Cradle Ceremony

This weekend, my family and I had the pleasure of being invited to an Indian "Cradle Ceremony", one of the Dr's at work is the very proud Grandmother of this baby boy, who unfortunately is not the star of my photos, despite the night being all about him, once the ceremony was over he was whisked away to sleep while the rest of us were treated to traditional dancing, singing and food. It was a fascinating night and I was in awe of all the culture, colour and joy. I didn't go with the intention of being a photographer, but I wanted to share some of my snapshots from the night :)

This week I got to photograph another lovely lady on her birthday! Hope your birthday was fabulous and that Andrew spoilt you rotten :)
Hope you love these, you look absolutely beautiful, can't wait to meet this little boy or girl!
Hope you have a fabulous Christmas and a nice easy, non-eventful birth :)
xxx Rana :)
P.S saved my 2 favs till last :)

Love, Happiness, Laughter, Fun - part 2- {Gold Coast Photographer}

As promised part 2 of Lisa and Jace's beautiful wedding, for those of you that haven't seen part 1 you will find it here . These photos give you an idea of how fun the day was, I couldn't resist posting the photo of Lisa's lovely bridesmaids beating her up with their boquets, that photo cracks me up just thinking about it!
How stunning is Lisa, breathtakingly beautiful I'm sure you'll agree :)
Enjoy these guys, the rest will be waiting for you on return from your honeymoon.
xxx Rana :)

Love, Happiness, Laughter, Fun - part 1 - {Gold Coast Photographer}

This weekends wedding was all of the above and more! I had an awesome time capturing the awesome day of Lisa and Jace's wedding. The girls started the day at 5.30am at the hairdressers (Thank you Lisa for not wanting me there that early!!) 3 crazy bridesmaids had me laughing all day (see part 2 for a hilarious photo of them!). The beautiful wedding ceremony was held at St John's Lutheran Church, Eight Mile Plains , followed by a little fun in the local duck park and then off to Windaroo Cottage for a few more photos before the reception. I can't think of enough adjectives to describe the day, however I think I will make up for that by posting so many photos here, could resist and because there are so many I will split it into 2 posts, one now, one tomorrow :)
Lisa, you truly were a most stunning bride, a huge thank you to you and Jace for including me in your special day xxx
Hope you get to see these before you get back from your honeymoon.
xxx Rana :)

Two gorgeous boys :) - Gold Coast Photographer

Somedays as a photographer you need to be a little inventive, especially when you have a 2 yr old who would rather do anything than have his photo taken :) This week I had the pleasure of catching up with Ros and her gorgeous boys, very alike in looks but different in personalities (or at least they were on the day when the strange lady with the big black thing came!). Little Braithe was more than happy to be in front of the camera giving me lots of smiles :) But Ethan would rather just go and play! SO we just went with it and Ros & Justin I hope you love how I have captured your beautiful boys.
And Ros, I hope you had a relaxing birthday dinner xx
Will be in touch with your gallery soon.
:) Rana

Family is special - {Gold Coast Photographer}

This week in between catching hundreds of babies I found some time to head down to the beach and take some photos of my cousins. They are more like my neices than cousins as they are the same ages as my kids, and their mum (my Aunty) is far more like a sister to me, you know the kind of person that is always there, would be willing to give the shirt of her back if we needed it. I don't always get the chance to tell her how special she is to me and how much I appreciate how much she does for me and my family. All her support means so much to me and I am so grateful that she doesn't live too far away.
Anne,THANK YOU xxxxxxx
Hope these do your girls justice :)
Love you, Rana xx





And of course no beach shot is complete without a jumping shot (it was too early to do some silhouettes)

Gorgeous chubba bubba - {Gold Coast Photographer}

I have known Robyn for a long time and I know how thrilled she is to be a Grandma :) I was excited to go and photograph her beautiful grandson today, I didn't realise how much cuteness there would be though! Mr Hugh weighed in at just under 10lb when he was born 3 weeks ago, he is just totally adorable, totally squeezable.
Roslyn, was lovely to meet you today, hope you love this sneak peak, will be in touch soon.
Robyn, your grandson is just beautiful, congratulations :)
xx Rana

Young Love -sigh- {Gold Coast Photographer}

I have said it before I am a total sucker for love, when Kym said today her eldest had brought his girlfriend as they would like a few photos together I was a little excited, ahhh young love, its a pretty special thing. I loved this mini session so much. I don't think I can choose a favourite! Let me know which is your fav :)
If you know of any lovers out there who want to celebrate their love for each other, please send them my way :)
Hope you guys love these as much as I do!
xx Rana :)