Equestrian Themed Bridal Inspriation shoot at The Sydney Polo Club

Hello there,

It’s with great pleasure I bring you this shoot that has been waiting in the wings until it was officially published in the Styling Handbook out this month by Modern Weddings Magazine.

I worked with an incredible team to create these images (all of them listed at the end of the post) and although it was a massive day for everyone involved – it was well worth it. Shot on location at The Sydney Polo Club.

Nerida x

Styling/Decor/Floristry: Oak & Linden

Decor/Napery: Papaya Homewares

Furniture/Stemware: My Brother Albert

Chargers/Napkin Rings: Pottery Barn

Venue/Polo Props: Sydney Polo Club

Invitation Suite/letterpress: D&D Letterpress

Cake and Desserts: Sweet Bloom

Wooden Place Cards/Straw-Flags/Cake Topper: Grain and Co

Bridal Couture Look 1: Rhonda Hemmingway

Bridal Couture Look 2: Sincerely Helen Rodriguez

Hair Accessories: Three Sunbeams

Hair and Makeup: Studio Petrina Milas

Videography: DnM Wedding Films

Angie & Nick’s wedding at Moby Dicks Whale Beach

Angie & Nick’s wedding was a much anticipated event, long in the planning all done by the gorgeous bride herself ! Most of their guests were coming up from Melbourne for the weekend as that is where Angie & Nick are from, so they had friends dotted all around whale beach for a few days. I believe there was a spectacular after party and pool party ‘recovery’ the following day.

Angie’s vision for the day was really unique and totally ‘her’ personal style. Angie is a stylist herself and make all the decorations – what a talent ! I adored her Jenny Packham gown and stunning flower crown from Wild Lotus. As you can see it was quite a windy day -but this only added to the drama and excitement of the ceremony and did make for some great expressions.

This was my first time at Moby Dicks and boy was I impressed ! The food was incredible and I loved how it was served as a banquet rather than individual plates. The view is of course perfect for a beach lover and although you can add your own special touches to the venue – it is quite spectacular just as it is.

Enjoy!

With love,

Nerida x

Jessica & Ryan – Lovers in Centennial Park

Jess & Ryan came to me to shoot their wedding in August this year and also wanted to include an engagement or ‘love’ session prior to that. It’s a great way to get to know each other, feel comfortable in front of the camera and make use of your hair & makeup trials !

These lovebirds were just too cute for words. We arrived at dusk and got some perfect light and they had a great time (so they told me !).

I love doing engagement shoots and wish more couples would opt for it – having some gorgeous pics of the two of you in a more casual setting is a lovely keepsake – as well as giving you confidence on how the photos will be on the wedding day.

We did all these shots in picturesque Centennial Park Sydney.

Nerida x

Annemarie & Daniel

Sometimes there are jobs that fill my heart with gratitude and happiness. Sometimes there are jobs where I meet extraordinary people that touch me deeply – and this was one of them. Creating this blog post made me a bit teary – I’m very sensitive … I have been known to cry at many weddings I’m shooting – but I hide it very well !

Annemarie asked me to document a morning at the Westmead Children’s hospital with her son Daniel. He was born premature and had been living there for over 6 months and was nearly ready to go home. This was a big transition for them and Annemarie wanted this part of their life to be recorded. I was so incredibly honored to be asked. In fact, I was a little bit nervous that I wouldn’t be able to capture what I wanted with the sensitivity and rawness I envisaged as I’ve never done a job quite like this before.

I hope to document more of Annemarie & Daniel’s life in the years to come – they are a special family.

Nerida x