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Wedding nerves and overcoming them

Templewood house wedding ceremony setup
Templewood house wedding ceremony setup

Wedding nerves and how to deal with them

Your wedding ceremony is a moment you’ve envisioned countless times. Picture this: you’re about to gracefully walk down the aisle towards the love of your life, or you’re standing at the altar, heart fluttering, as you await the arrival of your partner. It’s a day brimming with emotions, a culmination of meticulous planning, energy, and heartfelt anticipation.

View from behind bride
View from behind bride

Embracing the Moment: The Beauty of Anticipation

A lot of planning has gone in to today. A lot of work. A lot of energy and emotion. You’ve had a great morning getting ready and you know this will be the best day of your life… then why are you about to choomp your nails off from the knuckle? You stomach feels as though it’s down by the beach and you’d love to join it.

If the world ran on logic, you know this day will run well, you’ll be partying about at your reception in about 3 hours time after having had your wedding photography taken by the best wedding photographer in Adelaide, so what is there to worry about?

The morning of your wedding is a whirlwind of excitement. You’re surrounded by close friends and family, each moment bringing you closer to the pivotal point where two lives unite. It’s normal to feel a mix of nerves and excitement – your hands may tremble, your heart races, and your stomach feels like it’s doing somersaults. But remember, this is Adelaide, where the sun shines brightly and the sea breeze brings a sense of calm and serenity.

Overcoming wedding nerves

All of this is a good thing and is completely natural. Being nervous keeps us alive and wedding nerves just show us that your senses are on overdrive! you notice that little bird singing that annoying song, your heartbeat, the tick of the giant grandfather clock in the entrance way to the church. You notice things you wouldn’t normally.

Your nerves are what have enabled you to get everything the way it is, the way you’ve dreamt it should be and the way it’s going down today. You’re not nervous you are EXCITED. Tell yourself that. Your body has no way of telling the difference between “I am nervous!” and “I am excited!” So instead of getting anxious, try to train yourself to tell yourself how excited you are instead, as it’s all the same thing neurologically speaking.

You have nothing to be nervous about, your wedding nerves are just you being excited about all your hard work coming into fruition. Get out there and marry your life partner!

Bride and Groom
Bride and Groom

The Power of Positive Thinking

Instead of succumbing to anxiety, remind yourself of the joy and excitement surrounding you. Transform those nerves into positive anticipation. Remember, your body can’t tell the difference between nervousness and excitement – both elicit similar physical responses. By framing your feelings as excitement, you shift your mindset and embrace the day with positivity.

Laughing bride and grom on bannister
Laughing bride and grom on bannister

Embracing the Adelaide Charm

In Adelaide, your wedding is set against a backdrop of stunning landscapes, from the picturesque beaches to the lush Adelaide Hills. This setting adds an extra layer of magic to your day. As you prepare to step out and meet your partner, take a moment to breathe in the beauty of Adelaide, letting it infuse your day with its unique charm.

A Guide to Adelaide's Best Wedding Regions
City of Adelaide

Celebrating Your Love

As you stand ready to exchange vows, remember that this moment is the fruition of all your planning and dreams. It’s not just about the perfect wedding photography or the seamless flow of events; it’s about the love you share and the life you’re about to embark on together. Let the excitement of this realization wash over you, replacing any lingering nerves.

Video Thumbnail: Adelaide's Pilgrim Uniting Church wedding - Jesse & Luke

A Day to Remember

Your wedding is more than a ceremony; it’s a celebration of love, a testament to your journey, and a step into a shared future. Embrace every moment, from the nervous anticipation to the joyous celebrations, and let the unique spirit of Adelaide enhance your special day. This is the beginning of your greatest adventure together.

