AZUELOdesigns

Unfortunate news over the weekend, my beloved trailer was stolen - with our vintage lounge, chandelier & Christmas Props inside.

A police report has been provided, but if anyone notices a 2005 4x6 black / grey, caged box trailer, yellow plates: R22194, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me or the police.

In the meantime, the show must go on.. On a positive note, starting from scratch, I've already purchased a beautiful new red lounge to continue the Azuelo Designs Christmas journey.

Hoping all our families have a safe long weekend.
Loli 💜

NOVEMBER DATES RELEASED TONIGHT!

Please keep an eye out for my email in a few hours for the next available weekend.
As I'm booked in for other events, I am currently only opening up one weekend in November & December.

Reminder: If you're booked in for a Santa + Family Mini Session, you get to hang out with me in this little corner of the world too. So if you'd like couples only or if you're a single parent and keen to update that dating profile, let me know and we can make it happen =)
Loli x

LIMITED SESSIONS LEFT FOR OUR FIRST WEEKEND!!
With thanks to our loyal families, two hours after our sessions were released via email, three bookings remain for our first Sunday session in October.
Once completely booked, Santa and I will confirm November dates.
Remember to message if it is at least your third year for 30% off.

BOOK HERE: https://azuelodesigns.as.me/secretisland2023

Santa is patiently pacing our Secret Island, doing a bit of quality control to ensure the location is in perfect condition for our AZUELOdesigns families in a month's time 🎅
Loli // Photographer

Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of photographing Holly's 40th Birthday with lots of dancing, laughter and love 🥰 Thank you for having me once again as your official photographer x

I hope everyone is having an awesome start to their New Year 💜
With Christmas season over, I transition this page to showcase my personal solo & family adventures.
This is where my love for photography is derived and you can see exactly where my inspiration for our Christmas sessions comes from.

If you're on Instagram, you can also follow my journey here: and I'll begin my blog shortly too.

This weekend's adventure: With 2000 hectares of state forest, I chose this spot with the contrast of pine & gum to take photos of my van.
When the horses appeared, I couldn't ask for a better moment the kids will never forget.
"They're as big as your van Mum!" the kids exclaimed, as the friendly riders let them meet their horses.

ARE YOU PATIENTLY WAITING LOVINGLY BY YOUR PHONE FOR YOUR GALLERY EMAIL TOO? 🖼

I know how super excited our families are to receive their Azuelo Designs' Santa Sessions - and we can't wait to show you!
In general, it can take up to two weeks due to many other work, business & personal commitments, however due to the limited sessions so close to Christmas this year, I'm on a mission to complete the last sessions (11th Dec) today.
If you haven't received your link by tomorrow morning, please do PM me.

Until then, Thank you kindly for your patience (& for this awesome family for letting me capture this sweet shot of Dad focusing on the football during our session 😂 more world cup awesomeness to follow).

Loli & Santa x

🎄 DECEMBER 4TH BOOKINGS RELEASED TONIGHT! 🥰

What an amazing debut with our loyal families on Santa's Secret Island this weekend! It's always an emotional event seeing you all. Your continual positive feedback & understanding of how hard we've worked in the background each and every year is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Please keep an eye out after later tonight for the email release of our next date Sunday 4th December. I won't be releasing dates until we've completed the last, as we've only got a limited time and if for any unforseen circumstances (like weather!) that prevent us from shooting, I will need to prioritise already booked families to the next available date.

If all goes well, we will then open up the final weekend of Sat 10th & Sun 11th December.

Thank you all once again for sticking by us - and for a dear family of mine, even getting your whole family to call the committee to cut the grass! Legends!

We're loving our new home for this year, and just like these gorgeous fur baby superstars, we hope you do too.

Much love,
Santa & Loli x

🎁 COUNCIL APPROVED!! || AZUELO DESIGNS' SANTA'S SECRET ISLAND NOW OPEN🎄
Just like this awesome little guy, we're in absolute zen mode right now that we've found a new home for our AZUELOdesigns families just in time. Phew.
Thank you to everyone who has stuck by us this whole time and even made a few enquiries on our behalf to our previous location - dedication right there! 😘

🤩 If you're on our emailing list, you will receive booking info very soon! Not on our list? PM us straight away with your details to jump on board Santa's Secret Island in time!

🥳 Loyal families who have been with us for at least three years? You'll now never pay full price as you're eligible for 10% off every year you've been with us!
3 years with us? Here's 30% off. Your 5th year? 50% off! and when it's your 10th??? Let's celebrate with a complimentary session 🥰

🌳 What our unique Santa + Mini Family Sessions provide:
15 Minute Session
ALL high resolution images in gallery complimentary
Minimum 10 professionally edited images
Beautiful outdoor tree-lined (& now lakeside) landscape
Photography at:
- Christmas Setup with Santa
- Christmas Setup without Santa / Family Only
- Family Only (a variety of whole family, children only, parents / guardians only images)
+ Photography at our second secret hideaway setup! To be revealed upon arrival!

