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Wedding preview, Wedding

Auchendarroch House Wedding – Rebecca & Simon

Auchendarroch House
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1. REBECCA & SIMON
1.1. Preparation photos
1.2. Auchendarroch House wedding ceremony
1.3. Glamour Photos
1.4. Auchendarroch House wedding reception
  • REBECCA & SIMON

    Auchendarroch House Wedding

    Auchendarroch House wedding

Auchendarroch House in Mt Barker was the venue for Rebecca and Simon’s stunning wedding day under the sun. The day was complete with fireworks, courtesy of the nearby Christmas celebrations and absolutely sublime weather which all made for an incredible day! Rebecca and Simon opted to have be as their wedding photographer for most of their day, leading up to their reception, and then took advantage of the SvenStudios photobooth throughout their reception complete with one of my new hand-made  wooden guests books!

Preparation photos

I began my day at the house that Simon and his grooms men were being prepared in. Simon was in high spirits, joking about and being super helpful in getting all his gear ready for some photos. Soon after we started, more of his family arrived and I think the reality of the situation sunk in a little bit as some nerves were starting to show 🙂

Groom getting ready
Groom getting ready
Groom smiling
Groom smiling
Groom smiling
Groom smiling
Dad looking on
Dad looking on
Groom's watch
Groom’s watch
Adjusting the tie
Adjusting the tie
Groom's shoes
Groom’s shoes
Groom walking the hallway
Groom walking the hallway

Rebecca and her bride’s maids were being prepared at their home in Mt Barker, nearby Auchendarroch house. The atmosphere was very laid back with  Rebecca’s brother being on hand at all times to lighten the mood with silly jokes. The morning went very smoothly with everything happening as it should so there wasn’t really any need for any nerves 🙂

Bride looking pretty
Bride looking pretty
Bridesmaids attending bride
Bridesmaids attending bride
Taking down wedding dress
Taking down wedding dress
Bridesmaids
Bridesmaids
Wedding dress
Wedding dress
Putting on wedding dress
Putting on wedding dress
Bride looking pretty
Bride looking pretty
Putting on wedding dress
Putting on wedding dress
Putting on makeup
Putting on makeup
Engagement ring
Engagement ring

Auchendarroch House wedding ceremony

Auchendarroch House was originally opened in 1860 by a Scottish migrant named Lachlan MacFarlane to be used as a hotel – then known as the Oakfield Hotel. Soon after, in 1878, it became the Summer residence of local businessman and philanthropist, Robert Barr Smith. It then became a convalescent home and Air Force hospital before being restored by the Wallis family in 2002 into the magnificent function center it is today. The house is a popular location for weddings in Mt Barker due to it’s old-world charm, surrounded by some quite impeccable gardens and local parks. All while still being the the center of the town of Mt Barker, so still quite convenient.

Rebecca and Simon were wed under the heritage listed tree next to the house. I’m sure their guests were quite thankful for this due to the weather becoming very hot by this time of day. It made for a wonderful backdrop to their wedding photos, complete with some easy to manage shadows over the entire party. It was wonderful!

Signing registry under tree
Signing registry under tree
Exchanging wedding rings
Exchanging wedding rings
Bride arriving in front of Auchendarroch House
Bride arriving in front of Auchendarroch House
Groom seeing bride for first time
Groom seeing bride for first time
Sitting under the tree
Sitting under the tree
Celebrations after being married
Celebrations after being married
Signing registry under tree
Signing registry under tree
Girl in aisle
Girl in aisle
Bride and groom in front of guests
Bride and groom in front of guests
Bride and groom under the tree
Bride and groom under the tree
Groom smiling
Groom smiling

Glamour Photos

After getting my drone out to take some family photos, we utilised the grounds of Auchendarroch House to take some glamour shots, with a few silly shots sprinkled in. We then made use of the magnificent interior of the house before heading over to the old main street of Mt Barker.

Closeup of wedding rings
Closeup of wedding rings
Bride and groom under tree
Bride and groom under tree
Silly shot :)
Silly shot 🙂
Bride and groom under tree
Bride and groom under tree
Bridal party through a kiss
Bridal party through a kiss
Bride walking the gardens
Bride walking the gardens
Bride and groom on bench
Bride and groom on bench
Bride and groom under sun
Bride and groom under sun
Bride and groom under tree
Bride and groom under tree

The interior of Auchendarroch House is everything you’d expect from an 1800s hotel. Grand, opulent and full of beautiful wooden details complete with contrasting carpets and drapes. The whole setting makes for some of the best scenes for some intimate wedding photography.

Sitting chatting
Sitting chatting
Dancing in the window
Dancing in the window
Auchendarroch House wedding
Auchendarroch House wedding
Standing in windows
Standing in windows
Kiss at the front door
Kiss at the front door
Walking along the outside fo the house
Walking along the outside fo the house

In between these amazing glamour photos we also took a moment to take a photo where the bridal party was to look concerned about something I’ll photoshop in later. In this case Rebecca and Simon are big fans of Star Wars, so they requested a scene where they were running from some Star Wars war machines. They also happened to have Simon’s car in the background so I decided to blow it up!

Star wars wedding at Auchendarroch House
Star wars wedding at Auchendarroch House

Auchendarroch House wedding reception

Rebecca and Simon also opted to have my photo booth set up at their reception, so I was tasked to take a few photos of the reception while also man the photobooth. The great thing about this wedding reception though was the fact that the local Christmas party was happening right next door, so we got some killer fireworks shots from above the house also!

Guests smiling
Guests smiling
Bride smiling at groom
Bride smiling at groom
Wedding cake
Wedding cake
Catching the bouquet
Catching the bouquet
Catching the garter
Catching the garter
First dance
First dance
Head table
Head table
Adelaide photo booth SvenStudios
Adelaide photo booth SvenStudios
Fireworks wedding over Auchendarroch House
Fireworks wedding over Auchendarroch House
Cutting wedding cake
Cutting wedding cake

Rebecca and Simon’s Auchendarroch House Wedding was such an awesome wedding to be a part of! Everything went smoothly from my perspective, and some amazing images were produced! I hope Rebecca and Simon enjoy their photos as much as I enjoyed producing them and I hope to cover another Auchendarroch House Wedding soon!

December 27, 2016
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