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Sunnybrae Estate Pavilion Wedding – Ritamaree & Sydney

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  • Ritamaree & Sydney

    Sunnybrae Estate Pavilion Wedding

    Crozier st wedding photo

Ritamaree and Sydney’s wedding in mid November was certainly one to remember! Fireworks, ‘fun’ weather and lovely people all combined to produce an amazing wedding day which was really a delight to be a part of!

They held a Sunnybrae Estate Pavilion Wedding ceremony as their first choice of venue, on the grass with the square arbour was unfortunately ruled out due to weather, but this was really the only set back during the whole day which certainly never phased this lovely couple!

Sydney’s Preparation

Sydney was preparaed with his groomsmen in a room of the stunning EoS by SkyCity hotel overlooking the Adelaide Oval. The room they had was wonderfully airy and light, while we also made sure to use the stunning lobby of the hotel and even the carpark entrance for some industrial-themed shots which Sydney was a big fan of!

Wedding rings on shiny shoes
Red groom jacket
groom getting help with bowtie
Groomsmen crowding groom
Groom putting on red jacket
Groom putting on red jacket 2
Groomsman placing white flower on groom
Groom peering out window in red jacket
Groom leaning against window
Groom and groomsmen in hotel lobby
Groom and groomsmen in parking lot

Ritamaree’s Preparation

Ritamaree had a bit more going on at her place of preparation – her parent’s house along side quite a few of her family and friends! They had a bit of a luncheon going which made for some lovely scenes with all members of her family.

It was quite fun to have not only a wedding dress first look with Ritamaree’s Dad and Brother, but also the majority of her bridal party hadnt seen the dress either! So we got some lovely emotions when they walked in and saw her looking radiant in her stunning dress! Not to mention the hundreds of other guests as she walked down the stairs!

We needed a bit of photoshop magic to get the cork on their champagne bottle to pop, and the bridal motorcade was running a bit behind time, but it was all smiles on Ritamaree’s face as she seemed to really enjoy the time before her big moment at Sunnybrae!

Engagement ring in love heart flower
Engagement ring in bridal sneakers
Wedding dress hanging in bedroom window
Bridal party champagne
Bridesmaids getting ready with mirror
Smiling bride while getting reeady
Mum helping bride get ready
Happy bride with brother
Bridal party reaction to wedding dress
best boibest boi
Bride decending stairs
Bride in doorway
Bride with bridesmaids in front of red car
Little boy in suit
Dad Daughter kiss in back of car

Sunnybrae Estate Pavilion Wedding Ceremony

While the weather wasn’t overly bad during their Sunnybrae Estate Pavilion wedding ceremony, Ritamaree and Sydney erred on the safe side by having their ceremony indoors rather than the original plan outside. The weather over the last few weeks was certainly not easy to forecast!

This meant that their ceremony was held in front of the wide windows overlooking the grassy field to the side of the Sunnybrae Estate.

Their ceremony itself was a nice, simple ceremony with heartfelt vows that made everyone laugh and get to know this lovely couple a little better, before exiting under petals and hugs and kisses outside under the pergola.

We did however head over to the original ceremony location for a group photo with the drone, then smaller group photos nearby the grass.

Groom standing alone at the Sunnybrae estate pavillion
Red bridal car arriving
white bridal car arriving
Bridesmaids waiting to enter
Bride exiting car at ceremony
Sunnybrae estate pavilion wedding entrance
Grooms first look of bride as she walks
Sunnybrae estate pavilion wedding ceremony
Bride and groom during indoor wedding
Smiling bride at ceremony
Groom listening at ceremony
Sunnybrae estate pavilion wedding first kiss
Sunnybrae estate pavilion wedding exit

Glamour Photos

For glamour photos, we first used as much of the Sunnybrae grounds as we could before our time on site was up – which was good as we managed to capture some nature within their wedding photos before heading over to Crozier street in Port Adelaide for more industrial scenes.

Crozier street was certainly a popular spot to be on this particular Saturday as I remember seeing at least 4 other weddings rock up trying to use the area for photos – thankfully we got there first and managed to get all the best scenes!

Bride and groom in the Sunnybrae Esatate grounds
bride and groom under the veil
Bride and groom in the trees greens
Bridal portrait in the green of the trees
Bride and groom laughing at the camera
Crozier st wedding photo
Port Adelaide wedding photography
Bride and groom on crozier street
Crozier street wedding photography
Bridal party walking along crozier street
Bride and groom leaning on wedding car
Bridal party and bride
In the industrial surrounds of crozier street
Groom looking at bride on crozier street
Bridal party in front of door on Crozier street

Donato Reception Center Wedding Reception

The Denato Reception Center was a place I had been to before, but hadnbt been to in many years and I was super exicted to shoot in here again! Ritamaree and Sydney made the most of the stunning sunken dancefloor and filled it with fireworks and dry ice for their first dance, while also playing some fun games to get people up for their bouquet and garter tosses!

