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Trinity Lutheran Church Wedding – Danielle & Adam

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  • DANIELLE & ADAM

    Trinity Lutheran Church Wedding

    Seppeltsfield winery wedding

Danielle and Adam were married in one of the oldest little churches in South Australia on an incredible day amongst wonderful people. The entire day, despite being quite a long one for me was an absolute joy to be a part of. Their Seppeltsfield wedding was held at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Rowland flat then headed off down the road for glamour photos at the stunning Seppeltsfield winery which I had visited for a previous wedding. Finally their reception was held at the rather interestingly built Barossa Weintal Hotel. Danielle and Adam took advantage of my generous full day wedding package to have me right from the beginning of the bridal party’s preparation at their hairdresser’s in North Adelaide, right through to the end of their reception in Tanunda.

Preparation Photos

As I said, I was with the girls first, which kind of breaks from my usual itinerary for a wedding day, but they asked me to take photos as they were having their hair done so I went! I always aim to cover exactly what my clients ask of me!

Bridal hairdressing
Bridal hairdressing
Bridal hairdressing
Bridal hairdressing
Bridal hairdressing

After about 30 minutes of taking photos at the bridal party’s hair salon, I headed to the place of preparation for Adam and his grooms men. I was quite surprised to find that one of his grooms men was Jono, a groom I shot his wedding for only a few months earlier! It’;s absolutely crazy how often I bump into people I had previously met at other weddings I cover. Adelaide is such a small city in many ways 🙂

Groomsmen preparation
Groomsmen preparation
Groomsmen preparation
Groomsmen preparation
Groomsmen preparation
Wedding rings
Groomsmen preparation
Groomsmen preparation

After the grooms men I then headed off to the house where Danielle was being prepared with her bridesmaids and flower girls after having had their hair done. The decor in their house lent itself well to the taking of wonderful wedding photographs, with a marble table for closeups of rings and bridal affects through to a wonderful lit doorway to hang the wedding dress.

Bridal preparations
Back of wedding gown
Bridal party
Bridal party
Bride in wedding dress
Bridal preparations
Putting on garter
Engagement ring – One of my favourite shots to get during wedding preparation
Wedding dress
Wedding bouquet
Bridal party
Bridal party

Trinity Lutheran Church Wedding Ceremony

The Trinity Lutheran Church in Rowland flat was built in 1853 after the disastrous flooding of the Hoffnungsthal settlement nearby. However the original church no longer stands as a new Church was built in 1955. A pretty little church, the building boasts a beautiful single steeple and large square lobby with 3 way doors. Two leading outside while the third into the chapel proper. The church is surrounded by easily accessible vineyards which we made use of for wedding photos.

Trinity lutheran church wedding
Trinity lutheran church wedding
Trinity lutheran church wedding
Trinity lutheran church wedding
Trinity lutheran church wedding
Trinity lutheran church wedding
Trinity lutheran church wedding
After church wedding
Trinity lutheran church wedding
Trinity lutheran church wedding
Trinity lutheran church wedding
After church wedding

Seppeltsfield winery photos

Directly after the ceremony, family photos and using the nearby vineyards for a few shots, we headed off down the road to the picturesque Seppeltsfield winery. The Seppeltsfield winery is an iconic winery in the Barossa region, with history dating back to 1851. The grounds offer absolutely amazing backdrops perfectly suitable for wedding photography.

Seppeltsfield winery wedding
Seppeltsfield winery wedding
Seppeltsfield winery wedding
Seppeltsfield winery wedding
Seppeltsfield winery wedding
Seppeltsfield winery wedding
Wedding photography Adelaide
Seppeltsfield winery wedding
Seppeltsfield winery wedding
Seppeltsfield winery wedding
Seppeltsfield winery wedding
Seppeltsfield winery wedding
Seppeltsfield winery wedding
Seppeltsfield winery wedding
Seppeltsfield winery wedding

Barossa Weintel Hotel Reception

The Barossa Weintel Hotel caters for weddings, big and small. Danielle and Adam’s wedding reception took place in their main room that was cause for much debate of what it used to be. The room was circular and it’s roof was raked into the centre resembling a rocket ship’s nose. While we were enjoying the marvellous fare provided by the staff, we put forward a number of theories, including grain silo through to old horse training building. Nothing really made a lot of sense for a number of reasons so it remained a mystery. Was a pretty room none the less, perfect for wedding receptions. Perhaps someone could enlighten me with a comment below on what it used to be?

