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Wedding preview, Wedding

Glen Ewin Pulpshed Wedding – Carol & Ash

Oh wow, Carol and Ash’s Glen Ewin Pulpshed wedding was just incredible – beautiful weather, stunning people in an amazing location, just made the entire process of taking stunning wedding photos that much easier and fun!

I had been to the Pulpshed in the past to cover a wedding, but I had been looking forward to Carol and Ash’s for quite a while as it had been about 10 years since I was last down here. Plenty of times up at the gatehouse – but not the Pulpshed!

Ash’s Preparation

Ash and his groomsmen were preparaed at a nearby friend’s house. The first thing anyone would have noticed was the pristine red porche parked out the front of the house! Certainly drew the eye!

I arrived and was surprised to see that everyone had already put all their suits on! Pretty much ready to get going, which was ok as we diddnt have much time anyway, but was certainly a little different to most weddings where I’m often meeting the boys just rolling out of bed from a big night out. 🙂

For preparation photos we put the finishing touches on, like throwing on the suit jackets, helped each other with ties, and then of course played pool and took a few shots with the Porches out front.

Groom cheeky grin at camera
Groom cheeky grin at camera
Groom getting help getting ready
Groom getting help getting ready
Groomsman putting on tie
Groomsman putting on tie
Scottie dog
Scottie dog
Groom putting on suit
Groom putting on suit
Groom helping page boy with tie
Groom helping page boy with tie
Groom walking out doorway
Groom walking out doorway
Groomsmen playing pool
Groomsmen playing pool
Groomsmen with cars
Groomsmen with cars

Carol’s Preparation

Carol and her bridal party were getting ready at the family house, closer to Glen Ewin. Ash had warned me about how awesome their garden was, and it was certainly pretty awesome! There was a creek running through the garden, full of running water due to the recent rains, complete with a little footbrdge that connected one half of the garden with another.

Made for a pretty neat spot for bridal party shots and a first look with Dad, who hammed it up nicely!

round wedding ring box
round wedding ring box
Engagement ring in white fluffy flower
Engagement ring in white fluffy flower
Bride and wedding dress through door
Bride and wedding dress through doorBride and wedding dress through door
Wedding dress hanging in vines
Wedding dress hanging in vines
Bride and bridal party with champagne
Bride and bridal party with champagne
Bride putting flower on Dad
Bride putting flower on Dad
Bridal party reacting to wedding dress
Bridal party reacting to wedding dress
Bride and bridal party getting ready
Bride and bridal party getting ready
Dad's first look
Dad’s first look
Bridal party group shot
Bridal party group shot
Bride walking out front door
Bride walking out front door

Glen Ewin Pulpshed Wedding Ceremony

I had been looking forward to covering Carol and Ash’s Glen Ewin Pulpshed wedding ceremony for a while as there is this amazing pond and stone jetty leading out to a huge weeping willow tree that is usually used as a backdrop for ceremonies – however unfortunately due to the recent weather it was deemed too muddy for the congregation to use, so the ceremony was set up under the Pulpshed’s veranda.

The veranda space is adorned by vines and decorated with wooden features like wine barrels, and also of course allowed all their guests to be undercover in case of rain – which wasn’t likely on their day. It’s a nice space, but the only issue I have with it is that it’s impossible to get around the left hand side of the congregation in order to get a grinning photo of the groom looking at his bride.

Carol and her bridesmaids arrived in style riding in two volkswagon kombis, which suited the theme and aethetic of the wedding beautifully, and the ceremony took place with lots of laughter, tears and heartfelt tributes to the children who were now a part of a new family unit. It was lovely.

Wedding arbour
Wedding arbour
Flower petals
Flower petals
Welcome sign
Welcome sign
Kombis arriving
Kombis arriving
Bridal party getting out of Kombi
Bridal party getting out of Kombi
Page boy standing out front
Page boy standing out front
Bride arriving with Dad
Bride arriving with Dad
Grooms look at bride
Grooms look at bride
Birde and groom at ceremony
Birde and groom at ceremony
Smiling bride looking at the groom
Smiling bride looking at the groom
Wedding under the verandah
Wedding under the verandah
First kiss at Glen Ewin Pulpshed wedding
First kiss at Glen Ewin Pulpshed wedding
New family
New family
Bride and groom exit from Glen Ewin Pulpshed wedding
Bride and groom exit from Glen Ewin Pulpshed wedding

Glamour Photos

After the group shots and the drone big group shot, we walked about the stunning gardens a bit to make use of the awesome pond and stone jetty which I mentioned before. The greens in the  trees were super lush due to the recent weather and just made evrything such a delight to walk through!

