IvyBrook Farm Wedding – Carly & Josh

Carly & Josh
Ivybrook Farm Wedding

I was delighted to have been asked to be Carly and Josh’s wedding photographer at their Ivybrook Farm wedding at the beginning of November!

Their day was one full of fun and family, and was certainly a relaxing day out with a lunch time reception and ample time to mingle with guests. The time mingling with their guests was foremost in Carly and Josh’s mind when planning their day with only a small portion dedicated to having glamour photos done, which I feel is a really nice way to look at your day.

Still, I was keen to make fulluse of the incredible scenery Ivybrook Farm has to offer!

Ivybrook Farm Wedding Ceremony

My coverage began with Carly and Josh’s Ivybrook Farm wedding ceremony under the large tree nearby the main building of the venue. Their guests were set up facing the tree on the grass, as Carly and Josh both approached the wedding arbour together from the on site bed and breakfast.

The highlight of their ceremony in my opinion was the delightful readings from a family member which detailed the love story of Carly and Josh coming together intermingled with inside jokes and fun stories that had everyone giggling.

IvyBrook Farm Wedding Ceremony

under the IvyBrook Farm Arbour

groom smiling at his bride at Ivybrook Farm

Smiling bridal couple under arbour

Bridal couple laughing during ceremony at Ivybrook farm

Bridal couple listening to reading during ceremony

Bride smiling during ceremony 2

bride and groom closeup of hands

Ivybrook farm wedding ceremony under tree

Bride and groom during wedding ceremony

Exchanging wedding rings during ceremony

First kiss at Ivybrook farm wedding

Bride laughing signing marriage documents

Wedding bands on hands closeup

bride and groom exiting under confetti

Kiss after exiting wedding ceremony

Ivybrook Farm Wedding Reception

Carly and Josh opted to hold a lunchtime reception so as to maximise the time they could spend with the firends and family. The settig at Ivybrook Farm was set up in a delightfully rustic way, complete with Australian fauna and a stunning semi-nude wedding cake set atop a barrel which just made the whole setting pop.

Guests were treated to lawn games, food platters and games for the kids while everyone enjoyed the warm weather before settling down for a pizza lunch.

Lunch was eaten, and speeches were told before we had some time to head out around the grounds to shoot some glamour photos of Carly and Josh. After which we returned for the first dance!

Wedding cake on display at Ivybrook Farm

Sloth wedding cake toppers

Ivybrook farm wedding cake display

Guests enjoying themselves at Ivybrook farm

Smiling guests at wedding

Guests talking at wedding reception

Eating the food

Talking to the bride

Simpsons pig wedding cufflinks

Boys group photo

Girls group photo

Bride and groom entrance to Ivybrook farm wedding reception

Cutting the cake

Ivybrook farm wedding reception

Carly and Josh

Wedding Pizzas

Having fun with the polaroid cameras

bride and groom speech 2

First dance at the reception

Ivybrook Farm wedding first dance

Smiles all round dancing

Glamour Photos

The great thing about hosting an Ivybrook farm wedding is the variety of spots you can head to have your photos done. The area boasts fields of long unkempt grass, or well kept grass depending on what you feel would work best. There are also lines of trees, vineyards and rustic buildings which I certainly made the most of!

Ivybrook Farm group photo

bride with groom in background

Bride and groom under gum trees

Bride and groom in the long grass

Bride and groom in the long grass together

bride and groom walking along the farm track

Bride and groom in the Ivybrook Farm vineyards

Wedding rings on fence post

Engagement ring in rose

Smiling bride through vines

Bride and groom in the Ivybrook Farm vines

Under a big tree together

Smiling for the camera

Bride and groom moody portrait

Ivybrook farm wedding photo

Ivybrook farm wedding photo 2

Sitting on a bench together

Wedding rings on hands close

Thanks so much to Carly and Josh for having me at their delightful wedding!

January 25, 2021

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Halloween Themed Wedding at St Francis – Leticha & Carrie

Leticha and Carrie held their Halloween themed wedding at the delightful St Francis winery on October 31st last year, and what a delightful day it was! Surrounded by supportive friends and family, they also included guests that could not attend due to COVID by using my livestream service which made it all the more inclusive.

