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Christ the King Parish Church Wedding – Claire & Anthony

The Christ the King Parish Church in Lockleys was the setting for Claire and Anthony’s wedding on a beautifully sunny day in early November. A traditional Catholic ceremony preceded a lunchtime reception at the beautiful Stangate house in Aldgate and I was honoured to be their wedding photographer for 3 hours 🙂

Christ the King Parish Church Wedding Ceremony

As I usually do I arrived far too early to the Church before even the doors were properly unlocked, allowing me to grab a few shots of Anthony running about putting the finishing touches on the Church before the congregation and Claire arrived. The open and empty space of the Church made for some lovely moody scenes of Anthony pacing about keeping himself busy 🙂

Groom looking about
Exiting the car
Organising things
Groom pacing
Groom and best man
Outside the Christ The King Parish Church
Ready to get married!

The Christ the King Parish church is a beautiful, modern church with a huge domed roof connecting to a large window letting light into the church at one end, and an impressive simplistic altar at the other. The wonderful thing about modern churches is that they often have walkways around the outside of the pews for us photographers and videographers to walk down without getting in anyone’s view of the ceremony!

Claire and Anthony’s ceremony took place at the beginning of the service, with vows and the first kiss occuring reasonably quickly, before conducting a Catholic mass where all the guests took part.

Priest
Exchanging rings
Groom and groomsmen looking on
Mass instruments
Congregation
Christ the King Parish Church Wedding
Signing the registry
First kiss
Bride and groom standing together
Mass
Mass
Bridal entrance
Priest talking
Blessing the rings

Stangate House Glamour Photos

It was a bit of a drive to Aldgate for Claire and Anthony’s reception at Stangate house, but I always love heading there for photos, the gardens are just beautiful and the setting is wonderfully intimate. The sun was beating down all afternoon, so I tried to stay in the shade most of the time, mitigating the sun’s hotspots on people’s faces and harsh shadows, but most of the time the sun streaming through the foliage is just a dream 🙂

Under the veil
hands on a tree
Kisses
Next to a tree
Next to a tree
Bride standing alone
Standing together in the garden
Bridal Party on the bridge
Bride and groom together in the gardens of Stangate house
Standing together in the garden
Bride and groom together in the gardens of Stangate house
Walking through the gardens
Laughing
Walking through the gardens
Engagement ring

Reception

As is often the case at a Stagrate house wedding, the reception was set upon the bottom tier of the tiered garden allowing for a picnic atmosphere where guests were able to mingle while playing lawn games and perhaps explore the heritage listed gardens and house. It’s a perfect family-oriented location with beautiful greenery all around.

Claire and Anthony opted to have a set of sit down tables for guests to sit at and enjoy the speeches and formalities that a wedding reception entails.

Balloon man
Speech
Macaroons
Guests enjoying themselves
Talking with friends
Guests enjoying themselves
Laughing at speeches
Cutting the cake
Speech
Speech
Baby

I’d like to thank Claire and Anthony for having me as their wedding photographer and I hope they enjoy their photos! 🙂

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Sferas Reception Center Wedding – Liz & Dan

  • Liz & Dan

    Sferas Reception Center Wedding

    Inside a weeping willow

The Sferas Reception Center was the backdrop for Liz and Dan’s family oriented wedding on a sunny day in early November. They made use of Sfera’s little on-site chapel and went for a walk in the nearby reserve for their photos before retiring to the Starlight room also at Sferas for their raucous reception party! The dance floor was hardly seen all night!

Preparation

Before the big day though, Dan and his boys got ready at the family house, along with Dan’s beloved dogs who wanted to be in all the photos too! Once the boys were dressed we went for a bit of a walk around a nearby park for some glamour photos while looking all smart 🙂

Putting on jacket
Putting on jacket
Walking around
Photo with dogs
About to walk out the door
Out and about
Helping get ready
Puppy dogs 🙂
Wedding rings
Photo with dogs
Walking around

Liz and her bridal party were being prepared in a room at the Largs Bay hotel. I always love heading here for preparation photos as the historic nature of the hotel is a fantastic backdrop for preparation photos, and allow for some grand scenes both on the balcony,. and using the awesome staircase rising through the middle of the building.

