Firstly our congratulations to Simone and Kon on their recent marriage. They had beautiful weather for their wedding day, with temperatures around the mid to high twenties – a good day for April!  Simone and her bridesmaids got ready at her parents property in Harkaway, before a stretch limo took the bridal party to St Catherine’s Greek Orthodox church in Malvern for the ceremony.

Kon arrived in an awesome white Thunder Bird , which after the ceremony took the newlyweds to a nearby park for some photos, and then on to the reception at The Pier in Port Melbourne.  The venue was ideal for a cocktail style function, with enough space for the guests to relax on couches and a separate area for dancing.

The couple are now off enjoying their honeymoon getting a tan on a beach far far away!  Congrats again to Simone & Kon!

Congratulations to Samantha and Lindsay on their recent marriage!

It was one of those days were the weather changed by the hour – typical Melbourne in April!  The ceremony was held at Hoppers Crossing United Church, and as the weather closed in and any chance of outdoor formal photos long gone, we opted for photos to be taken inside the Church itself.

We then all headed through the rain to the reception.  Ken from Greater Limousines took the newlyweds to the Shell Club, where the reception was being held in its formal room, and the wedding party gathered beneath the beautiful, large rotunda with the rain beyond it, to pop a champagne cork and debate which was the better AFL team – the Bombers or the Cats.  The reception was a grand success and the couple then headed off to spend a week relaxing along some of Victoria’s most beautiful coastal locations.

Congratulations to newlyweds Natassia & Tony.

We photographed their engagement party back in September 2009 and now we came back to both film and photograph their wedding.  The couple married at Weddings by the Lake in Kilsyth,  on a day which started muggy and ended in rain, but which provided enough clear skies for the ceremony to proceed unhindered by such mundane concerns as the weather.

Tony surprised Natassia by arranging a horse-drawn carriage, which took her and her bridesmaids on a 45 minute ride, before bringing them back to the gardens to arrive at the ceremony in style.  Natassia was then preceded down the aisle by the couple’s one year old daughter, who pushed her walker with the rings on their cushion in basket on the front, without a single misstep.

Here are some of our favourite images from the day:

We’ve just completed a pre-wedding “couple’s” shoot with Mia and Ian.  They chose the beach as their location and we hung out for a few hours taking some candid shots as they spent time together.  Apart from the sand in the shoes and the jeans getting a little wet, we had a ball!

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:

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…

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!

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!

Do you like the beach? The smell of the salt air and the feeling of the sand on your bare feet? Then a beach wedding might be for you.

In late 2008 we were contact by a Bride whose photographer cancelled her booking less than four days prior to her wedding. It was a disaster for the Bride. Having seen some of Hudcomm’s ‘Mother-in-Waiting’ work, she called us around 10am on an brisk October Tuesday morning desperately trying to find someone who could shoot her wedding that Friday. Luckily Katie and I were in the middle of moving home and studio and so had not taken any bookings for that weekend, and after a brief consultation we were able to quickly slot her in.

We were glad we were able to do so, for it was a beach wedding at a popular Port Phillip Bay beach and we were excited to be able to shoot it!

The Bride arrived by Hot Rod to the beach location she had been dreaming of being married at since she had gone there as a child. The Groom and a small number of guests were waiting, and Hudcomm was there with two photographers to ensure their wedding day was captured from all angles. Despite a moderate breeze, we were able to capture all the images the Bride was after, with some stunning images of the wedding party on the beach, while the guests were able to relax at the nearby reception venue.

It turned out a perfect day on the beach, with the Bride having the wedding she had always dreamed of, without any indication it had seemed almost doomed only four days before.

Mark & Katie