Leticha and Carrie’s Halloween themed wedding included pumpkins lining their aisle, suitibly coloured bouquets and bridal party, and even my greenscreen photo booth complete with a Halloween themed backdrop!

Preparation

I began the day with Carrie and her family being prepared at her parent’s place nearby. Her bouquet was orange in colour, to suit the Halloween theme, and everyone there was wearing a matching orange item. Her entourage were wearing orange vests, while Dad was wearing an orange tie. It was a really nifty detail to add!

Engagement ring in a rose

Bridal high heels

Helping out with bridal party

Putting on Dad’s flower

Mum helping put on wedding dress 2

Mum helping out with buttons

Bouquet closeup

Bride holding her bouquet

bride looking pensive in hallway

Leticha’s colour scheme was green, complete with an impressive green stoned engagement ring. Her entourage and bouquet was also green – contrasting the orange of Carrie, and also following the halloween theme.

One small detail I really enjoyed though was that Leticha and Carrie also made sure their own personalities and interests was really put on display throughout the day. They obviously love boardgames and other ‘nerdy’ things by having their invites UNO themed, Harry Potter items were strewn about the place, and later on their wedding cake was based on Cluedo!

Emerald engagement ring

Wedding band in box

Wedding invites based on uno

reaching for the dress

Dad helping put on shoes

Hugs with Dad

bride looking pretty in bright room

bride walking towards doorway

Halloween Themed Wedding Ceremony at St Francis Winery

Leticha and Carrie’s Halloween Themed Wedding Ceremony took place on the grassy area in front of the St Francis winery pond. Their aisle betwenen guests were decorated with pumpkins and ivy, perfectly complementing the Orange and Green theme that the bridal couple had chosen.

As this was a same sex wedding, both leticha and Carrie were walked down the aisle together at the same time, flanked by their fathers which was a really nice touch.

Bride looking out car window

bride about to hop out of car

Flower girls approach

Brides entrance with fathers

St Francis Winery wedding ceremony

Holding hands during wedding ceremony 2

Smiling at her bride

bridal couple out the front of the wedding ceremony

bride smiling at her bride

Gathering the wedding rings

Waiting for the paperwork to be completed

First kiss at St Francis winery

St Francis winery wedding ceremony exit

Hugs after the ceremony

Heart group photo at St Francis winery

Glamour Photos

After the group photos, we made use of the St Francis Winery gardens and lovely weeping willows to take a few glamour shots, before heading off to a bike track with some rather spooky, dark trees which I thought would suit the Halloween theme nicely.

Along that same vein of thought, I also took Letchia and Carrie outside once it got dark with some smoke in a can to try and create a moody shoot under the lit weeping willows.

It was a little bit of fun thinking about how to create some moody, creepy wedding photos while still making them ‘weddingy’.

group photo with flower girls

Looking into each other eyes

Standing under the St Francis Winery weeping willows

Group photo with the bridal party

Kiss on the cheek

Walking together under the willows

Group shot on the old cart

Another kiss on the cheek

Looking at each under under the tree

Together amongst the foliage

brides under the willows

Togther under the weeping willows

Brides under creepy trees

Wedding photo under dark trees

bridal party photo under the dark trees

Brides sharing a moment

brides under a canopy of trees

brides in a tunnel of dark trees

night wedding photo at St Francis Winery

Wedding photo at St Francis winery

Halloween Themed Wedding Reception

The St Francis winery wedding reception area naturally has a neat, dark vibe to it due to it being an older building and built as a storage area for wine it’s aesthetic is rustically bare bones – making it quite a nice choice for a halloween themed wedding.

Their guests enjoyed making use of the green screen backdrop with a Halloween image superimposed behind them in each shot, while the dancefloor also got quite a workout by Letchia and Carrie’s guests. I was also in character whole wearing my Jason hockey mask that I have as a photobooth prop while taking photos 😀

The personal touches that they had spent time in preparing really made the whole night come alive!

