Aussie Wedding PhotographyOnline Magazine Edition 1

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Wedding, Party, Event & Corporate Function Photography Australia Wide

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Welcome to the first edition of our online AWP magazine.

We created AWP to fill the gap in the Australian market for quality, professional and well priced photography for Weddings, Parties, Events & Corporate functions.

The market will always be there for upmarket Photographers, just as the demand will always be there for business class seats on flights, however in the present day, the average Australian has a greater respect than ever for the value of a dollar. It’s all about choice.

Our promise is to give you professional, friendly & skilled photographers Australia wide without the bells and whistles or the fuss. No hidden costs, no nasty surprises, just great photo files in colour and BW posted to your doorstep in 14 days from your Wedding or Event.

Think of us as the Richard Branson’s of the Photography World, which only seems fitting as believe me, we are stepping into Virgin territory here!

Great brand, great service, great quality and great price.

“Imagine it’s 2 weeks after your wedding and you’re still floating on a cloud.Your AWP package arrives in the post. You run inside excited and can’t wait to put the USB stick in the computer, but you have to wait for hubby to get home from work.You wait patiently and when he gets home you have a glass of wine ready for him at the door and impatiently move him toward the computer. Together you view your beautiful photos, reliving the whole day. You laugh and cry and see yourself look more beautiful than you have ever looked before.... You can’t wait to load them onto facebook for your friends and family to see.”

Imagine this...

Welcome to the first edition of our online magazine Aussie Wedding Photogrpahy.

Aussie Wedding Photography, or AWP for short, was created to help all you brides & grooms have great shots captured on your Wedding Day while being able to stick to your budget.

We offer you a great price on professional photography, friendly service, beautiful images of you on your special day, amazing & affordable Wedding albums & quick delivery of your images.

AWP magazine will be a place to find helpful Wedding Planing tips, advice from industry experts, beautiful Wedding images, new Wedding Day trends and so much more.

I hope that you will love AWP just as much as we have loved creating the concept.

We alway appreciate your feedback so feel free to like us on Facebook and let us know your thoughts.

Till next time :)

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Aussie Wedding PhotographyWeddings ~ Events ~ Parties ~ Corporate Functions

www.aussieweddingphotography.com

Ph: 1800 55 22 12Email: bookings@aussieweddingphotography.com

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Laurese & RayNewcastle

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A word fromTim Kho from TKO Filmswww.tkowedding.com

CINEMATOGRAPHY vs VIDEOGRAPHY?

It’s a valid question that most couples ask when we meet.

Think of it this way. Story Telling or Documentary. Do you want your wedding video to document the day so that you have a record of it saved to a DVD, or are you wanting to go the ‘extra mile’ and have your unique story unfold on film for your friends and family to enjoy for generations to come?

How do you choose between a Cinematogapher or a Videographer? Recommendations are usually a great place to start. We tend to trust those closest to us and value their opinion. You’ll feel you are in safe hands and that they will do a great job. On the other hand, if you’re going through bridal expos, googling and searching bridal directories, here is a bit of advice to help you make the right decision.

1. Do I want that person there on my wedding day? This person will be with you the entire day, like your shadow and I could imagine nothing worse then having someone with a bad attitude or a bad vibe bringing you down on your very special day. Hire someone who will add a positive and friendly vibe to the day. Someone you feel completely comfortable with and you get a good feeling about. Someone that will say yes to whatever crazy ideas you may have and not just shut you down.

2. Does their work reflect the style I am after? Each couple has a certain idea in their mind of what they would like and choosing the style for your film is very important. It wouldn’t make sense if you are all about fun, quirkiness and spontanaety if the film maker shoots in a very dramatic way. Ask to see their work and be clear with what you really want.

In a nutshell, when making the important decision of who will record your wedding day, ask yourself this. Do I want my wedding day to be shown in a film like way, or do I simply want the wedding day to be documented and watched on special occasions such as anniversaries or at family gatherings? Be clear with your wants and needs and trust your intuition. It’s a great measuring tool.

All the best with your wedding day

Tim Kho

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Wedding Day tips...A extract from our Amazing 65 chapter PDF Book, ‘Aussie Wedding Photographys Guide to your Wedding Day’

Choosing your bridal gown

When it comes to choosing your wedding dress, you need to take someone along with you who is going to give you an honest and true opinion of what the dress looks like. You don’t need a bunch of friends telling you how good you look in something, if in fact you don’t. Take one friend with you who you trust and who will be very honest with you.

