Stewart's Restaurant

On saturday i took a group of people from Ilkuka to Stewart"s in the valley for an retirement cellebration . The weather was fine after the storm the night before that you would not have believed . A very pleasent afternoon with no wind and warm sunshine.

Opened in 2003 the award-winning Stewart's Restaurant is nestled in the vineyard of Brookleigh Estate. Operated by estate owner Nikki Brooks and her step-brother Neil Reveler, the restaurant caters for all ages and offers first-class cuisine in a relaxed, friendly setting.

The restaurant consistently receives excellent recognition through both Awards and Reviews. The informal yet welcoming atmosphere combine perfectly with the stunning location. The Menu presents an impressive selection of dishes including tantilising modern-Australian options alongside some classics we all regularly enjoy. Unwind with Chef's creations and a bottle of wine from the extensive wine list. The restaurant offers casual dining for both lunch and dinner services throughout the year, as well as catering for both Functions and Weddings held at Brookleigh Estate.

My Happy Snaps

I have been doing weddings with my limousines for near on twelve years now.I have worked with many photographers and asked everyone if they could send me a photo of my limousine. Most have said yes ,for sure ,no worries, i have even offered to pay.
The above photo is the only one i ever got on its own (the one other had my competitors car in) from Squint Photography http://www.squint.com.au/ even that i had to go into the studio to get as the file is large and does not email well.
So i thought i would buy a semi professional camera to take shots of my limo with the wedding party with some candid shots also and other social events as well as school balls.
I mentioned this to a photographer from Midland Photographers http://www.midlandphotos.com.au/ last weekend whom was traveling in the passengers seat of my grange for the wedding of a lovely couple Brent and Michelle. It was suggested to me it would be fine with this particular photographer but it may put others nose out of place.
I latter thought hold on a minute, firstly most photographers don't take shots of the limos or cars even though the bridal party has spent between several hundred to two thousand dollars or more on the vehicles , if they do it is generally an after thought because they were asked to show off their wedding cars.
Secondly many of them have caused us to run overtime when we have another job to get to and ask us to take the limousines into hostile terrain which may damage our very expensive equipment (up to $250000 when they would be lucky if their equipment ran over $40000 on average). Sorry and apoligies to Denise Teo , i know you have everything .
Then next to none ever send us a photo of our cars or ever refer a client to us when even though we have referred clients to them many times. So if i offend them in my creative endeavors, i would not feel recompensed for the years of frustration inflicted on me.
To top it off several photographers have bought limousines in direct competition with us .
So after considering all that, if a Photographer feels their nose is out of place i will feel it is my duty to completely fracture the said proboscis to even us up.