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Cluedo themed wedding cake details

Brides cutting their Cluedo themed wedding cake

Cluedo themed wedding cake

brides first dance

Dancing bride at St Francis

Lego brides

bride listening to guests

Flower girls drawings

Brides dancing on the dancefloor

bridal hugs

Thanks a bunch Leticha and Carrie for having me as your wedding photographer!

January 19, 2021

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Seppeltsfield Winery Wedding – Tahlia & Alex

Tahlia and Alex’s Seppeltsfield Winery Wedding was an absolute blast to be a part of! Beautiful people, amazing venue and the weather was just sublime to take wedding photos!

Even though Tahlia and Alex has originally planned on holding their wedding in Fiji but due to COVID could not – which I was very much looking forward to as a destination wedding photographer – Their Seppeltsfield Winery Wedding turned out to be absolutely brilliant and I’m so pleased for this couple to have had such a fun filled day in the Barossa Valley!

Preparation

The day started out by me heading to Alex’s place of preparation at a bed and breakfast in Tanunda. The mood was jovial, with the boys all having a little bit of fun at Alex’s expense, followed up by a delightful drop of liquid courage which they all shared before heading out to meet Tahlia for their first look.

Grooms wedding shoes

Wedding rings on tie

Groom about to get ready

Groom buttoning up shirt in front of window

Groom looking out window pensively

Best man Helping tie tie on groom

Helping tie tie on groom

Groom socks

Close up of groom affects

Groom and grooms men walking away down road

Groom and grooms men walking down road

Groom looking great

Tahlia and her bridal party were also having a bit of fun with laughter and smiles all over the place. The bed and breakfast that tahlia had chosen for her preparation venue looked to be purpose built for having bridal party photos done, being decorated with rustic affects and painted white throughout, it was a delightful spot to get ready in!

Wedding dress hanging on white stairs

Bride sitting about getting ready

Engagement ring in flowers 5

Engagement ring in flowers 6

Bridal wedding shoes on bed

Bride having her makeup done

Bride having her makeup done 2

Bride and her bridesmaids sitting together

Bride putting on her wedding gown

Smiling bride as she gets ready

Bridal party having fun on white stairs

Bride playing with her bouquet on stairs

Bride playing with her bouquet in front of window

Bride with her wedding gown on

Bride bathed in light

Seppeltsfield Winery Wedding First Look

Tahlia and Alex opted to have what’s known as a ‘first look’ where they actually get together before their wedding ceremony in order to see each other outside the prying eyes of friends and family at their ceremony.

This allows for any nerves that Tahlia and Alex may have been feeling to be dispelled defore their ceremony and can produce some lovely intimate moments that otherwise would not have happened if they were to do the traditional ‘first look’ as Tahlia walks down the aisle.

We also made use of the time just after the first look to have bridal party photos done with the bridal cars around the Seppeltsfield Winery grounds using the delightful trees they have hiding at the back of the grounds.

Groom waiitng patiently for his bride

bride approaching her groom for their first look

Bridal first look

Groom turning around to see bride

Wedding first look

Bride and groom together at Seppeltsfield Winery

Smiling bride and groom at Seppeltsfield winery

Bride and groom laughing together

Bridal party walking amongst the trees

Bridal party at Seppeltsfield Winery

Passionate kiss in between wedding cars

Seppeltsfield winery wedding photo

Seppeltsfield winery wedding photography

bridal party together on the grounds of Seppeltsfield winery

Seppeltsfield Winery Wedding Ceremony

Tahlia and Alex’s Seppeltsfield Winery Wedding ceremony took place on what’s known as the ‘winemaker’s lawn’ which is an open grassy area surrounded by delightful old buildings with a backdrop of amazing glory vine that covers the majority of the wall behind the bridal party. During the Summer this wall is a vivid bottle green which makes for an amazing backdrop for a wedding ceremony.

What would have to be the star of the show during Tahlia and Alex’s ceremony was their little page boy who would be as cute as a button beaming at everyone as he approached the ceremony holding the wedding bands for Alex!

