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Category Archives: Wedding
January 24, 2012
{wedding} megan & mathew
Wedding
Tags: megan & mathew, Merribee, NSW, Numbaa
January 24, 2012 - 10:05 am
coler - all class. and this is bananas: http://jonaspeterson.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/graham116.jpg
January 24, 2012 - 10:06 am
Kylie Garner - These images and the bride are simply divine.
January 24, 2012 - 10:07 am
Phill - Simply, gently, the most beautiful thing.
January 24, 2012 - 10:07 am
Albert Palmer - What a great couple – love your use of light. It’s like looking at the world in a different way.
January 24, 2012 - 10:07 am
Elissa - Beautiful work, as always. I am in love with her dress!
January 24, 2012 - 10:08 am
Ilona Nelson - How beautiful was the light that day?? As beautiful as the photography and wedding for sure..
January 24, 2012 - 10:09 am
Kelly Cummings - I love how well her dress length and silhouette lends itself to portraits, and her eyes are so gorgeous. Amazing and lovely as always.
January 24, 2012 - 10:12 am
Andria Lindquist - killed it with the 85.
January 24, 2012 - 10:12 am
jess - what a super super cute couple! beautifully captured!
January 24, 2012 - 10:13 am
mary kathryn - amazing. every-time i see a new Jonas post i get my husband, press play to the music, and we slowly scroll through the pictures…your frames are such a sweet treat.
January 24, 2012 - 10:18 am
Nick - Beautiful work. Love those green tones!!!
January 24, 2012 - 10:19 am
David Ferguson | Brisbane - Lovely mate
January 24, 2012 - 10:21 am
Ali Paul - Beautifully captured as always Jonas. I can always get a tiny glimpse of what it would be like to be a guest at these beautiful weddings from your images. Never fails to put a smile on my face.
January 24, 2012 - 10:40 am
Meredith S - Your pictures are so wonderful. They’re refreshing. I agree with Mary, its a treat to look at them. A gift to us all who follow you. That sounds cultish, ha, and I don’t mean it that way. I just mean, you’re great. And this wedding looks beautiful. The bride is an absolute stunner.
January 24, 2012 - 10:45 am
belinda - Well she is perfectly lovely. And the photos are beautiful!
January 24, 2012 - 10:54 am
Simon - what an amazing wedding!!!
January 24, 2012 - 11:13 am
tim coulson - I just fell in love with this, Jonas.
January 24, 2012 - 11:30 am
Bloomington Wedding Photography - You keep on nailing those nighttime colors. Bravo.
January 24, 2012 - 11:35 am
heather nan - Oh, they seem ultra sweet… beautiful yet again.
January 24, 2012 - 11:41 am
Ethan Butler - classy, and solid. love the shots! simple yet memorable! thanks for sharing.
January 24, 2012 - 11:42 am
benj haisch - luh luh luh LOVE it. awesome seeing such a simple backyard style wedding on your blog.
January 24, 2012 - 11:50 am
Hailey - Thank you, again (and again) for reminding me why I photograph weddings. I loved these.
January 24, 2012 - 11:53 am
Fe Limsdaine - Simply gorgeous as always, love the couples style. Particularly the little flags lining the aisle.
January 24, 2012 - 12:15 pm
Scout - JP.
My friend, this got me. I don’t know what it is, but you have captured the moment. So pure and natural.
Magically.
Much respect!
January 24, 2012 - 12:17 pm
Ben Adams - they seem like the nicest people. I like it a whole lot.
January 24, 2012 - 12:42 pm
James frost - Soo rad jonas love the feel and the colours …
January 24, 2012 - 1:23 pm
Richard from Purplest - amazing work once again!
January 24, 2012 - 2:27 pm
Cat Saunders - So Australian! And such moody light. Everyone looks so happy, I love it!
January 24, 2012 - 3:17 pm
Bec - Jonas, amazing! I’m running out of witty things to post!
Your work is breathtaking, and it inspires me to do better.
Oh, and she is gorgeous!
January 24, 2012 - 4:01 pm
Tanis - WOW. JUST WOW! You’re work is amazing… so inspiring… so real… so raw… I’m so in love! Great job.
January 24, 2012 - 5:50 pm
Sofie - you are the best photographer I have ever seen. your work is amazing and every time I see it´s like reading a favorite book .
breathtaking
January 24, 2012 - 6:14 pm
Matt - So great. I can’t tell you how much I enjoy your work mate.
January 24, 2012 - 6:14 pm
Lucy - Gosh, these are just lovely, the light is stunning. Great work!
January 24, 2012 - 6:19 pm
Anders - Mycket fina bilder! Du lyckas alltid så bra med ljuset.
January 24, 2012 - 6:25 pm
Kate/MagnoliaRouge - What a sweet looking couple, and a gorgeous wedding captured brilliantly!
January 24, 2012 - 7:40 pm
ed peers - Sheer brilliance…
January 24, 2012 - 8:04 pm
Monique - ich mag es sehr… soviel Wärme und Softness…ganz tolle Geschichte.
January 24, 2012 - 8:42 pm
Paula O’Hara - There is so much feeling in these photos. Beautiful. I really connect with this one. This landscape and the light, it looks alot like here.
January 24, 2012 - 9:26 pm
Martin Hambleton - Once more you knock me sideways with the beauty you’ve captured at a wedding. Absolutely lovely control of light, as ever. That black and white portrait of the couple near the beginning is simply knockout.
January 24, 2012 - 10:33 pm
Maja - Jag förstår inte hur du gör. Magiskt. Du får alltid till perfekta färger.
January 24, 2012 - 10:44 pm
Wedding Photography York - Was wondering when you were going to feature this one…..
January 24, 2012 - 11:18 pm
Alex – London Wedding Photographer - I think these are some of my favorite portrait shots you have taken!
January 24, 2012 - 11:55 pm
Wizz - woooow, great bw conversion on this one.
January 25, 2012 - 12:58 am
megan - Man, that is a sweet looking couple. They are so adorable. Beautiful portraits!
January 25, 2012 - 4:21 am
Brennan - Wow man, you keep cranking out amazing work
January 25, 2012 - 7:00 am
nirav - Gorgeous set of images dude.
January 25, 2012 - 12:23 pm
Nikki Bezel - Stellar work once again Jonas, what a gorgeous couple.
January 25, 2012 - 5:18 pm
Amelia Rhea - I never stop being amazed at your compositions… and your play with light.
January 25, 2012 - 9:07 pm
Josie Richardson - Wow. Thank you. I went and bought a bottle of champagne before viewing this, totally worth it. You’ve captured the beauty of this day above all else. I love the way the pinks and greens really shine and I love love love that bouquet!
January 25, 2012 - 9:25 pm
cinzia bruschini - the expression of the groom is soooo sweet! lovely story!
January 25, 2012 - 9:47 pm
Amy-Lee Hands - great pix as always mate well done :)
January 25, 2012 - 10:02 pm
Nick Lance - Great images as always! :)
January 25, 2012 - 10:09 pm
scotty - winner winner
January 25, 2012 - 10:11 pm
// Dani - cute couple & beautiful pictures!
January 25, 2012 - 11:19 pm
Jenna Stoller - sigh. Love your work. This is gorgeous as always.
January 25, 2012 - 11:39 pm
Rachel - The large black and white vertical of the two of them – Just love it for it’s classic/ film noir look <3
January 25, 2012 - 11:44 pm
Blake Burton - beautifully done
January 26, 2012 - 12:03 am
Matt Foden Photography - A wonderful wedding- Love the quality of light.
January 26, 2012 - 12:18 am
Rachel Clarke - Beautiful wedding. Awesome images! She is gorgeous and has amazing eyes.
January 26, 2012 - 12:51 am
Arturo Gonzalez - Love your work!!!
January 26, 2012 - 2:40 am
Benny Ottosson - Fantastiska bilder Jonas! Du vet vad du gör och hur du gör det :-)
January 26, 2012 - 5:44 am
Cara Loren - Colours and everything else really… look bloody awesome!
January 26, 2012 - 8:25 am
Lotta - Ah, I see it’s the couple from the movie Up! Cute! :))
January 26, 2012 - 8:59 am
Kostis Mouselimis - why not… become a film maker?
January 26, 2012 - 11:35 am
danielle - so beautiful and emotive!
January 26, 2012 - 2:23 pm
caroline - Stellar.
January 26, 2012 - 10:28 pm
Charlie - Damn… Thanks for sharing – fabulous shots, and perfectly in-tune with the couple… Probably my favourite so far.
January 27, 2012 - 1:52 am
Shane Shepherd Photography - there’s a lot of playfulness and beauty in there JP – nice one as always
January 27, 2012 - 2:43 am
Debbie Mayes - one of my favorite things about your images is that I always feel the personality of your clients coming through…this couple just seems so sweet and at ease. I love your work, Jonas.
January 27, 2012 - 7:09 am
Kent Wedding Photography - Lovely, as always, love the green hue to the work and bleached effect, perfect fit for the subject
January 27, 2012 - 7:28 am
bryan - incredible. as always.