Standing in doorway
Helping put on dress
Helping get ready
Lacing up dress
Engagement ring
Wedding dress
Smiles
On the staircase
On the balcony
All ready to go
Lacing up dress
Looking in mirror
Smiles
In a mirror
Wedding shoes
Lacing up dress

Sferas Reception Center Wedding Ceremony

The Sferas Reception Center’s little on site chapel is large enough for small to medium sized congregations, and for Liz and Dan’s family oriented ceremony, it was the perfect size. As it was a nice, sunny day the little room was illuminated beautifully and the sweet little ceremony was over before I’m sure they knew it! 😀

Best man and the rings
Closeup of groom’s flower
Bridal exit
Groom waiting
Holding hands
Holding hands
Exchanging wedding rings
Holding hands
Vows
Sferas Reception Center Wedding Ceremony
Bridal entrance
First kiss
Groom’s first look
Signing the registry

Glamour Photos

Once the family photos were out of the way, we began the glamour photos by having the bridal party follow us through the manicured gardens right next door to the Sferas Reception Center, before heading across the road to the nearby reserve, where it’s turning out to be one of my favourite trees for having wedding photos shot under! There’s a huge, wonderfully shaped weeping willow right across the road, a short walk away from Sferas that I just love using whenever I’m shooting a wedding in the area!

Under another tree
Together under a tree
With the bridal party
Inside a weeping willow
Inside a weeping willow
Amongst the trees
Inside a weeping willow
Garden
Hugs
Kissing under a tree
Kisses

Sferas Reception Center Wedding Reception

As I mentioned earlier, Liz and Dan’s wedding reception was a boisterous one! With the dance floor filled the entire night with family members enjoying seeing one another again on a night to celebrate! It was a bunch of fun to be a part of!

Bridal entrance
Wedding cake
Cutting the cake
First dance
Gran having fun
Outside at night
Head Table
Guest group photo
woo!
Guests dancing
Guest dancing
Table setting
Dancing
Guest having fun
Guests!
Guest having fun

My thanks go out to Liz and Dan for having me as their wedding photographer, and I hope they enjoy their photos! 😀

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Tea Tree Gully Golf Course Wedding – Lorena & Ashraf

It was a bit of a different wedding day for Lorena and Ashraf, incorporating a bunch of traditional Lebanese sweets, dancing and family fun! It so great to get to be a part of these weddings where there’s always something going on, and the energy of everyone involved is on show for all to see! Started the day with a glamour shoot, while the real fun started at Ashraf’s house where his entire family had congregated for some fun Lebanese dancing then headed over to the Tea Tree Gully Golf Course for their lunch time reception.

Glamour Photos

We started early on the day with a glamour shoot around Inglewood and the park nearby the Sferas Convention Center where we made use of the awesome trees and rustic ruins scattered about.

Engagement ring
Forest grove
Inglewood house
Walking together
Under a weeping willow
Closeup of wedding bands
Laughing together
Together under the sun
Sitting
Under a weeping willow
In the park
Under a tree
Bride
Walking between trees
First meeting
Wedding rings
Wedding dress
Holding one another

Lebanese Wedding Dancing

When Ashraf was warning me of the kind of different experience I was in for when we met to talk about their wedding photography on their wedding day, I wasn’t overly expecting him to start dancing about like a hooligan in the middle of their street! It was great fun to witness all his friends and family join in with the drumming, making as much noise as possible and dance moves bordering on dangerous! 🙂

Smiling guest
Banging the drum
Smiles
Celebrations!
Outside with everyone!
Lorena looking on
Waving
Groom beginning to dance
Dad
The drummers have arrived
At Lorena’s house
Dancing bride

Tea Tree Gully Golf Course Reception

The dancing continued all throughout their lunch time reception at the Tea Tree Gully Golf Course reception hall. They used up the entire large area with hundreds of guests, all keen on squeezing on the dancefloor and bop to the amazingly loud drumming and singing!

Chair
Dancing guest
Dancing guests
Wedding sign
Dancing guests
Kidlet
Speech
Bridal entry at the Tea Tree Gully Golf COurse
Guests
Violinist
Bride and groom
Guests
Drummer
Speech
Guests
Clapping
First dance
Dancing together
Wedding cake
Laughing and shouting
First dance
Drummer
Dancing together
Dancing bride
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Middleton Beach Huts Wedding – Lauren & Marty

  • Liz & Dan

    Sferas Reception Center Wedding

    Inside a weeping willow

I always love heading down to the Middleton Beach Huts for a wedding, as the nearby scenery and awesome setting that the beach huts provide always make for stunning wedding photography! So when Lauren and Marty asked me to be their wedding photographer for the day, I was very excited to be a part of their day! Another neat part of their day was the fact that their DJ had suggested using his private land up in the hills for photos instead of the usual heading down to the beach, so we got to use some awesome gumtrees as a backdrop instead.

Preparation

After having set up my photo booth in preparation for Lauren and Marty’s reception, I sauntered over to the Beach Huts that Lauren and Marty were getting ready in. They were using two separate huts adjacent to one another, so it was easy enough to flit in between places of preparation which was great.

