Adelaide Botanic Gardens Wedding – Mai & Kevin

Preparation

I started my short 3 hour coverage with Mai in her hotel room at the Stamford Plaza hotel, which had a magnificent view of the river torrens precinct with Adelaide oval in the background. The preparation was fairly cruisey with Mai and her friends, and mother flitting about getting everything ready. If Mai was feeling any nerves in the morning, she was hiding it well! I also got to practice some of my Japanese also as some of Mai’s friends were Japanese! 😛

Getting ready

Looking pretty

Wedding shoes

Pampering

instagram!

Engagement ring – One of my favourite shots to get during wedding preparation

Little one

Getting ready

Putting on lipstick

Looking out window

Contemplating flowers

Shoes

Smiles

Adelaide Botanic Gardens Wedding Ceremony

Mai and Kevin held their ceremony at the top of the hill with the pine trees the center of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens known as the Araucaria Avenue. It’s a wonderful spot where the sun is able to shine through the backdrop of the trees to create a wonderful golden glow at this time of year.

Kisses

Together at the front

Together at the front

Smiling groom

Wedding rings

Phone photo

Bridal approach

Signing the documents

First kiss

Bridal approach

Exchanging wedding rings

Smiles

Standing together

Grooms first look

Standing together

Raising the veil

Celebrate!

Smiling bride

Glamour Photos

After the ceremony and family photos we spent a short while walking about the Adelaide Botanic Gardens for some glamour photos, starting from the lake near North Terrace, through to the bamboo forest and finally the lovely trees in Botanic Park. The sun was fading quite quickly at this time of day allowing for some wonderful golden light shining through as a backdrop.

Walking through the foliage

Under a tree

Standing together

Walking to his bride

Botanic Gardens Wedding

Under a tree

Mai standing looking pretty

Walking through Botanic Park

Under the bamboo

Under the wisteria

Looking at one another

Under a tree together

Thanks so much to Mai and Kevin for having me at their wedding as their wedding photographer! 😀