Partridge House Wedding – Jemma & Jordan
Jemma and Jordan’s Partridge House wedding took place on a delightfully sunny day in late September, and their day was full of fun, love and adventure!
Jemma and Jordan had selected a number of photo locations to head to all around Adelaide to make sure they had a wide variety of photos, and we even had an improptu visit by the SA Ghostbusters![/av_one_half]
Preparation
It’s not very often, but occasionally a bride will ask me to start my wedding photography coverage with her and her bridesmaids at a beauty salon where they would be having their hair and makeup done. In Jemma’s case I was with her and her entourage early in the morning taking some shots of everyone putting on their faces before heading over to Jordan’s place of preparation!
- Bride sitting in salon
- Having makeup and hair done
- Laughing while having makeup done
- Concentrating on makeup
- Bridesmaid looking on during makeup
- Directing
Jordan was getting ready in a nearby house along with his groomsmen and father. As I’ve said before groomsmen often just dont know how to tie a tie, so much of the time during preparation was simply trying to make it look right on everyone!
The atmosphere was jovial and laid back, which made for a delightful start to the day!
- rings perched on shoes
- Pre wedding drinks
- buttoning up grooms shirt
- groom buttoning up shirt
- Groomsman having fun with tie
- Father of the groom tieing tie
- Groom looking out window with jacket
- Groom walking out door
- Groom having his flower put on
- groom and groomsmen on road talking
- groomsmen all together on road
After Jordan’s preparation, I head over to Jemma’s place of preparation, which was an another home, closer to Glenelg. The girls were running a little late from the beauty salon which meant I was sitting there twiddling my thumbs for a bit before they arrived. 🙂
When they did though, all efforts were focussed on hiding Jemma’s dress, which apparently was a secret to some of the family members – I can’t remember the specifics, but apparently some had gone dress shopping with Jemma and thought they knew what she was wearing – but evidently not!
- Ladies in gowns
- Wedding dress hanging in doorway
- Enagement ring perched in bouquet
- Putting on flower
- Bridesmaid helping out holding train
- Zipping up back of wedding gown
- Bride looking in mirror at her dress
- Showing the family her dress
- Talking
- Bride holding bouquet in living room
Partridge House Wedding Ceremony
Jemma and Jordan’s Partridge House wedding took place under the stunning large tree located to the side of the house, which shaded most of the congregation from the harsh sunlight, and also made for an amazing backdrop for the ceremony.
During the ceremony I was asked to also live stream for guests who could not attend, so I also had that set up on a tripod. I’m so glad I’m able to provide such a service – particularly in these restricted times.
Jemma and Jordan’s ceremony was a delightful simple affair, punctuated by the cute flower girl, and of course Jemma and Jordan’s fur baby which made an appearance!
- Bride arriving
- bride arriving in purple car
- Hugs from bridesmaids
- Bride arriving at her Partidge House Wedding
- Flower girl
- Bride and father approaching
- Grooms first look at Pertridge House Wedding
- Smiling groom at Partridge House Wedding Ceremony
- Doggo groomsman
- Smiling bride on a sunny day
- Partridge House Wedding Ceremony
- Exchanging wedding rings during Partridge House wedding ceremony
- Exchanging wedding rings during Partridge House wedding ceremony closeup
- First kiss at Partridge House wedding ceremony
- bride and groom exit their Partridge House wedding ceremony
Glamour Photos
As I mentioned, Jemma and Jordan weere keen to travel about quite a bit to make use of some of the stunning locations available between their Partridge House wedding ceremony and their reception at Chateau Apollo in the city.
So we made a bit of a trip of it, after using the Partridge House’s stunning garden, we began at the Grange Beach Jetty, then heading to the famed Port Adelaide’s Crozier Street – which was were we bumped into the Ghostbusters, finally heading to Veale Gardens in the city.
Partridge House
The great thing about having a Partridge House wedding is making use of the amazing European-style curated garden that sprawls around the property.
The main large tree, under which Jemma and Jordan held their wedding ceremony under is the jewel of the garden, while there is also sprawling grass fields in front of the house suited for family photos, plus fountains, green plants and all sorts – you could spend a lot of time here discovering new spots!
- bride and groom with fur baby
- Bride and grrom against lamp post
- Hugs after Partridge house wedding
- Partirdge House wedding Photo
- Partirdge House wedding Photos
- Through the trees at the bride and groom
- Walking along the partridge House balcony together
- Bridal party with cars in front of Partridge House
Grange Beach
Grange beach was reasonably nearby so we head there instead of the usually busy Glenelg to take some shots using the jetty as a backdrop. The wind was picking up quite a bit, so it was a bit of fun for the girls to keep their hair from blowing everywhere, but we made it work!
- Bridal party on Grange Jetty
- Walking along Grange Jetty
- Grange Jetty Wedding Photo
- Bride and groom walking along Grange Jetty
- Bridal party walking together along Grange Beach
- bride and groom under the Grange Jetty
- bride and groom under Grange Jetty
- Groom lifting his Bride under Grange Jetty
- Bride and groom walking along Grange Beach
- Amongst the long grass
Crozier Street
When I arrived at Crozier street, before everyone else I was worried to see that some ghostbusters had been called out for some paranormal activity! Thankfully they had already caught their ghost before we arrived, and agreed to have a bit of a photo with the bride and groom! This made for a rather unique wedding photo!
Crozier Street in Port Adelaide is a super popular spot to have some industrial themed wedding photos done, boasting grungy, but clean brickwalls and nifty corregated iron walk ways that span the road overhead. The street has also been made famous with recent films like Mortal Combat.
- Ghost Busters Wedding Photo
- Crozier Street Wedding Photo in black and white
- Crozier Street Wedding Photo
- Closeup of rings on hand
- Bride and groom through train
- Bride and groom sharing a kiss
- Bride and groom in front of doorway
- Bride and groom in front of doorway in Crozier Street
- Bridal party in front of cars on Crozier Street
Veale Gardens
Veale Gardens was the last stop on our way to Chateau Apollo in the city for their reception. The plan was to use the gardens for a bit of greenery in amongst the beach and industrial stle photos we had been taking up until now. It was also a convenient spot to make use of the sunset nearby the reception venue without having to travel too far!
- bride under arch of trees
- Bridesmaids having some fun
- Ducks in front of Bridal party
- bride and groom silhouette
- Veale Gardens wedding photo
- Near one of the ponds at Veale Gardens
- bridal aprty bathed in sunlight
- Bride and Groom bathed in sunlight
Chateau Apollo Wedding Reception
Jemma and Jordan’s Chateau Apollo wedding reception took place in the private function room, with the entrance on Frome road. Its a delightfully, rustic spot right in the middle of the city which made for a surprisingly intimate and private space for a reception despite being in the middle of the city.
The night was full of dancing, fun speeches and I got to sit on the head table – which was a bit of a first as a wedding photographer! haha Made me feel old though – as everyone around me was quite young.
- Chateau Apollo Wedding Photo
- Bridal entrance at Chateau Apollo Wedding Reception
- Holding hands as they enter
- Guests cheers
- Speech giver
- First dance at Chateau Apollo Wedding Reception
- Guests Dancing making a face
- Wedding cake on barrel
- Flower girl speech
- Best Man giving his speech
- Food
- Bridal couple laughing during their speech
- Cutting the wedding cake together
- Night time wedding photo at Chateau Apollo
- Live entertainment
- Dancing the night away
- Dancing bride
I’;d like to thank Jemma and Jordan for having me photograph their delightful Partridge House wedding! Your day was a blast and I love how the photos turned out!