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Damian and Kelly had their wedding at Samurai Beach Resort - an eco-friendly resort nestled in between the trees and koalas close to Samurai beach. This is the first wedding for me at Samurai – loved the venue and of course the staff who are fantastic.

The day turned out to be stormy, some sunshine but we all got rained on during the ceremony. The weather didn’t dampen the spirits of everyone there though. Kelly looked stunning, and I got a number of shots on the porch, backlit with the sun. Always challenging shooting into the sun, but it was a lot easier with my portable lights. I wanted to capture Kelly with the bush and the natural scenery behind her.

We headed to onemile beach once the rain cleared to have fun. Damian and the boys raced down the beach, passed the footy ball and carried the girls. The sun had already set and I needed to shoot at 6400 iso to get the movement images.

Damian is from New Zealand and he joined his country men to gave us a treat at the end with their traditional war dance – the haka. I was so moved by the intensity of the dance and the spirit and effort they put into it….that I couldn’t sit still for another 30 minutes afterwards.

Thanks to everyone who helped, especially Rosie who was the 2nd photographer – she got some amazing closeups and candid shots.