Wedding cake set up at Donato reception cernter
Donato Reception center
Bridal entrance at Donato reception center
Best man speeches
Groom listening to best man speech
First dance at Donato reception center
First dance streamers
Dancing guests
Bouquet toss mid flight
Groom dancing with napkin
Bride dancing nutbush
Dancing guests nutbush
Daddy daughter dance Donatos
Guestss having fun singing
Daddy daughter dance ring of fire
Lens flare of bride and groom
FUn guests
Just married on back of car

Thanks so much Ritamaree and Sydney for having me as your wedding photographer at your Sunnybrae Estate Pavilion wedding! I had a blast, and I hope you enjoy your photos and video!

Sunnybrae Wedding – Linda & Jonathon

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    Sunnybrae Wedding

    Bride and groom head butt

It was a wonderful experience covering Linda and Jonothan’s Sunnybrae wedding in early November. The day was filled with fun filled family and friends, with a delightful dash of tradition and a bit of fun dodging the weather!

The day began with a traditional tea ceremony, photos at Port Adelaide’s Crozier Street and reception back at one of the Sunnybrae wedding reception spaces.

Preparation

I started my day, quite early in the morning with Jonathon and his groomsmen getting ready with his groomsmen. The morning was quite relaxed with plenty of coffee and fun trying to attach those annoying flowers!

I then head over to where Linda was being preparaed for a quick shoot of her and her being preparaed with her red dress, and some group shots with family before Jonathon arrived to begin their tea ceremony.

Ring amongst flowers
Kissing Mum on head
Groomsman helping put on flower
Groom placing flower on groomsman
groom and groomsmen on road
Engagement ring between high heels
red wedding dress hanging in tree
Bride and bridemaids in gowns

Chinese Tea Ceremony

Linda and Jonathon had me with them from quite early in the morning in order to cover their tea ceremony conducted with their family.

The best part in my opinion of a traditional Chinese tea ceremony like this is the fun trials the groom and his entourage have to go through in order to enter the home where they can see the bride! In Jonathon’s case, Linda had her bridesmaids ask Jonathon and his groomsmen to drink odd things, transfer a piece of seaweed between each other using only their lips and of course sing and dance so Linda could hear them!

Linda and Jonathon held tea ceremonies at two houses – the first where Linda was being prepared with Linda’s side of the family, and another at their own home with Jonothan’s side of the family.

groom looking at groomsmen with gifts
groomsmen arriving with gifts
Trials
groomen piggyback
Kissing through seaweed
Groom having fun at trials
Singing groom
Groom made it through trials
Family together before tea ceremony
About to start tea ceremony
Smiling father of bride
Exchanging red envelopes
Family well wishers
Selfy in red dress
Bride and groom in back seat of car
Old car
Mother of groom tea ceremony
Bride recieving jewellery
Groom recieveing red envelope

White dress preparation

After the trea ceremonies, Linda had to change out of her red dress into her white bridal gown in preparation for the ceremony. So Jonathon left for Sunnybrae earlier while Linda and her brides maids prepared.

Smiling bride next to window
Groom preparing his suit
bride in red dress inspecting white dress
bridesmaids fluffing bridal gown
Bride looking back at camera
Bride holding bouquet
Bride standing in open room with bouquet
Bride and bridesmaids on footpath
Jumping bridal party
Closeup of bouquets in hands

Sunnybrae Wedding Ceremony

When we arrived for their Sunnybrae wedding ceremony, the weather had taken a turn for the worse with a bit of rain hampering the preparations. Jonathon was weighing up their options, on whether or not to move the ceremony inside or wait until the rain passed to have the ceremony outside as planned. With the help of my weather predicting apps, I suggested we wait 15 minutes after the scheduled beginning time as the weather radar looked as though the rain would pass – and it did and they held the ceremony outside.

The Sunnybrae wedding ceremony location Linda and Jonathon chose is a permanent set up out the back of the Sunnybrae complex, complete with concrete state and permenant large wooden armour under which the ceremony takes place. There is ample room for the largest of wedding congregations on the grassy area at the fore of the stage, while the bride makes a majestic entrance walking through a wooden pargola.

