Here are some of my faves...

Check the full collection out and give Indri a buzz if you're interested, I'm sure she'd love to hear from you!

We had an awesome time soaking in the summer weather that spring is bringing in, Evon and Joey - thanks for flying all the way here and allowing Joel and I the privilege of capturing these moments ahead of your big day!

Here are some of my faves...

Love the composition of the image below, taken by Joel. I'm always on the lookout for how Sydney's icon's can be done a little differently, and I think this one is pretty sweet!

Wooh! What a stunner!

Adore this dress Evon (and the wind was pretty friendly too)!

You guys both looked absolutely stunning. Evon, thanks for sharing the hair and make-up love, and Joey, thanks for not complaining once about being in a suit and bow tie in the heat! Props also to Karen the cousin, and assistant, and driver, and right hand woman who was everything to everybody on the day - you're the best!

Here's a few of my faves from the shoot. You both made it so easy for us to capture the images we had in our head. Loved the car. Loved the dress. Loved your smiles!!

Look at those eyes! You just know she'll be such a gorgeous bride!

Old school lovin' just coz I like it...

Oooh! Look what we have here...

The colours were absolutely perfect, and the Firebird was hot!

And just to satisfy another image in my head that I had been wanting to shoot for ages, we detoured to the cutest little strawberry stand which I always see unattended by the roadside. This images crack me up coz it looks like Bec's flirting with the strawberry man!

Bec and Dan - thank you soooo much for listening to our idea and totally understanding my spiel and bringing it to life! Can't wait to show you the rest of these images and very much looking forward to your wedding day!

On that note, if any of you couples out there have an idea/theme/concept in mind and would love to give it a go (whether for an engagement shoot or even just for fun), we totally want to hear about it and will be more than eager to see them come to life! We generally like to think we will match any level of crazy (although I'm not sure I'd ever do something like this although it definitely wins points for being unique), and we're always up for some fun!

Here's some of my faves from a sweetheart shoot we did with Anne and Michael. They were such a sweet couple, thank you to Jeanie (and the rest of the Voon clan) for setting this up!

Oh how I adore spring! And even more so now...

I am very, very happy to announce that I am trying to make friends with a concept called Balance and so from this day forth, I shall have two additional gorgeous days (Thursdays and Fridays) to roam around with camera in hand and capture more laughter and love and everything in between. Hopefully this little wind of change means I get a little bit more of my weeknights back to enjoy with the husband as well. I also wouldn't mind getting my nose back into some good books like them old after-school afternoons...recommended reading ideas are very welcome!

Introducing to you my snow-buddies:
Joel (Joely) Chong, Muzza (MacGyver) Cheng, Ken (Oh Kenny!) Lee....

Lynzy Kow(poo)..

Viv (Twist & Shout) Fung, Chrissy (red bull gives me wings) Cheung...

...and Jubby (why so serious?) Kim.

Views from the road to Coronet Peak, Queenstown

The gorgeous slopes of Cadrona, Wanaka

Look it's me!! I'm a starfish snow angel :)

Meanwhile...Ken fashions himself a mighty odd-shaped snowball from the untouched back country slopes of Cardrona. Mighty spectacular views from here...

...obviously the perfect setting for a snowfight!!

Try this next time there's no kitchen facilities. Eggs + Kettle. Bring to boil. Thank you MacGyver!

By day we lived on Up&Go, muesli bars, chocolate, and fried potatoes. By night, we ate like royalty at a burger joint. If you ever end up in Queenstown, go and find your way to Fergburger, I promise you won't be disappointed.

The scene as we walked by the lake on our last day...

And a frankie-esque snap from a cute organic cafe called 'Bob's Weigh'.

Byeee!!!!

And his sweet big sis, Millie.

Cuddlehugs for the mum and dad!

And I love this little brother-sister set, you never know what the kids decide they'll do one moment to the next.

Reliving their wedding memories being in front of a big lens eleven years ago...I didn't even have to tell them what to do!

Family shots and lollipops!

Love love love the light in this pic, thanks to Joel for capturing it :)

Okay, I have a train to catch - I better run! Enjoy your Friday and the coming weekend - I'll be up at the Engage conference in the Blue Mountains so I might see some of you there. Thank you to this beautiful family for giving me an afternoon of smiles which I hope will make you smile for many more years to come. Thanks for letting me capture these memories with you...these little ones always grow up way too quick!!

