Bella at Sheridan Designs, designs, creates and sells customised Wedding and Formal dresses.

We took the opportunity recently to photograph several of her dresses against a beach backdrop in Torquay.  We shot on dusk and took the opportunity at the end of the shoot to drown the gown, with Bella walking into the ocean in one of her wedding dresses.

If you’re interested in a custom made wedding dress, bridal-party dress or elegant evening dress, you can contact Bella on : sheridanmodel@yahoo.com.au

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.