Monday, 7 March 2011

Spring Flowers


It really feels like spring at the moment. I nearly crash the car the whole time as I am leering enviously at all the floods of freesias in everyones gardens but my own - how do you get freesias in your garden anyway? And then I did a shoot of a darling family yesterday in their own fresia patch (of course!) and it was just so glorious that I thought I would repost some images I shot of the children last year in all the flowers, be it the freesias, the nasturtiums or the wild flowers that seem to appear in all the farmer's fields. Perhaps a few of you may get inspired as it is a short window...




This one below is probably one of my fave images I have ever taken of Indigo. I had it blown up on canvas for Ben for Christmas and we are going to hang it in the stairwell where we can pass it a thousand times a day. It turned out she descended into a fever of 105 that night, but the moments before she took ill, she had this dreamy glazed over look in her eyes which I am ashamed to admit but I adore!




These were in my parents garden, but sadly they have moved from this house so now on the hunt for a similar patch - if anyone has one and is willing for my children to trample your beautiful blooms for an afternoon, please let me know!!



I shot these for our May Day party invite last year. The party never ended up happening as we moved that weekend instead, but love that I do it every year anyway as a document of the children - sometimes need a fire under me to get out there capturing them in all their adorableness - are they not the most edible little squidge muffins you have ever seen?




And of course dandylions are year round and never cease to bore me... how can making wishes on pretty floaty spinnie seed-petal thingies ever get dull?


And the burst of colour from a nasturtium patch is just breathtaking. And they grow so wild and anywhere - always easy to find a spot to roll around in.



So have a happy spring - enjoy the bursting blossoms and drop me a note if you want to capture some spring magic! xxx
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Wednesday, 2 March 2011

Baby Somers


Beautiful baby Somers was born shortly after her daddy, Kenyon, leapt off a plane. Poor Amanda was heavily into labour by the time her beloved hubby landed but she refused to go to the hospital until they were together - she was not going to have this baby without him! By the time they arrived at the hospital, the mama to be was too far along in her labour to receive pain meds. Being a natural birth advocate, I was secretly pleased to hear this, but I am pretty sure Amanda could have done with a wee epidural given the chance. But shortly after arriving, they couple had a beautiful healthy baby girl. And the new parents love being her mummy and daddy more than they ever could have imagined and love every snuggle bug moment they spend with her.








With Amanda being Bermudian, and with Kenyon having a funky name, the new parents were keen to sure their baby girl would not only carry a piece or her heritage with her always, but also have a name that stood out from the crowd. They wanted a name that was different, but had meaning so Somers was the perfect choice. Admiral Sir George Somers was in the navy, as was Kenyon and the admiral found Bermuda during a hurricane and given Somers was born shortly after Hurricane Igor, it all just ties in perfectly.


You may remember this beautiful couple from their wedding last year!! And of course, my sofa!






I think I am in love with this image... or more likely, the babe in the image!


Look at all that heavenly hair!









It is quite important for newborns to sleep during their session, but Somers woke up and was not giving up until she had some milk.



Ahhh...



 Amanda and Kenyon - Somers is a little love bug - so happy for you both and indeed, to have been able to document these first days before Kenyon disappeared on a plane again. Hope life is dreamy as can be. xxx
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Monday, 28 February 2011

Marina & Jhan - Bermuda Wedding - The Reefs


Marina and Jhan took three and a half years to say their I dos from when they were first engaged. But the wait was definitely worth it, or they planned the perfect destination wedding where they had their closest family and friends with them to enjoy a mini vacation on a paradise island. They were married in the most beautiful outdoor location overhanging the crashing waves where they felt as if they were indeed on the ocean, and were blessed with cloudless skies. And what made it even more special is that they chose such a fun date of 10.10.10. They are so glad they waited for so long; choosing the perfect date for their wedding day was absolutely a perfect ten.


