Thank you :) - {Gold Coast Photographer}

For Evelyn, who I know is waiting to see them :)
I love my jobs (both of them!), Evelyn thank you for letting me be a part of your life, you have a beautiful family xx
:) Rana

Family - {Gold Coast Photographer}

I photographed Cathy's sister in law's wedding a while a go and ever since we have talked about getting together for family photos :) We finally got together over the weekend and captured some beautiful family moments.
Cathy hope these are finally worth the wait! Will be in touch soon with your gallery.
xx Rana :)

Family = Special - {Gold Coast Photographer}

Carole contacted me about getting some family photos done while her mum was visiting from the UK, it sounds like Carole and her mum Rosemary have had a wonderful holiday together and I'm sure there will be plenty of tears when its time for Rosemary to head home, not just from the 2 of them but from Rosemary's grandsons as well, you can tell they have a lovely relationship :)
Carole was great to catch up with you all, hope you had a nice evening. Here are a few photos for you and I'll be in touch soon with the rest of your gallery.
xx Rana :)

Beautiful NZ wedding #1 - {Gold Coast Photographer}

Facebook is an amazing thing, yes you will find me on there. Martha is one of the many school friends I have reconnected with, thanks to facebook and when she contacted me about wedding photos I very quickly became excited about the idea, not only was it chance to take gorgeous wedding photos, it was an awesome excuse to take my family back to New Zealand for a holiday.
The wedding was planned for 6.30 at night on the beach, at 1st this worried me (loss of light), but I soon remembered that6.30pm in NZ might as well be the middle of the day.
Apparently on January 16th the sun rose at 6.08am and set at 9.10pm, however we did not see it as it was grey all day, rainy and grey. This did not deter Martha and Lucas, the wedding was moved indoors and the greyest day became the most beautiful, loving, spiritual day.
Martha and her 3 beautiful girls walked in to the sound of an amazing tribal drum (which was beaten again at cake cutting), and I must admit, when Lucas came over and greated the girls with a kiss and gentle whispers, my heart melted and I teared up.
It was a truly beautiful wedding and I was so greatful to be part of it.
Becauseas always I want to share too many photos, there will be 2 blog post, 1 today, 1 tomorrow.
Martha, Lucas, Kirra, Maisie & Sylvia, that you for letting me be part of a special moment in your life.
Arohanui, Rana xxx

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 :)

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