Kuitpo Hall Wedding – Leah & Jarron

Kuitpo hall

Kuitpo Hall Wedding – Leah & Jarron

I was super excited to head out to the lovely Kuitpo Hall for Leah and Jarron’s wedding in mid February as I had heard stories about how awesome the venue was through my years of being a wedding photographer, but I had never actually covered a wedding there until now. It’s a beautifully little rustic venue, complete with large grassy areas to entertain larger crowds, while also having some of the best photo opportunities just across the road in Kuitpo forest – and boy did we get a great light show for Leah and Jarron’s photos!

Before the ceremony

While waiting for Leah to arrive, I was floating about taking detail shots of Leah and Jarron’s set up while also mingling and taking care to be as much of a ninja as possible shooting people enjoying the finger platters and drinks that were already available for everyone. Jarron seemed to keep busy running about greeting everyone while sorting out the final details before Leah arrived.

Out the back of Kuitpo Hall

Kuitpo hall

Limo arriving

Smiling groom

Smiles

Kuitpo Hall Wedding Ceremony

Leah arrived in a long black limo a little late, but that’s pretty much expected in this day in age 🙂 Before walking around the back of the Hall, Leah stopped to have a chat with her family and also made sure everyone was in position for her entrance.

Leah and Jarron chose to hold their ceremony in front of the rather eclectic corrugated iron fence that lines the back of the boundary of the Kuitpo Hall’s grounds, meaning there was only just enough room for some chairs and some standing room inbetween the back of the hall and the fence for their congregation. Thankfully their congregation wasn’t on the larger side so it was ample room for all 🙂

Ring bearer

Smiling groom

Together under the sun

Wedding Ceremony

Blushing bride

Groom’s first look

Kuitpo Hall Wedding Ceremony

Celebrant

Exchanging wedding rings

First kiss

Waiting groom

Kuitpo Forest Glamour Photos

I absolutely love heading to Kuipto forest for photos, especially during the time of day we were able to head just up the road to the woodcutter’s cabin. The sun was in the perfect spot to create some beautifully orange lens flares while cascading through the tall pine trees making a scene I was totally nerding out about all the while I was shooting Leah and Jarron’s photos and video. I had a great time 😀

Kiss in the forest

Drone shot from above

Amongst the trees

Walking together

Holding one another

Out the back of the woodcutter’s cottage

Out the front of Woodcutter’s Cottage

Amongst the trees

Out the front of Kuitpo Hall

Engagement ring

Groomsmen

Kiss in the forest

Out the front of Woodcutter’s Cottage

Bridal Party

Bouquet

Walking along a trail

Holding one another

Kuitpo Hall Wedding Reception

As I was only asked to be Leah and Jarron’s wedding photographer for 3 hours, I wasn’t with them for much longer after getting back from the Woodcutter’s Cottage, but I did manage to get a few more shots of everyone having a wonderful time in the dying light.

On the grass

Wedding Cake

Wine

Food

Checking out ring

Throwing bouquet

Smiles

Cards sign

Girls

I wanted to express my sincere gratitude for entrusting me with the responsibility of being your photographer at your Kuitpo hall wedding Leah and Jarron! It was an honour to be part of your special day and to capture the beautiful moments and emotions that unfolded throughout the celebration.

I am thrilled to have been given the opportunity to document your love story and create visual memories that will last a lifetime. As a professional photographer, my aim was to not only capture the events of the day but also to convey the essence of your relationship and the emotions that you shared.

I hope that when you look back at the photos, you will relive the magic of your wedding day and that these memories will bring you joy and happiness for years to come.

March 19, 2019

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St Laurence’s Church Wedding – Sarah & Mal

SARAH & MAL
St Laurence’s Church Wedding

Sarah and Mal had me as their wedding photographer for 6 hours on their big day backdropped by the beautiful St Laurence’s Church in North Adelaide. The weather on the day was super hot and dry which made it a bit of a challenge to get everything done in time, and all the while Sarah was quite a way along in her pregnancy 🙂 That being said however we did get everything we wanted done, except perhaps some photos out the front of the Bonython Hall on north Terrace, but is was a small thing to skip in order to keep the day rolling 🙂

Preparation

I started the day with Mal and his groomsmen being prepared together at their house in the North of Adelaide. All the boys were sitting around having a chat when I arrived and jumped into action, putting on their shirts and outfits just after. It was a bit of a whirlwind as I only had around 30 minutes before heading over to the girls.

