stud-muffin farmer boy jason and graceful, elegant beauty tara found us 3 weeks before their wedding…
we are so pleased they did…
these two small country town “primary school sweethearts” 
met again in big city adulthood and ka-chow…
we arrived at the swanky duxton where everyone was ready!!!!!!
here’s mikes…all day i was thinking grace kelly…
bridesmaids were in awe…mum was overwhelmed…
…dad was gob-smacked…
and no wonder…
mikes shot my shot
hello hotness
very hot day (our starburst melted into a bag of sticky mess - which mikes hand found:))
and the fellas (all 6 aquinas old boys/hunky farmer boys) found a little coolness inside the beautiful st columbas church…
until i dragged them out…:)
tara steadying herself with the help of her flowergirl…
love this
my shot, mikes shot
the ceremony was officiated by jasons chaplain from aquinas, so even though he performed a full mass, it was quite intimate and sprinkled with plenty of humour…
love love love this shot…read on clare days blog that she also loves the moment just after the signing where the couple gaze longingly and kiss…me too clare!
love this!
the time between ceremony and reception was quite short…so we drove to the foreshore for our 20 minute, largest brial party ever, fully impressive location shoot!
my shot
mikes shot
hello there….
please dont tell anyone that we coaxed the swan into the picture with doritos
love these…could have been captured 50 years ago…except for the blazen hotness…:)
we seriously and honestly did not see the words on the bitumen when we were taking this…oops…
after a slight dilemma with 3 allocated parking spots and one very long rolls royce, we climbed the creaky, timber stairs of the perth town hall to start an amazing party…
speeches were sensational…we heard from both parents how tara and jason, and their amazing group of friends, are swtiched on, responsible, giving and kind (with the odd bender thrown in for a bit of spice)
and how they have literally known each other since primary school…there is definitely something to be said for raising children in a small town…
first dance was fabulous…not only did jason and tara perform a choreographed number - the whole bridal party knew the steps as well…
i think dancing may have been on the curriculum at iona and aquinas …:)
oh my goodness…forget to mention…murphys lore were the entertainment for the evening…
incredible
i did not stray far from the dance floor (being a photographer the whole time of course)
lining the walls of the perth town hall foyer are dusty, faded images of grand parties held from the early 1900’s…
mike chose to shoot mainly black n white as it just looked right…
the dancing literally did not stop from when it started…it was a high energy, super fun, very large party…we loved it…
love this of tara taking 5 and watching the slideshow after everyone else has left…:)
jason and tara met us outside amongst the night clubbers and the homeless people…
random people were stopping and also taking photos on phones and the like…so you may have already seen this somewhere!
love this
but love this more
heading back inside…but then…mike (after trying to break into an abandoned house and failing) found this great spot (aided by homeless person number 7)…
and we dragged them back to here…mikes shot
my shot…
but then i was a little creeped out laying on the ground surrounded by old men with the pungent aroma of muscat filling my nostrils and we went back inside…
this was going to be a great shot…i had it all set…then a well-meaning but wildy intoxicated young man lifted his arm and wacked my camera into the bridge of my nose and i dont remember anything else…
…until waking up outside and it was midnight by the town hall clock and tired cinderalla and her ever-so-handsome prince had to return home in their overloaded pumpkin,
to their cooking and cleaning and many children who lived in the shoe…hang on…fairytale mix up…forgive me, it was a big whack on the nose!
jason and tara - you are real life fairytale material…
we could not help but be swept up in the romantism and happiness surrounding you both
we are so so so happy you found us…
we wish you many glowing dawn sunrises, hot roast dinners and rocking chair on the porch sunsets at the farm
comp update…i was seriously aiming to kick his butt with my leaving shot, but all i have to show for the patience is a bruised nose…
night shots were hotly contested but agreed even - we were too happy and tired to argue!!!
