Carley's trip to Brisvegas was short... but sweet!

I love Sydney, and really wish all of my 'people' felt the same as I do. Sadly, there is an entire branch of my family that really believed the 'Beautiful One Day Perfect the Next' campaign. They made their home in sunny Brisvegas and never looked back. Despite the miles between us all we are still so very close, and relish every opportunity we have to spend time together. Quite a few weeks back I flew to QLD to join in my Aunty Linda's 60th birthday celebrations. Of course, we took the opportunity to capture some happy family portraits to update the family frames and albums. Working on these images has made me miss them even more than usual and I haven't even finished them yet! So, make sure you check back in a few days to see this post updateed to include the rest of the images.

Of course, toddlers and photo shoots don't always mix!

However, sometimes these moments are truly the sweetest!

Oh, how quickly a daddy can turn that frown upside down!

Sweet beginnings for Nigel and Di

Until Nigel and Di asked us to shoot their wedding, Kirrily and I had managed to walk through life without ever noticing that "same number" (cause its not quite a palindrome) dates and weddings go together. Sure we thought a mid-week wedding was cool - but we didn't realise HOW cool until it was pointed out to us. The coolest part for us, though, is that we had the privilege of capturing the moment that Di and Nigel agreed to be each other's sweetheart forever. We love our job!

Di was calm, poised and glowing in her crisp, white gown. We loved her choice of native flowers, especially the rich reds and nutty textures.

The ceremony was held at Castlereagh Hall, such a tranquil setting with a picturesque outlook. As you can see in the following image Di was overjoyed to be there, finally, walking down the aisle to marry her one and only.

The ceremony was beautifully officiated by Nicole Celeban. Both Nigel and Di listened intently as each promised themselves to the other. It's always our favourite moment (and Carley cries every single time!).

Meet the girls, Toni and Alexis, the two most attentive bridesmaids by far!

And now meet Damian. He's a great bloke - pity he is so shy in front of the camera. As you can see we really struggled to capture his personality....

Groomsmen are always great value and can be relied upon to keep everyone smiling and laughing as we shoot the location and formal images. However, we have decided that Errol (below) is THE BEST... hands down. Thanks, Errol, we really enjoyed having you around!

Di is a country girl through and through and just LOVES cows.

Such a pity they were not closer to the fence.

We couldn't help ourselves... with both Nigel and Di being correctional officers and all!

The country theme continued indoors at the reception with hay bales, native flowers and cow print decorating the hall.

Di and Nigel, thank you so much for allowing us to be present for this, your sweetest moment by far. We hope you will look back on your images and remember that the 09/09/09 was the beginning of what we hope will be a long, joyous and exciting life together. Congratulations once again!

Carley presents: More sweet images of baby Tahlia

I promised there was more to come, and here it is! Thinking back, the most remarkable thing about this shoot was the calm, peaceful atmosphere. Renee and Heath are so tranquil despite having just bought a new baby into their world. Their home is quite obviously filled with love and will very soon be adorned with these images to remind them of this special time in their lives. Thankyou for having me in your home guys, and thanks again to Nitro Concepts for being so great to work with.