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Woodstock Wines Wedding – Lisa & Simon

The Adelaide weather towards the end of November and Start of December was certainly something that could not be predicted! Only the week prior I was across the road at Beresford Estate for a wedding in the rain, and then the next week at Lisa and Simon’s Woodstock Wines wedding in harsh sunlight!

Lisa and Simon’s day was beautifully laid back, full of people who simply wanted to celebrate the coming together of this lovely couple with no fuss – it was a delight for both my wife and I to be a part of!

Preparation

Lisa was prepared north of the city at their family home alongside her bridal party and parents. Inbetween running after the kids, Lisa and her bridal squad got ready with little fuss, pausing for a first look with Mum and Day out the front, and then a champagne pop – which is always a lot of fun!

Lisa and Simon asked my wife to head in the other direction so that she could cover the photography of the boys were being prepared at the on-site bed and breakfast available at Woodstock winery. They certainly wasted no time getting ready!

Woodstock Wines Wedding Ceremony

After heading back from the girl’s preparation, I managed to get back to Woodstock Winery early, which allowed me to finish setting up the photobooth that I had dropped off earlier in the morning. I couldn’t set it up earlier as Woodstock was open for lunch, so it had to wait until that was over.

Lisa and her bridal party arrived in a huge, silver limo, right up on the lawns in front of where their ceremony had been set up. After a little fussing about with making sure the page boys had everything, they led the party towards Simon, patiently waiting in the sun.

And what a sun! It was certainly warm out there in the direct sunlight! Thankfully Lisa and Simon’s ceremony wasn’t overly long, with some personal vows and a quick kiss before making the celebratory exit!

Glamour photos

After the ceremony, we took a quick group shot with the drone, and a few shots with the bridal party and the limo, but then the time between the ceremony and the reception was very laid back, with guests simply enjoying the open bar and beautiful weather!

It wasn’t until a bit later in the day when the sun was in a better spot before we went on a bit of a walk around the grounds for glamour photos.

We started right next to the reception hall, in the garden area – in which the sun was illuminating all the foliage in a spectacular way. Then we also head out to the nearby vinyard, closer to sunset to make use of the vines.

Woodstock Wines Wedding Reception

A beautifully sunny day, means a warm night, and always a relaxing way to spend an evening, sitting outside with a wine in hand. The whole night was a heap of fun, and everyone involved just wanted to have a great time.

Thankyou Lisa and Simon for having my wife and I as your wedding photographers! We really enjoyed ourselves, and we hope you enjoy your photos!

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Beresford Estate Wedding – Sonya & Jeff

It was a rather overcast day for Sonya and Jeff’s Beresford Estate wedding, amongst the stunning vineyards of Mclaren Vale!

The rain was threatening, but it held off just long enough for their ceremony on the back lawn of this beautiful establishment and this seemed to be the only hiccup throughout this stunning day!

Preparation

Both Sonya and Jeff were being prepared at opposite ends of the main reception hall in separate – but connected self contained apartments – which made the morning that much easier for all involved.

Sonya was having her makeup done, while Jeff was running about putting finishing touches on the ceremony details such as flowers, setting up chairs and figuring out where they were going to source electricity for their wedding singer!

When we finally caught up with Jeff, we made use of one end of the beautiful accomodation alongside his groomsmen for a few shots before heading over to Sonya’s side.

Sonya and her bridal party were all in high spirits, running about trying to hide Sonya from passing guests as they walked past the windows on the way to the ceremony location.

We had a bit of fun with the champagne, added hair extensions to Dad for a bit of fun, and made sure to make some time for a bit of a first look with Mum and Dad before walking down the aisle.

Beresford Estate Wedding Ceremony

Sonya and Jeff’s Beresford Estate Wedding Ceremoyn took place on the large grassy area at the rear opf the reception venue, making use of the modern black on concrete exterior that has ivy growing in a square pattern asa the backdrop.

Their ceremony was modern, but still very classic in it’s approach with the  delightful inclusion of Sonya’s parents in the ceremony which made everyone smile.

Glamour Photos

After the ceremony, the rain started to fall for a bit so we moved inside the reception hall – thankfully it diddnt stay too long so we managed to have a few group shots on the front lawns before everyone retired to the rooftop terrace for drinks while Sonya, Jeff, my wife and I head out to Port Noarlunga Jetty for some glamour shots.

SOnya and Jeff were very laid back and were keen on doing whatever it took to get any of the shots I had in my mind, which made the entire process really easy and natural!