Steve, Naomi, and little Rueben Joel!

Pre-night games and entertainment!

Awesome songs of praise led by the RICE 08 choir

Testimonies...

And the biggest game of King Caractacus ever. I think there's a video of this floating around somewhere!

Mark Driscoll makes his way through the crowd for the inaugural RICE Olympics!

Mark adding to his collection of the phenomena he has observed: Asians taking photos. Haha!

Aussified-USA vs China!

"For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all." - 2 Corinthians 5:14

Expect more soon on the RICE website!

This place was special to them, where they'd often sit in in the comfort of each other's company listening to the sound of waves crash against the rocks....

The ballerina makes an entrance!

And then a relaxing wind down at the local cafe afterwards. Scrump-diddly-umptious strawberry and blueberry stacked pancakes here, I'll definitely be back again for more!

Paul spotted a boat all on its lonesome and jokingly made a passing remark about jumping in it, and then looked like he wished he could take back his words when I went to see if I could find it's owners for permission. Haha! It was so much fun to use!

So gorgeous.

Felt like playing around with an 'old holiday photograph' feel with the next couple of shots, I quite like these!

Tatts and painted nails. Love the detail and the grunge-pretty feel of this shot.

And a few more cuddles for good measure!

Sam and Paul, you guys are great with the camera and your clothing choice was superb!
We had a lovely afternoon capturing these images with you, and we hope you enjoy them!

Hugo Boss gifts - XX for the girls, XY for the boys. And her gorgeous engagement ring pictured here.

Love the rust-red and cream combo of the bridesmaid's bouquets..

Oh and ladies, it might be old news to the rest of you, but did you know Satch sells shoes? These were hard to describe, but they definitely were something different, very versatile, and lined in very comfy looking soft leather.

Getting ready.....love these netted veils they always look so royal. Does anyone else think Rae channels Denmark's gorgeous Princess Mary?

Grand-Aunt getting ready with a little help form Lyndall. It was very special to have her make it as she made the effort from hospital that morning and you woudn't have been able to tell by the way she glowed! She was also the bearer of a baby-blue lace garter which she herself wore, and was passing on to Rae for the occasion.

The stunning bride...

Meanwhile, the boys were promptly dressed....

and off to relax at a bar!

Father & Son

A kiss for his little girl...

What stood out to me during the ceremony was their unique and sincere vows. Anyone who sneaks the words 'inca princess' into their lifelong promises has my respect!

And then a few quick snaps in the beautiful surrounds of the Chinese Friendship Gardens...

The light was beautiful this time of day, this time of year.

And off for another quick sip of champagne before the reception begins....

Loved the edgy warmth of the Argyle Cellars all cozy from the glow of candlelight...

The speeches were definitely one of a kind, those footy tips were very well presented boys!

And the band was definitely hot tamale!! Joel had been looking forward to a 'jazz band' that was to play, but this was even better! A spanish latino jazz band with awesome talent...definitely had that dance floor cranking!

And to end, one of the best bride and groom dances I've seen yet!

Congratulations Rae & Nick, we had such a fantastic time capturing these moments of your wedding day, thank you for trusting us to do this. I loved all the little things you did so different to the norm, everything was just spectacular! Hope you enjoy these, looking forward to meeting up to show you the rest!

Jesus loves the little children of the world.

I wonder how these kids are doing. The crops in Presto have been bad due to unfavourable rains this season and they have only enough to feed themselves. They're also trying to build the walls of their first church with mud-bricks that must each be shaped and set and moulded by hand. Their first attempts were also ruined by the rains and though weary, they persevere with what they have. Pray that they may be encouraged, and remain faithful to the one true God who loves them more than the human mind can comprehend.

This was one of their engagement presents, a beautiful cake knife engraved with all the important information...

Sweeties!

Wowies!

This was a first, scotch on a plate!

His speech included this line: "I was wondering why it was so dark in here....until I realised all of the stars were plucked out of teh sky to be here tonight." Oh, and he was talking about all the lovely guests, and not the fairy lights in the background!

Pavina's parents having a chuckle with the MC for the evening...

The groom-to-be (hmm, that phrase doesn't get used all to often does it??)

I think someone yelled out something about having kids at this stage, their expressions make me laugh!

Pavina getting her groove on!

Congratulations once again guys, and happy wedding planning!!

Machu Picchu "The Lost City of the Incas" - Cusco, Peru (2006)