Photographer + General Update

So its been a while since our last update. It's not because we've given up on the blog, but after arranging a venue we took a break or we haven't done things that we can write about.

We had an engagement parties in Sydney and Melbourne. They were casual BBQ's, but we didn't take many photos. However my aunty made a spectacular engagement cake for us, which tasted even better than it looked. A facebook page displaying her other cakes can be found here

Diane has been shopping for a wedding dress, she has found the dress she wants. But if she posts about it, I will know the dress before the wedding day. She is buying it online, which saves $1,000 from buying locally. We still need to get it tailored here, however even if we bought it locally it would still require tailoring. 

We are getting the bridal party to come to Sydney in early May, so that everyone can meet eachother, also to get everyone fitted for suits and dresses.

We have been meeting photographers over the last few months. I struggled to see the difference in their work, and they all tend to say the same thing when we meet them. To add to the difficulty there is no standard package in terms of hours of coverage, extra photographer, quality of the albums, number of pages in each album let alone the quality of their work which makes the whole process a nightmare. However we finally found a photographer who's work seemed unique and we have booked them for an engagement shoot as well as the wedding. 

What separated her work from the rest was the landscape and composition of her work. It seems she has only been doing wedding photography for 12 months, but previously she was a landscape photographer which shows through her artistic talent in her work. Also in terms of budget, she was probably on the cheaper end of photographers, without compromising quality. For those that are interested you can view her galleries and website here:

http://www.melissafiene.com/

We need to decide whether to get a videographer, or whether to simply get a friend to take a video of the key moments such as the ceremony, speeches etc. While I can imagine pulling out the photo album in the years down the track, its hard to imagine loading a video and appreciating that a professional has compiled it, compared to a friend with a steady hand.

In terms of what's next on our plate, we'll probably try to do the engagement shoot in the next few months and organise a celebrant/priest for the ceremony. We will post photo's of the engagement shoot when its complete.

Andy