What most brides do when they try on a dress is stand in front of the mirror, pulling back their shoulders and holding in their tummy with perfect posture. The dress always looks perfect with great posture! But do you stand like that all the time? You won’t be sucking your tummy in and pulling your shoulders back all day long on your wedding day. You really need to stand as you normally would stand when you look at yourself in front of the mirror. If you pull your shoulders back really tight and suck your tummy in you won’t notice any bits of fat folding across the top of the dress. When you stand normally you will. You need to sit down and move around in the dress, because if you’re trying on a dress that looks fantastic but you can’t move or sit in it and it’s very uncomfortable, it may not be the best choice for your wedding day.

It’s very hard to pull off a strapless dress unless you have practically no body fat whatsoever, so be very careful if you are choosing to go strapless. I’ve rarely known a bride who wasn’t disappointed when they saw back fat while wearing a strapless dress.

If you have very sensitive skin, beware of lace and beading sitting against your skin as it will turn it red and look like a rash.

If your dress has a hoop underneath it, the new type of wire hoop they use tends to bend and it breaks at most weddings after just a few hours. The old fashioned type of hoop, which was a solid plastic circle seem to work much better. Talk to your dress designer about the hoop and how to fix it if it should break on the day. Sometimes they can be fixed and other times they can’t and it will ruin how your dress sits.

Be tasteful and look beautiful, elegant, pretty, stunning, classy and feminine. Your wedding day isn’t the day to look trashy, unless of course that is the vibe of the wedding you are planning.

If you are wearing a strapless dress, make sure you don’t have any lines. It ruins the whole look and often will still look bad with thin straps if you have tan lines.

Make sure your small purse matches your look and style perfectly.

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Martin Maroney Sydney’s Premier Celebrantwww.marriagerites.com.au

STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS WITH YOUR MARRIAGE CEREMONY

Have some serious discussions with your fiancé and your friends about the features of the best marriage ceremonies and the features of the worst marriage ceremonies they have ever attended.

Use this information to make a list of what you want, and what you don’t want.

Your marriage ceremony is your opportunity to make your family and friends feel that they are being married into a new and bigger family.

Think of your marriage ceremony as a show, and the show is about the two of you giving social recognition to a marriage that already exists in your hearts.

Think of your guests as being the audience.

This is not a comedy show. It is a show that should deliver your list of ‘wants’ and ‘don’t wants’. Your service should be remembered for being enjoyable and heartfelt with a touch of humour. Personal stories are a great idea and be sure to make everybody feel included.

Don’t be constrained by ‘tradition’. Many people will advise you about tradition, but tradition is what happened to them.

Engage your Marriage Celebrant early on. Find someone you can trust to deliver. They should have lots of good ideas and make you feel confident that you are ‘in good hands’.

Draft a ceremony before you start talking to your family about the ceremony. If you have a draft ceremony, any advice you get will have to fit into your plan. If you don’t have your ceremony drafted you might find yourself in strife with conflicting advice with their needs and ideas overshadowing your needs and wants.

Finally, plan your day in such a way that you don’t have to be responsible for anything. It should just flow. So for your ceremony and the reception, appoint someone who will be your “go to” person. Any problems, ask them.

Martin MoroneySydney’s Premier Celebrant

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Kim Evanswww.stylz2u.vpweb.com.au

My advice as a professional Hair Stylist and Makeup Artist for all you ‘brides to be’, is to present the best possible version of yourself on your wedding day. Your future partner in life doesn’t want to watch someone walk down the aisle they barely recognise!

This is the general consensus from the grooms I have spoken to in the lead up to their special day.

If you really want to look like a princess, by all means do it, but do it with your dress and accessories and keep the hair and makeup more simple and more ‘you’.

In the words of Coco Chanel... ‘Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.’ I concur Coco!

Kim Evans

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About your makeup...If you want your skin to look amazing in your photos, always have a matt finish.A ‘dewy’ complexion looks like an oily complexion, especially if flash is used.Keep your skin powdered all day long. And that goes for your partner too if he has a bald head!

About your shoes...If you don’t usually wear high heels, your wedding day is not the time to start.Wear a low comfortable heel as no one sees your shoes under your dress anyway.If you really struggle with heels, wear ballet slippers or funky little white sneakers! Remember how many nights out with the girls have been ruined by aching feet and legs?

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Lisa Dixonwww.tickpink.tumblr.com

Keep your wedding reception decorations and wedding cake simple, without compromising on quality or detail.

Many reception room set ups and wedding cakes can be ‘simply’ beautiful, without being too elaborate or over the top. Often less is more.

Trusting someone to take care of all your reception decorations, cake, centrepieces and bonbonniere will relieve your stress and give you the time to focus on the important part of getting married and enjoying the day!

A word fromJudy Netanawww.springfieldhouse.com.au

When I meet a couple who are looking for a unique wedding ceremony & reception venue, one of the things I say to them is to go with your gut feeling and don’t follow trends.

