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Sharni & Jim’s Wedding

May 7, 2012 Posted in Sharni & Jim's Wedding

We recently had the pleasure of photographing Sharni and Jim’s Wedding at the lovely Shangri La Gardens.

We met with Jim and his brother, as the bestman, for their photos first at the couples home. The guys kept their attire simple with a sleek black suit and black tie.

Next it was on to Shangri La Gardens where Sharni, her mum and best friend were getting ready. Sharni was exquisite in her elegant white gown that she had hand beaded herself.

The ceremony was indoors and was conducted by celebrant Gwen Inglis.

After the ceremony concluded we made our way to Wynnum foreshore for our bridal party shoot. We took some lovely romantic shots of Sharni and Jim looking out over the water. Although the weather was a little threatening we were lucky that the rain held off and those threatening clouds made a gorgeous sunset.

We loved being part of Sharni and Jim’s Wedding and they loved the images we captured for them. They will soon have a beautiful album to cherish the memories forever.

Sian & Thomas

April 23, 2012 Posted in Sian & Thomas

Congratulations Sian and Thomas! What a truly beautiful wedding yours was!

Sian and Thomas chose to have their ceremony and reception at Tamborine Gardens. Such a wonderful location for a wedding. We have photographed so many beautiful weddings there.

Sian looked absolutely stunning in her gown, just like a princess! We did some really lovely shots of her and her bridesmaids at her parents house. All the girls were so much fun and really played up to the camera.

We took photos of Thomas and his Groomsmen at the venue. Poor Thomas had cut his finger and had to wear a big bandage on it for the day.

The ceremony was held in the gorgeous little Chapel at Tamborine Gardens. Once the ceremony concluded, we did our Bridal Party shoot around the venue. There is so much to photograph at Tamborine Gardens and we captured some awesome, fun shots of the Bridal Party as well as lovely shots of the Bride and Groom.

We also had the opportunity to take the Bride and Groom to the Bridal Suite Cabin for some romantic shots by the fire.

The reception was held in the Starlight Room and it looked just magical with all the lights twinkling. All the guests were waiting with anticipation when the newlyweds arrived.

Sian and Thomas, we can’t wait for you to receive your awesome Wedding Album to cherish forever.

Jenna & Adam’s Wedding

April 2, 2012 Posted in Jenna & Adam

Congratulations to Jenna & Adam!! We had the most awesome time with them on their wedding day. As a bit of background, Jenna & Adam live at Mt Isa so enlisted the help of wedding planner Laurel from Platters Catering to help plan the Wedding Day of their dreams. Well this it certainly was!

We started off at the gorgeous Crowne Plaza Pelican Waters Golf Resort to photograph Adam and the guys getting ready. They were so much fun to photograph and loved the way we mucked around to ensure great candid shots. Then we went to where Jenna was getting ready in the same hotel with her bridesmaids. As we walked through the door and laid eyes on Jenna….she looked absolutely breathtaking. We took some stunning shots of her and her gorgeous bridesmaids with lots of laughing in between.

Then came the ceremony….overlooking the pond with a little bridge over it, there were those cute little sails flapping in the breeze, and then Jenna and her darling brother who walked her down the aisle. Was that dust in your eye, Adam, that you had to wipe so quickly?? Maybe. Or maybe it was that you just couldn’t believe just how stunning the love of your life is, until this very moment. Jenna & Adam had chosen a wonderful celebrant, Kerry Brandenburg, from the Sunshine Coast. Kerry was amazing! She even writes poetry especially for your ceremony to suit your lives and things that are important to you. Her poetry is completely original and comes from the heart.

So after a wonderful ceremony we moved to the large group shot and family photos. Then we took the bridal party away for some fun photographs around the golf course. We had the bridal party in fits of laughter while we captured them having fun.

Now it was time to spend some quality time with Jenna & Adam at the beach. So we left the bridal party to indulge in some refreshments with the guests while we went off to Kings Beach. As we walked down to the rocks I spotted an awesome rock pool which I knew would be fantastic for some great reflection shots. So with the aid of some extra lighting equipment we took some stunning shots of Jenna & Adam celebrating their love for each other with the roaring ocean in the background and the peaceful rock pool in the foreground. Unfortunately we actually only had about 15 minutes at the beach because of time constraints so then back to the reception we went. All the guests were excited to see Jenna & Adam enter the reception and join them in a night of fun and frivolity.

Congratulations Jenna & Adam, and thank you so much for choosing Helen McConnell Photography to capture your Wedding Day. I am so looking forward to sending you the most stunning wedding album you’ve ever seen and I’m sure you can’t wait to share it with your friends and family.

Love Helen xoxo