Page Boy smiling

bride being walked down aisle

bride being walked down aisle with father

Groom seeing his bride during weddign ceremony

Seppeltsfield winery wedding ceremony

Laughing groom during ceremony 2

Wide shot of wedding ceremony

Smiling bride during wedding ceremony 3

Bride and groom holding hands during wedding ceremony

Bride looking at her groom smiling

Groom looking at his bride smiling

Seppeltsfield Wedding Ceremony

Closeup of exchanging wedding bands

First kiss at Seppelsfield winery wedding

Seppeltsfield winery wedding ceremony photo

Hugs with page boy

Signing wedding documents

Bride and groom exiting wedding cermeony at Seppeltsfield winery

Glamour Photos

Soon after the ceremony and group phtoos, we then had a little time before heading out to Harvest Kitchen for their wedding reception.

We began by driving out and up the road a little bit to make use of the famed palm trees that line the roads in this part of Seppeltsfield while also ducking in to the vines for a few intimate portraits there.

We then split up with most of the bridal party heading towards the wedding reception while we drove back to Seppeltsfield winery to make more use of the wonderful trees on site for some more glamour photos.

bridal party in front of bridal cars on Seppeltsfield rd

Groom surprising bride in vineyards

Bride and groom sharing a moment in the vineyards

Wedding Photo in Seppeltsfield winery vineyards

Bride and grom holding one another in vineyards 5

Bride and groom standing with each other in trees

Bride and groom standing with each other in trees at Seppeltsfield winery

In amongst the pepper trees

In amongst the pepper trees smiling

Seppeltsfield winery wedding photo in forest

Seppeltsfield winery wedding photo in trees

Seppeltsfield winery wedding photography in trees

Traditional Wedding photo

Traditional Wedding photo on log

Harvest Kitchen Wedding Reception

The Calabria Family Winery hosted tahlia and Alex’s wedding reception at what they call their Harvest Kitchen restaurant. The reception area boasts an open grassy area suitable for entertaining guests who arrived early, while the restaurant area had penty of room to host a medium sized wedding reception. The tables were moved throughout the night to make room for the dance floor which was put to good use!

The food was absolutely sensational, with share platters and personable chefs to explain exactly what’s been put in front of us and the atmosphere was one which made the entire night super enjoyable!

Wedding cake on display at Harvest Kitchen

Calabria Family Wines

Bride and groom entrance at Harvest Kitchen

Walking towards wedding cake

Cutting the wedding cake at Harvest Kitchen

Wedding shoe game at Harvest Kitchen

Wedding shoe game at Harvest Kitchen Reception

Best man speech during reception

groom speech during reception at harvest Kitchen

Daddy Daugher Dance at Harvest Kitchen

Having fun with the first dance

intimate First Dance Photo

Bride smiling during first dance

Dance floor opens up

Bride dancing with guests

Exciting Garter toss

Bride about to throw Bouquet at Harvest Kitchen

Active Bouquet Toss

Thanks so much Tahlia and Alex for having me photograph your big day! Hopefully this amazing Seppeltsfield winery wedding was ample sustitute for your plans in Fiji! It was an absolutely incredible day and I just adored how your photos turned out!

January 13, 2021

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Ekhidna Wines Mclaren Vale Wedding – Nikki & Trenton

I always love heading to Ekhidna Wines Mclaren Vale, as it’s one of my absolute favourite wineries in Mclaren Vale to shoot a wedding at! So I was excited to head there once again for Nikki and Trenton’s wedding that took place right at the end of October! The day was a little overcast and windy, but that diddnt hampen the spirits of these two lovely people and their guests!

Preparation

Trenton and his entourage were being prepared in a bed and breakfast on Main street Mclaren Vale, and while Trenton seems cool, calm and collected he was obviously trying to find things to do to keep his mind busy – but he certainly managed to do so, and had his groomsmen nearby to keep the nerves away!

Wedding rings on table top

Wedding rings on grooms shoes

Figuring out the flower

Groom buttoning up shirt

Groomsman walking the hallway

Groom helping best man get dressed

Groom playing funny buggers

The boys looking smashing

Nikki was being prepared a little further away in a hidden bed and breakfast nearber Kangarilla. It was a spectacular location, overlooking the rolling hills the region is so famous for and the building has some amazing architecture! Nikki was being helped to prepare by her sole bridesmaid/maid of honour which made for a very stress-less time!

