Are You Being Served? - October 1st, 2nd and 3rd are now available!!

Sometimes unexpected things happen and this time it is the pitter patter of little feet.

No, Alex and I aren't expecting (four children is enough), but one of our lovely couples who has booked their wedding with us for October has just announced they are having a baby in September. This means that they have decided to push their wedding forward to May leaving the first weekend in October available for me to shoot!

Tessa and Jamie's wedding was going to be in Glen Innes which meant that I was unable to shoot for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of October as I had to include my travel time there and back... wow, we have knocked back so many weddings for these three dates! However, this could be good fortune for someone else.

Friday the 1st, Saturday the 2nd and Sunday the 3rd of October are now available! Don't miss out on these dates as they are sure to fill fast.

Oh, and a huge congratulations to Tessa and Jamie on the impending bundle of joy! Can't wait to see the cute little baby bump when I shoot your wedding in May.

Maternity Photography - My Brother and My Gorgeous Sister in Law.

I come from large family and I'm the middle of five children. I have an older brother and sister and two younger brothers. My 'baby' brother has always been my favourite even though he's eight years younger than me.

Well my brother is all grown up and a proud member of Australia's Armed Forces. And he has a gorgeous fiance named Sarah who is due to give birth at any moment.

So about three weeks ago, I dragged them out to one of my favourite locations on the Gold Coast to shoot a maternity session (to a place that also happens to be one of my favourite places in the whole entire world). I had lots of ideas that I wanted to try out but the weather was against us and we lost a fair chunk of time sheltering from the rain under a tree.

We did manage to get some of the photos I wanted though... and the advantage of the clients being family means that I could edit them any way that I wanted to! I love it when I'm given free artistic range, although I still tried to keep it simple.

So here are the images from our very short session on a stormy, rainy and windy day. Thanks also to Serena for coming along and helping me on the shoot! I couldn't have done it without you.

Keep an eye out in the coming days for a new 'birth' slideshow. Sarah is letting me in the room to photograph the entry of her little man. It's bound to get a little emotional. Can't wait.

Susannah and Leon - 28th November 2009

It was a hot and humid morning as we set off for the wedding of Susannah and Leon. The sort of day that you just want to laze around in air conditioning drinking ice cold drinks. However we had a wedding to shoot and what a great wedding it was.

It was clear that Susannah had put alot of thought into the little touches and all the blue offset everything perfectly. Everything felt so bright and happy even though there were times when we felt like wilting in the heat. Susannah wisely stayed in front of the air-conditioning while preparing for her big day.

The wedding was at the City Tabernacle Baptist Church on Whickham Terrace. This is a church that I have loved and admired for years but have never been inside of and what a stunning church it is. We met the boys here and took a few shots of Leon on the steps at the back of the church that lead down to the basement levels. The light that flows into the church is amazing and I felt like it was making everyone radiate positivity. Leon was all smiles while waiting for Susannah to arrive... and she did arrive, early! She was sent to do a couple of laps around the block while the rest of the guests took their seats.

Being a typical Queensland day, you know that if it's hot and humid in the morning, you can expect a thunderstorm as the day moves along and the thunderstorm hit just as we were due to start shooting the location images. However we also know that in Qld, these types of storms are short lived and sure enough, the storm moved on but left the day slightly cooler with perfect overcast skies.

Susannah and Leon, congratualtions on your marriage and we hope you enjoy your sneak peak.

Deb and Cos - 14th November 2009

Things are still hectic here so I hope to do a big catch up over the next day or so.

Today we are blogging the wedding of Deb and Cos. Deb used to work with Alex back in his days at Virgin Blue but now Deb and husband, Cosimo, own the absolutely gorgeous, Couture Cupcakes at Bardon. Deb provided the most awesome cupcakes for our own wedding back in April after a last minute stuff up with the people we originally booked. If you want the most delectable cupcakes around with great service, go see Deb and Cos!

The wedding day was a big affair with many members of Cosimo's family flying in from Italy. We started the day with the bride and very soon the house was packed to the brim with bridesmaids and Deb's family and a visit from Cos's family before the wedding. There were many hugs and kisses to a truly radiant bride and before long it was off to St Stephen's Cathedral for the ceremony.

The boys looked very cool in their suits but spent a few nervous minutes waiting for the bride who was fashionably late.

After the ceremony we headed to Teneriffe for the location photos. This location is very popular for wedding photos but it has a little more significance for Deb and Cos because it also happens to be the street they live on.

We all headed off to the reception at Victoria Park Golf Club which was marvellous as usual. We put together a same night slideshow for Deb and Cos that brought out tears, smiles and pure joy.

Thank you to Deb and Cosimo for allowing us to be a part of such a great day and we can't wait to see you again soon.



P.S. When Deb came to pick up her proof photos yesterday she delivered a scrumptious gift. Thanks for the delicious cupcakes Deb!
xo







This next one did have a little chocolate stick on top but my ten year old son claimed it...