Liquid courage

Waiting

Putting on shirt

Walking the corridor

Putting on shirt

Shoes

The girls were being prepared in an apartment nearby the St Laurence’s Church in North Adelaide. The goal was to be ready within 30 minutes and head off to the university of Adelaide for ‘first look’ photos on the footbridge over the Torrens. Makeup was running a little late however.

Final touches

Engagement ring

Getting ready

Wedding rings

Looking in mirror

Wedding dress

First Look Photos

Once we got to Adelaide uni we first went about doing a little ‘first look’ on the Torrens footbridge where Sarah walked up to Mal and surprised him with her dress, we then moved as quickly as we could up through the uni campus and used the buildings behind the museum and along North Terrace for some photos.

Under an archway on North Terrace

Falling flowers

Under an archway on North Terrace

Together at the top

Bridal approach

Bridal party on the steps

Groom’s reaction

Shoving the groom around

Through the trees

All together

Bride and bridesmaids

Walking together

Bridal party

Walking together

St Laurence’s Church Wedding Ceremony

St Laurence’s Catholic Church in North Adelaide is a historic church built in North Adelaide in 1868 in a time when North Adelaide was still used as farmland. The period in which it was built is showcased by it’s architecture, complete with a dark wooden roof inside, it’s walls are covered with white paint and large stained glass windows with illuminates the interior quite well for such a historic church.

Sarah and Mal’s congregation filled a little over half of the available pews within the church who witnessed a shorter version of a traditional Catholic wedding where Sarah and Mal were sat up the front while the priest would direct proceedings.

Bridal approach

Inside St Laurence’s Church

Talking priest

Together at the altar

Sitting together

Kiss in the Pews

Inside St Laurence’s Church

First Kiss

Exit

Groom’s first look

Outside St Laurence’s Church

Signed certificate

Exchanging rings

Together at the altar

Smiling bride

East Terrace Continental Wedding Reception

Once the family photos were done – unfortunately in the beating sun out the front of the church – everyone retreated to the East Terrace Continental hotel to recuperate at their wedding reception. It was quite warm in the small space of the hotel upstairs, so once we cut the Marvel-themed cake and had a few drinks, we head out to the Adelaide Botanic Gardens for some more photos.

Wedding Cake

Wedding Sign

Cutting the cake

Guests enjoying themselves

Talking bride

Talking groom

Food

Signing the guest book

Botanic Gardens Glamour Photos

My aim was to keep to the shade for photos around the Botanic Gardens as we had already run about quite a bit during the day and I felt everyone was feeling the heat a bit. Thankfully we could take our time a bit at this time of day as there was nothing we had to get back to super quick. Once we were done, I head back to the reception with the bridal party for a few more group photos before heading home.

Bridal Party

Under a tree

Under bamboo

Kisses

Feeling the baby bump

Under a tree

Thanks so much to Sarah and Mal for having me as your wedding photographer! 🙂

March 6, 2019

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St Patricks Church Wedding – Katie & Stairs

Katie & Stairs
St Patricks Church Wedding

It was super fun to be the wedding photographer at Katie and Stairs’ wedding at Adelaide’s St Patricks Church on Grote st as the entire day was super laid back and simple but still full of fun and laughter all day.

I was asked to be their photographer all day from preparation through to the end of their reception at the Jade pub in the city. We travelled to the South Terrace Veale and Himeji gardens for their glamour photos directly after their ceremony

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The day started as it usually does with the preparation of Stairs’ and his entourage at his parents house just outside of the city. Much of the morning was spent placing ribbons on his prized VW wagon before starting to get dressed.

Putting on shirt

Wedding rings

Car

Cool dude

Helping with tie

Shoes

Helping with tie

Walking down stairs

Putting ribbon on car

Shaking hands

Putting on shoes

Katie and her bridal party were being prepared in a beautiful house just to the south of the city, complete with stunning atrium and wood work all throughout the house, was an awesome spot for bridal preparation photos! The big surprise of a VW combi was a lot of fun for Katie and everyone there – apparently Stairs had organised the bridal car unbeknownst to anyone else.

