About Dreambella Photography

I’m Amanda Chopiany, a Professional Wedding, Portrait and Family Photographer based on the Sunshine Coast with the love-of-my-life-best-friend & husband since 2001, Michael (who has a secret obsession with all things Spiderman shhhh!) and also happens to be my 2nd photographer and sleep walking buddy (yes we both sleepwalk!) We share a love for all different cultures, all different foods, travelling all over the world, meeting new friends, keeping fit, all things beachy and of course photography!

“Dream Bella” was inspired by my constant Dream of doing what I love and seeing beauty in everyone and everything I see. (“Bella” means beautiful in Italian) I feel delighted and privileged to be able to combine my love for photography, art and nature with my love for people. Every individual, couple and family I have photographed, have been so beautiful and unique to me that it has provided me with a constant source of creative inspiration that makes this my dream job.

When it comes to Weddings Weddings Weddings: We became hooked after the first one we photographed together. The exhilaration, the people, the emotion, the love, the happiness, the fun/laughter, the quirky characters, the dancing, the beautiful details and the romance – a perfect canvas for our creative juices to paint free! We want to capture everything from the big moments through to the glorious details and intimate nanoseconds, with unique, natural, warm, real, romantic and stunning imagery that you will LOVE!

Thank you for considering Dream Bella Photography. Feel free to look around and if you like what you see please drop me a line. I’m happy to answer any questions you may have and email you a pricelist. Simply get in touch via my contact page or by clicking the link here.
Love
Amanda
T: 0428 222 174
E: amanda@dreambellaphotography.com.au

Testimonials

Amanda & Mike – where do we begin? From the moment we met you at our friend’s wedding last year we knew we had to have you photograph our special day. You are both such lovely people & know exactly what you are doing behind the lens. We had so much fun on our engagement shoot and even more fun on our wedding day. Thank you for capturing all of these beautiful images that we will treasure for a lifetime! xx G&C

Gretel & Chris November 19, 2018

Amanda & Mike – Oh my gosh, I cannot describe how amazingly happy we are with all our photos, they are all so beautiful!!!!!! We cannot thank you enough for absolutely everything!!! Despite everything else going on, with the rain and the chaos you were there to guide us. Thank you for being so flexible and relaxed while still keeping things rolling. Everyone has commented how brilliant you were. We will definitely be getting an album. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. L&R xo

Lauren & Ryan November 19, 2018

Amanda and Mike, we could not recommend these two love birds enough! Whether it be helping you calm your nerves in the morning or acting out poses together, they were SUPERSTARS on our wedding day. We are IN-LOVE WITH OUR PHOTOS and at the end of the day our memories and these photos are what we have to remember the day by. They CAPTURED OUR LOVE for each other and the fun and happiness of the day so PERFECTLY. They made it all so fun!

If I could give Dream Bella Photography 6 STARS I would! The most beautiful fun photographers both myself and my partner have worked with. We dreamed of photos like our engagement shoot ones but these were so much better! Could not wait to shoot our wedding photos with them 😊 Would never think twice about recommending Amanda to anyone, there’s no going back after how professional she is but at the same time so helpful!

Adena & Dean June 18, 2017

Amanda & Mike, we are so thankful that we came across Dream Bella Photography. The photos are BEYOND STUNNING, we COULDN’T BE HAPPIER. These memories will last for a lifetime. Along with your amazing photography skills, you are two of the most lovely people who really helped make our day extra special. We also appreciate all the emails & phone calls leading up to the day. Honestly, you couldn’t have done anything better. Your service was so professional & personalised. Also, your turnaround time WOW!! So thanks again. Will be recommending you to everyone 🙂

Kate & Zac January 20, 2017

We LOVE LOVE LOVE our Wedding Photos. Everyone we have shown our photos to CAN’T BELIEVE HOW AWESOME THEY ARE and how TALENTED YOU GUYS ARE. We loved YOUR ENERGY & PASSION – it was so CONTAGIOUS. It was truly an amazing day. We loved having you as our photographers. Lots of Love Mr & Mrs Henry xx

Paige & Paul July 11, 2015

We had SO MUCH FUN with you Amanda and Mike, it wasn’t like being photographed at all! It was NATURAL and not in your face, and we were able to enjoy our day to the max while you delivered just ABSOLUTELY STUNNING PHOTOS. Some we weren’t even aware they were taken, so it was a nice surprise to look through the 600+ photos and reminisce and have a laugh and fall in love again! BEAUTIFUL WORK, TALENTED TEAM, LOVELY SOULS. Would highly recommend Dream Bella Photography to anyone getting married..or otherwise. You won’t be disappointed. You really see through the lens just beautifully. We have had huge compliments on our photos so all thanks to you guys. xoxo

Lise & Khye February 13, 2015

Thanks a million for our beautiful wedding photos we LOVED them. You really made us feel AT EASE. Trying to feel natural in front of the camera for a whole day was our concern beforehand but you guys were both SO FRIENDLY and HELPFUL and during the ceremony and reception we forgot you were even there. Without hesitation, we would recommend Dream Bella to our friends, GREAT PEOPLE, AMAZING PHOTOS! xo

Esther & Gary October 3, 2017

Three words – you were AMAZING. Rating out of 5 stars = 10! We felt so lucky to have Amanda (and Mike!) as our wedding photographers. When looking for a photographer, there were so many to pick from but we knew from the Dream Bella website/blog that Amanda had a real appreciation for the beauty of natural surroundings as well as a GREAT ABILITY TO CAPTURE CANDID MOMENTS. What we didn’t know yet was HOW HELPFUL Amanda would be leading up to the wedding with tips and timelines provided to us. On the day Amanda was SO MUCH FUN and really HELPED US RELAX in front of the lens. There was helpful direction when we needed it and when we thought nobody was watching Amanda had already captured an amazing shot! We LOVE our photos and they will be something we will CHERISH FOREVER!

