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South Australian Museum Wedding – Ally & Rod

January 18, 2022/in Wedding preview, Wedding

Ally & Rod
South Australian Museum Wedding

The weather was perfect for Ally and Rod’s lovely South Australian Museum wedding in early December! The day featured not only sunny weather but also furry friends, plenty of laughs and incredible venues – including a funky gin bar for their reception!

Ally and Rod had me as their wedding photographer for 6 hours, while also producing a highlight and ceremony video, which considering their wedding day itinerary proved challenging but all the more fun for it! We stayed in the Adelaide CBD all day from both places of preparation at the Oaks Embassy Hotel, and photos throughout the city.

Preparation

The day strted in Rod’s room with his groomsmen – one of which was unfortunetely a little late due to being a bit unfamiliar with Adelaide’s layout! It meant that he arrived with a few minutes to spare before I had to pop over to Ally’s room. Rod’s preparation was otherwise in good spirits with nothing seeming to phase Rod as he geared up for his wedding ceremony.

Wedding bands mounted on shoe

Grooms affects laid out

Groom buttoning his shirt

Helping tie the grooms tie

Groomsman helping out

Groomsman helping out in front of window

Wrist band

Pacing groom

Smiling groom as his flower is attached

groom laughing with groomsmen

Ally and her bridesmaids were all helping each other prepare together in another room of the same hotel. The ladies were all keen to have a bit of fun by popping champaigne and having a fun time while helping ALly prepare for her big moment at her South Australian Museum wedding ceremony.

Engagement ring in amongst green bouquet

Popping champaigne on balcony

Bridal party in gowns

Bridesmaids going crazy over engagement ring

Bridal affects perched on shoes

Kisses for the bride from bridesmaids

Buttoning up bridal gown

Bride getting ready with bridesmaids

Bride standing in front of bridemaids

South Australian Museum Wedding Ceremony

One of the defining aspects of Ally and Rod’s relationship was apparently a mutual love for Alpacas – which I soon learnt were NOT Llamas – thanks to everyone quickly correcting me each time I made that faux pa! Due to this mutal love for the fuzzy animal, they had two of them walk down the aisle before Ally did! All very cute!

Ally and Rod’s South Australian Museum Wedding Ceremony took place in the front of the old police barracks that is hidden behind the Museum itself. It’s one of Adelaide’s best kept secrets in regards to giant heritage listed buildings hidden in plain view. The only unfortunately thing about this spot is the unfrotunate effect the sun has on sunny days such as this one! But it’s a great backdrop to a ceremony none the less!

Ally and Rod’s wedding ceremony was a nice, simple affair with heartfelt vows being said through the odd sounds made by the alpacas, cul;minating in a group photo using the building as a prop.

Bride arriving at South Australian Museum Wedding

Wedding Alpacas

bridal approach with two boys

Grooms first look at South Australian Museum wedding

South Australian Museum Wedding Ceremony

Celebrant talking

Cardboard cut out bridesmaid

bride listening to celebrant

Groom listening to celebrant

Smiling groom as he listening to bride’s vows

Smiling bride as she listening to vows

First kiss at South Australian Museum wedding

Wedding under the SA Police Barracks

Bridal exit at South Australian Museum Wedding

Group shot on the steps of the old Adelaide Police Barracks

Glamour Photos

For glamour photos, Ally and Rod had hired a mini bus to whisk us around the Adelaide CBD to quite a few spots they had scouted prior to their day.

We began of course at the Old Police Barracks, before heading to the Adelaide railway station, then North terrace for Bonython hall and a bit of scooting about – then made our way towards the Prohibition Liquor Co where they were to have their reception – but not before also have a photo inside another local bar and some parks throughout the city.

