start steeling the show. This was a smaller coverage than normal but we still grabbed some great images around the resort before they settled into a long lunch. Thanks so much for having me it was wonderful to witness and of course capture. All the best for the safe arrival of your bub guys - yes how amazing does pregnant Toni look…………..

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Sunshine Beach Wedding - Noosa Wedding Photographer

January 16, 2010 – 12:55 pm

Another fabulous wedding with a gorgeous couple. Melissa and Matthew married at the Tewantin Catholic Church before all their family and friends, had photos at Sunshine Beach before a reception at the River Deck Restaurant & Bar. Both work in TV broadcast (actually how they met) so very comfortable around the camera. As you can see Melissa had a beaming smile from start to finish - seriously one glowing bride. Her colour palette is just stunning as well - florals in different shades of pink against the girls steel blue dresses just divine. Wonderful family & friends, brilliant bridal party and an amazing sunset sky ensured their day was perfect. Thanks again for having me around on your big day - Cheers Jodi.

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Casuarina Gardens Wedding - Noosa Wedding Photographer

January 13, 2010 – 1:10 pm

Brooke & Sedge married at Casuarina Gardens Noosa on a perfect Sunshine Coast day. I met the girls at their room at the Sheraton Noosa Resort & Spa - enjoying strawberries and champagne. A short stroll across Hastings Street to the intimate ceremony performed by the super fabulous Bill Scurry. Bill used his charm to get the bulldozers on the beach to stop work for the 30 min ceremony!!!! Quick photo session on bright sunny Noosa Main Beach before jumping a boat to the River Deck Restaurant & Bar Tewantin. Such a pleasure to witness as well as capture their beautiful day - thankyou.

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Maleny Manor - Maleny Wedding Photographer

January 11, 2010 – 1:25 pm

You may recognize this stunning couple from their Love Shoot here - speed boat on the river one of my favourite sessions. Nina is seriously one of the nicest genuine girls I have met - work related or otherwise. Bruce as you can see is the gorgeous man by her side. Nina is Danish, Bruce is South African, they met in the UK and moved out to Australia last year. So their gorgeous day in Maleny was celebrated with mostly overeseas visitors who enjoyed both the heat of our sun leading up to the wedding then a cooler day with rain on and off at the Manor. I LOVE the colour palette Nina has put together. Mondo Floral Designs come up with something different and amazing on a consisitent basis, Bill Scurry is undoubtedly the best in the business, Maleny Manor always magical and Paul from Rockin U Wild has perfect taste in music. I have really gotten to know Nina through not only the Love Shoot but regular emails and the day was seriously just like being at a good friends - hence the beautiful natural images. Thanks again for the pleasure of capturing your day - stunning.

Wowweee, the photos are beautiful! We both had big grins on our faces looking through them, they are just gorgeous – particularly love some of the black and white ones, so classic! The only difficulty will be choosing our favourites as they are all so stunning! So excited, I love the photos! Thank you so much Jodi.

Cheers Nina

NB. Big apologies to those who have contacted my via email with no reply - we returned from Sydney with our internet down and just fixed today. Will be trying to catch up on the blog also.

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The Boat Shed Restaurant - Maroochydore Wedding Photographer

January 5, 2010 – 10:39 am

Another fabulous couple for me to capture on their special day. Katie & Gareth created a beautiful colourful wedding. Evalyn Parsons styled the girls hair. Katie looked stunning with the splash of bright red lips, her gorgeous eyes and bubbly personality. We had way too much fun on the beach though a little windy. The Boat Shed Restaurant is one of the best restaurants both for food but especially the locale - nothing like it on the coast - we love to dine here ourselves. They had a perfect afternoon/night to take it all in. Thanks for having me!

Hi Jodi.

How are you? Well we are back from our honeymoon in tropical Fiji and we had a blast! We want to thank you for the great job you did on our wedding. We had such a great time and it wouldn’t have been complete with out a great photographer, which is what you are. Thanks once again for making our special day so relaxing and enjoyable. Talk soon, Katie and Gareth Foster

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Wet Wet Wet Sydney - Sunshine Coast Photographer

January 4, 2010 – 7:16 pm

Happy New Year to all!!!! Thought my first post for 2010 should be my wee kids - though still have a few weddings from last year to blog. So our 10 days in Sydney so far have been mostly WET. Not complaining - nice to have a break, sleep in and not do too much. We always go on a Ferry trip from Manly though usually better weather conditions. I have plenty of images of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge though I think this one coming in with all the misty rain is one of my favourites.

Not too much beach this trip so have to throw in a couple of window-lit portraits of the three monkeys. Would love to say they are always angels like in the B&W’s though the colour portraits are closer to the truth. Back to wedding posts tomorrow - trying to catch up before my first wedding of the year this weekend. Of course holidays finish for me soon with orders/albums flooding in - yes everyone is on holidays and it seems to be the best time to sit and finalize their selections.

Can’t wait for all the wonderful clients and weddings this year will bring.

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Hyatt Regency Coolum Wedding - Coolum Wedding Photographer

December 31, 2009 – 3:17 pm

So we reach the finale of Lily & Marosh’s Wedding. We had minimum time for the photo shoot (which I think Lily would have skipped if possible) though doesn’t she look gorgeous. Both Lily & Marosh are surgeons hence very practical straight forward people - she amazed when she said she was going to get a sleep in on her wedding day!!!!!!!!! We were transported around the resort and captured some great images - so natural and relaxed just as they are. Vicki Nelis returned to create her gorgeous hair and make-up to go with her antique inspired dress with a spin on the traditional style - care of Couture Designer Paul Hunt. As mentioned in the previous post Lo from Mask Events & Melissa from Flourish Design created a stunning oriental themed reception. Guest enjoyed pre-dinner drinks and canapes with a live jazz band before Lily & Marosh made their entrance. The wedding was almost as fabulous as Lily & Marosh themselves - thanks so much for having me.

NB. Last post for 2009 - off to watch the fireworks in Manly! Hope you all have a wonderful celebration to bring in the New Year.

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Hyatt Regency Coolum Wedding - Sunshine Coast Wedding Photographer

December 30, 2009 – 3:57 pm

WOW what a day this was. Everything was just stunning! I’ll start with some of the floral details and ceremony styling - Melissa from Flourish Designs and Lo from Mask Events - besides being gorgeous gals are very talented at what they do. A stunning bouquet, custom made wicker arch, a range of crystal cut vases, strings of beads and moss - wait till the reception. The ceremony site transformed into a casual area for High Tea. The Hyatt really knows how to cater to your every need - different stations for scones/muffins, sandwiches, fruit, desserts & drinks - just perfect. Lily wore a Paul Hunt designer wedding gown, Trish from TF Makeup her high calibre work as always while Vicki Nelis created her up-style. The very talented Bill Scurry delivered a memorable ceremony with his trademark charm. Tomorrow will see their short photo session, her second designer outfit and the cocktail hour before the reception.