Jacqui & Ricky November 24, 2015

Your work is AMAZING. We were left SPEECHLESS after seeing each photo. You were so EASY GOING and FUN to work with and took the stress out of everything. Thank you for capturing EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED!

Shae & Blake February 13, 2015

We received the USB yesterday and OMG!!! All of the photos are AMAZING. We just LOVE THEM ALL! And EVEN THAT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. Linds and I went through the wedding photos last night and couldn’t even decide on which ones we love the most, so will go through them every day and pick out our favourites for the WEDDING ALBUM! 🙂 Lots of love xx Jessica & Lindsay

Jessica & Lindsay July 11, 2015

Thank you so much again! We had the BEST TIME and are ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH OUR PHOTOS 🙂 Would we recommend you to our best friend? YES!! Before you photographed us we were worried it might be awkward and staged and we wouldn’t know what to do but there was no need to worry because you guided us so well and knew how to get the best shots! You guys both made us feel SO COMFORTABLE, resulting in AWESOME photos!! Keep doing what you are doing 🙂

Alison & Adam August 4, 2017

Oh my goodness! I LOVE THEM, I LOVE THEM, I LOVE THEM!!!! I am going through our photos and I am absolutely balling my eyes out! They are so beautiful! I cannot thankyou enough for capturing such precious moments! xo D&A

Danni & Andy August 4, 2017

Dream Bella is amazingly skilled, super cruisy to deal with, fun and full of laughs. We normally hate photos of ourselves but they did such a great job, made us feel totally at ease and it was fun! Keep up the great work!

Rhys & Allana August 4, 2017

Thank you Dream Bella Photography the photos are AMAZING! You made it so fun and made us feel SO NATURAL in front of the camera. Continue being your HAPPY BUBBLY selves! We will be recommending you to all our friends!

Chelsea & Joseph June 19, 2017

We LOVE LOVE LOVE our photos!!! You did an AMAZING job for our ENGAGEMENT photos AND our WEDDING. You made the day SO MUCH FUN & STRESS-FREE. We hope you and Michael enjoyed the day as much as we did! Love Zac & Sarah xo

Zac & Sarah February 14, 2015

Amanda has so BEAUTIFULLY CAPTURED our precious day and the special moments we had. She made it effortless and fun! We had such a wonderful couple photoshoot and are left with lovely, adorable memories!! How ever will we ever choose which to print, when there’s SO MANY GORGEOUS IMAGES. Thank you so much!!! Love Emma & Lucas

Emma & Lucas January 15, 2016

THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS WITHOUT A DOUBT!!! I love seeing all the emotions you captured, some I didn’t even realise you took! Thank you so much for sharing our day Amanda, we had such a great time with you and Mike xx Christine & Paul

Christine & Paul October 28, 2014

Dear Amanda. You are such a TALENTED little lass aren’t you!!! I had SO MUCH FUN with you the other day and the photos turned out even better than I imagined. Can’t wait for more fashion shoots to come!!! Thank you so much!

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Nikki Chuckles and Boo Clothing March 7, 2015

Dear Amanda, We were so lucky to have you as our photographer and would like to say a HUGE THANKS for helping us create and capture the MOST BEAUTIFUL photos that we will CHERISH for the rest of our lives. You are so lovely and such an AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHER and you made us feel COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE for our engagement photos and wedding, we are so grateful! xo

Bryce & Caitlin March 7, 2015

Amanda helped us to create memories that we will LOVE & CHERISH FOREVER. With her exciting, bubbly personality and CREATIVE EYE she put us FULLY AT EASE, made us feel COMFORTABLE and helped us to appreciate the moment. Her love for photography shone through in her preparation beforehand and post-processing. She is BRILLIANT and there is no one else we’d consider to capture our most special day! Thank you!!!

Janine & Caleb March 7, 2015

Thank you Amanda for the wonderful job you did taking beautiful photos on our wedding day. We were very happy with the package we received in the post and all the images on the USB were fantastic!!! Thank you for your patience on the day capturing all of our family shots too.

Sheree & Jonathan April 4, 2016

Abbey & I just wanted to send you a HUGE THANKS for the BEAUTIFUL PICTURES you took of us!!! You UNDERSTOOD OUR VISION PERFECTLY and made us feel SO AT EASE! We had a really FUN afternoon with you and can’t wait to showcase your BEAUTIFUL WORK on our website. Once again a huge Thank You. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Two-Wholesome-Sisters

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Krystle & Abbey Two Wholesome Sisters March 8, 2015

Thank you Amanda for the LOVELY PHOTOS OF OUR FAMILY! This was such a FUN Sunday afternoon spent with you and as we were driving back from Eumundi I asked the kids what had been the best part of a busy weekend – Chloe said definitely her favourite thing was spending the afternoon with you, and Hayden said it was EQUAL WITH GOING TO THE MONSTER TRUCKS the day before – ha ha – a big call! Well done and reflected in the images. You are very CREATIVE, TALENTED and always WONDERFUL TO BE WITH, thank you xo

The Littles March 9, 2015