[trash the dress] Ashling & Cormac, Chaweng Beach, Koh Samui

The trash the dress option immediately popped out to her, and so she wanter reassurances on how to clean her dress before committing. I sent her a link where a previous bride explained how she cleaned her wedding dress to a sparkling brand new white and Ashling was hooked. I got a yes!

You might remember the gorgeous Ash and her lovely husband (!!) from their beautiful wedding day at Bandara, they were a treat to get to photograph and I had such fun with the bridesmaids and groomsmen!

So we scheduled their trash the dress session for about a week after their wedding day, to be on a lovely spot on Chaweng Beach which Nek and I had been testing out (snorkelling, haha) before hand. This spot, at this time of year has the clearest, cleanest water you ever did see (on Samui), which makes it PERFECT for us to get some lovely shots in the water.

Soo.... without further ado, check out this awesomeness for yourselves!

See what I mean, how beautiful is this spot of beach...?

I suggested to start with we spend some time out of the water first, and I'm so glad we did...

I mean, on the wedding day there's so much hustle and bustle going on, you're always worried about other people, your mum's shoes go missing, your brother-in-law needs to find dad suddenly or whether your niece has eaten her afternoon snack yet... That's why I think it's so important to have a session like this alongside your wedding photography. You two will be much more relaxed and in the moment and really be able to have fun together and just enjoy each other's company... :)

This is one of my favourites!

We had this pup joyfully follow us along during the most part of our session, luckily Nek was with us, helping me carry my bag and camera gear and he helped keep Bob company (that's what we named our little furry friend) and make sure he was out of some of the important pictures.

Damn you Bob, for being too cute! We had to let him in some of the photos... look how adorable he is! He definitely a pro at modelling!

Cor got excited when I said it's time to get in the water and ran off without us haha! Someone was either too hot or was just too eager to get his wife in the water! ;)

Sometimes, I just go silent during our sessions (which scares people into thinking something has gone wrong, on the contrary...), it's usually when I just feel like a moment is too good, too beautiful to spoil with words. Like these...

So, for the other half of our trash the dress session, I decided to give our GoPro a try and get some photos underwater as well. I'm actually really happy with the results, and love these photos!

I've got to admit working with the GoPro take a bit of getting used to but it turned out ok once I got the hang of it! :)

These three, I especially love, so artsy!

YAY!! We did it, all happy and we all survived easily, dress not even dirty, just wet!  Thanks to Nek for taking this happy photo of us :D

Happy SATURDAY and enjoy the weekend, I have a busy one here on beautiful Samui :) 

Let me know what you think in the comments! 

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[honeymoon] Claudia & Danny, The Saraan, Chaweng Noi, Koh Samui

They decided to get some photos on their honeymoon last minute, while they were on Koh Phi Phi just before they came to Samui... and we all agreed it was definitely a good decision to make!

Claudia and Danny were so FUN to photograph, I loved getting to know them a bit during the time we spent together at their hotel and on the beach.

All the way from Canada... they made the most of their honeymoon and traveled to a few different places in Thailand and they loved it.

We started off getting some photos in their sea view villa at their resort by the beach, The Saraan.

They had a private plunge pool between their villa and the sea which looked so inviting... I wanted to jump in haha ;)

Claudia picked some Frangipani from their garden and was smelling it for the first time... now they're both in love with Frangipani :)

On the beach, we had this little boy who followed us for most of the way and was getting in our photos... he wanted us to play soccer with him :)

When Claudia asked me if they should go in the water, I was like.... ummm, YES please!!

So happy to have awesome clients like this!

Hooray! Session completed ;)

Happy Friday!!! I hope you all enjoyed this blog post of Claudia & Danny's honeymoon photos! Let me know in the comments...

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[wedding] Ashling + Cormac, Bandara Resort & Spa, Bophut, Koh Samui

They met at work in a restaurant, on Ashling's first day nearly 15 years ago, she'd already caught his attention after walking into the kitchen... apparently that night the restaurant guests had to wait a little longer than usual to get their desserts.

Since then they've moved and travelled together and made a good story of their own, have a beautiful home together in Australia, and the proudest parents ever! This is just the beginning of a new story they get to write together though, and I'm so happy and honoured to have been asked to be a part of their beautiful wedding day!

They chose the Bandara Resort & Spa, Samui as their wedding venue, and what a beautiful resort to hold a wedding!

Ashling had this gorgeous dress which I fell in love with at first sight.... sigh..

Ashling... what a name! I'd never heard it before, but during their speeches I found out it means 'dream' how beautiful!

The girls had some sparkling while they got ready together chatting about their holiday & helping to turn Ashling's nerves into excitement...

Dany of Samui Hair did all the girls' hair as well as Ashling's makeup, she did a beautiful job, as always!

K. Gee the hotel's wedding planner, organised and planned everything and was running around on the day ensuring everything went smoothly, walk-talky in tow... the Bandara is such a huge property!

While the girls were getting ready, it started raining which gave us all a bit of a scare there for a bit, but luckily it stopped right before the ceremony! Perfect timing, really.

Meanwhile,  I headed around the corner to see what the boys were up to and got some photos with them :)

By then the rain had stopped just enough for us to walk out with our umbrellas and we got some nice photos with the guys outdoors.

They suggested we get some photos by the pool table up near the lobby of the Bandara..

Then chilled out for a bit with a cigar each... they came prepared! ;)

I love these two photos here :)

I then headed back to check on the girls who were nearly all done up and they all looked so beautiful!

I took the girls outside for some photos with their drinks while Ashling had her final touches done..

Gorgeous bouquets, don't you think?! LOVE the lotus flowers, they add such a classic (and very Thai) touch :)

Then it was time!!! The girls helped Ash into her beautiful gown and everyone got really excited!!

I love this photo showing all the girls sharing in their excitement and happiness together!

I quickly got some ceremony & aisle photos, K. Gee did a stunning job at making everything come together...

Now, This... THIS is the look of a man who thinks his bride is stunning...

Ashling's mum was so happy to have been able to walk her daughter down the aisle to marry the man she loves.

After the ceremony we hung around for some group, family and bridal party photos...

The dinner set up by the resort and K. Gee was beautiful to say the least.

After, I stole Ash and Cor away for a few minutes to get some photos with just the two of them...

Then it was time for everyone to be seated for dinner...

The speeches were hilarious!

Then as the night came to and end, they let off some lanterns for good luck...

And I asked for one last photo of the happy couple...

To see more of their photos feel free to watch their photo slideshow below which I love as well :) 

I hope you enjoyed reading Ashling & Cormac's story as much as I did recalling it and please feel free to leave a comment letting me and Ash & Cor know if you loved it! 

Happy Thursday!! 

xoxo

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