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The last post - new blog

2008-12-12T16:24:00.003+11:00

Sadly this is our last post for this blog.

But the good news is that we have a brand spanking new custom blog!

www.theuberblog.com.au

The new blog was custom designed for and by us; it has bigger images and other new features.

So head on over to the new blog and don't forget to update your RSS feed.

see you on the other side.

Chris & Kate

Jayden

2008-10-20T11:06:00.005+11:00

This is the gorgeous little boy of one of our favourite wedding couples from 2006, Angela & Marco. Jayden is 7mths old & such a little model:) As always I love to see our past couples kids, it's very special to be able to watch a family grow.

Yummii & Sooty - 2 August 2008

2008-10-13T10:59:00.009+11:00

Warning, this post contains some funky non traditional edgy wedding images!

yummii & sooty gave us free reign to do pretty much whatever we wanted on the wedding day. As a result they didn't even know where we were going for the locations shoot. We kept it a secret right up until we packed the whole bridal party on a water taxi destination unknown.

As photographers, creative freedom is very important. The images below are the result of our style, a mixture of candid images as we like to be as unobtrusive as possible for most of the day, and some kickass edgy images when it's time for the location shoot.

During the tea ceremony yummii and sooty present tea to her grandfather.
The second tea ceremony is at sooty's place.
sooty is waiting for yummii to arrive at Bradley's Head.
Yummii walking down towards the ceremony. It was cold and windy, but what a stunning location.

Yummii looks totally gorgeous in a dress she designed herself.

yummii was getting emotional during the ceremony.

After the ceremony we took everyone on a water taxi to a stunning location. Yummii, sooty and the bridal party got into it, having fun and making our job way too easy.

To see what went on at the reception check out this slidehow of a photobooth we set up.

Photobooth action

Wood Family

2008-10-10T12:10:00.002+11:00

Sarita & Alex - 5 July 2008

2008-10-06T16:33:00.000+11:00

Sarita & Alex live in the US. Sarita is grew up in Sydney, & then met Alex who is French in the US. They decided to come home to Australia to get married.

They had a day time wedding, which is perfect for July, after church at St James church in Turramurra, we headed to Lavender Bay for photos. Their reception was held at the Watersedge Restaurant, which has the most amazing views of Sydney Harbour. We then had time for a few photos after the ceremony at Henson Park, under the Bridge.

We were working with Dave from D'nM Video Productions which as always was lost of fun. Check out his trailer & highlights show.
Sarita & Alex

Photos at Lavender Bay

Lucy's maternity session

2008-10-04T17:32:00.001+10:00

This is the lady who is behind our logo which we love so much.... Lucy is our graphic designer. She manages her business Pure Graphics full time as well as being mum to 3 gorgeous kids... Hudson & Harlow loved her bump & were so excited that they would soon have a new baby in their home.

If you have been to our studio you would have seen this one on our gallery wall....

Ben & Tania e-session

2008-10-03T17:08:00.006+10:00

Tania & Ben got married in August, but we are still behind with blogging. I thought I had better post their e-session photos before their wedding.... Here is a few of our favourites from their relaxed session at Watson's Bay.

Dave's kids

2008-10-02T16:16:00.004+10:00

A few months ago I captured the gorgeous kids of one of the videographers who we work with on a regular basis, Dave of DnM Video. Their littlest Amelia has just arrived, and her big brother & sister we so excited.

Jemma

2008-09-30T11:00:00.000+10:00

Brigitte & Adrian - 4 July 2008

2008-09-29T16:17:00.001+10:00

We are finally getting caught up on blogging our winter weddings, just before our busy spring wedding season starts.

Brigitte & Adrian we married at St Phillips at Turramurra, it was nice to have the bride & groom getting ready 5 minutes from our home & the church was also local. After the church we headed to Observatory Hill for photos. Because it was winter, the sun set very quickly & we ended up having to do a lot of photos in the dark...... we always love a good challenge :) We were lucky that we had a our friend Steve from ST photography in Brisbane who was helping us out for the day. Steve managed to be able to hold an off camera flash & video light for us at the same time.....

We then headed to the QVB building as their reception was help in the Tearooms there.

Boys getting ready

Love this photo of Brigitte & her brother checking if their teeth are clean
This the start of the location shoot, & it was already very dark
By now it was totally dark.....

At the QVB building

Jodie & Peter - 22 June 2008

2008-09-28T15:30:00.001+10:00

Our most popular venue this year has definitely been Gunners Barracks, but we can totally understand why as it is such a gorgeous location for both a ceremony & reception. 2 weddings in one weekend there was a first for us! The thing that we love about Gunners Barracks, besides the very friendly staff & yummy food :) is that there are so many places to shoot there. You would never know that these both these weddings had been shot in the same venue. And as always Chris & I always love to find something different to shoot.

Jodie and Peter were able to organize their wedding in a matter of weeks, with the fabulous organizational skills of Jodie's sister. Every minute of the day was scheduled, and she was teased a bit all day by everyone. It made it into a day that ran very smoothly & where everyone was able to enjoy themselves without worrying about the time (she was able to do that for all of us!).

We started with the prep at Jodie's home, Chris cannot resist putting himself in a photo:)
I loved Jodie's shawl which was perfect for a cold June dayArriving at Gunners Barracks

The bridal party was loads of fun

Jodie's veil suited her dress perfectly, & gave the wedding a real vintage feel.