January 27, 2012 - 7:47 am
Hannes Uys - All I can say is: Utter Brilliance!
January 27, 2012 - 12:30 pm
erin - i think this is my favorite yet. such emotion in every one. i love when a photograph makes you feel something.
January 28, 2012 - 4:01 am
jeff denapoli - gotta love the JP Light Trails – super pro stuff as usual. love those greens.
January 28, 2012 - 7:55 am
Nani H - This taught me something important about the word “capture”. What a blessing it must have been to be a part of this beautiful couple’s wedding day.
January 28, 2012 - 9:09 am
Den Noone - Captivating as usual.
January 28, 2012 - 11:59 pm
Fotograf Sofia - Great work! :)
January 29, 2012 - 12:27 am
fer juaristi - crazy good my friend.
January 29, 2012 - 6:38 pm
Gustaf Pak - Great and inspiring.
January 29, 2012 - 8:44 pm
Randall Murrow - Beautiful collection, such warmth and intimacy
January 30, 2012 - 3:56 am
Erin O’Brien - You certainly take my favorite photos. Impressed, as usual!
January 30, 2012 - 9:48 am
Gabriel Hernandez - Lovely, lovely wedding!!
January 30, 2012 - 9:40 pm
steve - awesome work, always leaves me inspired to shoot more.
January 31, 2012 - 7:05 pm
Julia Manchik - What a lovely, lovely wedding. I love what you did with the evening sunset glow.
January 31, 2012 - 8:53 pm
ursi - this is beyond words Jonas, it speaks straight to my heart. the bride is so beautiful.
February 1, 2012 - 12:05 am
emma - Lovely Jonas . . . a beautiful simplicity and a naturally relaxed feel.
February 1, 2012 - 1:53 am
Dmitriy Frolov - This is something beyond reality.
Very sensitive
February 1, 2012 - 6:37 am
Pepe Faraldo - Amazing. Your photography is so natural, I love it.
February 1, 2012 - 9:28 am
Kris Mackesty - You do amazing work! Very inspiring.
February 1, 2012 - 1:57 pm
Benn Brown - Great work mate, if you ever get to Cairns drop me a line!! Would love to pick your brain:)
February 1, 2012 - 7:58 pm
Kelvin - Absolutely most certainly very cool. Lovely to see the bride being given away by dad and mum … and also without a gaggle of bridesmaids and groomsmen ;-) … well done to the couple and to Jonas for capturing it so well.
February 2, 2012 - 1:18 am
Rich - Smashed it…..
February 2, 2012 - 10:35 am
Niagara Wedding Photographer - Great job. Thanks for sharing!
February 2, 2012 - 6:06 pm
Fotograf Håkan Ivarsson Göteborg - Så snyggt! Dokumentärfoto kan du verkligen hantera. Bra gjort!!
February 2, 2012 - 6:38 pm
Jamie Vickerstaff - Beautiful photos, what great light seemed so warm and embracing.
February 2, 2012 - 10:36 pm
Piotr Malec - amazing! very very nice
February 2, 2012 - 11:34 pm
Lucysaysido - Your pictures make me feel fuzzy inside! Love this wedding
February 3, 2012 - 6:15 am
Life with Kaishon - I am so glad that Heather Nan shared your information today in her photographer interview. I love your work. Absolutely stunning.
February 3, 2012 - 10:22 am
maria - wow. wow. wow. love. love. love!
February 3, 2012 - 11:58 am
Troy Grover - Well done sir
February 3, 2012 - 5:15 pm
Jay Rowden - LOVE the grade on this Jonas.
Beautiful, beautiful work as ever my friend
January 28, 2012 - 8:05 am
Happy Friday! | Pretty Chicky Wedding Blog - [...] 3. This bride photographed by Jonas Peterson, [...]
January 11, 2012
{wedding} cassie & shaun ~ mornington
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Cassie and Shaun’s wedding was featured on Once Wed today. Go there for more details.
by Jonas
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January 11, 2012 - 3:11 pm
Mike Olbinski - Wow…amazingly beautiful and intimate wedding.
January 11, 2012 - 3:12 pm
Scott - love. great work JP.
January 11, 2012 - 3:13 pm
Meredith S - You captured it so beautifully as you always do. The picture of their shadows on the trees stopped me. Ingenious. Beautiful work.
January 11, 2012 - 3:14 pm
gabe aceves - love jonas. like really, really love this one.
January 11, 2012 - 3:18 pm
Firdaus Spencer - exceptionally beautiful. marvelous retro tones. truly jonas.
January 11, 2012 - 3:22 pm
Phil Chester - Great track to compliment a great set of images. Always a pleasure to see you do what you do.
January 11, 2012 - 3:23 pm
Luisa Brimble - what beautiful beautiful wedding.
January 11, 2012 - 3:25 pm
Cara Loren - Too good! Can’t even pick a favourite.
January 11, 2012 - 3:28 pm
Jason Curescu - Awesome job Jonas. Your work inspires!!!
January 11, 2012 - 3:35 pm
Mark Dohring - Yea man, great work once again.
January 11, 2012 - 3:39 pm
ayesha - are you kidding me??? is that a shadow of the couple kissing on the trees? you’re NUTS!!!! i often have “how the heck did he” moments on your blog but this takes the cake… :) um, other than that… beautiful and unique moments as always!
January 11, 2012 - 3:56 pm
erika - one of the best
January 11, 2012 - 3:59 pm
Jakob - Exquisite.
January 11, 2012 - 4:01 pm
Emily K - I can honestly say that I absolutely adore your eye for photography. You are so incredibly gifted, it almost makes me sick! Beautiful wedding and stunning images, as always! Great work, Jonas!
January 11, 2012 - 4:01 pm
Kate/MagnoliaRouge - What a gorgeous wedding.. the shots of her dancing with her dad are so special.
January 11, 2012 - 4:09 pm
Tasj - stunningly captured…again. sigh.
January 11, 2012 - 4:20 pm
Simon - cool bananas!!
January 11, 2012 - 4:25 pm
Sara - SO beautiful. As always.
January 11, 2012 - 4:33 pm
alyda - jonas f’ing petersomething! crazy good
January 11, 2012 - 4:52 pm
Johanna - WOW; nu toppar du din egen redan skyhöga nivå Jonas! Fantastiska bilder.
January 11, 2012 - 5:03 pm
I huvudet på Elvaelva - Och nu, ett helt annat ljus, och så en annan känsla. Så fantastiskt fint. Och, trääääädet!!
January 11, 2012 - 5:18 pm
Neto M - I love how your photography looks so organic; very natural and in the moment. Keep up the eye candy!
January 11, 2012 - 5:33 pm
Kim - BeautiFULL!
January 11, 2012 - 5:44 pm
johanna - Superamazing!!
January 11, 2012 - 5:53 pm
Fredric - Bilden med pappa/dotter-dansen är strålande!
January 11, 2012 - 6:30 pm
Matt - Very different and very real. Heaps of emotion is what makes it all that it is!! Beautifully captured.
January 11, 2012 - 6:32 pm
James - Wow you totally rock!
January 11, 2012 - 6:33 pm
Jeremy Cobart - Lovely pictures. I wonder how you do your shift/tilt effect. Do you have this kind of lens og is it simply photoshop?
January 11, 2012 - 6:40 pm
pavel - liked it so much
can’t stop admiring your work))
thanks for inspiration
pavel from ukraine
January 11, 2012 - 6:43 pm
Anonymous - sooooooooooo schön :-)
January 11, 2012 - 7:29 pm
Jarg Woldhuis - Wow, love the flower picture. But the shadow of the kissing couple picture is the icing on the cake!
January 11, 2012 - 7:31 pm
Bambi - More than a touch of awesome there. Like a fairytale book!
January 11, 2012 - 7:39 pm
//Dani - beautiful angles & perspectives. love your work!
January 11, 2012 - 7:49 pm
Alex Miller - Truly beautiful!
January 11, 2012 - 9:00 pm
London Wedding Photographer - Like the intimate evening images!
January 11, 2012 - 10:07 pm
Matt Streatfeild – matts photography - Fantastic photos, simply beautiful, great light, colour, I could go on but I won’t. Really admire your work Jonas.
January 11, 2012 - 10:38 pm
Paolo - Amazing. I dig the one with the shadows.
January 11, 2012 - 10:49 pm
Nathan Combes Photography - Really like the relaxed, natural feel to this wedding. Some really beautiful candids too.
January 11, 2012 - 10:54 pm
Maximiliano Barros - Beautiful pics
January 11, 2012 - 11:01 pm
fer juaristi - please stop! oh brother, you just kill it once again.
January 11, 2012 - 11:49 pm
Rachel Tatem - I love the style of the way you shoot. Just so beautiful and natural
January 12, 2012 - 12:00 am
Mike and Frida Photography - Love the colours in the day to night transition.
January 12, 2012 - 12:08 am
Maja - så, så vackert!
January 12, 2012 - 1:02 am
Sir William Wilbert Jones Shropshire IVIXI x 2 - super jonass! boner quality! made my corndog stand mighty! you have great eyesballs for fantastic ‘between the moments.’ have a happy new years jonass and all the best for 2012 mate. you are the man!
