Jervis Bay Wedding Video & Photography

Dwayne and I have been looking forward to Matt & Margarita's wedding for awhile, Not only do we get to travel to a great location but they are a great couple.

We decided to arrive a day early to attend the rehearsal and check out a few of the locations, was also a good chance to meet a lot of the friends and family which is nice going into a wedding day already feeling comfortable with everybody.

With the reception at Club Jervis which is the local RSL in Huskisson we decided to head there for lunch check out the venue aswell as the surrounding locations.

Wedding day has arrived we head over to start doing photo & video with Magarita & the girls, in this time we generally also capture all the dress, shoes and accessories.

We then head over to see the guys and get Matt and the boys relaxing then putting on there suits and some group shots and in this case some fun images of the lads.

We race back to the girls to get Margarita putting her dress on and then get some nice images of her before we get some group images, I also delivered a letter from Matt which we pulled her aside and got her to read I have attached a link to the video, it was a great little letter it had a few of us with a tear in the eye.

It's now show time we arrive at the beach and I set up the camera for the ceremony and mic up Matt as on the beach it's generally pretty windy and u was unable to link into the celebrates pa which is a bonus sometimes, I have also put in a little bit of video from the ceremony.

Now for the fun stuff with some rain around we decide to chick the bridal party in the limo with some drinks and head of to our first location. It was a advantage that we where able to go with the couple and check out the options available for photos it also gave us a bit of a chance to think over night about ideas. We did some group shots then split up the guys and girls then finished with some of just the couple.

2nd location was a musiem which they had as there back up location if there was rain, again doing some fun group images before pulling our couple away.

Off to club Jervis for the reception we quickly setup for the entrances and not before long we where into speeches cutting of the cake and then our couple hit the dance floor, followed quickly by ALL the guests with Margarita side being Greek they put on some of the traditional song which got the crowd up and into it and made for some great images and video. 

It was a massive day for all involved Dwayne and I where absolutely buggered by the time our couple departed for the night. We are used to the luxury of having 4 people on the crew which certainly put the pressure on us to constantly be on the move, I am confident we did well but certainly makes me appreciate having Jess and the rest of the crew around. 

Please comment and let us know what you think of the video, photos and the blog. We do this to capture the amazing moments of life so it means a lot when we get positive feedback from you guys.


Rob Bampton
 

I put this quick little video together and included a funny moment to finish. www.jadoreweddings.com.au

Gold Coast Beach Wedding Video & Photography at Pacific Life Saving Club

I meet up with Chris and Shell a few months before the wedding and felt a great connection with them straight away, when they told me they where going to wear traditional kilts for the day that got me even more excited, We where also doing photo and video for this one with Dwayne and Timmy doing photos to compliment my video.

The day started with us heading to shells place to get do the images and video of the girls getting ready, I love the images and video from this part of the day we had a great backdrop and a fun group of girls. 

Tim and I headed of to see they boys, who where gearing up for a big day and with a mix of Scottish and Irish all wearing there traditional kilts and some characters amongst the group I knew it was going to me a entertaining morning and rest of the day for that matter. 

After spending a bit of time with the lads I heading back to see the ladies quickly before the ceremony, It was a great mix of tradition and culture packed full of emotion, love and laughter. They really are a amazing couple it is easy to feel the bond between Chris and Shell. 

We decided to head down the beach with the bridal party with a esky and we had so much fun which you can see in the long version, Its amazing how since we brought the gimbal to assist us with our videos exactly how much amazing footage there is it really is so hard to decide which footage makes the highlights. 

We had a lot of fun at Currumbin surf life saving club which is a nice venue with lots of room and overlooking the water. We even managed to quickly sneak our couple out around sunset as they had a early ceremony which gave us the chance to create some more amazing images. Lots of dancing and fun to finish the night. 

Shell and Chris where so excited when they received there images and when I recently gave them the link for there video. I have put some of our favourite images and a link to both videos included.

