Cruising Yacht Club of SA Wedding – Emily & Angel

Emily & Angel
Cruising Yacht Club of SA Wedding

Emily and Angel held their lovely intimate wedding ceremony at the the Cruising Yacht Club of SA. The prestige of this venue is apparent as soon as you arrive as you’re surrounded by multi million dollar yachts in a stunning location! I was asked to be their wedding photographer for a few hours, seeing me with them for their preparation, through to the first parts of their early reception dinner.

Preparation

Emily and Angel chose to be prepared on the same location, together at a property not far from the Cruising Yacht Club. The atmosphere was reasonably laid back with family and freinds also on site fussing about, preparing lunch, or getting ready while watching a Chinese action movie on the TV in the background. I was treated to some scrumptous home made food while there, and it was very much appreciated!

As Emily and Angel were being prepared at the same lcoation they could share makeup artists and hairdressers, without having them travel to multiple locations in the morning – this made everything run much smoother than what I have experienced in the past, and everyone was ready to leave, and head to the ceremony quite early.

Both brides sitting in makeup chairs

Standing next to painting

Smiling brides

Looking pretty

Putting on necklace

Holding hands

Smiling

Girls looking on

Wedding ring box

putting on makeup

Playing with veil

Putting on earrings

bride looking out windows

Emily and Angel before their ceremony

Close up of wedding shoes

Looking out window

Cruising Yacht Club of SA Wedding Ceremony

The Cruising Yacht club of SA is a well kept secret of Adelaide wedding venues, nestled along the shores of the north-western Adelaide beaches, the marina and club rooms are hard to spot unless you are looking out for the venue as you drive past. The main draw of the venue for weddings would be the views of the marina and exclusivity of the space provided – including gated car parking and a hidden wedding ceremony spot.

The wedding ceremony location set up at the Cruising Yacht Club of SA is a small, dedicated area set off to the side of the marina, shaded by cloth sails and headlined by an impressive concrete circular station where the bridal couple stands during the ceremony. Emily and Angel’s wedding ceremony was held bilingually in both English and Chinese for the benefit of all those in attendance and made everyone smile with it’s innate sweetness and beauty.

Wedding sign

Brides arriving

Brides approaching altar

Under the Cruising yacht club of SA’s wedding circle

Cruising Tacht Club of SA wedding

Standing together in front of family and friends

Wedding ceremony at Cruising Yacht Club of SA

Smiling brides

Ring bearer

Exchanging wedding bands

First kiss at Cruising Yacht CLub of SA

Wedding ceremony ending

Bridal exit

Glamour Photos

After the ceremony and family photos which we held just behind where the wedding ceremony took place, we first used the Cruising Yacht Club of SA’s lovely marina lined with huge yachts to take some glamour photos. Emily and Angel had even arranged to use the bow of one of the yachts to have photos done, which was wonderfully unique. We then went on a short drive to Grange beach where we used the lovely sand dunes and jetty for more shots, while also making use of the large kites that were being flown that day as a backdrop.

Heading towards the yachts

In the Cruising Yacht club of SA’s marinia

Hugging brides

brides on yacht

Cruising yacht club of SA marina

Bouquet in sand

brides on the beach together

Brides standing together in sand dunes

Together under Grange Jetty

Walking together under Grange jetty

Celebrating under Grange Jetty

Married couple

Cruising Yacht Club of SA Wedding Reception

The Cruising Yacht club of SA has a number of different function rooms to choose from when holding a wedding ceremony. As Emily and Angel’s wedding party wasn’t on the large side, they opted to make use of the smaller of the available areas for their wedding reception. It was a nice space that boasted sweeping views of the marina and all the boats. The highlight of their party I feel was their duel bouquet toss, where they both threw their bouquet at the same time. it’s always fun when everyone joins in for that! WHile I wasn’t there for their entire reception, the atmosphere was friendly, laid back and felt very family friendly, with evertyone enjoying themselves and listening to speeches.

