Adelaide Botanic Gardens Cycad Collection Wedding – Joanne & Blake

Cycad Collection Wedding Ceremony

After a little bit of a wait due to the unfortunate parking situation causing Joanne to be a little late – Joanne and Blake’s wedding ceremony took place under the shade provided by the large gum tree at the foot of their Cycad collection wedding location. It’s not often that shade is there due to the orientation of the spot, but as their ceremony was quite early in the day, this space was perfect!

Music was provided by a nifty two man strings band which played music before and after their ceremony. Joanne and Blake really seemed to enjoy their presence and they were good enough sports to join in for a bit of a fun photo at the end of their group photos.

Joanne and Blake’s Cycad collection wedding ceremony was presided over by a family member – who happend to also be a celebrant, which was lovely as it made for the while ceremony to be that much more intimate, it was lovely to see the celebrant herself tear up!

Their ceremony also included a number of different people who stepped up to recite a bit of a reading, and their little page boy kept stealing the show by shyly joining in at random moments – including a blended family sand ceremony, which is nice to see.

Blake waiting for his bride

Groom at his Cycad Collection wedding

Groom watching the page boy approach

Bride arriving at Cycad collection wedding

Groom watching his bride arrive at Cycad collection wedding

Bride and groom under the tree

Groom listening to ceremony

Cycad collection wedding ceremony

Standing parents

Celebrant raising hand

Page boy wearing heart

Sand ceremony

One of the speech givers

Wedding under the tree

Bride and groom holding hands

Bride and groom holding hands smiling

Bride grinning looking at her groom

Groom grinning as talking into microphone

Page boy handing over rings

Newly married couple at Cycad collection wedding

Newly married family

String band with bride and groom

Adelaide Botanic Gardens Glamour Photos

After the group family photos, and saying goodbye to the string band, we went on a little bit of a whirlwind tour of the Botanic Gardens before returning to the National Wine Center for a lunch time reception.

We began right near the Cycad collection area, and snaked our way north, through the heritage listed green house, the famed elm walk way right up through the friendship gates to make use of the trees in Botanic park – and back again.

We moved quick in order to make use of all the spots in the Botanic Gardens I knew would work in this light, and also to get back to the wine center on time.

Bride and groom in rainforest

Bride and groom looking at camera in foliage

Bride and groom leaning against large tree

Bride and groom leaning against large tree with sunlight

Bride and groom in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens

Cycad collection wedding photo

Bride and groom looking at camera under a funky tree

Bride and groom bathed in sunlight

Adelaide Botanic Gardens wedding photo

Bride and groom leaning against the friendship gates

Bride and groom in Adelaide Botanic Park

bride and groom under bamboo

Bride and groom in the Adelaide Wine center cellar

Bride and groom in the Adelaide Wine center cellar smiling

Cheers under raised glasses

Joanne and Blake’s wedding was a joy to be a part of and I’m so glad they chose me as their wedding photographer! Hopefully you guys love your photos!