PICTURE PERFECT PHOTOGRAPHY

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WHEN ELEPHANT MET ZEBRA

When Elephant Met Zebra got it’s name from the two lovebirds behind the scenes of the business. Brian’s favourite animal is the elephant and his wife Sheena absolutely loves zebra’s.

Brian has a team of fine art film wedding photographers based in Brisbane, but they regularly travel all over Australia and internationally to photograph beautiful weddings.

Rather than documenting a wedding with thousands of randomly captured pictures, WEMZ craft images of life, movement and emotion with the subtle touch of the artist’s hand.

Considering an entire collection of stylised photographs as a representation of the couples special day, they comprehensively design imagery using fashion and editorial photography techniques, while still remaining fluid enough to show the wild emotional component of a wedding.

You will see Brian with his band of merry men photographers snapping pictures left right and centre at the fair on Saturday, as they are our official event photographers. So don’t forget to put on a bit of lippy and a rockin’ hair style, you may just be featured on our blog 🙂

RYDER EVANS PHOTOGRAPHY

Ryder always loved photography but never thought he would become a wedding photographer until he was a second shooter at a wedding with his mate and since then he was hooked and has never looked back!

Ryder produces wedding photography that captures your most natural self, the joyful, teary and unscripted moments. He’s all about caoturing what’s important to you as a couple.

As an all day wedding photographer Ryder Evans does this so he can tell the complete story of your day, stating as early as you like and will be there right up until you leave the reception, because after all that’s where the party begins, right?!

STUDIO SIXTY PHOTOGRAPHY

Studio Sixty Photography like the quote “from little things big things grow” to describe their photography business. 20 years old and still loving every minute of it.

They keep things simple so their service provides ‘the best photography with a smile’. This husband and wife team Sally and Jason are fun to be around and have great personalities. They are very personable and lovely. Scouts honour – we’re not lying.

Ahhhh we love these photographers to bits and we know you will too. We never get tired of chatting to these fine folk. Come and meet them all in person at The Brisbane Wedding Fair on Saturday xx

SAY CHEESE IN OUR PHOTOBOOTHS!

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Who doesn’t love a good photo booth at a wedding!? They create an electric and super fun atmosphere and really help to get your guests unwinding and having a great time. Plus as an added bonus you get yourselves a copy of all the hilarious photos that have been taken in the booth that night. It’s a no brainer for us – we LOVE photo booths and take every opportunity we get to stick our heads in there and get some printed photos as a keepsake.

We’ve nailed down some awesome photo booths for our upcoming Brisbane Fair – take a look at what you’re in for!

THE PHOTO BOOTH GUYS

The Photo Booth Guys provide the most awesome photo booth experience with fresh backdrops, kickass props, amazing customer service and quality in absolutely everything they do…who doesn’t want that?! Their booths all have their own hilarious personalities and love to be the life of the party.

Their first ever photo booth was Max Power… a new take on the classic photo booth. From there, the path to world domination was set by adding Betty B, John Wilkes and Walt Jnr along with their English cousins Patty, Selma and Max Jnr. The Photo Booth Guys are now in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and London.

THE PHOTO BOOTH COLLECTIVE

The Photo Booth Collective is a newbie on the photo booth scene! It’s the brain child of super amazing photographers When Elephant Met Zebra (so you just know these images are going to be amazing quality!).

These guys provide super fun, stylish, fully open air photo booths for your next event. Their range of backdrops and props is also freakin amazing – trust us you will love them!

FLASHPOD PHOTO BOOTH

Flashpod Photo Booth is a husband and wife team and was born from a desire to create a sophisticated and sleek photo booth in an ingenious curved design. They wanted to create something that would fit elegantly within the surroundings of the gorgeous venues in Brisbane and beyond – and we think they nailed it!

These guys offer unlimited (and customised!) instant prints, guest book options, colour and B&W photos, props, social media integration, array of backgrounds, live view slide show and a USB of all images (oh, and the best darn photo booth attendants from here to Tumbuctoo!).

If you want to meet these guys at our Brisbane Fair then be sure to buy your tickets right HERE!

SNAP HAPPY PHOTOGRAPHERS

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Holy moley we have got the most amazing line up of creative, fun and forward thinking photographers for you guys at the Brisbane Fair! Picking a photographer is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make for your wedding day. You want someone who can capture those candid, emotional and funny moments with passion and creative flair. You also want someone who has a cool personality so that you feel super comfortable having them follow you around on your big day.

Introducing our first lot of photographers!

ANTHONY HOANG PHOTOGRAPHY

Anthony Hoang’s passion to love and be loved led him down the wedding photography path. His style has been described as depth within simplicity. It’s classic, natural, well balanced, clean and candid.

Anthony wants his couples to think of him as more of a friend and less of a wedding photographer. He takes the time to form bonds with his couples, working closely together to create natural, candid and creative images that will have everyone inspired and remembering your special day forever.