 

Groom and groomsmen waiting
Bride and father walking towards ceremony
Groom seeing his bride
Father of bride looking at groom
Sunnybrae wedding ceremony
Smiling bride with flying veil
Smiling groom at Sunnybrae wedding
Exchanging wedding rings at Sunnybrae wedding ceremony
Closeup of hands with wedding rings
First kiss at Sunnybrae wedding
Celebrating bride and groom
bride and groom exiting their sunnybrae wedding ceremony
Wedding guests arranged in love heart

Sunnybrae Wedding Glamour Photos

After the usual group photos which we took on top fot the concrete stage, we head out for a walk around the Sunnybrae gardens for some glamour photos.

bride and groom nearby old cart
Bridal kiss in front of wedding car
Sunnybrae wedding photo
bridal party walking through Sunnybrae Gardens
Embrace in the Sunnybrae reception area
Bride and groom in the Sunnybrae wedding reception area

Crozier Street Glamour Photos

We then went for a short drive to Port Adelaide’s famed Crozier street for some industial styled wedding photos. I love heading here as the lines and run down industrial nature of this road just makes for some stunning scenes!

Bride hanging on groom shoulder
bridal party walking down crozier street
Kiss with flying bridal veil
Bridal veil flying in wind
bridal party with champagne
Bridal party in the middle of Crozier street
Bride and groom head butt
Port Adelaide wedding photography
Crozier street wedding photography
Groom with one foot on step

Sunnybrae Wedding Reception

Linda and Jonathon’s wedding reception look place at the SUnnybrae Coach House, withis is a huge, rustic space suited for large wedding parties with a delightful old-time flair that sets the mood nicely!

The evening was fun to be a part of, complete with mirror photobooth, and a gelati stand for guests everyone had a great time, and even coaxed the DJ to play a few more songs after closing time!

I managed to take Linda and Jonathon around the Sunnybrae grounds for some night time shots too which I thought turned out pretty spectacular! But not as spectacular as Jonothan serenading Linda on the dance floor a bit later in the night!

The whole day was perfectly ended by a delightful sparkler send off with all Linda and Jonathon’s guests lin=ing the walkway with sparklers in hand.

Wedding cake on display
Bridal entrance to Sunnybrae wedding reception
Bride and groom sharing champagne
Cheers
Photobooth mirror
Groom speech with bride
First dance in dry ice
First dance fun
Night time photo at Sunnybrae wedding
Bride and groom under tree at night
Sunnybrae wedding night time photo
bride and groom looking at lamp
Bride and groom sharing kiss at night
Bouquet catch
Dancing inside guest circle
Serenading his wife
Bride and groom in middle of dance floor
Dancing guest
Dancing groom
Bride and groom exiting Sunnybrea wedding
Bride and groom kissing at end of sparkler run

It was a super long day, but there is no better job in the world than being a wedding photographer! Loved every minute of it! So thankyou Linda and Jonathon for having me and I hope you enjoy your photos!

Surprise Backyard Wedding in Woodville – Natasha & Jono

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    Surprise Backyard Wedding

    Bride and groom celebrating their wedding on Semaphore Beach

Natasha and Jono held their wedding in their backyard on what turned out to be a lovely day surrounded by intimate family and friends who had mostly travelled to Adelaide for their engagement party. Natasha and Jono decided, considering everyone had travelled to attend their party, they’ll turn their engagement party into their Surprise Backyard wedding instead. An alternative was going to be holding their wedding on a beach in New Zealand, but they figured it’d be easier for everyone if they held it here, in their backyard. 🙂

Preparation

Natasha and her bridal party were geting ready with a small selection of family and friends in a house nearby. I took photos of the girls getting ready, and together in their custom kimonos, before heading over to the boys before Natasha had put on her dress – as I was going to get that shot ust before the ceremony when she changes again.

Hanging wedding dress
Bridesmaids helping out
Girls together
Gran looking on
Laughing in mirror
Chatting in the garage
Doing the hair
Putting on makeup
Wedding shoes on bed

Jono and his groomsmen were getting ready on site at the couple’s home in Woodville. In between putting on their shirts, and trying on their new fedoras, they were also running about putting some finishing touches on small parts of the wedding reception setup in the backyard.

Groom walking the hallways
Groom wearing a hat
Smiling groomsman
Wedding rings with bowtie
Smiling groomsman
Putting on groomsman tie
Groom finishing up
Groom’s flowers
Smiles all round
Putting on shirt

Glamour photos

As their engagement party ruse was set up as an evening affair, with a marquee set up on the back lawn and food and drink available for dinner; Natasha and Jono decided to have their glamour photos done prior to their wedding ceremony. We head down to the Semaphore Beach to make use of the pristine sand and dunes available there for family photos, before heading just up the road a bit for the more photo friendly Largs Bay jetty.

bride and groom with their dog
Bride and groom on the beach together
bride and groom walking along the beach
Bridal party on the beach
bride and groom on Semaphore beach
Bride and Groom next to Semaphore Jetty
Bridal party on top of Semaphore Jetty
Bride and groom celebrating their wedding on Semaphore Beach
Semaphore Beach wedding photo
Bride and groom under the Largs Bay Jetty
Largs Bay Jetty wedding photo

To add a little bit of variety to the photos, and also because the sky was looking a little grey, I suggested heading through Port Adelaide and using the famed Crozier Street for a bit of an industrial slant to Natasha and Jono’s photos.