When it comes to their wedding day, they must feel totally comfortable with the venue and the service they are receiving. We want them to feel like the venue is their very own private oasis.

At Springfield House we pride ourselves on our personalised and dedicated service to all our couples. Our beautiful gardens are available for the service and our Grand Residence available for the reception. We are finding that many couples are looking for a romantic, private, yet unique ceremony and reception location all in one.

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• If you want photos taken of the bride preparing for the wedding day allow 1 hour.

• Allow travel time in car to the next location.

• If you want photos taken of the groom preparing for the wedding day allow 30 minutes.

• Allow travel time in car to the wedding ceremony.

• Allow 1 hour for the wedding ceremony which include photos afterwards with the family as well as a group photo.

• If it is a full Mass or an extra long service allow an extra 30 minutes.

• Allow travel time in car to the bridal party shoot location.

• Allow 1 hour for the bridal party photos at one location.

• If you would like bridal party photos taken at two locations that are close to each other allow 1.5 hours.

• If there is a bit of travel time between the two locations allow 2 hours.

• If you would like bridal party photos taken at three locations allow 3 hours.

• Allow travel time in car to the reception.

• If you just want the general vibe of the reception shot with no formalities included allow 1 hour.

• If you would like photos taken at the reception including a few speeches allow 2 hours.

• If you would like photos taken at the reception until just after the bridal waltz which includes the cake cut allow 3.5 hours.

• If you would like your whole reception shot till the end allow 5 hours (5 hours is a standard reception package at most venues)

Simply add up the hours and that’s how long you need to book your amazing AWP Photographer for.

How to work out the amount of hours you will need an AWP Wedding Photographer for

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About red skin...If your skin goes red, especially when you get nervous, ensure your makeup artist uses a ‘greening’ product underneath your makeup. On the colour wheel, l red is opposite to green which means green counteracts red so if you do get a sudden flush of red, noone will every know! Great for mature aged brides with those dreaded hot flushes.

About natural looking hair...Natural flowing hair will simply look messy in your photos. Whether you like it or not, you need hair spray and your hair does need to be held firmly in place. If your hair is the ‘perfect soft relaxed wave’ in the morning, it will be messy and near straight in a matter of hours. Don’t be afraid of strong hairspray. No one will be running their hands through your hair on the wedding day.

About your underwear...Make sure you soak your underwear for hours in fabric softener if you buy it new for your wedding. Wearing brand new sexy underwear with lace and all the trimmings will give you red and irritated skin. Sexy underwear is not designed to wear for a whole day and a night. It usually comes off quickly! Why not wear your comfy underwear under your dress to hold in that muffin top and change into your sexy stuff half an hour before you leave the reception. Your bridesmaids are there to help you out in these tricky situations.

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Advertising space is available for the July edition of AWP magazine.

If you wish to advertise in our publication please contact us on:

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A recent survey revealed that many girls today are worried about being asked to be a bridesmaid due to the time & costs involved.

Here is Aussie Wedding Photography’s top tips on how to still be bff’s with your bridesmaids after your wedding.

Discuss and set a realistic budget with your bridesmaids dresses & shoes. If you set the budget for your bridesmaids dresses for $100 as an example and you prefer a dress or shoes that costs more, maybe you could offer to pay the difference?

Whether you feel the bridesmaids should pay for their hair and makeup or not, there is no hard and fast rules, so it makes sense to discuss it and come up with an arrangement that suits everyone. It might not necessarily be that they don’t want to but they just don’t have the money. Maybe you could pay for half?

It is tradition for brides to buy the bridesmaids a gift of jewellery for the wedding day, but a fair compromise could be for you to pay for their hair and make up instead.

Your wedding dress will be the most important fashion purchase you will ever make, not to mention the most expensive!

It’s only natural that you will want your bridesmaids to share your enthusiasm but remember that most people lead very busy lives and if they all can’t attend every shopping trip, don’t take it personally.

Remember that your bridesmaids might have partners too. Just as you are in love, they might be as well and may want to spend some time with their partners through out the wedding day too.

On your wedding day you want things to be perfect, everyone gets that, but always remain in your integrity, even if things go wrong. Is it really worth losing a lifetime of friendships over just one day because you slipped into bridezilla mode?

Be clear with your bridesmaids with what your expectations are for your wedding day. That way if any of them feel they can’t give you what you need, they can discuss this with you. Maybe being one of your bridesmaids isn’t the best thing for your long term friendship.

We all come in different shapes and sizes, and what looks great on one bridesmaid can look like a sack of potatoes on another. When selecting your bridesmaids dresses, bear in mind that slightly different styles may be best for each different girl. We know it’s your wedding day, but if the girls don’t feel good in what we are wearing it’s going to really show on their faces.

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