Heather & Nick
Bremer Farm Wedding

I had been looking forward to covering Heather and Nick’s wedding as their photographer as they had chosen such a lovely unique venue that I knew would produce absolutely awesome results with my style of wedding photography! Their Bremer Farm wedding was one of those weddings where no matter how hard I tried, I could just not take a good photo! I even went so far as smashing my camera! haha

Heather and Nick had a beautiful family and group of friends who simply wanted nothing more than seeing this delightful couple get married in the most beautifully rustic setting.

Preparation

Nick and his groomsmen got ready at the parent’s house, just north of Adelaide – and the interior decor was quite a find. The light coming in the ornate windows, and the decorations lovingly placed around the hallways made for a nice, rustic start to the day which I was expecting at the Bremer Farm wedding ceremony, not so much the places of preparation, but I wasn’t complaining!

The highlight of the preparation was when Nick opened Heather’s gift to him, which was a lovingly chosen, elobrate chess set – which made Nick smile quite a bit! We had to take some shots of the Best man besting the groom!

Wedding rings and bowtie

Grooms affects for wedding

Groom walking about in tshirt

Groom buttoning up

Pointing out Grooms shirt

Groom helping with shirt sleeve

Groomsmen getting ready together in window

Dad helping out with bowtie

groom and Dad in Mirror

Smiling Dad looking at son

Smiling Mum helping son get ready

Groom adjusting flower

Groom walking out doorframe

groomsmen playing chess

Queen defeats king

groomsmen between gate

groomsmen together on road near reflector

Heather and her entouage got prepared a bit closer to Bremer farm, at a B&B in Mt Barker. The atmosphere was delightfully laid back with the appearance of a rather large 8-legged guest, to which heather was keen to give a bit of a kiss and I presume an invite to celebrate the day with her! Such is the humour of country girls – I was told!

Engagement ring perched between bridal shoes

Wedding dress reflection

Putting on makeup in bathroom

Bridal party in gowns before getting ready

Bride standing in gown on porch

bride having her bridesmaids help out

Bride looking at bridesmaid

Putting on bridal shoes close

Bride standing alone in wedding gown

Bride peering out window

Bride admiring bouquet in black and white

bridal bouquet

Bride in doorframe

Bridal party under greenery

Bridal party under pink

Bremer Farm Wedding Ceremony

The Bremer Farm wedding ceremony location is at the end of a nice little patch of grass, surrounded by an old, rustic stone wall and lines of lush green trees. At one end is a permanent arbour made of what looks like repurposed railway sleepers, which all comes together so a nice, rustic surrounds for wedding ceremonies.

Heather was walked down the aisle by her son, and their ceremony involved a reading from an important person. Their vows were shared and they were married! Simple as that!

Bremer Farm wedding arbour

bridal car arriving

Groom waiting at Bremer Farm wedding

Bride walking down aisle at Bremer Farm wedding

Bremer Farm wedding ceremony

Bremer Farm wedding ceremony photo

Bride looking over shoulder during ceremony

bride and grom together under Bremer Farm wedding arbour

Smiling bride holding yellow bouquet

Portrait bremer farm wedding ceremony

groom standing listening to reading

Celebrant doing her thing under wooden arbour

bride and groom holding hands at Bremer Farm wedding ceremony

Closeup of hands being held

Groom listening to vows of bride

bride laughing during grooms vows

bremer Farm wedding first kiss

Sneaky bridesmaid

Glamour Photos

After a short group photo session, we made sure to use the rustic old buildings scattered around Bremer Farm for some awesome photos. I expecially enjoyed using the old stables – although it was a bit of a shame that the hay bails that were there when I came out to visit the venue a few months prior had gone, but the atmosphere was still there!

Heather was keen to get photos with the wildlife a short walk away before going for a short drive to a ruined cottage we had scouted out prior to the day.

