The weather usually sorts herself out on my wedding days. I've lost count how many times we've just avoided the rain, or managed to get in 15 minutes of creatives before a downpour.


Well, this was not the case on Irene's and Rob's day.  In fact, right after the I-Do's were said and done, the sky (as Liam would put it) cried.   Correction: the sky actually bawled its eyes out.  If it's a good luck omen to have rain on your wedding day, then Irene and Rob were literally saturated in good fortune!


The thing with weddings is that as much as you plan and plan and plan, sometimes there are things that are quite simply beyond your control... like the weather. 


Whilst I am certain every bride doesn't want rain on her day, I think that it's really a case of how one deals with the situation that makes all the difference.  Irene and Rob are one of those couples who merely took it in their stride and were quite happy posing in the cloudburst, sometimes under an umberella, other times not.


Raw, intimate and gorgeous. Great food, lovely atmosphere and live music - what a bash!  There are so many amazing moments to share, so here are the instant favs.

So today I had a total panic attack about how far behind I am on the editing side of things. So I made a promise to myself that I would buckle down and not get distracted on the internet.

15 minutes have passed and what do you know here I am, Hello there !! {insert, happy wave}

Pretty much a pointless post - I'm editing a wedding right now, and I got a kick out of this image.

So here you go, love this image the little page boy, walking out of the ceremony. He clearly had enough.

 

I just wanted to wish you all a very happy new year filled with happiness and health, and to thank you all for stopping by in 2010.

Looking forward to 2011, hopefully it will pass a little slower.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you'll understand that at this time of the year, amidst all the crazy hustle and bustle of last week (including an unexpected near-ordeal with one of the midgets), has meant that I do not have much time to spend on the blog.

So here you are, finally, one of two posts that has been way overdue: This being my third wedding at Greenleaves, but, it seems totally different from each of my prior assignments. It's funny how, despite how many times I have been to any given venue, that every ceremony is always completely poles apart; each having its own special atmosphere.

I think that's what makes photographing weddings so fulfilling - it's the people who make the celebration and their vast assortment of friends & family that also add to the uniqueness of every occasion.

If there is one experience I would take away from this particular wedding, to treasure forever, it would then have to be the beautiful and personalised service that the pastor delivered. It had both parents in tears and reminded each and every one of us just how fast time flies. A baby girl born; a boy on his blue BMX and, in a flash, here they are, twenty-odd years later - Susanna and Rousseau in front of both families, getting married to start their lives as one.

Thank you so much for allowing us to share your marriage ceremony with you. It was so full of love and laughter and I wish that you'll have plenty more to come in your future together!

How gorgeous is the something old (granny's brooch) something blue.

Wishing you all the Christmas magic from our family to yours!

 

 

 

I will be taking a few days off to enjoy some time with my family. Back in January with some wedding posts for the new year.

 

Credit: Red middle bit by Rebecca Cooper