TRICIA KING PHOTOGRAPHY

Tricia starting taking photos 20 years ago! She can’t help but see the world through a view finder. Somehow, she even managed to photograph her own wedding!

She is wired to look for candid, real moments in time and capture them, documenting weddings and lives in the most beautiful way.

JUDDRIC PHOTOGRAPHY

Judd has always loved two things; photography and watching people’s dreams come true. He now takes photos of awesome people on the day their dreams come true – talk about finding the perfect job!

Judd is super relaxed and enjoys hanging out with his couples from the moment they start getting ready, till the very end of the night when they step out of their reception, taking photos all along the way to capture every tiny detail about their day.

Grab your tickets online HERE to beat the crowds at the door to meet these talented (and pretty fun to hang out with) photographers.

A Darling Affair’s – Summer Garden Inspiration

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Just in case you missed it on Hello May we decided to give you another peek at the gorgeous Summer Wedding inspiration shoot that we put together with a talented team of wedding professionals located in the Brisbane region.

Brian from When Elephant Met Zebra captured the images perfectly and is a master behind the camera.

Hope and Lace Wedding Planning & Events put together this whimsical garden fresh bouquet full of blooms of every description. Coupled with the flawless makeup and hair by Khesahn from The Beauty Case and her delightful team. Our model’s lips were matched with the colour of the poppy bright roses in the bouquet.

Now you can’t do a bridal wedding shoot without a awesome suit and a gorgeous dress. So the creative geniuses that we love working with who have passion and drive for their craft are Urbbana – men’s suits and Jennifer Gifford Designs.

All these wonderful suppliers will be showcasing their talents at the Brisbane Wedding fair January 17th so head HERE to get your tickets online to get in the express lane at the entrance and skip past the crowds.

See you at the fair!! xx

When Elephant Met Zebra – all kinds of wonderful happened…

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It will probably be no surprise when we tell you that Brian from When Elephant Met Zebra is probably our most favourite photographer who ever walked the earth (we know that’s a big call.. but seriously… have you seen this guys work!?). He photographed one of our Darling’s (Emma & Riley) weddings earlier this year and he’s been our official photographer all year this year. We’re also VERY excited to announce that we’ve managed to secure Brian again as our official photographer for 2015 – woohoo!

You may have seen Brian (looking extremely fashionable thanks to Urbbana!) running around at our recent Sunshine Coast fair excitedly taking photos of all our vendor stalls, fashion parades and anything pretty or creative that took his eye. It’s our pleasure to now show you some of our favourite photos from the day… get yourself a cuppa and turn your phone off… you won’t want to be interrupted, these photos are all kinds of amazing.

And in case you’re wondering who the man is behind these images… here is a sneaky photo of him that we stole from his Facebook page… thanks to Maytide for the image and thanks again to Urbanna for dressing Brian!

Introducing our Wedding Venues!

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Both of the venues that will be exhibiting at the Wedding Fair JULY 19, The Chapel Woombye and The Lakehouse Sunshine Coast are places that A Darling Affair has worked closely with and have done some gorgeous styled shoots on location. Come and visit them at the fair and discuss more of your dream wedding day.

You could always get married at The Chapel and then have your reception at The Lakehouse! The best of both worlds. WIN/WIN!!

THE CHAPEL WOOMBYE

John is the owner, pastor, celebrant and all round good guy at The Chapel Woombye. We love this place because it’s a blank canvas and you can decorate this place to your hearts content. John very much lets you just go at it. Not many places let you have full creative control and that’s why we keep going back for more, more, more!!!

When you come to the fair you will see why we have fallen in love with this lovely white chapel and it’s nooks and cranny’s that make it a stylists dream come true.

The Chapel Woombye Shoot: Dress Judy Copley Bridal Photography When Elephant Met Zebra Styling Wholehearted Studio Flowers Willow Bud Hair & MUA The Beauty Case Suit Urbbana Picnic Love my Food Shoot Concept A Darling Affair & Little Owl Events Location The Chapel Woombye

THE LAKE HOUSE SUNSHINE COAST

Kellie, The Lakehouse’s venue manager has been married for 17 years and is more in love with my husband, every year!

“I believe in love! I believe in happy-ever-after. Weddings are a significant time in people’s lives and I feel privileged to be a part of such a blessed event”.

Kellie can co-ordinate an inspection of the venue, provide packages and quotes for you beautiful, newly engaged couples and work with you to design a wedding day ceremony and reception that you will remember forever.

The Lakehouse Shoot: Photography Shutter & Lace Styling & Stationery Sunshine & Confetti Makeup Tasleema Nigh – Makeup Artist Suit Urbbana Dress Made with Love – Unique Bridal Collection Hair Liberty Hair Design Location The Lakehouse Sunshine Coast Shoot Concept A Darling Affair & Little Owl Events

Introducing our PICTURE PERFECT photographers

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RYDER EVANS PHOTOGRAPHY

What kind of couples do you like to photograph?

