Lauren & Shane

Lauren & Shane decided to travel up from Sydney to celebrate their love for each other with a wedding in the beautiful beach side community of South West Rocks. Much to my delight they held their ceremony right in the middle of the historic Trail Bay Goal. After which we hung around for a few photos in the goal grounds before moving on to Little Bay and then the Surf Club for the reception.
Here are a few shots from the day....






Shane earned himself around a million points when he had flowers, an engraved bracelet and a heart felt card delivered to Lauren only moments before she was due to leave for the ceremony.






I am always blown away with how much some people will spend on accessories, sunnies in particular. I can say that one mans extravagance is what inspired me to do this shot.


Each of the bridal couples including Lauren and Shane wow'd guest as they entered the reception with spectacular dances, each as unique as the last.

Congrats Lauren and Shane, I really enjoyed spending the day getting to know you guys and shooting your wedding.

It's A GIRL!

Yes, it finally happened.
After a day full of dramas Jade finally popped out a beautiful baby Girl...
Charlotte Belle, the newest addition to the Sharkey family.
I wont bore you with the details, instead, here are a few pictures...
This first one is only 1 minute old! So alert.and so peaceful

The Great Debate

Well in approximately one week from yesterday, my beautiful wife and I will again solve one of the all time greatest debates.... will this white cot that appeared in our bedroom through the week be sporting pink or blue sheets when it gets made for the first time next week?
FYI I say next week with fingers crossed, c'mon baby, you can do it!
Stay tuned....

2009 prices

I am super excited to introduce you to our 2009 packages.
This year any and all of the great items and services that we offer can be added to packages at special prices to help you, my favorite clients, get what you want from your wedding photography.
All packages include your negatives on a dvd, so now you are free to fill your world with your beautiful images.
So without further adieu...... here they are
* you can click on each image to enlarge *

Baby Sean

Today a friend of mine, whom I've known since we started school, bought her 9 week old son Sean around for a baby portrait shoot. Sean just loved the camera giving us lots of smiles, laughs and even a little blue steel. Here are a few shots.



Thank you Rach and Lloyd for letting us photograph your lovely family.

Viki & Jeff

Yesterday I had the pleasure of shooting the wedding of Viki and Jeff. These guys traveled up from Sydney to be married just North of Coffs Harbour in the sunny little beach side town of Woolgoolga.
Sorry,did I say sunny?
Sadly the weather was not as one would hope for on their wedding day, with rain and wind being the general theme.
But undisturbed, Viki and Jeff soldiered on and we even traveled into Coffs for some shots around the Jetty.
Here are a few shots...

Transport on the day included a WWII Jeep and a brand new Kentworth truck.


Just Married


Playing in the rain.




Thanks for, weather aside, a great day. I hope the sun is shinning in the whitsundays!

It's been a while!

Well hello again internet....
It's been too long since my last post so I thought I should jump on and let you all know what has been happening in the world of ME. In list form is easiest....
Chicken pocked kids and pregers wife, new house, wedding editing, internet issues, turf laying, wedding editing, new furniture, turned 29, got a nephew for my birthday, wedding editing, 24 week ultra sounds, album designing and did I mention wedding editing?
I am lucky that I have no weddings booked for the rest of this year though so I am excited to start 2009 with a clean slate and a few new tricks up my sleave.....
Anyway here is a picture from Tara and Craig's wedding that I thought I would share. This has a little texture thrown in for good measure.
Note to future brides.... let me know if it's something you would like.

Katrina & Matt

Well I've been fortunate enough in my life to call both Katrina and Matt friends of mine. So shooting their wedding on Saturday the 18th of October was a special treat for me.
The wedding was exclusively held at Opal Cove Resort, with a ceremony on the grass by the lake followed later by a reception in one of the function rooms that over look the beach.
The day started with a few happy tears from Katrina as the girls helped her into her stunning dress, and the realisation of what was about to happen started to sink in.


Once the ceremony was through, we strolled down to the beach for a bit of fun by the sea.


I loved the light on the back of the dunes, such a warm feel.

Then it was a short walk up to the entrance to Opal Cove to take advantage of the trees that line the road. Well a short walk for some of us! :)


Congratulations Katrina and Matt, hope you enjoy Cook Town and we'll see you when you return.

Oh yeah, one more......
Whilst we where down by the beach, who should swim past but Banana man!
Hands up who thinks he lands on his feet.....

Tara & Craig

Wow! Where do I start?
From the very first moment I met Tara and Craig, I knew that their wedding was going to be one of the greats. There was just something about these two that hinted that this wedding would be natural and beautiful in its own way, and last Saturday they proved me right.
Tara and the girls done their preparations at Lily Pily, a luxury Bed & Breakfast just outside of Bellingen. Tara looked beautiful with simple hair and makeup and wearing what is now my favourite wedding dress ever. (bar my wife's dress, due to it's contents)
Check out this dress, I can't explain in in words but it looked fantastic.
This was the little balinese day bed / hut which was part of Lily Pily's gardens.

Craig, Dashing in black wearing his mischievous smile

The ceremony was held on Craig's Family's property overlooking the Bellinger river. It was a super hot day but the temperature was nowhere near as hot as what was going on in the ceremony. Tara & Craig wrote their own vows and managed to drag more then a few tears out of each other, and themselves.


We stopped for a bit of fun in the clovers...




We left the farm and headed across the river to a fantastic nut farm for something a little different. Then we raced into Bello itself for a quick shoot at the pub then back to their reception that was held at the wonderful Thora Hall.


Thanks guys, we had a wonderful time shooting your wedding.