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Adelaide Glamour Shoot – Jasmine & Mervyl

Jasmine and Mervyl were in Adelaide for a short while and while here they figured they’d use the time to have a bit of an Adelaide glamour shoot before their wedding next year back in Singapore. They are also planning on having photos taken in Canberra also a few days later, so they’ll have quite a bit of diversity to show on a big screen at the forefront of their wedding reception.

Himeji Hardens

We began our short shoot in the Himeji Gardens, on South Terrace. We were very lucky at this time of day as the weather surrounding the shoot, both before and after was pretty atrocious, with wind and heavy rainfall – so i was happy to make use of any sun we had! Unfortunately the hem of Jasmine’s white dress started to get muddy towards the end, but lucky she had a change in dress! 🙂

Holding one another
Holding one another
Walking about Himeji Gardens
Smiles
Sitting about

Veale Gardens

After about 30 minutes walking about the Himeji Gardens, we head over to the nearby Veale Gardens – a popular wedding venue in it’s own right the gardens boast beautifully manicured grassy areas, with a splash of unkempt Australiana just in the rear which we made use of.

Suave
Walking together
Holding hands in veal Gardens
Under a tree
Amongst the trees
Engagement ring

North Terrace

After a bit of a dress change and makeup touch-up, we continued our Adelaide glamour shoot around the lovely North Terrace buildings, including the Adelaide University and Bonython Hall. It’s at this time when the heavens started opening on us and it looked as though our luck with the weather was running out.

Walking alone
Holidn one another
Holidn one another
Cathedral
North Terrace
On the footbridge

Grange Jetty

We ended the shoot at the historic Grange Jetty, when fortunately the sun peeped out from the clouds for just a minute allowing us to run about in the bitter cold to take a few shots 🙂

Under the jetty
On the jetty
Under the jetty

I hope Jasmine and Mervyl enjoy the photos from their Adelaide Glamour Shoot and hope their wedding in Singapore goes fantastically!

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Belair National Park Maternity Shoot – Emma & Ashley

After having been their wedding photographer at their wedding in Renmark back in October, 2017 – I was privileged to recently head to the Belair National Park to conduct a bit of a maternity shoot for them before their new bundle of joy comes along later this year. I was looking forward to using the sun shining through the trees of the National Park as I had so often done before for wedding shoots, however the day turned out to be rather miserable in the afternoon, but this turned out to be pretty advantageous, allowing for some soft, dreamy scenes throughout the forest.

Belair National Park Maternity Shoot

Walking together amongst the trees
Over a pond
Leaning against a tree
laying on a log
Together on a log
Mumma in the forest
Belair Maternity Shoot
Together amongst the trees
Close up of belly
Together amongst the trees
Amongst the tall grass
Mumma
Over a pond
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South Terrace Engagement – Molly & Ian

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Molly & Ian

South Terrace Engagement

Molly and Ian had booked me for their South Terrace Engagement shoot a while back, but were thwarted by bad weather for a couple of weeks before we finally met up. The day we did meet up wasn’t really much better, with the temperature on the chilly side, and the heavens continually threatening to open up on us. That being the case however, Molly and Ian’s demeanor was fun and bubbly all throughout their shoot which made it a whole lot of fun!

After meeting in front of  Himeji Gardens where we spent around 30 minutes taking photos within the gardens, we head over to Veal gardens just up the road where we walked a lap of the area.

Here’s a small preview of some of their photos taken on the day, and I’m looking forward to their wedding even more now at the St Francis Winery next September!

South Terrace Engagement Shoot

Engagement ring
Himeji Gardens Engagement shoot
Kissing next to a tree
Kissing through a hedge
Walking about
Sitting together
Standing in the roses at Veal Gardens
Walking together
Laughing
Formal shot together
Walking through the gardens
Leaning on a tree
South Terrace Engagement shoot
Holding one another in Himeji gardens
Holding one another
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Thorngrove Manor engagement shoot – Rya & Evan

It was quite an exciting time when Rya contacted me from Indonesia asking me to shoot her engagement shoot as she was coming out to Adelaide specifically to use the Autumn colours around the Thorngrove Manor for her engagement shoot. I had never shot there before, but I had seen it’s beauty in the past through other wedding photographer colleagues in the AIPP. Rya was quite keen on having a castle-style photo shoot and chose the Thorngrove Manor as her ideal location. She also originally planned to go on a whirlwind tour of Adelaide, shooting at the Manor, Mt Lofty Botanic Park, then head up to Cleland nature preserve to hug a kangaroo, and also head into the city to use Veal Gardens and North Terrace, all within 3 hours. We ended up only going to two of these locations, but I think they turned out great!

Thorngrove Manor Shoot

The Thorngrove Manor is a small luxury hotel located amongst the side streets of Crafers. Despite it’s medieval looks, the hotel was actually built relatively recently, only around 32 years ago. The hotel is billed as one of the most romantic and intimate places to hold a wedding, or photoshoot as the surrounds are something out of a fairytale. It really is quite an incredible place to shoot at.

Smiling bride
Castle awning
Bride and groom standing in front of their hotel door
Engaged couple at the door of Thorngrove Manor
Couple next to the fire
On the balcony
Smiles
Castle awning
Bride framed in the castle fixtures
Looking at each other
Engagement ring
Wedding dress
Playing the harp
Couple next to the fire
At the gate of Thorngrove Manor
Hugs on the balcony
Holding hands
Kisses
Thorngrove Manor
Playing the harp
Thorngrove Manor engagement shoot

Mt Lofty Botanic Park Shoot

After the shoot around the Thorngrove Manor, we head down the road to the Mt Lofty Botanic Park to make use of the waning autumnal colours still present around the gardens. With the sun popping over the hills, the colours came to life quite quickly however and created some lovely bright  scenes – much to the delight of Rya. 🙂

Bride and Groom on bench
Bride and Groom in autumn
Bride and Groom at Mt Lofty Botanic Park
Autumn colours
Bride and Groom walking
Bride and Groom on bridge
Bride and Groom holding one another
Autumn colours at the Mt Lofty Botanic Park
Bride and Groom walking
Autumn colours at the Mt Lofty Botanic Park

It was a lot of fun shooting at the Thorngrove Manor and I hope Rya and Evan enjoy their photos! 🙂

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