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Adelaide Bridal Photoshoot and Reception – Emre & Sara

August 19, 2022/in Wedding preview, Wedding

Emre & Sara
Adelaide Bridal Photoshoot and Reception

After Emre and Sara held their wedding ceremony insterstate, they wanted to celebrate with their family and friends back here in Adelaide!

Unfortunately the weather wasn’t brilliant for our Adelaide Bridal Photoshoot in the Botanic Gardens, and around North Terrace, but we got some great shots despite trying to keep Sara’s spectacular dress as clean as possible before their reception at the San Giorgio La Molara Community Centre.

Preparation

Both Emre and Sara shared a Mayfair Hotel room to be prepared alongside Sara’s bridal party. Everyone was running about trying not to get in each other’s way before heading out for photos, but the atmosphere was otherwise energetic and exciting!

There was aplan to make use of the Hennesy Rooftop bar, only to realise that the bar needed to be booked far in advance – it was ok though as we were running a fair bit late already before heading out to meet their wedding car.

White suit jacket

Grooms watch

Engagement ring in white bouquet

Bridal jewellery on white shoes

Bride and bridesmaid fiddling with dress

Groom buttoning shirt looking out window

Bridal makeup

Closeup of bride hands

bridesmaid helping with bridal gown

Groom adjusting hair in mirror

Bride framed by circular mirror

Smiling bride looking at camera

Groom surveying bowtie

Groom and bride in mirror together

Bride in front doorway

Adelaide Bridal Photoshoot

The weather put a bit of a hamper on mobility throughout our Adelaide bridal photoshoot, with Sara’s incredible dress taking a bit of moving each time we moved locations. It ceratinly made for some fun shots though, I particularly enjoyed when we carried her train across King William Road with the whole bridal party! Certainly made everyone smile!

After clambouring into their car, we head over to Botanic Park to make use of the beautiful Moreton Bay Fig trees and head into the Adelaide Botanic Gardens via the northern Friendship Gates.

As we were trying to keep Sara’s dress as clean as possible for their reception later, we attempted to stay on the concrete paths throughout the Botanic Gardens, and even head into the famed Bicentennial Conservatory Dome to avoid any rain.

We then head to North Terrace for a few shots in front of the pretty architecture in front of the buldings along there and also the Old Police Barracks behind the Adelaide Museum.

We even found time to drive to Adelaide Arcade and the Adelaide Railway for a few photos there – all the while attempting to avoid the rain as much as possible.

Bride and groom on Mayfair Hotel’s staircase

Laughing bride as crossing road

Bridal party crossing King William road

Bridal party with wedding car next to Mayfair Hotel

bride and groom inside bridal car

bride and groom in Botanic Park

Botanic Park wedding photo

Bride and groom holding one another in Botanic Park

Bridal dip in the roots of a Moreton Bay Fig tree

bride and groom head butt in front of tree

Bride standing aloe with long wedding gown train

bride and groom laughing together

Adelaide Botanic Gardens wedding photo

Bride and groom through low foliage

bride and groom leaning on tree with fairy lights

Bride and groom framed by foliage

Bride smiling looking at groom

Bride and groom in front of ornate doorway

Bride and groom through foliage and doorway

Bride standing alone in doorway

bridal embrace amongst pillars

groom leading bride in front of artwork

Groom leading bride up stars

Bride and groom on old Adelaide Police Barracks

Bride and groom in doorway at the old Adelaide Police Barracks

Groom sheilding bride from rain

Bonython hall wedding photo

bride and groom in front of Bonython hall’s doors

bride and groom under autumnal leaves

Adelaide Arcade wedding photo

Bride and groom in Adelaide Arcade

Adelaide railway wedding photo

Bride and groom in the lights of the Adelaide railway

Bride and groom in the pillars of the Adelaide Railway Station

San Giorgio La Molara Community Centre Reception

After out whirlwind Adelaie bridal photoshoot, we head to the San Giorgio La Molara Community Centre for a recepotion full of traditional dancing and performaces, including a grand entrance complete with drummers and dry ice.

Throughout the night, traditional Afgahn cuisine was served and circle dancing from different groups took place before culminating in a fun knife dance where the groom had to steal the cake cutting knfe from a dancing member of the family.

White wedding cake

San Giorgio La Molara Community Centre Wedding

Dancing guest alone on dancefloor

Bridal entrance with drummers

Bridal entraance dance

Groom banging drum

Excited groom in entrance

Dancing guests

Dancing performers

Guests watching the dancing

Dancing guests in circle

Groom on chair in middle of dance

Groom chair dance

Dancer in circle

Knife dance

Knife dance grinning lady

Bride and groom cutting cake

The whole day was great fun and I’d like to thank Emra and Sara for having us at their Adelaide Bridal Photoshoot and their wedding celebration!

