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Northern Palm Garden Wedding – Botanic Gardens – Annabelle & Tom

The Adelaide Botanic Gardens was the setting for Annabelle and Tom’s beautiful wedding which they had travelled from WA for! Their Northern Palm Garden Wedding showcased the closeness of Annabelle and Tom’s family and friends while also having me livestream their ceremony to guests who could not attend due to the COVID pandemic.

 

Preparation

I began the day with Annabelle and her family being prepared at a house nearby. The atmosphere was laid back and fun filled with the ladies making sure everyone was having some fun with the preparations and dad helping me move their furniture around to get the best angles for shots 🙂

Wedding dress hanging in doorway
bridal party in pajamas
Blue engagement ring in flowers
Bride holding dog
Bride looking through shutters
Bride and bridemaids getting ready
Bride getting ready with bridesmaids
Bride between her veil
Bride in hallway

Northern Palm Garden Wedding Ceremony

Annabelle and Tom’s wedding ceremony took place at my favourite of the 9 Botanic Gardens wedding spots available under the large gum tree in what’s called the Northern Palm Garden, which is right by the northern friendship gates with in the northern section of the gardens.

I love this spot due to the huge gum tree that acts as a backdrop to the wedding ceremony where the light of the sun shines through to make for a very nice scene! Unfortunately the weather wasn’t overly sunny for for this Northern Palm Garden wedding ceremony which meant they had to have standby umbrellas for their guests during the ceremony – but thankfully it diddnt rain.

The ceremony itself was a lovely simple affair, full of smiles and family well wishes which was beautiful.

Excited groom
Bride arriving at Ceremony
bridesmaids approaching ceremony
Bride and parents approaching ceremony
Northern palm Garden Wedding ceremony
bride and groom under umbrellas
Northern palm Garden Wedding ceremony under tree
wedding ceremony under umbrella
smiling bride listening to celebrant
Smiling groom listening to vows
Closeup of exchanging wedding bands
First kiss under umbrella
Wedding exit

Adelaide Botanic Gardens Photoshoot

After the family photos which we took around the rear of where their Northen Palm Garden wedding ceremony took place we made the most of the wonderfully overcast day to take some glamour photos around the Botanic Gardens. We began at the bridge located behind the Northern Palm Garden, then head down the elm boulevard, avoiding the other weddings that were taking place on the same day, and ending up at Araucarla Avenue where one of the groom’s men – Nick was married and I shot his wedding!

It’s always fun to see couples that I had photographed in the past at other weddings!

Northern palm Garden Wedding party
Bridal party on the Northern palm garden bridge
Bridal couple on the Northern Palm Garden bridge
Northern Palm Garden wedding photo
bride and groom at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens
Bride and groom smiling at one another under tree
bride and groom under the foliage
Holding one another nearby the friendship gates
bride and groom sitting on tree roots
Bridal party in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens
Married couple in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens
Adelaide Botanic Gardens wedding photo in the elms
Bride looking pretty with sunlight behind
Bride and groom nearby big tree

South Australian Museum Wedding Reception

Annabelle and Tom held their wedding reception in the grassy area in the old mounted police barracks behind the South Australian Museum. A large marquee was erected to keep everyone warm and out of any weather – which never eventuated. I always find it fun to show people who diddnt know it was there as I feel as though it’s one of the best kept secrets of Adelaide – despite it being completely public space!

The night was fun, with plenty of heartfelt speeches about Annabelle and Tom’s relationship and their life in WA. It was such a great night to be a part of and I’m super pleased I got to make use of the archway towards the wedding ceremony for a biut of a night shot before I left for the night as it turned out to be one of my favourite shots from the day.

White Wedding cake
Adelaide Museum wedding setup
bride and groom entering wedding reception at Adelaide Museum
First dance closeup
First dance at Adelaide Museum wedding
Dancing groomsmen
Bridesmaids listening
Bridal kiss through table guests
Marquee set up at Adelaide Museum wedding
Adelaide Museum wedding photo
Cutting the ake toegtehr in front of white curtain
Bridesmaids giving speech

I’d like to thank Annabelle and Tom for having me as their wedding photographer at their lovely Northern Palm Garden wedding in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens – i suppose we could also say it was a destination wedding! Was a glorous day and I hope you enjoy your photos!

