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Debbie May Flowers

Vicki James — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:44:07 +0000

Once a year in the lead up to the Yamba Bridal Expo, Debbie May Flowers starts pulling together photos of the bouquets she’s created over the past year for the pages of her portfolio. It’s always a pleasure putting together my photos for her as it a chance to walk down memory lane and reminisce over some of my weddings of the past year.

I hope you enjoy some of Debbie Mays gorgeous flowers!

Mel and Joel: 7 March 2010

Anthony and Andrea: 6 March 2010

Charmaine and Mark: 16 January 2010

Lily and Michael: 30 January 2010

Nardeen and Peter: 15 May 2010

Lee and Stefanie: 1 May 2010

Anna and Dave: 8 May 2010

Megan and Nathan: 20 June 2009

Rebecca and Daniel: 13 February 2010

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Nardeen and Pete | wedding

Vicki James — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:16:15 +0000

During Nardeen and Pete’s vows, Nardeen said one line. That one line, for the rest of my life, I know I will never forget…..”You fixed my broken mower and you fixed my broken heart”. I cried….again!

Nardeen and Pete met when Nardeen called on him to fix her mower. Little did she know that this wonderful man would change her life forever. It was a privilege photograph Nardeen and Pete’s wedding and witness two lovely families becoming one. And the blessings don’t end there! Nardeen discovered she was 6 months pregnant not long before the wedding, so now we are all eagerly awaiting the gorgeous baby who will bring the family members up to 7!

I hope you enjoy the photos from their wedding:

The florals were provided by Debbie May Flowers:

I just loved the backs of the bridesmaids dresses:

Giggles:

Nardeen and Pee decided to have ‘First Look’ for their photos. It meant that we took most of their wedding photos before their actual ceremony. It was lovely and intimate and we were able to grab some lovely family photos at the same time:

Love this!

Pete has some extra special cuff links to wear. I think he looks super cool in this shot:

Hello gorgeous!

The ceremony was held on the grassy knoll at Main Beach, Yamba

The whole family had a role to play during the sand ceremony:

Married:

We took about 30 minutes after the ceremony to grab a few photos of just Nardeen and Pete without the children. We were also lucky to score some yummy light as the sun was setting”

As I wasn’t staying for the reception we grabbed a First Dance shot within the beautifully decorated room:

The funky cake was made by Jo at Party Art:

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The Honour Roll:

Marriage Celebrant: Christine Preston

Florals: Flowers by Debbie May

Make Up: Endessas Beauty Spot

Decorator: Fabulous Functions

Ceremony: Yamba Main Beach, Yamba

Reception: Yamba Surf Club

Caterer: Party Art

Cake: Party Art

Kim and Daniel | My first wedding on a boat!

Vicki James — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:54:10 +0000

I can remember vividly Kim telling me that her and Daniels wedding was going to be on a boat. Daniel’s a fisherman, he is one with boats, he has sea legs. I have land legs and not real steady ones at that! I thought it best to tell Kim that I don’t have sea legs and the last time I went out on a boat I counted the looong seconds until we were back on land. Needless to say, I won’t share any more of that story! I felt much better though when Kim informed me, that she to only has land legs. I though to myself, I’ll be ok and I happily accepted the privilege of photographing Kim and Daniels wedding day.

The next question I asked was, are you really getting married on Daniels trawler? It turns out that the ‘boat’ was actually a 75ft luxury cruiser that shares a jetty with Daniels trawler. Such is my life, cruising around the Clarence River on luxury boats doing what I love *sigh* .

I hope you enjoy the photos of Kim and Daniels wedding.

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The Honour Roll:

Marriage Celebrant: Dawn Shepherd

Florals: Bonnie McGowan

Brides Hair: Karen at Pure Shine

Reception: Yamba Golf Club

Entertainment: Little Fish

Anna and Dave | Wedding Preview

Vicki James — Mon, 10 May 2010 02:34:37 +0000

Anna and Daves wedding on Saturday was one of beautiful maidens and knights in shining armour, of romantic poetry , of passion and of inextinguishable love. A full blog post to come later……I hope you enjoy the preview!

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Brooke and Steve | a sea side wedding

Vicki James — Fri, 07 May 2010 03:00:36 +0000

When Brooke married Steve you could see it was one of the happiest days of her life. Her beautiful smile never left her face. Their ceremony was held on a rock platform with beautiful Turners Beach, Yamba in the background. The sun shone brightly, seagulls flew past and surfers stopped and watched as Brooke and Steve exchanged their vows. Following is a selection of photos from their day.

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The Honour Roll:

Marriage Celebrant: Christine Preston

Decorator: Fabulous Functions

Ceremony: Turners Beach, Yamba

Reception: Yamba Shores Tavern

Lee and Stefanie | Wedding Preview

Vicki James — Mon, 03 May 2010 00:24:11 +0000

An amazing wedding for a lovely couple-Lee and Stef were married at the Yamba Lighthouse on Saturday. Please enjoy some previews from their day…..

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Christina and Ian | An Easter Sunday Wedding

Vicki James — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:32:52 +0000

Christina and Ian were married in an intimate ceremony at Wooli on the weekend. There’s a full blog post to follow, I’m just a tad snowed under at the moment!

Until then,

Vicki

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Jess and Angus | Yee-hah!

Vicki James — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:28:53 +0000

My friend and previous photography assistant Jess, married her man is a sensational country wedding in Lawrence on the weekend. For all the unpaid hours, bag carrying, support and laughing at jokes she has heard me repeat many times, the best gift I could give her was to shoot her wedding. Many many congratulations Jess and Angus!!

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It’s all about the photography…isn’t it?

Vicki James — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:19:54 +0000

Sometimes I seriously worry that I have waaayy too much fun at my weddings. Yes, that’s right, my weddings. It’s all about the photography isn’t it?…..No really, my last few weddings I have shared with some amazing couples and vendors that I love. Genuine.

Here’s some previews from the last three weddings that I have photographed:

Andrea and Anthony: they totally brought it.

Joel and Mel: I love them. They are family. Welcome Mel, I’m so happy you married my Joel!

Joanne and Colin: so real, so amazing and so darn funny all at the same time. My face is still sore from laughing!

Full blog posts all to follow!

Brooke and Bruce | of love, laugher and happily ever after

Vicki James — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:18:24 +0000

There was predicted rain on the day of Brooke and Bruces wedding and I was incredibly thankful that there ceremony location was on the undercover deck of the Yamba Shores Taven. I packed the wet weather gear, brollys, camera gear and set off.

Istarted my day with the girls about an hour before the ceremony started. They were dressing at the Moby Dick Motel Yamba and we all organised and ready for photos when I arrived. Brooke and Bruce have a gorgeous little bub and she looked as cute a a button in her wedding clothes!

The Yamba Shores Tavern Deck was perfect for the ceremony and the restaurant looked amazing.

I always say that weddings bring their own magic and there is always a chance to take amazing photos, whatever the weather brings us. What we were blessed with was soft muted light from overcast skies. I couldn’t have been happier. After the ceremony we spent some time taking photos around the Yamba Lighthouse and the Turners Beach rocks.

I hope you are having a fantastic honeymoon in Fiji, it was great to be a part of your wedding day and I hope you love your photos!

Love, Vicki x

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The Honour Roll:

Ceremony and Reception Decorations: Fabulous Functions

Wedding Celebrant: Christine Preston

Ceremony and Reception: Yamba Shores Tavern

Make Up: Miracles ‘R’ Us