Middleton Beach Huts Wedding – Lauren & Marty

Lauren & Marty
Middleton Beach Huts Wedding

I always love heading down to the Middleton Beach Huts for a wedding, as the nearby scenery and awesome setting that the beach huts provide always make for stunning wedding photography! So when Lauren and Marty asked me to be their wedding photographer for the day, I was very excited to be a part of their day! Another neat part of their day was the fact that their DJ had suggested using his private land up in the hills for photos instead of the usual heading down to the beach, so we got to use some awesome gumtrees as a backdrop instead.

Preparation

After having set up my photo booth in preparation for Lauren and Marty’s reception, I sauntered over to the Beach Huts that Lauren and Marty were getting ready in. They were using two separate huts adjacent to one another, so it was easy enough to flit in between places of preparation which was great.

Wedding rings

Smiling groom

Putting on tie

Walking together

Tying ties

Wedding shoes

Marks up

The boys

Suave

Cufflinks

The air surrounding Lauren and Marty was very laid back, and easy going, with little to ruffle feathers and only the slightest showing of nerves from Marty, the groom 🙂 As soon as he donned his crows scarf though, and mentions of his hero, Taylor Walker, it soon vanished 🙂

Flowers

Doing up dress

Dad’s first look

Scrap book

Wedding Dress

Putting in veil

Looking in mirror

Engagement ring

rings

Flower girl

Bridal squad

OH ME GERD!

Selfie

Looking in mirror

Smiling bride

Middleton Beach Huts Wedding Ceremony

It was a super sunny day, and unfortunately there’s little shade for the congregation on the grassy area of the Middleton Beach Huts, so it made it tricky to mitigate the harsh shadows and highlights when taking photos, but it was certainly a love filled ceremony and the weather was really nothing to complain about!

together

Holding hands

Bride arriving

Beach Huts wedding

Standing out front

Smiling bride

Groom in his crows gear

Celebrant

Groom’s reaction

First kiss

Holding hands

Glamour Photos

After the group photos, we began our glamour photos session by walking around the grounds together with the bridal party, making use of the curated gardens and unique vibe the venue provides. We then hopped in the car for a bit of a drive to the aforementioned private property of their DJ. It happened to be an old winery estate, filled with rolling hills and stunning gum trees, which I loved taking photos of! On the way back we stopped off at the beach for a few shots using the sunset 🙂

Under a big gum tree

Sunset

Wedding rings

Middleton Beach Walkabout

Group photo

Amongst the grass

Bridal party walking about the Middleton Beach Huts

Amongst the grass

Under a big gum tree

Amongst the grass

Standing about

Under a big gum tree

Middleton Beach Walkabout

Walking in the meadows

Middleton Beach Huts Wedding Reception

Finally, with the wedding reception on site, all the guests were already packed into the restaurant when we arrived back, leaving little room to move! It was a great atmosphere, with guests spilling out into the outside areas, making use of the balmy weather. The dance floor was packed all night, and I had a blast! 🙂

First dance

Entrance

Wedding Cake

Guest having fun

First dance

Laughing groom

Thanks so much to Lauren and Marty for having me as your wedding photographer! Hope you love your photos.

November 19, 2018

Engagement

Crozier Street & Grange Engagement shoot – Costa & Suzie

COSTA & SUZIE
Crozier street & Grange Engagement shoot

Costa contacted me via my Facebook page looking to have an engagement shoot done at short notice as both himself and his fiancee will be in town at the same time. Luckily I had a day free as I actually had two weddings on the same weekend that Costa wanted to have their shoot done, but luckily they were on the Friday and Saturday, so I had the Sunday free 🙂 I asked him what time of shots he’d prefer and he suggested something industrial. Really only one place to go in Adelaide for a shoot like that, Crozier Street in Port Adelaide! It’s a super popular spot for taking photos, to the point that on Saturdays you’d often find yourself queueing up behind several other weddings just to shoot there 🙂 We started the shoot at the Grange jetty nearby though for a bit of variety in the photos.

Grange Beach

Dancing on Grange Jetty

Amongst the dunes at Grange

Under Grange Jetty

Smiles

Under Grange Jetty

Amongst the dunes at Grange

Walking amongst the dunes

Walking along the shoreline

Crozier Street

In front of an elevated door

Engagement ring

Crozier Street money shot

Nice woolshed door

In front of an elevated door

Black and white money shot

On the wall

Walking together

Nice woolshed door

Holding hands

Holding one another

Walking together

November 14, 2018

Engagement, Wedding preview

Adelaide Glamour Shoot – Jasmine & Mervyl

Jasmine and Mervyl were in Adelaide for a short while and while here they figured they’d use the time to have a bit of an Adelaide glamour shoot before their wedding next year back in Singapore. They are also planning on having photos taken in Canberra also a few days later, so they’ll have quite a bit of diversity to show on a big screen at the forefront of their wedding reception.