Katrina and Dan - October 31st, 2009

Things have been a little bit hectic here with wedding season well and truly taking over. October was a brilliant and fun month with eight weddings on our calendar. We finished the month with Katrina and Dan's wedding on Watego's Beach at Byron Bay.

Watego's Beach is special for this family as it's named after one of Dan's ancestors. What a great way to create a new branch of the Watego family than to have the ceremony on Watego's Beach!

Congratulations to Katrina and Dan on your special day.

And the winner is...

In September we lauched our, "Pay it Forward" competition where entrants were asked to tell us what they would do if they received $5000 of wedding photography absolutely free.

We received a number of fantastic entries and the competition was tough, but the lucky couple who have won $5000 of wedding photography from Savvy Studios are Dani and Paul from Holland Park. Dani is currently studying at university and has said that she will pay it forward by offering respite care to a family with a disabled daughter.

For anyone who has ever been in need of a respite carer or who has been a full-time carer of someone who needs the support; respite is always very needed and appreciated by the families who receive assistance. Dani's offer was heartfelt and I know she will really make a difference when she pays it forward.

Congratulations to Dani and Paul. We hope you have a great Christmas and look forward to catching up with you in the new year.

Bel, Curt and baby Hudson - a Family Portrait

Belinda and Curt were featured in one of our very first blog posts when we showed them visiting our studio when collecting their wedding album. Time has flown and now Curt and Belinda have a beautiful little son named, Hudson.

Hudson was keen to meet his mum and dad and arrived five weeks early back on June 21st. Obviously under such circumstances, a newborn shoot was out of the question as he spent his first few weeks in hospital growing stronger each day. Now at 4 1/2 months old he a still a little tacker, but healthy and absolutely perfect.

So here is Hudson's first official photoshoot with his very proud mum and dad.

Belinda and Curt, he was just so beautiful. I can't wait to see how he grows. I hope you like this little preview.

Merrin and Mario - 25th October 2009

For this wedding, Alex had one of our favourite second shooters, Serena, head out with him while I had a day at home with my boys.

Merrin and Mario both looked great and Alex and Serena were impressed by the willingness of another wedding party who were all happy to be in front of the camera.

After the touching marriage ceremony at the Seventh Day Adventist Church at Mt. Gravatt, it was off to the favourite locations around Mirra at Fortitude Valley for a few more photos then in to Mirra, where Merrin and Mario partied the night away.

Congratulations to Merrin and Mario on your marriage and we hope you enjoy a few of these images from your day.

Tracy and Jeff - 24th October 2009

Wow! What a day we had with Tracy and Jeff. We arrived to shoot the boys and within two minutes we were introduced to their humour and the laughs just kept on rolling all day. There wasn't a hint of shyness with this group and even one of the groomsmen's mothers got into the spirit by helping Jeff to dress (er, umm... and undress.) The hot pink undies on the groom must have done the trick.

We headed over to the girls to be met by Tracy who was excited and a little nervous about the day ahead, but very soon she got into the swing of things and along with her maids, they were all hamming it up for the camera.

The ceremony was at Sirromet Winery then we whisked the bridal party away for some photos by the bayside. When we arrived back for the last of the photos at Sirromet, the storm clouds had rolled in and there was lightning off in the distance. We couldn't believe our luck with the magnificent light and weather. Perfect for photos.

The reception room looked amazing and was topped off by a very popular chocolate fountain from "Chocolate Cascades". After capturing all the amazing room details and taste testing a few of the marshmallows and strawberries dipped in chocolate it was time for us to head off leaving everyone to party the night away.

Congratulations to Tracy and Jeff, we hope you are enjoying your Thai honeymoon and hope you like your sneak peek.

A New Beginning - Birth Photography

A few days ago Carmen contacted me asking if I would photograph the impending birth of her son. Birth photography is one of my favourite things - it is a time in a woman's life when she is most vulnerable yet also most powerful. I obviously jumped at the chance and chatted to Carmen about her due dates (another week away) and all the little details.

Just two nights later as I jumped into bed I received the phonecall to say her waters had broken and I was off to Ipswich Hospital for the big event.

I arrived at emergency at the same time as Carmen, her mother Bev and her sister Gretchen. We all made the trek to the bith suites together to wait and see what happened.

Carmen ended up sleeping for a bit with her sister close by her side. She soon hopped up to go to the bathroom and ended up staying in there until the birth of her perfect little son a couple of hours later. The high pressure shower head and gas were the only pain relied used. A huge thumbs up has to go to Gretchen also who was everything a support person should be and more - she barely left her sister's side the whole time.

Please enjoy this birth slideshow. It runs for 8 min 34 sec so you might want to grab a coffee.

Thank you to Carmen for allowing me to document this most amazing part of your life and congratulations on the birth of your not so little man.

*no graphic birth pictures are included*