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Darwin’s Dudley Point Wedding – Melanie & Kerry

July 29, 2022/in Wedding preview, Wedding

Melanie & Kerry
Darwin’s Dudley Point Wedding

It was so good to be up in Darwin again for a wedding, and I was super excited for Melanie and Kerry’s as it was the first time as a frequent Darwin wedding photographer to be in the Top End for Territory day!

I had heard stories of the fireworks and how crazy the streets of Darwin gets, but I finally was going to be in town to see it! Even better they head out to East Point for a spot of private fireworks the night before – awesome!

Melanie and Kerry’s big day’s weather turned out brilliantly – if not a bit chilly for Darwin, and it was an awesome day to be a part of!

Preparation

Melanie and Kerry had a pretty nifty set up for their preparation, having two separate properties connected via a shared backyard, where Kerry and his groomsmen got ready in one house, while Melanie and her bridal party got ready in the other!

I spent the time I was with them walking inbetween houses as things were happening and using the nifty surrounds which included pools, lush green trees and triple tiered interior of one of the houses!

The whole aesthetic of Melanie and Kerry’s day was very beachy, laid back and fun. The boys were dressed in Hawaiian shirts, while the girls were dressed in nice, short dresses with a blue theme for the beach.

Wedding rings in shell

Groomsman talking to groom

Blue engagement ring on yellow flowers

Bridal jewellery on rock

Wedding dress hanging in tree in Darwin

Flower girl watching bride get ready on balcony

Groomsman with socks on head

Groom and grooms men in middle of pool

Groom standing in middle of pool

Bride having her hair done

Flower girl makeup

Flower girl admriing herself in mirror

Bride decending down stairs

Bridesmaids in blue helping bride

Naked cat

bride putting on ear rings nearby window

Bride walking down stairs

bridal party on stairs

Bridal party next to pool

Dudley Point Wedding Ceremony

The East Point Reserve, just north of the Darwin city center was where Melanie and Kerry chose top hold their wedding. It would have to be one of my favourite spots in Darwin to take photos, so that was great!

Their Dudley Point wedding ceremony took place in the corner of the picnic area, with a view of the nearby cliffs. There was enough room for a large number of their guests, while also being intimate due to the fact the ceremony took place on top of the cliffs.

The ceremony itself was a lovely, simple affair with stories of how the two met, their vows were personally written and heartfelt – and everyone was all smiles at the end walking through bubbles!

Tesla Arriving at Dudley Point Wedding

Bride exiting Tesla

Posing in front of Tesla wedding car

Relaxed groom

Bride arriving at Dudley Point Wedding Ceremony

Grooms first look of bride at Dudley Point wedding ceremony

Bride andgroom talking at Dudley Point wedding ceremony

Dudley Point wedding Ceremony

Darwin’s Dudley Point wedding Ceremony

Bride smiling at her groom during ceremony at Dudley Point

Bridal vows

Bride and groom framed by square arbour

First kiss at Dudley Point wedding ceremony

Bride and groom exit from their Dudley Point wedding ceremony

Glamour Photos

Time was running short once we had sorted all the group photos, and I had managed to corral all members of the bridal party for a short walk along the cliff top to what I affectionately call ‘pride rock’ as it looks like the bride and groom are perched upon a thin sliver of sliff top, when it’s quite a wide chunk of rock – and it kind of looks like Pride Rock from the Lion King.

I wanted to head here first as I feared being the 2nd of July – it would be a super busy day in Darwin for weddings, and I presumed we would have to beat many other couples off this spot with a stick. Surprisingly no other weddings showed up! So we actually had the run of the place before driving out towards the Fannie Bay Foreshore for the sunset on the beach.

I also stuck in a firework photo I took the night before because I thought it was cool 🙂

Bride and groom out on clifftop

bride and groom nearby the tree on Pride Rock

Bride and groom with ocean in background

Bride and groom admiring sunset

Darwin East Point Pride Rock wedding photo

bridal party at East Point

Wedding socks

bride and groom with sunset in background

Groom elading bride through the undergrowth

Bride and groom share embrace surrounded by foliage

bride leads groom along beachfront

Bridal portrait of bride and groom

Bride and groom walking along Darwin beach

Bridal party with Darwin’s cliffs as a backdrop

Darwin’s Cracker night couples photo

Darwin Wedding Reception

After their Dudley Point wedding ceremony and their glamour photos, Melanie and Kerry held their reception at turned out to be a huge shed that they had spent untold hours setting up for their party!

Thousands of fairy lights adorned the ceiling over their huge u-shaped table seating all their guests – it actaully made for a pretty neat group photo spot!

The night was full of fun, speeches, great food and was great to be a part of!

