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St Pauls Hahndorf wedding – Belinda & Jono

The wonderful wedding of Belinda and Jono took place at the St Pauls Hahndorf church for their ceremony, then for their glamour photography ventured into Stirling and Port Noarlunga beach before heading to the Middlebrook Estate Winery in Mclaren Vale for their reception. Belinda and Jono had me as their wedding photographer for the entire day, taking advantage of my generous full day wedding package, and what a beautiful day it was!. Just before the ceremony we were getting a little worried that the day was going to ba an absolute stinker of a day, pushing 40 degrees for most of the week, the morning of Belinda and Jono’s wedding was no different. Fortunately, just as Belinda was walking up to the Church, it spat for about 20 seconds, cooling the whole day just that little bit.

Preparation photos

Jono was being prepared in Klemzig, and had the most awesome grooms men gifts I’ve ever seen at a wedding. Far from the usual things groomsmen have trouble with when getting prepared, for this wedding they’d be learning how to wield a katana. Jono bought them all an engraved katana sword as a groomsmen gift. How awesome is that?

Belinda was being prepared in the couple’s apartment in the Adelaide CBD. It was clear that Belinda and Jono thought along the same wave lengths as as soon as I walked into the door and she saw me eyeing the Lord of the Rings sword they had on their wall, she immediately started swinging it around! Belinda was prepared in next to no time and we were on our way to Hahndorf.

St Pauls Hahndorf wedding ceremony

The St Pauls Hahndorf church is part of the Lutheran Church of Australia  and dedicated in 1858 by German settlers who left the German provinces of Posen, Silesia and Brandenburg to escape religious persecution in 1838-39. However, the original church that stood became worn and dilapidated by the late 1880’s and it was decided a newer church was to be built. And that is the building we see today. It’s still over 126 years old, as this new church was built as the new St Pauls Hahndorf in 1890.

Glamour photos

After walking around the grounds of the St Pauls Hahndorf church a bit, the original plan was to head to Kuitpo forest for some Australian themed wedding photography, however, due to the extreme heat during the week the forest was closed, so we had to find an alternative. I suggested a little known oasis that is the Woorabina Reserve, complete with a lake harbouring native turtles and koalas. Of which we saw two while walking about. After, on the way to the reception venue in Mclaren Vale, we headed to the Port Noalunga beach for a few beach shots.

Middlebrook Estate Winery reception

Belinda and Jono’s wedding reception was held at the Middlebrook Estate Winery in Mclaren Vale. A bit of a trek out from Hahndorf, but I certainly know what they chose this venue for their reception. The staff are fabulous and the setting is stunning, particularly at twilight as the sun just crests the horizon. The vineyards and gazebo,surrounded by sprawling grass is beautiful.

The entire day was an absolute blast and I’d like to thank Belinda and Jono for having me be their wedding photographer!

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Middleton Beach Huts Wedding – Kristy & Toby

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    Middleton Beach Huts Wedding

    Middleton beach wedding

I was down at the Middleton Beach Huts in Middleton for the beautiful wedding of Kristy and Toby mid December to follow up from their engagement shoot I did for them earlier in the year. Kristy and Toby took advantage of my affordable engagement shoot option and my flexible hourly rate in my wedding photography packages, while also utilising my photo booth during their reception. The weather was beautiful, seeing as though the temperatures in Adelaide was in the low 40s, but it certainly wasn’t that in Middleton. The entire day went wonderfully, with

Preparation Photos

Both Kristy and Toby were getting prepared in their own separate Beach Huts, and often having to hide from one another so they don’t see one another while simultaneously getting ready and setting up the ceremony location on the grassy area at the centre of the complex. Toby and his groomsmen were a very laid back bunch, eager for a laugh, which made the whole process of taking memorable wedding photos all that much easier.

Kristy and her bridal party were being prepared with the two little flower girls, which made for some fun times, including twirling of dresses and silly giggles. Kristy really made Toby wait though as she ended up being quite a bit later to the wedding ceremony than both had anticipated 🙂

Middleton Beach Huts Wedding Ceremony

As I said before, their wedding ceremony took place within the Middleton Beach Huts complex on a large grassy area nearby the BBQ hut and tennis courts. As of writing this, their website is unfortunately broken, but I’m sure it would tell you that the complex is a collection of a variety of small wooden beach bungalows surrounding the grassy area. The complex also includes a bar and event hall perfect for an intimate wedding such as this one.

 Glamour Shots

For the glamour shots we started out wandering around the Middleton Beach Huts ground utilising the pretty gardens on show, and of course the rustic beach huts themselves before heading down to Middleton beach as the sun was getting low to take some wonderful silhouette shots and beach photos.

Middleton Beach Huts Wedding Reception

As mentioned before, Kristy and Toby made use of my photo booth during the reception having no need for my usual photographic services in lieu of what the photobooth produced. However I did still take a few shots of the reception just because it was all so wonderfully handcrafted by Kristy and her family.

Thank you Kristy and Toby for having me as your wedding photographer, I hope you enjoy your wedding photos as much as your engagement photos I took for you earlier in the year!