Barossa Weintel wedding reception
Barossa Weintel wedding reception
Barossa Weintel wedding reception
Barossa Weintel wedding reception
Barossa Weintel wedding reception
Barossa Weintel wedding reception
Barossa Weintel wedding reception
Wedding cake
Barossa Weintel wedding reception

Thankyou Danielle and Adam for having me as their wedding photographer and I hope you enjoy your wedding photos as much as I enjoyed taking them!

St Joan of Arc Church Wedding – Linda & Barry

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  • LINDA & BARRY

    Victor Harbor Wedding

    Petrel cove wedding

The wedding of Linda and Barry was a wonderful day down at Victor Harbor on new year’s eve 2015. They were wed at the St Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Victor Harbor while having their reception at the McCracken Country Club. Obviously, having a wedding on new year’s eve mandates that the wedding photographer captures some photos of the couple kissing under fireworks at midnight, so that’s what I did! It was a long day, but getting that shot as Linda and Barry’s wedding photographer was an absolute joy as I’d always wanted to capture that kind of shot! Linda and Barry took advantage of my generous full day package so that I was available all day from the groom’s preparation through to that all important fireworks shot I had been so looking forward to capturing.

Preparation

Barry and his grooms men, along with his family were being prepared down the road from the McCracken country club in the Frontage Apartments. Many of Linda and Barry’s family and guests had travelled from Ireland, New Zealand and interstate to be in Victor Harbor for this glorious day and I could really feel the grandness of the occasion. Barry was nervous, I had trouble understanding accents, all while everyone was running about trying to get ready. It was fantastic to be a part of.

Groom looking nervous
Grooms affects
Groom’s father
Groom preparation
Groom preparation
Page boy

Linda was being prepared in a McCracken country club apartment overlooking the magnificent fairway. As is a common occurrence these days, the bridal party were in charge of the wedding bands, apparently its common to not trust the boys with the rings 🙂 But the interesting part of this was that Linda had not yet seen the rings, and were a bit of a surprise, so while I was taking photos of the rings and jewellery, she was relegated to her bedroom! Linda’s flower girls were flown out of Ireland on their first visit to Australia for the occasion.

Bride and flower girl
Bride
Engagement ring etiquette
Wedding rings
Flower girls
Bride
Brides father
Bride
Bridal preparation

St Joan of Arc Church Victor Harbour Wedding Ceremony

The St Joan of Arc Church was one of the earlier churches built in Victor Harbor, named in 1920, interestingly a few months before Joan of Arc was made a Saint, it was the third Church built since Victor Harbor’s founding as a port in 1838. A brilliant white church, with a surprisingly spacious interior, the church boasts an organ and a tall roof supported by imposing white marble columns, allowing for a passage way either side of the two pew rows.

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st joan of arc wedding
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st joan of arc wedding

Victor Harbor glamour shots

Since the development of the railway in the 1960s, Victor Harbor turned from an important commercial port to a pretty holiday and retirement destination. Points of interest include the coastline including Granite island, the Bluff and Petrel cove, all three of which we made good use of while taking some glamour photos. Unfortunately being a bit of a windy day, Linda’s long veil unfortunately flew off her head while we were using the 141 year old causeway to Granite island and drifted down into the water! thankfully it was only knee deep so I waded out to gather it!