Darwin reception setup in shed

wedding memorial table

group shot of all wedding guests

Grooms speech in front of white backdrop

Another angle of Darwin wedding reception

Bride’s speech

Triple wedding cake

Cutting their wedding cake

Bridal couple dancing

Groom having some fun

Bouquet toss result

Thanks so much to Melanie and Kerry for having me at your Dudley Point wedding!

PeeWees at the Point Wedding – Darwin – Kathryn & Mark

September 10, 2016/in Wedding preview, Wedding

KATHRYN & MARK
PeeWees at the Point Wedding – Darwin

Kathryn and Mark’s Darwin PeeWees at the Point Wedding in Darwin was an absolute treat to cover. I was flown up to the Northern Territory and treated to an amazing 2 weeks of stunning weather perfectly suited to taking wedding sunset shots. Usually to get that sort of service from the sun you’d have to have to travel across the world, people spend tens of thousands to have a wedding in Hawaii for this one scene. I cannot stress how amazing the weather was on the day. Kathryn and Mark’s Darwin wedding was the first destination wedding I’ve and I very much hope there will be more! Apparently I was cheaper to fly me up and accommodate me, along with my usual wedding rates than hire a local wedding photographer in Darwin, which is great as I’d love to head back up there!

Preparation

Mark and his groomsmen were all prepared at a rental house in Coconut Grove, just north of the city. The atmosphere was laidback and fun to be a part of. All involved had known each other since high school. The camaraderie and mateship on display made this obvious.

Guitar man

Groomsmen shoes

Groom and groomsmen

Groom

Groom in doorway

Doing up tie

Groom’s affects

After an hour or so, I headed out to where Kathryn and her bridal party were getting prepared; an apartment in the Darwin CBD. Nerves were high as unfortunately a few small things were going wrong for them as they were getting prepared. From a local makeup shop being flooded to a rather unfortunate fire alarm going off and requiring us to evacuate the building while putting on makeup! It all made for an interesting time, but fortunately the girls were all keen to see it all through with a smile!

Bridesmaids

Engagement ring in flowers

Bridal party selfie

Bridal shoes

Bridal party

Dress reveal

Bride on balcony

Bride getting ready

PeeWees at the Point wedding ceremony

Kathryn and Mark’s Darwin wedding took place at the picturesque Pee Wee’s at the point function center. The location boasts a large grassy area overlooking the bay where their wedding ceremony took place, while it also played host to the reception later in the night. If a plan B is needed due to bad weather, Pee Wee’s also has a large dining area. The Location is surrounded by lush parklands and nature reserve, so the entire setting is wonderfully private and intimate.

Bride arriving

Groom waiting for his bride

Ball and chain

Flowers decoration

Exchanging wedding rings

Darwin wedding at PeeWee’s

Bride reading

Bride and Father walking down ailse

Groom seeing bride

Bridal party

Groom looking happy

After the wedding ceremony

Glamour photos

As I said earlier, the weather on Kathryn and Mark’s wedding day was phenomenal, and with the amazing Darwin sun beating down on us, it made for an amazing opportunity to make use of it’s wonderful golden glow. We first head down to an area sandwiched between the George Brown Darwin botanic park and the Garden’s Park golf links to use some wonderfully gnarly trees. Then headed back up to Fannie Bay to make sue of the sunsetting over the bay. If we were shooting a similar scene in a place like Hawaii you’d have to compete with dozens of other newlyweds and their photographer trying to get the same shot. In Darwin, the scene is next to deserted, was amazing.

Bride and Groom under trees

Bride and groom on beach

Bride and groom

Groom fishing

Bridal party having fun

Darwin wedding trees

Bride and Groom under trees

Album cover

Groomsmen playing marksup

PeeWees at the Point wedding reception

As darkness was approaching we head back up to Pee Wee’s for the reception. Despite it being in the middle of winter, the night was still and warm, perfect for a reception that took place on the open grass. The whole setting was beautiful.

Dancefloor

Feeding each other cake

Bride and groom speech

Bouquet toss

Dancefloor

First dance

Bridal entrance

Speech

The entire night was a joy to e a part of, and I’d very might like to thank Mark and Kathryn for having me shoot their Darwin wedding, despite being an Adelaide-based wedding photographer. If there are any other Darwinites out there looking for a photographer up there though, I’d jump at the opportunity! 😉

Bride and groom in lightpainting

Wharf One Wedding – Darwin – Amanda & Brian

August 28, 2019/in Wedding preview, Wedding

Amanda & Brian
Warf One Wedding

Amanda and Brian’s wedding was held right on the foreshore of Darwin under the verandah of the Wharf One restaurant with the picturesque backdrop of Darwin’s Kitchener Bay. The day’s weather was absolutely magnificent, as can be expected from Darwin at this time of year! I love heading up to the Northern Territory for this exact reason! Amanda and Brian had quite a few of their family and friends travel up to Darwin for their wedding day which included two separate tea ceremonies and a lovely laid back ceremony and reception at Wharf One.

