Boutique closed for Christmas {by Meaghan Cook - Geelong Wedding Photographer}

After a busy year it's finally time for the boutique to shut it's virtual doors for a few weeks of rest. I plan to do a lot of not much at all. To be more specific, you will be able to find me at the beach.

I've got lost of photography things on in the break though. Including a triple word score worth of weddings. I'll show you the results in the new year.

I'll be checking emails sporadically, and you can always leave a message on my phone if you'd like to get in touch. 2009 is shaping up to be a massive year already, so maybe shooting me an email wouldn't be such a bad idea.

The boutique will officially re-open January 12, 2009.

... and I just want to say a warm thanks to all of you have supported me this year, and allowed me to grow the business into the beauty that it is today. From clients, to friends, to the delivery guy who drops off my prints. Thanks!

{My little Christmas angel trying to take flight}

{Meaghan Cook - Geelong Wedding Photographer}

Have a merry little Christmas, and a delightful new year!

*Meaghan

What else do you do when it's raining?

It's pouring out. And it has been for over 24 hours. That's unheard of for this time of year. It's great of course, farmers and all, but when you've got two little possums who like to be outside, it's a real pain in the proverbial. Yesterday I let them play outside in the rain just to prove to them that when mummy says it's raining, she isn't kidding around.

We headed to the wonderfully kidfriendly Scienceworks today. It was packed to the rafters with stuff to push, pull, twist, move and spin. It was also packed with every other kid between the ages of 1 and 8 who were more than a little stir crazy. And their parents. And their prams. And their coats, hats, umbrellas and frizzy hair.

{Ryan being a weatherman. Very apt.}

{Meaghan Cook Photography Boutique - Geelong Wedding and Portrait Photographer}

Stand out moment - Miles licking the chairs in the planetarium. I'm choosing not to think about it.


*Meaghan

Sweetheart session - Robyn and Mike {Meaghan Cook - Geelong wedding photographer}

A sweetheart session is all about the couple enjoying themselves while I take photos ... and that's exactly what Robyn and Mike did. These two were really fun to hang out with. They are witty, clever, and a little self-deprecating - my perfect mix!

Turns out Robyn is from the Strathbogie Ranges, which is just a stone's throw away from Shepparton (my home town). Snap! She was pretty chuffed that I actually knew where it was. She usually just has to say she comes from Euroa. 

Robyn and Mike were totally relaxed and completely trusting of me during their session. This ment I was able to get some wonderful shots of the two of them. 

They've also been kind enough to share with everyone their entire sweetheart session photos. To view follow this LINK . 

Looking very much forward to their wedding in March, 2009.

Standing on the cusp {meaghan Cook- Geelong Wedding Photographer}

Ryan is almost ready to walk. Standing up is his newest trick. He had been attempting to stand up on his own at home, but we've got wooden floorboards which make falls really hurt. Ryan soon worked that out after he donked his chin too many times. 

We went to beach yesterday, and Ryan used the soft sand as an opportunity to refine his standing skills.  It was such a buzz to see him get up and balance, all the while with a proud-as-pineapple-punch smile on his face. 

I whipped out my sand-caked phone and snapped this photo of Ryan to send to his dad and nanna. I think he's going to walk any day now, so I've got my proper camera within arms reach at all times. Hopefully I catch it on camera, but then again, no biggie if I don't. Sometimes I forget to come out from behind my camera and actually experience what's going on in front of it. I'm too busy trying to capture it, to freeze the moment in time, that the moment passess without me in. Perhaps in this case I should put the camera away, and walk side by side with my son.