Sunlight spills across the timber floors of a hinterland home, soft and golden against the quiet hum of family life. Here, wedding photographer Cassandra Ladru begins her day in the space she and her husband, Steve, built together on five acres of open land. It is a home filled with light, laughter and gratitude, the kind of place that reflects the calm and honesty woven through her work.
“I still have pinch-me moments,” she says. “We built this life together. To say I’m proud to be his wife and a mum to our two children, Mia and Max, is such an understatement. I love the life we’ve worked so hard for.”

That same sense of intention and grounded beauty flows through every image Cassandra creates. Based in Australia and photographing weddings across the world, her work is defined by emotion and elegance. Known for her timeless style and instinctive use of light, she captures the quiet in-between moments that often go unseen, a glance, a laugh, the trace of sunlight through fabric.

Before weddings, there was fashion. Cassandra’s early years photographing campaigns shaped her refined approach to composition and detail, teaching her the balance between structure and spontaneity. “Fashion taught me to find beauty in simplicity,” she says. “But weddings taught me to find meaning in imperfection.”

Now, more than fifteen years into her career, her imagery is recognised for its warmth and cinematic stillness. She has photographed love stories around the world, from coastal elopements to grand celebrations, yet what she treasures most are the fleeting details that make each day unique.

“I’m a hopeless romantic,” she admits with a smile. “After all these years, I still absolutely love love. It’s the little moments that stay with me, not just between the couple, but between the people they love. That’s what makes each story feel alive.”

Through her lens, beauty feels effortless. There is no artifice, no excess, only truth rendered softly in light and shadow. Her photographs do not simply record a wedding day; they preserve the atmosphere, the pulse, the human connection.

In Cassandra’s world, love is not a pose or a performance. It is presence, and she captures it with quiet grace.

Wedding photographer Cassandra Ladru has built a life and career defined by light, honesty and love, both behind the lens and at home.

The Art of Stillness: Inside the World of Cassandra Ladru