Morning Tea Ceremonies

Amanda and Brian hosted two separate traditional tea ceremonies for their two travelling families. The first in a rather nice, large bed and breakfast propertry overlooking the Darwin shoreline. It’s also where Amanda and her bridal party had their makeup and hair done before greeting Brian who arrived brandishing flowers.

I rather like the idea of giving thanks to family members and seeking approval of the wedding through the exchanging of tea in the morning before wedding ceremonies as it brings together and includes family members who would otherwise not have as much to do on a wedding day. It formalises the idea of the coming together of two separate families in a lovely traditional way.

Makeup

Family on couch

Engagement ring

Tea set

Wedding rings

Wedding dress

Grooms arrival

Smiling bride

Hugs

Tea ceramony

Jewellery gift

Little girl

Smiling guests

Entrance

Mobile photos

Drinking tea

Offering tea

Tea cup

Tea ceremony

Preparation Photos

As is often the case after hosting a tea ceremony on a wedding day, it’s not uncommon for the bridal party to change clothing into their wedding ceremony attire. After heading back from the Darwin city center and back to the bed and breakfast for lunch, Amanda changed out of her red dress into her white bridal gown, while Brian suited up. They managed to hide the dress entirely from Brian despite being prepared at the same location by hiding it in an upstairs bedroom which Brian was forbidden to enter. That way the tradition of seeing the bride for the first time on the day was saved for when she walked down the aisle in her white dress, which Brian hadnt seen yet! 🙂

Shoes

Cufflinks

Crossing fingers

Putting on shirt

Sorting out ties

Pose

Putting on jacket

Helping out

Closeup of flower

Walking out door

Bridesmaid helping out

Putting on dress

Walking down the stairs

Bridesmaid putting in veil

Looking pretty

Bridesmaids

Wharf One Wedding Ceremony

The decking just outside the Wharf One restaurant was the setting for their wedding ceremony, with the entire congregation shaded from the hot sun, and yet still enjoying the beautiful weather while surrounded by the calm waters found in the Darwin artificial beach precinct. The ceremony itself was a lovely simple affair with a couple of friends and family sharing readings and laughter as their celebrant highlighted some of the funnier parts of their relationship.

Wedding sign

Groom waiting patiently

Bride getting ready to go

Bridal approach

Out the front together

Smiles

Wedding ceremony

Smiling bride

Wharf One Wedding ceremony

Exchanging wedding rings

Holding hands

First kiss

Bridal exit

Glamour Photos

After the family photos, the rest of the congregation enjoyed the precinct surrounding the Wharf One restaurant while Amanda, Brian, their bridal party and I went for a little drive to make use of some of the more picturesque spots scattered around Darwin. Our first stop was of course the decking surrounding Wharf One where we took a few bridal party shots. We then head over to the wonderful trees out the front of the Darwin Botanic Gardens. The trees here are wonderful to have photos done at that time of day as the sun peeks through the foliage in such a delightful manner! We then head around to the parklands surrounding Lake Alexander before heading up to Dudley point to make use of the delightful hanging cliffs for the sunset.

Bride and Groom walking together near Wharf One

Pushing the groom into the drink

Bridal Party

Bridal Party under a tree

Bridal Party under the trees

Bride and groom walking together

Under a tree

Amongst the scrub

Romantic

Hugs

Walking together

Holding one another

Out on pride rock

Beautiful light on the rocks

Sunset

Wharf One Wedding Reception

Amanda and Brian’s wedding reception was held back at the Wharf One restaurant a little late as we stayed out at Dudley Point for the sunset, but noone seemed to mind much. The atmosphere was jovial and everyone had a delightful meal backdropped by live music and the odd foray into the photobooth – who’s attendant happened to be the very same attendant at my first wedding in Darwin over 2 years ago! Very small world.

Bridal entrance

Speech

Schedule

Best Man speech

Bride

Maids of honour speech

Laughing bride

Hugs

Wedding cake

Speech

Cutting the cake

Inside Wharf One Restaurant

Boys hanging out

Thanks so much for Amand and Brian for having me as your wedding photographer! If anyone is looking for a photographer in Darwin, I’d be super keen to travel back up for your wedding! Check out my darwin website at https://svenstudios.com/darwin-wedding-photography/ for more details!

Footage of a wedding photographer working

September 25, 2016/in ideas, New Features, News & Events, Wedding

I’ve always wanted to put together a bit of a background video showing how I work on the day of a wedding, and what I do to create those stunning images my clients know and love. So this footage of a wedding photographer is actually me walking about and taking photos at a real wedding; the wedding of Kathryn and Mark in Darwin. The day was an absolutely stunning day in Darwin, and as my first destination wedding, I was super keen on getting on with the job 🙂 I had my fiancee follow me about and take footage of how I work, and this is the result.

