Sarah & Kristian - 16th January 2010

For me, the mark of a great wedding is all about how much of a couple's personality goes into the day, the unique details that set that wedding apart and make it unique. For Sarah & Kristian, many of the usual traditions of a wedding were thrown by the wayside (they arrived and walked down the aisle together, Sarah wore a gorgeous wine coloured dress with detailed panel that accentuated her porcelain skin, and fancy floral arrangements and a wedding cake were eschewed), and what remained was the essence of their relationship and themselves, shared with family and friends at the beautiful Crittenden Estate Winery on the Mornington Peninsula.

Cool details: A table was set up near the entrance to the restaurant, with a collection of framed photos from family weddings past.

Alice & Adrian - 9th January 2010

Ah, Melbourne in Summer, one day freezing cold, the next stinking hot! Luckily for Alice & Adrian, the forcast 38 degrees for their outdoor wedding in the Edinburgh Gardens only ended up being around 34 - still pretty hot, but not "sweat dripping down your face" kind of hot! So under the shade of market umbrella's and with the help of some little fans and icy bottles of water being handed out to guests, their beautiful ceremony - complete with readings as diverse as Ernest Hemingway and Dr Suess, and a runaway 3 year old ring bearer - took place in front of the old gorgeous old rotunda in the gardens.

Cool details: The self confessed 'lefty, vegetarian, greenies' had a full vegetarian menu at their reception at the nearby Matteo's restaurant, with each table named after a suburb or town they had lived in during their lives. The 'bridal car' was a silver Prius from www.ecolimo.com.au. And just to prove that not everything has to be so serious their bridal waltz was a slow dance that morphed into the good old wedding staple - the Chicken Dance! (See above...)

Cath & Anthony - November 28th 2009

The thing with weddings is that as much as you plan and plan and plan, sometimes there are things that are just out of your hands... like the weather. What do you do? Will crying and complaining change it? No! So you do what Anthony and Cath did when a torrential downpour put a downer on their plans for an outside winery wedding - embrace it and have fun with it! The ceremony was relocated to a tasting shed on the property, and the guests shuttled down the path by groomsmen wielding big brollies, and in a touch of good fortune, the skies cleared just long enough for us to get out and take some fun shots in the vines. Cool Details: In an attempt to surprise Cath with their favourite musician, Anthony invited local singer / songwriter Chris Pickering to the wedding to play "their song" for their first dance. Unfortunately touring commitments prevented this from happening, but Chris did provide the next best thing - a personal recording of the song addressed to the happy couple.