Walking together
Smiling groom
Suave
Tying ties
Putting on tie
Wedding rings
Marks up
The boys
Cufflinks
Wedding shoes

The air surrounding Lauren and Marty was very laid back, and easy going, with little to ruffle feathers and only the slightest showing of nerves from Marty, the groom 🙂 As soon as he donned his crows scarf though, and mentions of his hero, Taylor Walker, it soon vanished 🙂

Looking in mirror
Doing up dress
Scrap book
Wedding Dress
Dad’s first look
OH ME GERD!
Smiling bride
Flowers
Flower girl
Putting in veil
Selfie
Bridal squad
Looking in mirror
Engagement ring
rings

Middleton Beach Huts Wedding Ceremony

It was a super sunny day, and unfortunately there’s little shade for the congregation on the grassy area of the Middleton Beach Huts, so it made it tricky to mitigate the harsh shadows and highlights when taking photos, but it was certainly a love filled ceremony and the weather was really nothing to complain about!

Standing out front
First kiss
Holding hands
Beach Huts wedding
Holding hands
Groom in his crows gear
Celebrant
Holding hands
Bride arriving
Smiling bride
together
Groom’s reaction

Glamour Photos

After the group photos, we began our glamour photos session by walking around the grounds together with the bridal party, making use of the curated gardens and unique vibe the venue provides. We then hopped in the car for a bit of a drive to the aforementioned private property of their DJ. It happened to be an old winery estate, filled with rolling hills and stunning gum trees, which I loved taking photos of! On the way back we stopped off at the beach for a few shots using the sunset 🙂

Amongst the grass
Sunset
Walking in the meadows
Under a big gum tree
Under a big gum tree
Wedding rings
Amongst the grass
Middleton Beach Walkabout
Standing about
Under a big gum tree
Group photo
Amongst the grass
Bridal party walking about the Middleton Beach Huts
Middleton Beach Walkabout

Middleton Beach Huts Wedding Reception

Finally, with the wedding reception on site, all the guests were already packed into the restaurant when we arrived back, leaving little room to move! It was a great atmosphere, with guests spilling out into the outside areas, making use of the balmy weather. The dance floor was packed all night, and I had a blast! 🙂

First dance
First dance
Wedding Cake
Laughing groom
Entrance
Guest having fun

Thanks so much to Lauren and Marty for having me as your wedding photographer! Hope you love your photos.

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Sferas Convention Center Wedding – Michelle & Matt

I was happy to be a part of Michelle and Matt’s wedding at the Sferas Convention Center as their wedding photographer on a beautiful early October day! I was asked to cover their wedding for 4 hours, while staying the night manning the SvenStudos photobooth, which got a good workout throughout the night!

Sferas Convention Center Wedding Ceremony

The Sferas chapel in behind the Convention center complex was the location of their wedding ceremony. It’s a long, thin room designed to be fairly intimate and cozy, with a grand piano and floral decor at it’s head. The ceremony was a short and sweet affair, highlighted by Michelle and Matt’s adorable little daughter who was smiling the entire way through, along with an entertaining episode where the best man almost dropped the rings 🙂

Leaving
Holding Hands
Laughing
Exchanging rings
Bride arriving
First Kiss
Vows
At the altar
Waiting for Bride
Ready to leave
Waiting for Bride
Happy Dad
Sferas Convention Center
Flower girl
Vodka
Kisses

Glamour Photos

After the group photos which were taken on the grassy area directly beside the Convention Center, we used the rest of Civic Park for a few glamour photos before heading over the road to make use of the more rustic backdrops of weeping willows and long, unkempt grass. We also returned to the hanging lights in Civic Park later in the night for some nighttime shots.

In front of the Sferas Convention Center at night
In a tree
Together near a tree
Bridal Party
Walking in the grass
Together near a tree
In front of a weeping willow
Together in a tree
Under the trees
Walking in the grass
In front of the Sferas Convention Center at night
In front of a weeping willow
Closeup
Wedding Rings
In the glow of the sun

Sferas Convention Center Wedding Reception

The Sferas Convention Center boasts multiple, large function rooms, and as it happened, they were using at least 3 of them on the same night as Michelle and Matt’s wedding reception. The room in which Michelle and Matt chose to hold their reception was my favourite room of the lot – the Studio. While it isn’t the largest, I like it a lot for the lovely curved windows overlooking the nearby park.

First dance
Speech
Cheers
First dance
Guest Book
Sferas Convention Center
First dance
Bomboniere
Wedding Cake
Bridal Entrance
Cutting the cake
Water

Thanks so much Michelle and Matt for having me as your wedding photographer, I had a bunch of fun, and I hope you enjoy your photos! 😀

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