I always love heading to Ekhidna Wines Mclaren Vale, as it’s one of my absolute favourite wineries in Mclaren Vale to shoot a wedding at! So I was excited to head there once again for Nikki and Trenton’s wedding that took place right at the end of October! The day was a little overcast and windy, but that diddnt hampen the spirits of these two lovely people and their guests!

Preparation

Trenton and his entourage were being prepared in a bed and breakfast on Main street Mclaren Vale, and while Trenton seems cool, calm and collected he was obviously trying to find things to do to keep his mind busy – but he certainly managed to do so, and had his groomsmen nearby to keep the nerves away!

Wedding rings on table top

Wedding rings on grooms shoes

Figuring out the flower

Groom buttoning up shirt

Groomsman walking the hallway

Groom helping best man get dressed

Groom playing funny buggers

The boys looking smashing

Nikki was being prepared a little further away in a hidden bed and breakfast nearber Kangarilla. It was a spectacular location, overlooking the rolling hills the region is so famous for and the building has some amazing architecture! Nikki was being helped to prepare by her sole bridesmaid/maid of honour which made for a very stress-less time!

Helping put on the wedding dress

bridal boots

Helping put on the wedding dress in front of window

Ring in flowers

Smiling bride with bouquet 3

Bride and maid of honour together

Ekhidna Wines Mclaren Vale Wedding Ceremony

Both Niki and trenton were quite excited by their bridal cars so they made a big entrance by driving right up onto the lawn near the vineyards at Ekhidna Wines Mclaren Vale. From there, the ceremony took place with the hills and vineyards in the background and was personalised by some funky personal quirky events Nikki and Trenton planned.

Things such as a coin toss to figure out who says their vows first, adn then their fur baby dog coming to visit as they signed their paper work. These sorts fo things are always guarnateed to put a smile on everyone’s face!

Groom watching bridal car arrive

bridal car arriving amongst vineyards

Bride looking out window of car

Bride in front of Ekhidna Winery Mclaren Vale

Grooms first look as she walks towards him

Groom looking at his bride during the ceremony 2

Ekhidna Winery Mclaren Vale Wedding Ceremony

Ekhidna Winery Mclaren Vale Wedding Ceremony Cloudy

Laughing bride 2

Bride and groom holding hands closeup

Laughing bride during vows

Groom listening to her vows

Bride and groom laughing together under the arbour

First kiss Ekhidna Winery Mclaren Vale

Smiling bride after first kiss

Best Man being as imposing as possible

Best wishes from fur baby

Ekhidna Winery Mclaren Vale wedding Ceremony on cloudy day

Kiss to the head of his bride

Glamour Photos

As their dog wasn’t going tostay long we began by taking some glamour photos of both Nikki and Trenton with their dog – however they were a little afraid that he would run off – so I ended up having to photoshop out the leash which was held by one of their sons as he ran with the dog down the vine ally way 🙂

The day’s weather was a finicky beast being cloudy and windy one minute, then sunny the next – but we made the most of it by walking about the vineyards a bit, then using the barrels Ekhidna Wines have on display.

One major reason why I love Ekhida Wines as a Mclaren Vale Wedding Venue is the direction their vine yards face – it always makes for a great drone sunset shot – despite there not being much of a sunset!

Wedding dog

Dog running through vines on wedding day

Bride and groom with their dog

Kiss amongst the Ekhidna WInery vines

Bridal couple walking together amongst the vineyard

Bridal couple through the vines

bride and groom leaning on wine barrels

Ekhidna Winery Mclaren Vale wine barrels photo

Bride and groom in the sunlit vines

Bride and groom kissing over the bouquet

bride and groom walking together in the vineyard 2

Holding one another in the Ekhidna winery Mclaren Vale vineyard

Ekhidna Winery Mclaren Vale vineyard

Drone shot of bride and groom in vineyard

Night time wedding photo

Wedding Reception

To finish up the day, Nikki and Trenton held a cocktail style reception in the Ekhidna Wines cellar door, and also had the SvenStudios photobooth set up! The night was a lovely casual affair, which really picked up once the dance floor opened and everyone cut loose for a bit 🙂 Was a lot of fun to be a part of!