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Bridgewater Mill Wedding – Anna & Jeremy

  • ANNA & JEREMY

    Bridgewater Mill Wedding

    Through the foliage at Bridgewater Mill

It was a very warm day in January when I was lucky enough to cover Anna and Jeremy’s Bridgewater Mill wedding as their wedding photographer. So much so that unfortunately the original plan of holding the ceremony on the newly renovated decking at the Mill was replaced with the indoor area. Thankfully the cloud cover kept much of the heat away and everyone had a wonderful time 🙂

Preparation photos

Anna and Jeremy were prepared in separate rooms of the Manna Hotel in Hahndorf with me starting off with Anna and her bridal party just to say hello before heading over to the boys then heading back to the girls. Both Anna and Jeremy were fairly laid back in the morning, and the nerves were well hidden – but occasionally showed!  The natural happenings during preparation allowed me to capture some wonderfully candid photos of all the participants before heading outside for a bit of a walk around the local area. They both werent overly keen on heading out into the heat, but thankfully I could coerce them as we got some nice shots.

Putting on jacket
Heading out the door
Putting on flowers
Jeremy and his groomsmen
Getting ready in the mirror
Buttoning up vest
Wedding rings
Getting ready in the mirror
Jeremy and his groomsmen
Engagement ring
Stealing jelly beans
Smiling bride
Bridal Party
Putting on shoes
Smiling bride
Running kids
On the streets of Hahndorf
Putting flowers in hair
Flower girl

Bridgewater Mill wedding ceremony

The Bridgewater Mill is a historic Flour Mill built in the 1860s to take advantage of  the nearby stream that now runs through a nearby park. This incredible location provides a picturesque backdrop for wedding photos due to it’s old-world charm and unique water wheel which still turns. Unfortunately this wedding season the wheel is cordoned off for renovations, and also as the ceremony was held indoors, I couldn’t get it in any photo :(. That being said though, the area is still an amazing place to walk about and take photos. The ceremony location was lined with a fairly modern looking wood and glass interior which provided a ton of light while still having a homely atmosphere.

Anna and Jeremy opted to have a sand-pouring ceremony, which after a bit of shyness overcoming the flower girl as she walked down the aisle, she joined in happily. It’s always a lovely ceremony to have when joining two families together, particularly with kids involved. The coming together of the three different sands in the same vase represents the impossible nature of separating the family ever again.

Wedding sign
Sand ceremony
Groom and groomsmen at altar
Walking back down aisle
Exchanging wedding rings
Together holding hands
Sand ceremony
Group photo inside Bridgewater Mill
First kiss
Bridgewater Mill wedding ceremony

Glamour photos

After the ceremony was over, and after I broke out my drone for a few overhead photos, we went for a bit of a walk around the nearby park. The park was quite busy as we had to unfortunately remove a family of frolicking kids playing in the water of the stream to take the photos I wanted, but they were kind enough about it 🙂

Bridgewater Mill wedding
Wedding rings
Kiss with the bridal party in the background
Through the foliage
Drone love heart
Through the foliage at Bridgewater Mill
Playing on the playground
Bride and groom holding one another
On the wall of Bridgewater Mill
Genderbender wedding shot
In a doorway on Bridgewater mill
Bride and groom on stone wall
On the wall of Bridgewater Mill

The Haus wedding reception

We headed back to Hahndorf for the wedding reception held at The Haus Hahndorf. The Haus is famed for it’s wonderful selection of dishes made from primarily local ingredients.  Anna and Jeremy’s reception was a cocktail/buffet style evening with waiters walking about serving guests with platters of food or drink, along with a nearby self-serve buffet. As they had quite a few ties with the music industry, the DJ’s setup was quite impressive with a number of the guests also bringing their acoustic guitars. The entire evening was a joy to be a part of with all the guests contributing to the wonderfully jovial atmosphere.

Hugs on the dancefloor
Cutting the Cake
Victuals!
Kisses after speech
Speech
Groom’s speech
First dance
Wedding Cake
First dance
Reception entrance

I’d like to thank Anna and Jeremy for having me as part of their wedding as their wedding photographer, and I very much hope they enjoy their photos as much as I enjoyed taking them! 😀

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Auchendarroch House Wedding – Rebecca & Simon

  • REBECCA & SIMON

    Auchendarroch House Wedding

    Auchendarroch House wedding

Auchendarroch House in Mt Barker was the venue for Rebecca and Simon’s stunning wedding day under the sun. The day was complete with fireworks, courtesy of the nearby Christmas celebrations and absolutely sublime weather which all made for an incredible day! Rebecca and Simon opted to have be as their wedding photographer for most of their day, leading up to their reception, and then took advantage of the SvenStudios photobooth throughout their reception complete with one of my new hand-made  wooden guests books!