Adelaide Botanic Garden Wedding – Jackie & David

February 17, 2017/in Wedding preview, Wedding

JACKIE & DAVID
Adelaide Botanic Garden Wedding

Jackie and David’s wedding was blessed with beautiful weather throughout their ceremony and when backed by the wonderful scenery of the Adelaide Botanic Garden, it made for a wedding that was an absolute joy to be a wedding photographer at! Jackie and David were particularly lucky with the weather due to the crazy Adelaide weather we were experiencing throughout January, but it turned out absolutely perfect for them. I was actually called up the day before to cover this wedding, so I was very pleased to have had no other booking on their day to photograph them!

Preparation

As Jackie and David opted to take advantage of my flexible hourly-based wedding photography package, I was asked to cover about an hour of Jackie’s preparation at a home just outside the city. The time was mostly spent running after the children and getting them ready, and then having the dress put on just before we were due to leave for the Botanic Garden.

Piggy back ride!

Bridal preparation

Wedding dress

Page boy’s suit

Flower girl looking on

Bride looking pretty

Flower girl spinning

Wedding rings

Bridal preparation

Putting on Dad’s flowers

Wedding dress in mirror

Bridal preparation

Engagement ring

Bridal preparation

Adelaide Botanic Garden Wedding Ceremony

Jackie and David’s wedding ceremony took place on a grassy hill overlooking the central Botanic Garden cafe and adjacent lake. The bridal party were protected from the harsh sun somewhat by a shadow cast by a nearby gum tree, which was good otherwise they would have struggled with the heat. It was the first time I had photographed a wedding taking place at this location within the Botanic Garden, with previous weddings I’ve covered taking place closer to the north terrace entrance. This area provided for a far nicer backdrop however and looked lovely.

Holding hands

Groom smiling

Bride and parents walking down the aisle

The boys waiting for the bride

Beaming groom

First kiss

Reading vows

Hello!

Bride and groom at the altar

Glamour Photos

Directly after the ceremony, and the group photos the bridal party and I walked around the botanic garden for around an hour to take some glamour photos. As the sun was quite low in the sky, I was particularly focused on using the incredible foliage the gardens provide to incorporate some sun flares into their wedding photos.

Jumping groomsmen

Kissy kissy

Bridal party

Looking happy through flowers

Bridal party

Family photo

Walking through the bush

Adelaide Botanic Garden wedding

Smiling at one another

Adelaide botanic garden wedding

Ayer’s House Wedding Reception

Jackie and David’s wedding reception took place just across the road from the Botanic Garden at Ayer’s House, a stately reception venue which once housed the family of one of South Australia’s most successful politicians; Sir Henry Ayers. Today the house serves as a wedding and function center.

Cheers!

Entrance at Ayer’s House

Wedding cake

Ayer’s House wedding reception

Talking bridesmaids

I’d like to thank Jackie and David for having me capture their wedding photography and I hope they enjoy their photos!

Adelaide Botanic Gardens Wedding – Ciara & Max

June 16, 2017/in Wedding preview, Wedding

CIARA & MAX
Adelaide Botanic Gardens Wedding

It was a beautifully sunny day for Ciara and Max’s Adelaide Botanic Gardens wedding in April, which was great considering the kind of unpredictable weather we had been having leading up to the big day. With Ciara’s Irish heritage and Max’s Korean heritage, their wedding was a wonderful example of the coming together of two very separate cultures within one of the most multicultural of cities, Adelaide. I was asked to be their wedding photographer for the entire day, and we made good use of the time, covering a lot of ground to get the most diverse portfolio of wedding photography as possible in and around the Adelaide CBD and botanic gardens.

Preparation

I was to cover the preparation of just Ciara and her bridal party, who were getting ready nearby in the Mayfair hotel, as Max was spending the morning running about putting final finishing touches on things before the wedding ceremony. The girls were fairly laid back and had a lovely morning being pampered and getting pretty. Unfortunately the plan was to have a few photos taken in the upstairs Hennessy rooftop bar, only to find out it required a prior booking. This didn’t dampen spirits however while we took a few photos in and around the hotel room instead.

Smiling bride

Walking across King William st

Smiling bridesmaid

hair spray

Bride in mirror

Engagement ring

Wedding Shoes

Putting on wedding dress

Mum helping

Bridal party dresses

Putting on veil

Smiling bride

Wedding dress

Adelaide Botanic Gardens Wedding Ceremony

Ciara and Max’s Adelaide Botanic Gardens Wedding Ceremony took place on the far side of the gardens, nearby the ‘Friends Gates’ on Plane Tree drive. The location boasts a beautiful grassy area, bordered by a small stream and a picturesque footbridge in the background of the whole setting. Despite the Adelaide Botanic Gardens being a public place, the venue can easily host around 3-4 weddings on the same day in different locations around the gardens without having too much of a hassle with members of the public wandering in the way of any photos or guests attending a wedding. The area also provides for some top notch vantage points for some incredible wedding photography, so I always enjoy visiting the gardens!