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Sinclairs Gully Winery Wedding – Irina & Jack

The wonderful wedding of Irina and Jack took place at the Sinclairs Gully Winery located in the Adelaide Hills and it was an absolute joy to be their wedding photographer! Irina and Jack had a very laid back personality and were quite keen on having a wedding day that really reflected that. The weather was very warm, but the venue’s location really mitigated the harshest of the sun by having overhanging trees all around the main congregation area. Irina and Jack had both their ceremony and reception at the cellar door outside on the grass, so it could not have been a more perfect night for it. I was in attendance for 7 hours as they took advantage of my very flexible wedding photography packages to perfectly cater to their needs.

Preparation photos

Jack and his groomsmen were getting prepared at their house in Kensington Gardens, East of Adelaide. Quite a typical affair of having a BBQ lunch and getting dressed as I arrived.

Irina and her bridesmaids were being prepared at Irina’s parents house in the picturesque valley of Piccadilly. The house was surrounded by lush green foliage which I took great advantage of for a few photos with the wedding dress. Another thing that struck me as magnificent about this house was the artwork hanging on every single spare wall about the house! Turns out Irina’s father is quite an accomplished artist.

Sinclairs Gully Winery wedding ceremony

All throughout editing this wedding, I’d constantly exclaim my amazement at the beauty surrounding the venue. The weather, the venue, the people all combined perfectly to make this one of the easier weddings I’ve covered in the way that almost every shot I took was near perfect. The winery have not been offering wedding packages for very long, but after talking to the very friendly owners for a bit, it turns out that the venue has become quite popular having being booked out for quite a while. I can see why. The whole setting is lovely and intimate with the old brick cellar building alongside a lovely vine-covered dance floor and sprawling grassy area covered with beautiful large gum trees. The vineyard is a short walk away next to a wallaby enclosure and features a lovely grassy knoll perfect for silhouette shots.

Glamour Shoot

We head off over the hill near the vineyard for a bit of a glamour shoot. Unfortunately as I had said before, the weather was very warm and walking up the hill was a bit of a struggle, but we managed and I’m so very glad we did. The hill at the top is perfectly aligned to take advantage of the wonderfully clear sky and sun with little vegetation sticking through to dirty up the image. I was very happy with images I produced up there.

Reception

Being such a warm day it was a perfect night to have a wedding reception outside. Good thing too as apparently they did not have much of a contingency plan, but anyway it all turned out perfectly! The head table was situated on a small platform where Irina and Jack were previously wed. It’s a bit of a strange area actually, being about 2m below the rest of the congregation it was difficult to get through the crowd to take photos, but I managed.

This wedding was a joy to photograph and I very much hope Irina and Jack enjoy their wedding photography as much as I enjoyed producing it!

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McCracken Country Club Wedding – Kim & Josh

McCracken Country Club Wedding – Kim & Josh

The McCracken Country Club in Victor Harbour was the venue for the lovely wedding of Kim and Josh. Held in early November, the weather was absolutely perfect for Victor Harbour, very sunny and with no wind it was a great day. The fun personality of Kim and Josh really allowed for some beautiful, and often outlandish images to be taken. Kim and Josh had me as their wedding photographer and utilised my flexible full day package in order to have me capture their entire day from preparation right though to the end of their reception.

Preparation Photos

Both Kim and Josh got ready in the grounds of the country club which has a variety of accommodations ranging from full on holiday houses, where Josh was getting prepared, to hotel rooms. Josh and his groomsmen were a fun loving bunch eager to go out of their way to capture some fun silly shots including, but not limited to an overdose on gummy bears and having a dinosaur chasing them.

Kim and her bridesmaids were getting prepared in the hotel’s Presidential suite overlooking the golf course and the location for their wedding ceremony. The room was nice and large, and with lovely elegant dresses the girls were wearing it was a simple task to capture some dreamlike and timeless memories from the last time Kim would keep her maiden name.

McCracken Country Club Wedding Ceremony

The McCracken Country Club has a great offering for weddings, with two locations ideal for wedding ceremonies and receptions, coupled with it’s beautifully landscaped gardens which are ideal for photographs, and panoramic views over their golf course it makes for a great venue in the middle of Victor Harbour. Kim and Josh’s wedding took place near the waterfall and duck pond near the main club house, which is directly above the first tee and practice putting green.

Victor Harbour glamour photoshoot

After the ceremony we headed out to Victor Harbour with the bridal party for a few hours to take some glamour shots. We headed down to the Granite Island causeway, and used the nearby historic train station then headed out over to the bluff but we soon ran out of time and did not have long there. As with the dinosaur shot above, we also took some time to do a few silly shots with photoshopped in monsters, but I have not uploaded them here, instead preferring to surprise Kim and Josh on their USB.

Reception

We headed back to the Clubhouse for Kim and Josh’s reception where they had a lovely sit down reception complete with photobooth and rocking entry where they all entered in outrageous costumes. It was a fun reception with most of their guests eager to dance the night away.

I’d like to thank Kim and Josh for having me as their wedding photographer at their wedding and I very much wish them all the best!