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Mclaren Vale Ekhidna Wines Wedding – Kait & Brayden

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  • Kait & Brayden

    Mclaren Vale Ekhidna Wines Wedding

    Bride and groom dance at sunset

I was once again out at one of my favourite Mclaren vale wedding venues, and what an amazing day it was! Kait and Brayden’s Mclaren vale Ekhidna Wines Wedding was blessed with some amazing weather, fun filled people and of course the beautiful surrounds that is the Ekhidna Winery.

Kait and Brayden’s big day was lovely and laid back, with their entire day taking place on site and not wasting any time by going off site, allowing them to spend as much time as possible with their family and friends.

Preparation

I arrived at Brayden’s place of preparation and was quite surprised to see all the boys fully dressed and ready to roll! Quite a rarity when it comes to the groom and his groomsmen in the morning! It’s more often I have to poke and prod everyone to start getting dressed!

As a result we used their bed and breakfast for a few portrait style shots and used the magnetic button hole flowers as a bit of a prop for some ‘getting ready’ photos.

Shiny groom shoes
Wedding rings in box next to shoes
Wedding recovery kit
Groom fiddling with jacket
Groom playing with flower on jacket
Smiling groom playuing with flower
Dad stepping in to straighten tie
Groomsmen stubbie holders
Groom being pushed around
Groom standing out front of groomsmen
Groom and entourage walking down road

Kait and her bridal party were getting ready at another bed and breakfast in Mclaren Vale with the most lovely backyard I was keen on using by hanging up her dress and later having photos doen of their little flower girl and Dad’s first look on the lawn!

Kait’s preparation was full of fun, with the girls all laughing all the time and keen on just having a great time.

Wedding shoes next to bouquet
Photos on bouquet
Engagement ring in large rose bouquet
Bridesmaids laughing it up
Wedding dress hanging in yellow tree
Bridesmaids in denim jackets
Little flower girl sitting in grass
Flower girl jacket hanging in tree
Laughing bride as she gets ready
bridesmaids buzzing about helping
Laughing bridesmaid during prep
bride standing alone in front room
Bridesmaids reactions to bride
Dad’s first look of bride reaction
Bride standing looking through foliage

Mclaren Vale Ekhidna Wines Wedding Ceremony

Brayden had a little time to wait before Kait showed up, but once she did, he was full of emotion and seemed to have the best time during the ceremony. Kait arrived via Bently motorcade which made for quite the entrance!

The wind was reasonably strong, but that diddnt stop the joy emanating from both Kait and Brayden, and also their guests of honour who read some poignant messages.

Mclaren Vale Enkhidna Wines Wedding ceremony
groom waiting at Ekhidna Wines
Wedding cars lined up
bride and Father walking toward ceremony
Grooms first look reaction
Bride arriving at Mclaren Vale Ekhidna Wines Wedding ceremony
Mclaren Vale Ekhidna Wines Wedding ceremony in progress
Page boy and rings
bride and groom exiting their Wedding ceremony
Love heart photo of Ekhidna Winery
Happy bubs

Glamour Photos

As I mentioned earlier, Kait and Brayden spent as much time as possible with their family and friends, so after their Mclaren Vale Ekhidna Wines Wedding Ceremony they made the most of the surrounding grounds to take their glamour photos.

We began with their stunning wedding cars, which which we took a few group photos. We then walked a short distance away inbetween the vineyards for more group photos before heading down the road a bit where I knew there are some amazing gum trees which made for a great framing device for the sunset.

Kait and Brayden’s sunset turned out amazingly!

Bride and groom amongst their wedding cars
bride and groom share a kiss with cars
bride and groom with celebrating bridal party
Bridal party laughing together
Bride and groom front the air inbetween vineyards
Bride and groom front the air inbetween vineyards offcenter
Groom hugging bride walking
Bridal party together in front of Mclaren Vale Ekhidna Wines wedding
bridal couple walking together on road
Bride and groom walking towards sunset and vines
Groom dragging bride along in sunset
groom sneaking up on bride
Bride snad groom inbetween gumtrees at sunset
Bride and groom looking at camera between trees
Bride and groom looking at camera between trees landscape
Bride and groom dance at sunset
bride and groom in Mclaren Vale Ekhidna Wines Wedding vineyard
Kiss in the Ekhidna Wines vineyard
Bride and groom looking at one another in vines
Night time photo in vineyard

Mclaren Vale Ekhidna Wines Wedding Reception

Kait and Brayden’s reception took place in the patio area of the Ekhidna Wines cellar door with several lines of tables set up to enjoy a sit down sidder, while their head table was in frotn of the wooden paneling at one end of the area.

I had my photobooth set up and running all night, so their guests had a blast with that, while also enjoying the amazing culinary fare afforded to them by Ekhidna wines – including their stellar ginger beer! Love that stuff!