January 19, 2016
Wedding, Wedding preview

Middleton Beach Huts Wedding – Kristy & Toby

  • Kristy & Toby

    Middleton Beach Huts Wedding

    Middleton beach wedding

I was down at the Middleton Beach Huts in Middleton for the beautiful wedding of Kristy and Toby mid December to follow up from their engagement shoot I did for them earlier in the year. Kristy and Toby took advantage of my affordable engagement shoot option and my flexible hourly rate in my wedding photography packages, while also utilising my photo booth during their reception. The weather was beautiful, seeing as though the temperatures in Adelaide was in the low 40s, but it certainly wasn’t that in Middleton. The entire day went wonderfully, with

Preparation Photos

Both Kristy and Toby were getting prepared in their own separate Beach Huts, and often having to hide from one another so they don’t see one another while simultaneously getting ready and setting up the ceremony location on the grassy area at the centre of the complex. Toby and his groomsmen were a very laid back bunch, eager for a laugh, which made the whole process of taking memorable wedding photos all that much easier.

Wedding shoes
Wedding shoes
Groomsmen preparation
Groomsmen preparation
Groom Preparation
Groom Preparation
Groomsmen preparation
Groomsmen preparation
Groom Preparation
Groom Preparation
Groom Preparation
Groom Preparation

Kristy and her bridal party were being prepared with the two little flower girls, which made for some fun times, including twirling of dresses and silly giggles. Kristy really made Toby wait though as she ended up being quite a bit later to the wedding ceremony than both had anticipated 🙂

Bridal Party Preparation
Bridal Party Preparation
Bridal Party Preparation
Bridal Party Preparation
Bridal Party Preparation
Bridal Party Preparation
Bridal Party Preparation
Bridal Party Preparation
Bridal Party Preparation
Bridal Party Preparation
Bridal Party Preparation
Bridal Party Preparation

Middleton Beach Huts Wedding Ceremony

As I said before, their wedding ceremony took place within the Middleton Beach Huts complex on a large grassy area nearby the BBQ hut and tennis courts. As of writing this, their website is unfortunately broken, but I’m sure it would tell you that the complex is a collection of a variety of small wooden beach bungalows surrounding the grassy area. The complex also includes a bar and event hall perfect for an intimate wedding such as this one.

Middleton Beach Huts Wedding
Middleton Beach Huts Wedding
Bride
Bride
Bride and Groom holding hands
Bride and Groom holding hands
Bride and Groom
Bride and Groom
Middleton Beach Huts Wedding
Middleton Beach Huts Wedding
Bridal Procession
Bridal Procession
Wedding
Wedding
Groom looking nervous
Groom looking nervous
Wedding
Wedding
Bridal Procession
Bridal Procession

 Glamour Shots

For the glamour shots we started out wandering around the Middleton Beach Huts ground utilising the pretty gardens on show, and of course the rustic beach huts themselves before heading down to Middleton beach as the sun was getting low to take some wonderful silhouette shots and beach photos.

Middleton beach wedding
Middleton beach wedding
Middleton beach wedding
Middleton beach wedding
Walking on the bridge
Walking on the bridge
Middleton Beach Huts Wedding
Middleton Beach Huts Wedding
Middleton beach wedding
Middleton beach wedding
Middleton beach wedding
Middleton beach wedding
At the laundromat
At the laundromat
Brickwall
Brickwall

Middleton Beach Huts Wedding Reception

As mentioned before, Kristy and Toby made use of my photo booth during the reception having no need for my usual photographic services in lieu of what the photobooth produced. However I did still take a few shots of the reception just because it was all so wonderfully handcrafted by Kristy and her family.

Wedding Cake
Wedding Cake
Wedding Cake
Wedding Cake
Wedding Cake
Wedding Cake

Thank you Kristy and Toby for having me as your wedding photographer, I hope you enjoy your wedding photos as much as your engagement photos I took for you earlier in the year!