This cottage is quite a find! I really enjoyed the fact that there is a tree growing from inside the old house, while there are bullet holes, and huge craters along the walls of the place – which otherwise looked in fairly good condition or an abandoned ruin.

While there I also had a ball of a time using the rolling clouds which before long scattered Heather and Nick’s reception with a bit of rain, but thankfully they had a bit of a marquee set up to keep everyone dry.

Photo with waving grandad

bridal party with white wedding car

Cow Pats

bridal party framed by ruin

Kiss framed by ruin

bridal party peering around ruin

Bride and groom framed by window

Bride using groom as pillow

Bremer Farm wedding photo

Bride and groom leaning on brick wall

bride and groom in ruin of old cottage

Bride and groom framed by window of old cottage

Bride and groom under a huge gum tree

Bride leading groom away from gum tree

Bridal lift under stormy skies

Bride and groom walking over horizon

Bride and groom amongst fluffy clouds

Bride and grrom in the chair storage

bride and grrom under Bremer Farm arbour at night

Bride and groom in storage shed

Bremer Farm Wedding Reception

Heather and Nicks Bremer Farm wedding reception was full of heartfelt speeches from quite a few people from their lives, and their dance floor was set in the large shed right near the marquee they had set up.

One big reason why they had me as their wedding photographer is my love for the more candid photos at this time of night, so I had a bit of fun running about catching people just enjoying the night – it was a great atmosphere to be a part of!

Wedding favour coffee jars

bride and groom entering reception

Bride sitting with grandad

Wedding cake lined with candles

Talking guests at bremer Farm

Laughing guests at Bremer Farm wedding

Wedding Cake in front of Bremer Farm house

Bride and groom cutting cake

Bride holding little one

Speeches under awning

Speech under awning

Groom Speech under awning

First dance at Bremer Farm wedding

First dance at Bremer Farm wedding in shed

Family hugs on dance floor

Dancing guests in front of caravan DJ

Guests having fun at bremer Farm wedding

Bremer Farm wedding reception

I had an absolute blast at Heather and Nick’s wedding as their photographer! Even though I broke my camera again (second time in a few months) Their day was awesome to be a part of due to the laid back nature, the genuine people and the awesome venue they had chosen! They also gave me a nice bottle of whiskey! woo!

Nicola & Tom
St Pauls Church Wedding

I had an absolute blast photographing Nicola and Tom’s St Pauls Church wedding in Hahndorf! So much so that I’ve delivered more than double my usual number of photos I generally deliver to couples! Their day was just that amazing!

From the personalities of the people involved to the locations they had chosen for their photos, the whole day was just a delight to be a part of!

Preparation

Tom and his groomsmen were being prepared on the family farm in Euchinga, which was such a great location to take photos later on in the day that Dad actually took me for a bit of the tour of the property beforehand to scout out locations – which was actually quite handy as it certainly gave me some ideas!

Tom and his groomsmen were all quite laid back and having a bit of fun in the morning, and we even got Tom on his dirt bike for a few laps!

Wedding rings on grooms shoe

Will you be my best man

Best man adjusting groom tie

Best man adjusting groom tie in library

Boys getting ready

Cufflink on

Hanging white jacket

groomsmen piling on to put on jacket

Groom pensive in window light

Groom leaning in doorframe

Father of groom

Groom with white dog

Groomsmen standing together

Groom on motorbike

Groom on motorbike in front of groomsmen

Groomsmen waling on dusty trail

Nicola and her bridal party were getting ready in a house back at the beginning of the Prince’s Highway – so a little way away. The atmosphere here was a little more chaotic with dozens of people pitching in, packing cars and sorting everything out. We managed to squeeze in a first look with Nicola’s Dad and a few shots under some nearby trees before we had to run out the door to head back to Hahndorf.