The bride had her hair styled by Bex Jewell and Janae Foley did her makeup.



The couple used an elegant glass box and filled it with Bermuda sand and a shell they had bought on a trip to Hamilton. It was the perfect vessel (safe and beautiful!) for the sweet little ring bearer to carry and present the rings when the time came.



Marina's adorable flirty above the ankle dress was designed by Pesavento Couture.




Marina's shoes were Cole Haan and her antique style bracelet was a gift from her mum.




Marina chose orchids for her bouquet and hair because they are Jhan's favourite flower. Flowers by Gimi did a beautiful job with all the bouquets, boutonnieres and wedding flowers.


Marina and Jhan chose to have their ceremony on Caso's Point at The Reefs because of its unique proximity to the sea. Sitting on top of the cliffs overhanging the ocean was their dream spot and they knew they couldn't beat that view. They love the entire Reefs property and all its natural beauty.





The couple put together the starfish hanging on these pretty turquoise ribbons for the ceremony.





























This one below may be one of my faves ever!!!


This one just makes me giggle!


And the length of Marina's dress is just adorable - so playful and girlish - adore!







Sorry to bore you with duplicates, but I was agonising about whether I liked the colour or black and white better so thought would just include both and you can decide for yourselves.


Jhan designed Marina's engagement ring and she adores the modern style. Her wedding band has an antique design which she fell in love with the moment she saw it. She knows it doesn't really match her modern engagement ring, but feels like life, it makes an interesting combination.


Marina attached her grandfather's medal on the stems of her flowers. He was a WWII veteran and that was always a big part of him when he was alive. It was the bride's way of including him in their special day.


Perfect idea for thank you cards...







Jhan and Marina headed back up to Caso's Point where their guests were enjoying cocktails. There, they unexpectedly had their first dance, so the song was not chosen by them but rather happened to be what the guitarist played. Their spontaneous dance was adorable, but they later had their official first dance after dinner and that planned song was "At Last", which seemed appropriate as they couple had been engaged for three and a half years! They had been asked so many times when were they going to finally tie the knot so the lyrics "and here we are in heaven, for you are mine, at last... the skies above are blue..." were perfect given the glorious weather and the vows exchanged at last.



Marina's antique style bracelet was a gift from her mother.






There were some petals left over from the ceremony so I was keen to capture just the two of them enjoying the shower of flowers. The light was so glorious and the setting so stunning, I couldn't resist begging to take a couple more snaps and the newlyweds were more than willing to have as much of their day, and indeed their love, documented.






Rather than having traditional place cards, Jhan and Marina painstakingly painted the names of each of their guests on shells with the table number on the inside.



In keeping with the destination theme, the guest book was actually a travel journal.


Their dinner reception was held at the Ocean Echo Restaurant overlooking the entire Reefs property. The view is stunning and the couple were blessed with some amazing colours at sunset.


I went a bit nuts photographing the flowers on the tables but the late afternoon light just made them so glowy, I couldn't control myself! The couple made the starfish napkin rings themselves.



Marina and Jhan love to travel so they had their invitations and wedding paraphernalia designed like travel documents - such fun. The airline ticket invites were designed my Ceci. Their wedding favours were custom made luggage tags made by Marmaline from Etsy. Their save the date cards had been postcards, in keeping with the destination wedding theme.


Jhan was wearing custom made cufflings that Marina had given him. They were made from recycled keyboards because he works in IT and the J and M keys surprisingly made the number 10 when put together, just like their wedding date - too cute!




During dinner, they were able to look back down at their ceremony site and see the changing colours of the magical location.


The wedding cake was a simple beach themed cake covered in sea shells and coral to go with their other decorations that the couple created themselves.




Marina and Jhan - I just adored your wedding - the weather was perfect - you two were a bundle of fun and of course the love you two share makes my job not only easy, but also so fun. Thank you thank you for including me in your special day and I think it was certainly worth the wait! xxx
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