January 13, 2016
Wedding, Wedding preview

Sinclairs Gully Winery Wedding – Irina & Jack

The wonderful wedding of Irina and Jack took place at the Sinclairs Gully Winery located in the Adelaide Hills and it was an absolute joy to be their wedding photographer! Irina and Jack had a very laid back personality and were quite keen on having a wedding day that really reflected that. The weather was very warm, but the venue’s location really mitigated the harshest of the sun by having overhanging trees all around the main congregation area. Irina and Jack had both their ceremony and reception at the cellar door outside on the grass, so it could not have been a more perfect night for it. I was in attendance for 7 hours as they took advantage of my very flexible wedding photography packages to perfectly cater to their needs.

Preparation photos

Jack and his groomsmen were getting prepared at their house in Kensington Gardens, East of Adelaide. Quite a typical affair of having a BBQ lunch and getting dressed as I arrived.

Wedding rings
Wedding rings
Groom
Groom
Groomsmen preparations
Groomsmen preparations
Groomsmen preparations
Groomsmen preparations

Irina and her bridesmaids were being prepared at Irina’s parents house in the picturesque valley of Piccadilly. The house was surrounded by lush green foliage which I took great advantage of for a few photos with the wedding dress. Another thing that struck me as magnificent about this house was the artwork hanging on every single spare wall about the house! Turns out Irina’s father is quite an accomplished artist.

Wedding cars
Wedding cars
Bridal preparation
Bridal preparation
Wedding dress
Wedding dress
Wedding dress
Wedding dress
Bride
Bride
Bridal preparation
Bridal preparation
Bridesmaid preparationi
Bridesmaid preparationi
Bridal preparation
Bridal preparation

Sinclairs Gully Winery wedding ceremony

All throughout editing this wedding, I’d constantly exclaim my amazement at the beauty surrounding the venue. The weather, the venue, the people all combined perfectly to make this one of the easier weddings I’ve covered in the way that almost every shot I took was near perfect. The winery have not been offering wedding packages for very long, but after talking to the very friendly owners for a bit, it turns out that the venue has become quite popular having being booked out for quite a while. I can see why. The whole setting is lovely and intimate with the old brick cellar building alongside a lovely vine-covered dance floor and sprawling grassy area covered with beautiful large gum trees. The vineyard is a short walk away next to a wallaby enclosure and features a lovely grassy knoll perfect for silhouette shots.

Sinclairs Gully Winery Wedding
Winery Wedding
Sinclairs Gully Winery Wedding
Winery Wedding
Sinclairs Gully Winery Wedding
Winery Wedding
Sinclairs Gully Winery Wedding
Winery Wedding
Wedding Certificate
Wedding Certificate
Wedding hands
Wedding hands
Groom
Groom
Sinclairs Gully Winery Wedding
Sinclairs Gully Winery Wedding

Glamour Shoot

We head off over the hill near the vineyard for a bit of a glamour shoot. Unfortunately as I had said before, the weather was very warm and walking up the hill was a bit of a struggle, but we managed and I’m so very glad we did. The hill at the top is perfectly aligned to take advantage of the wonderfully clear sky and sun with little vegetation sticking through to dirty up the image. I was very happy with images I produced up there.

Sinclairs Gully WInery Wedding
In the paddock
Sinclairs Gully WInery Wedding
Against a tree
Sinclairs Gully WInery Wedding
Standing together
Sinclairs Gully WInery Wedding
Walking
Sinclairs Gully WInery Wedding
Walking
Sinclairs Gully WInery Wedding
Jumping

Reception

Being such a warm day it was a perfect night to have a wedding reception outside. Good thing too as apparently they did not have much of a contingency plan, but anyway it all turned out perfectly! The head table was situated on a small platform where Irina and Jack were previously wed. It’s a bit of a strange area actually, being about 2m below the rest of the congregation it was difficult to get through the crowd to take photos, but I managed.