 

Bride standing in front of doorway
Black and White Crozier street
Bride and groom having fun in a doorway
Bridal party chilling in Port Adelaide
Bride and groom on crozier st
Crozier street wedding photo
Bridal Party playing rugby on Crozier st
Bride and her bridesmaids together in a doorway

Surprise Backyard Wedding Ceremony

Many of Natasha and Jono’s guests had travelled from around Australia and New Zealand in order to attend their engagement party that was set up in their backyard, and they continued this ruse riught up until the beginning of the wedding ceremony where Jono’s groomsmen carried out the arbour that was hidden in their shed. Natasha snuck off during a time where guests were mingling and settling in for a fun night of celebration to change into her wedding dress again before reemerging.

Talking to guests
Bride out waiting for guests to arrive
Kids having fun the the marquee
Bride playing with kids
Waiting for the Surprise Backyard wedding to start
Welcome to country
Bride and groom listening to the Welcome to country
Bride peeking out window
Smiling bride

Many of their guests were quite surprised about attending their wedding there and then, whichwas great to see! It’s often the case that the surprise is ruined well before by something, but their surprise wedding was quite successful! The ceremony itself was a nice affair with Aboriginal and Maori traditions coming together, complete with a ‘Welcome to country‘, Maori songs, and even a didgeridoo procession. It was lovely to be a part of!

Groom waiting out the front
Groom waiting patiently
Bridal approach
Groom seeing bride at the wedding ceremony
Start of the wedding ceremony
Surprise Backyard wedding ceremony
Maori song
Groom looking at his bride
Holding hands during the ceremony
Bride looking at her groom
Backyard wedding ceremony
Exchanging wedding bands
Surprise wedding ceremony setup
First kiss under the arbour
Excited bride and groom
Digeridoo in the wedding ceremony
Smiles all round
Bride and groom exit

Surprise Backyard Wedding Reception

All the food was set up on a long table within their shed out the back, which guests were asked to serve themselves from, and drnks wer self served from a pretty neat rental bar with several different drinks on tap. During the night I took Natasha and Jono to a nearby spot to make use of the incredible sunset that had set in, and also made sure to get some of the spaklers within the photos during their first dance. It was a great night!

New Zealnad Themed wedding cake
The food
Cutting the cake together
MC doing her thing
First dance in the Surprise Backyard wedding
Smiling bride during the first dance
Bridal speech
Sunset on the oval
Speech
Surprise Backyard wedding under the marquee
Having fun during the first dance
First dance with sparklers
Lolly bar
Sunset

I’d like to thank Natasha and Jono for havingme be a part of their Surprise Backyard wedding, and I hope they enjoy their photos! 🙂

Crozier Street & Grange Engagement shoot – Costa & Suzie

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    Crozier street & Grange Engagement shoot

    Crozier Street money shot

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

Under Grange Jetty
Under Grange Jetty
Walking amongst the dunes
Smiles
Walking along the shoreline
Amongst the dunes at Grange
Dancing on Grange Jetty
Amongst the dunes at Grange

Crozier Street

Engagement ring
On the wall
Holding one another
Nice woolshed door
Crozier Street money shot
Nice woolshed door
In front of an elevated door
Black and white money shot
Walking together
In front of an elevated door
Walking together
Holding hands

Sacred Heart Church Wedding – Katie & Jakob

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    Sacred Heart Church Wedding

    Semaphore Beach Sunset

OK, this wedding turned out to be an absolutely stunning day, beautiful people, an organised – well thought out timeline, amazing locations and topped off with the most incredible sunset which Katie and Jakob were more than keen on heading out to use! The Sacred Heart Church in Semaphore was the historic venue of their ceremony, while we head out to Port Adelaide’s famed Crozier Street, and the Semaphore Jetty for some beautiful glamour photos before retiring to the Palais for their reception. I was lucky enough to be asked to be their wedding photographer for their entire day and I’m so pleased they did! I’ve provided them with almost 800(!) photos from their day which is about 150 more than usual just because it was such an awesome day!

Preparation

Jakob had an unusual request to begin the day at his local pub, sharing a beer with his groomsmen at the crack of dawn for some photos which was a great way to shake off any nerves and have some fun with is boys before starting to get dressed back at his parent’s house. The entire morning was jovial and if Jakob was feeling any nerves, he didn’t show it!