St Francis Winery Wedding – Molly & Ian

I had been looking forward to covering Molly and Ian’s wedding at the St Francis Winery ever since shooting their engagement photos in the city about a year prior. I was also asked to build them an RSVP website, which was a good way to keep in contact all throughout the wedding planning in between. The day was a super sunny, bright, beautiful day which translated into a love-filled celebration of the wedding of Molly and Ian 🙂

Preparation

One of the great things about most of the weddings I’ve covered at the St Francis Winery is that both the bride and groom are staying on site and are prepared in separate rooms, so I’m able to flit in between rooms to take photos of them both being prepared at the same time. Both Molly and Ian were fairly laiud back in their preparation, with fun events like Molly’s small gift to ian being an exploding card, and of course running after the less than co-operative kidlets 🙂

Smiling groom

Looking out window

In front of window

Groomsmen lounging about

pensive

Looking out window

Looking in mirror

Smiling bride

getting ready

Dad’s first look

Mum helping

Smiles

Pensive

getting ready

Wedding rings

Wedding sign

Hustle and bustle

St Francis Winery Wedding Ceremony

Molly and Ian wisely opted to move the location of their wedding ceremony into a small – shaded area closer to the buildings of the winery as standing out in the sun for the duration of their ceremony would not have been fun. The ceremony was short and sweet, and culminated in a barrage of confetti thrown by the guests.

Blushing bride

St Francis Winery Wedding

At the altar

Wedding ceremony

Signing registry

Smiles

First kiss

Smiles

St Francis Winery Wedding setup

Smiles

Bridal exit

Exchanging rings

Flower girls

Glamour Photos

As I usually do, I made use of the incredible weeping willow trees surrounding the duck lake within the winery’s grounds, and as the sun was beating down, tried to make the most of it’s rays shing through the foliage.

Standing together

Smiles together

Next to the cart

Smiling girls

Under the sun

hehe

Under a weeping willow

Bouquet

Standing together

St Francis Winery Reception

To finish up the day, Molly and Ian’s wedding reception took place on site within the St Francis Winery reception hall, with the end section used as the dancefloor. The end section is great for the first dance dry ice as the walled off area allows for a lovely carpet of mist – makes it quite beautiful.

Lolly bar

Cutting the cake

First dance

Decorations

St Francis Winery Wedding Reception

Smiling groom

Dancing boy

First dance

Children’s activity book

Under the weeping willow at night

Wedding cake

Smiling bride

Shots

Talking

Under the weeping willow at night

Thanks so much to Molly and Ian for having me as their wedding photographer and I hope you enjoy your photos! 🙂

October 16, 2018

Photoshoot

Boss the Bull Mastiff Photoshoot

BOSS THE BULL MASTIFF

Boss the Bull Mastiff Photoshoot

Recently I ran a little contest on instagram in order to celebrate reaching 10,000 followers on the platform. The idea being that people who would like to enter were to select their favourite image I had put up on my feed. Well Boss the Bull Mastiff (@bossthebullmastiff) was the winner and as a result we went out to the Grange beach for a bit of a run about and photoshoot! Was a fairly simple little shoot, we started by walking along the dunes, and then had Boss run up and down the beach for a bit before striking a pose under the famed Grange Jetty. Boss was fairly easy to work with, very well trained and was kept on a leachsh for the whole time – just had to photoshop it out for the photos!

On the beach

Smiles

On top of the hill

Kisses

Running about

Boss the Bull Mastiff

October 12, 2018

PhotoShoot, New Born

Baby Lachlan – Newborn Shoot

Looking Glass Garden Wedding – Tracy & Jason

Pepper Tree Cafe Wedding – Amanda & Daniel

Amanda & Daniel
Pepper Tree Cafe Wedding

I was super excited to be a part of Amanda and Daniel’s wedding at the Pepper Tree Café due in no small part to Daniel’s enthusiasm and endearing eagerness to hold the most perfect wedding possible for his bride to be. He was in constant contact, making sure I knew all the details including how well the dancing lessons I had got them at Dance Amor were doing, and how the Pepper Tree was going to be set up on the day.

Everything he had planned came to fruition on the day, with the slight unfortunate hiccup of a bit of rain directly after the ceremony. Fortunately it let up a bit for us to get out and about in the garden for a few photos J

Preparation

I started the day as I usually do at Daniel’s place of preparation. He and his boys were all getting ready and were in various stages of undress when I arrived. Daniel was keen on having everything set up and running smoothly – he was obviously excited!

Smiling groom

In front of car

Putting on cufflinks

Putting on shirt

Groomsmen Gifts

Dad helping out

Groomsmen getting ready

Cheers!

Shoes

Looking out window

Putting on shirt

Wedding Rings

I then head over to where Amanda and her bridal party were being prepared – the atmosphere was noticeably more laid back and fun filled with the ladies, with laughter and fun times being had. Emotions were high when gifts were handed out which made for some marvellously genuine photos!

Engagement ring

makeup

Love the new bub

Smiling

Smiles

Mum looking on

Bridesmaids gift

Flower crown

Smiles

Wedding Dress

Smiles

Helping with the dress

Cork popping

Helping with the dress

Pepper Tree Cafe Wedding Ceremony

The Pepper Tree Café was a wedding venue I had not yet had the privilege of visiting, but it turned out to be a lovely little intimate space in Aldinga, featuring a large Pepper Tree (naturally) alongside a rustic live music and dining area surrounded by a nice mix of curated garden and wilder natural scenes. Quite a nice spot for photography.

Their wedding ceremony took place on the grassy area in the centre of the gardens, with all the guests standing either side of an aisle lined by small lanterns. The rain was threatening by this time, but thankfully held off until after I had my drone in the air and took a couple of group photos.

Wiping

Smiling Bride

Putting on ring

nervous groom

Smiling Groom

Bridal Exit

Together

Cars arriving

Hugs

Groom’s first look

First Kiss

Holding Hands

Together

Family Hug

Bride arriving

Holding Hands

Glamour Photos

Directly after the ceremony ended we had to rush into the Café area to avoid the rather heavy rain that was now falling. We made use of the time to take family photos on the stage and have a bit of a mingle with guests. Once it was evident that the rain had set in a bit, Amanda and Daniel decided we’d need to head out in the rain for a few photos, so that’s what we did. Thankfully soon after this decision, the rain stopped for long enough for some proper shots around the garden.

Under the gate

Under the Gazebo

Standing in the Pepper Tree

Under the trees

Amongst the trees

Under the trees

Groomsmen

Holding one another

Walking together

Bridal Party

Wedding Rings

Under the gate

Kissing amongst the Pepper Tree

Under the Gazebo

Under the trees

Pepper Tree Wedding Reception

The reception area at the pepper Tree Café is an intimate, rustic little area, decorated with steel and wooden styling, akin to an old wool shed. The area boasts a nice live music stage and room enough for a modest congregation.

Amanda and Daniel’s reception was a lovely display of heartfelt speeches, impromptu bagpipe recitals and high running emotions, it was a ball to be a part of, and I thank Amanda and Daniel for having me be a part of it! 😀