The ceremony was a lovely affair, complete with a traditional giving away of the bride by the father, and a rather beautiful hand binding ceremony that brought together the customs of the celtic together with Korean culture by using a traditionally woven sash brought from Korea specially for the occasion. The sun was out, and provided for a stunning backdrop filtering in through the giant gum tree Ciara and Max were wed under.

Hugs

Bride and Groom

Whole congregation

Father taking arm

Speech

Groom’s first look

Bride saying vows

Smiling groom

Smiles

Hand binding ceremony

Walking back down the aisle

Bride arriving

Bride under her veil

Best man and the rings

Adelaide Botanic Gardens Wedding Ceremony

Holding hands

Exchanging wedding rings

Speeches

Sun lit wedding ceremony

Wedding Ceremony

Picking something out of his hair

Adelaide Botanic Gardens Wedding Photos

After taking the family photos, Ciara and Max, flanked by their bridal party went for a walk around the gardens for their glamour photos. As I said before, I love covering Adelaide Botanic Gardens Weddings as the area in and around the vicinity of the gardens provides for an incredibly diverse pool of scenery I can call upon as a wedding photographer.

Holding the bouquet together

Walking to the footbridge together

Walking together

Crest of a hill

Big oak tree

Lounging about

Walking through the foliage

Under a tree

Autumnal colours

Holding hands with wedding rings

Having a rest

Walking through the foliage

In the bamboo forest

Adelaide Botanic Gardens Wedding

Adelaide Botanic Gardens wedding

Groomsmen jumping

Once we exhausted the areas we wanted to visit within the gardens, we said farewell to the majority of the bridal party to expand out around the Torrens and North Terrace where we made use of Government House, and the buildings in and around Adelaide University. Ciara and Max had one of their first dates near the Torrens so it was important for them to revisit on their wedding day.

Adelaide Museum

Bride and Groom together

Adelaide University Wedding Photo

On the steps of Government house

Adelaide Museum

On the steps of Government house

Bride and Groom in Adelaide University

Adelaide University Wedding

Adelaide Museum

Adelaide University

Adelaide University Wedding

Near the Torrens

Adelaide Botanic Gardens Wedding Reception

What was absolutely glorious about Ciara and Max’s wedding as opposed to any other wedding I had covered at the Botanic Gardens was that they chose to have their reception at the cafe located at the very center of the entire place which meant that I had the very rare opportunity to make use of the Gardens after dark! The Botanic Gardens Restaurant is a lovely intimate venue that can cater for a smaller wedding guest list. The food was wonderful, and staff more than friendly which all combined for a wonderful evening.

Girls together

Cutting the cake

Gangnam style!

Guests talking

First dance

Cheers!

First dance

Smiling groom

Hugs

Dancing guests

Wedding Cake

Dancing guests

During the night I took Ciara and Max out into the night to make use of the magnificent arch way of trees at night, which is a rare opportunity as member of the public aren’t allowed to enter the gardens at night.

Light Painting wedding photo

Thanks so much to Ciara and Max who had me as their wedding photographer and I hope they enjoy their photos as much as I enjoyed taking them! 😀

St Laurence’s Church Wedding – Sarah & Mal

March 6, 2019/in Wedding preview, Wedding

SARAH & MAL
St Laurence’s Church Wedding

Sarah and Mal had me as their wedding photographer for 6 hours on their big day backdropped by the beautiful St Laurence’s Church in North Adelaide. The weather on the day was super hot and dry which made it a bit of a challenge to get everything done in time, and all the while Sarah was quite a way along in her pregnancy 🙂 That being said however we did get everything we wanted done, except perhaps some photos out the front of the Bonython Hall on north Terrace, but is was a small thing to skip in order to keep the day rolling 🙂

Preparation

I started the day with Mal and his groomsmen being prepared together at their house in the North of Adelaide. All the boys were sitting around having a chat when I arrived and jumped into action, putting on their shirts and outfits just after. It was a bit of a whirlwind as I only had around 30 minutes before heading over to the girls.

Waiting

Liquid courage

Walking the corridor

Putting on shirt

Shoes

The girls were being prepared in an apartment nearby the St Laurence’s Church in North Adelaide. The goal was to be ready within 30 minutes and head off to the university of Adelaide for ‘first look’ photos on the footbridge over the Torrens. Makeup was running a little late however.

Getting ready

Wedding dress

Final touches

Engagement ring

Wedding rings

Looking in mirror

First Look Photos

Once we got to Adelaide uni we first went about doing a little ‘first look’ on the Torrens footbridge where Sarah walked up to Mal and surprised him with her dress, we then moved as quickly as we could up through the uni campus and used the buildings behind the museum and along North Terrace for some photos.