Availability for 2009

2008-09-24T19:38:00.012+10:00

1 Nov 09, Waterfront Restaurant, The Rocks
31 Oct 09, Long Reef Golf Club
20 Sept 09, Waterfront Restaurant, The Rocks
4 Sept 09, Sails Restaurant, Noosa
23 May 09, Catalina's. Rose Bay
9 May 09, location to be advised
2 May 09, Sebel Hotel, Pier One
25 Apr 09, location to be advised
18 Apr 09, Amora Hotel, Jamison St
17 Apr 09, location to be advised
4 Apr 09, Mediterranean House, Five Dock
28 Mar 09, The Quay Restaurant. The Rocks
21 Mar 09, Orso Bayside Restaurant, Mosman
27 Feb 09, Gunners Barracks, Mosman
21 Feb 09, Le Mirage, Five Dock
13 Feb 09, Gunners Barracks, Mosman
7 Feb 09, Angelo's on the Bay, Cabarita
6 Feb 09, Curzon Hall, Marsfield
1 Feb 09, Milton Park, Bowral
31 Jan 09, Le Montage, Leichhardt
30 Jan 09, The Loft, Daltone House, Jones Bay Wharf
17 Jan 09, private residence
10 Jan 09, Oatlands House, Dundas
09 Jan 09, Catalina's. Rose Bay
2 Jan 09, Oakville House
31 Dec 08, Aria Restaurant
23 Dec 08, Gunners Barracks, Mosman
21 Dec 08, Taronga Centre, Mosman
6 Dec 08, Roslyn Gardens, Peakhurst
5 Dec 08, Gunners Barracks, Mosman
30 Nov 08, Crystal Palace, Luna Park
29 Nov 08, Shores Restaurant, Mosman
15 Nov 08, Sydney Opera House Marquee
9 Nov 08, Shores Restaurant, Mosman
8 Nov 08, Sanders Restaurant, Carbarita Point
2 Nov 08, L'Aqua, Cockle Bay
1 Nov 08, Iron Chef Chinese Restaurant, Cabramatta
25 Oct 08, Taronga Centre, Mosman
24 Oct 08, Centennial Vineyard, Bowral
18 Oct 08, Jonah's, Whale Beach
11 Oct 08, Pymble Golf Club, St Ives
27 Sept 08, Shores Restaurant, Mosman
14 Sept 08, Private residence
5 Sept 08, Sky Phoenix Restaurant

Suzie & Drew - 21 June 2008

2008-09-15T14:23:00.000+10:00

Susie & Drew's wedding was a lovely relaxed day. The ceremony & reception were held at Gunners Barrack's, which we always love working at. Susie got ready at Blu Hotel at Woolloomooloo

After the ceremony in the courtyard we headed up to the lookout above for some photos.

A very relaxed bride

News

2008-08-15T16:02:00.004+10:00

We have been neglecting our blog a bit of late, but we have lots of new things to share over the next few weeks. We have some big news to share with you. We also have lots of gorgeous weddings & portraits to post. It has been a very busy winter.

We have a brand new blog which is in its final stages of development & we can't wait to share with you.
So check back next week for the new blog.

I can't post without a picture. We recently had the camera turned on us for a change....... Steve from ST Photography in Brisbane shot our family. Here are just a couple of my favourites, I will have more to share with you soon.
Kate

Nadia & Peter - 31 May 2008

2008-07-17T14:28:00.001+10:00

Nadia & Peter's wedding was always going to be a big one as they had two big church ceremonies. First a catholic mass followed by the location shoot and then a Greek Orthodox ceremony.
They are both very outgoing and relaxed so the day went by really quickly and there was never a dull moment.

Nadia and Peter are both really into photography so they were happy to go along with anything we sugested in terms of photos and so we got some pretty cool location photos, as well a lots of nice candids in between.

Nadia had a little admirer while she was getting ready.
The girls are about to head into the church.
After the Catholic Ceremony we headed off to the location to get some photos of the bridal party.
We had plenty of time so we stopped by a pub. While the bridal party chilled out and had some drinks we found some nice spots for some photos.
The second ceremony was at the St Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Kingsford.
Someone snuck a camera in front of me during the signing of the register.
The reception was at Doltone House Sylvania.
The bridal walz

Melissa & Chris - 17 May 08

2008-07-17T14:27:00.002+10:00

A detail of Melissa's gorgeous Mantilla veil.
Chris is waiting for Melissa at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral - Redfern.
After the Ceremony we headed to Circular Quay to get some nice images of Melissa & Chris together.
The reception was held at the stylish Catalina Restaurant by the waters edge in Rose Bay.

Videography by D'nM Video Productions

Sarita & Alex e-session

2008-06-30T14:01:00.004+10:00

Sarita and Alex are both professional musicians. So we thought it would be an awesome idea to bring an element of the music into the shoot.
I love the colour and shapes of the violin and cello, so I tried to play on that with the images.
Sarita and Alex are super easy going so the shoot was so much fun.

Ruben & Patricia - 10 May 08

2008-06-24T12:05:00.008+10:00

we are off on a mission to Bali...

2008-06-03T22:55:00.002+10:00

... to shoot the wedding of Heike and Gabriel aka Mission Machado.

I know the wedding is going to be awesome, the location and people are beautiful and we are going to make the most of it.
Besides the wedding we'll be photographing the white party the day before, and also cover a day after shoot with a Bali grunge theme.

Heike and Gabi are uber cool and we can't wait to photograph them. If you want to find out more about the mission and what they have planned check out their cool wedding site Mission Machado.

And of course check back on here to see the photos.

While we are away we be checking our email but may not be able to respond straight away since I don't think there is an internet connection at the pool bar.

We'll be back on Monday, 9th June.

Claire & Robert - 20 April 2008

2008-05-29T11:07:00.002+10:00

Claire & Robert's wedding day was special in the sense that Claire and Robert decided to see each other before the ceremony.
The ceremony was scheduled for the afternoon and with the short days of winter we wouldn't have had much time and light to get any location photos.

Claire was getting ready with her bridesmaids at the Blue Hotel. Once she was ready, the boys arrived and Robert came up to meet Claire. It was sweet when they first met and though I kept my distance I felt like a bit of an intruder to this special moment. At least I got some nice images.

With everyone ready we headed down to the hotel lobby to take some photos in the hotel and around Woolloomooloo Wharf.

