It was that time of year again where I get to head out for a bit of a Family Photoshoot with the Shaw Family! This time we head out to the lovely little Fountain Valley Reserve, just off South Road in Happy Valley.
It’s fun that Miranda and Jake shooce to head to different spots each year to get a bit of variety in their yearly family photos! Last year we were in a pine forest, and the time prior, another small park in Happy Valley.
This time their choice was the Fountain Valley reserve which at this time of year boasts a bubbling brook streaming through some delightful weeping willows and lots of long, lush grass. I had a lot of fun at their Fountain valley Reserve Family Shoot! The light in the morning was beautiful combined with the natural beauty of the place made my job pretty simple!
Skye and Lachlan held a simple, private ceremony with their two sets of parents at the Adelaide Births and Marriage registration office in the Adelaide CBD . The great thing about a Adelaide Marriages Registration office wedding is that the ceremony is short, sharp and shiny, whithout costing a huge amount – and yet you still get to take advantage of all the amazing photo spots around Adelaide!
I was surprised to arrive after Skye and her family had – as, as many people know – I tend to arrive far to early to my weddings sometimes, and that’s usually the case for me at the registry office also! All that wer were missing before the ceremony was Lachlan!
Skye and Lachlan’s ceremony was nice and short, with the usual fussing over signing the documents that the resident celebrant takes great pride in having fun doing so, before doing a few family photos and heading out to hit the town!
Engagement ring in red flowers
Smiling bride and groom before ceremony
Bride and groom at the doorway
Bride and groom listening to celebrant at front
Bride and groom holding hands in front of wooden panels
First kiss at Adelaide Marriages registration wedding ceremony
Bride and groom signing the marriages registry
Glamour Photos
I suggested we first head over the road to the Adelaide Arcade, which is always a nice way to break up the green photo deluge that usually occurs if you plan on just using the Botanic Gardens for wedding photos.
We head up stairs to use the long, straight passage the ornate space offers, while also using the huge arch window that overlooks Grenfell street for a bit of a dance 🙂
Bride and Groom in the middle of Granfell St Adelaide
Bride and groom in the Adelaide Arcade
Bride and groom walking along the Adelaide Arcade
Bride and groom dancing in the Adelaide Arcade
Smiling at each other in the window
Bride and groom walking along the roads in Adelaide
After driving over oto the Adelaide Btanic gardens, we parked along Plane Tree drive, which also allowed us to use the stunning trees in the adjacent Botanic Park. These moreton bay fig trees just have the most stunning roots which are easy to stand amongst and get some great shots!
As we had no bridal party to slow us down, we managed to use quite a bit of the Botanic gardens with a bit of a whirlwind tour, starting out by the friendship gates, zooming around to the famed Palm house, then the gardens in between, before finishing up in the Bicentennial Dome.
bride and groom standing under trees in the Adelaide Botanic Park
Adelaide Botanic Park wedding photos
Bride and groom touching heads in the Adelaide Botanic Park
Bride and groom in the ivy
Smiling bride in ivy
bride and groom crossing bridge together
Bride and groom int he foliage of the Adelaide Botanic gardens
Bride an dgroom walking together in the trees
bride and groom standing in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens
Bride and groom in a bench in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens
Bride and groom touching noses
Bride and groom standing under fun tree
Landscape wedding photo
Adelaide Botanic Gardens wedding photo in the lane
Adelaide Botanic Gardens wedding photo in the elm lane
Adelaide Botanic Gardens wisteria wedding photo
bride and groom in a doorway
Bride and groom under the veil
bride showing off engagement ring
Bride and groom under the sun
Thanks so much for having me be a part of your Adelaide Marriages Registration Office Wedding Skye and Lachlan! I had a blast and I hope you enjoy your photos!
Sue and Roy held their St Francis Winery wedding on a delightful day surrounded by a small group of family and friends who are keen on celebrating their love as much as possible!
Sue and Roy held their ceremony on the St Francis WInery lawns shaded by the nearby trees, and had a delightful bagpiper set the atmosphere which I just loved!
He was helped by his two groomsmen and also their little page boy who was running about with the flower girl inbetween rooms.
Grooms shoes
Boy getting help with tie
Groom putting on tie in mirror
Children involved with wedding
Groom putting on tie near bed
Smiling groom in black and white
Grooms man helping with tie in window light
Groomsman helping with tie in window light
Groom with his men
Wedding rings on wood
Sue was prepared with her bridal party in another room accross the courtyard. We had to rearrange the furniture a little in order to make enough space to take some photos – but it all worked out in the end! I think we used the balcony walkway more than inside.