Wedding decor

One of the Cruising Yacht Club of SA’s function rooms

Table center piece

Wedding cake

Wedding favours

Cutting the cake together

Before the double bouquet toss

Bouquet toss

Flower girl

Emily and Angel together

Bridal party at the head table

Thanks go out ot Emily and Angel for having me as their wedding photographer!

December 28, 2019

Wedding preview, Wedding

St Laurences Church High Mass Wedding – Alison & Josh

Alison & Josh
St Laurence’s Church High Mass Wedding

I was priviledged to witness the St Laurences Church High Mass Wedding of Alison and Josh in mid November as their wedding photographer. it was quite the spectical with no less than 3 priests and a multitude of altar boys conducting the very traditional latin high mass at the fore of the stunning church that is St Laurence’s. While the ceremony was wonderful, it was also fantastic to cover the first wedding reception that has been held at the new venue of Tatachilla estate!

Preparation

I began the day as I usually do at the place where Josh and his groomsmen were being prepared. The morning was quite laid back with some funny moments where someone had given Josh some booklets titled ‘don’ts for weddings, and husbands‘ while also reminicing about other weddings the groomsmen had been a part of.

groom affects

cufflinks detail shot

putting on shirt

helping out with tie

Putting on jacket

Groom Putting on jacket

smiles on the groom

Groom and groomsmen standing about

Groom and groomsmen standing under tree

I arrived at the house were Alison was being prepared just as their make-up was being completed, which is great as I’m then able to flit about taking detail shots of the dress, shoes, etc. The bridal party all had matching kimonos on during the morning, and two little girls were running about causing havok – which was kind of a good thing as it distracted from any nerves Alison may have been feeling. 🙂

engagement ring in bouquet

Bridal shoes

whispering flower girls

bride putting on makeup

girls looking up at wedding dress

bridesmaid smiles

looking in mirror while getting ready

bridesmaids in kimonos

Dad’s first look of bride

Bride with dress on

Bride standing with bouquet

bridesmaids looking on

St Laurences Church High Mass Wedding Ceremony

As some of you may know, I worked at a Catholic primary school for almost a decade as a Japanese teacher, so I was fairly knowledgeable of the procession of mass, and wedding masses. However, Alison and Josh’s High Mass wedding was something I had yet to witness. The entire procession was quite awe inspiring, with no less than 3 priests and several altar boys conducting the service, all while a 4-strong gregorian chior chanted in the background. The High Mass itself took around 90 minutes to complete, as it followed a strict procession, concluding whith all the guests joining in with communion. The stunning surrounds of St Laurences Church made for a stunning backdrop for the entire ceremony, and it was certainly a ceremony to remember!

St Laurences Church

priest getting ready

High Mass wedding procession

grooms first look

Bridal entrance

inside st laurences church

Together at the altar

exchanging wedding rings

wedding ceremony in st laurences church

inside st laurences church landscape

sitting together catholic high mass wedding

catholic high mass wedding

Priest holding the bible

catholic mass wedding

bridal party kneeling

crucifix at St Laurences church

Bridal exit

Glamour Photos

For glamour photos, we first utilised the wonderful interior of St Laurences, after having the group photo done out the front of the church. We then went for a short drive to South Terrace to Veale Gardens where we made use of the lovely diversity available there. From Australian gum trees out the back, to highly manicured rose gardens, it’s a nice spot to capture a variety of wedding photos. We then head towards Mclaren Vale as a short stop off before heading to Tatachilla Estate for the reception. We usued the wonderful olive tree grove located right off the main street to get a few shots in amongst the trees. Our final spot for glamour photos was the vineyards located out the front of Tatachilla estate. We used the dying light as the sun went down for a few nice shots of just Alison and Josh together amongst the vines.