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Sunnybrae Estate Wedding – Cristina & Thanasi

It was a gloriously sunny day for Cristina and Thanasi’s Sunnybrae Estate wedding at the beginning of October!

This lovely couple shared the day with family and friends and their personalities shone like a shining diamond all day! From a George Costanza photoshoot, immaculate grass and dancing all night with plenty of drink – their day was a joy to be a part of!

Preparation

I started the day at Thanasi’s place of preparation after having set up their photobooth at the Sfera’s Function center ready to go for their reception. His entourage were all there too along with Thanasi’s parents and some friends.

The atmosphere was laid back and fun filled where the boys shared some nice liquid courage and even goaged Thanasi into a bit of a risqué Seinfeild-inspired photoshoot which was a bit of fun! We even got to enjoy a bit of Thanasi’s father’s musical skills where he gave s an impromptu solo!

Wedding bands on shoes
Groomsmen jackets hanging
reading bride to be’s book
boys putting on socks
groomsmen using the mirror
Dad helping put on tie in window
Guys helping Groom get ready
Groom putting on suit jacket
Groom standing in front of window
Groom sharing some nice drink
helping with tie
Groom and groomsmen standing together on sidewalk

Cristina was prepared similar to Thanasi alongside her bridal party, family and friends, also with a similar laid back attitude to the whole experience.

A part of the birdal party preparation was cracking open a champaigne bottle on Thanasi’s immaculately curated lawn which I hope diddnt harm it much! Certainly looked as though that lawn was a labour of love!

Engagement ring amongst flowers
Greeting guests arriving
bridal shoes set up together
Wedding dress haging from ceiling
Happy bride during preparation
Spraying champaigne
Wedding dress hanging on window frame
Bride gathering her wedding gown
Bride showing guests her dress
Bridal party during the final preparations on the bride
Bridal party final preparations on the bride
Grandmother putting on jewelery
Dad’s first look of bride
Bride looking pretty in front room of house

Sunnybrae Estate Wedding Ceremony

Being a photographer at a Sunnybrae Estate wedding is an experience I had not had for a very long time – it’s one of those wedding venues where it’s super popular for a number of different reasons – only to simply not book a wedding there for years and years – in my case it was around 7 years since I last shot a Sunnybrae Estate wedding, and the place had changed quite a bit since then! Funny thing is that I’ve now shot 2 here in the past few months!

The day was super sunny which made for Cristina and Thanasi’s choice of ceremony locations slightly unfortunate as they were forced to look back into the sun all ceremony, but at least their guests were in the shade thanks to the beautiful covering of trees available on the northern side of the ‘Marquee’ reception venue on the Sunnybrae estate grounds.

Their wedding ceremony was a short and simple one with Cristina and Thanasi sharing vows and their celebrant giving us all some amusing stories of their relationship up until this point.

Wedding sign at Sunnybrae Estate wedding
bride arriving in red car
Bride flanked by parents
Holding hands at Sunnybrae Estate wedding
Sunnybrae Estate wedding ceremony
Holding hands during Sunnybrae Estate wedding ceremony
Bride smiling at groom during wedding ceremony
getting rings from best man
Exchanging wedding rings at Sunnybrae estate wedding
First kiss at sunnybrae estate wedding
Holding hands during wedding ceremony
Drone group photo at Sunnybrae estate wedding

Glamour Photos

After having all Cristina and Thanasi’s guests  move out to the open grassy area for a drone group photo, and then moving back out of the beating sun for smaller group shots – we then had a bit of a walk around the Sunnybrae grounds for some glamour photos making use of the sun shing through the lovely green foliage on display about the place.

We then head towards the city for a bit of a bite to eat at the fun APOPTECA bar – formally known as ‘the Apothecary’. The surrounds in here made for an interesting backdrop to some of their photos, while also using the famed black doorway of the nearby ‘Draling Building’.

