About 18 months ago, I was promoted and took on a new position at my 'other job'.  It meant packing up and transferring to a new location and it signalled a time in my life where I had to step out of my comfort zone and do the things that were only once a distant dream that I often caught myself thinking about every now and then.

Accepting the new job meant adapting to a new work environment and learning the ropes in a completely new role. - I'm not going to lie, - It’s been a great big ball of fun-filled, hair-pulling, learning-inspired chaos. (And I wouldn’t have it any other way!!). 

My new job demands were exactly that.. - Demanding, But with the unwavering support of some amazing mentors, I whole-heartedly accepted the challenges that came with my new job, and my time and energy was focussed on my development, my family, my team, my own upcoming wedding, and my community. Regrettably my poor little self-built photography business had to sit in the corner and wait a little while to be picked up again and re-nurtured into the bubble of love that I have spent years creating!

I didn't stop photographing sessions completely, and those who know me well enough know that its simply impossible for me to just stop captuting memories! - I still photographed family sessions, proms, maternity and newborn sessions, but I decided to take a break from photographing weddings (Well, most weddings anyway!) -  so that I could focus on my role and the expectations that came with the position I worked so hard for. 

During my 'break'  I planned a styled wedding shoot to not only keep up with my skillset, but to continue to capture beautiful images to showcase my natural and unobtrusive photography style. 

My styled-shoot vision was to photograph a country inspired wedding to showcase the beautiful district where we live, to capture the gorgeous rolling landscapes, the blue sky, and the carefree and relaxed country environment. I also wanted to highlight the  sensational local suppliers we are fortunate enough to have in our area.

With a little help from a woman I have affectionately nicknamed as "Cyclone Nadia", this styled shoot dream soon became a reality, because of Nadia's  amazing skills in all-things-planning and her outstanding ability to get sh*t done! -Before I knew it, I was photographing a gorgeous loved-up couple, at an amazing 2000 acre property, under the afternoon sunset glow.  -Throw in a splash of elegance that was beautifully created by a simply amazing team and the images speak for themselves.

I am super proud of this shoot, and super excited to be affiliated with so many amazing people who all worked so hard to make this little dream of mine come to fruition, and for them, I am so grateful.

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Of Course, this shoot was only a success because we were able to draw upon some magnificent local suppliers who so kindly donated their time, wedding gowns, suits, expertise and creative flare to assist us in finally being able to pull this mammoth event off. 

 
A very big and special thankyou to my wonderful friend (& assistant extraordinaire), Nadia for kicking my backside into gear and getting this shoot underway. Thankyou from the bottom of my heart for attending to all of the behind the scenes decorating/time keeping/sun watching/ farm driving/set decorating/kid chasing/dress puffing/confetti cannon firing and patiently hanging every ornament and floral arrangement on each set. You my friend, are bloody amazing! 

I also need to take this opportunity to thank my brilliant husband, Grant, for cooking up a storm on the day. He became the Bonafide sandwich and dessert king and not only catered up a storm but delivered it to us fresh, so we could keep going. On top of this he looked after our sick daughter and granddaughter who had caught her first cold!

I also want to thank our gorgeous models, Emma and Chris who were just troopers on the day. - We had several sets allocated over this 2000 Acre cattle property and trust me when I say we hustled to get these shots. 

Emma and Chris were easy going and happy to be directed in the 'Sharon and Nadia' style and the results really do speak for themselves. 

Watch this space friends, there will be a video released soon showing the hard work, effort and determination that goes into photographing a wedding! 

Planning and set creation |  Nadia

Decorations | Picture Perfect Decorators

Suits  | Inn Style Mens Land 

Bridal Gowns | Gladstone Bridal Boutique

Cake | Sweet Lucy

Decorations | Possum Hollow 

Flowers | The Flower Box

Make-Up | Essence Spa and Beauty

Hair | The Hair Lounge Gin Gin 

Videography | David Pierson Films

Photography | Sharon Dawn Photography

Property | Gillmara Grazing 

Ribbons | The coterie

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