After that we headed across to Chowder Bay for some more photos before meeting up at the Gunners Barracks for the appointment with Jan Littlejohn the marriage celebrant.

The ceremony was on the Gunners Barracks balcony overlooking the harbour and city skyline.

Claire wore a gorgeous gown by Johanna Johnson

Valerie & Alvin - 12 April 2008

2008-05-20T12:33:00.007+10:00

Availability for 2008

2008-05-07T12:32:00.013+10:00

31 Oct 09, Long Reef Golf Club
4 Sept 09, Sails Restaurant, Noosa
2 May 09, Sebel Hotel, Pier One
25 Apr 09, location to be advised
18 Apr 09, Amora Hotel, Jamison St
4 Apr 09, Castel D'Oro, Five Dock
21 Mar 09, Orso Bayside Restaurant, Mosman
27 Feb 09, Gunners Barracks, Mosman
21 Feb 09, Le Mirage, Five Dock
13 Feb 09, Gunners Barracks, Mosman
7 Feb 09, Angelo's on the Bay, Cabarita
6 Feb 09, Curzon Hall, Marsfield
31 Jan 09, Le Montage, Leichhardt
10 Jan 09, Oatlands House, Dundas
2 Jan 09, Oakville House
31 Dec 08, Aria Restaurant
23 Dec 08, Gunners Barracks, Mosman
21 Dec 08, Taronga Centre, Mosman
6 Dec 08, Roslyn Gardens, Peakhurst
5 Dec 08, Gunners Barracks, Mosman
30 Nov 08, Crystal Palace, Luna Park
29 Nov 08, Shores Restaurant, Mosman
15 Nov 08, Sydney Opera House Marquee
9 Nov 08, Shores Restaurant, Mosman
8 Nov 08, Sanders Restaurant, Carbarita Point
2 Nov 08, L'Aqua, Cockle Bay
1 Nov 08, Iron Chef Chinese Restaurant, Cabramatta
25 Oct 08, Taronga Centre, Mosman
24 Oct 08, Centennial Vineyard, Bowral
18 Oct 08, Jonah's, Whale Beach
11 Oct 08, Pymble Golf Club, St Ives
27 Sept 08, Shores Restaurant, Mosman
14 Sept 08, Private residence
5 Sept 08, Sky Phoenix Restaurant
30 Aug 08, Conco D'oro , Riverwood
23 Aug 08, Le Montage, Leichhardt
9 Aug 08, Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf
2 Aug 08, The Loft, Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf
5 July 08, WatersEdge, Walsh Bay, The Rocks
4 July 08, The Tearoom, Queen Victoria Building
22 June 08, Gunners Barracks, Mosman
21 June 08, Gunners Barracks, Mosman
5-8 June 08, Mission Machado, Bali
31 May 08, Doltone House, Sylvania Waters
17 May 08, Catalina's, Rose Bay
10 May 08, Mandalay, Lane Cove
20 Apr 08, Gunners Barracks, Mosman
12 Apr 08, Crowne Plaza, Coogee
06 Apr 08, Shangri La Hotel, The Rocks
05 Apr 08, Waterfront Restaurant, The Rocks
30 Mar 08, Sebel Hotel, Walsh Bay
29 Mar 08, Fook Yuen Seafood Restaurant, Chatswood
20 Mar 08, Botanical Gardens Restaurant
15 Mar 08, Avondale Golf Club, Pymble
08 Mar 08, Palace Chinese Restaurant, Chinatown
01 Mar 08, WatersEdge, Walsh Bay, The Rocks
29 Feb 08, Royal Sydney Golf Club
23 Feb 08, Deep Blue Bistro, Coogee
09 Feb 08, Manly Golf Club
05 Jan 08, L'Aqua, Cockle Bay

Megan & Gavin - The Hora

2008-05-06T21:02:00.004+10:00

I posted earlier about Megan & Gavin's wedding, but I think they deserve another post for their crazy crazy reception. Crazy in a good way.

It's hard to portray the intensity and craziness of a hora but I think this slideshow will give you some idea.

So turn up your sound and click Play.

Bustrip

2008-05-05T23:09:00.007+10:00

Today Kate and I took a bus trip with a bunch of fellow AIPP photographers.
Our first stop was at David Oliver's studio in Pennant Hills. David showed us around his amazing studio. His work has been an inspiration for me ever since I started photography so it was an absolute pleasure to be able to talk to David one on one and hear him talk about what drives him.

David is seeing us off on the bus as we head off to visit one of his good mate Ken Duncan.
David is shooting with a Nikon D3 these days!

For our next stop we headed to Ken Duncan's gallery in Erina Heights on the Central Coast. After a good lunch at the gallery we met with Ken.
Ken is such a nice guy and shared openly with us how he does what he does.
It was great to hear his philosophy on only providing the best product using the best craftsmen and materials and being able to charge accordingly for a quality product and prints that will last forever.
It's the same philosophy we have adopted from the start, we don't aim to be the cheapest but to provide the best for the right price. It was great to have that reinforced by someone like Ken.

Ken in front of one of his prints, and they look so amazing when they are printed big.

On the way back we stopped at Terrigal Beach; coming straight from meeting Ken we were all inspired and everyone pulled out their camera to take some photos just for fun.

It's been a while since I have taken a photo just for fun, probably about 500,000 images ago. If you haven't done it lately, do it. Go somewhere and just do your thing.

Here are some of the images I took just for fun, and photoshopped, again just for fun.

First my collection of fish heads :-)
and my piece de resistance, fish guts!
I think this would look great enlarged to 30"x40" printed on super glossy metallic paper. For some reason Kate is not keen on the idea though.
On to something prettier...
seagulls
pretty sunset
and a bunch of photographers, Gunter Rechberger (Christl Photography) left and Peter Karp (Peter Karp Photography) right.
And finally, I was about to take yet another sunset image when these kids where riding past, when they saw me they wanted to stop but I told them to keep going and quickly managed grabbed a few frames.
Chris

Lara

2008-05-01T11:19:00.000+10:00

How beautiful is this little girl.....