In amongst the trees at Sunnybrae
Smiling at one another after wedding
Bridal party walking through Sunnybrae Estate
Bride and groom against tree in front of cars
Bridal party photo in front of cars
Groom lifting bride up
Bride looking back at camera
Bridal party photo in front of the Darling Building
bride and groom in front of the Darling Building
Darling Building photoshoot
Darling Building wedding photo
Bride and groom inside the bar
Snacks
APOTECA wedding photo
APOTECTA wedding photography
Bride anjoying a break at APOTECA
Holding hands at table

Sferas Function Center Wedding Reception

Cristina and Thanasi’s Wedding reception took place in the Sfera’s Marquee function room, which boasts a huge area for large weddings and is always immaculately decked out with flowing silks, white sheets and general wedding prettyness!

Short of a bit of a hiccup with my photobooth early in the night – which I thank Cristina and Thanasi immensely for their understanding and patience, their night was a blast to be a part of! Ending far too soon with everyone on the dance floor ready to continue on until the early hours of the morning if the venue let them! I very much enjoyed the break out of Shalalala AUFC towards the end!

Wedding cake in front of head table
Guest gift
Sferas Function Center Wedding Reception
bride and groom entrance to reception
Bride and groom celebrating next to wedding cake
Maid of honour speech
Speech of the Best man
Sferas wedding reception first dance
Bride and groom smiling for the camera
Dancing guests at Sferas
Group photo at Sferas wedding reception
Groom having fun on dance floor 2
Bouquet toss at Sferas wedding reception
Drinking shots from the ground
Fun loving chaps
Bride and groom under the chandeleir
Archway exit

Thanks go out to Cristina and Thanasi for having me as their wedding photographer at their Sunnybrae Estate wedding and I hope they enjoy their photos! 😀

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Partridge House Wedding – Jemma & Jordan

Jemma and Jordan’s Partridge House wedding took place on a delightfully sunny day in late September, and their day was full of fun, love and adventure!

Jemma and Jordan had selected a number of photo locations to head to all around Adelaide to make sure they had a wide variety of photos, and we even had an improptu visit by the SA Ghostbusters![/av_one_half]

Preparation

It’s not very often, but occasionally a bride will ask me to start my wedding photography coverage with her and her bridesmaids at a beauty salon where they would be having their hair and makeup done. In Jemma’s case I was with her and her entourage early in the morning taking some shots of everyone putting on their faces before heading over to Jordan’s place of preparation!

Bride sitting in salon
Having makeup and hair done
Laughing while having makeup done
Concentrating on makeup
Bridesmaid looking on during makeup
Directing

Jordan was getting ready in a nearby house along with his groomsmen and father. As I’ve said before groomsmen often just dont know how to tie a tie, so much of the time during preparation was simply trying to make it look right on everyone!

The atmosphere was jovial and laid back, which made for a delightful start to the day!

rings perched on shoes
Pre wedding drinks
buttoning up grooms shirt
groom buttoning up shirt
Groomsman having fun with tie
Father of the groom tieing tie
Groom looking out window with jacket
Groom walking out door
Groom having his flower put on
groom and groomsmen on road talking
groomsmen all together on road

After Jordan’s preparation, I head over to Jemma’s place of preparation, which was an another home, closer to Glenelg. The girls were running a little late from the beauty salon which meant I was sitting there twiddling my thumbs for a bit before they arrived. 🙂

When they did though, all efforts were focussed on hiding Jemma’s dress, which apparently was a secret to some of the family members – I can’t remember the specifics, but apparently some had gone dress shopping with Jemma and thought they knew what she was wearing – but evidently not!

Ladies in gowns
Wedding dress hanging in doorway
Enagement ring perched in bouquet
Putting on flower
Bridesmaid helping out holding train
Zipping up back of wedding gown
Bride looking in mirror at her dress
Showing the family her dress
Talking
Bride holding bouquet in living room

Partridge House Wedding Ceremony

Jemma and Jordan’s Partridge House wedding took place under the stunning large tree located to the side of the house, which shaded most of the congregation from the harsh sunlight, and also made for an amazing backdrop for the ceremony.

