COREY & AMY - Terindah Estate

I have already shared the odd image of Amy and Corey's day but their day deserves a blog post of it's own.  I met Amy and Corey about 18 months ago and we all clicked while discussing their wedding at Terindah Estate on the Bellarine Penninsula.  They were both apprehensive at making guests travel but knew they had found an amazing place for their wedding and the travel would be absolutely worth it.  This day was all about their close knit group of friends and their large families and to top it off they were married by Amy's grandfather, a reverend, who had married Amy's parents too.  After the wedding while guests mingled we were whizzed about by the super awesome Tiffany in the epic little jeep at Terindah Estate. Through the vines, the private beach, the wheat field.  Then onto an amazing reception, fantastic food, wine and hospitality by the Terindah team and The new Mr and Mrs Eames-Mayer were treated to some of the funniest and heartfelt speeches I have ever heard by Corey's brother and parents, Amy's dad Bill, MC Lachie and MOH Amy.  Dancing into the night entertained by the awesome Ricki Wood and epic photo booth fun with Richie from Smilomatic on board. My second photographer Richard and I danced and sang in the car on the way home, weddings like this is absolutely why I do what I do.

Sharne x

ALOWYN Gardens - Nate + Jess

I love shooting at Alowyn Gardens, it is a 5 acre garden situated in Yarra Glen that is relatively unknown.  It is stunning, so when I met with Jess and Nate to chat about their wedding I just about jumped out of my skin when they told me their wedding and reception would be here.

Jess and Nate decided to have all their imagery at Alowyn taken before their actual wedding ceremony, so they could move straight into celebrations with their loved ones afterwards.  This was such great idea, and set the tone for their entire day.  Nothing was traditional, and that's what was so amazing about their day.  There was no wedding cake, no traditional vows, their reception food was seafood paella, wood fired pizza and Italian gelato, all served cocktail style under the festoon lights in the Alowyn courtyard. All accompanied by the awesome acoustic duo Tillee Music playing some laid back tunes.  The vibe was chilled and everyone in the mood to sit back and celebrate, Jess and Nate style.  It was my honour to capture their day and luckily under the festoons and the stars the weather was perfect and all of Jess' DIY touches a beautiful personal touch that made the day extra special. 

WELCOME

I love writing, I used to write a diary every night before bed as a teenager, then as an adult a journal, list making and jotting down random ideas and thoughts. Somewhere along the way life got busy and the writing stopped and I didn't even give it a second thought.  

I have been thinking about all the things I want to share with you all as a part of Aria Photography.  Some helpful advice, all the normal handy tricks that will help you with your wedding planning and specifically wedding photography, wedding images we have captured of course, but I want to share more. 

Recently I shared an image on Facebook that featured a shot as I was taking it and the image we actually captured(see below). I was trying to show the difference between what most people see and what we see as photographers with our creative eye.  I was shocked that this went more viral than some other shots, I love the image on the right, of Michelle and Aleks on their wedding day.  We shot this in a tiny birch forest many people would have simply walked past, a construction site on one side, carpark on the other, just 3 mts wide. Capturing these shots are just part of what I do at a wedding that I don't think twice about.  It made me realise you want to hear the REAL stuff, the stories behind images and people. There are so many stories that most of the time never get told and I realise I have so many from last season so I will be randomly sharing those as we share our new work too.

So, welcome and I hope you enjoy our blog and a little insight into what we do.  As the new season approaches I will be writing and sharing more, hope you visit and please let me know your thoughts in the comments section. Writing is one thing but conversations are fun and if you know me you know I love a good chat!

Peace out. Sharne x