Bali Wedding, Seminyak – Bree & Luke

It had been over 12 years since I had visited Bali.  A lot has happened during that period. At one point I was convinced I would never return to the little tropical paradise.  Something had changed in the past few years though.  I had friends and family starting to return to Bali.  The reports were pretty enticing.  It wasn’t the same old Kuta night club scene.  Families were enjoying luxury villas and $5 back rubs for weeks at a time.  I kept seeing footage and photos from surf trips and the waves just looked so fun.  When Bree & Luke invited me over to shoot their wedding I knew it was a sign and an opportunity to go and revisit the island for myself.  I was so fortunate to be given the opportunity and grateful to actually see how things had changed over there with my own eyes.  I’m not going to lie when I say that I must have been one of the most anxious people traveling to Bali with a bodyboard bag strapped to my back.  It was stupid really because I had nothing to worry about but I couldn’t help feeling shit scared at times.

Bree & Luke with their ridiculously smily boy Max had been traveling to and from Bali a couple of times a year so it just seemed right for them to get hitched over that way.  I arrived a few days early just to get my bearings around Seminyak.  I’m glad I did.  You can’t help but feel paranoid about the incredibly nice locals and unfamiliar surroundings.  It took a little while to let my guard down but once I did it was so enjoyable.  After a couple of quick Bintangs with Bree & Luke the night before the wedding, they showed me around the resort they were staying at and we found a couple of cool spots to shoot.  That was it.  We were set.  I had a ball with these guys.  Literally playing in the warm Bali breeze straight off the ocean into a late night on a private beach.

I can’t wait to get back there again soon.  Hang out with a few more locals and score a few more waves.  Stoked I can hang on to these images as a super fond memory spent with a pretty special family, rad crew and an epic place.