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Meet Michelle

First and foremost, I’m Irish! 

In a nutshell: I love a good solid banter, a few cheeky whiskies (neat thank you!), I’m not afraid to be direct and a bit bossy when needed, while also being caring and nurturing. And yes, I will accomodate all 33 and 1/3 jokes! 

I grew up on a mountain in Ireland, and had grand plans to study photo journalism. My father was an amateur photographer, and pretty much always had a camera in hand. When I lost him at the age of ten, I found that I could re-live so many moments from my early childhood through the beautiful photographs he took. He had such a keen eye, and it shaped the way I saw the world and what I held close and valued.

I met and married my beautiful husband Chris 2 years ago, and we are now juggling life as parents to our little off-spring Ella Florence and our Kelpie-lab Ben. (Both named after Ella Fitzgerald, Florence and The Machine, and Ben Harper…. ) We are die hard music nerds.

I love being a Mum but I equally love being a business owner and I feel that my little company is actually my first child as such! So much love, time and energy goes into each job I do, it’s where I feel most at home. I’ve totally found who I am. What I do, and what I’m about. 

I value and have a sixth sense for the connections and chemistry that filters in and out of a wedding day. It’s all in the wee moments such as when your stoic Nan finally succumbs to the tears, to the sneaky glances you guys exchange when no one is watching. I’ll also be on hand to fix any broken seams, clip some hair back in, calm down an anxious mother in law, I’m a nurturer by nature so I promise I’ll be there to help you along the way. Most importantly,  I will absolutely get up and dance with all of your family and friends. One of my favourite parts of a wedding is when people lose their sense of self to music and dance like no-one is watching.  I believe that music is food for the soul, all the boundaries come down and I get to capture that in all of it’s rawness. Pure gold! 

Every wedding day is so different and it’s my job to tell your story. I’m a huge advocate for helping you work out the time line for your day so you get the most of it and it gives me the opportunity to provide you with meaningful images at the end of it all.

I really love to meet my clients to get to know them over a wine/whiskey. I want to know what makes you guys ‘you’ and what you value and love. So drop me a line and say hi! 

Big Love, 

Shell xxx

 

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Working on something super special for these guys Working on something super special for these guys today @_rachelstyles ❤️❤️🥰
Feeling all the love from this party at @assembly Feeling all the love from this party at 
@assemblyyard  Check it out! 
So much love for all the vendors. In particular @fleursociete colour bomb. Love it! Thank you @emmaholm_  i miss you guys already 🥰🥰
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🎵 music by my mate Florence and the machine. I do not own the music nor is she my actual mate but I love her so!! 🎵 

Coordination @sophiamonique_weddings
Celebrant @rebeccarobertscelebrant
Catering @creativecateringperth
Champagne Tower @euphoriceventsperth
Bar @carvanandtonic @littletaptrailer
Florals @fleursociete
Furniture @infinityweddingandevents
Photo Booth @justforkiksphotobooths
Love these from the weekend ❤️💕💫💫 In Love these from the weekend ❤️💕💫💫
In other worthy news today I spent 3.5 hours looking for my wallet. Found it under my toddlers bed. How’s your day going??🙄🙄🙄🤣🤣🤣🥰🤣
Yesterday was probably one of the most intimate we Yesterday was probably one of the most intimate weddings I’ve photographed. All the right people in all the right places. 12 to be precise. Thank you Rachel & Daniel 😍 strawberry fields forever 💫🍓
Flanked by her best friends and her brother. Feeli Flanked by her best friends and her brother. Feeling alllll the butterflies just before she walks down the aisle to Dane. Glorious 💫
One of my favourite parts of a wedding is sitting One of my favourite parts of a wedding is sitting down to smash out some editing to music. I’ll often pick music that mirrors the day I’ve documented. A carefully curated playlist transports me to another world and evokes all the emotion from the fleeting parts I’ve photographed. 
Paolo Nutini is a legend. His Album “Sunny Side Up “ is both hilarious and heart wrenching. The song 'Pencil full of Lead' encompasses to me everything that Zoe @missfulloflife is. 
I have a million words to describe her, but none better than how her Mum described her in her amazing speech, so I hope this clip gives you a feel of the vivacious person that she is. A pleasure to know, photograph and celebrate with. Thanks Zoe & Nancy, I feel like part of the family now 🥰🥰

