Saint Thomas More Chapel Wedding UWA

Yiyi and Matt married at the chapel St Thomas More in the grounds of The UWA on Sunday the 31 of May with photos in Henry Lawson Walk in East Perth and Dalkeith House Near Tawarri Lodge is a reminder of the opulent residential development that occurred in Fremantle and other Perth suburbs as a result of the prosperity of the local economy associated with the 1890s gold rush. Some candid shots at our gallery.

Silvia & Eric's Wedding 30 May 2009

Silvia and Eric were married at St Michael's Leederville on Saturday the 30th of may with extensive photos at the pines kings park, the jetty in south perth opposite Dennis Lilley's home, King street and around the CBD . With their reception at the Novotel Langley. There are a few of my candid shots at our gallery.

A Busy Saint Matthews Church Guilford for Weddings

Saint Matthews Church Guilford

Josephine and Frank held their wedding on Sunday the 3rd of May at their favorite church Saint Mathews in Stirling Square Guildford , it was the second wedding I had done in two weeks at this historic Capel and another followed in as we left for photos. The couple meet at the School Of Philosophy in Perth.

Our Seven Series BMW on the day

Notre Dame Fremantle Chapel Wedding

Debra and Andrew were married on Saturday the 2nd of May 2009 at the Notre Dame Chapel Fremantle on the corner of Mouat and Croke Street which has a secluded court yard opposite the library for refreshments and wedding cake after the service. Followed by photos at Cottesloe beach , Coode street Jetty South Perth and the boat shed which as they had hired 2 photographers and a videographer i did not take any candid shots . The reception was held at Matida Bay Reception .

St Matthews Church Guildford

Kelly and Ben were married at St Matthews Church on Saturday 25th of April which was originaly constructed in 1836 of mudbrick. It was built on land donated by Governor Stirling at the eastern edge of Guildford, near the current location of the Guildford Grammar School Chapel. This building was replaced by a second Church built in the centre of Stirling Square which was demolished only 12 years later in a hurricane.
The existing St Matthews was constructed in 1873 from local clay bricks in a style called Flemish bond - the bricks are laid alternately lengthwise and pointing inwards.
The bridal party did their photos at the landing at Sandalford winery and had their reception at Belvoir venue Collection. A few photos of the bridal party Saint Matthews and the landing at our gallery.

Mounts Bay Sailing Club Reception For Wedding

Amy and Mark were married at the sunken gardens at the UWA on Saturday the 18th of April with their reception at the Mounts Bay Sailing Club which is next to the Royal Perth yacht club.

Scotch College Capel Wedding on Easter Sunday

Tracey and Jeremy were married at the chapel on the grounds of Scotch College on Easter Sunday the 12th of April 2009 with family photos at the house on the campus site.Then onto the pines at Kings park for the bridal photo ending up at Freshwater bay for some sunset shots and finally having the reception at the Royal Freshwater Yacht Club. Which has stunning views even at night. They where staying at Rendezvous Observation City Hotel PERTH which is no longer going to be turned into apartments as planning approval failed even on appeal . They should be offering some cheap rates over the winter break as they have been turning away bookings in the belief the would be closing as a hotel.

Hale School Ball

Paul Oliver book us again this year for his Hale school ball so next year i will have to find a new client. Same as last year they did their photos at Kings Park ,unfortunately at this time of year you lose the light by 6pm . The school was having construction on the west side this year so we had to enter the old way, past the Chapel . The teachers tried to be well organized but we were booked from 6 till 7 but they did not want us to drop off until 7.30 pm . Well many of the limos had other jobs to get to including us so in future teachers and students of hale school should coordinate their time management skills as the world does not revolve around them. Woody Allen once said 90% of success is being on time the other 10% is just turning up.Where the organisers placed the limos for pick up was very dark and posed a safety hazard . A couple of lighting towers would not have gone astray as the numbering system they gave us was a waste of resources. It was hard to see the limos let alone the numbers on them. I did not get shots of the whole group as it was dark by the time they turned up but a few more shots at Kings Park are at our Gallery.

Forrestfield School Ball at the Hyatt

The for girls had the limousine to themselves as the others they were going with powdered on Thursday the 2nd of April. I am sure all the boys from their school would have stuck their hand up to escort this glamorous group after seeing this photo. A few more photo if you click Here.

Claremont House Wedding

A Claremont House Wedding for Amander and Matt on April the Fourth with photos at the blue boat house Crawley and Cottesloe beach. Amander was glowing with her proud father. Some Photos at our gallery.

Convention Center School Ball

Heathcote for Photos then onto the Convention Center for Ashleigh Hardwich and her group for their school formal. Some Photos at our Gallery.

Frasers hosts a very Casual Wedding

Laurie & Phuongs Wedding was celebrated in low key fashion at Frasers Restaurant in Kings Park Perth on Friday the third of April with friends from Thailand. More Photo at our gallery.

