This wedding marked for me the second time this 'season' I have photographed the sister of a favourite 'past bride'... this time it was Alisa, whose sister Sarah tied the knot with Cameron a few years back in St Vincents Gardens. Sarah and Cam's wedding was a beautiful, happy occasion, and so I looked forward to Alisa and Ben's as being equally as gorgeous in it's own way and was absolutely not disappointed.
Working with people who you've worked with before has the bonus of already having established a deeper level of rapport and understanding and familiarity of family dynamics etc, so it makes my job that little bit easier.
The other thing that makes my job more than just a little easier, is when a wedding is this stunning, and I have to say everything about it (especially the couple involved!) was just beautiful. I have now discovered a new 'favourite 'photogenic' church... St Thomas Aquinas in South Yarra, an unassuming little church tucked into a back street with a facade that looks more Mediterranean Europe than Melbourne.
The reception was held at another favourite Melbourne landmark, one which I had also forgotten how impressive it was having not been there for a couple of years...Persimmon restaurant at the National Gallery of Victoria. Having parts of the NGV space to ourselves (with lots of security of course!)after the doors had closed and the crowds had departed just helped to give an extra appreciation of how iconic this beautiful building is to our city.
Cool Details: Sarah and Alisa switched bride / bridesmaid roles this time around, and as an extra update on the story, Sarah's beautiful little 20 month old daughter, Izzy played flowergirl... I love a good happy ending!
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