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Amazing time at pre-wedding photo shoot at Muriwai Beach {West Auckland} with Pei and Robert, such great couple!
Its about time to share their engagement session gallery as their wedding just around the corner - on 9th January! I can not wait for their wedding! Not long to go now!
Enjoy highlights of this couple engagement - pre-wedding gallery:
{by the way today is my Birthday, yay! So good to spend it sharing beautiful moments with my couples <3}
Im really excited about upcoming Ilinke & Shaun's wedding, especially after couple's pre-wedding engagement photo shoot on one of the North Shore Auckland beach.
Ilinke's mum hand made a flower crown for this session, its looks so gorgeous! Amazing work!
Couple story: "We met through friends but what followed was an instant connection based on mutual respect, wanting the same things out of life and lots of laughter. We love watching movies and cooking together but mostly love experiencing life together by going on little adventures where we get to see new areas like waterfalls or little coffee shops etc"
It was amazing time together on the beach walking around and breath in all the atmosphere and get some romantic and playfulness moments captured.
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We had such a great time together with Trelise & Alan {our engagement photo shoot giveaway winners from Auckland Weddings} on Piha Beach {NZ}, their wedding coming up next year around Christmas time, so excited for this amazing couple!
I just loved this atmosphere on the beach - rocks, waves, sand, sunset! We had so much beautiful, romantic and emotional moments with this fun loving couple. Amazed by their love and energy!
Trelise told a story of the proposal, so beautiful and romantic!:
"Alan proposed on our 1 year anniversary in Santorini, Greece in June 2016. We had woken up early to watch the sunrise, so the paths were empty except for us. It was beautifully quiet, a lovely warm temperature, and just such a beautiful moment. We were at a view point on the island, looking out towards all the white houses and blue roofs, with the sun rising behind them, and we had a blue domed house right next to us (which we now refer to as "Our Dome"). Alan got down on one knee, on a cobbled path, and had to wait a few moments for an answer from me as I thought I was still asleep and dreaming!! A beautiful stray dog was the only witness to our special moment. We then had a champagne breakfast at our Cave, and spent the rest of the day out on a catamaran exploring Santorini and swimming in the bluest of blue oceans." Amazing dreamy moment!
I love every single moment of our session, there was freezing, windy,cloudy and sunny. We are survived the weather conditions! :)
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Ellise & Wasim
It was a great opportunity to meet Ellise & Wasim on Muriwai Beach {Auckland} to do their couples-engagement photos just few weeks before their wedding. Yes, sounds crazy, but we decided to go for it for have more opportunities to get stunning photographs in different from their wedding venue location, have another atmosphere, and feel more freedom {not every couple allow themselves on the wedding day running in the waves, climbing up to the rocks, get all wet, sit in the high grass and more exciting moments. But I actually know a few of my couples who even walk in the waves in the wedding dress, ha-ha!}
Engagement photo shoot is a great opportunity to know each better, understand how we are roll, feel more relaxed on the wedding day and get more amazing photographs :)
For me as a photography artist its a great opportunity to know better couple and also get some experimental creative shots {sometimes there no time in the wedding timeline for this, but I always try to create as much romantic and real photos as I can :)
So those Sunday morning we met each other on Muriwai Beach, such a stunning location with dunes, black sand, rocks and big waves. We had a bluest with Ellise & Wasim, especially when wave unexpected come close to the edge of the rocks where guys been standing in romantic pose :) Its was extreme, but I love every single moment of our session: all tho beauty and rocks around. Unforgettable memories.
I will tell you this couples story after their wedding. Keep eye on our new publications in one month time ;) Stay tuned!
Ellise & Wasim also surprised me with a gift - basket full of some amazing goodies. Its a great pleasure to receive such a wonderful present, thank you guys that you think about me and created such a wonderful present! {you can see a picture with gift on my Instagram, I just can't help myself and shared it with everybody :) See you guys on your wedding day in Markovina.
Enjoy this video and gallery as we truly enjoyed it!
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I love to receive a good news about new publications and featured images in different blogs and magazines around the world. Thats a great recognition and ability to showcase favourite photographs with my awesome wedding couples. They are just amazing!
Gorgeous wedding with stunning couple Juliette & Jonny {Castaways, Auckland} just been published in Paper & Lace. Thank you so much guys for sharing with me your special moments, I'm appreciate it!
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Great creative team on wedding day:
Photographer: Olga from Levien & Lens Photography
Dress: Parkland Bridal & Shirley from I Sew 4 U- Dressmaking & Alterations
Makeup: Catherine Campbell Make Up
Hair: Sam Graham from Framed Hair & Beauty
Shoes: Trousseau - bridal & evening shoes
Cake: Isabelle Edmonds
Flowers: Rosemary McNoe
Band: Twistin’ The Swing
Venue/Catering: Castaways
Celebrant: Fr John Craddock
Transport: Jaguars from Prestige Rental Cars
Ceremony Music: Louisa Neike (Vocals) Brendan Agnew (Pianist) Martin Sivertsen (Guitar) Logan Whyte (Piper)
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What a positive, full of fun and laughing, photo shoot I had last weekend in Auckland. Kylie & Warwick just amazing couple.
Guys met each other 2 months ago and feel strong connection. It was first their pictures together.