We also made sure .to use the Kombis in a few group shots with Carol and Ash’s bridal party before they left.

The main downside was unfortunately Ash managed to draw the ire of an angry bee while out and about taking photos, got a bit of a bee stong – but all seemed well!

Love heart at Glen Ewin Estate
Love heart at Glen Ewin Estate
Bride and groom walking on path
Bride and groom walking on path
Glen Ewin Estate wedding photo
Glen Ewin Estate wedding photo
Bride and groom next to tree
Bride and groom next to treeBride and groom next to tree
Bridal portrait
Bridal portrait
Bride and groom inbetween foliage
Bride and groom inbetween foliage
Bridal photo above water
Bridal photo above water
Bride and groom walking away
Bride and groom walking away
Bride and groom smiling at camera
Bride and groom smiling at camera
Bride and groom at gate
Bride and groom at gate
Bride and groom in front of barn door
Bride and groom in front of barn door
Bridal party with Kombis
Bridal party with Kombis
bride and groom in between sunny trees
bride and groom in between sunny trees
Bride and groom running across wall
Bride and groom running across wall
Bride and groom in front of pretty wall
Bride and groom in front of pretty wall

Glen Ewin Pulpshed Wedding Reception

The wedding reception took place in the Pulpshed, complete with my photobooth running in the corner, and everyone having a great time in this stunning setting!

I was only asked to take photos for 6 hours, but as I was thewre with the photobooth anyway, I had to take some shot of the first dance and the other events, 🙂

Inside Glen Ewin Pulpshed wedding
Inside Glen Ewin Pulpshed wedding
Glen Ewin Pulpshed wedding shot
Glen Ewin Pulpshed wedding shot
Wedding cake with wooden backdrop
Wedding cake with wooden backdrop
Bride and groom entrance
Bride and groom entrance
Mini Michael jackson
Mini Michael jackson
Head table
Head table
First Dance in the Glen Ewin Pulpshed
First Dance in the Glen Ewin Pulpshed
First dance in the Pulpshed
First dance in the Pulpshed

Thanks so much Ash and Carol for having me!

November 25, 2022
Awards, News & Events

2022 Onkaparinga Business Awards Winner!

Last night I attended the 2022 Onkaparinga Business Awards presentation event hosted at the Mclaren Vale visitor center and by the lovely ladies behind Adelady. I expected to head out there, enjoy the free food, gin and icecream, then head home after rubbing shoulders with the owners of the best businesses the Onkaparinga region has to offer.

lo and behold I actually managed to win my category! SvenStudios was crowned as the ‘best artist, musician or creator’ in the city of Onkaparinga for 2022, and it’s all thanks to everyon who voted!

The award is given to the most voted for business in any given category – SvenStudios’ category being ‘Captivating creative services’ and then all the voted for businesses are given sub categories. So thankyou everyone who voted! Means a lot!

icecream
icecream
Winner onkaparinga business awards
Winner onkaparinga business awards
SvenStudios with adelady
SvenStudios with adelady

SvenStudios was originally placed in the ‘Marketing, Design and Media’ category, but then was changed to the ‘Artist, Musician or Creator’ category, which suited what I do better as the other finalists in the formaer category seemed to cater more towards other businesses, and corperate clients, while I focus on domestic photography, for familes and of course weddings!

I believe this was the first year where the awards has a specific category for artsists, or creators so it’s pretty awesome to win it at the 2022 Onkaparinga Business Awards! I had been entering and trying to agther votes over the past few years but never got to be a finalist until last night!

These past few years have been insanely hectic and stressful in the wedding industry, but everything is coming up Milhouse today!

2022 Onkaparinga Business Awards Winners

Onk Business Awards 2022- winners
Onk Business Awards 2022- winners
November 24, 2022
Wedding preview, Wedding

Norwood’s St Ignatius Catholic Church Wedding – Alison & Matthew

Alison and Matthew’s St Ignatius Catholic Church Wedding in Norwood took place on a day which weather diddn’t really know what was going on – we managed to avoid the rain though so huge success there!

Their day was full of fun, romance and family and friends there to watch this lovely couple get married!

Preparation

Matthew and his groomsmen got prepared in a nice house overlooking the beach near Hallett Cove. The house featured high ceilings with very minimal wall coverings which made for a delightful spot for groom preparation,m especially since their shirt and suit choices suited the house nicely.

Matthew was running a little late in the morning, after having running about with some last minute details, but we still managed to get some shots of the boys helping him get ready ad  walk down to the cliff side for some shots with the water in the background.

