Preparation

I began the day at Kirsty and Andrew’s new house nearby the town of Sedan. I was quite excited to see some awesome gum trees on the horizon and rolling golden hills that I was hoping to use later in the day for their wedding photos.

Kirsty and her bridal party were being prepared here, and the atmosphere was quite laid back, with Kirsty more worried about where her boots were than any nerves she might have been feeling due to her being married a bit later.

As they had just moved into their new home, it was quite a neat thing to have the entire front room quite free in order to use while putting on the wedding dress – made taking photos that much easier! 🙂

Bride hanging her dress

Engagement ring in bouquet

Hanging wedding dress

Putting on makeup

Girls together in kimonos

Laughing bridesmaids on couch

Wedding boots

OMG it’s an engagement ring

bridal hanger

Helping put on the wedding dress

bride holding her hands

bridalparty lacing up wedding dress

Smiling bride while she gets ready

Bride looking pretty in black and white

bride playing with bouquet

Bride holding bouquet

bride on her own under a tree

Bride standing with bridal party

Andrew and his groomsmen were getting ready in another farm house nearby, but this spot had some very nifty old ruins, which of course I made use of in the short amount of time I had with the boys. One thing I found very co-incidental is that Andrew and his boys were enjoying some clay shooting prior to me arriving for their photos, which I had only ever seen for the first time at the wedding I covered just the week prior! Is this a new trend? 😀

Wedding rings on top of one another

Grooms wedding shoes

Helping put on tie

groomsman putting on tie

groomsman standing in front of car

Groomsmen messing about together

Groom and family in ruin

Groom standing with gun

Sedan Lutheran Church Wedding

You simply cannot miss the Sedan Lutheran Church as it towers over the rest of the small town with it’s huge steeple and traditional small town church styling. It’s also located right on the intersection of 4 roads that lead into the center of town. The church itself is a bit on the small side, with only a single aisle leading through the middle of the church. As it was a reasonably hot day, it was a struggle for some guests to stay cool – but it wasnt overly stifling. One neat feature of the inside of the church is the ability for some guests to venture to the upper level – I got some neat shots from up there.

Kirsty and Andrew’s Sedan Lutheran Church Wedding was presided over a priest who was friend of the couple and began with the tolling of the church’s bells, which I dont see very often! It was a reasonably simple ceremony with a number of readings from guests and blessings from their priest.

One great thing about church weddings like this is when the bride and groom exits out the front, and if the guests are keen to help – I can tee up a fun shot of everyone throwing the rose petals over the couple – which of course I did!

Sedan Lutheran Church 2

Bride arriving in front of church

Smiling priest

Grooms first glimpse of bride

Standing together at the altar

Sedan Lutheran Church wedding from above

Bridal party at the front of church

Inside the Sedan Lutheran Church

Exchanging wedding bands

First kiss at the Sedan Lutheran Church

Preist blessing

After the ceremony

Bride and groom leaving the Sedan Lutheran Church

Bride and groom celebrating in front of the Sedan Lutheran Church

Glamour Photos

After the required group photos out the front of the church, we head back inside of the church in order to take a few glamour photos using the pews and interior a little before heading out to the Renmark foreshore to make use of the greenery there. My favourite glamour photos from Kirsty and Andrew’s Sedan Lutheran Church Wedding though were taken on a portion of Kirsty and Andrew’s family land.

We drove to a spot where there was a ruin of an old cottage and barn which we made use of for some great shots, before moving to the nearby hills which I had a lot of fun flying over with my drone! We finished off in amongst the lovely gum trees growing out of a dry creek bed nearby.

Bride walking towards groom in church

Standing together in front of altar

Holding hands on pews

Hugs under the rotunda

Dipping under the Renmark rotunda

Walking along the Renmark foreshore

Groom looking at bride in ruin

Bride and groom hugging in ruin

Hugging bride and groom

Groom picking up bride through window

Groom picking up bride

Bride and groom walking along hilltop

Bridal party on hilltop

Bride and groom amongst gum trees

Bride and groom under the sun

Walking together along the creek bed

Bride and groom under tree in the sun

Close up of bridal bouquets

Walking together

Holding hands Walking together

Fun together in front of bridal party

Bride and groom out the front of the Sedan Lutheran Church

I was with Kirsty and Andrew for the very beginning of their reception at a hall in Sedan before heading off! I’d like to thank Kirsty and Andrew for having me take their riverland wedding photography and I hope they enjoy their photos! 😀