During the ceremony I was asked to also live stream for guests who could not attend, so I also had that set up on a tripod. I’m so glad I’m able to provide such a service – particularly in these restricted times.

Jemma and Jordan’s ceremony was a delightful simple affair, punctuated by the cute flower girl, and of course Jemma and Jordan’s fur baby which made an appearance!

Bride arriving
bride arriving in purple car
Hugs from bridesmaids
Bride arriving at her Partidge House Wedding
Flower girl
Bride and father approaching
Grooms first look at Pertridge House Wedding
Smiling groom at Partridge House Wedding Ceremony
Doggo groomsman
Smiling bride on a sunny day
Partridge House Wedding Ceremony
Exchanging wedding rings during Partridge House wedding ceremony
Exchanging wedding rings during Partridge House wedding ceremony closeup
First kiss at Partridge House wedding ceremony
bride and groom exit their Partridge House wedding ceremony

Glamour Photos

As I mentioned, Jemma and Jordan weere keen to travel about quite a bit to make use of some of the stunning locations available between their Partridge House wedding ceremony and their reception at Chateau Apollo in the city.

So we made a bit of a trip of it, after using the Partridge House’s stunning garden, we began at the Grange Beach Jetty, then heading to the famed Port Adelaide’s Crozier Street – which was were we bumped into the Ghostbusters, finally heading to Veale Gardens in the city.

Partridge House

The great thing about having a Partridge House wedding is making use of the amazing European-style curated garden that sprawls around the property.

The main large tree, under which Jemma and Jordan held their wedding ceremony under is the jewel of the garden, while there is also sprawling grass fields in front of the house suited for family photos, plus fountains, green plants and all sorts – you could spend a lot of time here discovering new spots!

bride and groom with fur baby
Bride and grrom against lamp post
Hugs after Partridge house wedding
Partirdge House wedding Photo
Partirdge House wedding Photos
Through the trees at the bride and groom
Walking along the partridge House balcony together
Bridal party with cars in front of Partridge House

Grange Beach

Grange beach was reasonably nearby so we head there instead of the usually busy Glenelg to take some shots using the jetty as a backdrop. The wind was picking up quite a bit, so it was a bit of fun for the girls to keep their hair from blowing everywhere, but we made it work!

Bridal party on Grange Jetty
Walking along Grange Jetty
Grange Jetty Wedding Photo
Bride and groom walking along Grange Jetty
Bridal party walking together along Grange Beach
bride and groom under the Grange Jetty
bride and groom under Grange Jetty
Groom lifting his Bride under Grange Jetty
Bride and groom walking along Grange Beach
Amongst the long grass

Crozier Street

When I arrived at Crozier street, before everyone else I was worried to see that some ghostbusters had been called out for some paranormal activity! Thankfully they had already caught their ghost before we arrived, and agreed to have a bit of a photo with the bride and groom! This made for a rather unique wedding photo!

Crozier Street in Port Adelaide is a super popular spot to have some industrial themed wedding photos done, boasting grungy, but clean brickwalls and nifty corregated iron walk ways that span the road overhead. The street has also been made famous with recent films like Mortal Combat.

Ghost Busters Wedding Photo
Crozier Street Wedding Photo in black and white
Crozier Street Wedding Photo
Closeup of rings on hand
Bride and groom through train
Bride and groom sharing a kiss
Bride and groom in front of doorway
Bride and groom in front of doorway in Crozier Street
Bridal party in front of cars on Crozier Street

Veale Gardens

Veale Gardens was the last stop on our way to Chateau Apollo in the city for their reception. The plan was to use the gardens for a bit of greenery in amongst the beach and industrial stle photos we had been taking up until now. It was also a convenient spot to make use of the sunset nearby the reception venue without having to travel too far!

bride under arch of trees
Bridesmaids having some fun
Ducks in front of Bridal party
bride and groom silhouette
Veale Gardens wedding photo
Near one of the ponds at Veale Gardens
bridal aprty bathed in sunlight
Bride and Groom bathed in sunlight

Chateau Apollo Wedding Reception

Jemma and Jordan’s Chateau Apollo wedding reception took place in the private function room, with the entrance on Frome road. Its a delightfully, rustic spot right in the middle of the city which made for a surprisingly intimate and private space for a reception despite being in the middle of the city.