Gooms shoes in window light
Gooms shoes in window light
Groomsman helping put on grooms tie
Groomsman helping put on grooms tie
Groomsmen helping dress groom
Groomsmen helping dress groom
groom putting on vest
groom putting on vest
Groom standing in white hallway
Groom standing in white hallway
Groom with his groomsmen
Groom with his groomsmen
Groom with his groomsmen in grass
Groom with his groomsmen in grass

Alison was being prepared with her bridal party and family at a bed and breakfast in Mile End. It was a delightful little cottage-style house with a beautiful hallway which I used to good effect!

After the bridal party had finished fussing about with Alison’s dress, we did a quick ‘first look’ with Alison’s family when whisked away quickly to the church in Norwood.

Engagement ring in white roses
Engagement ring in white roses
Engagement ring between bride's shoes
Engagement ring between bride’s shoes
Wedding dress hanging at front window of cottage
Wedding dress hanging at front window of cottage
Bridal party with champaigne
Bridal party with champaigne
helping put on page boy's tie
helping put on page boy’s tie
Bridesmaids helping bride get ready in bedroom
Bridesmaids helping bride get ready in bedroom
Bridesmaids helping bride get ready in room
Bridesmaids helping bride get ready in room
Bride looking pretty in hallway
Bride looking pretty in hallway
Children involved in wedding
Children involved in wedding
Dad first look
Dad first look

St Ignatius Catholic Church Wedding Ceremony

A St Ignatius Catholic Church wedding is something to behold! The church, nestled away in the backstreets of Norwood boasts an impressive front door, and a three-pronged interior which allows for some pretty impressive wide shots from the upper level.

Alison arrived in her white car motorcade, and was escorted down the long aisle by her father. A fun thing about Alison and Matthew’s bridal entrance was that the groomsmen walked down the aisle halfway to meet the bridesmaids as they entered – which I thought was nice.

Another delightful little piece of family history was that this was the 4th St Ignatius Catholic Church wedding in Alison’s family going back generations!

Classic cars at church
Classic cars at church
Grooms first look at his bride
Grooms first look at his bride
Inside St Ignatius Church Norwood
Inside St Ignatius Church Norwood
Catholic wedding ceremony
Catholic wedding ceremony
Bride and groom sitting during wedding ceremony
Bride and groom sitting during wedding ceremony
St Ignatius Church wedding ceremony
St Ignatius Church wedding ceremony
bride and grom exit from church
bride and grom exit from church

Glamour Photos

Unfortunately the Catholic church ceremony took a little longer than Alison and Matthew had expected, so we had to rush through the family photos a bit out the front of the church before heading out for glamour photos.

We had to make a quick stop at the Torrens Arms Hotel in Kingwood in order to have a quick champagne as this was where Alison and Mtthew had first met and celebrate their anniversary at each year, and then the original plan was to head to the Himeji Gardens first, and then Veale Gardens for glamour photos, but as time was getting away from us we simply head straight to Veale Gardens.

Bride and groom at the Torrens Arm Hotel
Bride and groom at the Torrens Arm Hotel
Kiss at the Torrens Arm Hotel
Kiss at the Torrens Arm Hotel
Bride and groom in between their wedding cars
Bride and groom in between their wedding cars
Groomsmen together
Groomsmen together
Bridal party together
Bridal party together
Bride and groom walking through veale gardens
Bride and groom walking through veale gardens
Bride and groom together in Veale Gardens
Bride and groom together in Veale Gardens
Bride and groom near tree with flying veil
Bride and groom near tree with flying veil
Flower girls under veil
Flower girls under veil
Bride and groom amongst the gum trees
Bride and groom amongst the gum trees
Bridal party on veale Gardens bridge
Bridal party on veale Gardens bridge
Bride and groom on veale gardens bridge
Bride and groom on veale gardens bridge
Bride and groom sitting on bench in veale gardens
Bride and groom sitting on bench in veale gardens
Bride and groom near pool in Veale Gardens
Bride and groom near pool in Veale Gardens
Bride and groom on top of rocks in veale Gardens
Bride and groom on top of rocks in veale Gardens

Next Gen Wedding Reception

Alison and Matthew’s wedding reception took place right next to the Adelaide Oval in the Next Gen Health and Lifestyle clubs, where they also have a delightful function room overlooking the Torrens river.

That night there was also a sporting event on next door, and the Oz Asia festival set up on the grass out front, so it all felt very exclusive having the whole road blocked off for what seemed like the guests of this very exclusive wedding reception!

Alisona dn Matthew had my photobooth set up and running all night, and heartfelt speeches flowed beautifully. The whole night was very wholesome and delightful to be a part of!

