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WEDDINGS booking season spring/summer 2015
15:53 ELATION PALM BEACH, SYDNEY
WELCOME We’re Milton and Amy, professional photographers and creators of finely crafted wedding photography. These days everyone has an awesome camera, but to capture images that will give you goosebumps every time you see them is not about gear. It’s about artistic vision, technical prowess, and the ability to read minds. We’re privileged to have these skills (yep, even the mind reading) and we love nothing more than to put them into practice for every wedding we document; from the capture of perfectly composed images, to editing and retouching, and through to the delivery of your cloud gallery and beautiful handcrafted album. This is our fifth wedding season and it’s going to be particularly special as we returned from our recent trip to Europe as an engaged couple! So, like you, we know just how exciting and daunting it can be to plan a wedding and we’ll always be on hand to share our wealth of knowledge and make your life a little easier! You can discover more about our craft and our services throughout this booklet. If you love what you see and would like to check our availability for your wedding or arrange an appointment at our home studio in Sydney’s creative hotspot of Chippendale, please get in touch by emailing milton@miltongan.com or hop onto the contact form on our website www.miltongan.com. Enjoy, and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
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BRING ON SPRING Spring is all about new beginnings and for us that means the start of a brand new wedding season. We’re super excited for all our couples who, over the next few months, will be experiencing their own new beginnings as they exchange their vows and rings. We can’t wait to document those celebrations! This season we’re particularly excited about the growing trend for elopements and smaller, more intimate gatherings in alternative and unusual spaces. These, in combination with more traditional wedding days, have created a diverse feast of wedding goodness that we’re looking forward to tucking into! So bring on the warm weather, long days and good times!
#WEDDINGTRENDING It’s no surprise that spring is the most anticipated season. For many it signals a long-awaited rise in temperature and the promise of warm, sunny days and fresh blooms, while for others it means the arrival of an exciting new fashion season and cool trends to follow. Brides in particular will love spring for all the above reasons. But what exactly can they look forward to in spring/summer 2015? To find out we asked three leading wedding experts from our Circle Of Trust to share their predictions on trends for the new season. To view all our favourite vendors, head to the Circle Of Trust page from the menu bar at www.miltongan.com
Fashion Ms Mandy Daddia Savvy brides
Flowers Ms Aleksandra Schutz Aleksandra
Make Up Ms Megan Vaughan Make Up By Megan
• The low illusion back is huge this season! We are seeing many gowns with low sweeping backs featuring interesting lace or beaded detail. • Heaving embellishment and dark beading is also something we are seeing from so many top designers. Melbourne based Gwendolyne is known for her unique and intricate beading which can completely transform a gown.
• Lace was huge last season and its popularity looks set to continue with the introduction of interesting types of lace and a move away from traditional bridal lace. • Colours like champagne, nude and gold are also set to be a trend for this season, particularly with lace or embroidered overlays. • Accessories like oversized necklaces, ear cuffs and dramatic headpieces are all set to be big this year.
• This spring we’re expecting to see flower varieties and mixtures that are unique or a little unusual, such as double petaled and Shibori-style Anemones, Tree Peonies in butter yellows or classic and contemporary white Orchids en masse. • Colour wise, bright hues and metallics are still on trend as well as fresh and crisp white on white (blanc on blanc).
• Venues are realising the potential their spaces have for creative floral styling, which opens up so many opportunities for couples who are getting married and looking for a venue which is adaptable and appreciates larger creative installation compositions. • Couples are starting to think outside of the box with ideas such as floral jewellery instead of bouquets, and floral beards for men!
• I’m super excited for this season as bridal make up trends are completely in line with my signature style! • Skin is flawless and dewy as seen on the Spring 2014 runways of the world’s leading bridal designers. • The look of the season is an ethereal, luminous look with flushed cheeks, and a soft, shimmery smoky eye in neutral shades of greys and browns paired with an understated rose hued lip. This is the perfect partner for a relaxed, boho-inspired hairstyle.