Petrel cove wedding
Victor Harbot wedding
Victor Harbot wedding
Victor Harbot wedding
Petrel cove wedding
Petrel cove wedding
Petrel cove wedding
Jumping off a rock
Victor Harbot wedding
Petrel cove wedding

McCracken Country Club Reception

The McCracken Country Club is a sprawling complex, complete with function room, hotel and apartment style accommodation, all surrounding and overlooking a sweeping golf course and a short drive away from the center of Victor Harbor. It just so happens this was the second time within a month I had covered a wedding  at the complex. The reception hall is elegantly simple, studded with wine barrels and overlooking the fairway with large windows, it’s a nice little reception venue suitable for small or large gatherings.

McCracken Country Club wedding
McCracken Country Club wedding
Wedding Cake
McCracken Country Club wedding
McCracken Country Club wedding
McCracken Country Club wedding
McCracken Country Club wedding
McCracken Country Club wedding
McCracken Country Club wedding
McCracken Country Club wedding

New Year’s eve fireworks

The Country Club has a nice view of the location where the Victor Harbor New Year’s fireworks were being conducted so that I could set up my tripod and shoot Linda and Barry kissing under the lit sky without much difficulty. The results were absolutely fantastic, and I’m so pleased I managed to capture the moment as I had planned.

Victor Harbor Fireworks wedding
Victor Harbor Fireworks wedding

I had an absolute blast as Linda and Barry’s wedding photographer, I’m so pleased they chose me to do their wedding photography and I very much hope they enjoy their photos as much as I enjoyed creating them! Thank you!

Morphett Vale Church Wedding – Mayli & Nathaniel

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  • Mayli & Nathaniel

    Morphett Vale Church Wedding

    bride and groom under blue lights and smoke

Mayli and Nathaniel held their Morphett Vale Church wedding at the local Seventh Day Adventist Church on a lovely day with family and friends. Their day was full of fun, faith and lovely people who all combined to create a super memoriable day!

It was a little fun for me too, having had only just recently moved away from living pretty much next door to the Morphett Vale Seventh Day Adventist Church which Mayli and Nathaniel held their ceremony and lunch time reception in – so I felt like coming back home!

Preparation

I begun the day with Nathaniel and his groomsmen – all 8 of them! Coupled with Mayli’s 8 bridesmaids, that made a bridal party totalling 18 people! It’s pretty special that Nathaniel and Mayli were able to accomodate that many close, special people into their bridal party!

Nathaniel and his groomsmen were in good spirits when I arrived, watching TV and generally slowly getting dressed. One thing that caught my eye were the dress watches that each of them were wearing – I thought they were all pretty cool!

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Watches on tie
Jacket hanging on door in hallway
helping out with grooms tie
groom looking out window adjusting tie
groom next to window adjusting tie
Close up of grooms flower
Mum helping out get ready
groom and groomsmen in front of BMW
Groom and groomsmen group shot

Mayli and her bridesmaids were being prepared at a different house, nearby Flinders Univeristy and the atmosphere was decidedly more rushed 🙂 Girls running about making sure Mayli was properly prepared, and cramming together to take some nice shots together in the front room – but it all worked out wonderfully!

Bridesmaid dresses closeup
Wedding dress hanging in lit window
Engagement ring in white rose
bridesmaids helping put in brides dress
Strapping up the back of the brides dress
Smiling bride in front of bridesmaids
Bride looking out window with bouquet
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Morphett Vale Church Wedding Ceremony

Mayli and nathaniel’s Morphett Vale Church wedding took place at the Morphett Vale Seventh Day Adventist Church – one of several churches on the same block on which I used to live.

The insides of this modern church was bathed in blue light, with ample room for a large congregation to watch mayli and Nathanienls wedding ceremony take place on the stage below. The ceremony was backdropped nicely by a yeallow-lit cross which added nicely to the overall theme of their ceremony.

The highlight of their wedding ceremony would have to have been the performance of two skilled musicians who sang and played guiter for a reasonable amount of time during the cermeony.

