The Batblog by Photobat | Portrait and Wedding

A quick family photo of the Ivereigh’s before i head off to Binalong Bay for this weekends wedding. Hope you all have a good weekend!

Shot on Solomon’s 10 day, congratulations to Kylie, Travis and Ava. More photos to come soon

Hey Everyone,

Zakk here. I’ve been meaning to do a blog post on something I’ve been working on for a week or so now. Last weekend To Write Love On Her Arms hit Launceston to raise awareness about depression and to get people talking. After many hours hard labor, Saturday rolled around and everyone looked dashing in their shirts and with markers in hand, love was on hundreds of arms and many more people had a story to share.

There was so much positive feedback that we thought we would keep the momentum going. So many people put their time and effort in, and helped us out with the materials we needed. The best part?  It was all done by individuals. No political, commercial or religious backing, just people who genuinely wanting to make a difference.

A big thank you to everyone who helped, it’s already changed a small section of the world, as philosophically inclined as that sounds, it does actually make a difference. If anyone wants to get onboard, show their support or find out more information, go to our Facebook page.

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We had a slight issue with the photobat shop, but its all up and running again! sorry to those who tried to get on late last week and could not find their galleries, they are all there for you to look at now!

It’s catch up Batblog post time. Marcus and Natasha got married down at the French Hotel and it was one of the best ceremonies / receptions I’ve seen in ages. The ceremony was all about their story, family and friends. It included all the speeches by family and friends that are normally reserved for the evening and Marcus sang a song and Natasha gave Marcus a Legoman light key ring. The legal part was preformed by Marcus’s mun who is a real life celebrant. And I almost forgot to mention they all walked out to the band playing Rainbow Connection (Go Muppets!).

So if the ceremony wasn’t enough to rave about, then check out the details. TOYS! Having little “lego stations” around the reception so that everyone could make their own creations was a fantastic. But the crowning detail was the cake, a cake made of Lego complete with bride, groom and crane!

We played on a the famous Margate Train for some photos as well as about the amazing grounds and insides of D’Entrecasteaux, always a pleasure to shoot there, so many places for amazing shots.

The night finished with a fair amount of dancing and music. Marcus’s musical orientated friends and family got up and took turn in the band. Marcus also joined in on the bass for a few songs.

Stay Tuned for their BATBOOTH soon…

Congratulations to Shannon and Dave for winning our valentines day competition. they recieved the most votes for the following story:

“My Dave does not cook. He loves to eat but I think, like many males, he has a kitchen confidence issue! On the day in question, I arrived home exhausted, having spent the last few days in Hobart working on my honours project. I dragged myself through the door to be greeted by the smell of fresh basil pesto and the site of my Dave (who does not cook), in the kitchen with what appeared to be ingredients for a meal. I was given a light hearted scolding for getting home before the surprise dinner was ready! Because now, I was privy to the preparation…he took two chicken breasts and dressed them neatly with baby spinach leaves. This followed with a generous topping of pesto and several thin strips of red capsicum neatly laid across the pesto topped chicken. The final ingredient was a thin strip of prosciutto, which he tenderly wrapped around the chicken to secure the other ingredients. After a half hour bake in the oven, the surprise pesto chicken was ready! And while Dave ended up needing some help making sure the chicken was properly cooked, and still, to this day, says “pruscetta” (like bruschetta) instead of prosciutto, I will never forget the enormous effort he put in. Feeding a weary student is praise enough, but to get such a gourmet feast from a self proclaimed anti-cook, well…it must be love!”

Stay tuned to see their photos later this month.

A big thank you to everyone who voted and even bigger thanks to all of our couples for entering. Also to Cafe Rossilli on George Street for supplying the edible part of the prize.

And… I’m also going to give away a runners up prize to Kim And Eliza for coming in second and also being my favoirite story.

So, did you enjoy the competition???

8 people tell you their best experience of their partner cooking for them.

Head over to our Facebook Fan Page to read all the stories. When you are there you vote for your favourite by clicking the Like button under the image.

The couple with the most likes as of 4pm on the 10th of February receives a $800 portrait voucher, dinner at Café Rossilli and a bottle of 2009 Brook Eden Waters Edge Pinot.

Help your favourite couple by sharing their photo to your friends on Facebook.