January 12, 2012 - 1:02 am
Marie-Josée - WOW WOW WOW !
January 12, 2012 - 1:27 am
Rachel Havel - BEAUTIFUL! Seriously amazing. I love the photos of her and her dad dancing. My favorite is the couple, backlit in the swing.
January 12, 2012 - 1:58 am
Kelly @ Boho Weddings - Simply beautiful!
January 12, 2012 - 2:10 am
emmet raxor - amazing work and moment tone..i love your photography art..
January 12, 2012 - 2:12 am
emmet raxor - wow..amazing work and moment tone..i love your photography art..
January 12, 2012 - 4:33 am
Jorge - The father and daughter dancing wow! Those images feel like the center and everything else is turning around them. As a father with a young daughter they really moved me to tears. One day that will be me. Thank you Jonas.
January 12, 2012 - 6:25 am
Anni - These are all so wonderfully intimate. Just stunning.I love the way you’re able to set the scene, and tell the story, but it so transcends the story of the day… somehow you’re able to capture how everyone’s lives come together for such an important day. Bravo, Jonas.
January 12, 2012 - 6:53 am
nirav - Kissing shadows against the tree… way to see things man.
January 12, 2012 - 7:19 am
James Readhead - love the locations, colours, comps, details, the couple….yea. all of it. sooo good. thanks man.
January 12, 2012 - 7:42 am
Paul Rowland - I love how at the end it’s like friends sitting around a fire. Love this one the most: http://jonaspeterson.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/herrick238.2.jpg. Wonderful job as always.
January 12, 2012 - 7:44 am
Teresa K - Pure magic Jonas…
January 12, 2012 - 7:45 am
Gillian - Delicate and wonderful.
January 12, 2012 - 7:48 am
AmyPunky Photography - Oh wow the father/daughter dance is so moving. Beautifully captured as always.
January 12, 2012 - 7:48 am
David Robertson - My favourite of yours to date. First dance photos are so special, what an incredible moment
January 12, 2012 - 7:48 am
Lucie T. - I fell in love with people and places I never been or seen or met. And it’s the spirit that you capture that shines through each image.
January 12, 2012 - 7:52 am
Lotta - Det var inte så illa grabben! Du kan få en applåd för det! Klapp, klapp, klapp!
January 12, 2012 - 8:02 am
Luis Cabeza - So beautifull, love this pictures!!
January 12, 2012 - 8:07 am
Shannon Steele - Just beautiful! You amaze me again and again, Jonas.
January 12, 2012 - 8:24 am
Ieva - i don’t even know what to say!
January 12, 2012 - 8:26 am
Christina Prochazka - beautiful as always!!! the weddings you shoot are always amazing : )
January 12, 2012 - 8:34 am
tim - love the low light reception stuff!
January 12, 2012 - 9:03 am
Mamen (AM Fotografia) - Wow…I can hardly find words to describe it. I LOVE IT!!! So simple yet so beautiful….
January 12, 2012 - 10:00 am
Kirsty - Absolutely beautiful work.
January 12, 2012 - 10:21 am
Chelsea Parsons - wow wow wow… love love love
January 12, 2012 - 10:24 am
fotograf vjencanja PJ - WOW!! happy 2012 Jonas…
January 12, 2012 - 11:34 am
A - galet bra as always!
January 12, 2012 - 12:18 pm
Ben Godkin - Very beautiful… love the green earthy tones and feel to the whole set.
January 12, 2012 - 12:19 pm
Bec - wow Jonas, dude, easily one of your best weddings. I loved it. Really loved it.
January 12, 2012 - 1:53 pm
Ali - This is very lovely and so amazing!
January 12, 2012 - 1:56 pm
erin - amazing work! thanks for sharing.
January 12, 2012 - 2:36 pm
kelly gilbert - so beautiful. made me cry.
January 12, 2012 - 4:17 pm
Shane Shepherd Photography - JP the shot of their shadows kissing in trees is really beautiful. You keep improving every shoot, as if that were possible! :)
January 12, 2012 - 4:26 pm
Camilla - Underbara bilder….kan inte välja någon favorit men den där bruden står med ryggen åt dig med jätteblomman är ursnygg…
January 12, 2012 - 4:43 pm
jason starr - Lovely gentle feel to the images Jonas. Beautiful work
January 12, 2012 - 5:31 pm
David Ferguson - Awesome, I think I say that every time you post….
January 12, 2012 - 5:59 pm
Cecilie - This is absolutely stunning! Amazing wedding and beautiful pictures! Tears in my eyes… WOW!!!
January 12, 2012 - 8:47 pm
Martin Hambleton - Even by your high standards, this one is something special.
For me, the light in the late afternoon/early evening shots is just magical. And the shadow on the trees – simply outrageous!
January 12, 2012 - 9:20 pm
James - Stunning.
January 13, 2012 - 1:16 am
rosina - hi jonas, i’m a long time admirer but first time to comment. i’m in love with your work. i just admire your ability to see a story unfold and being able to freeze those moments. i can’t even begin to tell you how much i’m drawn to your images. it’s so moving. every single one of them.
January 13, 2012 - 1:40 am
Jenn - This is amazing work. Beautiful captures, gorgeous subjects and scenery and most of all, you made me look at every picture, not just scroll through.
January 13, 2012 - 7:14 pm
Amelia Rhea - the shot on the swing is seriously…. le sigh…
and sigh again…
January 13, 2012 - 7:46 pm
Albert Palmer - Beautiful man – quality choice in music too. Great to see you rocking it JP.
January 14, 2012 - 2:17 am
Wedding Photography Kent - Stunning work as usual Jonas :)
January 14, 2012 - 2:17 am
Wedding Photography Kent - Stunning work
January 15, 2012 - 4:29 am
maybemaj - wow vilka bilder. När jag fick se bilderna på pappa – dotter.. särskilt den liggande bilden där de dansar….så började jag faktiskt gråta. Den var så stark. Du är verkligen en duktig fotograf som kan fånga känslor på ett sådan fint sätt.
January 15, 2012 - 9:57 am
mercedes - Very lovely, lovely wedding.
January 16, 2012 - 4:54 am
Alex – London Wedding Photographer - Love the dark shots! Beautiful :-)
January 16, 2012 - 5:05 am
Kirsten Mavric - Stunning as always, Jonas. There’s a delicate coolness about the editing too.
January 17, 2012 - 1:14 am
Colleen Conradie - This is crazy beautiful!
January 17, 2012 - 1:14 am
Colleen Conradie - Your work is crazy beautiful Jonas!
January 18, 2012 - 4:53 am
KrisD Mauga - LUV THIS!!!! gorgeous!
January 19, 2012 - 1:22 am
Kent Wedding Photography - Gorgeous stuff, looks like a fantastically interesting wedding, great details and a romantic charm.
January 19, 2012 - 8:29 am
Amina - They’re all just so breathtaking. absolutely amazing!
January 19, 2012 - 8:33 am
Sofia - Great pictures, great job.
January 19, 2012 - 3:14 pm
Audra Davidson - Wonderful Wedding, how beautifully you captured it!
January 21, 2012 - 8:07 am
Lisa Byrne - These are too good. The dance with her father is sooo touching. Made my throat hurt. Beautiful as always Jonas x
January 22, 2012 - 1:55 am
Kent Wedding Photography - Simply stunning photography
January 24, 2012 - 11:58 am
Fe Limsdaine - Wow, wow.. That father daughter dance image is magical, emotional and I can only imagine how they will both cherish it
January 27, 2012 - 12:30 pm
Nick Lance - Wow what an amazing location. You really captured the emotion of the day. Great job!
January 29, 2012 - 1:56 am
Michael Newsted - Absolutely beautiful and honest story-telling, Jonas. Stunning work, as always. Thank you for inspiring me.
January 31, 2012 - 2:41 am
Helena Ljunggren - Dessa bilderna fick mig att börja gråta! Vilket par! Så vackert!
Många utropstecken blev det men det är ni värda!
Fantastiskt jobb, Jonas!
February 2, 2012 - 6:20 pm
Fotograf Håkan Ivarsson Göteborg - Så vackert Jonas. Vilken helhet du levererar!
January 15, 2012 - 7:50 pm
Boho’s Best Bits – W/C 9th January | The Boho Wedding Blog - [...] photography serves up another amazingly beautiful, touching and expertly put together wedding.Cassie and Shaun – From Jonas Peterson Best InterviewEmma Case (In Your Face_ – From Rock n Roll Bride Best Inspiration [...]
January 28, 2012 - 6:03 am
BEAUTIFUL RUSTIC/IRISH WEDDING…GORGEOUS! :: PAPERMADE INVITES - [...] ACROSS THIS ON THE WEBSITE OF JONAS PETERSON AND I THOUGHT THE PHOTOS WERE SO BEAUTIFUL…THE GORGEOUS SCENERY AND THE DECOR…LOVE [...]
December 29, 2011
{wedding} Claire & Nick ~ Terrara House Estate
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music credit: Where I Found You – Future Islands (iTunes)
by Jonas
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December 29, 2011 - 11:40 am
amber - this is magic. beautiful work as always jonas!