Beresford Estate Wedding Reception

Sonya and Jeffs reception started off with a bang, with them entering directly to the dancefloor and asking everyone to join in! Was a great way to get everyone in the mood to party early on and set the scene for a really exciting Tuesday night! (Yes that’s right, Tuesday wedding! Becoming a lot more common these days!)

The highlight of the evening for me would have to have been the dance off between the boys and girls tot he tune of ‘Greece Lightning‘ which saw som rather spectacular moves on the dance floor! We also made sure to use some smoke in the vineyards and of course an incredible sparkler ‘sendoff’ which we did a little earlier in the night so that we could have everyone in attendance be a part!

Your Beresford Estate Wedding was spectacular Sonya and Jeff, and I thankyou for having me as your photographer and videographer! For another celebration at the estate, see Lisa and Stephen’s Beresford wedding.

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The Manor Basket Range Wedding – Cassie & Danny

Cassie and Danny’s Manor Basket range Wedding was a fun-filled day with plenty of style and beautiful people that were super eager to have a briliant day – and they well succeeded!

The weather was overcast, some fun things wer planned throughout the day, and it was just a delight to be a part of!

Preparation

Both Cassie and Danny were prepared at the Manor’s accomodation, which was super convenient, as directly after setting up their photobooth my wife and I was able to flit in between the groomsmen’s preparation room at one end of the accomodation, and the bridesmaid’s – who were being prepared in the two spare rooms above the main doorway of the ‘castle’ keep.

I was very excited to see that Danny and his groomsmen were sporting tails on theri suit jackets which i thought were super classy and added a huge amount of style to these already good looking young men!

Cassie and her bridesmaids were having a blast getting ready upstairs, with laughter and joyous chatter the background noise for these fun loving ladies!

Both Cassie and Danny had two outfits they wore during the day, so Cassie’s ‘main’ dress was proudly on display using a mannequin, while her reception dress was draped over a doorway.

It was really nice to not only have Cassie’s bridesmaids help out with her getting ready, but both sets of mothers were also there, with Cassie’s mother having the honour of placing her veil in her hair before doing a ‘first look’ with Dad on the Manor’s balcony.

The Manor Basket Range Wedding Ceremony

Cassie and Danny’s wedding ceremony was presided over by Danny’s sister – so the whole thing was not technically legal, but I felt it meant a lot more to involve family like this! They held a quick legal ceremony after, away from the prying eyes of guests.

Their vows to one another were absolutely beautiful, making sure that everyone in attendance had both a smile on their face and tears in their eyes throughout – and Danny topped the whole thing off with a fluorish, dipping Cassie down for a big kiss.

Glamour Photos

The original plan – as is often the case – was to head over to the nearby ruins of the Deep Creek Bridge, only to recant on the day and realise that there wasn’t much time left to do so. That wasn’t to say that we diddnt get some awesome shots though!

The weather was perfect for a Manor in Basket Range wedding, as the whole place lends itself very well to overcast days. We especially made use of the gardens, and the nearby orchard which just pops in this sort of light!

An amazing addition to Cassie and Danny’s day was an early bouquet toos from a moving car! This was something I had not yet seen, despite havign covered over 350 weddings prior! This is why I love my job as you get to witness awesome things like this, and everyone involved loved it too.

The Manor Basket Range Wedding Reception

Cassie and Danny’s wedding reception started off with a blast – literally from confetti cannons, money guns, and the grand entrance of the bridal couple on a magic carpet! Which was a skateboard on a rope, but was still impressive!

Whew, did Cassie and Danny have some talkers in their guest list! I’m not at all implying that any of the speeches were broing – quite the contrary, laughter fololowed pretty much every sentence!, but wow there was a lot of speeches! Their reception video I put together ended up being over 2 hours long!

The night certainly went by in a quick blur, with my photobooth having a good workout, while all their guests had a grand old time dancing the night way – was great fun!

Thanks so much to Cassie and Danny for having me cover your Manor Basket Range Adelaide Hills photographer and videographer! Was brilliant!

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Sunnybrae Estate Pavilion Wedding – Ritamaree & Sydney

Ritamaree and Sydney’s wedding in mid November was certainly one to remember! Fireworks, ‘fun’ weather and lovely people all combined to produce an amazing wedding day which was really a delight to be a part of!

They held a Sunnybrae Estate Pavilion Wedding ceremony as their first choice of venue, on the grass with the square arbour was unfortunately ruled out due to weather, but this was really the only set back during the whole day which certainly never phased this lovely couple!

