Congratulations to Katie and Mark on their recent engagement!  (And yes, we mean an entirely different Katie and Mark to your resident Hudcomm Weddings photographers here )

We had the pleasure of photographing Katie one recent morning.  The garden setting was beautiful, with shading trees and vines overhanging a beautiful framed walkway.  Other parts of the garden included a band-stand and pier out across the dam, and stunning lawns.

Katie wanted some beautiful and elegant pre-bride images, and here are some of our favourites from the shoot:

There was a horse drawn carriage, a beautiful old church of classical design, and photos in the gardens during Spring in Victoria. 

Congratulations to Susana and Steven on their recent wedding. 

Hudcomm was commissioned to provide both photography and videography of their wedding and the day started early for us, with a 75km drive to the bride’s home to capture those key images of her and her bridal party getting ready to go to the church.  Yes, we have to admit to a short stop at a local fast-food joint’s cafe for a coffee beforehand, but then we were right into the thick of it. 

Getting to the church was a 45km dash to make sure we were there for the bride’s arrival in her horse drawn carriage, while the groom awaited with palpable nerves.  The ceremony went perfectly, then it was off to Parliament House and the Fitzroy Gardens for the photos, before a casual drive to Ashton Manor in Diamond Creek for the reception.

The night came to a close by midnight, with Susana and Steven leaving in Steven’s treasured classic Valient.

We’ve been working recently with Peter and Michelle, owners of Piotr Antoni shoes (www.piotrantoni.com.au) , who sell high quality, designer evening, wedding and bridal shoes.  Some of their well known brands include Wild Diva and Amelia Jane, and they’ve been prominent in the industry here in Melbourne for well over a decade.

With a new range of bridal shoes to be launched, Peter and Michelle commissioned Hudcomm to come shoot their new product range.  It was a grand shoot in St. Kilda’s Mink Bar (www.minkbar.com.au) with Kara, a model we had not worked with before.  We spent a little time getting to know her as she had hair and makeup done, but then had to get straight into the shoot as we had all of an hour and a half to get the shots.  Kara was excellent to work with and took direction well, as well as contributing her own ideas – so thanks to Kara for making the difficult time-frame much easier to manage!

We had great fun getting some excellent shots – here are some of our favourites…

Cristian and Cathie’s wedding has to be one of the most beautiful ceremonies we’ve ever had the privilege to photograph.

With children playing such an important part in their lives, the couple included all the children attending the wedding to be a part of the ceremony by asking them to sit down the front while the bride’s mother, a school librarian by profession, read them – and all the watching guests – a children’s story about love. 

Held in the stunning Butleigh Wootton manor, this was a wedding about inclusiveness and family and kindness and care, and everything a marraige should be.  Hudcomm Weddings felt very privileged to be a part of this day and wish Cathie and Cristian all the best for their future life together. 

Congratulations to Natasha and Tony on their recent engagement!

They plan to marry in March next year at a beautiful Melbourne outdoor venue and we’ll be providing both the photography and videography for their day.

Their recent engagment party was held in the midst of some of Melbourne’s wildest Spring weather, though that didn’t get in the way of the party itself.  Mark attended to provide photography of the night and here are some of the images from the party.

We’re both looking forward to their wedding next year!

Recently, Hudcomm Weddings were hired to cover the engagement of Courtney and Leigh.

You may recognise Courtney from 2008’s Farmer Wants A Wife. While she didn’t find true love out on the farm, she did stumble into Leigh, an old friend from school not seen for many years, within a few weeks of her return to the city. They started chatting and immediately hit it off.

Six months later, they’re in love. Throwing a party for their families and friends to share the engagement celebrations, Hudcomm went along to photograph the occasion. Here are some of the images:

In June we had the pleasure of covering the wedding reception of Terri and Doug.  It was held at All Smiles,  a beautiful boutique winery reception venue located in the Yarra Valley (www.allsmiles.com.au).  Terri and Doug had been married in Fiji a month earlier but wanted to have a wedding reception back in Australia with the family and friends who couldn’t make it to Fiji.

In contrast to the weather in Fiji, it was a cold and wet evening for the Melbourne Reception, making it impossible to take advantage of any outdoor night shots.  The roaring fire kept the guests warm inside, however, as the food was continually served throughout the night.  Family and friends had photos with the newlyweds early in the evening.  As the party atmosphere kicked in and the night went on, we were able to get lots of party shots of the bride and groom, their friends, the dancing and the celebrations.

Congratulations to Terri & Doug

Have you thought what to do with the wedding dress after your wedding day?

You could let it sit in the closest, never again to see the light of day. Or maybe you could sell it on eBay, for a fifth of the price you paid for it (if you’re lucky).

What about doing something far more fun and just that bit different with it? Like taking it out into wilds of nature and trashing it!
Trash the Dress – or Drown the Gown as we like to call it here at Hudcomm – is a rising phenomenon across the US and now becoming popular in Australia. They involve the bride, or both the bride and groom, donning their wedding gear once again and, well, trashing it.
It could be walking into the ocean, as demonstrated by the beautiful Bella in our gallery, or it could be going for a swim in a country river, rolling in the mud out in a country paddock, or crawling through dirty, abandoned buildings in the middle of an urban, city environment.

Whatever it is, the idea is to Trash that Dress, Drown that Gown, and get some totally different, utterly amazing post-wedding images to complement those from the actual day. This is the opportunity to release your alter ego and explore your wild side – the possibilities are limited only by your imagination!

So what would you really like to do with the wedding dress after the wedding day?

Think of the most amazing, out-there, fabulous ideas you can, that really unique location, and then give Hudcomm a call!