bridal couple inside st laurences church

Wedding bands on hands

bridal couple kissing in St Laurences church

bride and groom in bridal car

bride and groom under gum trees

bride and groom under gum trees in veale gardens

bridal party in veale gardens

bride and groom above pool in veale gardens

Veale Gardens pool

walking along the bridge in veale gardens

bride and groom amongst roses

closeup of bridal bouquet

bride and groom under olive trees

Holding one another

bride and groom in Mclaren vale’s olive trees

smiles all round

bride and groom at Tatachilla estate

bride and groom amongst the vineyards

looking through the vineyards

behind the bride amongst vineyards

holding one another in vines

Tatachilla Estate Wedding Reception

I was told that Alison and Josh’s wedding reception was the first that has been held at the new venue at Tatachilla Estate. Apparently the venue had been recently purchased from the nearby Tatachilla Lutheran School in order to ransform it into a new, large wedding and event venue, and I must say it certainly has potential! It’s a huge space, suitable for gigantic functions, but as it is right now it’s fairly rustic as it had been used as a school camp space for decades.

Alison and Josh’s reception was punctuated by loving speeches, plenty of dancing and scores of people all having a great time!

wedding cake

bridal entrance at Tatachilla Estate

bridal party at head table

laughter

tatachilla estate wedding

Hold on to what is good

speech

children dancing

grooms speech

holding one another during first dance

first dance

first dance at tatachilla estate

guests having fun

guests

dancing nan

dancing together

wedding guests dancing the macarenea

bouquet toss at tatachilla estate

bride and groom exit arch

I’d like to thank Alison and Josh for having me as their wedding photographer, it was a wonderful day and certainly a wedding I’ll not soon forget! 😀

December 24, 2019

Wedding preview, Wedding

AlRu Farm Wedding – Rachael & Jason

Rachael & Jason
AlRu Farm Wedding

Rachael and Jason went on a week long road trip from Perth with their little fur babies in order to hold their wedding at the stunning AlRu Farm in Northern Adelaide. It’s little wonder why as, combined witht he stunning surrounds fo AlRu Farm and the amazing weather they enjoyed on their day – the whole setting was stunning and made for a wonderful day! I was asked to be their wedding photographer for their day, along with providing my photobooth that was set up for their reception.

Preparation

Both Rachael and Jason were prepared on site at AlRu farm, in the cute little self-contained cottage on site, nestled in amongst the wonderful gardens and wild flowers that were sprouting this time of year. Jason and his groomsmen however had a much shorter amount of time to get ready as they had to juggle puttin finishing touches on their decorations around the venue, and the fact that Rachael and her bridal party were expecting to find the cottage unused and ready for them to get ready.

Button holes

Grooms getting ready

groomsman getting ready

Closeup on suit

Groom putting on tie

Grooms getting ready in window

Groomsmen standing together

As I mentioned previously, Rachael andJason brought their little fur babies along with them for their day, so they were present while Rachael was getting ready, trying to catch the ducks and generally just being little puppies. They were an integral part of Rachael and Jason’s day being their ring bearers during their ceremony, along with taking pride of place as a large printed photo near their head table during the reception.

Rachael and her bridal party had a very relaxing preparation, with little to no nerves showing, and everyone just laughing and having a great time right up until the ceremony.

Wedding dress in windows

Engagement ring

bride getting ready at AlRu Farm

Bridal party

Bridal party helping bride get ready

Doggies

Bride looking pretty at AlRu Farm

Bridal party cheers

Putting on Mum’s flower

AlRu Farm Wedding Ceremony

AlRu farm has a small, purpose built little grassed area, flanked on all sides by lush vegetation suitable for wedding ceremonies, which is where Rachale and Jason chose to hold their own ceremony. The sun was floating in and out of cloud cover all the while during the ceremony, which made it tricky for me – but made for quite a diverse range of photos.

Their cermeony was short and sweet, punctuated by heartfelt personalised vows, and of course their little puppies running in and being cute while carrying their wedding rings.