Flower girl
Flower girl
First dance
First dance
Wedding light painting
Wedding light painting
First dance
First dance
Wedding speeches
Wedding speeches
Bouquet toss
Bouquet toss
Wedding dance
Wedding dance
Bride and Groom
Bride and Groom
Friends hugs
Friends hugs
Bride and Grioom in car
Bride and Grioom in car
Wedding decor
Wedding decor

This wedding was a joy to photograph and I very much hope Irina and Jack enjoy their wedding photography as much as I enjoyed producing it!

December 30, 2015
Wedding, Wedding preview

McCracken Country Club Wedding – Kim & Josh

Victor Harbour Wedding
Victor Harbour Wedding

McCracken Country Club Wedding – Kim & Josh

The McCracken Country Club in Victor Harbour was the venue for the lovely wedding of Kim and Josh. Held in early November, the weather was absolutely perfect for Victor Harbour, very sunny and with no wind it was a great day. The fun personality of Kim and Josh really allowed for some beautiful, and often outlandish images to be taken. Kim and Josh had me as their wedding photographer and utilised my flexible full day package in order to have me capture their entire day from preparation right though to the end of their reception.

Preparation Photos

Both Kim and Josh got ready in the grounds of the country club which has a variety of accommodations ranging from full on holiday houses, where Josh was getting prepared, to hotel rooms. Josh and his groomsmen were a fun loving bunch eager to go out of their way to capture some fun silly shots including, but not limited to an overdose on gummy bears and having a dinosaur chasing them.

Gummybear overdose
Gummybear overdose
Groom suit
Groom suit
Groomsmen with dinosaur
Groomsmen with dinosaur
Groom shoes
Groom shoes
Groom and Groomsmen
Groom and Groomsmen
Groom
Groom
Super hero groomsmen
Super hero groomsmen
Groom proposing to groomsmen
Groom proposing to groomsmen

Kim and her bridesmaids were getting prepared in the hotel’s Presidential suite overlooking the golf course and the location for their wedding ceremony. The room was nice and large, and with lovely elegant dresses the girls were wearing it was a simple task to capture some dreamlike and timeless memories from the last time Kim would keep her maiden name.

Engagement ring
Engagement ring
Getting ready
Getting ready
Getting ready
Getting ready
Bride and bridal party
Bride and bridal party
Looking out at wedding
Looking out at wedding
Bride
Bride
Bridal Party
Bridal Party
Wedding party
Wedding party
Wedding dress
Wedding dress

McCracken Country Club Wedding Ceremony

The McCracken Country Club has a great offering for weddings, with two locations ideal for wedding ceremonies and receptions, coupled with it’s beautifully landscaped gardens which are ideal for photographs, and panoramic views over their golf course it makes for a great venue in the middle of Victor Harbour. Kim and Josh’s wedding took place near the waterfall and duck pond near the main club house, which is directly above the first tee and practice putting green.

McCracken Country Club Wedding
McCracken Country Club Wedding
McCracken Country Club Wedding
McCracken Country Club Wedding
McCracken Country Club Wedding
McCracken Country Club Wedding
McCracken Country Club Wedding
McCracken Country Club Wedding
McCracken Country Club Wedding
McCracken Country Club Wedding
McCracken Country Club Wedding
McCracken Country Club Wedding
McCracken Country Club Wedding
McCracken Country Club Wedding
McCracken Country Club Wedding
McCracken Country Club Wedding
McCracken Country Club Wedding
McCracken Country Club Wedding

Victor Harbour glamour photoshoot

After the ceremony we headed out to Victor Harbour with the bridal party for a few hours to take some glamour shots. We headed down to the Granite Island causeway, and used the nearby historic train station then headed out over to the bluff but we soon ran out of time and did not have long there. As with the dinosaur shot above, we also took some time to do a few silly shots with photoshopped in monsters, but I have not uploaded them here, instead preferring to surprise Kim and Josh on their USB.

