Just a quicky preview of todays awesome photo shoot that I did with the gorgeously pregnant Rachel and her family 
More info and photos to come once I have finished editing!!
Love Jen
Archive: January, 2010
Preview: Baby Bumping Goodness :D
Sunday, January 24th, 2010Preview: Arthur and Judith’s Wedding
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010Today I shot Arthur and Judith’s wedding. Oh I was so happy for no rain, as their wedding and reception was outdoors in Judith’s parents beautiful garden! I won’t say too much now, want to save the details for when I finish the editing, but… Arthur, Judith, it was a wonderful, crazy, funny, and beautiful day. I am SO glad you asked me to be there to do your photos. SOOOOO glad 
SO here is your sneaky preview, and more to come in a few weeks
Judy…. I love you. I love you for wearing pink shoes. GORgeous.
Funkiest bridal party EVER:
Love Jen
2009: Top Photos of the Year
Sunday, January 17th, 2010Well, 2009 was an AMAZING year for me. Absolutely amazing. Where do I start.
I have been doing photography for a while now, but 2009….. 2009 was the year I can look back on and say its when I REALLY became a photographer. I fell, I got back up again, I wanted to give up 2000 times, I kicked myself each time, I cried, I laughed, I fell down exhausted, I tried, I created, I learned, I explored, I invented, and I had FUN.
I look back at the weddings I did at the start of the year, they seem like a life time ago. It was my first season of weddings. And MAN was I scared/nervous/terrified. But I met some beautifully awesome brides and grooms, that helped me grow and shape my style, that trusted me enough to capture their day, that gave me confidence when I had none. And I thank them all, from the bottom of my stubby toes, to the tip of my squishy brain And then there were all the families that came to me for portrait sessions. MAN did I meet some interesting people last year. You were all wonderful, seriously. I look back over the photos from the year, and I get all emotional… simply because of the connection I feel with all of you. 80% of my clients added me as a friend on facebook… 80%. Thats incredible. I love watching how their lives develop, how relationships bloom, how the children grow
I’m smack dab in the middle of my second season of weddings… Im still scared/nervous/terrified. But I think thats a good thing. It pushes me to be better, to want more for you guys. It makes me work harder on the day of your wedding, or on your portrait session, to get the bests shots I possibly can. I still have a LONG way to go to get to where I want to be with photography, so much to learn and try. But Im doing it. And maybe this year I will only want to give up 1000 times 
Stick with me, cause its going to be an interesting ride… watch out 2010, Jen is loose with her camera
Now, I looked at every single photo I took in 2009 (yes it took me forever), and I was going to share with you my top 25 images. But I could not get it down to 25 haha, so I chose 40. These are not all the best photos technically, but they are the ones that either make me very proud, or make me smile. So here they are….
My TOP PHOTOS of 2009:
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Drumroll please….
My favourite photo from 2009 IS:
Okay 2010… you listen to me. You better rock…. end of story
Love Jen
Wedding: Helen and Richard
Sunday, January 10th, 2010In my opinion, the wedding day is the first day that every single family member and friend truly see how much love a couple has for one another. On the day Helen and Richard married, every person was smiling, because every person saw the love shining from them both. I was wiping back a tear or two Even Nico said it was the best ceremony he had been too, because of their story, their love.
I felt so honoured to photograph their day, I just hope I did it justice for them. You guys rocked, you looked amazing, and I can’t wait to show you the photos. But here’s a peak for you:
Helen and Richard decided to see each other before the ceremony, so we could have plenty of time for photos. Here’s a shot of the boys as Helen walks towards them. Richard looks deliriously happy on the right
And here’s Helen and her dad:
We decided to do some warm up photos, to get everyone used to my craziness
We then moved down to the river, where the boys whipped out their fishing rods. They didn’t catch anything though… I suspect they may need to use bait next time
Actually I lied when I said they didn’t catch anything hehe:
LOVE this one:
Another place we stopped at for photos was Casabella lane. We were hoping for crowds… but it was empty lol. Still, made for some cute shots:
Then it was on to Woodlands for the ceremony and reception. Here are a few of my favs from there:
Love Jen
Lots and Lots and Lots… oh and Lots.
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Wow I have been so busy lately, I have been slacking in my blogging duties!! It has just been SO crazy over XMAS and New Years!!! So I have decided to do one GIANT blog post of all my recent jobs… enjoy:
Firstly, Arthur and Judith’s engagement session. Their wedding is in a few weeks, its going to be so much fun, can’t wait!! Here’s a few of my favourite shots from their session:
Yep, they both look gorgeous, Im jealous
Now moving on…. to Andrew and Jess. I also shot their engagement session before christmas, and finally was able to finish editing them this week. Their wedding is in March, and again, I can’t WAIT to shoot their wedding. I’m so blessed to have such wonderful people to photograph. Here are my favourites:
And now, Kersha and Robs wedding. It was an awesome day!! We had heaps of time for photos down at the Rose Gardens, and then we headed up to Auckland for their reception. It was the most interesting reception we have ever been to. So many cultures mixed into one party, very awesome!!! Here’s a few of my favourites:
Okay, fourthly, I did a quick photo shoot for a family from up in Auckland. They drove all the way down one beautifully sunny day (argh sunburn) and we took some cuuuuute photos. Here’s a couple:
Im currently working on a few weddings, which should be done soon, can’t wait to post them. I also have a couple of jobs I can’t post unfortunately, due to various reasons… but I have been kept very busy, LOVING IT.
I might just finish this big blog post with a few photos from christmas at my parents
My beautiful niece:
My sister and brother:
Me and Nico
And lastly…. Nat (my sisters partner) enjoying one of his xmas presents
Well, I hope everyone had a great christmas and new years Me and Nico had a great holiday together… mostly at home haha, but we got to catch up with our families… strangely though, I worked on christmas day, editing photos…. I have issues hahaha
Until the next post
Love Jen
Preview: Richelle and Andrew
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010Just a sneaky preview at a couple of photos from a wedding I shot yesterday I’ll tell ya all about it when Im done, and post more photos!! I’ll just say this; It was an awesome day, and Nico is totally sunburnt hahaha.
Love Jen
General:………
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010Okay, Im a day late… but:
HAPPY FREAKIN NEW YEAR!!!!!!!
And cause we need a photo, here is a recent one of my beautiful niece
Right, no time to talk, SO MANY PHOTOS to edit
Love Jen
2010
Friday, January 1st, 2010HAPPY NEW YEARS everyone
I’m looking back on a great year of love, laughter, development, and family. Looking towards more of the same this new year!! Oh… maybe less chocolate eating though
Shooting a wedding on Saturday, and have HEAPS of photos for the blog of all the jobs I did over the christmas period…. so keep an eye out
Hope everyone had a fabulous night!!
Love Jen