“You’re the winner”. That’s what Kellie said to me when she rang me to tell me they’d decided I would be the person to photograph their wedding. I was so excited and humbled – it would be my first wedding shooting for myself instead of someone else, and I couldn’t have been more stoked that Kellie and Jason would be number one! Before I ‘won’, they came around my house whilst up in Brisbane with the intent of staying for 15 minutes to have a quick look at an entire wedding from end to end and ended up staying for nearly two hours as we talked about travel, photography and life. Dan came home half way through and as we waved them out the front door, he says to me “how long has it been since you’ve seen them”, only for me to admit it was the first time we’d met. That’s the kind of people Kellie and Jason are – you meet them once and they’re so awesome you connect and feel like you’ve known them forever. There are so many favourite moment’s from their day it’s impossible for me to come up with one so I’ll list them out in no particular order:

•  Arriving at Kellie’s and seeing the most chilled out bride I’ve met, full of nerves
• Ned – I seriously considered trading in wedding photography and beginning my crime spree with a bit of dognapping
• The first look and the look on Jason’s face as he waited for Kellie full of anticipation
• The boys shenanigans on the tandem bike as we took the ‘formal’ shots which are not so formal with Joel around
• Seeing the emotion all over again during the ceremony
• Jody in general – she was exactly what a bridesmaid should be, took of her shoes at the reception and set the tone for the rest of the night, BUT only to be upstaged by
• Jason’s nanna, who whilst at the photobooth with Jody, poked her up the skirt with a moustache on a stick when she leant over to search for more props
• Kevin and Vicki’s speech – hilarious
• The photobooth in general – I loved watching everyone chill out and have fun
• The first dance and ‘dance off’. I’m still not convinced who won.
• Being impressed at Joel and Jason’s general moves on the dancefloor, but only until I realised they’d been stealing them from their dad. Noel was killing it.
• Getting a hug from everyone as I left

 I wish them both nothing but the best. I hope you enjoy the quick preview of some photo’s of your day. Kellie – I’ll miss your emails! xx