Preparation

Jesse and Luke were prepared in separate rooms at the Hilton Hotel, in sight of the Pilgrim Uniting church across Victoria Square in the center of the Adelaide CBD. This was great as I was able to flit inbetween their rooms while they were being prepared – if things weren’t progressing in one room, then I’d head over to the other, and visa versa until it was time to leave for the ceremony.

Both Jesse and Luke were prepared with their parents and their entourage which made the whole time kind of hectic, but also quite a bit of fun trying to get everything ready to go.

Wedding rings perched on men’s shoes

Bowtie Cologne and watch

Wedding Bands on shiny bench top

Wedding ring perched in between champaigne glasses

Lady helping man with tie

Groom adjusting tie in window

Bridesmaid helping groom get ready

Mother of groom helping get ready

Groom adjusting tie looking out window between curtains

Groomsman looking at camera during preparation

Smiling groomsman helping groom get ready

Bridesmaids kissing groom on cheek

Bridal party sitting together on couch

Groom adjusting sleeve on jacket

Groom looking at camera during preparation

Groom putting on shoes with window backlight

Groomsman looking close at grooms tie

groom flanked by bridesmaids

Groom sitting on shae lounge surounded by bridal party

Groom sitting looking out window

Pilgrim Uniting Church Wedding Ceremony

Jesse and Luke’s Adelaide Pilgrim Uniting Church wedding ceremony was quite an impressive sight with it’s albiet dark, but impressive architecture inside. Jesse and Luke also had a chior singing below the church’s impressive organ which made for a beautiful atmosphere!

Both Jesse and Luke were walked down the aisle separately with their mothers after their fathers had lit ornamental candles on the church’s altar which I thought really helped bring both families togetheras part of their ceremony involved Jesse and Luke sharing the flames into one candle.

readings were read, vows were shared and Jesse and Luke were married!

Inside Pilgrim Uniting church Adelaide

Groom arriving at Church

groom standing behind car

Page boy walking down aisle

Groom walking down aisle

Groom walking down aisle with Mother

groom walching his groom walk up aisle

Groom and groom holding hands during ceremony

Adelaide Pilgrim Uniting Church wedding ceremony

Two grooms holding hands

Grooms holding hands together at altar

Goom looking at his groom during ceremony

Goom smiling at his groom during ceremony

First kiss at Pilgrim Uniting church

Celebrating newly married couple at Pilgrim Uniting Church

Newly married grooms exiting Pilgrim Uniting Church

Glamour Photos

The weather wasn’t the best all day, so we were quite lucky to be able to have the entire congragation out on the church’s steps for a group photo before heading back inside for smaller group photos.

Once they were done, we used the stunning interior of the church for a few shots with their entourage, while also waling around the church a bit to use it’s wonderful architecture. As the weather wasn’t great I was delighted to see that the church had turned on it’s outside lighting earlier than usual, so we got an awesome glow coming out of the archways at the front – was fun to use.

We then sped over to the Adelaide Railway station for a few photos, while dodging all the Crows fans who were walking through to get to Adelaide Oval at the same time.

Finally during the reception, and in the rain we head out to Victoria square to use the pretty lighting thats set up!

Wedding party in front of Pilgrim Uniting Church

Grooms together in front of Pilgrim Uniting Church

Grooms together in front of Pilgrim Uniting Church Adelaide

Two grooms cuddling

Newly wed couple smiling at one another

Together Singing in the rain

Protecting one another from the rain

Grooms together in front of church door

Groom and groom having fun in front of church

Lifting groom off church steps

Groom lift on church steps

Two grooms in front of church altar

Adelaide Pilgrim Uniting church wedding photo with organ

Wedded couple walking across wet road

Grooms together in Adelaide Railway Station

bridal party sitting together int eh Adelaide Railway Station

Newly wed grooms on bench in railway station

Bridal party in front of funky lit wall

Grooms standing together in black and white

Grooms headbut under city lights

Water bending groom

Two grooms in embrace under lights

Adelaide city lights wedding photo

Adelaide Hilton Wedding Reception

Jesse and Luke’s wedding reception at the Hilton was certainly one to remember! Huge chandeliers framed the gigantic cake they had set up in front of the head table, fireworks flamed into life during Jesse and Luke’s entrance and first dance, and to top it all off a 19 piece band was playing all night as entertainment! In their own words their wedding theme was ‘gaudy’!

What made me crack up was a quip from Jesse that even the cake wasn’t straight – and indeed it wasnt, as it was leaning offto one side due to it’s enormous size!

Their whole night was full of plenty of drinking, fun and dancing, culminating in the throwing of bears that held a likeness to Jesse and Luke in liew of any bouquet toss.

Wedding favour lollies

Wedding cake on display at Hilton Adelaide

Tall wedding cake

Grooms entrance kiss at the Hilton Adelaide

Grooms welcome drink

Grooms both giving speech

Groom giving speech in front of reception

MC doing his thing on dancefloor

Grooms hug

Groom excited to enter

Groom pointing at camera

Mother cheers

Grooms cutting cake together

Guests acting like paparazzi

grooms sharing drink in front of cake

First dance with fireworks at Adelaide Hilton Hotel

Grooms dancing on dancefloor

Dancing guest at Hilton

Dancing guest at Hilton Adelaide

Dancing guests at reception

grooms holding teddy bears

Bear toss

It had been a little while since covering a same sex wedding, so covering Jesse and Luke’s Pilgrim Uniting Church wedding was awesome to be a part of, particularly at the beginning of pride month! Thankyou for having me and I hope you enjoy your photos!