Time got away from us rather quickly so we had to cut some spots on the list of photo spots on the fly – which I dont think was a huge issue consideirng the variety of backdrops we had already achieved.

bridal party on steps of Adelaide Police Barracks

South Australian Museum wedding photo

South Australian Museum wedding photography

Groom tickling bride

Bride and groom standing together in archway

Bride and groom walking along stone wall

Bride and groom in Adelaide Railway station

Sitting on railway station bench together

bridal aprty at Railway station bench

bride and groom under the veil

bride resting on groom’s shoulder

Bonython hall bridal party photo

Bonython Hall wedding photo

Bride and groom on scooters

Bride and groom under North Terrace Moreton bay fig

Bride and groom under North Terrace Moreton bay fig with sun

bride and groom inbetween trees

Bride and groom walking towards the Jacaranda trees

bride and groom in pub

Prohibition Liquor Co Wedding Reception

I was at the reception long enough to record the entry of the bridal aprty and the speeches before heading off. The mini bus was booked to take me back to the SA Museum where I had parked my car, which was awfully thoughtful of Ally and Rod!

Bride and groom entering prohibition pub

Listening to MC speak

Bridesmaids listening to speeches

MC Cracking a joke

Hugs for bridesmaid

Groom laughing at wife’s jokes

bride and groom looking at camera during reception

Thanks go out to Ally and Rod for having me as your wedding photographer for your South Australian Museum weddingAlly and Rod’s South Australian Museum wedding took place on a hot and sunny day complete with alpacas and heaps of photo spots!! Hope you enjoy your photos and video!

StFrancis Winery Wedding – Bronwyn & Dayne

January 12, 2022/in Wedding preview, Wedding

Bronwyn & Dayne
StFrancis WInery Wedding

It was an incredibly sunny day for Bronwyn and Dayne’s StFrancis Winery wedding in late November!

Their day was full of fun filled hijinks curtesy of their bridal party and plenty of naughty water refreshments all throughout the day.

Their day was a bunch of fun to be a part of, so lets jump right into it!

Preparation

Bronwyn and Dayne were obviously up for a party right from the get go, with their respective entourages keen to have a bit of fun during their preparations! Dayne and his boys made sure to keep most of their body parts within their pants all morning, while we also made sure their delightful fur babies made it into plenty of their photos.

Groom and page boy suit

Grooms shoes on table top

Puppy

Groom putting on tie win sun

Groomsman with tie on head

Best man helping out with tie putting on

smiling groom at best man

Groom and dog

Groom looking out doorway

Groom helping with page boy flower

Grooms entourage on street

I arrived at Bronywn’s place of preparation to the beat of plenty of loud music! The bridesmaids were keen to dance about all morning, while also making sure Bronwyn wasn’t feeling too much in the way of nerves – as much as possible!

Engagement ring setting in flower

Wedding dress hanging in sun

Bridesmaids dresses hanging in tree

Bridesmaids with hands in air

Bridesmaids with earrings

Flower girls looking at each other

bridesmaids helping out with bridal gown

Flower girls watching bride get ready

Bride standing in lounge

StFrancis Winery Wedding Ceremony

Bronwyn and her bridal party arrived at their StFrancis Winery wedding ceremony via large hummer limo, and directly after had a bit of a ‘first look’ with Bronwyn’s family – which is always nice to see.

Their wedding ceremony was delayed a little bit due to guests being a little late, but bronwyn and her bridesmaids made the most of their time having a smoke and chilling under the shade, while Dayne and his boys also made sure to find some shade while having photos done with family and friends.

Dayne was in good spirits all day, being sure to make it known with huge emotive smile and laughter, while Bronwyn was a little more reserved. The ceremony itself was a nice, simple affair – being as short as possible so that the party could continue unabated!

groom waiting under arbour

Bridal party in limo

Bride exiting the limo

bride and family member

bride approaching ceremony at StFrancis winery wedding

StFrancis winery wedding ceremony

StFrancis winery wedding from side

Laughing bride during ceremony at StFrancis

StFrancis winery wedding ceremony with blue sky

Holding hands during wedding ceremony close

Smiling groom at his bride during ceremony

First kiss at StFrancis Winery Wedding

Guests at StFrancis winery wedding

Glamour Photos

We diddn;t spend too long out and about for glamour photos – the main goal of the day for Bronwyn and Dayne was to spend as much time with their friends and family as possible! before their limo hire ended, I did however managed to get them out to the nearby bike track which has magnificent arching trees overhead. I made use of this space the most for their glamour photos – while I also snagged a few shots around St Francis Winery in between drinks.

