Andrea Carlyle Photography

May 20, 2008 // Engagement

"Winter will be quiet", "Winter will be quiet", I kept repeating to myself all year, and here we sit in May, officially winter, and I am desperately waiting for that quiet spurt to "hit me". Had two engagement sessions last week which I will have to upload together in the same post or else you will never get to see them. First up Franco and Bonnie who tie the knot in October.

And here are Caroline and Georg's pics who's wedding photographs will follow next week.

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Anne:

I love #3 and #6....very gorgeous couples.....can't wait to see the wedding pics......

Love them!

(05.21.08 @ 02:04 AM)

Kate:

I always need ideas for my engagement shoot! Where is the one with the swings? It looks like they're having a blast!

(05.21.08 @ 03:59 PM)

andreac1:

Hi Kate, it was a blast! Caroline and George chose the Zoo for their session. Although photographically not the best picture, I posted it for that exact reason...it is just a fun image!

(05.22.08 @ 08:34 AM)

Kate:

Hmmm...zoo..might be a good idea. *Mentally filing it away*. :-)

(05.24.08 @ 03:40 PM)

principalship:

Principalship says : I absolutely agree with this !

(06.03.08 @ 07:19 AM)

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Amori & Johan

May 7, 2008 // Engagement

It took us a while to get the venue for the engagement shoot sorted, but it all worked out in the end, another one in a week before the wedding! Thank you both for being so game...Johan wanted grunge Amori, it had nothing to do with me! Your wedding pics next week!

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Anne:

WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!!! I love these....#1 and #4....I honestly don't know why I post on the blog since I say the same things over and over.....scratch that I know....Andrea's biggest stalker.......Fantastic as usual.....I am so sorry that you will just have to get used to me and my repetitive comments since I am not that good with superlatives......Fantastic e-pics!!!

(05.07.08 @ 05:59 AM)

Jules Morgan:

grunge and flare, bring it on! LOVE no 1 especially.

(05.07.08 @ 06:57 AM)

andreac1:

Post away Anne!! Stroke the ego!

(05.08.08 @ 05:27 AM)

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'Lovely Gardens' Part Two

April 28, 2008 // Engagement

Midgethood' comes with all sorts of lessons and many humblings - one of those is NEVER make "famous last statements".

The sort of things I wouldn't just mention in conversation and then ask you to please pass the mustard. These are statements I would announce LOUD, so that all and sundry would be sure to hear my stance and opinion on the matter, and then to my horror...'all and sundry' would never forget.

Statements like:

"I will NEVER use Barney as a babysitter"

"Oh gawd! Dinner at the Spur (enhance by a facial expression of disgust) ...No Thank You!"

"Aventura as a holiday resort...you've gotta be kidding!! All them screaming brats? You wouldn't see me dead in a place like that! Give me an isolated weekend in the bush."

You would think these humbling lessons would have taught me to keep my trap shut. I somehow ignored this lesson and went ahead with my "Lovely Gardens" post. And of course, it came back to bite me in the bum, enter Steve and Sue.

The brief: she wanted an engagement session (minus the wedding) in a garden setting. Not only an arty designer, film student and photographer, herself, she was determined on the venue being a "Lovely Garden"...........pure, pure evil... someone must have sent her to play a joke on me, I thought. Well I did it, a whole photo session with not bit of grunge in sight!

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Sue:

Hehe... Your post cracked me up!

(04.28.08 @ 04:38 PM)

Anne:

LOL.....I love all the pics....you really have nothing to worry about when it comes to "lovely gardens" The pics speak for themselves....

(04.28.08 @ 05:38 PM)

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Vivien & Trevor

April 8, 2008 // Engagement

Writing this post I realise that I have not posted an engagement session in a while. I have been shooting these...REALLY, it just seems that there is trend at the moment where couples book the engagement shoot a week before the wedding. Whilst I have no problem with this, it just means that I do not get a chance to post them, and after the wedding it's kind of a done deal, there is no point in posting them. So it was very refreshing to have one of these shoots booked months in advance. It was also nice that Trevor had organised such a fabulous venue, St Johns in Houghton. Tough one deciding which ones to post;

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Jules Morgan:

Those are all so cool - love no 2 and 3 especially!

(04.08.08 @ 03:52 PM)

jenty:

The last one is simply stunning! wow!

(04.08.08 @ 06:28 PM)

Anne:

#3 and #4 gosh darn....Andrea done did it again!

LOVE LOVE LOVE them......they will be very happy with their pics!

(04.08.08 @ 08:39 PM)

andreac1:

Trevor is an avid.....gulp....photographer...you would think I would have learnt by now!

OH, you're a photographer?...sorry I am booked Oon that date!

So again a little nervous but the venue was fabulous and we got awesome shots so I hope they will be thrilled!

(04.09.08 @ 08:27 PM)

Reilly Kerrington:

I'm sure they will be thrilled. Beautiful shots!

(04.10.08 @ 08:56 PM)

Ichizu:

It's because you're portfolio is so good - that's why you attract so many photographers (or dabblers, as in my case)!
:)

(04.10.08 @ 09:28 PM)

Carol:

Your work is really stunning !!!

(04.12.08 @ 11:09 AM)

Nicki H:

These are gorgeous!
I'm seeing you on the 19th for my alternate to the engagement shoot and am SOOOO excited!!!

(04.14.08 @ 08:49 PM)

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Thank You!

December 4, 2007 // Engagement

Just received this from Westley...and with wording like that I am not surprised Yolande is so in Love. "Thank you so much of these awesome pictures of us, they are priceless in every sense of the word. The reason I am so ecstatic about the pics is because you were able to capture the essence of our relationship and the truth of our love for each other. You made a perfect day absolutely awesome by giving us a personal reflection of our feelings and I am now more than ever excited about you taking our wedding pics because I know you will do my bride justice on her special day. A honest thank you from a sincere heart"

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