Helping put on the wedding dress

bridal boots

Helping put on the wedding dress in front of window

Ring in flowers

Smiling bride with bouquet 3

Bride and maid of honour together

Ekhidna Wines Mclaren Vale Wedding Ceremony

Both Niki and trenton were quite excited by their bridal cars so they made a big entrance by driving right up onto the lawn near the vineyards at Ekhidna Wines Mclaren Vale. From there, the ceremony took place with the hills and vineyards in the background and was personalised by some funky personal quirky events Nikki and Trenton planned.

Things such as a coin toss to figure out who says their vows first, adn then their fur baby dog coming to visit as they signed their paper work. These sorts fo things are always guarnateed to put a smile on everyone’s face!

Groom watching bridal car arrive

bridal car arriving amongst vineyards

Bride looking out window of car

Bride in front of Ekhidna Winery Mclaren Vale

Grooms first look as she walks towards him

Groom looking at his bride during the ceremony 2

Ekhidna Winery Mclaren Vale Wedding Ceremony

Ekhidna Winery Mclaren Vale Wedding Ceremony Cloudy

Laughing bride 2

Bride and groom holding hands closeup

Laughing bride during vows

Groom listening to her vows

Bride and groom laughing together under the arbour

First kiss Ekhidna Winery Mclaren Vale

Smiling bride after first kiss

Best Man being as imposing as possible

Best wishes from fur baby

Ekhidna Winery Mclaren Vale wedding Ceremony on cloudy day

Kiss to the head of his bride

Glamour Photos

As their dog wasn’t going tostay long we began by taking some glamour photos of both Nikki and Trenton with their dog – however they were a little afraid that he would run off – so I ended up having to photoshop out the leash which was held by one of their sons as he ran with the dog down the vine ally way 🙂

The day’s weather was a finicky beast being cloudy and windy one minute, then sunny the next – but we made the most of it by walking about the vineyards a bit, then using the barrels Ekhidna Wines have on display.

One major reason why I love Ekhida Wines as a Mclaren Vale Wedding Venue is the direction their vine yards face – it always makes for a great drone sunset shot – despite there not being much of a sunset!

Wedding dog

Dog running through vines on wedding day

Bride and groom with their dog

Kiss amongst the Ekhidna WInery vines

Bridal couple walking together amongst the vineyard

Bridal couple through the vines

bride and groom leaning on wine barrels

Ekhidna Winery Mclaren Vale wine barrels photo

Bride and groom in the sunlit vines

Bride and groom kissing over the bouquet

bride and groom walking together in the vineyard 2

Holding one another in the Ekhidna winery Mclaren Vale vineyard

Ekhidna Winery Mclaren Vale vineyard

Drone shot of bride and groom in vineyard

Night time wedding photo

Wedding Reception

To finish up the day, Nikki and Trenton held a cocktail style reception in the Ekhidna Wines cellar door, and also had the SvenStudios photobooth set up! The night was a lovely casual affair, which really picked up once the dance floor opened and everyone cut loose for a bit 🙂 Was a lot of fun to be a part of!

Bridal couples names sign

Wedding favour cookies

Wedding cake topper with names

bridal party entry to reception

Bride and groom entry to Ekhidna Winery

Wedding cake set up at Ekhidna Winery Mclaren Vale

Personalised wedding serviettes

Maid of honour speech 2

best Man Speech 2

bride and groom listening to speeches

Cutting the wedding cake together

First dance 10

First dance 11

Thanks a bunch Nikki and Trenton for having me as your wedding photographer! Hope you enjoy your photos as much as I did taking them!

December 23, 2020

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Veale Gardens Wedding – Jacqui & Dion

Jacqui & Dion
Veale Gardens Wedding

Jacqui and Dion’s Veale Gardens Wedding on South Terrace in the Adelaide CBD was an epic affair, full of fun, dancing, fireworks and lovely people! The COVID Pandemic had unfortunately threw Jacqui and Dion’s plans a little bit but they made very good use of the (then) lesser restrictions in place that allowed for dancing and ‘vertical’ drinking!

