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RSAYS Wedding – Emily & Leigh

  • Emily & Leigh

    RSAYS Wedding

    Under the jetty

The Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron – or abbreviated to RSAYS – was the venue for Emily and Leigh’s wedding on a beautifully sunny day – perfectly suited for such a nautical themed place! I was asked to be their wedding photographer for 3 hours which saw me at Emily’s preparation at a rental house on the foreshore, through to the beginning of their reception within the RSAYS boat house.

Preparation

I started my coverage with the preparation of Emily and her family getting ready at a rental house on the beach front. The atmosphere was laid back, with the usual run around when there are children involved 🙂 Thankfully there were a lot of people on hand to deal with their shenanigans and everything went very smoothly.

Baby
Putting on dress
Putting on dress
Just about to leave
Dad getting ready
Hanging dresses
Getting ready
Putting on dress
Nan helping out
Wedding rings
Flower girls looking on

RSAYS Wedding Ceremony

Emily and Leigh’s ceremony took place on the decking in front of the Royal South Australian Yacht Club’s clubhouse as the weather was quite warm and sunny. The idea being that the ceremony could take place in the shade. The guests were easily able to make use of the nearby bar and stay in the shade while we wandered about taking photos.

RSAYS Wedding
Waiting Groom
Exchanging wedding rings
Smiling bride
Groom’s first look
At the altar
Signing the registry

Glamour Photos

After the ceremony we wasted little time in using the RSAYS marina to take a few photos of the bridal party and newly formed young family walking around the moored yachts, and of course the wonderfully rustic boat house. Emily and Leigh’s reception was to be held within the boat house so it was already set up with tables and chairs – thankfully it wasn’t too hard to move them out the way for a few photos. We also managed to gte a little bit of time along the nearby beach and jetty.

In the Boathouse
Bride and Groom together
Under the jetty
In the Boathouse
Under the jetty
Walking along the dunes
In the Boathouse
New Family
Shore side
The girls
RSAYS from above
Bridal Party In the Boathouse
Groom walking about
Shore side
Shore side
Bridal Party

I’d like to thank Emily and Leigh for having me as their wedding photographer and I hope they enjoy their photos!

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Recent Sunday Mail Wedding Feature

Occasionally, the a wedding I photograph are given the honor of a Sunday Mail wedding feature – the Sunday Mail is a publication circulated around South Australia affiliated with the Advertiser. It’s a really neat occurrence when one of my weddings are covered by the largest newspaper publication in South Australia, especially when they dedicate 3/4 of a page in their weddings section! The wedding they chose to cover was Sheree and Shane’s wedding at the Glen Ewin Gatehouse which was highlighted by their use of wonderfully white horse and carriage!

Sunday Mail Weddings Feature

Sunday Mail Wedding Feature Excerpt

You never know when a seemingly minor decision will change the course of your life forever. Just ask Sheree and Shane, who met at a 40th birthday party they both nearly didn’t attend. That fateful event was at the Riverland in March 2014, and the couple have been together ever since. They got engaged during a holiday in Hawaii.

We hired a convertible for the day, a Mustang, and it was the only day it rained,” the bride said, with a laugh. “We went to Turtle Bay and  Shane proposed in front of the beach while the sun was setting.”

The couple held both ceremony and reception for 60 guests at Glen Ewin Estate in Houghton.

“We liked that it was very intimate and the staff were just wonderful,” Sheree said of the popular venue. “We also really liked that everything was there at the one place – and it wasn’t too far from the city – you feel like you’re far away but you’re not really.”

At the ceremony, the bride made a grand entrance with her father on a horse-drawn carriage. “It was such a highlight of the day,” the bride said, adding that the whole event was very family focused.

“Shane’s daughter, Abbie, and my niece, Ava, were my two junior bridesmaids and they did a special dance for us at our reception – that was really special. “They (the kids) just had a ball. By the end of the night their hair was everywhere … it was the cutest thing ever.”

The newlyweds cut a three-tiered cake by Lou-Lou Belle Cakes. Bridesmaid was Sofia Milojkovic and the groom’s daugher Abbie Coles was junior bridesmaid with the bride’s niece, Ava Field. Flower girls were Tori Barr and Asha Armet. Best man was Rebel McCloy, while groomsmen were the bride’s son, Blake Field-Bond, and the groom’s son, Lachlan Coles. Sheree is the daughter of Jim and Maxine Field, of Fullarton. Shane is the son of Gary and Sue Coles, of Redwood Park.