2018 has been a MASSIVE year of wedding photography for Mikala and I. We have photographed loads of beautiful weddings around our hood on the Sunshine Coast, from Noosa to Maleny, Montville to Caloundra, Obi Obi to Coolum, Maroochydore to Beerwah, Mooloolaba to Sunshine Beach. We’ve also travelled to Melbourne, Ireland, Portugal, Hong Kong, London, Fraser Island, The Whitsundays (Airlie Beach) photographing destination weddings along the way while exploring the extraordinary globe we live on.
We feel so privileged to have worked with so many gorgeous couples at some absolutely stunning wedding venues including Gabbinbar Homestead (Toowoomba), Villa Botanica (Airlie Beach), Kingfisher Bay Resort (Fraser Island), Noosa Riverdeck (Sunshine Coast), House of Laurels (Maleny), Montville Chapel & Poet’s Gallery and the list goes on and on.
We have an enormous amount of gratitude for the couples who have chosen us to photograph their wedding day and capture those one off moments, never to be repeated, so they can enjoy them for the rest of their lives.
Thank you to all the awesome, now married couples we’ve worked with in 2018 and also a big thank you to the wedding ceremony and reception staff, owners, helpers and guests who have made our year rich in laughter, love and everything in between.
Big Love and we look forward to another wonderful year of wedding photography in 2019!
All the love and happiness in the world to you!
Jesse & Mikala X
Noosa, Maleny, Montville, Caloundra, Maroochydore,
Melbourne Town Hall Wedding - Tara and Adem - Sunshine Coast Photographers
Tara and Adem don't play by the rules. This unique, warm and super friendly duo officially got married at the Flinders Street Station photo booth weeks before their BIG wedding at Melbourne Town Hall. They did this so that their Mums and Grandma could participate in marrying them in front of 225 of their dearest friends and family.
So, the bride and groom's bridal party and couple portraits were taken mostly while casually walking the streets of Melbourne (Tara & Adem's request) before their ceremony. Photos in a Melbourne laneway, their beloved Flinders Street photobooth and at Ben and Jerry's Icecreamery were a must.
The ceremony banner was created by the bride herself - AHHHmazing. Some other innovative ideas featured at the reception consisted of a craft table, pinata forest, miniature photobooth beside their cake, micro coffee cart and an epic swing band! Oh, and Tara rocked a floral boa instead of a bouquet - seriously above and beyond awesome.
This was an extremely unique, fun-filled, heartfelt, innovative and creative wedding day with so much love given and received by the bride and groom and all who attended this epic occasion.
We wish you all the love, happiness and laughter in the world Tara & Adem!
Enjoy...
Jesse & Mikala X
Melbourne Town Hall Wedding
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australian
Destination Wedding Photographer
Shelly Beach, Caloundra & One Tree Hill, Maleny Elopement
Maureen and Michael, this lovely bride and groom, chose to host their elopement at Shelly Beach in Caloundra (Sunshine Coast) which was quite a trek from their home in Melbourne, Australia. They both have a great love of nature and the beach so Caloundra was an extremely easy choice for their wedding to be held there.
This bride and groom were surrounded by 10 of their family members who witnessed their marriage ceremony. The intimacy of this elopement created an atmosphere so serene, sincere and full of love. Cloud Nine Weddings did a stunning job of adding to this intimate feeling with their gorgeous arbour design.
After the elopement wedding ceremony, the bride and groom enjoyed a quick picnic with their loved ones before heading up to One Tree Hill in Maleny for some portraits.
It was a very special thing to witness this duo in their element, in nature at it's absolute finest. One Tree Hill was all they dreamed it to be and so much more with the phenomenal sunset they were graced with to complete their amazing wedding elopement.
We wish these two only love in their life journey together in Melbourne and beyond!
Enjoy this perfectly serene elopement...
Jesse X
Caloundra & Maleny Wedding.
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australian.
Melbourne Couple Elopement.
Kilmore, Melbourne Wedding - Sunshine Coast, Australian Photographers
When Adam and Michelle asked Mikala and I to photograph their wedding in Kilmore (near Melbourne), Australia we immediately said yes. Then I actually thought about the prospect and became a little nervous. Adam is the guy who mentored and encouraged us to pursue wedding photography seriously.
The nerves were completely unnecessary as this gorgeous pair are so relaxed, so kind and so very generous. We all enjoyed the stunning weather that Michelle's hometown of Kilmore turned on for their epic local church wedding ceremony framed by historic stained glass windows and bluestone walls.
We explored just a few of the thousands of acres of the property the wedding was held on and took some portraits with the wedding party before heading back to a giant shed for the reception. But this was no ordinary shed or reception.
Michelle and Adam along with their family and friends spent months designing, sourcing and creating the decorations that adorned the reception shed. It. was. EPIC. The decked out shed was an amazing reflection of the bride and groom's love and the love that surrounds them. Divine.
Thank you Michelle and Adam for choosing us to capture your extraordinary day!
Enjoy the creative visual feast they created - DIY wedding heaven.
Jesse X