Preparation photos

I began my day at the house that Simon and his grooms men were being prepared in. Simon was in high spirits, joking about and being super helpful in getting all his gear ready for some photos. Soon after we started, more of his family arrived and I think the reality of the situation sunk in a little bit as some nerves were starting to show 🙂

Groom smiling
Dad looking on
Adjusting the tie
Groom’s shoes
Groom walking the hallway
Groom smiling
Groom getting ready
Groom’s watch

Rebecca and her bride’s maids were being prepared at their home in Mt Barker, nearby Auchendarroch house. The atmosphere was very laid back with  Rebecca’s brother being on hand at all times to lighten the mood with silly jokes. The morning went very smoothly with everything happening as it should so there wasn’t really any need for any nerves 🙂

Bridesmaids
Bride looking pretty
Engagement ring
Putting on wedding dress
Putting on makeup
Putting on wedding dress
Wedding dress
Bride looking pretty
Taking down wedding dress
Bridesmaids attending bride

Auchendarroch House wedding ceremony

Auchendarroch House was originally opened in 1860 by a Scottish migrant named Lachlan MacFarlane to be used as a hotel – then known as the Oakfield Hotel. Soon after, in 1878, it became the Summer residence of local businessman and philanthropist, Robert Barr Smith. It then became a convalescent home and Air Force hospital before being restored by the Wallis family in 2002 into the magnificent function center it is today. The house is a popular location for weddings in Mt Barker due to it’s old-world charm, surrounded by some quite impeccable gardens and local parks. All while still being the the center of the town of Mt Barker, so still quite convenient.

Rebecca and Simon were wed under the heritage listed tree next to the house. I’m sure their guests were quite thankful for this due to the weather becoming very hot by this time of day. It made for a wonderful backdrop to their wedding photos, complete with some easy to manage shadows over the entire party. It was wonderful!

Sitting under the tree
Celebrations after being married
Bride and groom under the tree
Groom seeing bride for first time
Bride and groom in front of guests
Girl in aisle
Groom smiling
Signing registry under tree
Exchanging wedding rings
Bride arriving in front of Auchendarroch House
Signing registry under tree

Glamour Photos

After getting my drone out to take some family photos, we utilised the grounds of Auchendarroch House to take some glamour shots, with a few silly shots sprinkled in. We then made use of the magnificent interior of the house before heading over to the old main street of Mt Barker.

Bride and groom under sun
Bride and groom under tree
Silly shot 🙂
Closeup of wedding rings
Bride walking the gardens
Bride and groom on bench
Bride and groom under tree
Bridal party through a kiss
Bride and groom under tree

The interior of Auchendarroch House is everything you’d expect from an 1800s hotel. Grand, opulent and full of beautiful wooden details complete with contrasting carpets and drapes. The whole setting makes for some of the best scenes for some intimate wedding photography.

Sitting chatting
Standing in windows
Auchendarroch House wedding
Dancing in the window
Walking along the outside fo the house
Kiss at the front door

In between these amazing glamour photos we also took a moment to take a photo where the bridal party was to look concerned about something I’ll photoshop in later. In this case Rebecca and Simon are big fans of Star Wars, so they requested a scene where they were running from some Star Wars war machines. They also happened to have Simon’s car in the background so I decided to blow it up!

Star wars wedding at Auchendarroch House

Auchendarroch House wedding reception

Rebecca and Simon also opted to have my photo booth set up at their reception, so I was tasked to take a few photos of the reception while also man the photobooth. The great thing about this wedding reception though was the fact that the local Christmas party was happening right next door, so we got some killer fireworks shots from above the house also!

Head table
Wedding cake
Catching the garter
Guests smiling
Catching the bouquet
Bride smiling at groom
Cutting wedding cake
First dance
Adelaide photo booth SvenStudios
Fireworks wedding over Auchendarroch House

Rebecca and Simon’s Auchendarroch House Wedding was such an awesome wedding to be a part of! Everything went smoothly from my perspective, and some amazing images were produced! I hope Rebecca and Simon enjoy their photos as much as I enjoyed producing them and I hope to cover another Auchendarroch House Wedding soon!

