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Weddings ~ Carla & Mark

Photography, Sydney Wedding Photographer, Weddings

Jan 22, 2012

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

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Weddings ~ Julia & Jonathan

Sydney Wedding Photographer, Weddings

Jan 13, 2012

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

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Family ~ Janet & Steven

Family, Photography, Portraits

Dec 27, 2011

This family is special to me; not only are they my (Aunt/Uncle/Cousin) they have supported me with my photography ventures from the very beginning. I’ve pretty much photographed little Claire and her birthday parties since she was 2 – that is when I got my first DSLR (Canon 400D). So its amazing and sad (Claire loosing the baby fat! hehe) watching her grow up through my camera lens. This family shoot has always been in the talks for about the last 2yrs but never got around to it until in November! It had to be done asap before little Miss Claire looses her cuteness… but nevertheless her cheekiness still continues to shine.

You can tell from the photos that her cheeky character was present throughout the shoot; always running, trying to dodge my camera from “shooting” her. Thankfully I kept up with her speed.. haha.

It was also a special day because… Little Miss Claire lost her first tooth about half way through the shoot. She did very well keeping her tooth from falling out any earlier! Just so we can get some photos still with her baby teeth. Poor thing, she was so conscious about her smile afterwards without showing the gap! I think its cute though, when kids loose their teeth, so I had to make sure I caught some of those!

Thank you for supporting me all these years in my photography, and letting me do your family photos Aunty Janet & Uncle Steven… “We’re booking Clarzzique to do our family photos every 2-3 years!”, I’m already looking forward to it!