December 29, 2011 - 11:41 am
Dmitriy Frolov - Increadeble day. Increadedle couple. Increadeble you, Jonas.
December 29, 2011 - 11:45 am
Cindy - I don’t think I’ve commented on one of your postings before, but felt I should today. This group of photos have been my favourite so far to date. Just magnificent!
December 29, 2011 - 11:46 am
Paul - This says it all: http://jonaspeterson.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/porter186.jpg
Gorgeous work.
December 29, 2011 - 11:46 am
Mike and Frida Photography - Ah, this is where the “tree of life” picture and “giant chessboard” came from. Lovely work.
December 29, 2011 - 11:48 am
Kathleen - So much raw emotion. Breathtaking!
December 29, 2011 - 11:50 am
Veronica Varos - Stunning as always.
I have no other words. :)
December 29, 2011 - 11:52 am
Tasj - It’s gorgeous. Merry Christmas and thank you for sharing Jonas.
December 29, 2011 - 11:53 am
Stephen - Definitely one of my favorites. I love that gut feeling I get from every single picture – a delight both for the eye and for the emotions.
December 29, 2011 - 11:56 am
mary - these photos are absolutely positively gorgeous.
December 29, 2011 - 11:58 am
belinda - oh good LORD.
December 29, 2011 - 12:02 pm
Teresa K - So incredible…for some reason that chess picture totally gave me goosebumps…I LOVE your work man, but you already knew that didn’t you? ;)
December 29, 2011 - 12:02 pm
Erica - Fabulous, such a gorgeous, happy wedding.
December 29, 2011 - 12:04 pm
Brian Davis - B-e-a-utiful. Always a pleasure to look at your work.
December 29, 2011 - 12:07 pm
Nick - Super duper shots! Your eyes must light up when you drive in the driveway to a location like that! Very nice work.
December 29, 2011 - 12:10 pm
Amelia Rhea - a penguin classic on each table!!! they seem like a couple after my own heart. and apart from that… the brightness is love, love, love…
December 29, 2011 - 12:12 pm
May - Simple yet sophisticated! Beautifully done!
December 29, 2011 - 12:27 pm
Tova - Amazing.
December 29, 2011 - 12:28 pm
Lara - beautiful. no surprise there though Jonas.
December 29, 2011 - 12:36 pm
Anton Chia - Swee lah Jonas! They look like Elves in an enchanted forest. What a special wedding with great photography from you. Best.
December 29, 2011 - 1:45 pm
Allison Hernach - Breathtaking!
December 29, 2011 - 3:47 pm
Claire - You bought the beauty out of our wedding in a totally unique and heart warming way. We’re still getting compliments on the photos, often from complete strangers and people that were not invited.
These are our favourite. Though we are bias, obviously. Can’t wait to see the book!
xoxox
Claire and Nick
December 29, 2011 - 4:20 pm
mel - BEAUTIFUL….. is th only word for… oh n congrats..
December 29, 2011 - 4:33 pm
Holly Moore - magic♥
December 29, 2011 - 5:15 pm
Scott - veryyyy nice JP ;)
December 29, 2011 - 6:29 pm
Nora - Wow, I love seeing a different perspective of a location where I have shot many times. Great work as always.
December 29, 2011 - 7:16 pm
Andy Gaines - Boom! Awesome as usual. Absolutely love those first few B+Ws.
December 29, 2011 - 7:41 pm
LiseLotte - I’m just a viewer who enjoys it all!!!
Have a happy new year now.
December 29, 2011 - 8:05 pm
Chris - amazing… as always!
December 29, 2011 - 8:27 pm
Carl - This is awesome! Prefect!
December 29, 2011 - 9:07 pm
Jarg Woldhuis - Wow, Love your VSCO work very much! I am very much impressed by your work which is so relaxed and spontanious. No classy posing whatsoever. I like that.
I want to meet you, I want to learn from you! Do you ever shoot in Europe?
December 29, 2011 - 9:12 pm
Jayne - Glorious.
December 29, 2011 - 9:14 pm
Hugo - You said Fer is the best one ? In my humble opinion, both of you .
December 29, 2011 - 9:16 pm
Frida - Så vackert!
Gott Nytt År Jonas, jag hoppas på ett spännande och utvecklande år för dig.
December 29, 2011 - 10:18 pm
Ann Niddrie - Simply divine. You captured their love and tenderness beautifully.
December 29, 2011 - 10:25 pm
john benavente - awesome. sauce. love the cloud
December 29, 2011 - 10:44 pm
Maximiliano Barros - Like! Your weddings are so special!
December 29, 2011 - 11:05 pm
PARAISOSARTIFICIALES - Perfect wedding. Perfect story. Hugs from Spain.
December 30, 2011 - 1:12 am
Marco Correa - Magical frames, they’ll love forever!
December 30, 2011 - 1:22 am
Luis Cabeza - una cobertura muy buena, preciosos los primeros blanco y negros
December 30, 2011 - 2:20 am
jeff denapoli - the best. again.
December 30, 2011 - 3:13 am
Maja - Man slutar aldrig att förundras över dina bilder. sagolikt.
December 30, 2011 - 3:49 am
Tuomas Mikkonen - Great pics again! I’m a big fan of your work! Did you use only LR+Vsco to edit those pics? Did you do any sharpening for those?
Thanks!
December 30, 2011 - 4:09 am
[email protected] - Magical and Beautiful !!
December 30, 2011 - 5:29 am
Amanda VanVels - wow wow wow wow wow
December 30, 2011 - 6:09 am
Tofta - Oj Oj Oj vilka bilder Jonas.
December 30, 2011 - 6:23 am
ste - bloody brilliant
December 30, 2011 - 6:37 am
Reggie - I am insanely jealous of those trees!
December 30, 2011 - 8:05 am
Lina - I’m dying to know the story behind the books!
December 30, 2011 - 11:56 am
Tracy Morter - Utterly beautiful as always! I love how the sign in the hedge has given me a Beatles earworm while I look through the pictures.
December 30, 2011 - 3:49 pm
Brent and Anna – Live View Studios - This is amazing. Well done!
December 30, 2011 - 4:45 pm
Christina Prochazka - so sweet!
December 31, 2011 - 12:48 am
Sir William Wilbert Jones Shropshire IVIXI x 2 - boner quality sir jonass! bravo!
December 31, 2011 - 1:39 am
Fotografia ślubna Lublin - Very good work, i love image processing.
December 31, 2011 - 5:19 am
Joanna - gillar verkligen när man får se dem lite innan bröllopet också, i deras vanliga kläder. då får man också en liten känsla för deras personligheter och så :) sen skulle jag gärna vilja veta var- vilket land/stad- dessa bilder är tagna. Jag fick en känsla av franska landsbygden, men tvivlar på att det var där ni var. Så ett önskemål att du även skriver ut länder i inläggen.
Kram
January 1, 2012 - 8:47 pm
PJ Photos - great, as always…see a different style of colors – VSCO…wush you all best in 2012….
January 1, 2012 - 11:04 pm
fer juaristi - dude, you are here in this world to inspire TONS of us, keep rocking.
January 2, 2012 - 1:08 am
Rafa Ibanez - Love their personalities, great pictures man! The best in this 2012.
January 2, 2012 - 3:23 am
Anthony - You’re so good. You makes me smile, you show us love like if it were just magical moments. Hope you’ll continue a long time to light up my days. And I hope one day I could call you for my wedding ! Wish you a happy new year :)
January 2, 2012 - 10:48 am
kim nodurft - I love this! The chess board image is brilliant. :)
January 2, 2012 - 11:38 am
Vanessa McCall - Jonas, i just held my breath scrolling through these magical photos. So much love at this wedding and you caught it all so beautifully.
January 3, 2012 - 2:54 am
Nicole de Castro - A really great work! Loved it!
Thank you, you are an inspiration!
January 3, 2012 - 3:10 am
Mats - Wonderful set like always! Thanks to you and your clients for sharing this!
January 3, 2012 - 7:17 am
Miami photographer - Everybody looks real!!!Real emotions! :) Great work as always!
January 3, 2012 - 8:20 am
Northwest Arkansas Wedding Photographer - Love this! Great contrasts and I enjoy seeing both b&w alongside the color pieces. Looks like everyone was having fun, too!
January 3, 2012 - 10:51 am
Cara Loren - Love this! You captured all the gorgeous heat-felt moments, so very lovely. Well done :)
January 3, 2012 - 11:02 am
Bec - it’s amazing. but you already knew that! when (and if) i get married – you are so invited.
January 4, 2012 - 12:55 pm
Life with Kaishon - Congratulations on being one of the ten best wedding photographers of the year. Your work is absolutely outstanding. The pictures are incredible. So filled with stories. So filled with love. Thank you for sharing your work.
January 4, 2012 - 5:34 pm
mahadhar - i love your work..
January 5, 2012 - 3:36 am
Shane Macomber - Soo, sooo good. Yowser.