Hotel Northbridge Bridal Drive off confusion Trust your own Intuition

A few weeks ago i did a wedding drive of from a reception center in Ardross to Hotel Northbridge . Now the location given to us was Hotel Northbridge 15 Robinson Street Northbridge. But they Were actually staying at the All Seasons Hotel Northbridge which is 304 meters from Hotel Northbridge. Now when i picked up the bride and groom they were well past the inebriation level which i would normally find acceptable to travel in my BMW sedan but i took them anyway as i did not want to get into an argument with the groom in that state.
When we arrived at the Hotel Northbridge i asked them if they wanted me to wait while they checked in to make sure it was the right hotel but they told me they were going to walk around and get some food as the groom was hungry. I would have assumed they would recognise the hotel they had booked .
Well two weeks latter i get an email saying i had delivered them to the wrong hotel , then having to walk with sore feet for twenty minutes to find it and wanted a refund which i obliged as i had not taken them to the exact address they had given but to the hotel they had given.
I did this as I not want the bride to get any more grief from her spouse whom got very peeved off and would not calm down that night apparently according to the bride. I mean they where driven several kilometers at the right time anyway to the hotel they asked for which was only a few hundred paces from where they had really booked into, if they had said the All Seasons Hotel that where i would have left them.
I have since spoken to others in the industry and none said they would have given a refund as the would also have taken them to Hotel Northbridge not 15 Robinson Street.
My point is my intuition from the beginning was to cancel this booking as they had made several changes for pick up and drop offs to the other end of Perth causing us to change other bookings we had as well. This was a date which i had many better wedding inquiries for and could have easily refilled.
Strangely enough i did not take any of my usual candid photos on the day or write about the wedding in a blog, i must have known what was coming subconsciously .
I find it quite amazing that drunk people would think their memory of events would be better that a sober non drinkers. This is a lesson i will make sure not to repeat as i generally double and triple check address locations anyway as people often make small mistakes.

Royal Fresh Water Yacht Club Wedding

After picking Emma up from Floreat, Emma and Brett were married at the Saint Mary's Anglican School girls church in Elliot Road Karrinyup on Sunday the 29th of March . They had their reception at the Royal Fresh Water Yacht Club. More Photos at our Gallery.

Rendezvous Observation Hotel Wedding

Matthew and Christina where married on the Mullaloo Beach reserve on Saturday the 28th of March with there reception at the Observation Rendezvous Hotel in Scarborough .

Oceanreef High School Ball

The Ocean Reef Senior High School Ball was on Saturday the 28th of March which was held at the Hyatt Ballrooms on Adelaide Terrace. These kids where very well behaved and exuded an air of confidence normally reserved for students that have graduated. They may well have deserved the indulgence of their parents on this memorable occasion and be well entitled to their hedonistic attitude . More Photos at my Gallery.
On another note unrelated to the Students above and a general observation of our culture.
Nowadays parents of students assume it is socially acceptable to supply sixteen to seventeen year old girls and boys with alcohol even children not their own. It is no wonder Australia has a binge drinking problem when parents say it is ok to break the law as a rite of passage. Now i am guilty as anyone of overindulging my offspring as i supplied my son with vodka 2 month prior to his 18th birthday for his after party. He treated that as a privilege not a rite but i still regret my poor judgment some 7 years latter. In that i was condoning bending and breaking the law as supplying minors with alcohol is a more serious offense than drinking as a minor, we as parents should set a better example for right from wrong. No wonder the kids of today have such poor boundaries and judgement when parent cowtow to there beloved children. The parents need to grow up themselves and take responsibility for their and their offsprings choices .

School Ball from Willetton to the Hyatt

A wet and misty night for a school ball at the Hyatt on Friday the 20th of March with photos at Kings Park more photos at our Millennium Limousines Gallery.

School Ball at the Parmelia Hilton 13/3/09

Students from the School Ball at the Parmelia Hilton on Friday the thirteenth of March more photos at our gallery.

West Leederville Wedding

Jacqueline & Michael's Wedding was held at Saint Michaels in West Leederville on Sunday 15/3/2009 with photos at UWA ,the blue shed crawley and The old swan brewery. The reception was at Caversham house in middle swan.

Sunday Wedding

Endriko meet us at the Burswood Hotel to take the bridal party to do photos at West Perth and King Street with the ceremony at Sandleford Winery. Some other Photos at our gallery.

Virginia & Shannons Wedding 7th of March 2009

The Photographer Lorna Henson was a bit naughty on Saturday by not releasing the bridal party in Fremantle until 5.15pm when we had to be in Dalkieth and gone by 5.30pm. Many photographers take liberties with the time as they want to get as many photos as possible but it is a somewhat disrespectful when we are only booked until a certain time and have other clients that may then be disapointed if we are late.Ten or fifteen minutes may not seem a lot of time but to the next clients it may be the diffence in arriving on time for their appointment or fight. Shannon and Virginia where married at Saint Mary's Church in Highgate. The Photos were at Hyde Park and the Notre Dame Law Court in Fremantle. A few more Photos at our gallery

School Ball From Spearwood To the Fremantle Sailing Club

These students had real class, booking an eight seater for six to give them and their dress's extra space.
More Photos at our gallery.