Annabel & Charlie

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Megan & Gavin - 6 April 2008

2008-04-28T11:59:00.011+10:00

Another awesome wedding, we were really looking forward to this one cause Megan and Gavin are super nice and great fun.
We were also looking forward to photographing our largest bridal party ever, 20 + B&G!

The ceremony took place at the Masada Synagogue in St Ives. Following the ceremony we went to Bradley's Head in Mosman for some location photos before heading to the Shangri-La for the reception.

Gavin is getting ready at his place.

The girls at Megan's house
Gavin and Rabi are going over the Ketubah before the ceremony.
A view of the chuppah from the balcony inside Masada Synagogue
Our biggest bridal party ever.
The Hora from the girls side.

Carla & Thomas - 5 April 2008

2008-04-25T13:14:00.001+10:00

Carla surprised us with a cool blue wedding dress. Carla looked totally cute in it and of course we love it when brides put their own spin on the wedding.

Her Dad was so emotional when he saw Carla for the first time. This is what wedding photography is all about, capturing the emotions.

The church was as the gorgeous Villa Maria in Hunters Hill. For the location photos we went around the city and the Botanic Gardens and eventually ended up at the Water Front for the reception.

Gown by Park Avenue Bridal
Video by Moudanie Studios
Reception at The Waterfront

Taj & Slater

2008-04-24T16:33:00.001+10:00

Sometimes I arrive in people's home & have to spend a little time looking around for the right light to photograph in. I walked into this home to find a room that was totally white. It made my job very easy.

Ella & Bede

2008-04-23T14:36:00.000+10:00

These 2 were very easy to photography. They did everything I asked them but they were full of mischief at the same time:)

Roni & Robert - 30 March 2008

2008-04-22T15:56:00.000+10:00

Roni & Robert came over from the UK to get married here in Sydney. Roni's parents did a great job putting the wedding together in Sydney.

Roni & Robert got married at the Great Synagogue in Sydney followed by family photos in Hyde park. Then we took just the 2 of them to Observatory Hill for some photos while the sun was setting.

The reception was at The Sebel Pier One.

Video by Encore Media

Simon & Vicky - 29 March 2008

2008-04-21T15:20:00.000+10:00

Simon & Vicky kicked off the formalities with 2 tea ceremonies in the morning followed by the ceremony at Eden Gardens Centre in North Ryde. The Garden Centre provided a beautiful backdrop for the ceremony as well as some location photos.

Following the ceremony we headed to Lavender Bay for some more location photos. It was a gorgeous Sydney day so we got some great shots.

The reception was held at the Fook Yuen Seafood Restaurant in Chatswood.

gabriel

2008-04-19T23:18:00.000+10:00

Gabriel's family live right opposite the Wooloomooloo Wharf, I'm very envious of living in such a gorgeous location :) We took a walk along the wharf for some relaxed family photos.

indy

2008-04-17T23:33:00.001+10:00

Kirsten & Charlie - 20 March 2008

2008-04-16T22:23:00.000+10:00

Kirsten & Charlie came out from the UK to get married here in Sydney.

We met up with Kirsten at her parents place where she was getting ready. From there we headed to the gorgeous sandstone Christ Church at Lavender Bay to meet up with Charlie and the rest of the wedding guests.

After the ceremony we all drove down to the Botanic Gardens; the couple in a green Bristol and the guests in the red double decker bus.
We strolled around the Botanic gardens for some location photos and eventually met up with the guests on one of the laws for canapes and drinks before walking across to the Botanic Garden Restaurant for the reception.

claire + robert e-session

2008-04-16T20:23:00.001+10:00

Claire & Robert are getting married on 20 April at the gorgeous Gunners Barracks at Mosman. They love our über art, so they wanted more of a funky feel to their images. Chris was excited that he got to add his touch .

olivia + alex

2008-04-15T22:46:00.001+10:00

Olivia was the cutest little flower girl at one of our favourite weddings last year.

At the session I got to meet her little brother Alex who is just as cute & happy.

carla + thomas e-session

2008-04-11T15:46:00.001+10:00

carla + thomas are getting married 5 april. As Chris arrived for their shoot in the Rocks the skies opened at exactly the same moment..... he managed to find some doorways & inside some buildings to get some great shots.

valerie + alvin e-session

2008-04-09T15:34:00.001+10:00

Valerie & Alvin are getting married on 12 april. Chris had a fun shoot with them around Luna Park. It is always fun to shoot around Luna Park with the bright colours & the rides.

maddy + amy

2008-04-07T22:26:00.001+10:00

With a storm looming in the background the girls had lots of fun playing on Balmoral beach. With all the wet weather we've had lately I've learnt that when its pouring with rain when I leave the office, the weather at Balmoral will be fine :)

megan + gavin e-session

2008-04-06T20:35:00.001+10:00

We have got a bit behind on blogging the past few weeks. February is the start of wedding season & things get very busy for us. I have finally caught up on all but our most recent weddings, so we have loads to post over the next few weeks.....

Chris is always up for a challenge, but this was a more difficult one. Megan & Gavin have made a commitment not to touch each other until after they are married. So Chris had to make the session romantic without them actually touching. They both had a lot of fun & you get a real sense of who they are as a couple from their photos.

saorise + connor

2008-04-04T22:21:00.005+11:00

These 2 really kept me on my toes, they didn't stay still for the entire session. They were so cheeky & full of mischief and so much fun to photograph!

kristy + andrew 15 march 2008

2008-04-04T15:51:00.006+11:00

We started out photographing the girls & then headed to North Sydney oval for some photos of the boys. Andrew is a rugby player so it was fun to get some photos at his home ground. Their ceremony was at the very grand St Mary's Cathedral at North Sydney.