I made use of the extra time by taking some portraits of other couples and also had family photos done whenever I could. It was such a laid back day that it wasn’t overly pressing to have any photos taken.

Groom walking about

Dudes chilling around barrel

Hugs with little one

Bridal party under trees

bridal party messing about

Bride and groom together on bike track

Running page boy

Laughing bride under veil

Two kids look at water

Silly photo of bride and groom

Kids

Bridal party under arch

StFrancis Winery Wedding Reception

Bronwyn and Dayne’s StFrancis winery wedding reception was immaculately set up in the most beautiful way, with blue lighting and white floral arrangements as far as the eye could see! Their DJ had the smoke machine going during the first dance and made for a great party atmosphere.

Towards the end of the night, I managed to coax Bronwyn and Dayne out to the awesome lit weeping willows that lines the St Francis winery pond – which the boys were threatening jumping into all night. If they did I must have left too early to see it! Would have been a greast photo 🙂

Mr and Mrs sign

Wedding cake under circle

StFrancis WInery Wedding Setup

Leaping girl

Bride and groom entering Reception at StFrancis

Cake cutting at StFrancis winery wedding

Bridesmaids at head table

Speech at head table

Groom reacting to speech

First dance at StFrancis winery wedding

First dancing in smoke

Dancing at wedding

Dancing at wedding reception

StFrancis winery wedding photo

Thanks go out to Bronwyn and Dayne for having me as your wedding photographer! I hope you enjoy your photos!

Ingle wood Inn Wedding – Stephanie & Ben

January 3, 2022/in Wedding preview, Wedding

Stephanie & Ben
Inglewood Inn wedding

Stephanie and Ben’s Ingle Wood Inn wedding was held on a beautiful day late November. The weather wasn’t hot, nor cold and the clouds stayed at just the right times and left at others – it really was quite a stunning day to be a part of!

As a wedding venue, the Inglewood Inn is one of my favourite spots to head to. It boasts a surprisingly diverse set of photo opportunities while still being quite a private and intimate spot for some spectatular wedding ceremonies – particularly during the summer!

Preparation

I started the say with Ben and his family being prepared at a nearby house on a lovely quiet street which we made use of with Ben’s brother’s little motorcycle which he seemd pretty proud of!

The preparation was nice and laid back with Ben’s mother and father stepping in occasionally to help with ties and pinning flowers on lapels. If Ben was nervous – he was hiding it well!

Wedding bands on groom shoes

Wedding ring boxes

Dad helping groom with tie

Smiling groom looking at best man

Groom with dog

Mum watching boys get ready

Close up of flower

Putting on groom watch

Parents fussing over groom

Groom parents

Groom and best man

Groom and best man on motorcycle

Stephanie was being prepared at the couple’s house – also nearby and the first thing I did when arriving was to convince Stephanie to hang her dress up int he small forested area right out he front of their house. Thankfully she let me without much fuss, as it was a stunning spot to make use of for a hanging dress photo!

Stephanie and her bridesmaid also had a bit of fun with a bottle of champaigne before doing a bit of a reveal to Dad who had not seen the dress on Stephanie until that morning. It’s always lovely to see!

Cirlce engagement ring in flowers

Wedding gown hanging in trees

Bride with wedding dress in background

Wedding dress in distance

Bride and champaigne

Father of bride first look

Bride and dad hugs

Bridesmaid fluffing out train

Mum helping get ready

Putting on bridal affects

Bride and parents

Bride looking pretty in front of big window

bride playing with bouquet infront of bright window

Bride walking out doorway

Bride with veil

Ingle wood Inn Wedding Ceremony

Stephanie and Ben’s Ingle Wood Inn Wedding ceremony took place on the grassy area before the Inn building – where it’s usually held, but perhaps slightly to the right of where it’s often set up. This allowed for the forested area to be the backdrop behind their modern hexagonal arbour which looked quite stunning!