Once again, thank you kindly for your positivity & patience and we look forward in continuing our beautiful tradition with you in our seventh year together x
Loli & Santa 💜

Good morning Azuelo Designs Families,

As our vintage forest we called home for three Christmases, is now a jungle, hopefully we'll be receiving positive news by the end of this week regarding an exciting new little 'Island' for our Santa to settle in.
Still based in Western Sydney and only a moments drive from our original location, Council is just confirming availability and fees to use this local tree-lined forest, finger's crossed!

If we receive the go-ahead, I will open up bookings and send an email through.

Thank you kindly for your continuous patience & positivity x
Loli & Santa 💜

*SANTA SESSION PHOTOGRAPHY UPDATE*

Sincere apologises for not being able to respond to all the amazing messages regarding bookings. The reason why I haven't responded is due to our forest currently being a jungle.

I've made contact with the appropriate people, in the hopes that we can have our beautiful forest return by mid November, so positive thoughts all! ☺️✌🏾

In the meantime, I don't want to open any official booking dates until I know further about our 'little' situation.

Looking forward to hopefully seeing our beautiful families sooner than later!

Much love,
Santa & Loli x

~ SANTA'S FOREST 2022 ANNOUNCEMENT!! ~
Yes, we are definitely returning this year!
Just trying to finalise our setup's' 😍 which will be more simplified but still absolutely stunning!

WHAT SETUP / PROPS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE?? Comment below your ideas.

Our prices have also changed to reflect all the hard work that has been put into our setups / amazing team over the years, and for our Santa + Family Only sessions, there is no more anxious image selecting. You will be able to keep all images.

Loyalty discounts as always will be honoured if your family has been with us for at least three years, which means if this is your 6th year, you'll receive 60% off this year's Santa + Family session!

I'm aiming to open up bookings shortly with our first session being the weekend of October 15th.
Please keep an eye out for your exclusive email invites 🥰

Can't wait to hear your ideas and Santa, our helpers and I very much look forward to seeing you once again at our beautiful forest xx
Loli 💜

I hope all our AZUELOdesigns' families started their new year with many blessings to look forward to 💜

©AZUELOdesigns2022

AND JUST LIKE THAT..... Christmas is done for another year and Santa can finally take that much needed nap our families were constantly waking him up from! 😅 💜

If you've registered, please keep an eye out in your emails early in the new year for priority bookings and early bird Christmas in July sessions (one less thing to worry about when Christmas comes around).

It's now back to my regular schedule of posting my adventures through landscape photography, so I do hope you enjoy.

Once again, please stay safe, thank you and all the very best for the new year 🥰
Loli Azuelo | Photographer

🎄 APPRECIATION POST 💜
Six years ago, all I had was one wooden chair and a branch from my tree at home I sprayed gold and adorned Christmas decorations on, waiting for customers to stop at the Parramatta Park Cafe from their bicycle rides and morning runs, to discover us in the corner with Santa. It was just me, Santa and my dear friend Elf Claudia.
Now, I have a trailer full to the brim with props and an amazing team who help bring Santa's Vintage Forest to life.
To my Elves Angela and Chris, thank you for ensuring our families were warmly welcomed, the children were filled with laughter for each image and our setup was perfect every session.
Elf Sally for making our forest bloom with her gorgeous flower arrangements, from selecting the perfect foliage to battling with hot glue guns, ribbons and wires to make sure our background went to the next level of magic.
My mini helpers who were so patient with me. Waking them up at 6am and out the door to hang out at 'Mum's work' because it was my weekend with the kids, was actually an adventure. I really enjoyed my kids being a part of it all and they've equally done an amazing job, informing me which family had which session, QR Code duties also aligning the flowers just right.
And of course, Santa. We couldn't do it without you.
Helping Elf Chris and on occasion Elf Oscar and other family friends (thank you guys!) to navigate the extremely heavy trailer down the long footpath, offload our props in prime position and even at the end of the day, still in the warm suit, not hesitate to assist in packing everything back into the trailer, and make the complete journey once again, pushing the trailer up that pathway to the entrance, and do it all again the next day. Every session day.
Last but not least, to my AZUELOdesigns' families. Thank you for fulfilling my vision of happiness and pure joy (and on occasion tears hehe) when it's your turn to walk down that footpath and join us within our forest every year. Meeting new families and watching our loyal families grow every time we meet, genuinely is the reason why I come back to capture these moments every time. It's just so beautiful.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you all and wishing you a very Merry Christmas and wonderful New Year.

Until next year..
Loli Azuelo | Photographer xx