3 tier white wedding cake on barrel
Bridal entrance at Ekhidna Wines
Bride and groom kiss under cheers and lights
Excited guests
Shaka speech giver
Kisses for bubbles
Ermergerd a ring!
After cutting the cake
Groom hugging bridesmaid
bride and groom shots
Daddy daughter dance hugs
First dance fun
Sparkler exit

Thanks a bunch Kait and Brayden for having me as your wedding phtographer! Your Mclaren vale Ekhidna Wines wedding was a blast to be a pKait and Brayden’s Mclaren Vale Ekhidna Wines wedding was full of fun filled people who all wanted to celebrate as much as they could!art of and I hope you enjoy your photos!

Serafino Wines Wedding – Claire & Arron

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  • Claire & Arron

    Serafino WInes Wedding

    bride and groom under the veil

 

It was a delightfully sunny day in early January for Claire and Arron’s Serafino Wines wedding in Mclaren Vale! It was great to see Claire and Arron again after having shot their incredible engagement shoot on a private farm near Mt Compass.

Their day was laid back, relaxed but still full of fun, joy and a tonne of little surpises that just made their whole day great!

Preparation

I started the day as I usually do with the groom and his groomsmen getting ready at their house in Seaford Heights. The atmosphere was jovial with the boys all having a bit of fun while getting prepared.

Arron’s parents were on hand to help out with tieing ties and putting on cufflinks which is always nice to have for photos!

Wedding rings on table top
Wedding bands on grooms shoes
Grooms cufflinks
Groom putting on tie in front of window
Grooms dad helping out
Mum helping out with groomsmen ties
close up of cufflinks on shirt
best man helping groom get ready
groomsmen huddle on road
Groom looking swish
Groom walking out front door

Claire and her bridemaids were being prepared together in one of the Serafino winery’s rooms as part of their accomodation offering. It’s a super convenient perk to be able to be prepared on site of your wedding venue as it cuts down on travel time and any chance of being late!

The atmosphere with the girls was equally as laid back as the boys, but if I were to choose who was showing more nerves, it would have to have been Arron! He was seento have been pacing a little bit checking his watch at the altar before the ceremony began. 🙂

engagement ring perched amongst the flowers
Wedding dress hanging in werafino wines window
Engagement ring in box
Happy Brides mum
Bridal party in gowns
Reaching for the wedding dress
Pretty bride holding bouquet
Bridesmaids helping put on wedding dress next to window
Bridesmaids helping put on wedding dress
Nervously clutching fingers
bride looking out window as she gets ready
Bridesmaid helping with lacing up wedding dress
Dad’s first look of his daughter
Bride ready to goto her ceremony
Bride through the window

Serafino Wines Wedding Ceremony

Claire and Arron’s Serafino Wines wedding ceremony took place were it usually does at Serafino winery – under a big gum tree backdropped by a delightful lake. The area boasts a huge manicured grassy area suited for any size of congregation.

Their ceremony was presided over by a priest, but much of the time was taken up by readings and speeches written by guests who could not attend due to COVID restrictions, but instead read out by a member of the bridal party – which was a nice touch. We were also blessed to have a nice little reading from Claire’s Mum after the first kiss.

What I thought was really cool though was the fact that Claire being a music teacher – her students were invited to come out and provide the background music for her bridal approach and exit, which was really awesome! And what was even more awesome was Claire’s choice of song! Disney’s Tangled theme song ‘I see the Light‘.

Holding up the wedding sign
Groom waiting patiently for his bride
bride being walked to ceremony by her father
Grooms first look of bride through fathers brim
Smiling groom during wedding ceremony
Serafino wines wedding ceremony
Speech during wedding ceremony by bridesmaid
Serafino wines wedding tree
Serafino wines wedding ceremony from side
Smiling bride looking at her groom
Exchanging wedding rings at Serafino wines wedding
Under the arbour at Serafino Wines
Priest blessing the couple during their wedding ceremony
First kiss at serafino wines wedding ceremony
Head butt
Mum giving speech
Hugs as the bridal couple exits
Serafino wines wedding exit

Glamour Photos

Hosting a Serafino wines wedding ceremony means that you can make the most of what Mclaren vale has to offer in regards to vineyards, Australian bush land and histroic buildings. As a Mclaren Vale wedding venue, Serafino has it all.

After the usual family photos, Claire Arron and I went for a bit of a walk around the lake with their bridal party for some group shots, before heading out by ourselves for some more intimate scenes amongst the vineyards.

As the weather was very sunny, I attempted to keep Claire and Arron away from the direct sunlight as much as possible in order to produce some lovely photography without too much int he way of overblown highlights and harsh shadows.

before heading back into the main reception hall to be announced as bride and groom, we were lucky enough to be able to use the old Serafino wines cellar door which is always packed with a pleasing amount of wine barrels that makes for a lovely backdrop!