Himeji Hardens

We began our short shoot in the Himeji Gardens, on South Terrace. We were very lucky at this time of day as the weather surrounding the shoot, both before and after was pretty atrocious, with wind and heavy rainfall – so i was happy to make use of any sun we had! Unfortunately the hem of Jasmine’s white dress started to get muddy towards the end, but lucky she had a change in dress! 🙂

Walking about Himeji Gardens

Smiles

Holding one another

Sitting about

Holding one another

Veale Gardens

After about 30 minutes walking about the Himeji Gardens, we head over to the nearby Veale Gardens – a popular wedding venue in it’s own right the gardens boast beautifully manicured grassy areas, with a splash of unkempt Australiana just in the rear which we made use of.

Engagement ring

Suave

Holding hands in veal Gardens

Amongst the trees

Under a tree

Walking together

North Terrace

After a bit of a dress change and makeup touch-up, we continued our Adelaide glamour shoot around the lovely North Terrace buildings, including the Adelaide University and Bonython Hall. It’s at this time when the heavens started opening on us and it looked as though our luck with the weather was running out.

Walking alone

Holidn one another

North Terrace

On the footbridge

Cathedral

Grange Jetty

We ended the shoot at the historic Grange Jetty, when fortunately the sun peeped out from the clouds for just a minute allowing us to run about in the bitter cold to take a few shots 🙂

On the jetty

Under the jetty

I hope Jasmine and Mervyl enjoy the photos from their Adelaide Glamour Shoot and hope their wedding in Singapore goes fantastically!

August 9, 2018

Wedding preview, Wedding

Golden Grove Uniting Church Wedding – Lucy & Callum

LUCY & CALLUM
Golden Grove Uniting Church Wedding

Lucy and Callum’s historic Golden Grove Uniting Church wedding was on a rather wet and windy day in April, but the weather certainly did not hamper any celebrations! I was asked to be Lucy and Callum’s wedding photographer for their entire day, so this saw me at both of their preparation locations, through to the end of their reception at the Palais, Semaphore. Lucy and Callum got onto be as I was recommended by a wedded couple whom I covered their wedding for several years prior – Bron and Robert. It’s always great to find out that I was recommended due to my prior work! 😀

Preparation

Callum and his entourage were being prepared at the awesome Largs Pier hotel, so we were able to make use of the historic surrounds for some of their photos! The weather was horrible while they were being prepared, but the rain held up enough for us to venture outside for a bit before I head off to Lucy’s place of preparation.

Boys walking together

Getting ready

Wedding Rings

Dad helping out

Boys walking together

Strut

On the balcony

Getting Ready

Tying ties

Putting on flower

Groom

Lucy and her bridal party were being prepared at their house, closer to Golden Grove. I arrived just as their makeup was just getting finished so this allowed me to take a few shots of them finishing up before putting on her dress and looking awesome in front of their large window. The overall atmosphere was one of fun and laughter, if there were any nerves Lucy hid them well! 😀

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Putting on garter

Looking pretty

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Smiles all round

Makeup

Bridal affects

Putting on dress

Smiling bride

Engagement ring

Looking in mirror

Flowing gown

Looking out door

Smiling

Preparing wedding dress

Golden Grove Uniting Church Wedding Ceremony

Lucy was all smiles as soon as she arrived for her Golden Grove Uniting Church Wedding. Thankfully the weather had changed for the better by then and the church was packed with family and friends ready to celebrate Lucy and Callum’s wedding!

The Golden Grove Uniting Church is a pretty, historic church built to serve the Golden Grove area back in 1866 with the aim to be more practical, rather than ornamental. With this mindset, the church was built to be quite humble, but because of this the present day church oozes old-world charm and simplistic beauty. The back of the church has some more modern facilities like a meeting hall, but the original church out the front is untouched.

Lucy and Callum’s wedding ceremony was full of hymn and personalised bible readings which made for a beautifully intimate wedding ceremony.

Arriving bride

Bridal car

Smiling bride

Leaving the church

Together in car

Out the front with the cars

First kiss

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Celebrate!

Grooms first look

Golden Grove Uniting Church Wedding

Bride

Out the front of the church

Smiling

Exchanging wedding rings

Bridal entry

Glamour Photos

After the ground photos and some shots fo the cars in front of the Golden Grove Uniting Church, we head off to a nearby park, complete with some awesome gum trees and a pretty little pond we made use of to get some great reflections shots. We then head off to the Largs Bay pier for some shots along the jetty. The first head to the Semaphore jetty, only to find that the weather was causing waves to crest over the jetty itself, so we head to the Largs Pier as it’s taller. The wind and rain was fun to battle against as we walked together taking shots, but sometimes the bad weather creates some awesome unique wedding photography.

Garden pond

On the sand dunes

Australiana

Expert help

Australiana

Walking on sand dunes

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sunset

Under the jetty

Bridal party walking together

Under the jetty

Lightning

Palais Wedding Reception

The Palais at Semaphore was the venue for Lucy and Callum’s wedding reception. They have a purpose-built contained tent-like structure built out the back of the establishment that makes for a private, intimate venue, perfect for weddings.