We then headed to Avondale Golf Club at Pymble. We found some fun locations aorund the golf course for their photos before heading into their lively reception.
Kate

Siam & Andrew - 8th March 2008

2008-03-24T12:22:00.006+11:00

Siam & Andrew's wedding was such a blast.
We started out with 2 tea ceremonies, games followed by a beautiful ceremony at Observatory Hill.

Noodles did the honours of being the page dog and promptly lost the rings while chewing the pillow. The rings were quickly recovered and the ceremony went ahead.

Following the ceremony we completed the family photos and did some photos around Observatory Hill before heading out to do some more location photos.

The location shoot was awesome, Siam and Andrew are such naturals in front of the camera and we took full advantage of it and the locations.

We ended up at the Chinese Palace Restaurant for the reception and a 10 course meal.

Heather & David - 29th February 2008

2008-03-13T21:10:00.009+11:00

It's a leap year wedding!
I guess David won't have any trouble remembering his wedding anniversary :-)
It was one of those days that started out looking a bit miserable but quickly turned into a glorious sunny day.

Heather and David got married at St Mark's Church, Darling Point. It's a beautiful sandstone church with so much character. For the location photos we headed to Mc Kell park down the road.
The reception was held at the Royal Sydney Golf Club at Rosebay. The room looks gorgeous, especially with all the candles creating a cozy atmosphere.

Trash the Dress Fiji - the video

2008-03-03T23:06:00.005+11:00

Wow, this is the video that almost never happened.

When Kate and I flew to Fiji to photograph Ileana & Paul's wedding we had no intention of shooting some video footage. We literally bought the video camera at the airport duty free shop for family purposes and we have absolutely no experience shooting video.

We shot the wedding which was amazing in itself, previous blog entry.

The next day we headed to the island across from the resort to shoot the trash the dress session. We took our video cam along just to play around really and shoot ourselves shooting. In the end we didn't take much footage as Kate and I both were so into the shoot that we hardly picked up the cam.

After reviewing the footage we realized that while we may be über photographers, sadly we really suck at video. At the same time we wanted a way to replay the fun we had on the day.

So we approached Troy from Encore Media one of the videographers we recommend to our brides for weddings and asked him what he could do for us. He obviously liked a challenge and managed to merge some of the footage with our images to create a decent show.

A huge thanks to Ileana and Paul for trusting us to shoot their amazing wedding and letting us do our thing at the trash the dress session.

and a big thanks to Troy from Encore Media for using his über video post production skills to make the video what it is.

Leah & Andrew - 23 February 2008

2008-03-02T23:04:00.003+11:00

This is a wedding we have really been looking forward to.
Leah and Andrew are just so relaxed and super nice.

The other thing that made this a special wedding is that her Dad was not just going to walk her down the aisle and give her away, but since he is also a minister he was actually going to marry them!

And of course it was cool to see 2 of our previous couples Sarah & Colin and Sarah & Chris at the wedding.

The dresses hanging up. If you look closely you can see Dad in the mirror.
Leah looks stunning and she kept smiling all day.
Andrew waiting at St John's Darlinghurst for Leah to arrive.
Leah and her Dad about to walk down to aisle. Dad gives the ok.
The exchange of the vows. Fortunately Leah said YES.

After the ceremony we headed to some of the backstreets and alleys of Darlinghurst to get some funky photos. Andrew is getting cought up in Leah's veil.

The whole bridal party.
Just playing with some flare. Most photographers avoid flare like the plague and we used to as well, but we have learned to use it to our advantage to create some cool images.

Finally our 3 couples Colin & Sarah, Andrew & Leah, Chris & Sarah.

Joshua & Copper

2008-02-25T17:41:00.000+11:00

We shot Kate & Shane's wedding in 2005, and they now are very busy with 2 little boys. Chris came to shoot this one with me as we figured with 2 little bubs an extra set of eyes would not got astray. They are both so sweet, & you can already tell that they are going to be their own little personalities as they grow up.
Kate

Siam & Andrew

2008-02-22T18:01:00.005+11:00

Siam and Andrew are such a cute couple, I loved photographing them. Both of them are architects and we are totally on the same wavelength.
I always love incorporating architecture, perspective, shapes and textures in my images.
Can't wait for the wedding, we are going to have some fun.

Nicholas

2008-02-21T17:23:00.002+11:00

We have been very busy getting all our albums out from our spring 2007 weddings, & I got a bit sidetracked with posting my December portrait sessions :) Now to catch up again....

I photographed Nicholas about 18mths ago. He has grown up so much since then! We had lots of fun shooting at Balmoral Beach & Nicholas even got to include his special friend in the photos.

Amy & Jim - 9 February 08

2008-02-19T11:36:00.007+11:00

We were really excited when Amy and Jim booked us to shoot their wedding. We had shot Jim's brothers wedding almost 2 years ago, so it was great to be asked again and catch up with the family.

Ceremony & reception: Many Golf Club
Gown by Mariana Hardwick
Video by D'nM Video Productions

The guys have a few drinks before heading to the church
Amy had a gorgeous dress by Mariana Hardwick
Amy was getting ready at the Manly Pacific Hotel

The ceremony was supposed to take place at the Fairfax Lookout at North Head. Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate. So we moved to plan B, getting married at the Manly Golf Club Chapel.

The weather cleared after the ceremony in time for photos on the golf course.
Inside the Golf Club, this little room has some cool windows and the yummy light was pouring in.
The reception. I loved everything about this reception, the room was beautifully decorated with lots of details like black candelabras on every table and matching table runners, chair covers, menus, place cards etc.
And how good does the cake look!

Nicole & Geoff - 5 January 08

2008-02-02T15:34:00.000+11:00

We kicked off the new year with Nicole & Geoff's wedding.

Ceremony: St Mary's Catholic Church - North Sydney
Reception: L'Aqua - Cockle Bay

Geoff getting ready at his parents home
Mum is steaming the dress to make sure it's perfect
Nicole is walking downstairs, ready to get into the cars that have just arrived
The ceremony took place at St. Mary's in North Sydney.

