If I could think back to my youth, I would say 15/16 is the age of innocence. A tradition that celebrates this time and is still alive and well in many country and regional towns is the Debutant Ball. For those unaware of this practice its a celebration and an introduction to society to lovely young ladies aged around sixteen. Sometimes I think of it  as a bit of a practice to marriage, you pick the white dress, hair and make-up, learn a dance and very importantly pick a partner to lead you down the aisle. Eight lovely young ladies graced Studio Yates to capture this important occasion.

Our first lass is Emily, she is a little special to me (she is my niece) and totally gorgeous..of course she gets it from her Aunty…;)

Her partner in crime is Alec

The beautiful India and her partner Luke.

Love this shot below.

Aren’t they cute!

Miss Nicole partnered by Blake.

We like having a laugh. Maybe I have a funny face?

Lauren, looking amazing with partner Matthew.

Love the gloves. I think we are breeding some future models out here!

The fabulous Courntey with Terry.

Love this shot and of Courtney’s family…Aww.

All of the girls were looking for some “non traditional” deb shots, you know the ones were they put the flowers right next to their faces i.e pixie photo style, well they are all no-go poses at Studio Yates. Young Brooke and her partner jason were great examples of the fun stuff we can do.

These two are good examples!

Amy and Phil – IN LOVE!

LOVE the dress. All the girls had such a sense of style that was perfect for them.

And last but certainly not least is the very lovely Holly and Brent.

Rad curls Holly..

A very loving family portrait.

And just to finish there is always a “planker” around somewhere…Oh Dear..

Thank you lovely ladies and your families, we wish you well as you enter the world of adulthood.

X Denise (photographer who remembers her deb with fond memories ohhhh sooo many years ago)