Mayli arriving in car
bride anxious to start walking down aisle
groom waiting patiently in church
Bride entrance at Morphet Vale Church Wedding
Grooms first look as she walks towards him
Morphett Vale Church Wedding Ceremony
Holding each others hands during Morphett Vale Church Wedding
Smiling bride during ceremony under blue lights
Playing guitar under cross
band singing during wedding ceremony
Holding up hands during chior
Celebrant holding microphone
Morphett vale Seventh Day adventist church wedding
Bride looking at her groom during the ceremony
Groom looking at his bride during the ceremony
Exchanging wedding rings at Morphett Vale Church Wedding
First kiss at Morphett Vale Church wedding
Signing the registry on stage
Happy groom while signing documents
Bride and groom with wedding certificate
Celebrating being married
bridal exit from Morphett Vale church wedding

Morphett Vale Church Wedding Reception

Directly after the ceremony, and the mandatory family photos outside under a tree, Mayli and Nathaniel held a simple wedding reception within the church hall. This took place just after lunch time, and made it possible for all their guests at the ceremony to attend their reception, before retiring to a more intimate family reception at a private property in Crafers.

Their Morphett vale Church Wedding Reception was where they held all their important speeches, cut their wedding cake and mingled with family and friends.

Wedding cake in front of brick wall
Bride and groom feeding doughnuts to one another
Cutting the wedding cake with guests behind
Speech giver
Laughing bridesmaid during speech
bridesmaid speech
Laughing bride durig groom speech
Kiss after speech

Glamour Photos

Before leaving the church, I made sure to make use of the blue lights and in house smoke machine that was on stage to take some nifty glamour shots of Mayli and Nathaniel within the church before heading out for some glamour photos.

We drove all the way up to Mt Lofty Summit to use the lookout up there overlooking Adelaide – unfortunately the day was fairly overcast, but we made the most of the little bit of sunlight poking through. We then head to a private property in Crafers where mayli and Nathaniel held their smaller, family based wedding reception.

This was where I was able to make use of the rather funky house overlooking the valley, while also mixing things up by going for a bit of a walk down the hill to make use of the Australian bush as a backdrop. Can anyone spot the photobombing koala? 😀

Much thanks to Mayli for making the effort to trek down there in her wedding dress and heels!

bride and groom under blue lights
Inside the Morphett Vale Seventh Day Adventist Church
bride and groom under blue lights and smoke
bride standing on Mt Lofty Obelisk
bride and groom sitting on Mt Lofty Obelisk
black and White Mt Lofty Summit Wedding Photo
bride and groom under the Mt Lofty Obelisk
Close up of bride and groom on Mt Lofty Summit
bridal party on the balcony
bridal party on the balcony looking at camera
bridal party photo at Crafers
Laughing bride and grrom from dress
Bride holding bouquet from dress
bride and groom on the balcony
bridal party sitting in the fire pit
bride and groom surrounded by Australian bush
Typical wedding photo
bride and groom looking at one another with sun in background
Wedding photo with photobombing koala
Bride and groom waling in long grass in bushland

Thankyou Mayli and Nathaniel for having me photograph your wedding!

St Pauls Hahndorf wedding – Belinda & Jono

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The wonderful wedding of Belinda and Jono took place at the St Pauls Hahndorf church for their ceremony, then for their glamour photography ventured into Stirling and Port Noarlunga beach before heading to the Middlebrook Estate Winery in Mclaren Vale for their reception. Belinda and Jono had me as their wedding photographer for the entire day, taking advantage of my generous full day wedding package, and what a beautiful day it was!. Just before the ceremony we were getting a little worried that the day was going to ba an absolute stinker of a day, pushing 40 degrees for most of the week, the morning of Belinda and Jono’s wedding was no different. Fortunately, just as Belinda was walking up to the Church, it spat for about 20 seconds, cooling the whole day just that little bit.