Hand fasting

Holding hands

AlRu Farm wedding ceremony through arch

Groom’s first look

Bridal approach

Close up of groom’s Buttionaire

Wedding exit

Groom waiting patiently

Doggies

Holding hands

Smiling groom

AlRu Farm wedding ceremony

Glamour Photos

For glamour photos, as one might expect when having a wedding at the stunning AlRu farm, we utilised the beautiful gardens for their glamour photos! The gardens on site are pretty much purpose built for wedding photos, with a range of different scenery that just makes taking wedding photography a breeze. Was just a shame we head out a little too late in the evening to catch the sunset over the lake, but we certainly made use of the greenhouse at night, where I lit it up with portable lights and made a stunning scene!

Together in the AlRu Farm gardens

Closeup of wedding bands

Amongst the gardens

Under the archway

Walking under the famed AlRu Farm Pillars

Bridal Party under the AlR Farm pillars

Bridal party together

AlRu Farm Driveway

Together on the driveway

Together in the long grass

Hugs in the long grass

AlRu Farm sunset

AlRu Farm Greenhouse

AlRu Farm Wedding Reception

The AlRu farm reception hall on site was where Rachael and Jason chose to hold their wedding reception, decorated all over by personal touches put there by Jason and his groomsmen prior to the day beginning. The hall itself is an old barn-type building, probably used back in the day for storing hay, or processing something, but these days it’s lined with mirrors and makes for a beautifully rustic backdrop for a wedding reception.

The highlight of the night for me was certainly witnessing what would have to be the best coreographed first dance I had seen in a while, which I’m sure Rachel and Jason practiced for months beforehand! They also held a shoe game, and the dance floor was filled all night by guests all having a great time!

Bride and Groom entrance

Bride Groom and Baby

Food

Tardis Wishing well

guest

Speech

Maid of honour speech

Shoe game

First dance

Grinning during the first dance

AlRus Farm first dance

Dancing guest

Dancing guests

Having fun

guests having fun

Conga line

Rachel and Jason’s AlRu Farm wedding was a blast to be a part of, I had a great time and I hope they enjoy their photos! 😀

December 13, 2019

Wedding preview, Wedding

Mt Osmond Golf Course Wedding – Ash & Brad

Ash & Brad
Mt Osmond Golf Course Wedding

It was an absolutely stunning day for Ash and Brad’s Mt Osmond Golf Course Wedding at be beginning of November! Despite having rained in the morning, the rest of the day turned out to have the most magnificent weather and really was the perfect example of the saying that rain on your wedding day is good luck! The day was full of family fun, awesome people and the most amazing flower guy ever! I was asked to be their wedding photographer for the entire day and it turned out to be a fantastic day!

Preparation

I started the day as I usually do with Brad and his groomsmen after having set up their photo booth at the Mt Osmond Golf Course. The boys weren’t too far away in Bellevue Heights and when I arrived it was obvious to me that the entire day was going to be wonderfully laid back as the banter between the boys made for some good fun while everyone got ready. Brad’s Mum was on hand to help tie everyone’s tie and pin the flowers on suit lapels, while I was also introduced to the ‘flower guy’ which I initially thought was a joke due to the floral design of his shirt – but it turned out he was, in every way the ‘flower guy’.

wedding rings

Custom Cufflinks

Groomsmen getting ready

Groomsmen tieing tie

Brad getting ready

Smiling groomsmen

Mum helping tie ties

Groom getting ready in front of window

Groom tieing tie

Groom and groomsmen on street

Groom and groomsmen

Ash and her bridal party were being prepared at a delightful property owned by her parents where they also host a bed and breakfast. As a result the gardens and general design of the house really lent it’s self really well to some stunning vistas perfect for bridal party preparation photos! Much like the boys the atmosphere was fairly laid back, with Mum and Dad on hand to help out, while the cuteness quota was filled by a delightful little bubba who was floating about 🙂 I had a bunch of fun using the delightful gardens for photos with Ash before heading off for the ceremony.