Footage of a wedding photographer

I’m really pleased at how it turned out and made me thinking I may well offer short videos like this to compliment my award winning wedding photography. Would anyone be interested in this? Having a video like this put together adds a whole other dimension to still images. Naturally a short video like this would not be focusing on the wedding photographer, but rather the wedding itself 🙂 Like I said before I just wanted to produce a video like this, taken at a real wedding to show how I usually work in real time.

Darwin wedding trees

Bride and Groom under trees

Bride and groom

Album cover

I’m also looking forward to coving more weddings in Darwin as the city offers some incredible backdrops in the form of sunsets and possibly large lighting storms! Travelling up from Adelaide is no problem for me and I’d certainly make it worth considering me as your wedding photographer!

Doubletree by Hilton Darwin Wedding – Kelly & Ben

July 4, 2021/in Wedding preview, Wedding

Kelly & Ben
Doubletree by Hilton Darwin Wedding

I was right in the middle of the Darwin CBD for Kelly and ben’s Doubletree by Hilton Darwin wedding that took place on the lawns nearby the hotel’s pool, with glamour photos just across the round in Darwin’s Bicentennial park, and reception in the Doubletree by Hilton Darwin reception center a few doors down from the actual hotel!

The weather was absolutely fantactic, as you’d expect from this time of year in Darwin – while perhaps on the warmer side, but that was ok as Kelly and ben were keen to get back to their friends and family sooner rather than later for their reception, instead of spedning took long taking photos!

Doubletree by Hilton Darwin Wedding Ceremony

Kelly and Ben’s Doubletree by Hilton Darwin wedding ceremony took place on the lawned area alongside the hotel’s pool area. The grassy lot has ample room for small to medium sized wedding ceongregations and is a private little space, surrounded by tall buildings, fences and greenery.

The ceremony itself was a short, simple affair, with Kelly of course being a tad late – which is of course tradition – but once she was there, it was smiles all around as these two lovely people said their vows and tied the knot.

Groom waiting at his Doubletree by Hilton wedding ceremony

Bride arriving at Doubletree by Hilton

Smiling bride in the Doubletree by Hilton lobby

Bridal entrance at the Doubletree by Hilton

Grooms first look at doubletree by hilton wedding

Doubletree by hilton wedding ceremony

Holding hands at wedding ceremony

Bride and groom holding hands on the grass at doubletree

Wedding ceremony on the grass at Doubletree by hilton

Doubletree by Hilton Darwin wedding ceremony

Groom during his wedding ceremony

Page boy bringing the rings

Vows at a wedding ceremony

First kiss at Doubletree by Hilton Darwin wedding

bride and groom exit their Doubletree by Hilton wedding ceremony

Glamour Photos

After holding the family group shots over the water of the pool, using the small patch of greenery as the backdrop – we head over the road to Darwin’s Bicentennial park for glamour photos. It kelly and ben weren’t overly keen to travel too far away for their glamour photos, opting instead to have a few done close by, allowing them to spend more time with their family and friends back at their reception. It was also quite a warm day, so moving too far wasn’t on the top of most people’s lists of things to do 🙂

The sunny day meant that I was presented by quite a bit of sun glare shining through the foliage of trees, so I made good use of the light bathing the bridal party in it’s glow. We managed to walk around the park a bit, all the way down to the rocky shoreline and back before retiring to get ready for the reception.

bride and groom on the pool edge

Bridal party in Darwins Bicentenniel park

Bride and groom in Bicentennialpark

Ring in flowers

bridal party in Bicentennial Park Darwin

bride and groom amongst thin trees in Darwin

Bride and groom in thin trees in Bicentennial Park

bride and groom on the Darwin bay lookout

Bride and groom on the Darwin foreshore

bride and groom amongst the Darwin Foliage

Smiling bride and groom surrounded by green

Darwin Bicentennial Park Wedding Photo

Darwin Bicentennial Park Wedding Photography

Doubletree by Hilton Darwin Wedding Reception

It was the second time I had covered a wedding in this Doubletree by Hilton Darwin reception hall – as there are a number to choose from, but I think this hall is quite popular due to it’s size and ease of access from the road. The area boasts ample room for a medium sizes wedding party, with dance, while the kids were keen on using the spare space for games and running around.

The atmosphere was fun and laid back, with a number of speeches and plenty of dancing later in the evening. I;d like to thank Kelly and Ben for seating me at a table! I had a lovely chat with the people at the table who clued me on some places to visit for the next time I was in Darwin – which happened to be only last week. Unfortunately though my trip was cut short due to COVID 🙁

It was a lovely night to be a part of!