Preparation photos

Jono was being prepared in Klemzig, and had the most awesome grooms men gifts I’ve ever seen at a wedding. Far from the usual things groomsmen have trouble with when getting prepared, for this wedding they’d be learning how to wield a katana. Jono bought them all an engraved katana sword as a groomsmen gift. How awesome is that?

Whiskey
Groomsmen preparation
Groomsmen fight
Groomsmen preparation
Groomsmen
Groomsmen preparation
Wedding ring and swords

Belinda was being prepared in the couple’s apartment in the Adelaide CBD. It was clear that Belinda and Jono thought along the same wave lengths as as soon as I walked into the door and she saw me eyeing the Lord of the Rings sword they had on their wall, she immediately started swinging it around! Belinda was prepared in next to no time and we were on our way to Hahndorf.

Wedding dress
Engagement ring
Wedding shoes
Bride being prepared
Bride
Bride being prepared
Bride being prepared
Bridal paparazzi

St Pauls Hahndorf wedding ceremony

The St Pauls Hahndorf church is part of the Lutheran Church of Australia  and dedicated in 1858 by German settlers who left the German provinces of Posen, Silesia and Brandenburg to escape religious persecution in 1838-39. However, the original church that stood became worn and dilapidated by the late 1880’s and it was decided a newer church was to be built. And that is the building we see today. It’s still over 126 years old, as this new church was built as the new St Pauls Hahndorf in 1890.

St Pauls Hahndorf wedding
Church wedding
St Pauls Hahndorf wedding
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Hands on wedding certificate
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St Pauls Hahndorf wedding
Church wedding
St Pauls Hahndorf

Glamour photos

After walking around the grounds of the St Pauls Hahndorf church a bit, the original plan was to head to Kuitpo forest for some Australian themed wedding photography, however, due to the extreme heat during the week the forest was closed, so we had to find an alternative. I suggested a little known oasis that is the Woorabina Reserve, complete with a lake harbouring native turtles and koalas. Of which we saw two while walking about. After, on the way to the reception venue in Mclaren Vale, we headed to the Port Noalunga beach for a few beach shots.

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Stiling wedding
Groomsmen flowers
Bridal party
Groom going postal on groomsmen
Stiling wedding
Port Noarlunga wedding
Stirling wedding
Bridal party defending themselves
Hahndorf wedding
Woodstock winery wedding
Port Noarlunga wedding

Middlebrook Estate Winery reception

Belinda and Jono’s wedding reception was held at the Middlebrook Estate Winery in Mclaren Vale. A bit of a trek out from Hahndorf, but I certainly know what they chose this venue for their reception. The staff are fabulous and the setting is stunning, particularly at twilight as the sun just crests the horizon. The vineyards and gazebo,surrounded by sprawling grass is beautiful.

Middlebrook Estate winery reception
Middlebrook Estate winery reception
Middlebrook Estate winery reception
Middlebrook Estate winery reception
Middlebrook Estate winery reception
Middlebrook Estate winery reception
Wedding cake
Middlebrook Estate winery reception

The entire day was an absolute blast and I’d like to thank Belinda and Jono for having me be their wedding photographer!

Beautiful Santorini Wedding – Greece – Kerri & Tony

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  • Kerri & Tony

    Santorini Wedding – Greece

    Santorini Wedding

Heading over to the Greek islands to cover Kerri and Tony’s Santorini wedding has got to be one of the highlights in my wedding photography career so far! The picturesque sights available in the town of Thera, nestled high amongst the cliffs surrounding the caldera of Santorini is an absolute dream to photograph, and it makes it so much easier when I have and amazing couple as Kerri and Tony as subjects!

Both Kerri and Tony live in Adelaide, South Australia, but chose to hold a destination Santorini wedding in order to head around Europe on honeymoon. Another reason was that Kerri and Tony met in Canada, where Tony lived, so in order to make the wedding fair to both families they held it somewhere in between the two countries!