January 5, 2012 - 8:03 am
Just A Wedding Photographer - Loving what looks to be a slight twist on your style. The leaves shot is amazing…
January 6, 2012 - 2:12 am
Brian Furbush - Legit shots – really love the chess piece shots and the final frame.
January 6, 2012 - 8:12 am
Shane Shepherd Photography - killer set of shots as always JP! the couple would be so happy with these!
January 6, 2012 - 11:13 am
Your Story Studios - Man, this is a fantastic wedding. Amazing venue, couple, location and perfectly captured. Really love your work, Jonas.
January 6, 2012 - 11:41 am
Nikki Bezel - Wowzers! How good are the two formal frames. The rest of course, louder than 10.
January 7, 2012 - 9:06 am
Oscar Trevino - Lovely shots, Cheers Jonas!
January 7, 2012 - 9:17 am
Kaili - Your work always takes my breath away! Always so full of emotion, and a true story of the wedding day told through your images. That last image is stunning!
January 9, 2012 - 2:10 am
Senja - Oh! I Love these. Especially the one with the dandelion. Just perfect.
January 9, 2012 - 11:39 pm
Martin Hambleton - A lovely set of photos – a great return to work to look at your blog and see these. Thank you.
January 10, 2012 - 4:56 am
Elliot Anderson - Fantastic wedding!!!
January 10, 2012 - 9:21 am
Den Noone - Enchanting as ever.
January 10, 2012 - 9:54 am
rowan - I love your photographs, they are always wonderful but if I can be honest, I think I prefer the finish when “all images ARE NOT edited with VSCO FILM.”
January 11, 2012 - 5:41 am
Susan - Jag återvänder ständigt till din sida, önskar att jag kunde gifta mig igen :)
Jag fullkomligt ÄLSKAR bilden med brudgummen sittandes på grinden och bruden bredvid, den berörde mig. Likaså bilden med brudparet på schackbordet, vackert!
Du har säkert hört det tusentals gånger, men dina bilder berör mig väldigt, några mer än andra. Mitt absoluta favoritbröllop är det du gjorde i Colorado…
Jag är helt såld! :)
Susan
January 17, 2012 - 9:18 pm
Nacho Alba - Great pics, Congratulations!!
January 17, 2012 - 9:18 pm
Nacho Alba - Great pics! Congratulations!!
January 19, 2012 - 8:36 am
Sofia - The last two pictures… amazing!
February 2, 2012 - 6:26 pm
Fotograf Håkan Ivarsson Göteborg - Det är som att du berättar en historia i dina bilder. Du vet kanske om det men så ser jag det. Yttrycket en bra dag på jobbet infinner sig i alla dina verk… så fint.
January 27, 2012 - 9:51 am
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December 16, 2011
{wedding} Penny & Gerald
In a place that is archaic, exceptionally isolated, surrounded by 130,000 people living under plastic tarpaulins, no running water, no electricity, no food, no shops, no money…nothing…. In a place absent of all life pleasures, I found romance.
I found a man who I would want to spend the rest of my life with.
It was the 1st of February 2007 …Darfur, Sudan. The largest refugee camp in the world.
There were 20 expatriate humanitarians living there. I remember an incident happened in camp where many people were injured and laying on the ground. We all worked so hard to assist these people throughout the darkness with no light and no water.
I turned around and Gerald was standing there. From the darkness where he had stood for hours observing the carnage, he stepped forward holding a box of Belgium Chocolates. He wanted to share them with me. We had spoken briefly prior to this of our mutual love of chocolate, such a rare and precious thing in a place like this.
But right there, a lifetime away from the rest of the world, stood a Belgian man oozing of humbleness.
For me the rest was history.
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December 16, 2011 - 7:04 am
Albert Palmer - Wow – you just get better and better. First rate.
December 16, 2011 - 7:06 am
Adelle – Peonies & Pearls - Stunning, gorgeous, beautiful! x
December 16, 2011 - 7:08 am
Paul R - Awesome story. Gorgeous pictures. Thank you for sharing your talent with the world.
December 16, 2011 - 7:08 am
Tenielle - What beautiful, beautiful souls, left me with a lump in my throat. Storytelling at it’s finest, as always.
December 16, 2011 - 7:09 am
nirav - Beautiful love story. And now they have a beautiful wedding story. Nicely done dude.
December 16, 2011 - 7:11 am
Anni - These two make me so unexplainably happy. They just look completely in the moment in every single photo. Beautiful, Jonas.
December 16, 2011 - 7:14 am
Nani H - Thanks for making me. Feel.
December 16, 2011 - 7:16 am
amber - stunning set jonas!
December 16, 2011 - 7:21 am
Anna - Du måste nästan vara lite oemottaglig för alla positiva ord gällande dina bilder vid det här laget.
Det enda jag kan säga är att jag, efter att ha sett det här, kanske möjligtvis är en smula sugen på att gifta mig. jag tror inte ens på äktenskapet som institution, men just här och nu är jag beredd att omvärdera den ståndpunkten.
och oh, klockrent musikval!
December 16, 2011 - 7:22 am
kristi w. - Smiled the whole way through…then teared up a bit. You’ve done your job :). Love your work so much.
December 16, 2011 - 7:25 am
julie harmsen - a fave.
December 16, 2011 - 7:28 am
Fredric - Härliga känslor!
December 16, 2011 - 7:29 am
Phill - Beautiful people :~)
December 16, 2011 - 7:31 am
Sachin - Beautiful man .. in every single way
December 16, 2011 - 7:38 am
Maja - Färgerna är alltid optimala i dina bilder.
December 16, 2011 - 7:47 am
Richard from Purplest - Stunning work as always, Jonas!
December 16, 2011 - 7:55 am
coler - woah. heavy. awesome.
December 16, 2011 - 8:12 am
Igor Demba - Incredible Jonas, simply incredible! The fact that Arcade Fire is in the background just added to the undeniable joy shown throughout the day. Bravo!
December 16, 2011 - 8:37 am
Cat Saunders - I love their story. I wish we got to hear more of them! Those pictures when Gerald first sees his bride are wonderful – he’s so perfectly happy.
December 16, 2011 - 8:44 am
john benavente - boom time!!! . arcade fire rock, classic debut album :)
December 16, 2011 - 9:30 am
Jorge - True romance, they look lovely together.
December 16, 2011 - 9:31 am
cam - Jonas, another great wedding….all the best…
December 16, 2011 - 9:35 am
kirsten - seriously breathtaking, inspiring, heart lifting. love.
December 16, 2011 - 10:51 am
Jonas - thanks, guys.
December 16, 2011 - 12:21 pm
Derek Ho - i love your work Jonas :) very nice!!
December 16, 2011 - 1:55 pm
zaid - GREAT JONAS!!
December 16, 2011 - 2:18 pm
Ali - Inspiring story. Intimate wedding and stunning photos. Thank you for sharing!!
December 16, 2011 - 2:51 pm
Kate/MagnoliaRouge - Absolute magic!!! Their love for each other is so palpable in these photos, the series of when he first sees her is simply priceless. This may be one of my favourites yet!! Really sublime!
December 16, 2011 - 5:38 pm
Jakob - That’s what it’s about, right there.
December 16, 2011 - 6:54 pm
Camilla - Underbara bilder…..som vanligt :)
December 16, 2011 - 7:11 pm
Amelia Rhea - wahahaha… I love how she did the fist pump in the air… like a victory!
December 16, 2011 - 7:19 pm
Sonia Jansson - Så äkta!
December 16, 2011 - 8:00 pm
Joel C - That last shot is really nice
December 16, 2011 - 8:42 pm
Holly - Super-Dooper Fabulous Jonas ♥ magical and FUN as always xx
December 16, 2011 - 8:48 pm
Leah - These especially give me goosebumps as we were married at Hidden Grove earlier this year – the most beautiful location and a spot that is continually filled with beaming love. Your images capture that every part of that so clearly. Love.
December 16, 2011 - 9:05 pm
Martin Hambleton - I always look forward to your latest post. Once again, you don’t disappoint. What a location. But overriding that is the emotion that you’ve captured in the shots. Beautiful work.
December 16, 2011 - 9:34 pm
Andy Gaines - Skills. Those aisle shots are the business!
December 16, 2011 - 9:37 pm
Fiona Lumsdaine - I just love these! SUCH love… such happiness! Absolutely superb photography.
December 16, 2011 - 9:49 pm
ayesha - jonas, you make “perfect” even better each time. what an incredible couple!! just beautiful in every way…
December 16, 2011 - 10:17 pm
Kirsten Mavric - Where was this wedding, Jonas? Amazing location.
December 17, 2011 - 12:12 am
Monika Eisenbart - wow!wow!wow!wow!!!!!!!
December 17, 2011 - 12:44 am
Pernilla S - L O V E!!
December 17, 2011 - 4:17 am
seonhye - jonas…your storytelling does justice to the incredible genesis of their relationship. i am grateful that this amazing couple reached out to you, and grateful that you have extended this to us. humbled.
December 17, 2011 - 9:26 am
Shona - This is 2011′s Nick&Surya.
Incredible.
