Munja Gardens Wedding – Kerry and Ryan

Kerry and Ryan held their wedding ceremony at Munja Gardens which is situated in Karnup (just before Mandurah when you’re traveling from Perth.

Although we had a light shower once the wedding ceremony finished, literally, the wedding ceremony finished and it started to rain, (very lucky), the day and wedding photos were amazing. As a special ceremony, Kerry and Ryan had a butterfly release ceremony as well, where the butterflied behaved very well and we got some pretty cool photos of them.  I love it when the weather turns and creates an amazing setting. We had usage of an umbrella and I asked Kerry and Ryan to sit on the bench while it rained. They were more than happy to do it, and we put down a towel to ensure that Kerry’s wedding dress didn’t get dirty or wet.

Here is the Munja Gardens Wedding Photo while it was raining and the bridal couple sitting on the bench, naturally I’ve applied my artistic view on the scene:

The jungle/bush feel at Munja Gardens is fabulous to set some nice emotion on the day, in turn making your wedding album very special.

The bamboo is also a great feature at Munja Gardens.  Some couples have decided to engrave their names in the bamboo too.

Once the wedding ceremony concluded and the official family formals finished, we headed over to the beach for some more wedding photos.  Their wedding cars were supplied by OLD 55 Limos, you must admit the Chevy Limos look great in photos. We did a quick pit stop to take this shot.

Here are some more of their wedding photos:

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Wedding Photographer (Perth): Peter

Wedding Cars: Old 55 Limos – John 08 9453 6922

Wedding Celebrant: Brooke Tonev from Chic Celebrants – 0402 857 881

Wedding Ceremony: Munja Gardens

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Susan and Lance’s Wedding at Caversham House

Susan and Lance had an exceptional day at their wedding at Caversham House in the Swan Valley, weather was just perfect.

Susan and her brides maids were picked up by a champagne Stretch C300 from Lavish Limousines, and with a comfortable ride to Caversham House, the girls arrived on time and were ready to walk down the isle. Lance and the boys were waiting patiently and once Lance saw Susan, he got a bit emotional.  Their wedding ceremony was conducted perfectly by Glenda.

We stayed on the premises at Caversham House for the photo shoot, and with such an excellent location, why would you leave?

Wedding Ceremony: Caversham House - Caversham (Swan Valley)

Wedding Celebrant: Glenda Prideaux

Wedding Reception: Caversham House – Caversham (Swan Valley)

Wedding Limo: Lavish Limousines (C300 Stretch)

Wedding Photographer: Peter – Perth Wedding Photographer

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A wedding photographer’s wedding photos

Well last weekend one of our very own wedding photographer’s got married, Jane is now officially a Mrs.  Jane married Joel at Sandalford Winery in Caversham.  The weather could not have been better on the day.

Jane had a beautiful floral bouquet made by Tracy (0421 650 261). Tracey did an exceptional job on Jane’s floral arrangement as well as the bride’s maid and table arrangements.

As Jane had 4 brides maids, she had 2 make up artists for her girls.  Jaye and Sam made the girls looks fantastic (not that they needed any additional work ).

Jane arrived an an old 1928 Stretch Model T operated by Acclaim Limos (Gavin).

Sandalford Winery is a beautiful setting for a wedding ceremony. Jane and Joel’s wedding ceremony was conducted at the winery with a grapevine background by Brad Whitelock who is one of  Perth’s leading Wedding Celebrants.

Wedding Supplier List

Wedding Flowers: Tracy -  0421 650 261
Wedding Celebrant: Brad Whitelock – www.perthcelebrant.com.au
Wedding Cars: Gavin – www.acclaimlimos.com.au
Bridal Make Up: Jaye – www.makeupdesignbyjaye.com.au
Bridal Make Up: Sam – www.makeupbysamantha.com.au
Wedding Ceremony: Sandalford Winery – www.sandalford.com
Wedding Reception: Sandalford Winery – www.sandalford.com

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Camera gear on a wedding shoot

I get asked all the time what I use when I shoot a wedding.  Well I’ve got a lot of gear, but I also have my favorites to use. I guess if I had to, I could shoot a wedding with 1 camera and 1 lens, but why should I when there is so much available to make the job easier.

On every wedding shoot I’ll bring at least 3 full sized bodies (Canon 1D and 1Ds), at least 3 flashes, 5 lenses, heaps of memory cards (90Gbs +) and loads of batteries.  I’ve learned the hard way to always be prepared for any situation, so I am. I have never lost a photo that I took, yes never.

Why I chose Canon over Nikon? No great reason, except when I started we had a Canon film camera and it made sense, as I had some lenses, so it was a good way to start.  Since then I’ve superseded the original base lens and have moved into “L” series lenses.  You just can’t get the quality from a standard lens, you need to have top level professional equipment when shooting a wedding.  I don’t use film any more, why? there are no benefits in doing so, digital at 21Mega Pixel is far more than what anyone would want for a wedding.  Top level advertising and model photographers use what I use or lesser.

I do like Canon though, but I’ve only had minimal contact with a Nikon so can’t really comment. I’ve seen and worked on pictures taken with Nikon cameras and they are also fantastic. So it’s more a matter of which camera feels better, has the better menu that you can use and you can afford. But the most important thing is to have a professional camera with good lenses.

Here is a shot of me with a bride and groom on the job, I think I need a porter to run around behind me to carry my stuff. It gets heavy after a while, but of course I don’t carry this gear all the time on my shoulders, I have a wheelie bag that I tow with me – Lowpro Roller 200.

The gear you can see in this wedding photo is:

• Canon 1 Ds mrk III with a 50mm f1.2 lens
• Canon 1D mrk III with a 24-70mm f2.8 lens
• Canon 1D mrk III with a 70-200mm f.2 IS lens

And here is the final image from this particular “structured candid moment”.

Also, I thought i should include the original photo, which didn’t have any work done to it in Photoshop. What I did to the above image is removed lose hand that was behind the groom, contrast and colour adjustments, some blur, added film grain and vignetting. I could have straightened or created more angle on the photo, but didn’t as I liked it the way it was shot. I generally shoot the way I like the photo to be rather than turn it in Photoshop later, I guess it’s the old school way, to get it right in the camera, rather than depend on software later.

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