Okay I feel I need to start this letter to you all with a disclaimer : this is an image overload…and for that I do not apologise. Not only has Renee been VERY patient, while I sorted through her wedding images and then struggled to decide which one’s I would not proof….because the truth was there is literally hundreds I adored…….
…but she has also not emailed me ONCE to ask “where the heck are my sneak peeks!!!” and for that she deserves a reward! I totally would have emailed me 50 times by now if I was her! (Okay …not sure that last sentence even makes sense, but it’s nearly 11pm and I’m just plain tired….so if that is the only weird sentence or spelling you find in this journal entry….you should consider it a miracle!)
The STUNNING bride!
Renee was just such a beautiful (and incredibly organised!) bride…but I’ll let the pictures do the talking because for me that is what Wedding Photography is all about; capturing the story so that words aren’t needed, so that when the couple look back on the images even in 50 years time, they will still laugh and remember the moments that made their day special; it is my job to capture those moments so that they can! The tears, laughter, joy and the things that pass the couple by, as they float through a Day that is full of nerves, adrenaline, excitement and energy. Most couples (including us!) don’t remember the little details of their day and miss the little “bits” that make it special. It is those little things that I love to look for and document.
Renee and Mark chose to have a “First Look” meeting, which Erick and I explained to them beforehand, and which we personally recommend and LOVE.
We positioned Renee and explained to Mark what to do, and it was beautiful and so emotional! He couldn’t stop looking at her or touching her and her dress…..moments that you just don’t get in the pace of a wedding ceremony. Private, intimate time to connect before you do it publicly.
…..and for anyone who thinks that will “ruin” the moment they come down the aisle….think again….just look at the gaze on Mark’s face, if anything he is even more enraptured by his beautiful bride than he was earlier in the Day!!! Is that even possible?
The other reason we love First Look weddings is because we have more time to do the Photos (sometimes we get less time than the hairdresser! yes that is true!), the couple have more private time together on their Day, and everything at the Ceremony is so much more relaxed, with nerves having been dispensed with earlier in the Day.
If you are considering this for your wedding, feel free to talk to us about how we like to organise it.
Every detail had been thought through….from shoes, cake, flowers, to the fabulous dress, stunning bridesmaids AND their dresses, and can’t you see where Renee gets her gorgeous looks from?
Not to mention their fabulous Wedding AND Reception location : Langdale Winery….which we can highly recommend for setup, atmosphere, staff and food….everything was warm, friendly and very very well done, including the Dance which was done by Noel’s Disco Party; that guy really knows his music!
The rest of the images were taken at both the Day and Evening Shoots….ENJOY!
If you are considering booking us for your Wedding, please contact us to discuss it as soon as you can; we only have very very limited bookings available for the 2010 Wedding Season; our website does not reflect our actual calendar unfortunately, as we’ve just been too busy to update it, and we are working on some new things in the coming months anyhow! including the change BACK to Amanda Haynes Photography(sorry for the confusion but we decided to go back to our “roots” as ImagesHaynes just didn’t end up sitting well with either of us…and the addition of our beautiful new logo, which you can already see as the watermark on images. It’s like that cheese ad…good things take time. LOL
