InglewoodInn Wedding – Hannah & James

HANNAH & JAMES
InglewoodInn Wedding

Hannah and James’ wedding took place at the InglewoodInn on a rather chilly day at the tail end of winter. It was a beautiful day otherwise as the day was full of loving family and friends gathered to celebrate a wonderful couple. They asked me to be their hourly service so that I was there to cover their wedding ceremony and most of their reception. Their entire day was planned to take place on and around the grounds of the InglewoodInn which was fantastic as it made the day lovely and laid back with little that could go wrong 🙂

Before the ceremony

I arrived around an hour before the wedding ceremony was to begin, so I wandered about taking shots of the boys chatting, enjoying a few beverages and chatting over their Subarus. James was only showing slight nerves, running about keeping busy and greeting guests, but the whole affair was reasonably laid back and an air of fun was lingering over the whole scene.

Nervous bevvy

Selfie

Wedding rings

Bride arriving

Last minute preparation

Bride arriving

Grooms flower

Smiling chaps

Walking down to wedding ceremony

InglewoodInn wedding

InglewoodInn Wedding Ceremony

Once Hannah arrived at the InglewoodInn in her own Subaru, and she made her way down the steep driveway, their simple wedding ceremony took place. Apparently their arbour was decorated with Ikea-bought trimmings which I thought were pretty awesome.

Smiling celebrant

Vows

Holding hands

InglewoodInn Wedding Ceremony

Smiling Groom

Vows

Smiling bride

Smiling groom

Tears

First kiss

Bride arriving

InglewoodInn Glamour Photos

After the wedding ceremony we wandered about the grounds of InglewoodInn that at this time of year boasts a pretty running stream along with a stunning old bridge at the very edge of their curated garden. Unfortunately this time of year the usually stunning green foliage of the oak trees had fallen, but the bare trees have an appeal of their own. We also head up the road a bit to make use of a dilapidated old cottage which I’m a big fan of.

Embrace at the old cottage

Bride and bridesmaids

Groom and groomsmen

Under the wattle

InglewoodInn wedding

InglewoodInn creek

Flying veil

Garden bridge wedding photo

Kiss in the garden

Bridal party walking about

InglewoodInn kiss

Kiss in the garden

Garden bridge wedding photo

Engagement ring

Embrace at the old cottage

InglewoodInn Wedding Reception

I had a wonderful time at Hannah and Jame’s wedding reception, chatting to the people on the table I was sat at. I’d like to thank hannah and James for really treating me as a guest! It’s one reason why I love doing what I do, I meet some amazingly interesting people and have a blast :). One fun thing was the fact that they had organised a smoke machine for their first dance and they gave me the control so I could set the smoke while I was taking photos.

Guests

Wedding Cake topper

First Dance

Entrance

First Dance

Mingling

Wedding Cake

Speech

I hope Hannah and James enjoy their photos as much as I enjoyed taking them! 🙂

September 15, 2017

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Glenelg Golf Club Wedding – Tam & Shaun

TAM & SHAUN
Glenelg Golf Club Wedding

It was a beautifully sunny day for Tam and Shaun’s wedding at the Glenelg Golf Club which backdropped an incredible day full of love and joy. They opted to have me as their wedding photographer for the entire day allowing me to capture both of their preparations, right through until their exit from the Glenelg Golf Club where they held both their wedding ceremony and reception.

Preparation

I started the day with Shaun’s place of preparation which was a house in Hallett Cove, surrounded by his extended family and friends. The atmosphere was laid back and Shaun’s groomsmen were doing their best to keep things light hearted and fun by telling jokes and ripping on one another. When it came to tying ties though, things started to get serious, as none of them really knew how to tie the specific knot that Tam had requested them to wear! So out came a handy youtube video to help, but they still hadn’t perfected the knot before I left. It’s a pretty common thing that men have trouble with during their preparation. 🙂

Mum putting on flowers

Smiling groom

Wedding Rings

Groom and parents

Putting on ties

Suits

Walking towards the door

Putting on ties

Mum helping out

Groom looking suave

Groom and his groomsmen

Tam was getting prepared in a room of the Grand Hotel on the Glenelg foreshore. Much like the guys, the atmosphere was lovely and laid back with no real rush to get ready too soon. Once the dresses and make up was done, we went for a little walk out along the Jetty and used the Grand’s pool area for some glamour photos before revealing the wedding dress to tam’s dad.

Walking together on Glenelg Jetty

Dad

Looking out over the Glenelg Foreshore

Wedding Dress

Grand Staircase

Engagement rings

Walking down the staircase

Getting ready

Smiling bridesmaid

The Grand Pool area

Lacing up dress

Getting ready

Glenelg Golf Club Wedding Ceremony

The Glenelg Golf Club is located just to the south of the Adelaide Airport, nestled away in an area that you just wouldn’t know is there unless you’d sought out one of the best and most awarded golf clubs in South Australia. Founded in 1926, the Glenelg golf club was developed by the idea of a group of local business men who wanted to have a more local golf club for ‘regular Sunday morning sojourns’. Due to it’s locations, it’s become one of the more prestigious and well looked after golf clubs in South Australia.

The functions side of the Glenelg Golf Club has been awarded as well, winning a multitude of ABIA awards, with the most recent being the 2017 Australian Bridal Industry Academy Award for Best Club Reception Venue in Australia.