The night was full of dancing, fun speeches and I got to sit on the head table – which was a bit of a first as a wedding photographer! haha Made me feel old though – as everyone around me was quite young.

Chateau Apollo Wedding Photo
Bridal entrance at Chateau Apollo Wedding Reception
Holding hands as they enter
Guests cheers
Speech giver
First dance at Chateau Apollo Wedding Reception
Guests Dancing making a face
Wedding cake on barrel
Flower girl speech
Best Man giving his speech
Food
Bridal couple laughing during their speech
Cutting the wedding cake together
Night time wedding photo at Chateau Apollo
Live entertainment
Dancing the night away
Dancing bride

I’;d like to thank Jemma and Jordan for having me photograph their delightful Partridge House wedding! Your day was a blast and I love how the photos turned out!

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Saint Dimitrios Orthodox Church Baptism – Iliana’s Baptism

=The beautiful Saint Dimitrios Orthodox Church was the backdrop to baby Iliana’s baptism in mid September. This incredible church is lined wall to wall with ornate decorations detailing the stories of the bible and makes for an incredible backdrop for anything as a wedding venue to baptisms.

Being a part of little Iliana’s Saint Dimitrios Orthodox Church Baptism was an absolute honour to be a part of and was delightful to see such a large congregation come together for such a special ceremony.=

Iliana’s Saint Dimitrios Orthodox Church Baptism

Iliana’s whole family turned up to witness her christening and her transition into holy life, which was wonderful to see. Carried by her god mother and assisted thoughout the ceremony, little Iliana was quite brave throughout, with only a little cry as the priests immersed her into the holy water. Once she was out however, she was quite happy again!

I got to have a bit of a chat with the church hand who was setting up for  baby Ilania’s Saint Dimitiros Orthodox Church Baptism, and I was astounded to find out that the church was purpose built for things like baptisms, with a plumbed chalice for the holy immersion right at the center of the stage – meaning that the transport of that much water need not be a hassle! I just thought that was interesting.

Iliana before the ceremony
Iliana and Dad
Iliana greeting guests
Iliana’s Christening dress
Entering Saint Dimitrios Church
Approaching the front of the church
The priest
Iliana looking around
Saint Dimitrios Orthodox church baptism
Iliana getting changed
Guests looking on
Iliana being baptised
Iliana being placed into holy water
Saint Dimitios Orthodox Church Baptism
Upset bub
Upset baby during christening
Putting on crucifix
Surrounding baby Iliana
Church details
Baby iliana getting her dress put on
bressings from the priest
Greek Orthodox church
Baby iliana during her christening
Godmother and baptised little one
Saint Dimitrios Orthodox Church Baptism photo
Godmother with little one
Family together at front of church
Kisses from guests
Family together in front of church
Baby Iliana on church floor

After the ceremony, the whole family congregated at Svago on Unley road for a shared lunch and speeches thanking everyone involved. It was a wonderful day to be a part of and capture with my photography!

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Quince Brook Wedding – Verity & Jake

bride and groom checking out the cow

bride and groom checking out the cow

Quince Brook Wedding – Verity & Jake

Verity and Jake’s Quince Brook wedding took place on an absolutely sunning day in late August. The wedding venue being the fortunate backup to another nearby, and what a spot it is!

Quince Brook boasts rolling green hills over farmland that goes on for as far as the eye can see, and suited Verity and Jake’s care free personalities to a ‘tee’.

