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GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse Wedding – Nadia & Joy

January 27, 2022/in Wedding preview, Videography, Wedding

Nadia & Joy
GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse Wedding

Nadia and Joy held their duel ceremony wedding on a Tuesday at the beginning of December – which might seem out of the ordinary but it worked out beautifully for holding a GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse Wedding!

Being a Tuesday meant that the lower Pulpshed wedding venue wasn’t being used by another wedding so we got to use both spots for as many photos as we wanted. Also being a lunch time wedding, Nadia and Joy got to make the most of everything the Glen Ewin Estate has to offer!

Baha’i Wedding Ceremony

At the beginning of the day, Nadia and Joy held a religious Baha’i wedding ceremony from the comfort of their own home while making use of my livestream service which allowed a multitude of guests from around the world to tune in all day.

As is traditional with Baha’i wedding ceremonies, the service was a simple affair, with readings from family and friends and a signing of marriage documents over the household’s dining table after which I whisked myself off to GlenEwin Estate to set up the photobooth for their lunchtime reception and video equipment to record their GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse Wedding Ceremony.

Religious symbol

nicely dressed girl

Bridal approach through hallway in house

Bride and groom sitting at table

Bahai Home ceremony

Speech during Bahai ceremony

Bahai wedding ceremony at home

Bride smiling at groom

Bride signing papers

MCs

GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse Wedding Ceremony

GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse Wedding ceremonies usually take place on a grassy area overlooking a man made pond in front of the main reception area just to the left of the entrance to the Estate. The space is surrounded on all sides by earth, greenery and makes for an intimate space for any wedding ceremony.

Nadia and Joy’s legal ceremony had already taken place during their Baha’i ceremony, so they had no need to sign any documents after this ceremony, but they still made the most of the moment by reciting heartfelt vows to one another and had a bit of fun with inserting fun little caveats to each other’s ‘i do’s’.

GlenEwin Estate gatehouse wedding arbour

Groom arriving at Glenewin estate gatehouse wedding

bride arriving at Glenewin estate gatehouse wedding

bride and bridesmaids in front of greenery

Dad and bride walking towards wedding ceremony

Holding hands in black and white

Ceremony speech givers

GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse Wedding Ceremony

Bride and groom under hexagonal arbour

Smiling groom during the ceremony

Smiling bride during the ceremony

Bahai priest

Exchanging wedding rings under arbour

Celebrating being married

Walking back down the aisle under petals

GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse Wedding Reception

Directly after their second ceremony, we took a few family group shots and made use of some of the greenery around for some glamour shots before heading in for their lunchtime GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse wedding reception.

Again, the reception was a lovely, intimate, simple affair with family and friends, while guests who could not attend recording video messages for the bride and groom which was played on the large screen. During the rest of the reception the whole day was played back using the footage I had taken via my livestream!

Wedding cake on display

bride and groom entrance at GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse wedding

bride and groom cutting the cake together

Guests enjoying the photobooth

Livestream viewers

groom chatting to guests

Speech giver

Bride and groom giving speech

Bride and groom during their first dance

Glamour Photos

As Nadia and Joy’s reception wrapped up after lunch, there was still ample time for us to run about the entirety of the Glen Ewin Estate to make use of some of the amazing spots scattered about for some more glamour photos – which was exactly what we did!

It was so liberating to have a wedding on a Tuesday as there were absolutely nobody else about dictating when and where we could go!

Closeup of bridesmaids bouquets

Bride with groom sneaking behind

Bride and groom headbutting through foliage

Smiling bride and groom through foliage

bridal party together on driveway

Together under the greenery

Bride and groom leaning against tree

Walking along the water

GlenEwin Estate Gatehouse wedding photo

bride and groom sitting on Bench at Glen Ewin Estate

Glen Ewin Estate wedding photography

Glen Ewin Estate wedding photo

Bride and groom under green trees

Bride and groom under green

Bride and groom above some water

Thanks goes out to Nadia and Joy for having me as your wedding photographer and videographer, photobooth guy and livestreamer! I was certainly busy all day, but it’s always well worth it as I love what i do and I thank you for allowing me to do what i do best!