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Royal SA Yacht Squadron Wedding – Tracy & Jordan

  • Tracy & Jordan

    Royal SA Yacht Squadron Wedding

    Weee!

What a gorgeous wedding this was! Tracy and Jorden were wed on the grassy hill next to the Royal SA Yacht Squadron club houses in Outer Harbour on a super sunny, but not too hot day in November. The day provided for some amazing scenes thanks to Tracy and Jordan’s eagerness to travel and get to the right places for the best shots. It also helped quite a bit they had planned to go to some amazing spots for their photos after their ceremony. As they opted to take advantage of my value-packed full day package as their wedding photographer, I was on hand to capture every single moment of their stunning day.

Preparation

As s often the case, I began the day with Jordan and his grooms men. When I arrived in the morning, the boys sprang into action getting ready while also putting finishing touches on the best man’s speech. Most of the photos were taken in Tracy and Jordan’s house, which a small amount of time taken to take the dogs for a walk to the local park.

Groom getting ready
Groom through doorway
Playing fetch
Putting on ties
Donning suspenders
Groom getting ready
Wedding rings

Tracy and her bridal party were being prepared in a room overlooking the Largs Pier at the Largs Pier Hotel. This stunning old building has some incredible details throughout the building, with none more impressive than the grand staircase meandering up the floors. The bridal party were in high spirits and were actually prepared quite quickly so after a few photos, we had a bit of time for a bit of a breather before heading down to the pier and bar for a few shots outside.

Bride getting prepared
Wedding dress
Bridal Party walking the pier
Bride looking into mirror
Bride walking the balcony
Bridal party having a drink at the Largs Pier Hotel front bar
Cinderella shot on the Largs Pier Hotel staircase
Wedding dress
Engagement ring

Royal SA Yacht Squadron wedding ceremony

The Royal SA Yacht Squadron has has a presence in Outer Harbour since 1924 after having been founded at Birkenhead in 1881. The Royal SA Yacht Squadron is a stoic institution, originally founded amongst the tall ships of Port Adelaide as a social organisation, the club was forced to move to Outer Harbour due to the port becoming too congested.

Today the clubhouse of the yacht squadron has become a very popular location for weddings, and receptions, especially due to it’s newly renovated function room overlooking the marina. I myself journey to the Yacht Squadron a number of times a year for weddings and their receptions. The most recent of which would be Vanessa and Justin’s only a few weeks prior.

Tracy and Jordan’s wedding ceremony took place on the grassy hill overlooking the marina. The wind picked up just before the ceremony so there was a bit of that to contend with, but other than that the ceremony went off without a hitch.

Bride and Groom hugs
Royal SA Yacht Squadron wedding
Signing wedding registry
Wedding over marina
Vows
Beaming bride
Exchanging wedding rings
Groom seeing bride for first time
Beaming groom

Glamour Shots

The first location we headed to directly after the wedding ceremony was the Yacht Club’s quaint little original boat house that is located under the newly renovated function center. The area provides for a stunning backdrop with some very interesting lighting suitable for striking couple shots framed by glowing light.

Dancing in the Royal SA Yacht Squadron boathouse
Boathouse door walk
Lovey dovey in the boat house
Bridal party lining the doors in the boathouse
Dancing in the boathouse
Lovey dovey in the boat house
Dancing in the Royal SA Yacht Squadron boathouse

We then headed down to the Semaphore beachfront to take advantage of the sun and surf. Before heading to the jetty though, we first went for a bit of a walk toward the rocks that line the inlet towards Outer Harbour. Tracy was looking forward to using the rocks as a bit of a prop, and I was more than keen to oblige!

Embrace on sandbar
Groom picking up bride
Weee!
Bride and groom on the rocks
Bride leading groom through sanddunes
Bride on the rocks
Bride and groom on the rocks

Finally we navigated the crowds congregating for the Port Adelaide Christmas pageant to drive to the wonderfully popular wedding photo location that are the old Wool sheds for some inductional themed shots. These turned out incredibly considering the amount of redirected traffic we had to contend with while shooting. I’ve never seen this road that busy!