Bridal party on the steps

Bridal approach

Under an archway on North Terrace

Walking together

Groom’s reaction

All together

Falling flowers

Through the trees

Bride and bridesmaids

Shoving the groom around

Under an archway on North Terrace

Walking together

Bridal party

Together at the top

St Laurence’s Church Wedding Ceremony

St Laurence’s Catholic Church in North Adelaide is a historic church built in North Adelaide in 1868 in a time when North Adelaide was still used as farmland. The period in which it was built is showcased by it’s architecture, complete with a dark wooden roof inside, it’s walls are covered with white paint and large stained glass windows with illuminates the interior quite well for such a historic church.

Sarah and Mal’s congregation filled a little over half of the available pews within the church who witnessed a shorter version of a traditional Catholic wedding where Sarah and Mal were sat up the front while the priest would direct proceedings.

Together at the altar

Inside St Laurence’s Church

First Kiss

Exchanging rings

Inside St Laurence’s Church

Exit

Kiss in the Pews

Bridal approach

Smiling bride

Groom’s first look

Sitting together

Talking priest

Together at the altar

Signed certificate

Outside St Laurence’s Church

East Terrace Continental Wedding Reception

Once the family photos were done – unfortunately in the beating sun out the front of the church – everyone retreated to the East Terrace Continental hotel to recuperate at their wedding reception. It was quite warm in the small space of the hotel upstairs, so once we cut the Marvel-themed cake and had a few drinks, we head out to the Adelaide Botanic Gardens for some more photos.

Cutting the cake

Signing the guest book

Wedding Sign

Guests enjoying themselves

Talking groom

Wedding Cake

Food

Talking bride

Botanic Gardens Glamour Photos

My aim was to keep to the shade for photos around the Botanic Gardens as we had already run about quite a bit during the day and I felt everyone was feeling the heat a bit. Thankfully we could take our time a bit at this time of day as there was nothing we had to get back to super quick. Once we were done, I head back to the reception with the bridal party for a few more group photos before heading home.

Kisses

Under a tree

Under bamboo

Under a tree

Bridal Party

Feeling the baby bump

Thanks so much to Sarah and Mal for having me as your wedding photographer! 🙂

Adelaide Botanic Gardens Wedding – Dolores & Mauro

November 4, 2016/in Wedding preview, Wedding

DOLORES & MAURO
Adelaide Botanic Gardens Wedding

I was lucky enough to be chosen as the wedding photographer at Dolores and Mauro’s Adelaide Botanic Gardens wedding in October this year. The weather was absolutely sublime considering the lead up was less than fine. In fact at a meeting with Dolores on the Tuesday prior to the wedding, it was raining the entire time! Despite a minor setback in the morning with Dolores running back to her hotel before the ceremony for some forgotten items, the day went beautifully, culminating with their reception at the Adelaide Wine Center.

Preparation photos

I started the day, as I often do at the place of preparation of the groom and his family. The magnificent house Mauro was being prepared in was in Wattle Park, East of the city. He was joined by his best man, and relatives including a trio of sharp looking kids, one of which was apparently not feeling very well. Mauro was quite calm and collected, despite breaking the stem of one of his flowers and had the attitude of ‘what happens happens’. The house provided some wonderful vantage points for some stunning preparation shots so I made good use if it.

Wedding Rings

Flower Girl in mirror

Kids

Groom preparation

Adjusting flowers

Flower Girl twirl

Putting on Flowers

Nerve calming shots

Dolores was being prepared in a less roomy hotel room at the Majestic Roof Garden Hotel. She was joined by quite a few people causing the small room to feel quite cramped. Her little boy was a bit of a camera hog, so many of the photos I took there had him in it!

Wedding shoes

Cheeky

Bridal shoes

Engagement ring

Boy under table

Bridal hugs

Putting on makeup

Boy looking suave

Adelaide Botanic Gardens Wedding Ceremony

It had been a while since I covered a wedding at the Adelaide botanic gardens. The last being in April, 2014. But the Adelaide Botanic Gardens are such a wonderful place to shoot a wedding, the time just flew by as we wandered about using the amazing scenery the area provides.

From the very first sketches for the plan of Adelaide city, colonel light always intended for Adelaide to have a ‘botanical gardens‘ and are therefore some of the best planned and laid out versions of the concept anywhere. However, it wasn’t until 1854, after a public appeal to the Governor, Sir Henry Young that gardens were established at the current location. They were officially opened in 1857. Amongst many scientific and educational displays of various fauna, the gardens hold one of the earliest propagated specimens of the Wollemi Pine tree, which was discovered as recently as 1994.

As a wedding venue, the Adelaide Botanic Gardens provides room for at least 3 weddings to be held simultaneously and boasts some of the most stereotypically stunning Adelaide wedding photography locations.