Kaylie and Julien's Jewish Sandalford Wedding

Hora dances, flowers that made me catch my breath, a beautiful Chuppa (a traditional jewish wedding arbour), and the most loved up bride and groom, it was the definition of a perfect wedding day!! Im a huge fan of incorporating family and cultural traditions into a wedding day. Kaylie comes from a Jewish heritage and so decided to add a bunch of their favourite Jewish wedding traditions into the day which made it so much fun. Sandalford Winery’s immaculate and beautiful grounds were the perfect place to host their big wedding day, and thanks to Kara from Hitch’d Weddings, the day ran literally without a hitch, pun intended. Hiring a good wedding planner is an easy way to ensure the day runs smoothly and takes so much stress out of the planning.

I photographed their wedding day using a mix of 120mm medium format film and digital photography, using my last couple rolls of Fuji Pro 400h. For anyone who knows anything about film they’ll know these rolls are almost extinct so I treasure every single one. I shoot both at all my weddings because it’s the best of both worlds, the beautiful timeless feeling of film and also the reliability of digital.

Kaylie and Julien first met at school, and got to know each other while doing homework together as teens! So special and wholesome right?! Some ten years or so later it was so wonderful to be apart of their next step as they became husband and wife.

What an absolutely beautiful and fun wedding reception! Looking absolutely breathe taking thanks to Hitchd weddings and the Flower girl Perth. I am such a fan of incorporating family and cultural traditions into wedding days, Kaylie and Julien started their wedding reception with a Hora dance, a traditional jewish chair dance. It was the most wonderful way to start a wedding reception with all their friends and family!

Wedding vendors:

Photography: Amelia Claire Photography

Planner- Hitchd Weddings @hitchdweddings
Florist - The flower girl Perth @theflowergirlperth
Cake - @takesthecakewa
Celebrant - @weddingswithtim
Acoustic - @davidlazarus.music
Hair - @kokoblaqcoiffeur
Make Up - @makeupbymelanie_ @smfmakeup
Hire - @blanc.onbriggs
Hire - @eventartillery
Dance Floor - @thedancefloorco
Linens - @thetailoredtable
Wedding venue - @sandalford_weddings_

The Raft, Perth city wedding

Laura and Michel’s Perth waterfront wedding day at The Raft in Perth was nothing short of incredible and we all had so much fun! I have been a wedding photographer in Perth for over a decade and I don’t think i’ve seen a prettier sunset view of the Perth city than from The Raft, right on the water.

Romantic, modern and minimalist are all words they used to describe their day. Laura wore a Brides by design wedding gown and Katie Cooper’s florals always make a stunning wedding day even more exceptional! The view of the swan river and Perth city from The Raft at dusk and night is absolutely breath taking and I mean who doesn’t want to take a boat ride on their wedding day!

I photographed Laura and Michel’s wedding using a mix of 120mm film and digital photography. Their Chinese tea ceremony was held the week before their wedding, their ceremony was held at their local church and reception was at The Raft on the swan river.

They told me their reception was all about having fun with their nearest and dearest, and fun it was. The Raft is a floating Bar & Eatery is in the middle of the Derbal Yerrigan and is a 5-minute trip aboard their tender vessel from Barrack Street Jetty. There are little things that you can add that make a big difference to a wedding day- espresso martini’s and other cocktails were served while watching the sunset over the Swan river, Katie cooper’s flowers covered the tables, Laura’s cake topper was made of polaroids taken on the day, an idea she saw on pinterest and Yum seng Toast’s always make a wedding reception even more fun.

Kind words from Laura:

“Dear Amelia, OH MY GOODNESS! Thank you so much for capturing the most magical day of our lives! The pictures are absolutely incredible! We could not have asked for better photographs that capture our love in the air. From my first phone meeting with you, to the end of the wedding day, you were such a calming presence to be around. From two very awkward people who were nervous to take photos for the day, you captured us in our best elements and kept it truly to just us. We love the candidness of these photographs and how light, bright and clear they are. We love that we are now able to relive our wedding day over and over again. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much!” Laura and Michel

Perth wedding vendors:

Wedding Photographer: Amelia Claire Photography

Wedding venue: The Raft, Perth city on the swan river

Wedding gown: Brides by Design

Makeup: Sharne Christie Makeup

Hair: Lloyd Yeoh & Kailah Lee

Florist: Katie Cooper Floral design

Invitation’s: Impressed Studio

E+M- Fremantle wedding on Film and Digital

I have been photographing film at weddings in Perth and worldwide for about 5 years now and every time that email with the film scans hits my inbox I still get butterflies!

If you have wanted to try photography using film here’s a few little tips:

1- Start on an automatic film camera.

