Melbourne Portrait, Music, Editorial and Wedding Photographer | Lucy Spartalis

I had the huge pleasure of photographing the wedding of expats Matt and Sara earlier this year, which took place at the breathtaking Stones of the Yarra Valley in Victoria’s wine country. We met through Ken Binns, one of my lecturers from the Centre for Creative Photography. He now lives in London, and Matt and Sara are his neighbours. I was very touched when he recommended me, and thrilled when they selected me to capture their day.

I first met Sara over Skype, and only actually met the couple face to face a few days before their wedding. In that short time we developed a great relationship – Matt’s lovely mother even invited me to dinner! Their entire family were a joy to photograph, no one more so than beautiful little Charlotte, Matt and Sara’s little smiling bundle of giggles. (I don’t normally gush over children so much, but seriously, what a gorgeous girl!).

I hope you enjoy this collection of highlights from this glorious day. Thanks so much to Linda Hampton for her assistance.

♦ Featured on Polka Dot Bride.

We were so lucky to find Lucy through the recommendation of the lovely Mr K Binns. She was so bubbly and friendly and a brilliant photographer to boot.  She captured so many beautiful, candid moments and we now have a great story book of the day.
A few months ago we had a “We’re hitched” BBQ in London for all of our friends here that didn’t make it to the wedding and we made collages of some of the photos on notice boards. We’re not ones for turning our home into a shrine for ourselves, but we’ve left the photos up, we love them so much, as do all our friends here. When booking Lucy, we thought 300 pics would be plenty, but it wasn’t easy narrowing down 300 shots from a possible 523, with so many gorgeous compositions and each pic contributing to the story of the day.
Thank you so much for being part of our day Lucy. You captured the heart of it and for that we are very grateful.
Lots of love Sara, Matt & Charlotte xoxoxo

I’m thrilled to announce that my young photography business was invited to be featured in this year’s edition of the prestigious Masters of Weddings Magazine!

Put out by the people behind the iconic Black + White Magazine, Masters of Weddings features the premier wedding vendors from around the country. It is a gorgeous publication, beautifully designed with a clean, crisp layout – and the content is truly breathtaking. My work is featured alongside that of  some of Australia’s most awarded and respected photographers, I feel so honoured to be in their company.

I am so pleased to have met the lovely Aaron and Jacqui. We began as photographer and clients, and I now call them my friends. Being a part of their spectacular day was such a joy, I could not hope for a more wonderful job.

Held at the stunningly grand State Library of Victoria in The Queen’s Hall, and followed by a very elegant reception at Comme; the entire day was exquisite. The green details were a beautiful and unique touch… green pears, green orchids, and little green succulents (grown by the couple themselves). Jacqui’s gorgeous 50’s style gown was custom made for her.

Aaron’s kids were such fun little characters, and I could see the pride in their faces as they watched their dad get married (I may have been a bit choked up at times!).

Congratulations to you both, I have no doubt you’ll be celebrating your 50th Anniversary one day (If you need a photographer, I’ll keep it free).

Special thanks to Linda Hampton for her assistance.

Our wedding photography experience with Lucy Spartalis was a delight from start to finish.   Lucy was professional, energetic, focused and committed to the documentation of our day and we believe the end results speak for themselves!  As the bride, it was so important for me that our photographer had creativity and initiative, as there was so much going on, I couldn’t have directed the shoot.  Lucy shot compositions of the dress, rings, friends and family that were so special, and portrayed moments of the day we missed.  Our photos are a beautiful reminder of our day and Lucy was such a positive part of the experience. We would recommend Lucy Spartalis Photography for any occassion.  Lucy was organised as she photographed all our requests, but kept the experience fun and spontaneous and truly captured the emotion of our day!  We’ve had countless compliments on our photography and feel lucky to have Lucy’s creative energy to thank! – Jacqui and Aaron

Many more posts to come soon…