I recently caught up with Jason and Yolinda to get some marketing content for their new venture, The Intentional Branding Company. With a bit of background about their business and a simple creative brief we put together this shoot - creating images that will give their website and social media content visual impact, I love the end result! Do you want to update your marketing material and make your business stand out from the crowd? Get in touch to find out how I can help create fresh visual content to sell your products or services!

I suppose it's only fair when I learn all about you to capture your wedding, family or special occasion that you get the opportunity to know a little about me too! My name is Madelyn (or Maddy for short) - I’m a photographer, graphic designer and adventure-lover based in Central Queensland. After school I completed a Bachelor of Digital Media with Distinction and branched out into graphic design, but ultimately decided to pursue my passion in photography. Now I've captured over 120 weddings across Queensland and internationally - 15 year old me wouldn't have believed it! Whilst I work mainly in portrait photography, I also have a great passion for the outdoors – spending my spare time SCUBA diving, 4WDing and camping (usually with a camera in hand!). My pride and joy is my 2012 Land Rover Defender 90 that takes me everywhere from work, to weekend 4WD adventures and longer road trips across our beautiful country. The fast facts: Avid outdoors enthusiast. Land Rover/4WDing fanatic. Coffee-lover (just give me a white chocolate mocha to make my day). Nature appreciator. Permanent night owl. Animal lover. Indoor plant collector - I'm too scared to count them now. SCUBA diver (and daughter of two ex-commercial divers). Want to plan your own personalised photography session with me? Get in touch, I can't wait to hear from you!

It was our third attempt to line up dates for Mark and Em's engagement shoot (with their pup Leo), but I think it was meant to be as Yeppoon really showed its best side - look how calm that water was! P.S. You might recognise @_markfitz as an incredible fellow photographer and creator for Queensland Tourism, it was such an honour to have him on the other side of the lens with Em - no pressure!

Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Clarence as proof that your wedding photos can still be beautiful in the rain! We were dreaming of the Glasshouse Mountain views that Maleny is so well known for, but the weather had other ideas for Sophie & Josh's low key destination elopement in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland last week. The wet weather did give me the opportunity to finally experiment with off camera flash, so I sure hope it made braving the rain for their wedding photos worthwhile! What do you think? Vendors: Maleny Orchard, Maleny Hair and Beauty.

Josh & Elisha's wedding was best described as a whirlwind of emotions, from tears to fits of laughter and so many moments in between. With immense gratitude I travelled down to Mt. Mee in the Moreton Bay Hinterland to capture the second round of celebrations for these two beautiful souls after they had a small ceremony last year. It's so beautiful to see not only the love you have for each other, but the family and friends you have supporting you wholeheartedly behind the scenes. One of my favourite moments from their day was doing a first shot in lieu of a first dance - make sure to scroll to the end to see that one! Vendors: Brockhurst Farm, Creative Love Ceremonies, Tania Olsen Bridal, CONNOR, Decibels Entertainment.

As a past photographer herself, I was nervous & excited to be photographing Bec with her husband Honey - turns out she was feeling the same about being in front of the camera! Not that you can tell from the photos of course.

After 9 years together, these two are finally tying the knot in September - I can't wait to capture the celebrations!

There aren't many couples who can say they went adventuring caving in their wedding attire, making Saturday undoubtedly a day to remember! I lugged about 10kg of camera gear as we squeezed through the caves, taking photos along the way and then climbed the side of the mountain for sunset. Not knowing what we were going to find outside, I was ecstatic to see even the clouds were matched to Sam & Wade's colour scheme. You're going to want to keep an eye out for more from this day, it was amazing start to finish and even earned me the nickname Madelyn 'Mountain Goat' Holmes for my climbing efforts! Vendors: Capricorn Caves, Two Birds Events, Pro Makeup Studio, Metro Vision Hair & Beauty, Roxanne Hodda Marriage Celebrant, Sprinkle Me, Shannon Hawkes Artisan Florals, Final Touches Event Hire, Stylish Events & Hire, Luv Bridal & Formal, Fresh Thailicious Delights.

