Eliza and Jozo’s wedding was not only beautiful (Autumn at Poacher’s Pantry is just magic) but full of love. It was full of laughs too- with a fun bridal party, the world’s most hilarious father- daughter speech, and plenty of Rakia.

It was also very special to me, because it was the last wedding that I shot before the birth of my little man (2 weeks later!!), and Eliza was also a precious secret cargo.

This is how the day unfolded…

For an awesome 6 months before Liam was born, we had an incredible makeup artist (and amazing musician) as a housemate. On the rare occasions where we were both free on the same weekend, we loved planning simple shoots at home. This was one of them.

It takes experience and skill to do the minimalist ‘no makeup makeup’ look, and great artistry to incorporate a pop of interest (e.g. gold foil on lids, bright yellow shadow, blue eyeliner) without it looking out of place. Vendulka is a wizard!

Model // Zoe Elena

Makeup // Vendulka

To achieve a similar look in your editing, check out my Lightroom presets ‘White Gold’. (for look #2 with the gold foil eye makeup) and ‘Glass’ for the first indoor set).

This editorial was shot during a scorching summer’s day in January at my home in Canberra. We wanted to shoot some very pared back, minimalist looks that were all about light and shadows on perfect glowy skin, set off with some chic pieces by local Aussie designers.

I love shooting editorial portraits with direct light on the skin, so when we have a bright sunny day and a model with incredible skin, I’m a happy girl.

Team:

Model // Lara Crouch from Devojka Models

MUA // Steph Church

Hair // Aaron Nallo

Stylist // Jessica Di Scipio

Photography // Jenny Wu

To achieve a similar look in your editing, check out my preset ‘White Gold’. Blog post with before and after images here, and the listing in my preset shop here.

At the end of last year I had the pleasure of shooting a maternity portrait session with Pim and her husband Matt at one of the most breathtaking locations I’ve ever been to. It was an early start for us to catch first light at Bombo Quarry ( I think I got up at 4:30 for a 5:15 arrival), but it was so worth it to photograph Pim and Matt in this surreal otherworldly seascape, with the most beautiful sunrise light.

It felt extra special to me being able to be document a little bit of Pim’s pregnancy because I was about 12 weeks pregnant at the time.

I’ve always thought there was something incredibly romantic about bookstores, and if I was a bride all over again I would probably get married in one. Muse was an awesome venue- it’s a beautiful space and also quite unique for a wedding venue. Their bonbonnieres were surprise books wrapped up for each guest-how cool! I thought that was a nice touch.

Yvonne and Joe’s intimate wedding at Muse Canberra was even more beautiful than I expected- they tied the knot surrounded by their closest friends, family, and their 3 daughters.

This is how I saw the evening unfold…

Lush foliage + concrete + minimalist styling + bold tangerine accents - you can’t go wrong. Throw in an incredible creative team and the rest is history.

Published // Front page on @Promomagnews https://promomagnews.com/
Models // @SammyFarrow (@Devojkamodels), @TahliaLangdown (@Devojkamodels), @sarahdawsonn_ (@Viviensmodelmgmt) 
Makeup // @StephChurchMakeup 

Hair // @Aaronallo
Wardrobe stylist // @JessDiscipio
Props stylist // @Silque_By_Ashleigh
Creative Direction // @JennyWuPhotography and @JessDiscipio
Photography // @JennyWuPhotography