31/03/2026
I was there the morning these two got engaged. Sunrise in Rats Cove, Groote Eylandt, East Arnhem Land in the NT. A beautiful patch of paradise only accessible by boat. We’d taken them out on a little overnight camping adventure and as we pondered around in the morning we saw Gem and Matt walking towards us around the rocks, Gem waving a her hand with a shiny new addition 💍
I had just started my photogorahy business that year, so I asked if I could do an engagement shoot for them, we had the best time, and they ended up loving the photos…so much so that Gem asked me to photograph their wedding in Newcastle earlier this year 😱
I tried to talk her out of it, suggest other photographers. The self doubt was massive.
But Gem had her mind made up and said the alternative was getting guests to take photos with their phones 🫣
So we booked the flight (am I a travelling wedding photographer now? 😂).
40 degrees, full sun, a hired second body because my DSLR wasn’t going to cut it, a big learning curve and a magical day with mates, celebrating them.
It’s something special when two of your good mates book you to capture their wedding, knowing full well you have zero wedding experience. But I can’t thank these two enough for throwing me in the deep end 🧡