Matisse & Goldy

It’s an absolute pleasure that I bring you Matisse & Goldy’s wedding. It all went down in St Kilda, Melbourne at the Prince Hotel.

Shooting weddings I’m always fascinated by various cultures, religions, traditions etc that I encounter. This was a Jewish wedding and like many other Jewish couples I’ve photographed, Matisse & Goldy wanted to stay true to their traditions while personalising the wedding and bring it into the new school. After you have a bit of a scroll I think you’ll agree they did just that. Much the delight of my eyeballs there was lots of plants. It was modern, elegant and stylish with a twist of Mad Men vibes. But enough about how it looked. This is a story about a two people in love.

It’s not always the case, but often the couples I work with are creative themselves. Matisse is a rock star nail artist at Miss Meow Nails (seriously take a look HERE). Andrew aka Goldy is a crazy talented film director (check out his truly amazing work HERE). When the couple are creative they tend to have plenty of personality, up for anything (including laying on carpark rooftops) and trust me entirely. Regardless of if you’re a creative couple or not though, in my opinion trust is a very important ingredient to making great pictures. Matisse and Goldy gave me that by the bucketload and the end result is one of my favorite Melbourne weddings to date. I hope you enjoy checking out their awesome day…

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Aya & Hadi

On my travels long ago I ventured to Jordan in the Middle East. During that time Jordan was surrounded by conflict predominantly in Iraq & Lebanon. Sadly today that is still the case, however now that conflict has focused onto another of Jordan’s neighbors – Syria. Fortunately, unlike its neighbors, Jordan has managed to avoid any serious conflict in recent times. It has maintained its stability and peace against the odds. It’s a place of exotic culture, steeped in history and heartwarming friendliness and hospitality. My time in Jordan reiterated how misunderstood this part of the world is, but that is a conversation for another day.

What I am excited to share with you is a love story of two souls so intertwined they are one and the same. Aya and Hadi reside in Canada with Aya originally from Jordan. It was fitting for them to celebrate their love, faith, and heritage on this holy and ancient earth. How special it was…

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