December 17, 2011 - 3:59 pm
jennifer armstrong - precious love. Beautiful moments. Artful captures. Heart wide open wonder & delight.
December 17, 2011 - 8:28 pm
Jane - Jag får alltid samla mod inför att hälsa på dig här Jonas. För jag vet att det kommer att komma så starka känslor när jag gör det. Och är man inte beredd, kan bli totalt knockad.
UNDERBART!!
December 19, 2011 - 2:06 am
Ulrika - wow,
tårar i ögonen. du lyckades verkligen förmedla deras kärlek till varandra och livet.
December 19, 2011 - 10:28 am
fer juaristi - in love my friend, simple & powerful clicks.
December 19, 2011 - 6:33 pm
monika - Thank you for the story:-)
I wish you and your family happy Christmas!
December 20, 2011 - 1:18 am
Joanna - det är så fint så jag sitter o ryser. var bara tvungen att använda ballong/vinglas-bilden som skrivbordsbakgrund, hoppas det var ok. BEAUTIFUL
December 20, 2011 - 1:20 am
Joanna - ps. att du i början skrev med den lilla delen ur deras mail/brev bidrog verkligen till den magiska känslan. När man får veta lite bakgrund så ger det bilderna väldigt mycket mer mening. Annars hade det kanske bara kännts som ännu ett bröllop i fina bilder. Nu får det ett annat djup. Ha det bra
December 20, 2011 - 4:57 am
Wedding Photography Kent - What a stunning locations and set of images… :)
December 20, 2011 - 7:13 pm
Andreas Feusi - Great photography and I like the vsco film pack. This gives the photos a very special and unique look.
December 20, 2011 - 7:22 pm
Sofia - Very beautiful.
December 21, 2011 - 2:35 am
Marie - Wow.. Jag menar wow, vilka fantastiska bilder!! Antar att du får höra det hela tiden men älskar dina bilder! Älskar att de har liv! Ljuset, färgerna är helt fantastiska! Även när delar av ett foto är suddigt, har bilden ändå skärpa.
Jaa.. Vet inte vad jag ska säga haha!
Wow!
December 21, 2011 - 12:06 pm
Sutejo Tan - Are these processed using VSCO? They look stunning!
December 21, 2011 - 6:50 pm
Daniel Perez - Wonderfull … as always … thanks to inspire us ¡
December 22, 2011 - 1:22 am
Chris - Beautiful wedding, and that suit is mega. Great work Jonas!
December 22, 2011 - 6:40 am
Luis Cabeza - Genial post, me gusta la desaturaciond e verdes, saludos desde España!
December 22, 2011 - 9:11 am
Bradley - Supreme…
December 23, 2011 - 11:39 am
Elle - Love your work, Jonas. Your use of negative space , especially – just gorgeous.
December 24, 2011 - 6:43 pm
Wedding Photographer Sydney - Very good work, pictures are pretty good specially the pictures in night are so impressive.
December 25, 2011 - 6:59 pm
kim nodurft - So gorgeous!
December 26, 2011 - 8:24 pm
Renee Moore - Lovely work :)
December 30, 2011 - 11:22 am
Ann Niddrie - Beautifully shot Jonas. Another wonderfully captured couple in love.
January 3, 2012 - 7:21 am
Miami photographer - I love the way she walks and his expression while he is waiting for her! Awesome!@!@!@!!!
January 12, 2012 - 10:41 pm
Jon Hurst | Bristol Photographer - Amazing stuff Jonas!
February 2, 2012 - 6:32 pm
Fotograf Håkan Ivarsson Göteborg - Så snyggt… igen..
December 18, 2011 - 9:52 pm
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December 13, 2011
2011 – a year fantastic
I was a broken man at the end of 2010. I had an amazing year, but as with so many other people, I got caught up in my own drive to excel. When I finished up that year with a beautiful wedding in NYC, I was emotionally drained. It was my 65th wedding of 2010. It’s by no means impossible to shoot that many weddings and stay focused, but I found that I was becoming a wedding machine. Giving my everything to my clients left little time to myself. I stopped doing the things *I* enjoyed to do, I never took photos for the joy of it, I hardly read books and I even stopped listening to music. All I did was work.
Jacqui and I decided to cut back a little bit 2011, but once we reached that decision we already had over 35 weddings booked, many of them interstate and international.
I shot some weddings in Australia before we both traveled together to The Bahamas and Waverly and David’s wedding on Harbour Island. In many ways that wedding was perfect for us. We managed to take some time off and recharge our soul batteries and the wedding and the people we met there were fantastic. From the Bahamas we traveled to Las Vegas for WPPI where I met an overwhelming amount of people. I also shot my friends’ wedding/vow renewal out there and when we flew back to Australia I was pumped for the wedding season to come.
On my way to shoot two of my best friends’ wedding, I received an email from American Photo Magazine. They had named me one of the top ten wedding photographers in the world 2011. In many ways that was actually hard to deal with. What I do, how I approach my weddings and the couples I meet, is so basic, no frills, nothing…special. A “Top Ten In The frrrrrigging WORLD” hat didn’t fit too well with that approach. At least not at first. I soon realised I had to keep doing what I do and not worry about hats. Of any kind.
I kept working and shot some truly wonderful weddings around Australia before Jacqui, Noah, Joel and I packed our bags to go to Europe for the summer there. We started in Italy and there we met Mitra and Fabio. Their wedding and the week we spent with them around Italy will always stay in my heart. I shot more weddings in Europe, some I still haven’t had time to share here, before we said goodbye to my family and traveled back to Australia. We shot Craig and Nina’s wedding in Bali (coming soon) before we took some time off in Ubud. As soon as we got back I had to leave again, this time for a workshop in San Fransisco and later a wedding in New Hampshire.
In a way it’s funny. I’ve hosted a number of workshops and seminars this year and every time I’m done, I see things clearer, I walk away knowing where I want my work to go.
Finally meeting Rachel and Jeff after months and months of communicating was liberating. If you’ve followed me, you already know what shooting their wedding meant to me.
Since then the months have flown past. I’ve had an amazing spring here in Australia and the other day I shot my last wedding of the year – number 48. I also hosted a workshop with my friend Sean. I think we both want to do that again.
I’m tired, but not as emotionally drained as I was last year. I’m already looking forward to 2012. It’s going to be another year of traveling, but that’s something I’ve realised I *need* as much as I enjoy it. Traveling recharges me in so many ways. I’m going to share a wedding or two before the end of the year, but after I’m done with my editing I’m going to enjoy some time off.
My love for weddings and what I do is stronger than ever.
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December 13, 2011 - 11:14 am
heather nan - ’twas a grand year… cheers to 2012.
December 13, 2011 - 11:16 am
Steve Gerrard - …and… breathe…. (epicness)
December 13, 2011 - 11:16 am
Elaine - Brilliant, Jonas. Beautiful work all year. I completely understand how you feel after workshops. I just finished FIND in Miami and am more excited to be a photographer than I have ever been. Enjoy your time off, it’s well deserved.
December 13, 2011 - 11:20 am
ichi - awesomeness!
December 13, 2011 - 11:21 am
Paul Krol - can’t wait for 2012, that’s for sure.
December 13, 2011 - 11:22 am
eadwine - how do i sum it all up, thank you for always inspiring Jonas. thank you for sharing a part of your life thru your images.
December 13, 2011 - 11:23 am
Milton Gan - What an awesome year you’ve had Jonas! Must have been amazing to look back and realise just how much you’ve been through! Here’s to 2012 being even more epic!
December 13, 2011 - 11:26 am
Jennifer - You’re photography is like a good book that you just can’t put down. It pulls at the heartstrings. Beautiful.
December 13, 2011 - 11:27 am
Donna Nugent - Jonas, thank you for sharing your amazing work… i get goose bumps looking at your work each month and truly hope I can produce stunning images like yours in my own quirky way and style in my future.. I am 10 months into my business and loving it.. only 6 weddings down but hope to find amazing couple in 2012… thanks for the inspiration you give me…
December 13, 2011 - 11:29 am
Luisa Brimble - here’s to 2012! you’ve certainly set the highest standard for us all. thank you Jonas.
December 13, 2011 - 11:31 am
Janine Walker - Every single image is breathtaking. Enjoy your well deserved break with your family. Very much looking forward to seeing what 2012 brings for you.
December 13, 2011 - 11:32 am
Emily - I loved scrolling through these. Thanks for sharing- your photos, your words, your time.
December 13, 2011 - 11:38 am
Ali Paul Photo - What an incredible year. Congratulations. Every image is something truly special to someone and you have created them all. Must feel pretty good eh?
December 13, 2011 - 11:38 am
Christina Prochazka - wow! you are truly inspiring!!!
December 13, 2011 - 11:39 am
Nick - Dude you’ve nailed some truly amazing shots this year! Congratulations. Thanks for the steady stream of inspiration and eye candy you’ve provided!!!
December 13, 2011 - 11:40 am
Sam - An fantastic year indeed, cheers to 2012!
December 13, 2011 - 11:40 am
Isabelle - Thanks for sharing such beauty, and do it with so much wisdom.
December 13, 2011 - 11:46 am
Sachin - fantastico!
December 13, 2011 - 11:47 am
James Boddington - A beautiful a year’s diary I’ve ever seen.
December 13, 2011 - 11:50 am
Isabelle - Underbart! Att se dina bilder får mig alltid le, inåt som utåt. Kommer på mig själv med att nicka & småfnissa lite för mig själv när jag läser orden mitt i natten. Ser fram emot MER! Tack för din passion, och allt du delar med dig av, och för all inspiration du ger Jonas! / Isabelle
December 13, 2011 - 11:50 am
nirav - Dude, your journey has been (and will continue to be) incredible. Not only have you found where you want to go with this, but you have inspired so many people along the way and have helped them find what they have been looking for as well. Thank you so much my friend. Keep up the awesome. – Patel
December 13, 2011 - 11:52 am
Erin McLean - Absolutely beautiful images. Simply stunning! Look forward to seeing what 2012 brings you :)
December 13, 2011 - 11:54 am
Azaustre - Excellent ¡¡¡¡¡
Very beautiful pictures :)
December 13, 2011 - 11:55 am
Jen Smith - Fantastic. Love your world tour! You also have top ten skies, bodies of water and trees in the bag. And my heart smiles when I see the bride descending stairs image. Congratulations on enjoying this magnificent year!
December 13, 2011 - 11:58 am
coler - Grattis till ett fantastiskt år, Jonas. Inspirerande.
December 13, 2011 - 12:05 pm
Daniel - WOW… absolutely breathtaking work. Feeling extremely humbled.
December 13, 2011 - 12:08 pm
Ria - Jonas, my husband and I adore your photography! We were at the library with our son and our parents last week. My father handed me that American Photo Magazine and I felt so proud for you that you made top 10!!!!! I was actually expecting it to be 10 really commercialized looking photographers. I don’t even know you, but I felt like a proud mom or something!!!!!
December 13, 2011 - 12:09 pm
alpana - I know I don’t comment enough but what a fabulous body of work! Keep up the inspiration!
December 13, 2011 - 12:15 pm
Jorge - You are a blessed man Jonas.
December 13, 2011 - 12:19 pm
Andrew Cahill - Enjoy your time off Jonas, you most certainly deserve every moment of it. Beautiful work & beautiful year!
December 13, 2011 - 12:34 pm
Michael - I always enjoy your posts, spoken with such meaning and heart. Love your work, and hope to someday get to be a photographer with half the skill that you have.
Best of luck next year and happy holidays!
December 13, 2011 - 12:35 pm
Bill Millios - Dude. Everything you have, you deserve and you’ve earned. Congratulations. Many more to come.
December 13, 2011 - 12:36 pm
bek - Love your work Jonas…thanks for all the visual gifts this year via your blog, your amazingly generous time on formspring and swpb…not to mention your awesome music finds:) Merry christmas!
December 13, 2011 - 12:40 pm
Johan - Congratulations to an amazing year Jonas. Your work is pure magic and I hope you’ll continue to share it with us for long to come. Keep it up and enjoy the well deserved break with your family.
December 13, 2011 - 1:16 pm
Trish - Congratulations on a fantastic year :)
December 13, 2011 - 1:21 pm
freedom - if i could only choose one word – it would be ‘dakshina’ which translates as offering, gift and thanks in sanskrit….the way you see the world, the imagery, the storytelling, i never tire of your work, it is endless inspiration. thank you from another who loves seeing the world through a lens, namaste, freedom.
December 13, 2011 - 2:15 pm
sarah danaher - so very, very grand.
December 13, 2011 - 2:24 pm
nadine - Gorgeous images. It’s been a fantastic year for you!
December 13, 2011 - 2:55 pm
Lim Li-May - I love what you create ! – For others, and yourself. Thank you much for sharing :)
December 13, 2011 - 2:57 pm
alyda - now that’s what I call a good year :)
so glad we’re friends jp
December 13, 2011 - 3:22 pm
Hailey - Oh,my heart! You inspire me so much. Thank you- for being. :)
December 13, 2011 - 3:25 pm
Brian Kraft - Amazing stuff, man!
December 13, 2011 - 3:30 pm
Judd - That’s good stuff man
December 13, 2011 - 3:59 pm
Chelsea Parsons - ahhhhhhh big sigh. Congrats on a great year Jonas and for sharing some of it with us x
December 13, 2011 - 4:06 pm
Michael Wachniak - You are easily one of the most inspirational wedding photographers of this time, Jonas. So excited to see what 2012 brings!
December 13, 2011 - 4:24 pm
fiona andersen - What a perfect dream. Every moment is to be held on to and enjoyed. You are without a doubt ‘the best’ there is and such a deserving best.
December 13, 2011 - 4:51 pm
Michael - What can i say? Impressing, very impressing!! Congratulation to a fantastic 2011, keep up the spirit and the amazing work you do Jonas.
December 13, 2011 - 5:01 pm
Kim - BeautiFULL!
December 13, 2011 - 5:25 pm
Jennifer Hejna - Dear Jonas I am not sure if you read all these comments at all but thanks for the inspiration. I wish you a fantastic 2012 !
December 13, 2011 - 5:42 pm
Javi - Jonas, your words and photos really inspires me. It make me keep working and working on doing better photos. Thanks
December 13, 2011 - 5:58 pm
Rachel Glidden - I love you.
December 13, 2011 - 6:04 pm
Mark Tierney - Yep you are still the best :)
December 13, 2011 - 6:05 pm
Lucille - No words needed…
oh wait.. maybe one.. AMAZEMENT!
December 13, 2011 - 6:59 pm
magnus - oj oj oj assa. Grymt fina bilder!
December 13, 2011 - 7:05 pm
Paul Underhill - A stunning collection of images and locations, well done Jonas :)
December 13, 2011 - 7:05 pm
Fredric - Bravo!!
December 13, 2011 - 7:13 pm
Kirsten Mavric - A bumper year. Good on you for easing up slightly (or at least balancing it more enjoyably with workshops etc). x
December 13, 2011 - 7:47 pm
Emma - Wow…
I´ve been following your journey for the last six year and its a truly beautiful and inspiring journey. To say the least.
December 13, 2011 - 7:59 pm
Albert Palmer - What a year – can’t wait to see what 2012 has in store for you!
December 13, 2011 - 8:10 pm
zaid - Congratulation for 2011
Good Luck for 2012 Jonas
MERRY CHRISTMAS JONAS & FAMILY
December 13, 2011 - 8:21 pm
Sara - Det största grattiset till ett fantastiskt år Jonas! Du är så bra att jag inte finner ord till det. Ha en underbar ledighet med familjen. Ser väldigt mycket fram emot nästa års bilder.
December 13, 2011 - 8:53 pm
Az - Such beautiful images with each one full of emotion.
I wish you all the best for 2012.
December 13, 2011 - 9:36 pm
Chris - woow! amazing!!
December 13, 2011 - 9:51 pm
Shane Shepherd Photography - Yeah man high fives to you, 2011 was a good year :)
December 13, 2011 - 10:14 pm
Mathias - Always. Inspiring.
Thank you.
December 13, 2011 - 10:28 pm
Craig Chiswell - You are insane Jonas. Amazing images and truly an inspiration.
December 13, 2011 - 10:46 pm
andrei - :)
December 13, 2011 - 11:22 pm
erika - just amazing. thank you x
December 14, 2011 - 12:00 am
Afnan - Wow, what a story! thanks for the inspiration Jonas, keep on rocking!
December 14, 2011 - 12:14 am
Beatrice Milocco photography - Geniale!!!!!!!!! <3
December 14, 2011 - 12:29 am
Hakan Pettersson - Hi,
Beautiful, Amazing…..jattefina , roliga ……. Orden spelar ingen roll nar bilderna ar som dina.
Min web site ar inte lika snygg som din men den ar enkel och fungerar.
Ha ett bra ar…
Hakan
December 14, 2011 - 12:32 am
Carmen and Ingo - very great read! would be so cool to meet you at the wppi 2012. will you be there? inspiring work and talent! keep going man!
love from munich
carmen and ingo
December 14, 2011 - 12:39 am
Kelly @ Boho Weddings - WOW, what an amazing year you have had, and what an amzing selction of images! pure perfection! all the best for 2012. xxx
December 14, 2011 - 1:33 am
Richard from Purplest - BEAUTIFUL photos! I’m glad my wife shared your work to me. It’s so inspirational! Hopefully our paths will cross sometime in the future.
Happy Holidays and all the best for 2012!
December 14, 2011 - 2:03 am
jeff denapoli - i’ve been waiting for this post. you are a great inspiration — i love the way you write and your photos defy analysis or discussion. i am not a pro, but you are a favorite of mine and i take your advice and attitude to heart. keep up the great work and thank you for all that you share with us.
December 14, 2011 - 2:38 am
Veronica Reina - Wow!!!! Unbelievable photos Jonas! I had no idea I was meeting such a brilliant team when we met this summer in Italy! A truly inspiring story & talent! I wish you both continued success & send all my love to the entire family! ;-)
December 14, 2011 - 3:33 am
Jay Rowden Wedding Photography - Wow, Jonas, you are an inspiration to a whole generation of photographers across the globe. You have defined a look which defies classification and which consistently pushes the boundaries.
