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SvenStudios in Top 15 Best Wedding Photographers Nationally

We are thrilled to announce that SvenStudios has been recognized as one of the top 15 best wedding photographers in Australia by the prestigious ‘Designer of Dreams’ awards run by ABIA! This is an incredible achievement for our team, and we are so proud to have been recognized for our dedication to capturing the beauty, joy, and emotion of every wedding we photograph!

For those who may not be familiar with ABIA – or the Australian Bridal Industry Academy, it is an organization that connects engaged couples with the best wedding vendors in Australia. Their mission is to provide engaged couples with reliable and trustworthy information about wedding vendors, to help them make informed decisions about their special day.

The Designer of Dreams awards are ABIA’s way of recognizing the top wedding vendors in Australia, and we are honored to have been included in this prestigious list!

ABIA Designer of Dreams 2023

SvenStudios was eligible for the Designer of Dreams award as we were finalists in the South Australian state awards for each of the last four years. ABIA requires vendors to be consistently excellent and meet certain criteria to be eligible for the Designer of Dreams award.

To be eligible as a finalist in the state awards, vendors are required to have an aggregate review score from all the bridal couples we photographed during the previous year of above 95%. SvenStudios has consistently exceeded this threshold, demonstrating their commitment to providing exceptional service and capturing the beauty and emotion of every wedding we photograph.

Our high level of client satisfaction has earned us a reputation as one of the best wedding photographers in South Australia, and now also nationally!

What makes us one of the best wedding photographers in Australia?

We believe that our success is due to our combination of technical skill and dedication to our clients. We pride ourselves on taking the time to produce photography that truely tells the story of our couples’ personalities, to understand their vision for their wedding, and to make sure that every detail is perfect. We go above and beyond to ensure that our clients are happy and satisfied with their photos.

Of course, none of this would be possible without our incredible past couples who voted for us with their incredible reviews! We’d like to thank all of you who took the time and effort to write such wonderful words expressing your love for what we produce from the bootom of our hearts!

SvenStudios team
SvenStudios team

We cannot express how thrilled we are to have been recognized as one of the top wedding photographers in Australia by the Designer of Dreams awards. We are grateful to our clients for entrusting us with the honor of capturing their special day, and we look forward to continuing to provide exceptional service and stunning photos to couples in SA and across Australia!

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Announcing the 2023 Wedding Photo of the year winner!

Announcing the SvenStudios 2023 Wedding Photo of the year winner!

I’m pleased to say that after another year of shooting weddings in Adelaide and around Australia, I can announce the people’s choice 2023 wedding photo of the year as shot by SvenStudios!

The photographs that were in conntention this year here were captured by SvenStudios during various weddings in 2022. The  featured couples selected these specific images as their top favorites from all of the images we provided and the photograph that received the highest votes is entitled to a product voucher worth $500 towards printing some of their photos!

This competition is a way for us to express our gratitude to all the bridal couples we have worked with during the year, while also gathering feedback on how others perceive our photography beyond our own perspective.

Please note that these photographs may or may not align with our personal favorites from the weddings – which is kind of the point of running this contest – it’s all about learning what people like! While feedback and reviews are fantastic – there nothing like having a favourite image from each wedding given to us to understand what people see in our work!

The 2023 Wedding Photo of the year winner is –

Congratulations to Sash and Dan for winning the 2023 Wedding Photo of the year! You should have now recieved a $500 voucher to go towards some prints! I’d love to see what you choose!

Sash + Dan

The winner of the $100 cash prize for voting is –

Of course I also give out $100 cash each year to all those who cast a vote. 524 people cast their vote this year – that’;s pretty good odds! Please check your email if your (abbreviated) name is below!

A. Crisp

Thankyou to all those who voted and took part in this year’s Photo of the Year contest! Looking forward to what we see for 2024!

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Announcing the 2023 Wedding Photo of the year contest!

Every year, I hold a contest for all the married couples whose weddings I covered in the previous year (2022). I request each couple to choose their favorite photo from the wedding photos I took on their big day and nominate it for the ‘SvenStudios 2022 wedding photo of the year’ title. The winning couple receives a $500 voucher to use in their personal cloud-based store to produce and print whatever products they want.

I maintain a hands-off approach with the selection of the images, leaving it entirely to the couples to choose their favorite pictures, even if they differ from my personal selection. I have created a slideshow video of my favorite images from each wedding I covered in 2022, in case anyone is interested.

To encourage more participation, I offer a cash prize of AU$100 to a randomly chosen voter after the voting period ends. To maintain fairness, I have an anti-duplicate detection system in place to deter any cheating or duplicate voting. This year, I am also adding an extra entry to the draw for anyone who shares their vote on social media.

Please note that sharing on social media is not mandatory to submit a vote, as not everyone has social media accounts. However, in past contests, the winning image has been the most voted and shared on social media. Therefore, every individual vote and share counts and goes into the draw to win the cash prize.

So, vote for your favorite photo and share it on Facebook to show your support. Remember, each vote and share is a chance to win the AU$100 cash prize.

Click here to vote and win $100!

Voting opens 25/2/2023

2023 Wedding Photo of the year contest entries

Emma + Nickolai
Sonya + Jeff
Cassie + Danny
Emma + Stephen
Sandi + Daniel
Jesse + Luke
Haley + Jordan
Chami + Bryce
Lauren + Trent
Clare + Craig
Bianca + Josh
Sash + Dan
SuzanneKaren
Jody + Simon
Ritamaree + Sydney
Dayna + Alex
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Sunday Mail Feature – Jan 8, 2023

Have a look out for Ritamaree and Sydney’s wedding that was featured in the Sunday Mail today! It’s always fun to have a wedding I shot be featured in a big newspaper like the Sunday Mail!

It’s the 4th time I’ve had a Sunday Mail Feature, with the last being back in March of 2021 🙂

Sunday Mail Feature

Sunday Mail Feature – Jan 8, 2023

Ritamaree Varricchio & 

Sydney Sparrow

Married at Sunnybrae Dunction Centre, followed by a celebration at the Donato Reception Centre

PEONY-loving bride Ritamaree chose the date for her marriage to Sydney based on when her favourite flower would be in bloom.

“I wanted peonies… yes, I based my entire wedding around these flowers,” she laughs.

“I also wanted a cake that would showcase some beautiful pink peonies and Rebecca (Rebecca’s Cakes) made this dream come true.”

The couple opted to have their ceremony, officiated by celebrant Annette Perry, in the pavilion at Sunnybrae Estate, which they say is a first, moving to an indoor location for their reception, sharing the special occasion with 170 guests.

Photos were taken in the garden at each venue, as well as Port Adelaide’s wool stores.

“Sydney used to live in Port Adelaide and the very first time we drove past (the wool stores) together he told me that we would take our wedding photos there.” she says.

Social Worker Ritamaree, 27, the daughter of Dernancourt’s Elisa and Silvio Varricchio, pays tribute to her sister and matron of honour Cassandra whom she says she couldn’t have done it without, in the lead-up to her specil day.

Cassandra was joined in the bridal party by bridesmaids Chelsea Marks and Medica Eliepa and Ritamaree’s godson, Miliano Di Pinto.

Sydney had two best men, Ashley Olsen and Kieran McCutcheon, accompanied by the bride’s brother, Luciano Varricchio, as a groomsman.

Draftsman Sydney, 29, proposed to Ritamaree, who he met on dating app Tinder seven years earlier, in the rose garden at the Adelaide Botanic Garden.

The couple plan to honeymoon in the US later this year.