In gowns

Bridal Party

Dad’s first look

Helping with flower

Ladies walking together

Wedding dress

Putting in earrings

Looking in mirror

Putting on dress

Helping with flower

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The St Patricks Church on Grote street in Adelaide has been described as one of the most impressive churches in the Archdiocese of Adelaide, having celebrated it’s centenary in 2014, this old church certainly lives up to it’s reputation in grandeur. With it’s tall central ceiling decorated in gold leaf and huge roman columns either side of the congregation pews it certainly make for an impressive view once walking in it’s doors.

Katie and Stair’s modest guest list barely filled the first half of the available seating within the church, but this only made the ceremony that much more intimate while their harpist strummed a delightful melody throughout the ceremony.

Sitting together

Smiling groom

Priest

Bridal entrance

Inside Church

Exit

Groom waiting

First kiss

Wedding planners

Smiles

Holding hands

Bride and father

Inside St Patricks Church Adelaide

Holding hands

Standing together

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<h3>Glamour Photos</h3>
After the mandatory family photos were finished out the front of St Patricks Church, we head over to the Himeji and Veale gardens on South Terrace to make use of the greenery for their glamour photos. It was very important to take it slow and have fun with the whole bridal party all throughout which made the whole experience super laid back and enjoyable.

Exiting the church

Under the Japanese Maple trees

In Front of a door

Under my favourite tree in Veal Gardens

On a bridge

Under the weeping willow in the Himeji Gardens

Bridal party walking

Together

Under my favourite tree in Veal Gardens

Walking amongst the gum trees

Leaning on a tree

Next to a hedge

<h3>The Jade Wedding Reception</h3>
We arrived at The Jade pub a little late for the reception party, but this really wasn’t much of an issue as one of the only traditional parts of their night was speeches and cutting their cake – the rest was just sitting back and enjoying themselves while surrounded by family and friends – which I think is an awesome way to spend your wedding night!

Out the front of The Jade

Smiling guests

Love

Hugs

Having fun with the glasses

Wedding Cake

Groom speech

Inside the Jade pub

On the road

Pastry anyone?

Entrance smiles

Cheers

Cutting the cake

Smiling guests

Announcement

Thanks so much to Katie and Stairs for having me as your wedding photographer! I hope you enjoy your photos.

February 26, 2019

Wedding preview, Wedding

Mulberry Lodge Wedding – Heidi & Jory

The Mulberry Lodge, just out of Mclaren vale, on the road to Willunga was the backdrop to Heidi and Jory’s intimate wedding ceremony on an extremely sunny and rather windy day in early January. I was asked to be their wedding photographer for 6 hours which saw me cover parts of their preparation through to the cake cutting at their reception next door at the Au Pear restaurant. One fun thing I did differently at their wedding was experiment in making a short ‘highlight’ video with the aim for gaining some experience in producing video like this as a future offering to augment my services – look out for that 😉

Preparation

The day began at Jory’s place of preparation where all the groomsmen were getting ready and enjoying a rather nice drop of red in the form of a bottle of Penfolds Grange! Rather a nice treat for a beautiful day.

Boys

Walking out door

Helping each other

The boys

Penfolds Grange

Putting on suit

Bottle Openers

Smiling groom

The girls were making use of the on site accomodation at the Mulberry Lodge to be prepared. It was a lovely rustic setting with the olden time style that always works well as a backdrop to preparation photos.

Wedding dress

Putting on dress

Smiling bride

Wedding sign

Wedding rings

Engagement ring

Through the doorway

Putting on dress

Playing with flowers

Mulberry Lodge Wedding Ceremony

The Mulberry Lodge is a small, intimate setting suitable for small weddings where there’s a reasonable sized grassy area next to the lodge with a pretty tree that provides shade over where the bride and groom stands in front of their congregation. As the day was quite windy, the tree and all the foliage surrounding the congregation was blowing quite heartily, and with the beating sun made for quite the challenging ceremony to photograph.

Exit

Grateful groom

First kiss

Bridal arrival

Close up of flower

Smiling groom

Holding hands

Blushing bride

Together under tree

Under the tree

Holding hands

Signs

Glamour Photos

For glamour photos we first used the gardens and driveway surrounding the Mulberry Lodge before heading over to the Au Pear restaurant’s vineyards next door for a bit of variety. My goal was to use the sun’s light as much as possible to create a lovely light and airy feel to Heidi and Jory’s photos.

Bridal party

Charlie’s Angels

Suspenders!

