Articles published during September, 2010
ULTIMATE WEDDING PLANNING PARTY
29 September 2010
We were so pleased to be involved with the Ultimate Wedding Planning Party.
Thank you for those who came and said hello.
For those of you who didn’t make it, here is a peek into what you missed.
Guests were treated to a fashion parade of from Steven Khalil, Amsale ( for Angela Wilson), M.J Bale menswear
and Peeptoe shoes.
They also a got a huge amount of expert advise from the best in the business! Including videographer Abraham Joffe,
celebrity wedding stylist Anthony Del Col, of Staging Connections, Bride to Be magazine editor Sarah Gawthorne and
of course our very own Graham Monro of gm photographics.
The Ultimate Wedding Planning party team of experts celebrate the success of this wonderful event.
Read more about this event over at one of our favourite blogs Polka Dot Bride!
Lauren and Brett, St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney
27 September 2010
Lauren and Brett were the lucky winners of the Bride To Be wedding package.
Their winning package included a gm photographics wedding photography package.
We were delighted to be a part of this lovely day and excited to share with you some highlights from their day.
Lauren’s stunning gown was handpicked by her mother at Maggie Soterro. According to Lauren Mums always right!
‘I wasn’t immediately convinced but when Mum eventually talked me into trying it on in the store, I loved it! I guess I should know by now that Mum is always right.’
After a very romantic proposal including a ‘hotel room overlooking the ocean, an amazing diamond ring and a beautiful dinner
at a beachside restaurant’, Lauren and Brett started to plan their big day.
Above Lauren’s ring sits on a coin from her grandmother who was unable to attend the wedding.’ My Grandma lives in Townsville and wasn’t able to travel to Sydney for the wedding due to health issues. We were both so sad about it but she sent me down a coin she had from exactly 100 years ago which I placed in a pouch, pinned to the inside of my dress and had with me the whole day as my “something old”. It was the next best thing to having her there on the day and it meant we both knew one was thinking of the other.’
We just adore the colour palette that wedding stylist and planner, Anthony Del Col, helped Lauren choose for the wedding.
‘Because it was winter, our focus was on creating a really warm and elegant mood. The colours we used were grey, ivory and black with small bursts of dark raspberry pink.’
Flowers for the day were created by Aunty & Me Wedding Flowers
(auntyandmeweddingflowers@gmail.com)
Above Brett waits patiently for his bride at St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney.
‘We live very close to the CBD and both St Mary’s Cathedral and the InterContinental are just so beautiful, elegant and full of character it was an easy choice.’
Below Lauren arrives at the church. Lauren later remembers this moment as one of her most memorable parts of the day. ‘ Hearing the church bells on the way to the cathedral and realising they were for our wedding was a pretty amazing experience.’
Above the moment shared between Lauren and Brett was by far her favourite of the day.
‘My favourite memory is after we had just walked out of the cathedral after the ceremony – Brett and I had a brief moment all to ourselves at the top of the cathedral steps just before were were joined by our bridal party and all of our loved ones. It was really surreal to look at each other and say “well, we did it, we’re married!” We felt so excited and so relieved at the same time!’
The bride and groom spoke fondly of the gm photographics team on location.
‘We had a lot of fun with our bridal party during our photo shoot in Hyde Park – Angela and Tim were really relaxed and let us all carry on like our usual mental selves – and managed to take great photos while they were at it! We consider ourselves so lucky to have had such incredible photographers to capture our wedding day.’
cake by Sweet Art.
The amazing Anthony Del Col, of Staging Connections, also styled and planned the wedding reception, which was held at the InterContinental, Sydney.
‘Anthony Del Col helped us create a really intimate reception with lots of candles and low, dense floral arrangements on the tables.’
The reception was the perfect ending for their day.
Lauren and Brett relaxed and celebrated with all the special people in their lives, some who had traveled some distance to be there.
‘Brett’s sister and her husband traveled from the UK which we really appreciated considering Tanya is pregnant and Matt runs his own business. One of my best friends, Zankhna, used up a lot of her very precious annual leave to be there from London and one of our groomsmen, David, made the trip from Canberra. We had a lot of other family and friends travel from interstate also. It made the day so much more special to have so many people travel to be there with us.’
Best wishes Lauren and Brett for a wonderful future as husband and wife from the team at gm photographics.
Sydney Newborn portrait shoot
21 September 2010
We were lucky enough to meet little miss Islay at just two weeks old.
Holly and Alistair share their joy of their new baby girl with us, which we think was captured perfectly through their newborn portrait session.
Their beautiful dog Rhubarb, an English Pointer, also starred in the shoot.
The bond between Rhubarb and baby Islay is already evident.
We hope you enjoy these photos as much as we do. (let us know what you think and leave a comment below)
We wish Holly, Alistair, Islay and Rhubarb a wonderful new journey together.
Serge Dansereau- Bathers Pavilion chef and owner
17 September 2010
Serge Dansereau is the head chef and owner of the iconic Bathers’ Pavilion Café and Restaurant at Balmoral Beach Sydney. Serge has been called ‘the father of the fresh food movement’ because of his passion for using local seasonal produce and his championing of Australian growers.
Graham Monro recently did a shoot of Serge and some of his amazing dishes. If you haven’t already eaten at Bathers Pavilion we strongly recommend you do! The food is fresh and fabulous, and the location is second to none.
