Weddings ~ Carla & Mark

I’ve been looking forward to blog this wedding for a while! but only just found time to sit down and put this together!

This was my last wedding of 2011 which I second shot for Bailie. It was a beautiful wedding to end the year with as I loved every detail of the day from the venue to most importantly the happy and so much in love newly weds, Carla and Mark.

Carla and Mark’s wedding was set about 1.5-2hours drive out of Sydney at Summerlees Cottage in the Southern Highlands. The venue was surrounded by paddocks, so you would hear the cows ‘moo’ every now and then to confirm that, yes you’re out of the City! It was the perfect venue for a country wedding.

Meet Andrew, the resident Peacock at Summerlees!

Loved the intricate details on Carla’s wedding dress!

Corsages for the church ushers

The bridesmaids preparing rose petals for the trail that leads guests to the reception!

I stumbled across a DIY tutorial on how to make your own rustic wooden table numbers! Love the detail of the numbers!

Carla styled the venue herself with the help of her bridal party! I think she did a great job putting it all together!

Instead of a cake, they had a dessert buffet!

All the locations you see above (excl. Church which was just 5mins drive out of the property) are located in Summerlees; and I believe there were still more beautiful spots that we didn’t get to!

Wishing you both a happy marriage, Carla & Mark!

and Thank you Bailie for asking me to second shoot for you!

x Clarissa

Weddings ~ Julia & Jonathan

I had the pleasure of second shooting Julia & Jonathan’s wedding for Bailie in early December, which was also my 2nd last wedding of 2011.

Julia & Jonathan’s wedding was the kind of wedding that I love being part of, a laid back yet intimate celebration with close family and friends where at the end of the day it felt as though I celebrated a friend’s wedding. I also found myself falling in love with the wedding styling; lots of florals and a hint of vintage. I especially loved the colour theme! Soft pinks, yellows, oranges, greens and whites appeared in the invites, menus, bouquets and floral arrangements throughout the day, which I reckon is a really fresh colour combination for a spring/summer wedding. Also not forgetting to mention how beautiful the scent was! Peonies and David Austen! lovee’em! Julia and Jonathan both had an appreciation for historic buildings and Gunners Barracks is a special place to their family, so it was the perfect ceremony and reception venue choice! Thank God for the beautiful weather!

Make Up: Christina Cleary
Flowers & Styling: Form Over Function
Bridesmaid’s dress: Mrs Press
Ceremony & Reception Venue: Gunners Barracks

I loveddd the design of their wedding invite, I’ve got a thing for floral illustrations lately – if you havent noticed from my recent logo rebranding :)

Bridesmaid dress by Mrs Press in Paddington!

(right) is Julia’s ‘something borrowed’, a crescent moon brooch that has been passed down in Julia’s family. Her mother told me about the significance of the crescent moon in back in the days; where brides were given these to symbolise an eternal marriage.

Make Up by Christina Cleary

Are those Sparkle cupcakes I see (and smell) ? I’m so in love with the use of fresh flowers to decorate wedding cakes.

I thoroughly enjoyed myself capturing your wedding day Julia & Jonathan, and I wish you both the very best!

Thank you Bailie for allowing me to meet and photograph another beautiful couple!

I have yet to put together my last wedding of 2011, coming soon to the blog!

x Clarissa

Goals for 2012

Started 2012 with a Bang! by setting off fireworks (and chinese fire crackers) with some local friends! :)

For 2012,

I want to be a little bit more realistic with my resolutions. I figured short term goals could eventually achieve long term goals. But, Yes, I’d give the healthy lifestyle a third chance this year, hopefully third time lucky!

In no order of importance ( i Think)

01. Healthy eating; Lunching out is one of my weaknesses, instead I should make lunches at home (most of the time)!
02. Fitness; Buy a bike / Get into cycling or go for weekly jogs
03. Relationship; Reach our 5 year anniversary! (Just 10 months away :)) )
04. Graduate; from Masters in PR/Advertising
05. Get a Job; preferably in the Creative advertising/Media industry, begin Job search by March!
06. Save, Save, Save! Must deposit monies into my goalsaver account each month :) Can’t decide whether to save money for a holiday in 2012 or for an investment (in 2013!)
07. Go on a Holiday -if lucky-, (yeah I know it contradicts the above resolution) did not expect Singapore to happen in 2011, but it did! So I’d give traveling another shot this year! HK/Japan tops my list :) Or travel around Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia etc.
08. Book 20 weddings for 2012; I’m up to 11 so hopefully another 9 won’t be too hard…. *dreams*
09. Concentrate on Photography; take more candid photos! street photography?
10. Improve; Clarzzique Photography business & branding
11. Blog more; Be a more consistent blogger; once a week!
12. Kitchen skills; Learn how to cook Laksa, Pho and Chicken Rice from scratch – yup no premixes!
13. Get back into an old hobby; either Art or Craft or both!
14. Scribble and fill in my new (since 2009) Moleskin pocket notebook
15. Complete a 365 project, for once. Need to finally use my 365 days diary from Kikki K.

Stopping before the list becomes too unachievable! I’m hoping to be able to tick off at least.. 10 of the above resolutions and I’ll be a very happy girl at the end of 2012!

I hope to catch up with you all this year and also meet some new faces!

Wishing you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

x Clarissa