Next to a tree

Walking down the driveway together

In the vineyards

On the swing together at the Mulberry Lodge

In the vineyards

Wedding Bands

Bridal party

In the vineyards

Holding hands

On the swing together at the Mulberry Lodge

New Home

Au Pear Restaurant Wedding Reception

The Au Pear restaurant’s reception hall looks to be an old rustic farm shed complete with old machinery still inside. It made the entire reception party feel quite laid back and heartfelt, especially when combined with the live band and hand made decorations scattered about the place, including the wedding cake which Heidi had made herself.

Cutting the cake

Groomsmen

Wedding Reception

Hugs

Heart

having fun

Wedding Cake

Selfie

Speech

having fun

Entrance

Thanks so much to Heidi and Jory for having me as their wedding photographer!

February 11, 2019

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Belair National Park Wedding – Justine & Nathan

Justine & Nathan
Belair National Park Wedding

It was a rather overcast day in early December for Justine and Nathan’s wedding at the Belair National Park. Rain was threatening all day, but thankfully only showers for brief periods all day. Good thing too as the ceremony and following picnic-style period in between the ceremony and reception was all out in the open within the park. Turned out to be an awesome day though. I was asked to be their wedding photographer for the entire day and I had an absolute blast!

Preparation

Started off the day with Nathan and his boys getting ready at their home. I arrived to the boys all sitting about playing Super Smash bros on their Nintendo Switch before getting them moving to get dressed. There was a neat empty room off to the side of their living room where there was plenty of room to move about and take some rather atmospheric shots 🙂

Groom getting ready

Wedding rings

getting ready

Standing about

Unicorn

Dad helping

Blues Bros

Groom

Smiling groom

I think the best experience of the morning was at Justine’s place of prep at her parent’s place. The emotion certainly got hold of Justine’s Dad who was holding back tears all morning, it was a delight to see and made the whole morning that much more emotional to witness that kind of fatherly love. Justine was fairly calm and collected through the whole morning though, quite keen on getting her dress on and moving the day forward 🙂

Helping with the dress

Mum helping

Putting on dress

Putting on necklace

Putting on dress

Proud Dad

Smiling bridesmaids

Wedding Dress

Looking pretty

Flower girl

Putting on veil

Engagement ring

Belair National Park Wedding Ceremony

Their wedding ceremony took place in a hireable spot of grass within the Belair National Park in the shadow what I’m told to be the tallest certain type of gum tree in South Australia. Backdropped by native fauna, the place is a lovely setting, nearby some lush greenery ready for photos after.

Groom standing out the front

First kiss

Little bub

Groom glancing sideways

Wedding sign

Groom’s first look

Exit

Bride arrival

Blushing bride

Holding hands

Exchanging rings

Bridal approach

Flower girl

Belair National Park Picnic

The great thing about this spot is that it boasts plenty of room to set up a ceremony, and a picnic while still having plenty of room for lawn games including cricket, chess and marks up. Everyone had a blast, and I got to witness one of the most intense games of giant jenga ever conceived.

Hugs

Bowling

Hugs

Rings on bouquet

Throwing the ball

Playing chess

Cricket

Batting

Playing jenga

Playing finska

Playing chess

Glamour Photos

For the glamour photos we wandered around the local area nearby where Justine and Nathan’s ceremony took place using the lovely greenery, and an awesome tree I discovered. before heading to another spot on the other side of the Belair National Park nearby the railway station. It’s always a great shot there with a huge archway of gum trees throwing themselves over the walking trail. Once we were done here we head off to the Glenelg Golf Course for the reception. While waiting to head in we used the scenery there for a few shots too.

Amongst the tall grass

Under the trees

Amongst the tall grass

Picking the bride up

Walking together in the Belair National Park

Close up of wedding rings

Smiling

Walking about Belair National PArk

Under the veil

Bridal Party

Under the trees

Skipping into the sunset

Under a tree

Bouquet

Glenelg Golf Club Wedding Reception

The reception was quite a boisterous affair at the Glenelg Golf Club, with dancing going on all night and everyone having an absolute blast! The girls and boys all got into the bouquet and garter tosses, and everyone from young to old I’m sure were rubbing their feet the next morning from all the dancing they did the night before! It was a lot of fun circling the dance floor with my camera s when I walked by I’d always get someone throwing a funny face or going crazy in front of me!