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!

Earlier in the year we congratulated Mark and Katie – an entirely different Mark and Katie to your photographers here – on the announcement of their engagement.  Recently, we had the pleasure to photograph and film their official engagement party at the Hotel Barkly.  It was a stunning venue with an outdoor deck framing views of the Palais Theatre and Luna Park, with the beach in the background.  The event was attended by more than two hundred family and friends, and was a resounding success!  Congratulations again to the engaged couple…

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

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. 

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: