Congratulations - Sonia wins 2009 QLD Wedding Photographer of the Year ... plus more!

I am very excited to share that at the Australian Professional Photography Awards (AIPP) QLD dinner last night, my gorgeous wife Sonia won '2009 Wedding Photographer of the Year'!  I must say she was a bit of a stage hog, also collecting the 'Highest Scoring Print Award' having earned the only Gold with Distinction out of all the prints entered.  But wait there's more.... Sonia also won the 'Open category' for having the highest scoring portfolio across all categories.  Needless to say we are all very proud of what she has achieved in such a short career so far, I can't wait to see what the next 10 years hold for her.  I couldn't let her have all the glory though, I managed to pick up '2009 Wedding Photographer of the Year - Runner Up'! Of course with the national awards coming up in the next couple of months (APPA's) we can't post the winning images.....just yet.  Some of the images from the night are below. 

Sonia Receiving her Wedding Photographer of the Year trophy - sponsored by Brilliant Prints

Sonia with Richard Muldoon from Vivid Photography.

The two of us...

Sonia under the weight of all the trophies!!!

Sonia and I with my dad Glen (professional photographer of the year 84'- might have been 82' too long ago to remember! )

Sonia and I with Marcus and Penny Bell from Studio Impressions (Marcus won Wedding Photographer of the Year last year QLD and Australia!! - naturally he has been a huge inspiration to us both)

Thank you to all our family and friends who have been so supportive and understanding while we seem to have been living at the studio. Cheers, Chris.