Ps: @chris_kalathas the song Candy from the same album makes me love you more every time I hear it-my sapphire 💎 in the rough. I love you! 💕 

**i do not own the music to this video, full copyright of music to Paolo Nutini my Scottish friend I adore you! **
On my screen today 🔥gorgeous Em in the midday h On my screen today 🔥gorgeous Em in the midday heat. ❤️❤️
Couldn’t wipe the smile from Eds face when he s Couldn’t  wipe the smile from Eds face when he saw Noush strutting down their driveway 🥰🥰 these guys did a little engagement /suprise wedding on Friday. So much emotion. Second pic is Ed and his boys making sure he is on point 💔. So much love for the fedora ❤️❤️❤️
Em & Robbie did something a little bit special on Em & Robbie did something a little bit special on the weekend! Best man Bailey (age 13) on the flash he’s a wizard! Also the best speech of the night-what a champ! ❤️❤️❤️. Enjoy the family moon guys xxx
All the different hues of blue with Cory & Emma 💫❤️❤️❤️ (I never know if people swipe on my posts or not and I’m pretty rubbish with Insta in general...so just swipe to see more 🤣🤣🤣🤣😜😜)
These few frames pretty much sum up yesterday 💫 These few frames pretty much sum up yesterday 💫 🌈
Working on this beauty this week. Love love love a Working on this beauty this week. Love love love all the colour. More please!🎉 ❤️❤️❤️.
Zoe you got me good.... miss you already, what a w Zoe you got me good.... miss you already, what a weekend! ❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥
Last nights’ antics. Damn it’s good to celebra Last nights’ antics. Damn it’s good to celebrate!!💥 ❤️ thanks for the beers and good times @tessomewhere ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Happy weekend lovers! 🥰❤️ beautiful @grace_ Happy weekend lovers! 🥰❤️ beautiful @grace_loves_lace gown 🔥
Hey @awesomecarts you may want to get a bottle of Hey @awesomecarts you may want to get a bottle of vino on the way home from work and log into your gallery! Thanks for beautiful few weeks editing this wedding. Love this part of the job! Can’t wait to share a little more from it 🔥❤️❤️
Smashing Pumpkins, Qotsa, Beethoven, Hemingway, wh Smashing Pumpkins, Qotsa, Beethoven, Hemingway, whiskey, marvels of the universe, vinyl upon vinyl surrounding the best little 8x8 book ever ❤️🔥. I love our little Gplan bookshelf it says a lot about us 🤪 Featuring one of my favourite albums to date - I loved this wedding! We are slowly working on our wedding album (3 years later) and can’t wait to share it!! ❤️❤️ @thegplanstory
Swipe to see Kate’s reaction to Elliott’s tear Swipe to see Kate’s reaction to Elliott’s tears 🥰😭. She had some hard bets on it and we managed to catch a teeny tiny drop 🤣🤣 proof! I will try & get around to blogging this one day maybe. Social media is not my strong point 🙈🤪
So delighted to have Carla & Adam’s stunner of a So delighted to have Carla & Adam’s stunner of a wedding featured in @hellomaymagazine! 

This wedding was hands down one of my favourites from last season. The aesthetic, vibes, and relaxed nature made it a bloody good day. Some tips; keep your ceremony and reception within a short distance of each other, and trust your vendors with advice for timings etc —we all managed to pull together so well the morning of the wedding with a change of venue -thanks to a crazy storm, we really do have the best bunch of vendors here in Perth. Carla & Adam squeezed in a few gorgeous spots along the way including a beautiful spot where our car was clamped-SO WORTH IT THO! Like who on earth clamps a bride and groom!??? 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤪Fun times heh! Will do anything for good set of photos! 
Head to link in bio to see more from this gorgeous day 🔥🔥🔥.
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Amazing Perth crew: @fridaysstudio @hopexpage @alarobe @carlahempsell @prettywillow @katietrew_celebrant @the_flourshop @jacklondon_offical @erinmaie @silklaundry @fridaysstudio @rossonero @lola.varma.bridal
💫 Holly💫 beautiful inside and out. Congrats 💫 Holly💫 beautiful inside and out. Congrats lovely - a belter of a day 🥰
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