Tam and Shaun’s wedding reception took place on a little grassy area in front of the club house, as is the case with the majority of weddings that take place at the Glenelg Golf Club. The area is backdropped by a line of trees and a fairway for one of the course’s holes which can be a good and bad thing, as it looks nice, but you’ll always have people playing golf in the background. The time of day they held their reception however saw some magnificent sun shine seeping through in their photos which was nice.

Bridal motorcade

Wedding Ceremony

Bride kissing speech giver

Exchanging wedding rings

Grooms first sight of bride

Bride arriving

Happily married couple

Smiling Groom

After the first kiss

Vows

Glenelg Gold Club Wedding Ceremony

Vows

Glamour Photos

Rather than stay at the Glenelg Golf Club and make use of their lovely fairways as a backdrop to their wedding photos, Tam and Shaun opted to go for a bit of a drive down to Hallett Cove where they spent their first date. However due to the slightly later wedding ceremony they held in Glenelg, by the time we arrived at Hallett Cove, the Sun was just about ready to set, so we had to hurry to get all the photos we could before it sank below the horizon all together.

Groomsmen in their car

Hallett Cove Beach Wedding

Backseat kissed for the bride and groom

Night Time shot

Hallett Cove Beach Wedding

Kisses at sunset

Walking along together

Glenelg Golf Club Wedding Reception

The Glenelg Golf Club’s reception hall is a lovely laid-out area surrounded by decking outside suitable for guests to wander out on during the night. The guest’s tables were spread out across the room that can accommodate a rather large wedding congregation, surrounding the dance floor which was located at the fore of the head table where Tam, Shaun and their bridal party sat. It was a good fun night, culminating in a sparkler send off out the front of the club rooms with every guest, sparkler in hand seeing off their getaway car. Was pretty awesome 🙂

Smoking Groomsmen

The Garter Catcher

First dance

Speeches

Entrance styling

Bouquet Toss

Cutting the Cake

Glenelg Golf Club

Wedding Cake

First dance

Speech

Laughing Bride and Groom

Bridal hugs

Love Heart Guest Book

Thanks so much Tam and Shaun for having me capture your wedding photography. I hope you enjoy your photos as much as I enjoyed taking them! 😀

July 11, 2017

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Willunga Peacock Farm Wedding – Aubrey & Darcy

Willunga Peacock Farm Wedding photography

Willunga Peacock Farm Wedding – Aubrey & Darcy

I love heading to the Willunga Peacock Farm as a local Mclaren Vale wedding photographer. The venue has a stunning variety of lovely backdrops to use in photographs, and this is precisely what I drew upon at Aubrey and Darcy’s wedding. They had me as their wedding photographer for 7 hours which saw me at their wedding ceremony through to after their first dance at their reception venue out at the One Paddock Winery at Currency Creek.

Willunga Peacock Farm Wedding Ceremony

As usual I arrived a little early to the Willunga Peacock Farm so I was able to wander about capturing some shots of Aubrey and Darcy’s guests as they arrived in the beautiful Autumnal sunshine. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the centerpiece of the venue – the pond – was full of water as last time I covered a wedding here it was unfortunately dry. Their wedding ceremony was set up on the grassy area next to the pond which allowed for a lovely backdrop to the entire scene.

The Willunga Peacock Farm is an all-in-one wedding venue that is built around an organic, completely self sustaining farm. The venue boasts a rustic reception hall set within a covered veranda connected to a heritage listed farmhouse built in the 1800s. Theres also a bed and breakfast and gardens on site suitable for wonderful wedding photography.

Hugs

Wedding ceremony

Bride arriving

Groom waiting for bride

Vows

Signing the registry

Walking back down the aisle

Wedding ceremony

Willunga Peacock Farm wedding ceremony

Groom waiting for bride

Sun flare

Bridal party procession

Exchanging wedding rings

Bride and groom getting married

After the ceremony I gathered everyone together to take an aerial photo with my drone which has become one of the most popular aspects of my wedding photography service.

Drone group photo

Willunga Peacock Farm Glamour Photos

Walking about the Willunga Peacock Farm’s gardens and surrounding historic buildings is a wonderful experience, especially as a wedding photographer. The scenery lends itself well to the kind of natural wedding photography I’m known for. During May, the sun was setting quite early in the day which was fantastic as I managed to capture it in the most beautiful way in the backdrop of many of the photos.

Bride and groom looking back at bridal party

Wedding photography in the gardens

Wedding rings

Bridal party ripping bride and groom apart

Sun setting behind the bride and groom

Holding one another in a tree

Willunga Peacock Farm Wedding photography

Walking together

Walking across the bridge

Smiling at the camera

Smiles all round

Garden wedding photography

Walking across the bridge

Bridal party walking through the gardens

One Paddock Winery Wedding Reception

The One Paddock Winery down in Currency Creek was a bit of a drive away from the Willunga Peacock Farm, so by the time we arrived for the wedding reception, it had already turned dark. Once I arrived the guests were enjoying themselves in the lobby having a wonderful time chatting and having a few drinks. The wedding reception itself took place in the large reception hall they have decorated with winery paraphernalia such as wine barrels and plenty of rustic metal and wooden decor. It’s a beautiful, homely venue which suited Aubrey and Darcy’s wonderfully personal and intimate wedding day.