I love this image, it's nothing fancy but the interaction and looks of everyone here tell the most important story of the day.
It's one of those special moments full of emotion that we strive to capture at every wedding.
For the location shots we headed down to Lavender Bay, fortunately the rain held out long enough to get some fun shots with everyone
bridal party
and then the rain came, still I love the intimacy of this image
Geoff and the guys light up the cigars at the reception.

Tracy & Mark's surprise wedding - 30 December 07

2008-01-26T21:03:00.000+11:00

This was a first for us, a surprise wedding!
Tracy & Mark invited all their family and friends to the Aria restaurant for the supposed engagement party. Not even their family was in on the surprise.

Mark is waiting in the lobby of the Sofitel Wentworth before heading down to the Aria Restaurant to break the surprise to their friends and family.

at the same time Tracy is getting ready upstairs and waiting for her Dad and brothers to arrive.
Tracy is in the middle of telling her family that the engagement party is actually a wedding.
Getting ready, while Mum is looking on in the background. She was wearing a beautiful dress by Simona.
Mark and the guest are waiting at the Aria terrace for Tracy to arrive
After the ceremony we spent about 15 mins capturing some casual photos around Circular Quay
Back at the Aria restaurant for the reception. The food looked amazing.

Sebastian & Lucas

2008-01-25T17:16:00.000+11:00

Talia & Matt - 22 December 07

2008-01-24T16:55:00.000+11:00

We were chuffed when Talia and Matt asked us to document their wedding. After all we had photographed Matt's sisters wedding back in Sep '05.
It's always great to catch up with past clients to see how everyone is doing.

Back to Talia and Matt; the wedding had a nice intimate feel to it, including the ceremony at the sandstone church St. Bede's at Pyrmont and reception at L'Aqua.

The weather was looking a bit dubious in the morning, but it held up until we walked out of the church after the ceremony only to find that it had started to rain. Not to worry we took a group shot of everybody inside the church.
For the location shoot we headed to one of the wharves which gave us both cover and the views of the harbour.

Talia was looking gorgeous and wore a gown by Brisbane designer Wendy Makin.

I was looking around for something to do with the rings when I came across this magazine cover. Perfect!
Talia and her bridemaids.
Coming out of the church, it had just started to rain, but no one was too bothered.
Even when it was raining we managed to find some under cover areas too shoot.
They both look so cute, ok Talia looks cuter.
This was a really chilled out bridal party. After a bottle of Moet and a few bottles of Grolsch they were up for anything.The view from L'Aqua overlooking Darling Harbour.The dancefloor was packed, everybody was getting down, grooving and getting jiggy with it. Or whatever you say...

Sarah & Luis - 20 December 2007

2008-01-20T13:11:00.000+11:00

Sarah & Luis, the Irish-Spanish connection, were a fun and super relaxed couple to photograph.

The day started out overcast which was not a good sign for the planned outdoor ceremony.
While Luis was getting ready he was on the phone to the event coordinator at Gunners Barracks to work out whether to move the ceremony to the covered terrace or keep it outdoors. With literally only mins to spare before having to make a decision the sky cleared. Although the staff at Gunners kept the terrace on standby just in case.

Gunners is such a perfect place to get married, the place oozed old worldly charm, combined with awesome city views and great surroundings for location photos.

Ceremony & reception: Gunners Barracks
Celebrant:Ian Toll
Flowers: Flowerbug

Luis in a reflective mood :-)
Luis is about to head down to Gunners Barracks.
You can always find funky backgrounds if you just look around, this is just a garage door.
Sarah was getting ready at her place, it was great to meet her family there as well. In true Irish fashion she has 4 sisters and 1 brother so the house was pretty full and happening.
The reception and ceremony took place at Gunners Barracks. The ceremony was in the courtyard. The chairs and the reception venue were beautifully decorated with roses.
the view from the back of the courtyard.
In order not to be in Kate's shots (as above) I was hiding behind the flower arrangements, which meant I got close to the action for a different view.
Must be the Spanish sign for victory.
little feet, pretty shoes.
The whole bridal party outlined against the sky.

Something a bit more posy but still fun.

At one point during the reception Luis' Dad pulled out the Habanas.
I couldn't say no, that would have been rude, right??
Some moody shots near the old fortifications.
-Chris

Luke & Jack

2008-01-19T17:34:00.000+11:00

Engracia & John were one of the very first weddings we photographed way back in 2004:)
They now have 2 gorgeous boys. When I first met Luke when he was only a few months old I struggled with getting him to smile, but for this session he loved the camera and I don't think I got a photo where he wasn't smiling. Jack is such a cutie.
I love being able to watch our past couples becoming families:)

Our brides featured in Bride2Be!

2008-01-17T16:44:00.000+11:00

One of our weddings has been featured in the just released Your Day Yearbook 2008 edition of Bride To Be.
Katherine and Steven's wedding was amazing and I am so glad the magazine chose their wedding and of course our images to be featured.

If you want to see more of Katherine & Steven's wedding check out their slideshow.

Here are the tear sheets.

and the "soft and sexy" award goes to Liz, one of our beautiful brides featured in the Beauty section.

check out Liz and Rob's wedding.

Jake, Jemma & Zoe

2008-01-15T17:05:00.000+11:00

Justine & Kurt - 15 December 2007

2008-01-14T15:08:00.000+11:00

The pressure was really on this time, you see Justine is a photography teacher. I am sure she is going to scrutinize our images more than most brides.
Fortunately Justine and Kurt made it easy for us; looking great and being really into each other helps.

Justine and Kurt got married at The Crypt at St Mary's Cathedral followed by the reception at The Mint and some location photos in the city.

