Dean Raphael Weddings

Congrats to the very sweet and humble Paul & Alex who celebrated in one of my favourite wedding venues in Melbourne, .

We were set meet in March 2020 but something happened to delay the wedding, so we met in October this year.

Thanks for having me 🥺🫶🏾

Perfectly imperfect 🫶🏽

35mm film photos from Lizzie & Marcelo’s wedding at 🍂

Two beautiful friends, open rice fields, intimate jungle, a shamanic priestess, tribal music and a wasp sting for the photographer.

This is the very intimate, very tropical wedding of my dear friends Kseniya & Gleb.

Out in the rice fields near Sidemen in the centre of Bali, we met to celebrate and commemorate the love between the two.
It is my honour to share this beautiful ceremony deep in the heart of Bali.

Oh, and the wasp sting; during the ceremony I was stung by a very large black and yellow wasp. Wow, it added a new mix into my work. My blood pump, sweat poured out and my face swelled. Gleb thought the best way to deal with this was to suck the poison out - as the sting was on my toe, I kindly declined and decided to proceed with my duties.

Check my blog for the full series and the film (somehow I can do both) for this beautiful humble, intimate wedding 🧡🌺

Lizzie and I have been friends since 2006. We first worked together in a surf store on the Gold Coast, then during the 2009-2012 era we attended university together studying Film & TV, after that was a 21st birthday (see last photo hehe) and this many years later I was invited to be her wedding photographer. And a great honor that is, to be apart of the ongoing life journey. I’m so grateful.

One thing the has been the same about Lizzie each step of the way is her laughter… she literally laughs at anything, it makes someone like myself who thinks they’re funny feel good 😂

Congratulations Lizzie & Marcelo, may this adventure be filled with love and laughter 🧡🤍🤎

A beautifully still moment of getting ready with Juliet 🌺🧡 @ Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

BC - Before Corona when we were still shooting weddings, there was Renie & Ki 🧡
A small backyard wedding 🌸 @ Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia

Happy one year to these two 🧡🌺 @ Ubud

Thank you Ambi & Nick for making me feel part of your family! And thank you for having a plant nursery as a wedding venue 🌵😍🌱 @ Glasshaus Inside

It’s been almost one year since I last photographed a wedding, having spent that time focusing on other projects - I’m happy to be back and to be there as a friend and as an artist sharing what we create in the moments of celebration and love. Juliet & Llewellyn in Melbourne 🌲🧡🌳 @ Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The fresh smell in the country air as dusk rolls in. Love in the vineyard with Kym & Jasmina at 🌱🧡 @ Feathertop Winery

Real love does not come from another. It’s already within us. They just ignite it 🧡🌺

It’s a yes from me if your wedding is in nature 🌴 Emma, Scott & Bali 🧡