Nicholas Purcell Studio

"One of the World's Best Wedding Photographers", Nicholas splits his time between Australia and Paris. His photos have appeared in Harpers Bazaar, the New York Times and brides.com

Nicholas is the publisher of the School of Wedding Photography, a popular blog teaching wedding photographers around the world.

Feb 20

Feb 20 Wedding: Sydney: Freshwater

Nicholas Purcell

This article is part of the Sydney Wedding Blog

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Wedding: Sydney: Freshwater

I've seen brides cry at a bad weather forecast.

Maybe it's growing up in Ireland but I'm slightly nostalgic about rain. To me, rain allows a different, softer colour palette to emerge.

It allows a photographer to capture a slightly more contemplative story, one of thoughts and feelings, not just appearances. For that reason alone I think rain suits a wedding. Don't cry if you get a rain forecast. Realise that every time it rains you'll be reminded of your wedding. And that's a nice thing.

Here's some shots to illustrate what I mean. I shot this wedding recently at Freshwater in Sydney. The full wedding coming soon.