Victor Harbour Wedding
Victor Harbour Wedding
Victor Harbour Wedding
Victor Harbour Wedding
Victor Harbour Wedding
Victor Harbour Wedding
Victor Harbour Wedding
Victor Harbour Wedding
Wedding rings
Wedding rings
Victor Harbour Wedding
Victor Harbour Wedding
Victor Harbour Wedding
Victor Harbour Wedding
Victor Harbour Wedding
Victor Harbour Wedding
Victor Harbour Wedding

Reception

We headed back to the Clubhouse for Kim and Josh’s reception where they had a lovely sit down reception complete with photobooth and rocking entry where they all entered in outrageous costumes. It was a fun reception with most of their guests eager to dance the night away.

McCracken Country Club reception
McCracken Country Club reception
Dancing
Dancing
First Dance
First Dance
McCracken Country Club reception
Reception
Wedding Cake
Wedding Cake
McCracken Country Club reception
McCracken Country Club reception
First Dance
First Dance
McCracken Country Club reception
Reception
Dancing
Dancing
McCracken Country Club reception
Reception
Dancing
Dancing
McCracken Country Club reception
Reception
McCracken Country Club reception
Reception
First Dance
First Dance
McCracken Country Club reception
Reception

I’d like to thank Kim and Josh for having me as their wedding photographer at their wedding and I very much wish them all the best!

December 21, 2015
Engagement, Wedding, Wedding preview

Adelaide City Engagement – Kristy & Toby

Adelaide City engagement photos
Adelaide City engagement photos

Kristy and Toby chose me as their wedding photographer at their wedding down at the Beach Huts at Middleton later in the year and they opted to take advantage of my engagement shoot add on. For their engagement shoot, Kristy and Toby wanted to visit the beach huts but were told they weren’t able to due to prior bookings, as a result we headed to the center of Adelaide to take advantage of a more urban scene.

Adelaide City Engagement Photos

We started out behind the Adelaide University, used the footbridge over the Torrens and the super popular pillared walkway as part of the University. I say popular as while I was waiting for Kristy and Toby to arrive, I saw no less than 5 weddings arrive to use the pillars in their own wedding photos. The Adelaide University has been a feature of the Adelaide landscape since 1874 and as such offer some lovely rustic architecture, alongside some more modern scenes.

Adelaide University engagement
Adelaide University engagement
Engagement ring
Engagement ring
Next to the torrens bridge
Next to the torrens bridge
Adelaide University engagement
Adelaide University engagement
Adelaide University engagement
Adelaide University engagement

We then headed over to the old Adelaide Police barracks, located behind and is now part of the Adelaide Museum. The site is such a lovely place, used often for weddings. Toby made a comment about wandering about the city and finding such hidden gems of places, and he couldnt be more truthful in the fact that Adelaide city has so many wonderful hidden places freely open to the public that not many people know about.

Adelaide Museum engagement
Adelaide Museum engagement
Adelaide Museum engagement
Adelaide Museum engagement
Adelaide Museum engagement
Adelaide Museum engagement
Adelaide Museum engagement
Adelaide Museum engagement
Adelaide Museum engagement
Adelaide Museum engagement

The light was fading fast as this time of day, and as such rushed to our next destination which was supposed to be Adelaide Arcade but unfortunately the upper level was locked off, so we instead made use of the darkness with a bit of light painting in the middle of Grenfell st and the intersection of Rundle and Pulteney streets, and of course the symbol of Adelaide, the Mall’s Balls

Malls Balls engagement
Malls Balls engagement
Lit background kiss
Lit background kiss
Malls Balls engagement
Malls Balls engagement
Adelaide City engagement photos
Adelaide City engagement photos
Adelaide City engagement photos
Adelaide City engagement photos

Finally on the way back we made use of the beautiful night and electric lights along the side of the Torrens river.

Adelaide City engagement photos
engagement photos
engagement photos
engagement photos

I’d like to thank Kristy and Toby for choosing me as their wedding photographer for their Beach Huts wedding in December, and I hope they enjoy their engagement photos while they wait 🙂

October 25, 2015
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