Wedding dress in window

Bridal shoes

Engagement ring in flowers

Bride putting on makeup

Bride and bridal party

Wedding dress throguh doorway

Baby

Bridesmaids

Dad pacing

Parents first look of bride

bride getting ready

Bridesmaids helping

Ash looking pretty

Bridesmaids in tree

Bride looking pretty amongst trees

Bride looking pretty amongst pillars

Mt Osmond Golf Course Wedding Ceremony

Hosting a Mt Osmond Gold Course wedding means that you’re privvy to a wonderful vista of the entire Adelaide skyline, while also making the most of the wonderful backdrop of well manicured lawns and beautiful gum trees lining the golf course’s fairways. Mt Osmond Golf Course wedding cermeonies take place nearby the main practise putting green next to the club house on a large patch of grass with the sun positioned directly behind the heads of the bride and groom. This is fantastic for photographers as it means there no horrible shadows on faces, but it might be less great for guests as they tend to look straight into the sun – but thats only a problem if its a ater ceremony, which Ash and Brad’s was not.

The ceremony itself started off with raucous laughter as the delightful ‘flower guy’ came prancing down the hill completely dedicated to his role in throwing flower petals about the pace in the most flamboyant way. I even managed to get a fist full thrown at me while I was taking photos 🙂 The sight of the ‘flower guy’ doing his thing really lightened the mood for everybody which set the scene for a delightful wedding cermeony full of laughter and inside jokes.

Wedding sign

Bride arriving

Groom waiting

Flower man

bridal approach

Groom’s first look

Together at the altar

Holding hands

Smiling bride

Mt Osmond Golf Course wedding ceremony

Smiling couple

Wedding ceremony

Smiles all round

Smiling groom

Laughing bride

Exchanging wedding rings

First kiss at Mt Osmond Golf Club

Mt Osmond Golf Club Wedding ceremony end

Bridal exit

Glamour Photos

After having the family photos done, we hopped on some golf carts and zoomed to the end of the Mt Osmond Golf Club for some photos with the Adelaide skyline in the background. Launching the drone up on top fo the mountain made for some lovely views of the entire course! We head back out from the reception for some shots with the sun set also, which is another great thing about having a Mt Osmond Golf Club Wedding as the sunset seeps through the gum trees in the most delightful way for silhouette shots!

Drone love heart

Looking out over Adelaide

Mt Osmond Golf Course wedding photo

Bridal party together

Bridal party selfy

bride and groom together on the Mt Osmond Golf course

Bride and groom leaning against a tree

Bride and groom in golf cart

Bride and groom at sunset

Bride and groom under gum tree

Holding one another

Bride and groom

Bride and groom above pond

Bride and groom walking towards sunset

Hoding hands walking back to reception

Mt Osmond Golf Course Wedding Reception

With my photobooth running red hot all night, and the jovial nature of Ash and Brad’s guests, their Mt Osmond Golf Course Wedding Reception was rocking all night long with emotional speeches, dancing, live music and great food! The biggest laughter would probably have to be when Brad and his groomsmen pulled their pants down for a coordinated display of their matching underwear during Eagle Rock!

Photobooth guest book

Guests having fun

Bridal entrance

Wedding cake

Meal

Speech

groom speech

Cutting the wedding cake

First dance at Mt Osmond Golf Club Wedding

Dancing guests

Dancing flower guy

Photobooth props

I’d like to thank Ash and Brad for having me photogaph their big day. It was an awesome night to be a part of, tonnes of fun and I hope you enjoy your photos!