Over the years there has been so much hyperbole written about so many wedding photographers but there have been so few photographers that have touched so many in the way that your work has.
Stay strong Jonas.
Re-charge your batteries.
Enjoy your Christmas.
And come out in 2012 bigger and better than ever.
There is no question that whatever you will deliver will always be head and shoulders above what anyone else in your field is capable of producing. I love you man.
December 14, 2011 - 4:05 am
PJ Photos - ;-)))
December 14, 2011 - 4:21 am
Kismet - You deserve it!
Have a great new year x
December 14, 2011 - 5:50 am
Danielle - Inspiring !! What is the name of the song you have attatched to this piece ?
December 14, 2011 - 6:48 am
nancy - omg omg tears now, such joy, such emotion. thank you jonas for sharing your gift…
December 14, 2011 - 6:51 am
Alice - I have loved reading your blog this year and thin your work is truely amazing.
December 14, 2011 - 7:29 am
Chris Prestidge - Well done Jonas, an incredible year for you – what an inspiration. I hope the new swimming pool gets lots of use from you over the summer break! Cheers, Chris
December 14, 2011 - 7:42 am
ALMA - Very inspiring Jonas, Thank you.
December 14, 2011 - 8:17 am
Don Derosier - what an awesome year you had. who are your inspirations jonas? :)
December 14, 2011 - 9:13 am
Ellen Einkauf Photography - CONGRATS!!!! You really deserve being in the top 10. Keep doing what you are doing & producing the beautiful images that are true to you. It is so refreshing to see your beautiful photos that are free of the plastic retouched looking images that are all over the media. Your work is art, and it captures real moments with real people. You inspire me as a photographer, especially now when people have criticized my work for not being retouched enough!
December 14, 2011 - 9:38 am
Tasj - beautiful jonas, just beautiful
December 14, 2011 - 1:59 pm
Scott - what a year, looking forward to 2012.
December 14, 2011 - 11:00 pm
ed peers - Thanks for sharing Jonas – thoroughly enjoyed the journey…
December 15, 2011 - 1:08 am
Julianna - No.. you can’t be 65? Really?
December 15, 2011 - 3:17 am
Caroline - It’s been since the last wrap up that I have been following your work, and it’s hard to believe it’s been a year already. Thank you for doing what you’re doing. Simply being exposed to such awesomeness has improved my vision tenfold in the past year.
December 15, 2011 - 4:49 am
Sotiris Stampoulidis - wonderful images,
December 15, 2011 - 8:24 am
Luis Toledo - Brilliant Jonas. Best of luck to you in 2013.
December 15, 2011 - 8:25 am
Luis Toledo - haha… 2012 too :)
December 15, 2011 - 9:36 am
Reggie - that’s a kickass set of images. you did good work. timeless work. bravo.
December 15, 2011 - 2:32 pm
Shari - I’m sitting here speechless. your photos are captivating, life giving, inspiring. cheers to you for using your gift + doing it to the best of your abilities.
December 15, 2011 - 3:17 pm
Emily Johnston Anderson - Jonas,
I hadn’t looked at your work in a little over a year, and I’m wondering what could possibly have kept me away from your stories for so long. The gift you give to couples and families is astounding. You clearly come to each wedding day with an open heart and wide open eyes. It’s so deeply inspiring. Thank you.
December 16, 2011 - 5:20 am
Adelle – Peonies & Pearls - Wowzer, what a stunning selection of images. You are super duper talented x
December 16, 2011 - 6:20 am
Johan - You are so talented. Absolutely fantastic photos. Thanks for being a source of inspiration.
December 16, 2011 - 12:03 pm
Nikki Bezel - What a year for ya! Love your quirkiness and look forward to seeing more of it in 2013. Best wishes!!
December 16, 2011 - 1:34 pm
Mitra - I KNOW you are an amazing, out of this world photographer, and you make me die every time. Jonas, you will go down in history as one of the greatest photographers of our time, mark my words. You capture that fleeting moment forever, which we all try to do. It’s just that you actually DO it. I toast you an awesome forever as the worlds most empathetic photographer.
December 16, 2011 - 1:40 pm
Josie Richardson - For me your best post this year was definately Rachel and Jeff. I would’ve commented on it but by the time I realised you already had 240 comments, so I didn’t. When you first started putting previews up I didn’t pay too much attention. Initially I thought the editing was just a bit too different for me. Now i think it will be one of my all time favourites which I just keep returning to. Like Nick and Surya’s. The simplicity and rawness of those images are heart-wrenching. A great example of what can happen when the right couple is combined with the right photographer. Pure majic.
Looking forward to more mind-blowing goodness next year Jonas!
December 16, 2011 - 5:12 pm
Bernard - You are an inspiration.
December 17, 2011 - 1:10 am
Heidi Vail - Your images always make me smile! Thank you so much for being an inspiration! Wishing you and your family all the best in 2012!
December 17, 2011 - 8:34 pm
Jane - Jag vet inte vad jag ska skriva. Ord liksom blir för fattiga för dina bilder. Du gör det, om och om och om igen. Hänförd. Magi!
December 18, 2011 - 11:25 pm
Angelie Hafzullah - You are pure brilliance and genius. Truly an inspiration. Don’t ever get tired of this…
December 19, 2011 - 6:10 am
Christy - What a year Jonas. You remain an inspiration as always – and I can’t wait to see what 2012 holds for you! :)
December 19, 2011 - 9:50 am
Ed Osborn - Brilliant post, and of course, amazing images.
December 19, 2011 - 1:37 pm
Dmitri - Hi Jonas,
Some great photos. To be honest, I would leave some of them out. Never the less, very interesting style, very story-telling like.
‘best,
-d.
December 19, 2011 - 6:29 pm
Caroline Anne - What a great year. I can’t wait to see what you show us in 2012.
December 20, 2011 - 9:27 am
Monika - So inspiring, truly amazing photos.
December 20, 2011 - 6:26 pm
Tenielle - Incredible collection of images, incredible year. Hearing this song just makes me picture your little Noah :)
December 20, 2011 - 7:25 pm
Sofia - Wow. WOW!
December 21, 2011 - 12:01 am
jason starr - Totally rad collection for the year. Wish I had that many great shots :)
December 21, 2011 - 12:51 am
Amanda Basteen - Gorgeous all around!
December 21, 2011 - 12:06 pm
Hannah Lundberg - An inspiration, as usual, what a wonderful curation of your year.
December 23, 2011 - 1:22 am
Sachin - I came back to see it again .. so good Jonas!
December 23, 2011 - 3:55 am
Anton Chia - Beauty.
December 23, 2011 - 2:30 pm
Joshua Gull - Jonas, I know it may not feel like it but you’re nothing short of an inspiration in so many ways. Not a “that’s cool, I want to be just like that” inspiration, but the kind of inspiration that shows that if you really dig deep and work hard, anything is possible. I can’t wait to see what you do with 2012.
December 24, 2011 - 5:45 am
maria - you totally deserve top 10 in the world. these (and all your) photos are jawdropping. i’m an aspiring photographer and your mixed use of processing is so inspiring. i sometimes feel like i’m supposed to just use one kind of processing which is my signature but these images are all so different and unique it just goes to show that i’m totally wrong! well done and congratulations!
December 24, 2011 - 9:18 am
Ben Godkin - Fantastic work! Did you re-edit some of these with VSCO?
December 24, 2011 - 9:48 am
Warren Williams - Utterly fantastic set of photos. Keep up the great work
December 29, 2011 - 11:57 am
Ilona Nelson - Ditto to the above. I know everyone’s said it but you really are an amazing photographer and you inspire me to do more, to keep pushing, and go go go!
I can’t wait to see what next year brings…
January 1, 2012 - 6:07 am
Tony Sale - Wonderful achievements Jonas, look forward to seing your work in 2012
January 2, 2012 - 11:25 pm
jessica lorren - You definitely deserve all the amazing things said about you. You do what no one else does, go where no one else goes and push limits when everyone else doesn’t. Bravo and congrats on the engagement.
January 3, 2012 - 7:37 am
Erin Lassahn - Wow, what an unbelievable year for you. Congrats on all your photography achievements, and double congrats on your engagement to Jacqui! Happy 2012!
And of course, Inspiring work, as always!
January 4, 2012 - 2:40 am
Darek Czepiel - pure magic
January 4, 2012 - 7:25 am
Stu Rosenbaum - Love your pictures here. Have a great 2012!
January 4, 2012 - 4:14 pm
Janet Palmer - Amazing as always, thankyou for keeping my fire alive
January 6, 2012 - 1:38 am
Kat Braman - what a journey indeed. it is so inspiring to get to follow you along on your adventure. you push the rest of to be better. Congratulations on the engagement!
January 10, 2012 - 1:42 pm
Osel - cool man!!!beauty images
December 14, 2011 - 9:21 am
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December 18, 2011 - 7:56 pm
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