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