Preparation

Preparation in the morning was a jovial affair with dancing, making alot of nose and plenty of proud parents looking on at their sons and daughters! We were tasked with producing some videography along with the photography for the day so my wife also came along to help out with producing some footage.

I started out the day with Jacqui’s house of preparation to begin the documentation, before heaing over to Dion’s place of preparation while my wife stayed at Jacqui’s house for the dancing and merry making.

Engagement ring in flowers

Wedding bands on wood

Putting on makeup surrounded

Fur Baby in dress

Pinching Dads cheek

Mum helping out with jewellery

Bride putting on wedding shoes

Bride looking pretty in front room

Macedonian wedding dance

Posing with Macedonian flag

Macedonian wedding dancing

Dion and his family were being prepared in a more subdued mannor, with not so much dancing, but still making a bit of noise with the suped up cars they had parked out the front! There were smiles all round as everyone was helping each other get ready by tieing ties and fitting flowers to suits.

Suit jacket hanging in window

Groom getting ready in natural light

Fluffing up the hair

Best man helping with tie

Putting on ties

Mum looking on as Dad puts on tie

Groomsman putting on flower

Flower being put on suit

groomsmen ready

Hugs from Mum

Veale Gardens Wedding Ceremony

it was a bit of a running joke with Dion and his family that 2020 kept throwing a few curve balls Jacqui and Dion’s way right up to the beginning of their ceremony! Unfortunately their celebrant had a bit of a family emergency just prior to their wedding so ended up being a little late for the party – but it all worked out in the end! In fact the entire day worked out very well.

Jacqui and Dion’s veale Gardens wedding ceremony was held at rock pool 7, which is perfectly suited for cars to drive in to the nearby carpark for the pavilion restaurant and then walk through the lovely manicured gardens and grass to reach it.

Their ceremony was highlighted by two readings while their wedding rings were held by a member of the family which was a nice way to include as many people as possible.

Wedding sign at ceremony

Guests waiting in Veale Gardens

Bridal motorcade arriving

Smiling bride in veale Gardens

Smiling groom in veale Gardens

Bridal and Dad approaching

Grooms first lok as bride walks down aisle

Smiling bride looking at groom

Speech giver

Veale Gardens wedding ceremony

Veale Gardens wedding ceremony 2

Smiling Mum handing rings

Smiling groom looking at his bride

Exchanging wedding bands 3

Veale Gardens wedding ceremony under trees

Veale Gardens wedding ceremony near pavilion

Bridal exit 2

Veale Gardens Wedding Photos

We did not linger long for Veale Gardens wedding photos, but rather zoomed off for a few after ceremony drinks in a small cocktail bar in Peel St. However i did manage to convince Jacqui and Dion to walk about in the nearby Gums trees for a bit of variety in their wedding photos!

Bridal party in front of motorcade

Walking through trees together

Smiling hugs

Veale Gardens wedding photo in trees

Veale Gardens wedding photo looking at camera

Afternoon tea

In peel st we made use of the older architecture for some more photos before heading into the cocktail bar for a few drinks with family. During what is usually a hectic time of a wedding day, Jacui and Dion opted to take it easy and spend the time with family and friends rather than spending their entire day taking photos – which I totally understand and respect!

Peel st wedding photo

Peel st wedding photo in archway

Peel st Adelaide wedding photo in archway

Guests having a drink on peel st

Bridal couple overlooking peel st

Cheers 2

bridal party leaning in on bridal couple

Last supper mock wedding photo

JDF Function Center Wedding Reception

The main event – sos to speak was Jacui and Dion’s epic party they had planned at the JDF Reception center in Windsor Gardens. Their reception was decked out with almost everything you could imagine at a wedding party – from my Photobooth to dry ice and indoor fireworks! It certainly was a party to remember, and it was midnight before anyone knew it! The night was just such a blast that the time flew.