Engagement ring in earthy flowers

Dad getting ready

Mum adjusting Dad’s flower

Bride in mirror

Bridesmaids fussing over bride

Bride having veil put in

Bride putting in earrings

Smiling bride in light

Dad’s first look in hallway

Bride in doorway looking out

Bride in doorway looking in

Bridesmaids holding boquets

Bride in amongst boquets

Bridal party walking along street

St Pauls Church Wedding

The weather was absolutely perfect for Nicola and Tom’s St Pauls Church wedding! Nicola and her bridal aprty arrived in the nearby carpark but then made the (wonderful) choice to walk back down to the road and make an approach to the church. This allowed me to capture this pretty little Lutheran church in the background as they walked.

Their ceremony was presided over by a priest, but also a member of Tom and Nicola’s family, and also included family members on instruments – which made the entire thing that much more intimate and heartfelt!

After the ceremony, all of their wedding guests lined the path way that Nicola and her bridemaids had taken to approach the church to throw petals over the exiting couple – again allowing for some stunning scenery – particularly when using the drone!

Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church Hahndorf

Bridal party walking towards St Pauls Church wedding

Bride turning around in front of church

Bride and Father walking down aisle

Grooms first look in St Pauls Church

St Pauls Church wedding ceremony

Flowers on church pews

Brother leading service

On balcony of St Pauls Church

St Pauls Church wedding

Wedding program

Bride and groom hand holding

Bride and groom holding hands in church

Insdie St Pauls Church Hahndorf

Wedding musicians

First kiss at St Pauls Church wedding

Bride and groom exiting St Pauls Church

Kiss in front of St Pauls Church Hahndorf

Wedding at St Pauls Church Hahndorf

Glamour Photos

After a bit of a break under the shade of a nearby tree, along with some lovely iced tea – we took the family photos, used the church a little longer for some shots, then drove to Kuitpo forest for some glamour photos in their getaway ute which had been decorated by the groomsmen with tape and cans on strings.

I always love heading to Kuitpo for wedding photos! The sun streaming through the straight pine trees I feel always works really well and makes for an incredible backdrop!

Kiss in the church

Wedding getaway car

Walking through Kuitpo forest

Kuitpo forest wedding photo

Kuitpo forest wedding photography

Bride and groom walking together in forest

Bride and groom inbetween pine trees

Smiling bride in the forest

bride and groom in pine forest together

Champaigne with bridal party

Bridal party cheers

Birdal party picking up groom

Groomsmen milling about

Bridal party having fun with bride

Bride squad

Bride and groom leaning on pine tree

Bride and groom leaning on pine tree sunlight

Bridal party walking together under sun

Bride and groom under veil together

Groom lifting his bride int he forest

But Nicola and Tom weren’t done at Kuitpo! We head back to the family farm in Euchnga where the boys had been prepared to make use of the farming backdrop – with a heavy importance put on getting s ahot with the cows!

The farm provided some wonderful scenes from bth high and low, with a ruined homestead to make use of, and also rolling hills full of dried grass. Was a beautful place!

Bride and groom sitting on back of ute

bride on swing

bride and groom on swing

Bridal party on ruin wall

Bride and groom framed by ruined doorway

Bride and groom trhough ruins window

Bridal aprty sneaking a look through ruins door

Bride and groom on horizon

Bride and groom with cows

Groom leading bride up hill

Groom leading bride down hill

Bride and groom under gum tree

Bride looking stunning

Groom lifting bride in front of vista

Bride and groom in field

Bride and groom under tree

Kiss in the field

Sitting in ruin window

Sidewood Wedding Reception

This was my first visit to the wonderful Sidewood Estate – and I was very impressed! Nicola and Tom’s wedding reception included field games set up in such a professional manner that it all felt part of the day, rather than an afterthought! Everyone got involved in the jovial nature of the day and it was just stunning!

During the sunset we went off site a little to use the nearby orchard for some glamour shots – and despite the lack of any real sunset, it’s always nice to shoot in places like that.

The DJ and I convinced the staff to set up their first dance out the front of the usual dancefloor, allowing all their guests to view the first dance from the patio, and then the party just took off fueled of course by the Sidewood Estates incredible ciders!