Engagement ring in pink rose bouquet
Black wedding dress
Heirloom gold watch
bridesmaids helping bride get ready
Smiling bride ready to get married
Bride with her ladies
Bride walkig down stairs
St Francis Winery Wedding Ceremony
Sue and Roy’s St Francis Winery wedding ceremony way orientated so that the large gum trees lining the grassy area nearby the pond was in the backdrop, rather than having the wishing well, and pond there. This allowed for all their guests to enjoy the shade afforded by the tree and also helps to shield their ceremony from cars coming down South Road.
Sue arrived flanked by their bagpiper, and Roy was all smiles throughout. During the ceremony there was a few readings, and Sue and Roy held their own personal vows – but overall it was a sweet, simple ceremony which allowed for more time with family and friends.
St Francis winery wedding ceremony setup
Bagpiper through leaves
Bride and entourage ready to walk down aisle
bagpiper leading the bridal procession
Grooms first look of bride as she approaches
St Francis Winery wedding ceremony
Happy groom during ceremony
Happy speech giver
Bride and groom holding hands with horseshoe
Bride and groom holding hands under arbour
Happy bride looking at groom
Groom about to exchange rings
First kiss at St Francis winery wedding ceremony
Sitting signing registry
Bride and groom with bagpiper
Glamour Photos
After the group shots, where the resident magpie finally managed to hit my drone with one of it’s dive bombing poops, we made use of some of the nearby features of the historic St Francis winery. We diddnt move too far away from the ceremony location using only the tree and rotten barrels around the side of the building and some of the nearby bushgs and trees.
We also head off for a short stint behind the nearby bus terminal where a portion of the old railway is accessible as a walking trail and makes for a rather nice scene.
One thing that was super unique about Sue and Roy’s St Francis WInery wedding was that they held their little reception not ion the usual place, but in the restaurant portion of the resort! Made the feeling that much more intimate!
Bride and groom in front of wedding car at St Francis Winery
Boy in front of group
bride and groom running away together
bride and groom under tree next to barrel
bride and groom holding one another
Bride and groom under a nice tree
Bride and groom under a nice tree looking at camera
Bride and groom next to wedding car
bride and groom next to old cart
Hugs under sunset
bride and groom under trees near St Francis winery wedding
Bride and groom walking down track together
bride and groom infront of window with guests
Thanks Sue and Roy for having me be part of your day!
The weather was the biggest question mark over Tori and Aaron’s The Manor in Basket Range Wedding ceremony taking place in front of the little chapel they have on site – but it all turned out for the best! The rain held off right up until late at night, which made things perfect for a bit of reflections in their night-time photos!
The overcast weather actually really helped running about the castle as the whole place just came alive in the most delightful way for photos!
Preparation
Despite Aaron and his boys starting to get ready just around the corner from where i live in Aberfoyle Park, Aaron opted to have all his preparation phtos done at the Manor, so we began the preparation photos with Tori and her bridal party being prepared also at the Manor. The plan was to use the two separate empty rooms located above the main entrance to the ‘castle’ keep.
It turned out to be a rather convenient set up actually, allowing us to flit inbetween Tori and Aaron’s preparation without having to wander too far away from the other.
We were able to have Tori’s father help out with Aaron’s tie, also had a little first look of the dress, while even allowing their flower girl’s dolls to make an appearance in some of their photos.
Engagement ring in red rose in bouquet
Flower girl jewellery
Wedding dress hanging in tree at the manor in basket range
Bridesmaid pointing out something
bride using the mirror
Bridal shows on window sill
Bride looking in mirror as she gets ready
bridesmaids on castle ramparts
Groom’s suit jacket framed by window
Groom and groomsmen cufflinks on tie
Wedding rings together on top of grooms shoes
Groom buttoning shirt
Groomsman helping tie tie
Groom fiddling with cuffs
Groom sraightening tie in mirror
Bride’s father straightening groom tie
Grooms na dgroomsmen getting ready in room
Groom sitting on chair through doorway
Groom peering out window in black and white
Groom and groomsmen on castle parapet
Bride peering out window at groom on castle
Flower girl bangle
Bridesmaids fussing around bride
Bride putting on ear rings
Bridesmaids looking at bride with mirror
Father of the bride first look on balcony
Bride walking in front of stained glass windows
Bride smiling peering out over the estate
Bride walking nearby stained glass windows
The Manor in Basket Range Wedding Ceremony
As I mentioned, the weather was threatening to rain all morning, leading up to Tori and Aaron’s wedding ceremony – in fact it even started to drizzle just before Tori was due to walk down the garden path towards the ceremony, but it held off nicely, and their ceremony was a delight to be a part of.