The ceremony began with Ben looking away from where Stephanie was entering, allowing for a proper ‘first look’ as she walked down the aisle as he turned around. Then continued with anecdotes of ther relationship until that point and culminated with a simple exchanging of rings and first kiss.

Wedding sign green

Groom and best man walking down hill

Groom waiting for bride

Bridal car arriving at Ingle wood inn wedding

Laughing bride in car

Bride and father approaching ceremony

Grooms first look at bride at Ingle wood inn wedding

Ingle wood inn wedding ceremony

Ingle wood inn wedding ceremony landscape

Groom smiling as hes holding hands

Celebrant doing her thing

Sunny Ingle wood inn wedding ceremony

Ingle wood inn in background of wedding ceremony

Smiling bride looking at the groom

Exchanging wedding rings during wedding ceremony

First kiss at ingle wood inn wedding

Exiting the wedding ceremony together

Bride being covered in petals

Newly wed couple

Glamour Photos

Stephanie and Ben’s Ingle wood inn wedding was an absolute blast to photograph. The weather was overcast – but not cold, and the sun shone through the clouds just at the right times in order to best use it’s presence felt in their photographs!

Directly after their ceremony, and after the big group shot which we took with their bridal car before it left we made use of the oldest bridge still in use in South Australia – Gollop’s Bridge. It’s a mainstay of photos at any Ingle wood Inn wedding, and we certainly made the most of it with Stephanie’s awesome long veil hanging over the ledge!

We also made good use of the greenery and running creek situated behind the wedding ceremony location so some stunning shots as the sun dipped lower and lower.

Inglewood Inn wedding congregation

bridal party in front of wedding car

Kiss in front of the wedding car

Inglewood Inn wooden bridge photo

Ingle wood Inn wedding photo on wooden bridge

Bridal party infront of the Inglewood Inn bridge

Ingle wood inn wedding photography

Bride and groom next to Gollop bridge

Black and white groom photo

bride and groom closeup next to Gollop bridge

bride and groom walking through sunshine

bride and groom headbutt

Kiss under the sun

Bride and groom on log in Inglewood Inn

More Glamour Photos

It was common up until recently to have access to a little ruined cottage just up the road a bit from Inglewood Inn as a backdrop for photos, but the owner no longer allows it’s use for that so we had to travel a little further up the road. Thankfully Stephanie and Ben were quite adventurous and were keen to climb a bit of a hill to get a neat shot of them on a cliff with Inglewood Inn in the background.

While climbing down however I manged to slip and fall on my main camera :/ oh well that’s what insurance is for!

Later in the evening we also head back out to Gallop Bridge in the dark to make use of some smoke in a can and lights!

Bride and groom on cliff top

Close up of bride and groom laughing

Close up of bride and groom laughing 2

Ingle wood inn wedding photo

Wedding photo on cliff top

Bride and groom walking through long grass

Bride and groom walking through long grass at Inglewood Inn

Wedding Photo in front of Gollops bridge

Night photo at Inglewood Inn Wedding

Night photo at Ingle wood Inn Wedding

Bride and groom sharing a kiss in smoke

Ingle wood Inn Wedding Reception

Stephanie and Ben’s reception was full of delightful people having a great time celebrating the occasion. I had a marvellous chat with a grandparent whom I was sitting with on one of the tables and I was made quite at home all night – which makes my job so much easier and enjoyable for everyone involved!

Flowery wedding cake

Wedding flowers

Inglewood Inn wedding reception space

Bride and groom entrance to reception

bride and groom cuttingt heir white wedding cake

Speech 2

Speech 4

Photobooth users

Daddy daughter dance at Inglewood Inn

Mother son dance at Inglewood Inn

First dance at Inglewood Inn

First dance at Ingle wood Inn wedding

Dancing couple

Dacning couple with light

Dancing bride

Dancing bride with girls

Stephanie and Ben’s Ingle wood Inn wedding was an absolute blast to be a part of and they made my job as a wedding photographer that much easier by being such amazing people, at a stunning location! Was awesome all around!