Serge has a new, soon-to-be launched, cookbook called French Kitchen- classic recipes for home cooks.
In French Kitchen, Serge combines his love of French technique, quality Australian produce and home cooking. In this beautifully photographed and designed book, you will find 230 classic French recipes for the home kitchen, all carefully developed to make French food accessible to the everyday Australian cook — professional chef training not required!
French Kitchen will be available come October 1st and can be pre-ordered here.
Family home portrait session
15 September 2010
We wanted to share with you this gorgeous family portrait session.
Julie & Brian shared their home with gm photographics for a couple of hours,
to capture their precious family in their own environment.
We are currently putting together an amazing keepsake album for them, and have picked out some of our favourites photos to share with you.
gm photographics would love to come to your home to capture your family and give you timeless memories.
Visit our website gm photographics or email us to find out more.
The Ultimate Wedding Planning Party- Sydney
14 September 2010
One day to go! See you tomorrow at The Ultimate Wedding Planning Party.
click to website for details here
Kezia & Sean marry at Guillaume
10 September 2010
Today we share with you the story of Kezia & Seans harbourside wedding. After a romantic proposal Kezia and Sean were married 4 months later.
Sean chose the Hilton Hotel to propose the Kezia as it was the place they first met, at the hotels bar, The Zeta Bar.
‘Sean and I went to the theatre and then on the way home he said one of our friends was at Zeta Bar and so we were going to pop by and have a drink. Once we arrived in the hotel lobby Sean pulled out a room key. He had booked the biggest suite in the hotel as a surprise. He had already brought everything to the hotel earlier in the day from clothes to shoes, and even my favourite perfume. In due course Sean asked me to open the safe in the room, then right at the back was a little box. Sean then got down on one knee and asked me to marry him.’ and of course she said yes!
Kezia found her perfect dress at Mark Holt Bridal. ‘I wanted something quite simple and elegant.’ she explains.
‘I knew it was the one because I felt myself in the dress and thought it really reflected the look and feel we were going for on the day. The whole process was a breeze.’
We asked Kezia the theme or feel she wanted for her wedding day, ‘Classic and timeless’ she replied, which we think she pulled off perfectly. ‘We wanted to be able to look at our photos in 20 years and not have a “what were we thinking moment!”
The groomsmen wore classic black dinner suits and the bridesmaids wore full length gun metal grey silk strapless dresses, which were contrasted with crisp white bouquets from Susan Avery. Kezia speaks fondly of her florist ‘Susan Avery understood the brief perfectly. We wanted all white and cream flowers, giving a crisp classic winter feel.’ Oh and we love the little shrug she wore as it got cold, very elegant!
Sean and Kezia had both the ceremony and reception at Guillaume at Bennelong, Sydney Opera House. It was an easy choice for them.
‘It is our favourite restaurant in Sydney. The service and food is first class, so we thought why not get married there. We wanted to pick somewhere that was private, but also a bit special for our family and friends.’
The bride and groom said the best part of their day was seeing all their friends and family having such a great time together.
The gm photographics team wish Kezia and Sean wonderful life together, filled with health and happiness.
Thank you for choosing gm photographics to be there to capture your day and for your kind words on your experience with gm photographics.
‘Once we went in and met the team it was an easy decision. Our two photographers on the day were fantastic, they made us feel totally at ease. We could not have been happier with the quality of work.’ Kezia.
Public Dining Room, Balmoral Beach
8 September 2010
Today we share with you an amazing wedding reception venue that gm photographics photographed.
The recently launched Public Dining Room, is located on Balmoral Beach, Sydney. From inside there are spanning waterviews across to Middle Head and Manly.
Described as a ‘relaxed luxe space’, Public Dining Room is the perfect reception venue to follow a beach wedding.
Balmoral Beach is one of our favourite places for photoshoots and wedding location shoots.
We hope you enjoy these images. You can visit the Public Dining Room website here to learn more about
this fabulous new venue.
Photographers protest against permits
6 September 2010
gm photographics joined hundreds of other photographers in Sydney to protest against permits required to
take photographs of iconic landmarks in our cities. Photographers are outraged at these permits, which will make it extremely expensive and hard for commercial photographers to photograph iconic Australian landmarks.
Landscape photographer Peter Walton (photographed above) dressed up for the protest, along with many other passionate photographers, who turned up to Campbells Cove in Sydney to protest and show their support against these permits.
The Sydney Morning Herald spoke to Graham Monro.
Wedding and portrait photographer Graham Monro said the permit fees were unfair, given many photographers pursued their craft for love, rather than money.
“Many (photographers) are no where near as affluent or well paid as many people believe,” he said.
“Many lose money … there are so many expenses, including travel expenses, accommodation and the cost of permits.
“When you take all that into account, it’s questionable whether they make any money at all.”
Read the full article here also more can be read about this protest at Arts Freedom Australia
gm photographics wedding signing book
3 September 2010
We have just created a beautiful signing book for Kate & Damien’s wedding day.
Kate & Damien are getting married next week at the stunning Hamilton Island, and gm photographics will be there to capture it.
After a pre- wedding location shoot at Balmoral Beach and so many great images, Kate & Damien decided to
use them for a guestbook for their wedding guests to leave a loving message on the big day. What a wonderful keepsake.