I meet up with Chris and Shell a few months before the wedding and felt a great connection with them straight away, when they told me they where going to wear traditional kilts for the day that got me even more excited, We where also doing photo and video for this one with Dwayne and Timmy doing photos to compliment my video. The day started with us heading to shells place to get do the images and video of the girls getting ready, I love the images and video from this part of the day we had a great backdrop and a fun group of girls. Tim and I headed of to see they boys, who where gearing up for a big day and with a mix of Scottish and Irish all wearing there traditional kilts and some characters amoungst the group I knew it was going to me a entertaining moring and rest of the day for that matter. After spending a bit of time with the lads I heading back to see the ladies quickly before the ceremony, It was a great mix of tradition and culture packed full of emotion, love and laughter. They really are a amazing couple it is easy to feel the bond between Chris and Shell. We decided to head down the beach with the bridal party with a esky and we had so much fun which you can see in the long version, Its amazing how since we brought the gimbal to assist us with our videos exactly how much amazing footage there is it really is so hard to decide which footage makes the highlights. We had a lot of fun at Currumbin surf life saving club which is a nice venue with lots of room and overlooking the water. We even managed to quickly sneak our couple out around sunset as they had a early ceremony which gave us the chance to create some more amazing images. Lots of dancing and fun to finish the night. Shell and Chris where so excited when they received there images and when I recently gave them the link for there video. I have put some of our favorite images and a link to both videos included.

Lakelands Wedding Video

Lakelands Wedding Video

Samson & Monica contacted me at the start of the year about doing there wedding video, They loved my previous work and after a quick chat they booked me in to collaborate with there photographer Sam who they had already booked. I often have this situation where the photographer has already been booked and I come in for video. So I touched base with Sam, later we meet with the clients at the Lakelands which was the venue for the walk around, she also ended up coming to shoot another wedding with me which I mentioned in Jason & Kadeen's Blog.

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Meet the J'adore Team - Matt

Where do I start? I have been lucky enough to grow up on the beautiful Gold Coast. I have also been a lucky enough document love stories through the use of sound and motion pictures.

 

My love for film began in my modeling days when I was a teenager, ever since then I have always been interested to get behind the lens. After playing with my best mates camera for a few months I bought my own. After graduating from Bond University my passion for film became stronger and this landed me jobs around Australia and overseas in Bali working along side my best mate.

 

My love for shooting weddings began shortly after I graduated when Rob asked me to film for a wedding he was photography. Being the youngest in the team it is my job to create a modern cinematic wedding video that makes you cry, laugh and everything in between. There is nothing more amazing then documenting a love story that a couple with treasure forever.

Why am I a photographer & Why do I shoot weddings?

My grandfather recently passed away, I had spent alot of time and have a lot of great memories of him. What was interesting is that those memories had faded and where more bits and pieces. It was amazing to see how looking at photos brought those memories back to life almost like I was there, although unfortunately there where not to many images like this.

My family put together a slideshow for the funeral which got me thinking even more in a way these pictures and the memories that go with them are a lot of what he has left behind.

I realised that this is what I capture for a living, a lot of the images throughout the slideshow where at weddings, as it brings all the family together for a happy fun celebration. So then I thought what is the difference between me and other photographers or any person with the camera phone. The answer came to me straight away I approach each image with this in mind, To capture that moment for eternity, the essence, the character, the emotion. I want people to look at my photos and be taken right back to that moment. I use the tools the I have learnt to enhance these moments lighting, depth of field etc, but none of that matters with out the emotion.

The topic of connection with the client has been discussed with the team recently and I don't think there is a right or wrong answer, but when I look at my images I think its obvious to see which ones I have had a great connection with, So I then thought what does it take for me to get that connection, I realised it really doesn't take a lot,

The way I feel and approach things is obvious when I start talking about weddings and love and photography or video. So its a simple case of a phone call here and there to let them know that I am thinking about them and that I cherish there special day just as much as they do. 

Finally I want to touch a bit on video and my thoughts on it, I remember when I made my first wedding video sitting behind the camera with a tear in my eye as they where a great couple and there vows where very touching. Then again when watching the footage on my computer a tear came to my eye, I thought to myself wow this is powerful stuff, Then receiving the feedback that a lot of other people where brought to tears, then a few minutes later to laughter. 

I realised this is taking what I had previously done with photos to the next level. It means the world to me to be a part of these amazing days, I get so excited each time I get a new inquiry. I really can't believe how lucky I am to get to travel Australia doing wedding photography and video. With weddings booked in Melbourne Sydney, Adelaide, Perth,Gold Coast, Brisbane, Canberra, Airlie Beach, Cairns the list really does go on, next is a dream to shoot overseas!!

Thank you so much for reading, I would love to know if you have had a similar experience.

 

Rob Bampton