Justine getting ready at her Mum's
Gratuitous self portrait with Justine.
Justine looking totally gorgeous with the bird cage veil (fascinator).
Justine wore a stylish dress by Sydney designer Lisa Ho.
The guys arrive at the church flapping their jackets. It was a boiling hot day.
Justine and her Dad arrive in the Jag.
about to walk into The Crypt
The mood and architecture at The Crypt is beautiful. A bit tricky to photograph well to preserve the mood but we managed. This image was photographed with a fisheye lens to get the largest angle of view possible.
Outside St Mary's Cathedral, it's all over.
These guys didn't stop laughing all day.
one of my favorite images from the day. It has an urban feel to it and we did in about 10 secs

Justine and Kurt look so great together and you can tell they are totally into each other.
The Mint has a lovely facade so before heading in for the reception we stopped to take some photos. I love this shot, the minute I pressed that shutter I knew it was a winner. I showed Kurt on the back of my camera to show him how gorgeous she looks and he got a bit emotional at this point.
Kudos to Justine's Mum, she made the cake and all the flowers and they looked amazing. Totally professional if not better.
Can't wait to show you the rest.

email issues resolved...but

2008-01-13T21:46:00.000+11:00

we just got back from holidays and it looks like we have resolved the email issues we have been having.
But it looks like we may have lost some email along the way.
So if you have sent us an email and not received a response back yet, please don't hate us but resend your email.

Thanks,
Chris

Email down

2008-01-11T13:34:00.000+11:00

It seems that we are having problems receiving emails at the moment.

We are away on holidays up the north coast at the moment, so we don't have any way to resolve this until we are back in the office on Monday.

If you have sent an email in the past few days, or you need to get through to us urgently, can you please send your email to chris.buechner@gmail.com or otherwise give us a call on 9402 5217.

We are sorry for an inconvenience.

Justine & Jason - 2 December 2007

2008-01-11T10:57:00.000+11:00

Justine and Jason have to be one of our most laid back couples of 2007.
The whole day was cruisy and just about having fun.

They got married in a small Catholic church in The Rocks. As a special touch, Jason's Dad who is a Minister assisted the priest during the ceremony.

The reception was held at the Argyle Center in The Rocks

Believe it or not, these funky shoes are the reason Justine and Jason met and got together in the first place. So obviously Jason had to wear them on his wedding day.
It's been a while since school, Jason is instructing his best man how to put the tie on. Yes, it goes over the head and around the neck.
Justine's shoes.
Justine with her sister and niece.
Putting on the final touches
St. Brigid's Catholic Church at The Rocks.
after the church
for the location shoot we headed up to Observatory Hill
A different kind of ring shot.
and playing with the shadows
Justine and Jason get the über award for most original wedding cake. J&J spent much of their relationship commuting via plane to see each other, hence the plane-cake.

Amy & Cameron

2008-01-04T16:57:00.000+11:00

We were so busy with portraits leading up to Christmas that I didn't get a change to post many. So am going to catch up with them over the coming weeks.

happy new year 2008!

2008-01-03T13:33:00.000+11:00

Wow, it's been an amazing year both professionally and personally.

Rather than procrastinate over long and gushing prose I am just going to list some of the highlights below.

documented 52 amazing weddings including weddings in Bali and Fiji
photographed 29 pre wedding sessions
photographed 48 portrait sessions
photographed over 180 kids at various pre-schools
our images were selected by Australia Post to be featured in the soon-to-be-released Wedding Stamp Booklet.
both Kate and I did well at the AIPP awards, state and national.
launched our new website
developed a new logo and complete über look
launched the Australian Trash the Dress website, the official sister site of the hugely popular American Trash the Dress site.
joined the list of amazing photographers featured on the "love, unscripted" blog

Most importantly we met so many cool people; clients, other photographers and other vendors.
Clients have become friends, photographers are inspired by us and we continually get inspired by other photographers.

Australia Post said about us:
"As for why Australia Post chose your images, it is because your approach is
fresh, stylish and engaging, and you capture some superbly candid moments.
While technically and compositionally the photographs are stunning, you also
read your subjects well and use their actions and the environment to
illuminate their particular style and character."

For 2008 our aim is to continue to push the boundaries of creative photography, keep improving and generally make everyone happy :-)

Chris & Kate

Natalie & Matt - 1 December 2007

2008-01-03T12:24:00.001+11:00

Natalie and Matt's wedding was so cool, everything about it was beautiful.
Since Natalie works for a major fashion magazine I knew it was going to be an elegant day.

Despite the fact that the weather wasn't looking great in the morning they just kept their cool and in the end we just worked around it. Their relaxed manner and fun bridal party made it a great day and we really enjoyed documenting it.

The ceremony was held at St. Joseph's College in Hunters Hill and the reception was at the Grand Ballroom of the Westin Hotel.

I had a real hard time selecting my favorites photos, there are just too many great images.
Natalie and Matt got ready at their respective parents homes.

Boys getting ready.
I loved Natalie's shoes by French designer Christian Louboutin, you know the ones with the red soles.
Her wedding dress was made by Australian designer Lisa Gowing.
Natalie looking fantastic.
Entering the chapel at St. Joseph's
After the ceremony we all headed to the Cruise Bar to chill out and for the location shoot.Did I mention I love her dress and shoes.
Natalie made my job easy, she just naturally photographs well.
The whole bridal party outside the Westin Hotel.
and as always, we found some more unusual places to photograph at.
Some reception details.

new parent albums for 2008!

2007-12-24T16:20:00.000+11:00

We have just received a sample of our new parent albums, and it looks awesome.

What's so cool about these albums is that they are an exact replica of your own album, just smaller.

This way Mum doesn't have to choose her own photos :-)

Best of all, they are made in the same way as the the feature albums, which means it's also handmade and of the same excellent quality.

Oh and even better, these are the ultimate brag books, imagine your Mum with her friends and pulling out this album!

Here are some pics of Paul and Ileana's feature album along with the sample parent album.