Bridal party standing about
Bride and groom infront of woolsheds
Bride and groom in front of woolsheds
Bride and groom in front of woolsheds
Groom jumping for joy
Couple’s embrace

Royal SA Yacht Squadron wedding reception

After having taken these amazing shots around Port Adelaide, we headed back to the newly renovated Yacht Squadron for the wedding reception. The party was a boisterous affair with some characters keeping the night from becoming boring 😉 All in all the entire day was an absolute blast and I really enjoyed myself!

Daddy daughter dance
Wedding reception
First dance
Guests having fun
Cutting the cake
Nutbush
Guests having fun
Wedding Cake
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St Andrew’s Church Wedding – Vanessa & Justin

Royal South Australian Yacht Club wedding

St Andrew’s Church Wedding – Vanessa & Justin

Vanessa and Justin’s wedding took place at the historic St Andrew’s Church in Walkerville, north east of the city. The church provided some beautiful surrounds to what was obviously a love filled ceremony to celebrate two wonderful families coming together. I started the day at St Andrew’s Church for the ceremony, and saw us venture into Port Adelaide for some industrial-themed glamour shots and then to the Royal Australian Yacht Squadron for Vanessa & Justin’s reception. vanessa and Justin opted to take advantage of my flexible hourly package for 4 hours. The weather on the day was absolutely stunning which enabled some amazing photos to be taken. Enjoy!

St Andrew’s Church Wedding Ceremony

I arrived around an hour early to the wedding which enabled me to float about capturing Justin and his entourage putting the final touches on their suits and adjusting their hair. Justin was all smiles which just a touch of nervousness sneaking in, but he hid it well 🙂

Groom smiling
Groom smiling

St Andrew’s Church is a historic church being built in 1848 on land enthusiastically donated by a local brewer. It’s claim to fame are its magnificently preserved stained glass windows, the majority of which are from the British Company of James Powell and Sons of Whitefriars. The insides of the church provide a wonderfully dimly-lit atmosphere perfect for a sacred ceremony such as marriage, plus it’s cavernous ceilings give great opportunities for epic photographs.

St Andrew’s Church
Bride and groom
Bride and Groom at altar
Bride and Groom at altar
Groom smiling at bride
Inside the church
Bride walking down aisle
Priest
Inside the church
signing registry
First kiss
Lighting candle together

Glamour photos

In front of the church
In front of the church
In front of the church
Wedding rings

After the ceremony and group photos out the front of the church, we headed down to a very popular wedding photography spot in Port Adelaide. So popular in fact that we had no less than 3 different weddings there at one point! While we waited for the other weddings to leave at the Port Adelaide Wool Sheds, I suggested we head around the corner to a more quiet location with wonderfully industrial walls to use as a backdrop.

Wedding car
Port Adelaide Wool Sheds wedding
Brick walls
Bridal party with wedding car
Wedding car
Port Adelaide Wool Sheds wedding

After the other weddings had left, we had the roads in front of the famous Port Adelaide Wool Sheds all to ourselves, and the sun was fantastic! I used the sun’s flares to great effect behind Vanessa and Justin to create a beautifully lit, dreamy backdrop. I had loads of fun 🙂

Wedding shadows
Sun backdrop
Port Adelaide wool sheds wedding
Bridal party
Groomsmen
Flower girl eating berries
Bridal party on brick wall
Port Adelaide wool sheds wedding

Before the reception started at the Royal Yacht Squadron, we had a few minutes to utilise the stunning backdrop of the marina for a few more photos. This was mainly due to having tried Semaphore beach for some shots with the jetty, but not finding a park.

Royal South Australian Yacht Club wedding
Royal South Australian Yacht Club wedding
Groom and his Groomsmen
Royal South Australian Yacht Club wedding
Lovey Dovey

Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron Wedding Reception

I’ve been down to the Yacht Squadron quite a few times now for different weddings and receptions. It’s become quite a popular venue due to its neat backdrop of million dollar yachts and close proximity to beaches like Semaphore. The clubhouses have been upgraded to have a modern, clean feel overlooking the marina and the staff couldn’t be nicer.

Bride and Groom laughing with guests
Bridal entrance
Bride and Groom laughing with guests
Kids being kids
Cutting the wedding cake
Wedding cake
Gifts

I’d like to thank Vanessa and Justin for having me be their wedding photographer on their wedding day, and I hope they enjoy their photos!