AuchendarrochHouse Wedding – Elyssa & Ziad

Preparation

Elyssa and a few friends were being prepared in a hotel room in the city. It was a fairly cramped space so I was tip toeing around the makeup and hairdressers that were also making use of the small space – but it all turned out great!

The atmosphere was very laid back with Elyssa showing great excitiement for the day to come!

Red wedding dress hanging in window

Engagement ring in pink flower

Red gem in necklace

Photo of bridesmaid getting ready

bride looking in mirror after makeup is done

Lacing up back of red bridal dress

Smiling bride in red wedding dress

Bride standing alone in red wedding dress

Bride looking smiling out window

First Look Photoshoot

Elyssa and Ziad opted for a first look prior to their AuchendarrochHouse wedding ceremony within the nearby gardens and the house itself. In order to do so, both Elyssa and Ziad arrived well before their guests started arriving so we had the run of the delightful gardens and of course unique architecture of the house itself to take some lovely, intimate photos of just the two of them.

Bride in red dress approaching groom

First look at Auchendarrochhouse wedding

Bride placing flower on groom

Bride placing flower on groom under trees

bride and groom headbutting under tree in garden

Sharing a moment under a tree together

Smiles all round at Auchendarrochhouse wedding

Bridal portrait next to tree

bride and groom through the foliage at Auchendarrochhouse wedding

bride and groom on bench together

Groom looking at his bride on the patio

AuchendarrochHouse Wedding Photo

AuchendarrochHouse Wedding Photography

Photo at AuchendarrochHouse Wedding

Bride in window sill

Groom sitting in chair next to window

Close up of groom’s watch

Smiling hugs

bride and groom under the sun at Auchendarrochhouse wedding

AuchendarrochHouse Wedding Ceremony

Elyssa and Ziad’s wedding ceremony took place under the beautiful huge, green tree on the grassy area next to the main building of Auchendorrach house. Their congragation made use of it’s shade to avoid the harsh sun throughout the ceremony which incorporated a small chior, and speeches from a number of different family members and friends.

Elyssa and Ziad made use of my livestream service to include gusts that could not attend the ceremony itself – and according to the number of people watching in, it was a huge hit!

Directly after the ceremony, we made use of the open grassy area to take a drone photo of all the guests in attendance before rushing back into the shade for smaller family photos.

bride and groom approaching wedding ceremony together

bride and groom from behind

bride and groom sitting together during ceremony

Bahai chior

Holding hands closeup

bride and groom listening to ceremony

Bride and groom with congregation behind

Closeup of rings exchanging

Hugs after first kiss

bride and groom leaving Auchendarrochhouse wedding ceremony

AuchendarrochHouse Wedding Reception

Elyssa and Ziad’s AuchendarrochHouse wedding reception was an early dinner that took place in the lovely private function section of the establishment. The space draws on the aesthetic of the elegant 19th-century house that’s attached, which quite different to the modern tavern thats right next door. SImply walking through the entire place takes you through quite a few time zones!

The highlight of Elyssa and Ziad’s reception were the heartfelt speeches made by a number of different important people in their life, while they also had a fun little guest-driven game going throughout where a quiz on Elyssa and Ziad’s relationship were given to all their guests.

Wedding cake on display during lunch reception

Speech givers at auchendarrochhouse wedding

Speech givers at lunch time reception

Groom hugging speech giver

Speech giver giving speech

Reception wedding tree

Bride and groom cutting their wedding cake

I’d like to thank Elyssa and Ziad for having me as their wedding phtoographer as their wimple, but delightful wedding!