My favourite 35 mm camera is the Manolta Mac-tele. This camera is a beast, I recently dropped mine at a wedding and completely smashed it (it was such a sad moment) but the camera still works, incredible! If you have been shooting film for a while and your up for more or a challenge then the Pentax k-1000 is my favourite manual camera. They have inbuilt light metres inside so you wont need to carry around a light metre as long as it is working.

2- Don’t worry about buying expensive film.

When shooting 35mm film I usually shoot on Kodak portra 400 or Fuji 400h (which is now discontinued so I won’t be for long) but I have recently found that Kodak Ultra max is just as beautiful and is half the price. You can get this from Big W so you wont need to worry about getting slogged with massive shipping costs.

3- Send your film to the right lab!

The lab who scans your images makes 1000% of the difference to the look of the images. I love PhotoVision in the US but in Australia a few favourite’s are Lazarus lab or Atkins pro lab.

4- Think about your image before you take it. Composition, lighting and the subject.

Whether you’re using an iPhone, camera or film camera you can take a really great image if you consider these three things. Film works best with lots of light or if its dark you’ll need a flash. Take your time, sometimes counting down before taking the image can help with less eyes closed as every image costs money.

For Marco and Emmelie’s wedding at their home in Fremantle, Perth I photographed using 120mm film, 35mm film and digital. Every wedding I photograph I use both film and digital to capture the day. I use 120mm film because its professional grade and is high quality but I shoot 35mm for filler shots or for every day photos of my little one at home as its cheaper, you get more photos from the roll and you can use an auto film camera so you can take photos without thinking too hard.

Em and Marco’s day was so perfect, here’s Ems sweet words after receiving her full gallery- “Hi lovely Amelia, Wow wow wow, thank you so much for your beautiful photos. We have just shared them with our families and we are all absolutely in awe! You captured the day and the happiness so perfectly! So special to have the filmies too, thank you. We have been recommending you to friends - so glad we chose you.”

L+K - Sandalford Winery wedding

SANDALFORD WINERY WEDDING IN THE SWAN VALLEY, PERTH.

This Sandalford wedding in the swan valley was such a dream to photograph! It was forecast to rain all day but true to Perth weather it was sunny from the ceremony until reception! We were seriously counting our blessings. A wedding like this couldn’t be possible without the wonderful vendors who are so good at what they do, Katie Cooper made every inch of this wedding extravagantly beautiful with her florals everywhere, Noda luxury events, Heart string hire, Edison event lighting stylists al made this reception one to remember.

These guys got through lockdowns and restrictions just weeks before the wedding date with a smile on their face, and then finally on the day so glad to have made it to the date when they could get married and start their lives together as husband and wife.

Vendors that made this beautiful wedding a reality:

Photographer: Amelia Claire Photography

Videographer: Amelia Claire Photography

Gown: Bride's Selection: Jessica Couture

Make-up- Tina Tran artiste

Hair Stylist- The Pretty Parlour

Florist- Katie Cooper Floral Design

DJ: Soul Sound Djs

Cake - Sieve & Stone

Event lighting stylist - Edison Events

Dance Floor - NODA events

Furniture: Heart Strings hire and style

Venue: Sandalford winery, Perth Swan Valley

SARAH AND JARRAD’S COAST PORT BEACH WEDDING

Laughs, champagne and good vibes was the theme for this beautiful wedding was located at the Coast Port beach restaurant in Fremantle, Perth with a beautiful view right onto the ocean.

Sarah and Jarrad are a super relaxed couple and wanted the very best day full of laughs, champagne and good vibes and they wanted their photography from the day to capture that same energy. I say this all the time and ill keep saying it- the only way to achieve the candid good vibes is to have fun, relax, enjoy being together, soak in all the love from your friends and family and let me photograph that!

Sarah looked incredible on the day, her beautiful gown was from Luv bridal, her hair was HC Artisty and makeup was: Koko Blaq who specialise in the incredible glamour waves the girls are all showcasing.

This was the most wonderful, relaxed, good vibed wedding to be be able to photograph.

Without incredible vendors you love and trust 100%, your wedding day wouldn’t go ahead, these amazing people are how it all happens-

Vendors:

Perth wedding photographer: Amelia Claire Photography

Ceremony and Reception venue: Coast port beach restaurant located in Fremantle, Perth.

Gown: Luv Bridal Australia in Highgate, Perth

Hair: Koko Blaq Coiffeur, Dianella Perth

Makeup: HC Artistry

Rings: Diamond Collective, Western Australian jeweller

Celebrant: Married by Laura

Wedding Band: Champagne agency perth

Flowers: Florever, Perth Florist