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Wedding preview, Wedding

Adelaide Botanic Garden Wedding – Sophie & Robert

Adelaide Botanic Garden Wedding
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1. SOPHIE & ROBERT
1.1. Preparation
1.2. Adelaide Botanic Garden Wedding Ceremony
1.3. Glamour Photos
1.4. Adelaide Botanic Garden Restaurant Wedding Reception
  • SOPHIE & ROBERT

    Adelaide Botanic Garden Wedding

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A beautiful, sunny day greeted Sophie and Robert on their gorgeous mid-February Summer wedding amongst the Adelaide Botanic Garden. The sun was shining, and so were the personalities of the bride and groom, amongst the smiling faces of their friends and family as they took the plunge and exchanged vows amongst the tall pine trees at the center of the gardens.

I was asked to be their wedding photographer for their entire day after having been recommended by one of Robert’s groomsmen who I had cover their wedding for back in 2016! It’s always nice to be recommended by previous brides and grooms like that as you know you’re doing something right!

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Preparation

When I arrived at Robert’s place of preparation, south of the city I was greeted by all the boys admiring Robert’s Mini, which was unfortunately so I gathered, sitting idle in the garage for quite some time – apparently it was one of those hobbies that Robert has , but not really done much with 🙂

The morning went smoothly with his groomsmen making sure no nerves were showing on Robert’s face and playful banter echoing throughout the house.

Mini
Mini
Putting on shirt
Putting on shirt
Mum helping
Mum helping
Getting ready
Getting ready
Groom and groomsmen
Wedding rings
Wedding rings
Putting on flower
Putting on flower
Getting ready
Getting ready
Shoes
Shoes
Putting on tie
Putting on tie
Putting on tie
Putting on tie
Putting on tie
Putting on tie

Sophie and her bridesmaids were being prepared quite a bit closer to the Adelaide Botanic Garden, in a room of the Mayfair hotel in the city. While the room was fairly cramped for around 10 people getting dressed and prepared for the wedding, we managed to all get ready in high spirits. Sophie, by her own admission later in the night was really feeling nervous throughout the morning so her bridal party did a great job in getting her looking fantastic for her big day!

I always love capturing the response of the parents, in this case Sophie’s father, in seeing the bride in her dress for the first time, so when Mum and Dad came into the room it was lovely to see the beaming smile light up Dad’s face as he saw her ready. The flower girls were flitting about being helpful in their own way but were not super keen on having photos done, except when asked and I think they turned out great 🙂

In the hotel hall way
In the hotel hall way
Wedding dress
Wedding dress
Waiting for the limo
Waiting for the limo
Buttoning up the back
Buttoning up the back
Hotel stairs
Hotel stairs
Smiling bridesmaid
Smiling bridesmaid
Smiling bridesmaid
Smiling bridesmaid
Buttoning up the back
Buttoning up the back
Flower girl
Flower girl
Hotel stairs
Hotel stairs
Putting on earrings
Putting on earrings
Engagement ring
Engagement ring
Smiles
Smiles
Hugs with Dad
Hugs with Dad
Putting flower on Dad
Putting flower on Dad

Adelaide Botanic Garden Wedding Ceremony

Sophie and Robert’s wedding ceremony in the Adelaide Botanic Garden took place in the spot known as ‘Araucaria Avenue‘, a delightful spot, lined by pine trees and on top of a hill which creates a sense of intimacy amongst the congregation. Later in the day, as Sophie and Robert’s ceremony was, the sun creates a delightful backdrop of light that filters directly through the trees behind where the arbour is usually setup. The trees surrounding the area also provides ample shade for the entire congregation on a sunny day, but the sun can cause annoyance for the bride trying to catch a glimpse of her groom as she walks on her approach to the altar 🙂

Sophie and Robert’s ceremony itself was sweet and to the point, punctuated by heartfelt and humorous vows to one another which made the otherwise formal occasion that much lighter, causing ripples of laughter from both the bride and groom, and their family and friends.

Amongst the pines
Amongst the pines
Bridal party
Bridal party
Bridal approach
Bridal approach
Married couple
Married couple
Adelaide Botanic Garden Wedding Ceremony
Adelaide Botanic Garden Wedding Ceremony
Sweeping veil
Sweeping veil
Exit
Exit
Smiling groom
Smiling groom
Groom's first look
Groom’s first look
Together at the altar
Together at the altar
Adelaide Botanic Garden Wedding Ceremony
Adelaide Botanic Garden Wedding Ceremony
Holding hands
Holding hands
Smiling bride
Smiling bride
First kiss
First kiss
Wedding sign
Wedding sign
Mobile phone photography
Mobile phone photography

Glamour Photos

As the day was fairly warm – as you can expect from Summer weddings in Adelaide, I attempted to keep to shaded photo spots around the Adelaide Botanic Garden as possible, so once the ceremony and family photos were done, we set off south, directly towards North Terrace before working our way North through the gardens, taking our time, and enjoying the warm up sounds made by a nearby Adelaide Fringe concert that was also taking place within the gardens that night.

Just on a side note, I cannot write an overview of Sophie and Robert’s day without mentioning that I was super impressed by their organisational skills when it came to family photos! What they did was organise their friends and family into dozens of groups which were then given a number within their wedding program. When it was time to take the family photos, all I had to do was shout out the next number and that group came to the fore! Now of course those of you familiar with family photos at a wedding know that it never goes that smoothly, with family members wandering off, but I admired the effort!

Under a tree together
Under a tree together
Wedding ring!
Wedding ring!
Walking together
Walking together
Under a tree
Under a tree
Closeup of wedding rings
Elm Walkway
Elm Walkway
Under an arch
Under an arch
Bridal party
Bridal party
Flower girls climbing a tree
Flower girls climbing a tree
Sun flare and tree
Sun flare and tree
On a bench
On a bench
Bridal Party
Bridal Party
Amongst the bamboo
Amongst the bamboo
Carrying his bride
Carrying his bride

Adelaide Botanic Garden Restaurant Wedding Reception

While I’m at the Adelaide Botanic Garden quite often for weddings, its always delightful to know that the reception is right in the center of it all, at the Botanic Garden Restaurant. Not in the least because they serve great food, but because of it’s exclusive location within the gardens, which are usually closed off to the public during the later hours of the night. which allows for some nice night photography. That said however, there was  Fringe concert also occurring at the same time as Sophie and Robert’s reception, so that exclusivity was non existent for their night.

The iconic restaurant boasts a delightfully vintage, round sitting area suitable for small to medium sized reception parties, while in Sophie and Robert’s case their dance floor was outside on the brick pavement.

Dad talking to guests
Dad talking to guests
The elm tree walk at night
Organising a group shot
Organising a group shot
Inside the Adelaide Botanic Garden Restaurant
Inside the Adelaide Botanic Garden Restaurant
Cutting the cake
Cutting the cake
Speech
Wedding cake
Wedding cake
Under the archway exit
Under the archway exit
First dance
First dance
First dance
First dance
Bouquet toss
Bouquet toss
Bridal Party waiting to be announced
Bridal Party waiting to be announced
Last dance
Last dance
Guests enjoying themselves
Guests enjoying themselves
Goody bags
Goody bags
Before the bouquet toss
Before the bouquet toss
Food
Food

I’d like to thank Sophie and Robert for having me cover their wedding photography and I hope they enjoy their photos! 🙂

March 27, 2019
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