I'm a hopeless romantic who finds great joy in creating and capturing connections and beauty wherever I go.
I'm Mandy and I'm so happy you found the Sugar Tree blog. Here you'll find posts from recent sessions, personal ramblings and tips and tricks on anything from taking better selfies, to how to get great snapshots of your kiddo's. Stay a while and say hello!
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This beautiful editorial was a celebration of Japanese culture, conceptualised by Wedding stylist Marie Phu of Lil Elements. Inspired by the colours and design of an incredible kimono, Marie thought that there should be a wedding that could allow both culture and modernism to shine through. The garden-inspired florals with Japanese influences were used to […]
I love that this family have taken to newborn life so well! Since her arrival, Zaylee has merely fitted in to their life and they have continued to live the happy, relaxed life they had before she arrived. She was an absolute star at our recent in-home lifestyle session. You will be hard pressed to […]
Butterflies, headbands, and fluffy wands…cupcakes, macarons and pretty teacups… everywhere you looked it was a little girls tea party fantasy, and Estela and her friends got to enjoy it all on Saturday afternoon! Whether it was petite sandwiches or fairy sprinkled cookies the choices were endless and oh so pretty! And once the girls had […]
From Brittney’s elegant off-white bridal gown with a cathedral length veil, to the sentimental family heirlooms and Ryan’s white jacket tux, this large family wedding aboard the Clearview Cruise ship was elegant and timeless from start to finish! The minute I arrived at the Fullerton Hotel in downtown Sydney for the getting ready portraits, you […]
The Kriel Family Photoshoot at Fagan Park I love meeting new people! And meeting new families to shoot, hands down is one of my favourite things to do on a weekday afternoon! Especially at Fagan Park. Meeting Fran and Braam Kriel and their boys Waldo and Eckhardt was like meeting old friends!!🤩 Originally from South […]
Meeting Sheri and taking a few business headshots for her in Bowral, was a surreal experience. With all the restrictions of the global pandemic, I have been dying to get out and have people in front of my camera again. So this very first post-Covid photoshoot was an event to be celebrated. I came across […]
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