December 1, 2019

Wedding preview, Wedding

Botanic Park Wedding – Rose & Simon

Rose & Simon
Botanic Park Wedding

Rose and Simon chose to hold their wedding in the wonderful surrounds of the Adelaide Botanic Park – right next to the gates of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. The appeal of the Botanic park is that it’s wide and open, complete with magnificent Moreton Bay Fig trees that provide for marvellous backdrops to photos. It was a lovely sunny day, which unfortunately meant that plenty of other people had the same idea to head to the Botanic Park for picnics and family gatherings, but we worked around it as best we could 🙂

Preparation

Simon was being prepared in a room in the Holiday Inn Express Hotel, on Hindley street, which allowed us to go for a little walk once all the boys were dressed along Hindley and also the front of Parliament house for some photos. I think the walk was a little theraputic for Simon, to get over his nerves a little better, and loosen him up a bit for his big day 🙂

Wedding rings on shoes

Tieing tie

Tieing tie in front of window

Best man helping out

Putting on flowers

Groom and his groomsmen hanging out

Groom and groomsmen walking in Adelaide

Groom and groomsmen out the front of parliament house

Groom checking time in front of parliament house

Groom in front of Parliament house

Groom and groomsmen in doorway

Rose and her bridal party was being prepared at their house north of the city. When I arrived the first thing I saw was an enourmous cheese and finger food platter that I was amazed to hear that Rose had just ‘whipped up’ for the occasion. It was honestly very impressive! The atmosphere was fairly jovial, with not too many nerves showing, all the girls were in good spirits!

Engagement ring in bouquet

Wedding shoes

Wedding dress

Bride and bridesmaids in kimonos

Getting ready

bridesmaids

Bride getting ready

Bridesmaids helping out

Bridesmaids helping Bride out

Tieing up wedding dress

smiling bride

Bride almost ready

Bride looking pretty

Bride looking pretty walking out door

bride and bridesmaids together

Botanic Park Wedding Ceremony

Due to the fact that the Botanic Park had become a fairly popular spot on their day, unfortunately they had to make the snap decision to set up their ceremony in a different position so as to not get any picnicing families in the background of their photos. This also meant that the glaring sun was right in front of them for their whole ceremony, which wasnt ideal – but other than that their ceremony went off very well with Rose’s son walking her down the aisle and emotion showing on Simon’s face 🙂

Guests lining up for espresso martinis in Botanic Park

bridal motorcade

Bride arriving

Bridal approach

Groom looking on

Holding hands

Botanic Park wedding ceremony

Celebrant talking

Botanic Park wedding ceremony with trees in background

Botanic Park wedding

Vows

Listening to vows

Exchanging wedding rings

First kiss

Botanic Park Glamour Photos

Rose had unfortunately hurt her foot a few weeks prior to their wedding day so as it was encased in a moonboot under her dress, I was mindful of the fact that she wouldn’t want to walk too far for photos, so we made use of the Moreton Bay fig trees directly surrounding where they held their ceremony, and it also allowed Rose and Simon to maintain social contact with their guests while we were taking photos. The group family photos were also quite easy to organise because of this. We diddn’t spend too long walking about for photos – just enough time to grab a few nice shots before heading back to the expresso martini van they had set up for their guests! On the way back tot he Intercontinental Hotel for their wedding reception, we stopped off at the famed pillared walkway in the Adelaide University for a few photos there too.

bride and Groom in Botanic park

bouquet

Walking together near trees

Walking into the Botanic Park Trees

Adelaide Botanic Park tree

Surprise!

Together in a Botanic Park tree

Heads together

Bridal party in Botanic Park

Bride and bridesmaids in botanic Park tree

Groom and groomsmen in Botanic Park tree

Bridal party infront of motorcade

bride and groom at Adelaide University

bride and groom in Adelaide University

Holding one another

Intercontinental Hotel Wedding Reception

The main ballroom within the Adelaide Intercontinental Hotel was the setting for Rose and Simon’s opulent wedding reception, with an incredible vista set up for their huge wedding cake! Their head table was backdropped with a lovely white sheet sparkling with led lights, while their table settings were complete with a little bottle of port for each guest. With a live band playing, and a laid back atmosphere, the night was fun to be a part of and the jovial guests made my job easy 🙂