Bremer Farm Wedding – Heather & Nick

April 19, 2022/in Wedding preview, Wedding

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!

AuchendarrochHouse Wedding – Elyssa & Ziad

February 23, 2022/in Wedding preview, Wedding

Elyssa & Ziad
AuchendarrochHouse Wedding

Elyssa and Ziad held their AuchendarrochHouse wedding ceremony on the pristine lawns nearby the heritage listed mansion in Mt Barker. The day’s weather was amazing, and the people involved even more so!

Their day was delightful to be a part of, beginning with Elyssa’s preparation in the city before a first look at the Auchenarroch House’s lawns before their Bahai wedding ceremony!

Preparation

Elyssa and a few friends were being prepared in a hotel room in the city. It was a fairly cramped space so I was tip toeing around the makeup and hairdressers that were also making use of the small space – but it all turned out great!

The atmosphere was very laid back with Elyssa showing great excitiement for the day to come!

Red wedding dress hanging in window

Engagement ring in pink flower

Red gem in necklace

Photo of bridesmaid getting ready

bride looking in mirror after makeup is done

Lacing up back of red bridal dress

Smiling bride in red wedding dress

Bride standing alone in red wedding dress

Bride looking smiling out window

First Look Photoshoot

Elyssa and Ziad opted for a first look prior to their AuchendarrochHouse wedding ceremony within the nearby gardens and the house itself. In order to do so, both Elyssa and Ziad arrived well before their guests started arriving so we had the run of the delightful gardens and of course unique architecture of the house itself to take some lovely, intimate photos of just the two of them.

Bride in red dress approaching groom

First look at Auchendarrochhouse wedding

Bride placing flower on groom

Bride placing flower on groom under trees

bride and groom headbutting under tree in garden

Sharing a moment under a tree together

Smiles all round at Auchendarrochhouse wedding

Bridal portrait next to tree

bride and groom through the foliage at Auchendarrochhouse wedding

bride and groom on bench together

Groom looking at his bride on the patio

AuchendarrochHouse Wedding Photo

AuchendarrochHouse Wedding Photography

Photo at AuchendarrochHouse Wedding

Photography at AuchendarrochHouse Wedding

Bride in window sill

Groom sitting in chair next to window

Close up of groom’s watch

Smiling hugs

bride and groom under the sun at Auchendarrochhouse wedding

AuchendarrochHouse Wedding Ceremony

Elyssa and Ziad’s wedding ceremony took place under the beautiful huge, green tree on the grassy area next to the main building of Auchendorrach house. Their congragation made use of it’s shade to avoid the harsh sun throughout the ceremony which incorporated a small chior, and speeches from a number of different family members and friends.

Elyssa and Ziad made use of my livestream service to include gusts that could not attend the ceremony itself – and according to the number of people watching in, it was a huge hit!

Directly after the ceremony, we made use of the open grassy area to take a drone photo of all the guests in attendance before rushing back into the shade for smaller family photos.

bride and groom approaching wedding ceremony together

bride and groom from behind

bride and groom sitting together during ceremony

Bahai chior

Holding hands closeup

bride and groom listening to ceremony

Bride and groom with congregation behind

Closeup of rings exchanging

Hugs after first kiss

bride and groom leaving Auchendarrochhouse wedding ceremony

AuchendarrochHouse Wedding Reception

Elyssa and Ziad’s AuchendarrochHouse wedding reception was an early dinner that took place in the lovely private function section of the establishment. The space draws on the aesthetic of the elegant 19th-century house that’s attached, which quite different to the modern tavern thats right next door. SImply walking through the entire place takes you through quite a few time zones!

The highlight of Elyssa and Ziad’s reception were the heartfelt speeches made by a number of different important people in their life, while they also had a fun little guest-driven game going throughout where a quiz on Elyssa and Ziad’s relationship were given to all their guests.

Wedding cake on display during lunch reception

Speech givers at auchendarrochhouse wedding

Speech givers at lunch time reception

Groom hugging speech giver

Speech giver giving speech

Reception wedding tree

Bride and groom cutting their wedding cake

I’d like to thank Elyssa and Ziad for having me as their wedding phtoographer as their wimple, but delightful wedding!