Sydney’s Preparation

Sydney was preparaed with his groomsmen in a room of the stunning EoS by SkyCity hotel overlooking the Adelaide Oval. The room they had was wonderfully airy and light, while we also made sure to use the stunning lobby of the hotel and even the carpark entrance for some industrial-themed shots which Sydney was a big fan of!

Ritamaree’s Preparation

Ritamaree had a bit more going on at her place of preparation – her parent’s house along side quite a few of her family and friends! They had a bit of a luncheon going which made for some lovely scenes with all members of her family.

It was quite fun to have not only a wedding dress first look with Ritamaree’s Dad and Brother, but also the majority of her bridal party hadnt seen the dress either! So we got some lovely emotions when they walked in and saw her looking radiant in her stunning dress! Not to mention the hundreds of other guests as she walked down the stairs!

We needed a bit of photoshop magic to get the cork on their champagne bottle to pop, and the bridal motorcade was running a bit behind time, but it was all smiles on Ritamaree’s face as she seemed to really enjoy the time before her big moment at Sunnybrae!

Sunnybrae Estate Pavilion Wedding Ceremony

While the weather wasn’t overly bad during their Sunnybrae Estate Pavilion wedding ceremony, Ritamaree and Sydney erred on the safe side by having their ceremony indoors rather than the original plan outside. The weather over the last few weeks was certainly not easy to forecast!

This meant that their ceremony was held in front of the wide windows overlooking the grassy field to the side of the Sunnybrae Estate.

Their ceremony itself was a nice, simple ceremony with heartfelt vows that made everyone laugh and get to know this lovely couple a little better, before exiting under petals and hugs and kisses outside under the pergola.

We did however head over to the original ceremony location for a group photo with the drone, then smaller group photos nearby the grass.

Glamour Photos

For glamour photos, we first used as much of the Sunnybrae grounds as we could before our time on site was up – which was good as we managed to capture some nature within their wedding photos before heading over to Crozier street in Port Adelaide for more industrial scenes.

Crozier street was certainly a popular spot to be on this particular Saturday as I remember seeing at least 4 other weddings rock up trying to use the area for photos – thankfully we got there first and managed to get all the best scenes!

Donato Reception Center Wedding Reception

The Donato Reception Centre was a place I had been to before, but hadnbt been to in many years and I was super exicted to shoot in here again! Ritamaree and Sydney made the most of the stunning sunken dancefloor and filled it with fireworks and dry ice for their first dance, while also playing some fun games to get people up for their bouquet and garter tosses!

Thanks so much Ritamaree and Sydney for having me as your wedding photographer at your Sunnybrae Estate Pavilion wedding! I had a blast, and I hope you enjoy your photos and video!

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Marriages Registration Office Wedding – Dayna & Alex

Dayna and Alex’s Adelaide Marriages Registration Office wedding was a small, simple family affair with close family in attendance to witness this lovely couple tie the knot.

It was a beautiful day with stunning weather and bright smiles from all in attendance, was lovely to be a part of!

Adelaide Marriages Registration Office Wedding Ceremony

The simple little chapel on the scond floor of the Birth Deaths and Marriages Office in the city was the backdrop to Dayna and Alex’s little wedding ceremony infront of their family and friends.

I was asked to arrive at 3:30 – so imagine my surprise to see everyone heading into the chapel as I arrived early (as I usually do for just such a situation!) Thankfully their guests were entering the chapel so that they could go behind the doors and do their paper work while we waited for them to be announced.

As with most Marriages Registration Office weddings, their ceremony was short and sweet, which allowed for us to head off for glamour photos that much quicker.

Glamour Photos

Dayna and Alex were staying at the hotel Richmond, so had their car parked across the other side of Rundle Mall. This allowed us to use the delightful Adelaide Arcade for a few photos, along with some choice blank walls while walking to their car for the short drive to the Himeji gardens on south terrace.

I wanted to take some photos of their cute little baby girl who couldnt stop smiling all day, and we certainly achieved that first up! Simplest baby photos I’ve ever taken – she was just super happy to smile the entire time!

The Himeji gardens are always spectacular on sunny days like this was, and as a bonus, they were pretty much deserted allowing us to have the run of the entire gardens! This was really quite convenient as we also had the little one in tow, which meant that she was relegated to her pram every now and again so Mum and Dad could get some couple photos of just them together.

The best thing about the Himeji gardens is how the sun bleeds through ther stunning Japanese foliage allowing for beautiful lens flares if I line up the camera just right. It all worked out beautifully!

Thanks so much Dayna and Alex for having me cover your intimate little Marriages Registration Office wedding! I really enjoyed myself and I hope you guys love your photos!

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