The Valentines wanted moody and romantic with a hint of Disney fairtytale for their wedding photography, so that's exactly what we did! Congratulations Ange & Lee, I'd been looking forward to your day for SO long and your photos are proof that two brides are better than one! ;) After getting ready in an oceanside hotel, we headed to Kananga Heights on the outskirts of Yeppoon for their ceremony followed by an afternoon cake cutting. While their guests ate and mingled on the lawn, we ventured to Byfield for wedding portraits before returning for an evening reception under the festoon lights. Vendors: Kanangra Heights, Lilly & Lotus, Whisk Yeppoon Cafe, Roxanne Hodda Marriage Celebrant, DejaVu Photo&Film, Luv Bridal & Formal, POLITIX David Jones, Brisbane Hatters, Sugar by Paigey May, H&MU by Robyn, styling by Paul & Deanne Arnold.

Two years to the day since I had the honour of photographing their sunrise beach proposal/engagement session, I also had the privilege of capturing Max & Alee's wedding. I arrived to blue skies and less than two hours later more thunderstorms rolled through meaning a quick change of plans - luckily the rain stopped after the ceremony and we were given a dreamy pastel sunset reminiscent of their proposal morning. A relaxed reception followed with grazing tables, all-you-can-eat pizza and a donut tower in lieu of a traditional sit down meal – then as a final surprise for their guests, they arranged fireworks to coincide with their first dance. Thanks so much Max & Alee for having me capture your special day amidst the chaos and the shenanigans, and for all the Polly pats too! Venue: The Haven, Emu Park. Celebrant: Susie Cervai – Celebrant By The Sea. Bridal Gown: Mason Bridal. Groom outfit: Stewarts Rockhampton. Hair: Sheree Hale, Hype Hair. Makeup: Beauty Bar by Bridie. Food: Rosscos Pizza. Fireworks: Light 'em up. Music: A to Z Entertainment. Donuts: Krispy Kreme. Flowers: Dry Flower Traders. Stationery: Madelyn Holmes Photographics.

"From the first email enquiry to when I picked up my final photos Maddy was amazing! She is so professional but also makes you feel like a friend. She guided us through our wedding day and even knew most of our guests by name at the end! The quality of photos Maddy produced was outstanding and I can't wait to have her capture some of our future milestones." - Claire & Ashlee With just 20 of their nearest and dearest, Claire & Ashlee said I do at St Aubins Village earlier this week. Quite often the small, relaxed ceremonies stir up extra emotions and this was undoubtedly one of those occasions. Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Moore, it was an honour to capture your special day! Vendors: Lilly & Lotus Events, Danielle Hempseed - Marriage Celebrant, Mason Bridal Boutique, Blank Space Collective, Danielle Ford Makeup Artist, Stewarts Rockhampton, Sheree at Breeze Hair and Beauty, Wendy Bell.

2022 Portrait Sessions Due to increased demand, I now have limited dates for July-December available this year, after which bookings will reopen in February 2023. If you are wanting updated portraits - family, couple, maternity, boudoir, school formals etc. - please don't leave it too late to get in touch! 2022 Weddings Wow, what a wild ride 2021 turned out to be! As a result of postponements from 2020-2021 and some very organised clients, I am fully booked for 2022 weddings. Keep an eye on my Facebook page if you'd like updates about any last minute availability. 2023 Weddings Dates are filling quickly for 2023 Central Queensland and destination weddings with many couples planning ahead to take advantage of borders reopening. Peak season runs from April to October - if you're hoping to book in these months I might still have your date available and would love to chat! 2024 Weddings To ensure I have some downtime and can plan my next adventure (or two) in advance, dates for 2024 weddings will open in late 2022/early 2023, feel free to contact me if you'd like to be placed on the shortlist for my 2023 wedding package release.