• Nail art is soft and shimmery in shades of rosy pinks, silvers and golds. We recommend that our bridal parties invest in shellac manicures and pedicures for their big days to avoid chips and smudges. • We recommend beginning a facial routine for your wedding up to 12 weeks before the big day and not trying anything new within the last 4-6 weeks. Also, invest in rose hip oil as a night cream and brush dead skin from lips with an old toothbrush
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OUR APPROACH We think we’re pretty awesome photographers, but we never forget that this is your wedding day, not our photoshoot. So however you’ve structured your day, whoever’s walking you down the aisle, and even if your reception is in the middle of a field or up on a rooftop, it’s all good with us. All we want is for you and your favourite people to have the best. day. ever. Meanwhile you can trust that we’ll be doing what we do best: documenting the day as it unfolds and telling it how it is through raw and honest imagery. We’ll capture all the moments that matter, and crucially all those inbetween, so when you view your gallery you’ll not only see how amazing you looked but also who wore what, who cried during the speeches and who had the best moves on the dancefloor. You can also rest assured that we won’t run around with mountains of gear, stage managing your day and causing distractions. That’s not cool. And when it comes to bridal party portraits we will most certainly not make you do anything unnatural, like jumping in the air. Instead we’ll just capture you as the naturally amazing people you are. Easy peasy.
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12:32 RELAXATION BELLS AT KILLCARE, CENTRAL COAST
18:13 PHOTOBOMBING BENDOOLEY ESTATE, BERRIMA
18:45 JUBILATION THE BOATHOUSE, PALM BEACH
21:12 ENCHANTMENT ROBERTS CIRCA 1876, HUNTER VALLEY
SUSANNAH AND ALEX
MADDY AND DAN
JACKIE AND CEM
KIND
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“I just wanted to shoot you a quick note to let you know how absolutely overjoyed Alex, myself and our family are with your photos. The two of you are an amazing team and did an absolutely wonderful job of capturing hundreds of special moments from our day and we’re truly thankful. You absolutely went above and beyond! Alex and I are loving viewing the photos over and over again as we continue to show family and friends.”
“THANK YOU for the amazing photos! Dan I and logged in together when I got home from work the day you emailed me and we have looked at the gallery nearly every day since. There are so many great photos in there it just takes me back to the day and reminds me how much fun we had. I love the photos from the dance floor later in the night too - not one photo with mouths shut because everyone was singing along so enthusiastically with the band! I love them all, but now we need to pick which ones we want to get printed, that’s going to be tough! Thanks again, I will recommend you to anyone I know who is getting married.”
“We just want to thank you both from the bottom of our hearts for such an amazing set of pics. We truly felt like we relived the whole day after viewing the gallery. It also gave us new perspectives on a lot of moments that we didn’t have the chance to experience on the day. We could not be happier with the way the shots turned out. We would also like to acknowledge just how professional you both were on the day. We don’t remember either of you getting in the way at any time. You were both very cool and blended right in. We will actually be leaving for our honeymoon tomorrow night and we can’t wait to view our photos again and again while we are away. We absolutely love them and hats off to you both for doing such a magical job.”
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ALBUM
Collections OUR SPECIALITY You can’t beat a good book, and that’s why our speciality is an end-to-end service that finishes only when we’ve presented you with a beautifully crafted album. Think of it as Chapter One in your new family history. It’s because of the album that we include a day of coverage in all our album collections. This way we can document your wedding from the time you get ready to late night moves on the dancefloor. The album also gives us focus and purpose on your wedding day because when we compose your images in camera we’re also visualising how they’ll look on the spreads of your album. And let’s not forget that one day the internet will be replaced, Facebook will be a memory, and jpeg files will be unreadable. But amongst the global chaos you’ll be happy knowing that your album will allow future generations to admire just how awesome and incredibly young you looked on that amazing day. This season we’re proud to continue our partnership with Queensberry, the finest album company in the world, and our collections include five distinctive styles of albums. Each album collection is designed to complement a particular lifestyle so to discover which one is perfect for you, have a browse of the following pages then get in touch to arrange a visit to our Chippendale home studio where all our sample albums live.