BTW, this is from a Trash the Dress session in Fiji shot on the day after their wedding. The album is a 14"x10" Queensberry album printed on metallic paper with a corrugated aluminum cover. The parent album has a traditional black leather cover (Mums like the traditional look!)

Thickness and construction is the same.

big one, little one.

Lisa & Daniel - 25 November '07

2007-12-23T12:31:00.001+11:00

Daniel and the boys get in some Nintendo Wii action before heading out for the ceremony.
Lisa is getting ready at her parents place. Lisa wore a beautiful dress by Collette Dinnigan.
Lisa and her sisters arrive at Gunners Barracks in Mosman for the ceremony and reception.
The ceremony took place in the courtyard at Gunners Barracks, which is a beautiful and intimate setting for a ceremony.
Lisa's dad escorted Lisa down the aisle.
A view from the back. It was a very bright and sunny day. Shooting into the sun creates some cool sun flare.
The best man reaching for the rings.
After the ceremony we took advantage of the locations around Gunners Barracks to get some nice location photos.
The front of Gunners.
And inside the reception room, a beautiful room with an intimate feeling.
Sometime during the reception we took some time to take some more moody photos with the city as a backdrop.

Elf yourself

2007-12-18T20:36:00.000+11:00

it's the silly season all right, so we elf'ed our kids.

Click on the image below for the full elf experience.

our website is moving!

2007-12-14T13:13:00.000+11:00

Our website went house hunting and found itself a new host.
our site is going to be so much faster! I tested it in the staging environment, and now our new site loads in approx 3 secs as opposed to 15 sec now!

The downside is that while we are switching hosts, name servers and all that there will be some downtime. Our old host is also in the process of moving stuff around so that doesn't help.

So please bear with us, hopefully we'll be up and running very soon.

Note: Any client slideshows which are not linked directly from our site will not work any longer. You'll need to contact us and we will send you a new link.

any probs just drop us an email info@uberphotography.com.au

-Chris

Jacqui & Mark - 24 November 07

2007-12-10T15:56:00.000+11:00

hmmm, lollies, 'nough said!
Jacquie and the girls getting ready.
Portrait of Jacquie
Mark is doing his best to look relaxed, it's not really working though is it?
The chapel at Jacquies old school, Mount St Benedict Chapel.
His feet.
Her feet.
Fuzzy fur feet.
yep, I get inspired by Dr Seuss
The wind was wreaking havoc with the veil.A bright sunny day is not the best time for photos, but you can always make it work in your favour. Silhouette of the bridal party.
Playing with shadows.

At the reception at the Argyle Centre we had some spare time so we went to the unisex toilets for some photos; as you do.
The reception was in the Cellars room. Shooting the first dance in almost complete darkness and with no flash is always tricky but the results can be pretty funky.
Don't worry, we also took plenty of photos with the flash actually switched on.

Sheridan & Steve - 16 November '07

2007-12-08T23:12:00.001+11:00

Sheridan and Steve are our uber cool couple. Sheridan totally digs what I am about and nothing I do is too crazy for her. So we pretty much had artistic license to shoot what and how we wanted as well as processing the images to give them the über mojo.

Hair & Makeup by the fabulous girls at blushgirl makeup artistry
Ceremony and reception: Gledswood Homestead

Steve was getting ready at his Mum's place.
Looking cool! :-)
Sheridan has a style unique to herself, which becomes apparent as soon as you walk into her bedroom.
Just playing around here with some Venitian Masks I found in her bedroom. Sheridan is wearing a gorgeous dress by L'empire du mariage. But her hoop was something else, sorry no pics here, but it involves leopard skin.
Check out the cool shoes!The ceremony and reception took place at Gledswood Homestead.
Walking up the aisle with her Mum.
No words needed here.
In search of yummy light we found this stately room with large windows in the old estate house.
Funky B&W image, it's dark and moody.
The homestead is littered with rustic old farm buildings which are a great contrast to weddings dresses.
Top marks for best first dance song selection, The Bitch Song; who would have thought. Seriously loved it!
To finish off during the reception we took 5 minutes out to take some moody and romantic shots against the old sandstone buildings.

There are so many more cool photos, I just can't post them all here, so watch out for the slideshow.

Louise & Conor - November 10th

2007-12-03T14:16:00.000+11:00

Conor getting ready.
A detail of Louise's gorgeous dress, check out the details.
Louise is ready to get into the cars and head to the church.
Louise and her Dad arrive at the church, Santa Sabina, her old school.
I am a sucker for emotional parents.
After the ceremony and family photos we took some photos around the grounds of Santa Sabina.
And some photos at Observatory Hill in the city.
The reception was at the Westin Hotel, the restored GPO in the city. So before heading in we took some photos around the GPO.
Always looking for more unusual places to shoot at.
The well known columnade at the old GPO.
Inside the grand looking Heritage Ballroom of the Westin Hotel. It really has an amazing atmosphere which is hard to find anywhere else.
Wrapping up the night on the dance floor.

Asha & Brian's Hindu Wedding - October 24th

2007-11-22T13:29:00.000+11:00

Brian is at home, waiting for Asha's relatives to arrive.
in the meantime Asha is at her parents place getting ready
The ceremony was at La Montage. The especially built altar looks amazing.
Here Brian is being prepared for the ceremony while Asha is waiting to be brought in.
Asha has joined Brian on the altar.
Asha is changing into another sari. The colours are so gorgeous.

Asha & Brian part II - October 27th

2007-11-21T15:58:00.000+11:00

3 days after the Hindu ceremony Asha and Brian are getting to ready to party one more time.

Brian getting ready with the help of Mr Google.
Brian is getting the tea ready for the traditional tea ceremonyAfter the tea ceremony we head into the city for some cool photos.
The reception is held at the lovely Shangri-la ballroom. Before heading off to meet the guests Brian and Asha chill at the Blu Horizon Bar.
and a quick stop at their hotel room to freshen up and goof around on the bed.
The cake set up in the ball room