Tori and Aaron had prepared their own heartfelt vows which made everyone in attendance run the gamut of emotions, while those who could not attend were honoured with ther lighting of a ceremonial candle.
Their ceremony concluded with Tori and Aaron running through a huge amount of white petals – so many in fact it was quite ticky to grab a photo where you could actually see their faces! It was as though they were running through a blizzard.
Groom watching his bride walk toward him
Bride and father walking through garden
Groom watching his bride
Father of the bride looking at his daughter
The Manor in Basket Range wedding ceremony
The Manor in Basket Range wedding ceremony in front of chapel
Exchanging wedding ring at ceremony
First kiss at the manor in basket range wedding ceremony
Bridal exit at the manor in basket range wedding
Bridal exit at basket range wedding
The manor basket range group photo
Flower girl putting flowers on groom
Glamour Photos
For glamour photos, the weather was starting to get a bit of chill in the air, so I knew we had to keep moving, first to keep warm, but also to beat any potential rain that may be coming in the near future. Thankfully the rain held off until later in the night, but I wasn’t to know that.
We began by walking around the Manor’s grand entrance driveway with the whole bridal party, so that they could get back into the warm as fast as possible, before I took just Tori and Aaron for a bit of a longer walk from the orchards on the other side of the road, back towards the garden area just behind the chapel in front of which they were wed a few hours prior.
Bridal party in front of the Manor Basket Range
Bride and groom in front of one of the doors at the castle
Bridal veil flying around the couple
Bridal veil flying around the happy couple
Bride and groom in front of the manor in basket range
Bridal party at front gate
Bride and groom at the front gate of the manor in basket range
Bride and groom surrounded by orchard
Bride and groom surrounded by yellow foliage
Bride and groom surrounded by yellow foliage in orchard
The manor in Basket range wedding phtoography
bride and groom holding one another on the Manor’s balcony
bride and groom holding one another on the Manor’s balcony from above
bride and groom having fun in the Manor’s gardens
Bride and groom kisses through the foliage in the Manor’s gardens
The manor in basket range wedding photo
Classic bridal portrait in foliage
The manor in basket range’s garden
Night night photo at the manor in basket range wedding
bride and groom leaning in castle archway
The Manor in Basket Range Wedding Reception
Tori and Aaron’s wedding reception took place in the lower of the two reception areas available at the Manor in Basket Range. This allowed for the use of the large under-cover terrace overlooking the chapel’s gardens, while also being rather intimate and cozy inside.
During their reception, speeches were held, the shoe game was played, and Aaron certainly made it his mission to keep everyone well watered and on the dance floor as much as possible throughout the night!
At the end of thenight, Tori and Aaron had planned for a bit of a silly posed shot where they were to look like they had a bit of a bender that night – so I suggested bringing some empty dominos pizza boxes and throw them around on the ground amongst emptry rum bottles and furniture on the ground to make it look like they really blew the place up! All good fun 🙂
Wedding table centrepiece
Wedding favour in small plastic box
The manor in basket range wedding reception setup
4 tiered wedding cake decorated with red flowers
wedding cake on display through guests
Bride and groom cheers
Shoe game
Bride and groom cutting their cake
Happy guest
groom chatting with guest
groom and boys
First dance at the manor in basket range wedding
Groom picking flower girl up
Groom and bride dancing
Bride dancing holding dress
Bride and groom all tuckered out
Thanks so much to Tori and Aaron for having both myself and my wife at your Manor in Basket Range wedding! was an awesome day!
Emma and Nickolai certainly chose the perfect time of year to hold their Al-Ru wedding – just at the end of Autumn so that they had all the amazing colours that such a stunningly curated garden like Al-Ru Farm can provide!
I would have expected nothing less from Nickolai – landscape extraordinaire – who was sure to give me a thorough botanic lesson on some of the trees we were using as backdrops during their photo shoot!
Emma and Nickolai’s day was beaiutifully laid back, and family-oriented which made for a lovely atmosphere and an over-all amazing day!
Preparation
Nickolai was being prepared nearby in a friend’s house in Gawler. The homebrew beers and some exceptional liquor was handy and paired nicely with the Dominos pizza they had sourced for lunch.
While Nickolai was being prepared alongside a number of friends, both Nickolai and Emma did not have any bridal party, and instead just wanted to be prepared along side friends and family without having to burden anyone with the rigour of official bridal party business.
One rather neat addition to the whole preparation was Nickolai’s gift to his father in the way of a tie adorned with sunflowers – which represented their Ukranian heritage and I thought was rather touching. I was half expecting some other Ukranian customs to be held later too!
