The forecast for rain, rain and more rain was not so welcome at this bride and groom's Fraser Island destination wedding. Nevertheless the emotion of Emily and Tom's wedding rendered the weather forecast meaningless. Tom's reaction to his bride walking down the isle was without a doubt one of the most openly heartfelt moments we've witnessed at a wedding.
Thankfully the rain subsided just after their ceremony finished so the bride and groom and all their guests could head to the beach for some portraits. The wind died down enough to bring out our trusty drone for some aerial photography before heading into the lush bushland surrounding Kingfisher Bay Resort.
The deck reception looked so stunning! There were loads of games like giant jenga, twister, giant pickup sticks, giant snakes and ladders - SO. MUCH. FUN. Oh and instead of a sweet wedding cake this awesome bride and groom chose to have a layered cake made with all kinds of cheeses. Brilliant.
Despite the rain we don't believe Emily and Tom could have hoped for a better wedding day.
We wish you both all the very best and the happiest of days, weeks and years together!
Enjoy...
Jesse & Mikala X
Kingfisher Bay Resort, Fraser Island Destination Wedding - Gabrielle & Josh
This bride and groom held their destination wedding at Queensland's stunning Kingfisher Bay Resort, Fraser Island. Gabrielle and Josh's wedding was highly emotionally fuelled with tears galloping down many cheeks surrounding them. Their ceremony was heart-felt, intimate and set on Fraser Island's stunning Sunset Beach.
They had a little visitor pre-ceremony - a resident dingo who does not appear very often. From this point on, the tears flowed - in happiness and in love.
Thankfully after hours of searching for the keys to Gabrielle's prized and faithful car, they found them! So post-ceremony the bridal party walked over to the jetty where the bride's car was parked and enjoyed a very unique and creative portrait session.
Gab & Josh had their reception by the pool. This was relaxed, intimate and jam-packed full of laughs and a few more tears! It was evident there was so much love between the bride, groom and all of their family and friends from the warm hugs they constantly gave each other throughout the day. This was extremely beautiful to witness.
Enjoy this Fraser Island destination wedding beauty...
Jesse X
Kingfisher Bay Resort, Fraser Island
Destination Wedding Photographer
Brisbane, Sunshine Coast,
Queensland, Australian
Our Favourite Wedding Photos of 2016 - The Sunshine Coast & Beyond!
2016 has been a HUGE year of wedding photography for us! We've explored some gorgeous cities, venues and properties for the weddings we photographed from Fraser Island & Stradbroke Island to The Sunshine Coast to Brisbane, Toowoomba, The Gold Coast, Byron Bay, Bangalow and beyond.
The love stories we have witnessed between the couples we've worked with have been nothing short of uplifting, moving, gut-wrenching and inspiring.
Mikala and I often say to each other after finishing a wedding that we feel like part of the bride's and groom's families - creepy but true :) We always get swept up in the relationships and emotions of what is one of the absolute most important days of their lives.
We really have met, worked and bonded with some extraordinarily loving souls this year. If we happen to bump into any of you (brides and grooms) post wedding, we're not stalking you just because we miss you and want to hang out with you some more - promise :)
The happiest of new years and a prosperous 2017 to all of you and to the amazing duo's we framed throughout 2016 in our camera lenses. Keep on loving each other just like the day you were married and we'll see some of you when we're the photographers at your friend's weddings soon!
Enjoy the year that was...
Jesse & Mikala X
Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Queensland
Australian Destination Wedding Photographers
Kingfisher Bay Resort, Fraser Island Wedding - Sunshine Coast Photographers, Australia
This wedding had it all - tears, laughs, bloopers, an epic Fraser Island sunset, a saturated wedding dress, wooden bow ties, moving speeches, hilarious speeches and most importantly of all a couple that love each other to the moon and back.
Mark and Tara (Brisbane) were destined for each other which was evident in how they were together and how their friends and family spoke about and interacted with them.
We were absolutely honoured to be chosen to document the epic, magical Fraser Island wedding of this awesome Brisbane-based couple. We had so much fun with them from getting ready to their stunning beach ceremony to shenanigans with their rad wedding party and into the night at their moving yet hilarious reception at the gorgeous Kingfisher Bay Resort.
Mark and Tara's generous and super fun vibe certainly attracts their tribe. This is one amazing bunch of people!
Jesse & Mikala X
Destination Wedding - Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia.
"Wow Wow Wow is all I can say! These 2 photographers captured our destination wedding so perfectly, they truly captured the real “US”
and made us feel so comfortable - nothing was ever forced and the results are AMAZING! If you are looking for photographers who you can trust, have amazing talent and are true down to earth beautiful people, Jesse and Mikala are the ones!! I would recommend them to anyone.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!!"
- Tara & Mark