Sedan Lutheran Church Wedding – Kirsty & Andrew

April 15, 2020/in Wedding preview, Wedding

Kirsty & Andrew
Sedan Lutheran Church Wedding

It was a stunningly sunny day for Kirsty and Andrew’s Sedan Lutheran Church Wedding. The small town of Sedan, near Renmark in the South Australian Riverland was the setting for this fun wedding where everyone just seemed to want to have a good time! I was asked to be their wedding photographer for their preparation through to the beginning of their reception, so lets jump straight into it shall we?

Preparation

I began the day at Kirsty and Andrew’s new house nearby the town of Sedan. I was quite excited to see some awesome gum trees on the horizon and rolling golden hills that I was hoping to use later in the day for their wedding photos.

Kirsty and her bridal party were being prepared here, and the atmosphere was quite laid back, with Kirsty more worried about where her boots were than any nerves she might have been feeling due to her being married a bit later.

As they had just moved into their new home, it was quite a neat thing to have the entire front room quite free in order to use while putting on the wedding dress – made taking photos that much easier! 🙂

Bride hanging her dress

Engagement ring in bouquet

Hanging wedding dress

Putting on makeup

Girls together in kimonos

Laughing bridesmaids on couch

Wedding boots

OMG it’s an engagement ring

bridal hanger

Helping put on the wedding dress

bride holding her hands

bridalparty lacing up wedding dress

Smiling bride while she gets ready

Bride looking pretty in black and white

bride playing with bouquet

Bride holding bouquet

bride on her own under a tree

Bride standing with bridal party

Andrew and his groomsmen were getting ready in another farm house nearby, but this spot had some very nifty old ruins, which of course I made use of in the short amount of time I had with the boys. One thing I found very co-incidental is that Andrew and his boys were enjoying some clay shooting prior to me arriving for their photos, which I had only ever seen for the first time at the wedding I covered just the week prior! Is this a new trend? 😀

Wedding rings on top of one another

Grooms wedding shoes

Helping put on tie

groomsman putting on tie

groomsman standing in front of car

Groomsmen messing about together

Groom and family in ruin

Groom standing with gun

Sedan Lutheran Church Wedding

You simply cannot miss the Sedan Lutheran Church as it towers over the rest of the small town with it’s huge steeple and traditional small town church styling. It’s also located right on the intersection of 4 roads that lead into the center of town. The church itself is a bit on the small side, with only a single aisle leading through the middle of the church. As it was a reasonably hot day, it was a struggle for some guests to stay cool – but it wasnt overly stifling. One neat feature of the inside of the church is the ability for some guests to venture to the upper level – I got some neat shots from up there.

Kirsty and Andrew’s Sedan Lutheran Church Wedding was presided over a priest who was friend of the couple and began with the tolling of the church’s bells, which I dont see very often! It was a reasonably simple ceremony with a number of readings from guests and blessings from their priest.

One great thing about church weddings like this is when the bride and groom exits out the front, and if the guests are keen to help – I can tee up a fun shot of everyone throwing the rose petals over the couple – which of course I did!

Sedan Lutheran Church 2

Bride arriving in front of church

Smiling priest

Grooms first glimpse of bride

Standing together at the altar

Sedan Lutheran Church wedding from above

Bridal party at the front of church

Inside the Sedan Lutheran Church

Exchanging wedding bands

First kiss at the Sedan Lutheran Church

Preist blessing

After the ceremony

Bride and groom leaving the Sedan Lutheran Church

Bride and groom celebrating in front of the Sedan Lutheran Church

Glamour Photos

After the required group photos out the front of the church, we head back inside of the church in order to take a few glamour photos using the pews and interior a little before heading out to the Renmark foreshore to make use of the greenery there. My favourite glamour photos from Kirsty and Andrew’s Sedan Lutheran Church Wedding though were taken on a portion of Kirsty and Andrew’s family land.

We drove to a spot where there was a ruin of an old cottage and barn which we made use of for some great shots, before moving to the nearby hills which I had a lot of fun flying over with my drone! We finished off in amongst the lovely gum trees growing out of a dry creek bed nearby.