Royal Botanical Gardens Wedding

Royal Botanical Gardens Wedding

19 Oct 2008

The weather in Sydney has been a bit unpredictable of late but Saturday dawned fine and sunny. I photographed a small wedding party of 25 this past Saturday at the Botanic Gardens. The group consisted of immediate family members and close friends. Four of the cutest grandparents were in attendance - three grandmas, all of whom reminded me of my own grandmothers, and one sprightly grandpa.





The ceremony took place at the Vista Pavilion in the Botanic Gardens followed by photos in the gardens, drinks at the Intercontinental Hotel and a dinner at the Pier Restaurant at Rose Bay.




As the wedding party was so small with no attendants, the bride had the lovely idea of presenting a bouquet of orchids from Waratah Florists to all the female guests.



I'm photographing another wedding at Balmoral Beach this coming weekend so look forward to some more wedding photos,

Jillian

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Wedding Season

Wedding Season

4 Oct 2008

Wedding season is almost upon us. I'll be photographing 3 weddings in the space of 3 weeks, something I've not done before. That's a lot of editing to do so to keep my energy stores up I'll be consuming a lot of chocolate.

If at all possible, I like to meet with my couples a week or two before their wedding. In some cases 6-12 months may have passed since we last met so it gives us the opportunity to get reacquainted. We talk about their plans for the day, walk through the venue or the location they've selected for their portrait shoot and assess the lighting conditions.



I met with my October 18 couple, who will be getting married in the Botanical Gardens. Today was pretty grey and drizzly but even so, the gardens were looking gorgeous. The couple has chosen some of the prettiest spots in the gardens for their portraits and I'm really looking forward to their wedding day.


Jillian

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Saturday in Sydney

Saturday in Sydney

6 Apr 2008

I decided to be a tourist in my own town. I caught the train into Martin Place and walked down to the Botanical Gardens. I stopped by the State Library to take a photo of Matthew Flinders with his loyal cat, Trim.





From the library I walked through the Botanical Gardens past Government House. It was a spectacular autumn day - sunny with barely a cloud in the sky.









Guess where?









Many tourists were around and about and 2 groups of people asked if I could take their photos. I do not know how to use a point and shoot camera and I can't see the lcd without my glasses so I apologise in advance for their fuzzy happy snaps of the Opera House and Harbour!



From the Opera House I walked back to Martin Place station via the landmark AMP building, the first of Sydney's skyscrapers, and on to the Museum of Sydney and back home again. Autumn weather is about to strike so this may be the last of the good days for a while.





Next week I'll be posting a family portrait session so stay tuned,

Jillian 

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