Earlier this year not only did I have the lovely Elise and her bump along for a mentoring session with Alaine form Alaine Ylais Photography I also have some of Alaine's friends volunteer to help out Katie & Sam, they were awesome and stuck it out though the mozzies and all.

I had so much fun with these guys and you can see just how much they are in love with each other.

Thankyou guys for helping out :-)

Mel x

Earlier this year I had the lovely Alaine in from Alaine Ylias Photography in for a one on one mentoring session learning natural and Off camera lighting, we were not only blessed with the most amazing and stunning location on a private property but we were also blessed with some beautiful models to help practice on and Elise was one of them at 33 weeks pregnant and looking ever so radiant and glowing like any new first time mum does, "a moment in my tummy, forever in my heart" would have to sum up the feeling.

Not only were we getting eaten alive by the mozzies there but she was super keen to do anything that I asked of her, "here take you clothes off, lets put this wrap on you", or "can you please sit on this log, but please don't fall in", I can be quite bossy out on shoots but its only cause I want the best for you :-)

Thankyou Elise for modelling for myself and Aliane and I am looking forward to meeting your little man one day.




Mel x

Last year I had the chance to shoot the most amazing weddings and watch time after time lovers become husband & wife and life partners, it's truly such an amazing and Hubble experience for me, knowing that one day that will be me up there declaring my un-dyeing love to the man of my dreams, my partner and best friend for life, and all though there are many out there that will say or tell you "its just a piece of paper", their wrong! Its not it you standing there in front of your closest family friends telling them and everyone else that this is the person you have chosen to spend the rest of you life with, to have and too hold in sickness and in health until death do you part all long as you both shall live, so no its not just a piece of paper, its sharing the love you have for one another for a day, it is the most beautiful thing as a couple we can do (besides becoming parents, but that's another story)  




So in saying that as I only had my website built this year I haven't had a chance too blog a full wedding, so I am super excited to blog this very special couple's wedding Angel & Chris, I have know them both for years now, not as close friends but have still know them for this time, and I have had the pleasure to witness and watch their love grow for each other and bring too beautiful little girls into the world (two of the cutest girls you have ever seen might I add), so when they asked me to photograph their wedding I jumped at the chance, it was so much fun, they are both such a fun vibrant couple so of course their shots had too show this, Chris has Angel flying around everywhere throwing her all over this beach while doing so, and with both Chris' best friends by his side and Angel with her two sisters they couldn't of asked for a more perfect day.




I have now decided that my most favourite part of the day besides the groom seeing his bride for the first time ( of which we did a "first look" OH MY GOSH" talk about heart stopper and beautiful moment, scroll done you will see), so back to where I was my most favourite moment is the speech's this is the time I get too learn the most about the couple they are shooting, their past, how they met, their friends point of views and funny stories, the parents stories and how the couple feel about each other and I am just any of there guest there I laugh & cry along with it, it is truly special to be apart of, and after being to so many I am pretty sure I have my wedding already planned to a T, Now just to get the ring.

Ok as I am getting of subject I'd like to take this chance to thank Angel & Chris and all my bride & grooms for allowing me the chance to share in your special day and capture these special memories and moments for you too look back on.

I'd like to also thankyou Steve from Fab Photo's for helping me shoot this wedding and for getting the photo's of the boys getting ready.

I hope you both like and love your blog sneak peek

Mel x

I had my sister in the studio last week for her boudoir session, although I think It was really only so she could get her hair & makeup done by my awesome team for a hens night out on the town, smart move.

Mother of three under 5 and still killing it.

There are no excuses so stop giving yourself them, take a chance on YOU for a change, book your session today, you wont be sorry. Mel x