Peter and Naziera opted to hold a very small, intimate Adelaide Botanic Park wedding in front of their 3 sons, their celebrant and myself which made for a cozy little atmosphere under the stunning moreton bay fig trees on a stunningly sunny day!
Although their Botanic Park wedding ceremony was flanked by no fewer than 3 engagement celebrations and other users of the public space, their wedding ceremony felt beautifully personal regardless!
Adelaide Botanic Park Wedding Ceremony
Peter and Naz’s tiny little ceremony – which could also be called an elopement took place on one of the larger moreton bay fig trees on parade along the Botanic Park, just north of the Adelaide Botanic Garden‘s Friendship gates.
We attempted to have as little as possible behind Peter and Naziera during their cermeony so that their photos did not have anything but the stunning beauty of the park in the background. Wasn’t always possible of course, but we tried our best!
Their ceremony was short and sweet, with two of their three sons acting as witnesses on their marriage certificate.
Three sons standing under stree
hugs before the wedding ceremony
bride looking pretty before her Botanic Park Wedding
bride and groom using the lovely tree before their wedding ceremony
Smiling groom before his Botanic Park Wedding Ceremony
Wedding celebrant arrives
Smiling bride ready to start wedding ceremony
bride and groom standing under tree during their wedding ceremony
Celebrant talking during ceremony
Botanic Park Wedding Ceremony
Smiling groom during his wedding ceremony
Adelaide Botanic Park Wedding Ceremony
Wedding cceremony under Moreton Bay Fig Tree
Shot of bride though shoulders of Sons
Sun gleaming through the foliage
Exchanging wedding rings on bent arm
Groom kissing hand of his bride
Married now!
Glamour Photos
For glamour photos, we made good use of the Botanic park’s trees, going for a little walk and trying to get the midday sun to shine through the foliage before heading into the Botanic Gardens to make use of some different backdrops.
The Moreton bay fig trees in Botanic park make for some stunning backdrops for wedding photography – I just love walking through them – particularly on sunny days such as this, the atmosphere is one of such joy and happiness when the sun plays nice!
The Adelaide Botanic Gardens as always turned it on for us, walking through we managed to make use of quite a few little spots I had grwon fond of after my many weddings I have shot through here. That being said though, the middle of the day is possibly the wost time of day to take photos through here – so I attempted to head to shadier spots to make use of the shade rather than direct sunlight.
bride and groom sitting on a bench together
Bride and groom after their Botanic Park Wedding Ceremony
bride and groom under a moreton bay fig
bride and groom headbutting one another
brige and groom cuddles
Bride and groom walking under the trees after their Botanic Park Wedding Ceremony
Bride and groom walking under the trees after their Botanic Park Wedding
Large Moreton Bay Fig trees as a backdrop to the bride and groom
Bride leaning into groom against a wall
Adelaide Botanic Gardens wedding photo
Adelaide Botanic Gardens wedding photo 2
Bride and groom amongst the foliage in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens
Museum of Economic Botany doorway photo
Museum of Economic Botany doorway wedding photo
bride and groom inside a tree
bride and groom enjoying the bamboo forest
Groom leading bride over a hill
Amongst the trees at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens
Bride and groom’s sons take center stage
Peter and Naz’s Botanic Park wedding ceremony was a delightful little outing, and I do hope they enjoy their photos!
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
The weather was fantastic and the smiles on everyone’s face made for the most wonderful atmosphere for this lovely couple’s simple wedding celebration!
Cycad Collection Wedding Ceremony
After a little bit of a wait due to the unfortunate parking situation causing Joanne to be a little late – Joanne and Blake’s wedding ceremony took place under the shade provided by the large gum tree at the foot of their Cycad collection wedding location. It’s not often that shade is there due to the orientation of the spot, but as their ceremony was quite early in the day, this space was perfect!
Music was provided by a nifty two man strings band which played music before and after their ceremony. Joanne and Blake really seemed to enjoy their presence and they were good enough sports to join in for a bit of a fun photo at the end of their group photos.
Joanne and Blake’s Cycad collection wedding ceremony was presided over by a family member – who happend to also be a celebrant, which was lovely as it made for the while ceremony to be that much more intimate, it was lovely to see the celebrant herself tear up!
Their ceremony also included a number of different people who stepped up to recite a bit of a reading, and their little page boy kept stealing the show by shyly joining in at random moments – including a blended family sand ceremony, which is nice to see.