 

Preparation

I started out the day just up the road from the Quince Brook wedding venue, at a delightful bed and breakfast where Verity and her entouage were being prepared. The Evansdale Villas are perched right at the top of the rolling hills that surround Strathalbyn, and are surrounded by farmland, complete with cows and wonderful looking trees that are great to hang dresses in!

verity and her bridesmaids were jovial all throughout the preparation process, and had little flower girls and page boys to run about to have a bit of fun.

It ‘s always nice to see the reaction of the father of the bride when he first walks in and shees his little girl done up in her wedding dress!

makeup
Engagement ring in flowers
Bridal ugg boots
Bride looking in mirror
Wedding dress hanging in tree
Kids squishing faces
Looking at the camera
Father’s first look at daughter
bridal party fussing over bride
Bride standing by herself
Bride and bridal party together
Bridal party on dirt road

Quince Brook Wedding Ceremony

Verity and Jake’s Quince Brook wedding ceremony took place under a large gum tree, behind the large shed that serves as a rustic hall suitable for receptions. Their guests sat and stood around them on the lush, green grass as they witnessed these two beautiful people come together.

Verity and Jake’s little dog got special mentions during their ceremony, and included numerous heartfelt tidbits from their relationship.

Smiling groom
Groom striking a pose
Kids arriving
Bridal entrance at Quince brook wedding
Grooms first look at his quince brook wedding
Smiling bride looking at her groom
Fur baby
bride and groom together at their Quince Brook Wedding
smiling groom looking at his bride
Quince brook wedding ceremony
Quince brook wedding ceremony landscape
Exchanging wedding rings
First kiss at Quince Brook wedding
Bride and groom exit from their Quince Brook wedding ceremony

Glamour Photos

Walking about and taking glamour photos at Quince Brook was an absolute breeze. My affinity for the natural surroundings really helped out with what was available surrounding the property!

After a short time of mingling with guests and enjoying themselves, Verity, Jake and I went for a little walk out over the rolling hills to take some intimate photos together in amongst the gum trees, before calling on the bridal party to come with us in the opposite direction to make use of the driveway and the setting sun.

I big fun part of a Quince Brook wedding is the fact that there are rather tame cows just wandering around the property, which allowed us to get a few different shots featuring these bovine friends! A really sweet aspect of the day was that a calf was born on the morning of Verity and Jake’s wedding, and the owners named the newborn Verity – after the bride!

Very cute.

Bride and groom with their fur baby
Flower girls playing in the bride’s veil
Bride and groom leaning on a gum tree
Sharing a hug under the sun light
Bride and groom standing looking at the camera
Bride and groom through the gum trees
Bride and groom dancing in the gum trees
head butt
Close up of bride and groom looking at camera
Bride and groom leaning on separate gum trees
Getting close and personal
Quince Brook wedding photo
Bride and groom in front of the Quince Brook wedding venue
Cow watching the bride and groom
Bride and groom in the cow paddock
bridesmaids and groomsmen
bridesmaids and groomsmen through the faces of the bride and groom
Skipping towards the bridal party
Bridal party
bride and groom in the sunlight
Ministry of silly walks wedding photo
bride and groom checking out the cow
bridal party lost amongst the trees
bridal party trying to rip the bride and groom apart
The calf named after Verity
Wedding photo during Quince Brook Wedding

Quince Brook Wedding Reception

Verity and Jake’s wedding reception which look place in the large shed, just behind where their held their ceremony was full of heartfelt speeches, plenty of food and a bunch of people there to really have a great time!

Verity and Jake’s beautiful personalities shone through with the way their speech makers talked about them, and in the way they went about celebrating their big night! From the first dance, to the cutting of the cake, it was all just a joy to be a part of!

Wedding sign at Quince Brook wedding
Green wedding cake
Bride and groom entrance to reception
Bride and groom dancing
Bride and groom with their wedding cake
Food platters
Speeches
Speech giver
bride and groom giving their speech
First dance closeup
First dance at Quince Brook wedding
Mother son dance
On the dance floor

I’d like to thank Verity and Jake for having me as their wedding photographer! I had an absolute blast shooting your wedding, and I hope you enjoy your photos! You guys are absolute gems, and I wish you all the best in your married life!

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