Mt Compass Family Photography

December 28, 2021/in Family, PhotoShoot

Mt Compass Family Photography

Recently I was asked to head out for a family photoshoot, nearby Mt Compass in Nangkita – but I’m going to put this under Mt Compass Family Photography as I hadn’t heard of Nangkita before being asked to head out here!

The family was enjoying a get together for the Christmas and New Year period, that sounded like a rare occurance considering the last time they had a family photoshoot done was when the ‘kids’ were 6, and now in their mid thirties – and also that some are now living overseas and makes it hard to get together.

Their little family photoshoot took place on a family farm, which was lush with Australian bush and off the beaten track so much that they kept asking if I had any trouble finding the place! All I can say was thank goodness for GPS in cars!

We held most of the shoot under a gnarly old tree on the property which provided ample shade and a neat backdrop for group photos. After the majority of group shots, we then did individual portraits and also some coupley shots in amongst the pretty overgrowth of trees.

Dad even picked up a lizard!

Siblings family photo

Man in white hat 2

Jumping sisters

Smiling bearded man

Sibling roughhousing

Mt Compass Family photography

Couple shoot under tree arch

Couple walking through the bush

Couple leaning on tree in bush

Mum and Dad

Smiling leaning on one another

Two nearby carts

Mt Compass family photo

Two amongst the golden grass

Cow

Sunnybrae Wedding – Linda & Jonathon

December 22, 2021/in Wedding preview, Wedding

Linda & Jonathon
Sunnybrae Wedding

It was a wonderful experience covering Linda and Jonothan’s Sunnybrae wedding in early November. The day was filled with fun filled family and friends, with a delightful dash of tradition and a bit of fun dodging the weather!

The day began with a traditional tea ceremony, photos at Port Adelaide’s Crozier Street and reception back at one of the Sunnybrae wedding reception spaces.

Preparation

I started my day, quite early in the morning with Jonathon and his groomsmen getting ready with his groomsmen. The morning was quite relaxed with plenty of coffee and fun trying to attach those annoying flowers!

I then head over to where Linda was being preparaed for a quick shoot of her and her being preparaed with her red dress, and some group shots with family before Jonathon arrived to begin their tea ceremony.

Ring amongst flowers

Kissing Mum on head

Groomsman helping put on flower

Groom placing flower on groomsman

groom and groomsmen on road

Engagement ring between high heels

red wedding dress hanging in tree

Bride and bridemaids in gowns

Chinese Tea Ceremony

Linda and Jonathon had me with them from quite early in the morning in order to cover their tea ceremony conducted with their family.

The best part in my opinion of a traditional Chinese tea ceremony like this is the fun trials the groom and his entourage have to go through in order to enter the home where they can see the bride! In Jonathon’s case, Linda had her bridesmaids ask Jonathon and his groomsmen to drink odd things, transfer a piece of seaweed between each other using only their lips and of course sing and dance so Linda could hear them!

Linda and Jonathon held tea ceremonies at two houses – the first where Linda was being prepared with Linda’s side of the family, and another at their own home with Jonothan’s side of the family.

groom looking at groomsmen with gifts

groomsmen arriving with gifts

Trials

groomen piggyback

Kissing through seaweed

Groom having fun at trials

Singing groom

Groom made it through trials

Family together before tea ceremony

About to start tea ceremony

Smiling father of bride

Exchanging red envelopes

Family well wishers

Selfy in red dress

Bride and groom in back seat of car

Old car

Mother of groom tea ceremony

Bride recieving jewellery

Groom recieveing red envelope

White dress preparation

After the trea ceremonies, Linda had to change out of her red dress into her white bridal gown in preparation for the ceremony. So Jonathon left for Sunnybrae earlier while Linda and her brides maids prepared.