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10” X 7” AND 14” X 10” MUSEES WITH EMBOSSED WRAPAROUND LEATHER COVERS AND FRENCH RIBBONS
THE BOUND STORY FOLIO ON ARCHES24100% COTTON WATERCOLOUR PAPER
THE ARTISAN COLLECTION Featuring the exclusive Musée album. Musée is French for “museum”, a word that perfectly conveys the sense of historical importance that this devilishly handsome document represents. And just like the iconic pieces that draw millions of visitors to museums each year, Musée represents the absolute pinnacle of craftsmanship. Musée is the only album to feature 100% cotton watercolour paper from the historic 14th century Arches Mill in France. If that isn’t impressive enough, the paper was also used to publish works by Napoleon and Voltaire. Exclusivity continues with a customised logo of your first initials, designed by Queensberry. This is stamped into the sumptous Italian vegetable-tanned leather cover as well as its protective Solander archival box. An intricately embossed wraparound leather cover and French ribbon closures add further layers of refinement. For discerning art lovers, it has to be Musée. The Artisan Collection is available with a choice of two Musée album sizes: 14” x 10” and 10” x 7”. Both include 18 pages (36 sides) and a translucent title page. On request, a specially printed and bound story folio in matching Arches stock can be created and included in your Solander box. This is the perfect way to feature the written story of your day, your proposal, or just a simple love letter.
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THE HERITAGE COLLECTION The Heritage Collection features a choice of two albums that celebrate the traditional methods of album making. The Duo As Queensberry’s flagship album the Duo comes with everything you would expect from an album designed to make a statement, including a fusion of matted, full bleed and flushmount pages, and a super soft microleather cover. Unique features such as wing pages and gatefolds can also be incorporated to enhance the viewing experience. The Overlay This latest addition to the Queensberry range takes the traditional matted album and adds a twist by offering the option of textured art papers. A buckram fabric cover embossed with your names completes the smart finish. The Heritage Collection comes with a choice of a Duo or Overlay album. Abums measure 14” x 10” and include 20 pages (40 sides) plus a translucent title page. Additional pages, parent copies and further sizes, fabrics, colours, and accessories are also available.
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DUO WITH MICROLEATHER COVER AND BOX MOTIF
TRANSLUCENT TITLE PAGE
OVERLAY WITH BUCKRAM COVER AND EMBOSSING
OVERLAY MATTED PAGE AND ART PAPER
10” X 10” FLUSHMOUNT WITH TAMARILLO LEATHER COVER AND NETTUNO ART PAPER PAGES
14” X 10” PRESS BOOK WITH TINTORETTO ART PAPER PAGES
THE CONTEMPORARY COLLECTION The Contemporary Collection features a choice of two albums designed for lovers of simplicity and clean lines. The Flushmount This fresh take on the traditional album showcases your images on pages of thick, textured art paper. The Press Book This slimline art paper album delivers a magazine style experience with the convenience of portability. The Contemporary Collection comes with a choice of a Flushmount or Press Book album. Both albums measure 14� x 10� and include 20 pages (40 sides) plus a translucent title page. Additional pages, parent copies and a range of sizes, fabrics, colours and accessories are also available.
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INVESTMENT ALBUM COLLECTIONS All album collections include a day of photography (up to 11 hours) by Milton and Amy, a cloud gallery of high-res images, and your choice of luxury Queensberry album. The Artisan Collection: Musée 14” x 10” The Artisan Collection: Musée 10” x 7”
$11,500 $9,000
The Heritage Collection: Duo The Heritage Collection: Overlay
$7,000 $6,000
The Contemporary Collection: Flushmount The Contemporary Collection: Press Book
$5,500 $5,000
Mini parent albums
$350
Additional pages: Musée Additional pages: Duo, Overlay & Flushmount Additional pages: Press Book
$250 $150 $75
Additional hours
$300
COVERAGE ONLY If you’re having a small wedding or elopement or just prefer not to have an album we offer a coverage only option which includes photography by Milton and Amy and a cloud gallery of high-res images. Up to five hours of coverage Additional hours
$3,000 $300
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