I love to shoot these special for couple moments with relaxable atmosphere, fun and joy. It's a treasure to see their raw emotions and feelings!
Enjoy my new couples-engagement photo gallery!
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Its really important to choose a right place to your big wedding day. Each location should have a special meaning to the you and made makes celebration moments unforgettable.
It's a lot of different options in Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty areas, indoors and outdoors (could be handy to do a rain check and have a back up plan ;)
Traditional wedding ceremonies are held in a church / registry office / hotel. I always enjoy to hear stories that couple choose the church where their parents been married. Its such treasured connection between generations, what great family traditions.
Outdoor locations had a lot of variety, especially in New Zealand: beach, domain, winery, gardens, farm, park, bush, golf course, resort etc. So many different options! Summer is almost all the year around with high plus temperature so its really tempting to organise picturesque ceremony/reception in the beautiful nature side. I just love to capture these natural light beautiful moments.
Other option what I often see with small family weddings - ceremony and reception at parents house with BBQ in the garden area. Thats so sweet memories as well.
So what type of wedding location close to you, where you want to celebrate your engagement and have fun with close to you people / family? It's all up to you! I'm happy to capture for you all these special moments with relax, natural style. I love to show raw emotions and connection!
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What a beautiful couple I met last weekend for their engagement session at Cornwall Park, Auckland.
Julie and Ettienne such an amazing and fun loving couple!
I love every single moment of our session together: all these lyric, romance and fun moments, posing and un-posing, relaxing talking and moving around. We even been dancing!
This couple is so gorgeous! It was interesting to hear their love story, how they met and where they come from: Julie a real kiwi girl and Ettienne from South Africa (name sounds really French and romantic! :). We found a lot in common - passion to dance (Julie doing latin dancing) and figure skating (Ettienne love to skate and practice on ice as me :).
What a great time together! Thank you guys!
So excited about your upcoming wedding!
Happy future together!
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OLGA & MARTIN
Kariotahi beach in South Auckland (not far from Waiuku) is a stunning location for any couples photo shoot. This weekend I met my lovely couple / friends just before the sunset to make special pictures for them.
This couple few years married and had 2 year old little one. Good time to show their love and connection. As Olga been joking during the photo shoot - this type of session should be included in all psychological course for every couple who wanted to refresh their relationship and remember how much they love each other. What a great idea! I should think about it, how to make all families live happily ever after :)
We start our session next to the beach at grass areas then walk at the sand and finished session on the top of the hill meeting beautiful sunset.
Olga and Martin; so romantic and fun loving couple. I really enjoyed to watch them cuddling each other, joking and playing around. It was a cute moment when Martin helped Olga to move sand out of the shoes (she might be feel like Cinderella) and put flower in her hair.
Love all the moments of our photo shoot. Enjoy it too!
Contact me for any enquiries! Remember we had complimentary engagement session for wedding bookings during August 2015 (limited availability)
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How do you like to spend your family time with children? What do you love doing together?
We could capture these treasured lifestyle moments during your family photo shoot while you and your loved ones have fun outdoors!
That is what we did with Anya, Ben, Alice and Annie at their family session in the park: climbing trees, stone walls, picking up autumn leaves, running around, having a picnic, sitting in a princess tent, having a tea party with teddy bears and so much more.
It was an amazing time with this active and fun family. Girls were so gorgeous! And their parents love them so much! It was a real pleasure to capture these special family moments, their relationship, fun, freedom and spirit. We really enjoyed this time together and the little ones have been happy to play and explore everything around. Pictures turned out just amazing!
Thank you so much for these moments!
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What a great couple I met this weekend - Nicole and Jon.
It's a pleasure for me to be involved with storytelling and to capture their love story special moments.
So here is just pure love and relationship. No need words, just pictures:
It's so important to document your everyday moments, capture family storytelling. And its also push you to progress to be a better photographer.
Its not so easy to find something new to shoot (every single day) and get more interesting angles, composition, light. But its made you looking for something special, what speak to you, what show something YOURS at this exact moment.
Its your STORY, your VOICE, your IDEAS, and your LIFE!
Here my February daily pictures (some black and white, some colour, some clients shots, some family, and a little bit of everything! Thats my story!
My wedding photo shoot from yesterday. Just can't walk away with one picture for 365 Project :)
Look forward to next month!
Couples photo shoot always full of love, feelings, fun moments. They show raw emotions, relationships, couples personality, their love story. :) Yes, each couple have own character and personality. Not just 2 different characters, but one for both :) And I need try to understand what the couple looks like, what they love to do, how they spend their downtime, is it more quiet or full of fun and adventure time... I want know and capture their true story!
Im happy Maria and Taz share with me evening at Cornwall park where we get to have best photo shoot ever with so much positive emotions. These guys are just amazing! Im truly in love :)
We had so much fun, creativity, tender moments. And guys brought a lot stuff what was really helpful to made right picture in the frame with atmosphere: flowers, magazines, bubbles, champagne, candies, "Love story" sign, scarfs etc Its great to have so many ideas and options to choose from and use for special love atmosphere shots.
I been so happy and inspired to come back home and kissed my husband (other peoples feelings made me refresh my own one :) Ha-ha!
I wish I will have the same great experience with every couple and all clients/friends!
It was really hard to choose the best pictures because guys just amazing, they just rock it!
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