August 17, 2015

Hello Friends!  I know I haven’t been here much lately and I have been truly enjoying a life a little less online but today I just sat down at my computer and decided to type.  I have been going over in my mind how I can continue my blog without getting caught up in the craziness of it having to always be perfect, always be something more than what it really is.  This space is really my little corner where I share what I am up to in the present, something I love, something I relate to.  

When I first started my blog it was about life in general, the story of building a new house and what we were up to.  It then changed as i grew and new opportunities arose – it became all about my online store and my parties.  Things have changed again and now my life is back to being about my family and my photography.  My business changed from being about parties to being about photography.  It is not a huge business as I honestly don’t need to be working every day – I am very fulfilled looking after my beautiful children and husband and taking on the odd photography job here and there mainly for people I have met in my everyday life as well as teaching photography workshops when the demand is there.  

So now I am moving forward without a set goal for my blog, but I still love to share, who knows where it will lead and if anyone will visit – some days it will be showing the fun work jobs I have had, other days it will be a favourite snaps, a trip away or even some food.  I have been to a few amazing photography workshops lately as I love absorbing and being around likeminded people – it is just so wonderful – I share a few of these shots as well.  It will not be too wordy and some days there may be no words at all – but I will be here sharing.  

To start a snap from a recent school holiday walk with the girls from Bronte to Bondi – no doubt you will see more of these snaps in the coming months as I love looking back over them and remembering how much fun it is just to be out walking and living life in our amazing country.

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Photography :: Leanne Ambrogio | Sweet Style

August 3, 2015

I posted a few pictures from our recent trip to Canberra here and today I have a few from our day in the NSW snowfields that we also enjoyed during our school holiday road trip!  It was the first time the girls had seen snow and they were very excited.  No skiing this time, just some tobogganing and sightseeing at lovely Perisher.  The week we visited had not been so great for snow fall but it was still picture perfect for us.

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Photography :: Leanne Ambrogio | Sweet Style

July 30, 2015

161A7353We took a trip to our nations capital during our recent school holidays – such a change for us as we always head somewhere warm at this time of year!  Canberra in winter I must say was just fantastic!  We really did have a wonderful time and visited all the great attractions that Canberra has to offer.  The girls loved Questacon, we all loved the Australian Institute of Sport and it was wonderful to look around our amazing Parliament House.    We also walked around the War Memorial and The Australian Mint as well as spent the morning at the Art Gallery.  We visited Cockington Green Gardens which I visited as a school girl and did the drive by of the lovely embassies.  

We discovered the amazing food scene that the ACT has to offer as well.  So much to choose from and worth just going to a weekend to discover for yourself.  Our favourites were Ona on the Lawns in Manuka, The Cupping Room in the city and Penny University in Griffith.  We will definitely be heading back to discover more soon.

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July 10, 2015

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Our love for our gorgeous Scooter continues as he is the most delicious thing in our house! He is now six months old and has become my constant companion.  When he sees me in the morning it is just like Christmas!  Not sure why we went so long without a dog in our life – feeling so grateful for the happiness he has brought to our lives!

If you would like to see more of Scooter follow me on Instagram as he pops in quite regularly!

June 9, 2015

If you have been following me on instagram lately you will see I have had a bit of thing for flowers!  I really do love beautiful blooms and capturing with my camera is one of my favourite things to do.  There’s no doubt that flowers are one of life’s simplest yet most beautiful pleasures, and there is literally no occasion that cannot be made just that little bit more special by a gorgeous bouquet of blooms.  

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Sydney-based florist The Flower Man truly understand the power that the perfect floral arrangement can have to transform someone’s day. It also just so happens that they’ve just updated their website with a gorgeous new design and colour scheme, which had a slightly old-school flower shop feel to it, with its pastel green and white stripes. 

To celebrate their new site, they sent me a gorgeous bunch of white flowers and they are giving one lucky reader the chance to win a $100 gift voucher to spend on anything at all on their website.

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 To enter:
To be in the running to win this prize, simply visit The Flower Man site at www.theflowerman.com.au, and leave a comment on this blog post with your answer to the following question: “What is your favourite floral arrangement on The Flower Man website, and why?”  Entries close Sunday 14th June at 8pm AEST.

Terms & Conditions:
Prize money is in the form of an online voucher code to the value of $100 AUD. Gift voucher is valid for 12 months.
Prize not redeemable for cash.
Flowers can be delivered anywhere in Australia – visit www.theflowerman.com.au for more info.
Gift card can only be used once.
Any unused funds will be sacrificed.
Gift card cannot be used with any other promotion.

Giveaway Now Closed
Congratulations to our winner Vanessa who favourite style was the Tulip Bouquet.

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Photography :: Leanne Ambrogio | Sweet Style
Flowers :: The Flower Man