Jemma, Dylan and Flynn

A couple of hours in the life of Jemma, Dylan and little Flynn.

Dylan is a carpenter by trade, if my really terrible memory serves me correctly. Yet in between 60 hour work weeks, he somehow manages to transform this house into a photography paradise. Even when I dropped their photos off one evening, like late on a Sunday type of evening, he was making a walk in robe for their bedroom!! I know a few people that would be scratching their heads reading this, wondering if he is a real carpenter. My husband is one, and he insists that he can't finish renovating our house because people won't take him seriously as a builder. He has solidly proved that point. It's been 2.5 years for our bathroom.

irah quinn

My beautiful friend brought home her third son, Irah. I stole a few moments to get some photos of the two of them whilst the older brothers were out burning off some energy. I can't wait to get the three boys together in a few weeks. In the meantime, here are some quieter moments....

sophie + scotty: mount bundy

A decade ago my sister made friends with this legend of a woman, who soon found this legend of a man. Their wedding took place at Mt Bundy Station; a nexus of deadly Territory outback and station charm, including a bull that likes to be patted, and join you by the campfire. The outback life brought on an insatiable thirst in the guests, and the wedding of the century ensued....

Little Coco

I was eagerly waiting the news of this babe’s arrival, as I was hoping to photograph her birth… At that point, we didn't know she was a she. But she stayed put until I was safely in another state before arriving in the world. I am not about to hold that against her.

kira + sam

The wedding of Kira to Sam was so beautiful; a ceremony in the botanical gardens and the reception in their family home. The house was hand crafted by Kira's Dad, and brought up to scratch with the blood, sweat and tears of Kira and Sam in the months before the big day.

On the day, Kira was so organised that she was ready 2 hours before she needed to leave to the ceremony, everyone stumbled over her multi syllable name in the vows, she climbed into a tree to be taller than her husband and let her dogs climb on her wedding dress when she arrived home.

the craigs

On the weekend I had to resist some of the strongest kidnapping urges I have felt to date.

I went to visit my old high school mate, Haylee, her husband Nans and their two daughters Elise and Charlotte, the tiniest little three week old who has inherited the size three million feet of her mother.

christine + darren

Christine asked me to be her wedding photographer before I realised I wanted to be one. They got married on their block at Bees Creek, and the river bed in these photos is their backyard - an absolutely magic spot.

Everything was handcrafted with love by these two, their family and friends; including a multi tiered cake stand that the groom whipped up that morning, and vats of homemade rum.

MAGGIE LOU (5 WEEKS OLD)

It was such a pleasure to visit Kye and Louise and meet little Maggie Louise; who is an absolute sweetheart. Louise was one of my first friends when we moved to Darwin at the age of 10, and we were besties for a number of years. It is a treat to watch her grow such a beautiful family. x

CAMERON + LOREN (HUNTER VALLEY)

After ten years, and two kids, Loren and Cameron decided on a wedding in the Hunter Valley. I was invited as a guest, so I took my camera as a date so I could document the day for them. It was an absolutely beautiful day and the speeches were second to none, I was laughing so hard I could barely take photos. Here is a selection of my favourite photos from the day. Warning: despite my best intentions, this did not end up being a small selection.