Brown Groom shoes
Wedding bands on brown table top
Groom and doggo
Helping with groom’s tie
Guys helping out getting groom dressed
Groom looking in bathroom mirror
Smiling groom with Dad
dad helping groom with tie
Groom holding dog inbetween cacti
Groom with friends
Groom and Dad
Emma and her friends were being prepared at the cutre little cottage on site at Al-Ru Farm. This cottage, I feel is the best spot to be prepared for a wedding in all of Adelaide due to it’s cute aesthetic and huge sweeping windows that suit as a backdrop to almost anything wedding related!
The atmosphere here was fun and laid back, with the proceedings punctuated by a touching first look by Emma’s Dad who came in and made everyone tear up as he spun around and saw his daugher all dressed up as a bride for the first time 🙂
Wedding dress hanging at Al-Ru Wedding
Ring perched in red flower
Wedding shoes boots
Al-Ru Wedding wedding dress
Guests having fun holding one another
Bridal makeup through window
Ladybug jewellery
Flower girls hugging
Bride firends reacting
Bridal hugs
Bride talking to flower girls
Dad’s first look at Al-Ru Wedding
Daddy daughter hug
Bride smiling as she places Dad’s flower
Al-Ru Wedding bride
Al-Ru Wedding bride looking out window
Bride friends surprise
Al-Ru Wedding Ceremony
Emma and Nickolai’s Al-Ru Wedding ceremony took place at the foot of the pond and roman columns set amongst the greenery of the gardens. This meant that Emma approached her ceremony from behind Nickolai and did not walk through her waiting guests to beghin their ceremony.
An Auslan interpreter was on site all day for those who needed it, while the ceremony itself was lovely and simple with some heartfelt vows and readings throughout.
After the cermeony, we staged a bit of a bride and groom exit up on the homestead’s main lawn where the guests lined a corridor to throw petals over the newly wedded couple.
Groom standing out front of guests
Bride approaching through columns
Bride and father approaching groom
Standing together at the top of the steps
Al-Ru Wedding Ceremony
Bride smiling during ceremony at Al-Ru Farm
Groom looking at his bride during ceremony through leaves
Guests watching Al-Ru Wedding ceremony
Guest speaker during ceremony
bride and groom listening to speaker
Bride vows
Bride vows during cermeony
Bride laughing during Al-Ru Wedding
First kiss at Al-Ru Wedding
Bride and groom walking through guests after wedding
Glamour Photos
Oh boy did I have fun taking Emma and Nickolai’s photos! I mean they certainly made it simple for me by choosing an incredible time of year, they are both gorgeous looking people and the surronds you get to work with at an Al-Ru wedding is simply divine. The only thing that was a little dissapointing was the lack of any significant sunset due to cloud coverage, but it was still really pretty!
A big reason why Emma and Nickolai had me as their wedding phtographer was my tendancy to love taking photos with a bit of a landscape feel – bringing the entirety of the scenery into my photos rather than only focusing on them as portraits. There’s few better places to do this than at an Al-Ru Wedding!
We also made sure to use the famed Al-Ru greenhouse at night for a bit of night time photography, and walked around a bit int he dark with some smoke 🙂
Pink Flower girls
Groom having fun on lawn
Bride and groom together during lawn reception
Guests playing lawn games
Bride and groom kiss under tree
Al-Ru wedding photo
Al-Ru farm wedding photo
Bride and groom backlit by sun under tree
Bride and groom walking on lawn in front of cottage
Bride and groom headbutt in ivy
Wedding photo on Al-Ru Farm driveway
Wedding photo on Al-Ru Farm driveway above
Bride and groom at Al Ru Farm wedding
Bride and groom walking under red trees
Bride and groom embracing under red trees
Bride and groom walking in long grass at Al-Ru Farm wedding
Bride flying veil under bush
Bride and groom kiss under autumnal colours
Bride and groom in the Al Ru Wedding reception area
Bride and groom under the moon and dying sunlight
Bride and groom with sheep
Al-Ru wedding photo in front of greenhouse
Bride and groom under stars at Al-Ru Wedding
Bride and groom in front of Al-Ru arms greenhouse
Bride and groom in the rain in front of greenhouse
Bride and groom in the Al-Ru Farm pillars at night
bride and groom at night in the gardens of Al-Ru Farm
Al-Ru Wedding Reception
Emma and Nickolai’s Al-Ru Wedding reception was punctuated by heartfelt speeches through Auslan and interpreters and highlighted by the personal touches they, and their friends had added to their most amazing day – including one of the most interesting wedding cakes I have seen!
The rest of their night was full of singing, dancing and just having a great time. The whole day was awesome to be a part of and I hope Emma and Nickolai enjoy their photos as much as I enjoyed creating them!
