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Wedding preview, Wedding

St Francis Winery Wedding – Jess & Chris

flowing veil
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1. Jess & Chris
1.1. Preparation
1.2. St Francis Winery Wedding Ceremony
1.3. Glamour photos
1.4. St Francis Winery Wedding Reception
  • Jess & Chris

    St Francis Winery Wedding

    veil flowing amongst the trees

Jess and Chris held their lovely St Francis Winery wedding on a lovely day in early October. While the sun wasn’t out, the temperature was warm and everyone had a wonderful time. I was asked to be Jess and Chris’ wedding photographer after having covered Kate and Callan’s wedding at Peacock Farm a few years prior. Callan happened to be one of the groom’s men for Chris 🙂 It’s always nice to be recommended by previous bridal couples, makes me feel that I’m doing something right! haha

Preparation

I started the day at Jess and Chris’ house, south of Adelaide which was where Chris and his groomsmen were getting ready. I arrived just as an incredible breakfast was being served to each of the boys, a full stack of wonderful looking pancakes that make me want to sit down and join them! They looked pretty good… Callan then got onto the ironing, as was tradition, and the boys got dressed. It was nice that Chris’ mother came to join them just before I was to leave to visit Jess and her girls getting ready at St Francis winery.

walking out door
groom ironing
groom ironing
groom getting ready
getting ready
getting ready
putting on flower
putting on flower
groom almost ready
groom almost ready
putting on tie
putting on tie
wedding rings
groom shoes

The girls were getting ready in the usual room that is generally reserved for brides getting ready on wedding days at St Francis winery. The room is usually used as it has some nice natural light and large windows available for some nice shots. The girsl were fairly laid back while they were being prepared, and they even had enough time to wander through the reception area and view the ceremony spot on the St Francis winery lawn before putting on the wedding dress and heading out.

bride and bridesmaids
smiling bride
bride looking in mirror
bride looking in mirror
bridal shoes
putting on dress
putting on dress
wedding dresses
bride looking at bouquet
bride looking at bouquet
engagement ring
bride looking out window
pretty bride
pretty bride
bride getting ready
bride getting ready

St Francis Winery Wedding Ceremony

St Francis winery has several different spots where a wedding ceremony can be set up. The majority of ceremonies I’ve covered here have overlooked the pond, however Jess was concerned with the possibility of it being a sunny day and the sun shing in their eyes while they stood there, she also diddn’t like the idea of having the nearby supermarket in the background of her photos. So to avoid these issues, Jess set up her ceremony facing the St Francis Winery buildings, which allowed for the lovely foliage from the trees and interesting architecture from the buildings to be in the backdrop. As the day was fairly overcast, the guests were pretty comfortable out on the grassy area and the ceremony worked out quite well.

st francis winery wedding ceremony
st francis winery wedding ceremony
st francis winery wedding ceremony
st francis winery wedding ceremony
grooms first look
grooms first look
wedding sign
wedding sign
proud mumma
proud mumma
best man
best man
first kiss
st francis winery wedding ceremony
st francis winery wedding ceremony
bridal exit at st francis winery
bridal exit at st francis winery
smiling groom
smiling groom
waiting groom
waiting groom
bride waiting
bride waiting
exchanging wedding rings
together
together

Glamour photos

After the ceremony, I got out the drone and had a big group photo done on the grassy area in front of the lake, and had smaller group photos done in front of the weeping willows and love sign. Jess, Chris and their bridal party then went for a little walk around the St Francis winery lake to make use of the broken down carts, and wonderful weeping willow trees for photos. We then had a little break to grab a drink before going for a short drive to the nearby bike track which I knew had some awesome arching trees that I could use as a backdrop. The lack of sun really worked to my advantage, limiting the amount of harsh shadows and made for some awesome shots!

flowing veil
flowing veil
under the st francis trees
bridal party near cart
bridal party near cart
under the veil
happy couple
happy couple
veil flowing amongst the trees
veil flowing amongst the trees
st francis winery wedding photo
kisses
kisses
bridal party amongst trees
bridal party amongst trees
near the cart
passion
passion
floating veil
floating veil

St Francis Winery Wedding Reception

Jess and Chris’ reception was a fun little party, punctuated by heading out for some photos under the lit up willow trees at night, and in front of the lit love sign which I believe Jess had won in a competition leading up to her big day. They had the reception hall decked out really nicely with floral arrangements and a beautiful abckdrop behind the bridal table, and their first dance was complete with smoke machine. It was all pretty neat!

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wedding cake
wedding cake
dancing guests
dancing guests
under the st francis winery trees at night
under the st francis winery trees at night
first dance
first dance
looking at rings
looking at rings
pretty at night
pretty at night
st francis winery wedding reception
st francis winery wedding reception
hugs
hugs
cutting wedding cake
cutting wedding cake
entrance
entrance
dancing guests
dancing guests
first dance at st francis winery
first dance at st francis winery
dancing in front of love sign
dancing in front of love sign
st francis winery decor
st francis winery decor
guests having fun
guests having fun

Thanks so much to Jess and Chris for having me as your wedding photographer! I had a great time and I hope you enjoy your photos!

October 27, 2019
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