Blake waiting for his bride
Groom at his Cycad Collection wedding
Groom watching the page boy approach
Bride arriving at Cycad collection wedding
Groom watching his bride arrive at Cycad collection wedding
Bride and groom under the tree
Groom listening to ceremony
Cycad collection wedding ceremony
Standing parents
Celebrant raising hand
Page boy wearing heart
Sand ceremony
One of the speech givers
Wedding under the tree
Bride and groom holding hands
Bride and groom holding hands smiling
Bride grinning looking at her groom
Groom grinning as talking into microphone
Page boy handing over rings
Newly married couple at Cycad collection wedding
Newly married family
String band with bride and groom
Adelaide Botanic Gardens Glamour Photos
After the group family photos, and saying goodbye to the string band, we went on a little bit of a whirlwind tour of the Botanic Gardens before returning to the National Wine Center for a lunch time reception.
We began right near the Cycad collection area, and snaked our way north, through the heritage listed green house, the famed elm walk way right up through the friendship gates to make use of the trees in Botanic park – and back again.
We moved quick in order to make use of all the spots in the Botanic Gardens I knew would work in this light, and also to get back to the wine center on time.
Bride and groom in rainforest
Bride and groom looking at camera in foliage
Bride and groom leaning against large tree
Bride and groom leaning against large tree with sunlight
Bride and groom in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens
Cycad collection wedding photo
Bride and groom looking at camera under a funky tree
Bride and groom bathed in sunlight
Adelaide Botanic Gardens wedding photo
Bride and groom leaning against the friendship gates
Bride and groom in Adelaide Botanic Park
bride and groom under bamboo
Bride and groom in the Adelaide Wine center cellar
Bride and groom in the Adelaide Wine center cellar smiling
Cheers under raised glasses
Joanne and Blake’s wedding was a joy to be a part of and I’m so glad they chose me as their wedding photographer! Hopefully you guys love your photos!
It was a delightfully sunny day for Anna and Isuru’s wedding at the Adelaide Botanic Garden‘s Sunken garden wedding ceremony venue with a small group of close friends and family in person, and plenty watching a livestream! (When Isuru’s phone worked!)
The plan was to hold a small intimate ceremony here in Adelaide, and when COVID goes away hold another interstate with more guests.
Preparation
Anna was prepared in a room of the Mayfair hotel on King William St along with two of her friends. The atmosphere in the room was one of fun and excitement for the wedding ceremony and if Anna was feeling any nerves, she hid them well!
I made use of the Mayfair hotel lobby for a couple of shots on their spiral staircase while also heading out to the intersection for a few shots on the road, which the girls seemed to find amusing 😀
Hanging wedding dress
Having makeup done
Engagement ring in middle of bouquet
Having makeup done looking out window
Makeup artist doing her thing
Smiling bride in makeup chair
Girls watching makeup be done
bride holding bouquet black and white
bride holding bouquet smiling
bridal aprty ready to go
Bridal party on stairs
bridal party walking accross Hindley st
closeup of bouquet while bride looks out window
bridal party under green trees
bridal party under green tree
Sunken Garden Wedding Ceremony
The botanic Garden’s Sunken Garden Wedding venue provides for a lovely private spot to hold a ceremony in what is usually a rather busy place on a such a lovely day! The set up was lovely for me as a wedding phtoographer as the sun was right behind whre Anna and Isuru were standing which made for some lovely ethereal photos.
The heat of the day was quite powerful, as Iruru’s phone soon found out as unfortunately they had a bit of trouble keeping the livestream going – thankfully I was also recording the ceremony using 360 Virtual Reality technology as I always do so they made good use of that the next day!
Anna and Isuru’s wedding ceremony was full of personal insight into the couple’s relationship complete with in jokes and fun little things that had the entire congregation smiling and laughing along as they watched.
Grooms first look at the Sunken Garden
Botanic Gardens Sunken Garden Wedding Ceremony
Wedding Ceremony in the Sunken Garden
laughing groom during ceremony 2
Botanic Gardens Sunken Garden Wedding Ceremony 2
Smiling bride during ceremony 2
Holding hands during wedding ceremony
Holding hands during wedding ceremony under arch
Smiling groom looking at bride 2
Wedding ceremony at the SUnken Garden Botanic Gardens
Exchanging wedding bands closeup
Botanic Gardens Sunken Garden Wedding Ceremony through leaves
Sunken garden First Kiss
Smiles all round with the bride and groom
Wedding bands on hands
Bride and groom exit from Sunken Garden Ceremony
Adelaide Botanic Gardens Glamour Photos
We had a short amount of time for some photos in amongst the Adelaide Boatnic Gardens after having family photos done at the Sunken Garden so we hopped right to it making a beeline to the friendship gates then walking slowly back towards the National Wine Center.