Preparation

While shooting destination weddings in Santorini is an absolute blast and pretty much a wedding photographer’s dream, walking inbetween wedding venues in the height of the Greek summer was no easy task! Thera is a town located right at the top of the cliffs, so walking to any wedding venue really takes it’s toll on your thighs! I mention this as Tony and Kerri were both prepared at different locations a good walk away form one another – good thing I’m fit! 😛

I started the day with Tony and his family, with his groomsmen who all travelled out from Canada for the big day. After getting in a bit of trouble splashing a bit of water out from the pool in order to get a shot of the boys jumping in, I took photos of them all getting ready. It was a fairly laid back affair with Tony showing little to no signs of nerves, and more keen on having a good time with his mates.

Jumping int he pool
Swimming
Bow Tie
Wedding Shoes
Putting on shirt
Putting on shirt
Doing up tie
Doing up tie
Groom and his groomsmen
Walking down the road

Kerri and her bridal party were the same, laughing and joking about whilst occasionally doing little dances all around the rooms and making funny faces in front of the camera. Perhaps the only difference was that everyone got ready inside so as to avoid the beating heat of the lovely sunny day. Kerri’s paresnts and flower girl dropped in for a visit just as she was about to leave which was nice as we got to have some family photos done before walking up to the ceremony at Dana Villas.

Wedding dress
Looking in mirror
Getting dressed
Getting dressed
Putting on bracelet
Engagement ring
Laughing in mirror
Standing in doorway
Getting ready
Dancing about
Dad looking on
Flower girl
Walking up stairs
Playing with flowers
Bridal crew

Dana Villas, Santorini Wedding

The Dana Villas ceremony location is a one of those Santorini wedding venues that you recognise straight away – even if you’ve never visited Santorini. Overlooking the entirety of the Santorini caldera – caused by an ancient volcanic eruption, the romantic setting of the Dana Villas wedding terrace is the setting of any dream wedding ceremony, and in my opinion would have to be one of the best wedding venues on the island.

There is a purpose built wooden arbour that covers where the bride and groom stand during wedding ceremones, while having a stunning viewpoint to the waters below. It’s conveniently located amongst some of the more upper scale hotel accomodations available on the island, and also withing short walking distance to the center of the town of Thera. The space allows for an intimate wedding ceremony with no compromise.

Kerri and Tony’s intimate Santorini wedding was officiated by a friend of theirs using some personal injokes and personalised vows that made sure their congregation were chuckling throughout. They even went as far as incorporate their mutal love of board games by having the rule book of ‘Settlers of Catan‘ as their marriage registry book.

As everyone had travelled for this destination wedding, both from Canada and Australia the congregation was a rather intimate affair with no more than 40-50 people in attandance.

Groom looking for bride
Bridal arrival
Bridal arrival
Smiling bride
Smiling bride
Dana Villas Wedding Ceremony Location
Santorini Wedding Ceremony
Standing together
Reading vows
Smiling bride
Exchaning vows
Laughing
Smiling groom
Santorini wedding ceremony
Exchaning rings
First kiss
Smiles
Exit

Thera, Santorini Wedding Glamour Photos

As Kerri and Tony werent overly keen on the idea of spending too much time on their wedding day having glamour photos taken, I had spent the previous few days I had in the island scouting out spots on the walk in between the Villas and the Apelos cafe – where their reception was taking place. The aim being that I could utilise the wonderous views of Thera on Santorini, without taking up too much time before entering their reception and starting the party 🙂

A goal of mine before heading out to Santorini was to find a spot to capture the iconic blue domed church and three bell arch that’s symbolic of the Greek isles backdropped by the agean sea – luckily I found a spot in Thera for just that purpose and it wasn’t too crowded with tourists for us to use. For other shots I simply used the stairways and wonderful vistas the island naturally provides.

Just a tip for anyone out there planning a Santorini Wedding – try to book your day during a period where there are few cruise ships in port, as the island tends to fill up with tourists in no time when there are 3-5 cruise ships in town and some of the best spots for photo taking just get swamped!