PRESTON PEAK TOOWOOMBA WEDDING | SARAH + CAM
Embracing Everything
What are you looking forward to the most for your wedding day?
Cameron: Seeing Sarah walk down the aisle.
Sarah: I’m looking forward to embracing everything on the day. I’m grateful to have most of our loved ones with us despite the Covid-19 restrictions. Most of all I’m looking forward to exchanging vows.
Which Moments/Photos do you think you will treasure the most from your day?
Seeing each other at the ceremony, exchanging vows and being announced as husband and wife. Pictures of just the two of us and our immediate family.
~ from Sarah & Cameron’s pre-wedding questionnaire {August 2020}
How did you meet and who proposed?
We met when we were in highschool and connected through our love for travelling. Last year Cameron and his mates raised a huge amount of money for MS (as it is the disease my mum suffers with) and completed the Mongol Rally (UK - Mongolia). I met up with him after the rally in Portugal and after 6.5 years, Cam proposed to me in our little private hostel room.
Which parts of your wedding day do you look forward to the most?
Honestly just standing at the altar and exchanging our vows.
Which aspects of your day would you like to have photographed?
Everything. Bride Getting Ready, Groom Getting Ready, Ceremony, Formal Family Photos, Romantic Photos, Reception.
Was there something in particular about our photos or stories that made you feel like we'd be a good fit for your wedding?
Your editing style is amazing. I love the vivid colours and candid shots! I’m really looking to have two Photographers that we can feel relaxed around and aren’t afraid to tell us what to do/hint us in the right direction. I’m also looking to have a few creative shots potentially with the coloured smoke or sparklers confetti etc.
How many guests are you expecting?: 80
~ from Sarah & Cameron’s enquiry with us {January 2019}
Preston Peak Wines
It’s no secret that Preston Peak Wines outside of Toowoomba is one of the best venues we know. We have worked here since 2017 and the level of quality of the service and food as well as the dreamy scenery has us coming back here again and again. We constantly recommend this venue for those who are still searching for their wedding location. Our favourite detail is that Matt & Bri from Preston Peak will spoil each bridal party with ice-cold drinks and lush grazing platters during photo time, delivered via their golf buggy, which follows the bridal party around during sunset photo time. It’s always an absolute dream up here and we can’t wait to be back for quite a few again in 2021.
Flowers by Toowoomba White Weddings
Sarah’s blooms by Toowoomba White Weddings were next-level beautiful and deserve a special mention here in case any of you are looking for their dream florist. So fresh, so thoughtfully delivered and presented, all our jaws dropped a little when they were dropped off. Apart from the obvious {crazy beautiful bouquet composition}, it’s clear to me that this talented florist would have also nurtured these blooms well before the day and that she would have chosen high-quality products to make sure they last. It’s not easy keeping white roses and orchids looking fresh and happy for an entire wedding day, but these blooms looked peachy from start to finish. If blooms like these are on your Pinterest board, be sure to find a high-quality florist who also knows how to gently package and transport them to your wedding. Roses and orchids can dent super easily at a simple touch and it’s extra visible on the white, making them look stained and brown, so for these kinds of blooms, protection and best quality are extra important. This florist completely nailed it and blew our minds with such lushness and talent.
Love is a temporary madness, it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your root was so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is.
Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being in love, which any fool can do. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident.
Those that truly love have roots that grow towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossoms have fallen from their branches, they find that they are one tree and not two.~ Captain Corelli’s Mandolin {Louis the Bernieres} | Wedding Reading
Sarah + Cameron’s Preston Peak Wedding Team:
Venue: Preston Peak Wines {Toowoomba} / Gown: Brides Desire / Hair: Dolls and Sailors Retro Brisbane Hair Parlour / Makeup: Mirror Mirror Makeup Artistry / Florals: Toowoomba White Wedding and Event Hire / Earrings: Ayla & Oak / Bridesmaids Dresses: Shona Joy / Rings: Xennox Diamonds / Suit: MJ Bale / Jewellery: Swarovski, Tiffany & Co. / Her Perfume: Dior / His Perfume: Hugo Boss / Cake: Amelia’s Cups N Cakes / Celebrant: Nicolas Baker
The Details:
Wedding Photography Package:
9 hours of coverage by 2 highly experienced Photographers
Add-On: Smokebomb Photography
HEIRLOOMS: 3 Italian-Made Editorial Wedding Magazines with up to 500 images
2 Tasmanian Oak Framed Prints on Smooth Cotton Paper {20x24’’}
Our Relaxed Timeline that we developed together {as we do for all our couples}:
BRIDAL QUARTERS:
12:00noon Start of Photography Coverage at Bride’s
1:30pm All Hair & Makeup finished
1:35pm Champagne Moment before getting dressed
1:45pm Bridesmaids get dressed
2:00pm Bride gets dressed
2:20pm A few Bridal Portraits
2:45pm Dad arrival for first look
GROOM’S QUARTERS
12:30pm Start of Photography Coverage at Groom’s
1:00pm Gents get dressed together / Whiskey Moment
1:45pm Portrait of Groom with his entourage
2:00pm Parents arrive
2:45pm Leave for ceremony to meet Celebrant & greet guests
3:30pm Ceremony
4:15pm Group Photo with all guests
4:20pm Formal Family Photos, working down a simple list we created together before the wedding
4:45pm Bridal Party Photos
5:15pm Couple Photos at Sunset {5:40 Sunset in Toowoomba for their date}
6:00pm Freshen up before Reception
6:10pm Reception Starts
9:00pm Photography Coverage finished {option to add extra coverage on the day}
BOOK YOUR WEDDING WITH US
We are currently booking 2022 weddings in Australia, but have a few spots left for 2021 dates. For Wedding Enquiries, please hit the button below and fill in our contact form to check availability for your date and receive your bespoke offer letter.
We only commit to a small number of weddings each year to provide a hands-on, exceptional experience for each of our couples and to give our full attention to every client throughout our journey together. We normally photograph weddings all over Australia, Europe and travel worldwide for the right clients, but in the current COVID days, we only accept bookings for locations in Australia. We’re based in Samford and Paddington in Brisbane, QLD.
If you’d like to chat with us about a portrait session {engagement, family, branding etc.}, commercial work, winery/fine food photos, editorials or creative collaborations, we’d love to hear from you via email to lovelenscapes@gmail.com.
If you’d love to see your photos in print, check out our Italian-made Editorial Magazines and Albums in our Lovelenscapes Shop {our Graphic Designer can create magazines and albums for any couple, not just Lovelenscapes Photography clients - we believe that everyone deserves beautiful heirlooms, so just get in touch}.
MORE WEDDING STORIES
I was pregnant with Maya and only 4 months away from becoming a mama when I photographed Cat & Austin’s wedding with my love and my husband of then 8 years, Doruk. The fact that Doruk and I get to create together, and that we get to roam around wineries with people who feel like family to us, will never get old for me. Here is our visual poem of Cat & Austin’s intimate winter wedding at Ocean View Estates Winery, only featuring their closest family members and the two of them.