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AGNES+NIGEL WEDDING

maryjane — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 04:40:51 +0000

Agnes & Nigel’s wedding, to this day, has remained one of my favourite weddings. I loved seeing so many raw, unreserved emotions throughout this day; the pre-ceremony jitters, the moment they saw each other for the first time, the beautiful vows, the pure bliss of starting their lives together & especially, the endless laughter & fun!

MADDIE+ROWAN WEDDING

maryjane — Thu, 26 May 2016 09:54:08 +0000

Maddie & Rowan’s wedding was so sweet & such an enjoyable, stress-free day, surrounded by lush, Aussie nature. I felt more like a guest than a photographer & I’m so thankful to Maddie & Rowan for inviting me to enjoy such a perfect day with them.

ANITA+ADRIAN WEDDING

maryjane — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 07:19:35 +0000

Melbourne really has begun to feel like my second home & I always am so honoured & so blessed to have clients as wonderful as Anita & Adrian who love my work enough to fly me to another city! This wedding was gorgeous & unique with just as much unpredictable weather patterns as their were places to take photos in; every detail, every moment of this wedding was one-of-a-kind, an original, a masterpiece; a fair reflection of Anita & Adrian.

JESS+MATT WEDDING

maryjane — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 10:10:45 +0000

Sometimes life doesn’t go as planned, & sometimes weddings don’t either. Matt & Jess had booked in a beautiful open stone chapel surrounded by rolling, lush hills & had organised a gorgeous country-themed outdoor reception furnished with haystacks & vintage goodness. We visited all the locations, organised all the different spots we wanted to take photos in & hoped for good weather. But as much as QLD is the ‘Sunshine State’, it is also the state of floods & torrential, unexpected rain; all of a sudden the stone chapel was flooded, the roads blocked, no sunshine & definitely no outdoor country themed reception. Our plans were in vain… & yet, the best part is, that even though we didn’t get a country, rolling lush hills & stone chapel wedding, with God’s divine intervention, he provided Matt & Jess with another chapel that somehow was still available, & we got ourselves a chic rock’n'roll, 1950s, Coca-Cola lovin’, gumboots & umbrella’s in the rain wedding instead & collected memories we didn’t plan, but that we adore whole-heartedly!

I wanted to especially thank my amazing husband for being a massive help on this day – he bore the wet weather, stood in the rain for me & covered me & my cameras with umbrellas for hours on end. He’s pretty amazing :) Mostly though, this day couldn’t have turned out so beautifully without God, I have no words to describe how little control we had over the circumstances of this day, & how much God played a part in putting it all together again for us.

MARY+RUBEN TRASH THE DRESS

maryjane — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:00:27 +0000

Mary, who shares half my name, is actually someone I grew up with & have known since the day she was born. Being a few years older than Mary, I was sometimes asked to be an older playmate for her & her younger siblings (& they were always up to no good!) & I have had the privilege of watching this beautiful girl turn into a beautiful woman & wife. Mary & Ruben are such a loving & affectionate couple, & even half a year into their marriage, I can see that there is no end to the respect & admiration that they will continue to have for one another throughout their marriage; they are blessed to be a blessing.

DAMARIS+DRAGOS WEDDING

maryjane — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 09:55:17 +0000

There’s something about Adelaide that I can’t quite put my finger on, but every time I photograph there, I am always pleasantly surprised. I love all the hidden, unpopulated & beautiful locations it has to offer & in a city that doesn’t boast, I find it’s given me some of my most beautiful & out-of-the-ordinary photos. I love everything about Damaris & Dragos’ wedding, the colours, the light, the backstreets, the sea-side & all the beautiful people I had the joy & honour of spending a day like this with!

P.S. And photo credit for the bridesmaids shoe shot composition goes to the lovely Cristina ;)

MANUELA+CRISTIAN WEDDING

maryjane — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 12:38:13 +0000

There are two things about Manuela & Cristian’s wedding that stand out in my memory; music & laughter, & I dare say, music & laughter will continue to resonate throughout their entire marriage. However, there is one particular detail about their wedding day that stood out to me above all else; unity – the ability to bring people together & to show an unreserved, not-to-be-held-back love for anyone in their midst. Manuela & Cristian have such depth of personality, such beautiful character, such humbleness, boldness, patience & so much perseverance that upon meeting them, you cannot but be struck by the feeling that you just know these two together are destined for great things! The best part about realising that though, is to also know that they aren’t living for themselves… “Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering…” Romans 12:1

Manuela & Cristian’s wedding was captured on video by the awesome Engaging Moments Productions, click here to see their wedding video.

RACHEL+SAMUEL WEDDING

maryjane — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:46:04 +0000

There are times in your life, where you simply need to take a leap of faith. Rachel & Sam, having met overseas & having planned their wedding together from two separate locations had the normal obstacles of distance to deal with. However, a fortnight before the wedding, they were confronted by the fact that Sam’s paperwork still wasn’t approved to allow him entrance into Australia & weren’t even sure if all their hard work would finally pay off. Rachel & Sam however, full-heartedly believed that this wedding was meant to go ahead & decided to trust God even till the last moment. Within just 5 days before the wedding, Sam finally arrived & there was no doubt of the strength & happiness this already added to their life together. As it happens, sometimes your wedding photographer needs to take a leap off faith too… The day before Rachel & Sam’s wedding I had arrived in Melbourne but what was meant to be a day of preparation for their wedding, turned out to be one in which I had the early onset of a virus where I couldn’t keep any food down, & all efforts to stay hydrated were in vain. I had a night-long fever, uncontrollable shaking from severe dehydration & with no rest in sight. So many ‘what ifs’…’ passed through my mind in what seemed like one incredibly dark, anxiety-filled night. But morning came at last & it brought with it my amazing husband who bought last-minute tickets to come to Melbourne & support me through the two weddings I needed to do. This wedding & the one that followed, were two days where I cannot claim the credit of a job well done – it was entirely in God’s strength; through His eyes, in His hands, with His guidance that these memories were captured for this beautiful couple.

To see Rachel & Samuel’s wedding video, please click here to view EDVideography’s beautiful work.