School Ball Organisers Fail in every aspect of this event

The school ball season which runs from the end of January threw to May with a few more in June, July and August is well and truly under way . As all the schools want to get them over and done with as the only thing students talk about is their ball. Only one or two schools in Perth Holds their "Graduation Ball" in December or January during school break. They do this as an incentive for their students to say in school and achieve by not allowing anyone that drops out,fails,or has disciplinary action taken against them during the year to attend the ball. The fact that schools organise the ball season at the same time as the peak wedding season means they pay more for every thing. It is simple economics 101 ,supply verses demand. The venues charge a premium because it is in high demand time ,the suit hire have to carry extra stock and there are only half the better limousines available as they are generally still on weddings until 6 to 7 pm. Even if the organisers delayed the ball start time an hour they would dramatically increase the number of limousines available. With the economic crisis these event arrangers at the schools might want to learn and then teach these economic lessons to the students. If the Schools held their balls from May to September or even in January they would reduce the cost by at least 25%. The generation x are being taught a very poor lesson that the don't have to delay gratifacation and can have every thing as soon as they demand it. Well i think the world is about to give that group of people a rude wake up shock that they might just have to econimise and save now.

Wedding at Christchurch on the 1st of March 2009

Joanne and Jason where married at Christchurch in Queenslea avenue in Claremont with photos at The Buddhist Temple UWA Claremont. With their reception at Lamonts in East Perth. More of our photos at our gallery.

Araluen Botanic Wedding by the lake

Linda's Wedding at the Araluen Botanic gardens on Saturday the 28th of February with more photos at our Millennium limousines gallery. Ze Photography did the photos of their day.

International Airport Perth

Grant Craig not only had us pick his wife and himself from the airport after arriving back from Indonesia on Friday the 27th of February but as it was his wife's birthday .Also pick up their children ,then that her to a dress shop that he had arrange to stay open late to buy a new dress and to her hair dressers then onto the Must Wine Bar for dinner. A romantic gesture par excellence.

Bride and Groom Transfers 27th of February

Rhys Sherborne arrange for Groom transfer for his 4 groomsmen and himself from Mount Pleasant, plus a drive off for the bride and groom after the reception. I arrived early only to find one of his groomsmen frantic to get to the domestic airport as his pre-booked taxi was an hour late and still in no sight . So i drove him to the domestic while he cancelled the over due taxi only to have the taxi ring him just before I dropped him off with only minute before his flight was due to board to say they were now at Sandalford Winery pick up address. That is one new client and one less for taxi industry.

Green Place Reserve Mosman Park for Wedding

Rebecca and Sunne organized us to pick them up from the Gallery Suites in high Street Fremantle to take them to Green Place Reserve in Chidley Way Mosman Park for the ceremony.A small, secluded reserve on the edge of the Swan River. There are plenty of overhanging trees over the green lawns making archways and lovely views of the river. There is a little wooden jetty too, good for some rustic, water photos. Chidley Beach is nearby as well.They held their reception at the Swanbourne Nedlands Surf Club.
To avail your self of this park for your wedding Contact the Ministry of Plannings office on Phone: (08) 9264 7584. Fees are Free but there is no Shelter .

School Ball From Iluka

Nine gorgeous girls in South Perth headed for their school ball at Frasers in Kings Park. More Photos at their Gallery.

Surprise Celebration at the C RESTAURANT

Candice surprised her friends with a limo ride and dinner at the C Restaurant at 44 Saint Georges Terrace Perth on Thursday the nineteenth of February, the service was some what slow that night but they enjoyed it anyway.

Concert at Perth Zoo

Again regular's Ray and Maxine of the Sax Sea Boutique get first preference to those important days of the year like valentines day with a transfer from Hillary's to the Zoo in South Perth for a beautiful summer concert .
About SAX SEA
Sax Sea Boutique is located at Shop 61 ,Hillarys Boat Harbour , just north of Perth in Western Australia,
For over 12 years Sax Sea has been offering a fantastic selection of Swimwear for women of all ages and sizes, combined with fabulous range of resort clothing.

Valentines at Frasers

Our long time friend and accountant Rob Prouse took Olive to Frasers Restaurant over looking the city for valentines for a late dinner. Rob is one of those great Australians that loves his tennis and was suffering a little on the night from achilles heal problems but as usual takes it all with good humor . I can highly recommend his firm as he is a common sense guy with integrity and honesty.

Valentines Engagement Tour

Tyler Brown took his new fiancee for a tour of the city including Kings Park and the river for Valentines day from the New Esplanade Hotel In the Perth City opposite the Grand Palace Chinese Restaurant. More Photos at our website gallery.

School Ball 13 Feb 2009

More Photos at our gallery for School Balls