Wedding Cake at Next Gen wedding reception
Wedding Cake at Next Gen wedding reception
Bride and groom entrance at Next gen wedding reception
Bride and groom entrance at Next gen wedding reception
Bride listening to speech
Bride listening to speech
Best man speech
Best man speech
Guests using photobooth
Guests using photobooth
Next Gen wedding first dance
Next Gen wedding first dance
Next Gen wedding reception first dance
Next Gen wedding reception first dance
Bride on the dance floor at Next gen
Bride on the dance floor at Next gen
Dancing guests at Next gen
Dancing guests at Next gen
Guests having fun at Next Gen
Guests having fun at Next Gen
Bridal exit from Next Gen wedding reception
Bridal exit from Next Gen wedding reception

Thanks so much to Alison and matthew for having me cover your St Ignatius Catholic Church wedding! Was a delight to be a part of your big day!

November 21, 2022
Awards, ideas, News & Events

2022 SA ABIA Awards results

Groom dipping bride for a kiss

2022 SA ABIA Awards results

It’s that time of year again, all the wedding industry awards are being held, and the ABIA awards are the one I put most stock in. The 2022 SA ABIA Awards saw SvenStudios once again rise to the top of the best wedding suppliers available in South Australia in all that we offer – Wedding Photography, Videography and Photobooth Hire. But the competition in this great state of ours is always super tight, which means we still have not achieved a winning gold star, despite getting close once again!

I managed to come away with a runner-up star with my photobooth hire service, while being a finalist in the wedding photographer and Videographer categories.

The way the ABIA Wedding Awards work is unique in that the awards are soley decided on the reviews recieved from previous wedding couples who have reviewd your services. Each couple give a score out of 100 in varying fields and it culminates into your final score.

In order to qualify as a finalist in the yearly awards, a wedding supplier must earn an overall score of over 95%, so just managing to be a finalist means that your couples have been absolutely estatic with your work – it merely comes down to some scores in the 99, and 98 range that decides the winner in each category.

It’s actually a little frustrating recieving an overall score of 98.69% for wedding photography, and 98.73% for wedding videography and still not winning the gold star in the 2022 SA ABIA Awards! But it just goes to show the amount of fantastic suppliers and competition out there in South Australia, and these scores mean that all my couples in the last year that voted are very pleased with my work! Which is the greatest award really.

Thankyou to all those who took the time to fill out the review form after every wedding – it’s the best thing in the world to hear such positive feedback from my couples and it keeps me going!

Particulary over the last few months where I’ve lost all my social media accounts due to identity theft and Facebook being Facebook. If you diddn’t know about that please do refollow me on my new social accounts! Means a lot!

2022 SA ABIA Awards

 

2022 SA ABIA Photobooth runner up
2022 SA ABIA Photobooth runner up
2022 SA ABIA Videography Finalist
2022 SA ABIA Videography Finalist
2022 SA ABIA Photography Finalist
2022 SA ABIA Photography Finalist

 

November 9, 2022
Family, PhotoShoot, Photoshoot

Fountain Valley Reserve Family Shoot – Shaw Family

It was that time of year again where I get to head out for a bit of a Family Photoshoot with the Shaw Family! This time we head out to the lovely little Fountain Valley Reserve, just off South Road in Happy Valley.

It’s fun that Miranda and Jake shooce to head to different spots each year to get a bit of variety in their yearly family photos! Last year we were in a pine forest, and the time prior, another small park in Happy Valley.

This time their choice was the Fountain Valley reserve which at this time of year boasts a bubbling brook streaming through some delightful weeping willows and lots of long, lush grass. I had a lot of fun at their Fountain valley Reserve Family Shoot! The light in the morning was beautiful combined with the natural beauty of the place made my job pretty simple!

Two sisters playing in grass
Two sisters playing in grass
Sisters portrait
Sisters portrait
Fountain Valley Reserve family shoot
Fountain Valley Reserve family shoot
Mum and Bub
Mum and Bub
Dad throwing little one in sky
Dad throwing little one in sky
Smiling Dad and Daughter
Smiling Dad and Daughter
Family photo through the weeping willows
Family photo through the weeping willows
Fountain Valley Reserve Family Photo
Fountain Valley Reserve Family Photo
Kids on a tree stump
Kids on a tree stump
Shaw (40) copy
Mum and Dad standing in the green trees
Mum and Dad standing in the green trees
Family fun in the weeping willows
Family fun in the weeping willows
Family Photography under weeping willows
Family Photography under weeping willows
Family photo under the leaves
Family photo under the leaves
um and little one
um and little one
Mum and little one on slide
Mum and little one on slide
Baby in swing
Baby in swing
November 1, 2022

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