My name is Ryder and i photograph rad couples in love. I’m an all day wedding photographer which means you have me from as early as you like, until you leave the reception. By the end of the day i feel like a guest and that’s pretty damn sweet. I guess it says a lot about the couples i shoot. They’re so welcoming.

What does your camera love to capture on a wedding day?

I’m all about capturing the honest, unscripted moments between you and your partner, your family and friends. Well that and those crazy moments on the d-floor!

What is the most unique thing you’ve seen at a wedding? Continue reading

Introducing our PHOTO BOOTHS!

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THE PHOTO BOOTH GUYS

In a nutshell, who are you and what do you do?

My name is Max Power and I am the patriarch of The Photo Booth Guys. Along with my children: Max Junior, John Wilkes and Betty B, we turn the awesomeness of weddings up to 11.

What is it about weddings that you love so much?

The thing I love most about weddings, are photo booths. Basically, a wedding is just an elaborate excuse to have a photo booth. We pretty much love ourselves.

What is the most unique thing you’ve seen at a wedding?

One time, at a wedding, I got propositioned by the mother of the bride.

CARAVAN OF SMILES

In a nutshell, who are you and what do you do?

Caravan of Smiles is Australia’s first mobile photobooth caravan. Perfect for weddings, parties, anything! Your guests receive a printed 4 post photostrip to remember the day forever.

What do you do in your free time?

Most free time is spent with the family, although there is always time for golf!

If you were a colour, which colour would you be, and why?

I would be yellow. Yellow is a happy colour.

WHEN ELEPHANT MET ZEBRA

In a nutshell, who are you and what do you do?

We are storytellers, film photographers, and digital J And we have super cool open air photo booths just for fun!!!

What is it about weddings that you love so much?

Our photo booths love weddings .. everyone is looking fabulous and up for a good time, the perfect recipe for some fun photo booth antics 🙂

What is the most unique thing you’ve seen at a wedding?

Well our photo booths have seen some, you could say unique things, all of which provide us with so many laughs, so we may keep those to ourselves 🙂

One idea we did love was when a couple gave the guests mini picture frames as wedding favours which our photo booth strips fit perfectly into.

Find out more about these ridiculously fun photo booths here:

www.thephotoboothguys.com.au | www.noosaphotobooths.com.au | www.whenelephantmetzebra.com

Introducing our FILM STARS!

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JASPER & RUBY

In a nutshell, who are you and what do you do?

We make kick ass wedding films. We try to push our own creative boundaries at every wedding. Also, we are husbo and wifey.

What is it about weddings that you love so much?

We believe in marriage and it is such an emotional experience to be part of a couple’s day when they take the leap together and to witness the tangible love in the air. It sounds lame but it is so real. Delyse actually does cry at every wedding.

What do you do in your free time?

Family is very important to us so we spend a lot of our spare time with our son Israel going for bike rides, to the beach, the skate park.

A Picture Speaks…

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One picture is all that is needed to take your breath away.

A Darling Affairs photographers at The Wedding Fair had set ups with loads of images – not just one – on display of their past brides & grooms. They took our guests breath away that they had to stop for a minute and get it back.

It is an essential factor when choosing a photographer for your wedding day that you connect with the photographer and their images. Now it’s your turn to get a sneak peek and swoon over their displays and get a feel for their personalities through their shooting style.

Adam Ward Photography

Adam from Adam Ward Photography is a pleasure to be around. He has a soft natured personality and produces crisp, clean and refreshing images that evokes emotion.

Adam says, “When it comes to shooting you’re wedding, I want you to be able to enjoy the day with your friends and family in a natural and relaxed way, so for the most part, I’ll just let you do your thing and I’ll do mine. That way I can really tell the story of your wedding day.”

Josie Richardson Photography

Josie is sweet natured. She is experienced in both digital and film and it has really made her appreciate every shot, making her more skilled behind the camera.

Josie describes her style of being “predominantly documentary. I prefer images of people being themselves during a real and un-orchestrated moment. Most of us are not models or actors and so on, we are … everyday people.”

Josie is all about “the moment”…your moments through out your wedding day.

Prue Franzmann Photography

Prue has a fun personality. With her gorgeous smile and bright sparkly eyes she will win you over, so we can’t show a picture of you here otherwise we wouldn’t be fair to the other photographers and you’d book her straight away.

So we’ll just let her photography do the talking!

Figtree Pictures Wedding Photography

Soft, whimsical and natural is the words we would use to describe Kristy and they are the same words we’d use to describe her photography. Her camera and the way she see’s through it and captures images of her couples is an extension of herself. She is “obsessed with weddings” as she says herself.

Her display really speaks clearly of her wonderful photography.

When Elephant Met Zebra

Brian lives and breathes his photography. His branding represents himself and his wife: Brian the Elephant dreamer and Sheena the little Zebra. WEMZ is for wild, fun, romantic and creative souls. You will often see Brian taking on the character of a lion, climbing an object to get “the” shot.

Brian has a different edge to all his work and he is always up for anything, just you name it.