Vendor of the Week – Merge Photography

Happy Monday Dotties! I can’t believe it’s the last week of February. Things are rolling around quickly at Polka Dot HQ and I’m looking forward to the cooler weather, though I will be sad to say good bye to gin and tonics in the balmy sunshine!

Monday morning tradition at Polka Dot Bride is to shine a spotlight bright on a randomly chosen member of our fab wedding directory, Ms Polka Dot’s Directory. But before we get into our randomly chosen vendor of the week, be sure to head on over and take a peek at some of our fabulous members!  We have fantastic celebrants, the most divine of wedding cake artists, hair & beauty, stationery & paper goods and so much more. We add new vendors every week and our members are always updating their portfolios with their best and freshest work. So take a moment to check it out!

Photography is one of my great passions in life – I’ll never be as talented as people like today’s vendor of the week but I certainly appreciate a beautifully snapped shot when I see one! Perth based Merge Photography is a fabulous photography studio delivering fun, stylish and beautiful wedding images. The dynamic duo of Jodie and Karolina make it a point to get to know their clients on a personal level so they’re able to capture the moments of the wedding day in the most personal, beautiful way.

We asked Jodie and Karolina from Merge Photography five questions in five minutes –

What is your favourite after five drink?

Jodie: I love a glass of Wine, White (SSB) in summer and Red (Shiraz) in the winter BUT My more common after five drink would probably be a herbal tea!

Karolina: On the weekend that would be White wine usually an SSB or a Shiraz if it’s cold, otherwise vodka and grapefruit juice goes down well. During the week I enjoy a good old green tea.

Your favourite weekend getaway?

Jodie: Albany/Denmark in the Great Southern Region of WA… and also my Parents house in Donnybrook (Rural South West).

Karolina: To my mum’s place for a good old Sunday dinner (love mums Polish recipes!) But lately it has been my back yard as a new puppy (Jaxx) has joined our family (Ron & I)!

Favourite restaurant?

Jodie: Toto’s Vietnamese in East Victoria Park (they have a menu like a novel… I’m slowly making my way thru it all!)

Karolina: Recently moved and haven’t discovered anything north yet but my usual was the Corner Thai Restaurant in Applecross (just the best Green Chicken Curry ever and gorgeous Pad Thai)

What can we find you eating for breakfast on a Sunday morning?

Jodie: Eggs Benedict… yum!

Karolina:My fiancé cooks the best eggs & bacon with one of my favourites the good old bake beans (plus coffee and the newspaper off course)

Your favourite wedding story?

Jodie: It’s not so much a wedding story as a memory of the very first wedding I photographed over 10 years ago. I still remember looking at that Bride as she stepped out of the room for the first time in her wedding dress and seeing everyone’s reaction to how stunning she was and just being overwhelmed by the emotion in the room. The reactions of her mum and dad, to this day, are still the most beautiful reactions I have ever seen and its stayed with me ever since. It reminds me why I do what I do.

Karolina: I am a pretty emotional person and what a better day to experience emotions then on someone’s wedding day. So when I hear these awesome speeches made by the bride’s dad about his little girl or a speech by the groom to his new wife you will see tears on my face. Over the last 12 years there have been many favourite wedding stories but the one that sticks in my mind is of a bride that had a very sick dad. He was in and out of hospital with cancer so no one knew how long he had. The day came and everyone at the ceremony was so overwhelmed when she walked down the aisle with her dad by her side. Even though he just had surgery he found enough strength to walk her down the aisle. It was such a beautiful moment. I love to capture these snippets in time that are so special and irreplaceable!

Visit Merge Photography’s page to find out more about our Vendor Of The Week. Merge Photography is a member of Ms Polka Dot’s Directory