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Creating Amazing Wedding Photographs Requires Teamwork
On your wedding day I want you to look absolutely fabulous when I have completed your bridal makeup and hair, and your photographer and I work as a team to create those unforgettable shots. Not only is quality makeup application needed but keeping everyone happy so...
The Mother of the Bride Matters Too!
So often the Mother of the Bride is shy and concerned about having her makeup applied professionally. She may have had previous bad experiences or may just find that her eyes have become sensitive to makeup, particularly mascara and eye shadows. Sometimes eyes do...
Wet Bride – Lucky Bride?
I don’t know how many times brides have said to me “ as long as it doesn’t rain!” Many photographers have said that they prefer shooting professional wedding shots out of the full sun. The sunshine creates harsh shadows, creates squinting from the people in the shot...
Manor House with a Vintage Difference – Jessica & Raef – March 2013
The Manor House in the Southern Highlands staged a very different sort of wedding for Jessica and Raef in March this year. It was vintage with a difference! Now this is inspiring stuff, so get a cuppa and read on! Not only did our bride look absolutely delicious in...
The Vintage Look with Finger Waves
The Vintage look, it’s so beautiful, from hairstyle to dress and matching accessories. Finger waves give that really beautiful l930s style and wearing it with a difference is even better! It doesn’t have to have to have that severe look; there are lots of styles to...
Corina & Blair – December 2012
Corina and Blair married in the pretty town of Berry, South Coast NSW, on l5 December 2012. Despite the Princess Highway Berry being blocked to her wedding reception, our lovely bride stayed calm and positive, and fortunately the road cleared just in time! I designed...
False eyelashes or eyelash extensions?
Focus on the eye is today’s look. There are lots of ways to make your eyes really pop! Generally big lashes give the appearance of a wide-eyed look, make the eyes look larger and seem to just open up the eye. Individual lashes (well they are really about four...
Melinda & Nicholas – November 2012
What an amazing day at Terrara House, Nowra on the south coast of NSW! Preparing for five or six for makeup and hair started early but what a fun day. An absolute stunner of a day for a stunner of a bride! I knew Mel would look good, but these photographs taken by...
Skincare – does it make a difference? You bet it does!
At the trial and on the wedding day, you need to have a well moisturized and hydrated skin. Preferably blemish free – well almost! Being a Beauty Therapist, it’s easy for me to advise my brides on their best skin regime leading up to the wedding day. This is the...
Anita & Dan – February 2013
Anita Mani married Dan at the Centennial, Sydney on Sunday February 3rd, 2013 Mr and Mrs Thompson will share a romantic couple of days at the Intercontinental in Sydney and are travelling off to Cradle Mountain, Tasmania when all the rellies return. I am looking...
Natalie & Stephen – October 2012
Mindi & Adam – September 2012
A really original and pretty bridal design by Mindi for her wedding has created some lovely photographs. The wedding will be featured in Cosmopolitan Bride soon, so watch out for that edition. Mindi wrote the following testimonial for me a few days after her wedding –...