I wanted to use the lovely trees that you can find in the nearby Botanic Park for some photos before walking back through the gardens. We were lucky enough to be walking back through the gardens a little later than allowed due to having the reception at the National Wine Center as we got to capture the dying sun through some of the trees on display around the grounds.
bride and groom amongst the foliage
bride and groom amongst foliage
Walking in the trees together
Huge trees in the Botanic Park
Adelaide Botanic Park wedding photo
bride and groom leaning in some ivy
Ivy wedding photo
Adelaide Botanic Gardens wedding Photo
bride and groom togteher in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens
Adelaide Botanic Gardens Sunset wedding
Amongst the tall trees wedding photo
Sunlight wedding phtoo
Bride and groom walking in the sunlight
Bride and groom embrace
bride and groom looking at camera on their wedding day
Bride and groom against a large tree
National Wine Center Reception
Anna and Isuru’s National Wine Center reception took place in their ‘Gallery’ room which boasts a huge glass wall overlooking the rest of the wine center’s grounds.
As their guest list was on the smaller side, only one long table was set up to make the entire setting feel quite opulent and grand! It also allowed all their guests to sit together and not have to travel a million miles to see everyone!
Adelaide WIne Center bridal entrance
Bride talking to guests at reception
Adelaide Wine Center Gallery Room
Selfy
Little girl running about
having some fun with the kids
Adelaide Wine Center Sushi
Kiss at the table
Isuru Speech
bridal hugs
I’d like to thank Anna and Isuru for having me photograph their Botanic Gardens’ Sunken Garden wedding, and I hope they enjoy their photos! Super happy to travel interstate for your other celebrations too! 😉
It wasn’t the nicest day to go out and do a photo shoot out and about high in the Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens, but I’m so glad Olivia and Dimitiri were keen to head out anyway as the colours you can get here are just incredible! Also the rising mist from early in the morning just made the feeling of their engagement photos that much more surreal!
Olivia and Dimitri were umming and ering over where to go for their photoshoot, thinking maybe a beach, or the Belair National Park but in the end were very keen on heading to the Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens, mainly due to it was where Dimitri had originally proposed.
As this engagement shoot was happening only a few weeks after when they were supposed to be married, I thought this was quite appropriate! Olivia and Dimitri had had to postpone their wedding due to the COVID-19 restrictions.
Once a location was chosen, I really wanted to make use of the lovely light either in the late afternoon for the golden hour, or early morning.
We ended up getting up early on the freezing morning for the gates to open at 8:30 as the COVID-19 restrictions had just been lifted and we expected the Botanic Gardens to be packed with people trying to get out and about a bit! The early start, coupled with the drizzly weather meant we had the whole Gardens to ourselves.
Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens Engagement Shoot
We began our photoshoot walk at the Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens lower carpark, nearby the dam wall. Our first reaction when arriving was that we were super lucky to still have some colours in the autumn leaves that made these botanic gardens so magical! I was kind of hoping to get a bit of fog into their photos, but it was fast rising.
We quickly hopped up the nearby hill to make use of some trees that were losing their leaves, then head down to the water’s edge as I wanted to use my favourite tree in all of the Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens, but unfortunately it had already lost all it’s leaves 🙁
Holding one another at the Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens
Close up of engagement ring
Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens Autumn colours
Walking together in the Autumn colours
Laughing through the red leaves
Walking along the Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens dam
Cuddles by the water
Olivia and Dimitri certainly made it easy as their carefree attitude was present all throughout the photoshoot and they had plenty of smiles on their faces!
We then head across the dam, which I feel is always an awesome shot to get, making the couple feel as though they are out in the middle of nowhere on ther path way. It’s a very tricky shot to get though as usually the dam walkway is always full of dozens of other people walking across!
Walking along the Mt Lofty Botanic Dam
Couple on the Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens Dam
The big draw of the Botanic Gardens are the wonderfully vivid autumnal colours you can get at this time of year, and thankfully we were able to capture some before they all fell from the trees. The colours, coupled with the misty morning really made for some wonderful scenes!
I had a blast taking photos with Olivia and Dimitri during this weather, but it’s so rare to get a couple to get up this early and head out in bad weather like this! 🙂
Just have a ook at the types of unique scenes you can get in weather like this! from fog, to muted autumnal colours!@ It’s a great time to take photos! Just not so great if you want to stay snug and warm :/
Couple under the yellow leaves
Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens Bridge
Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens in winter
Couple under the orange trees
Laughing and playing
Hugs under the yellow leaves
Walking together with the mist
Hugs under the maple leaves
Looking at the camera under the maple leaves
Looking at a flower
I’d like to thank Olivia’s sister in law Thalia whose engagement shoot had been given to them by her mother for giving Olivia and Dimitri their engagement shoot! It’s always nice to know that people appreciate their photos so much they have their family and friends also have their photos taken with me! 🙂