Bride and groom surrounded by the veil
bride and groom under the veil
Sweeping veil in the wind
bridal couple kiss under gum tree
Bridal couple portrait
Bridal couple amongst the trees at Serafino WInes
Bridal couple amongst the trees at Serafino Wines wedding
Bridal party on the log
Hiding groom in trees
Surprising the bride
bride and groom amongst the Serafino wines vineyard
bride and groom amongst the sunny Serafino wines vineyard
hugs in the serafino wines vineyard
Serafino wines wedding photo
Serafino wines wedding photo in barrel room
Serafino wines wedding photo in barrel room 2

Serafino WInes Wedding Reception

Claire and Arron’s Serafino wines wedding reception was a blast to be a part of! Along with having my photobooth running all night, they also had a wonderful acoustic guitar band who also acted as their DJs.

The speeches that were said were very entertaining, with each one being quite fun – in particular one by one of Claire’s bridesmaids that was set to music and party sung! Check out the end of their wedding highlight video above for that!

Claire and Arron also played a pretty unique wedding game, which was a bit of a different take on the shoe game, but in this case it was the guests who were answering the questions about the bride and groom’s relationship. For example the bridesmaid would ask the guests a question such as ‘Who said I love you first?’ and the guests would hold up a stick for either the bride or groom corresponding who they thought was the correct answer. Was a bit of fun!

Wedding cake on barrel
Bride and groom entrance at Serafino wines wedding
Cutting the cake
Serafino wines wedding party table
Speech
bridal couple speech
Wedding game
First dance at serafino wines wedding
Photobooth prints
Guests leaning on the bar
Dancing guests at Serafino wines
Bride and groom dancing amongst guests
Serafino wines wedding dancefloor
kiss
dancing bride
dancing bride with guests
Bridal exit under archway

Thanks so much to Claire and Arron for having me shoot your wedding photography! I had a blast and hopefully you love your photos as much as I enjoyed being a part of your big day!

Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club Wedding – Amy & Brendon

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  • Amy & Brendon

    Brighton and Seacliff yacht club

    pt willunga jetty wedding photo

After a few false starts due to the unfortunate effect that the COVID-19 pandemic had, Amy and Brendon finally held their Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club Wedding on an overcast day in early February.

I had been looking forward to being Amy and Brendon’s wedding photographer for quite a while, having learnt much more about this couple than many others due to them having me also produce their RSVP website, writing and reading about their relationship on there – although the wedding ended up being held at a different venue.

The day was filled with fun, lovely people to be around and they all certainly turned it up a notch later at night on the dance floor!

Preparation

My day began with Brendon and his groomsmen being prepared with his parents and their ‘best dog’ which diddnt seem too keen on me that morning! Wasnt too sure about the flashing camera.

The atmosphere was jovial, with brendon running about trying to be as helpful as he can be to everyone there – perhaps to try to cover any nerves he was feeling that morning? 🙂

Wedding rings on shoe black and white
Grooms jacket hanging on door
Groom in dark doorway
Wedding rings in box
Getting the best dog ready
Dad helping the groom
Groom getting ready in the front room
Groomsmen walking down street together
Groomsmen group shot

Amy and her bridal party was being prepared nearby at a bed and breakfast. It was a delightful house with a beautiful hall way that lead to a brightly lit master bed room where Amy got prepared.

The girls were all having a marvellous, laid back time sipping bubbly and enjoying each other’s company all morning, I’m not sure Amy ever stopped smiling!

engagement ring in rose
Wedding dress hanging in hallway
Bride walking to her wedding dress
Bridal party hugs
Bride and bridesmaids together on bed
Bride hanging wedding dress
Bridal shoes on display
Bride being helped get ready by bridal party
Buttoning up wedding dress back
Mum helping get ready
Bride holding her bouquet next to window
Bride standing at end of hallway
Bridal bouquet being held
Bridal veil in front of camera
Bride and bridal party on balcony
Bride reflection in mirror

Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club Wedding Ceremony

Amy and Brendon’s Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club wedding ceremony took place on the back directly in front of the club house. Unbeknownst to anyone prior to the day, it was a little unfortunate that the yacht club was holding a little regatta right next to where the ceremony had been set up! So hiding all the yacht trailers and people walking in the background of their photos was a bit of a challenge.

The weather was very calm, and cool due to the overcast sky which made for a perfect beach wedding ceremony. While a little bit of sunshine might have been pleasant; exposing photos on the white sand of the beach with a hot sun beating down, creating harsh shadows on faces isn’t easy – so the cloudy sky made for much nicer photo-taking conditions!

Amy and brendon’s ceremony was a lovely simple affair, with a fun little twist at the end where they randomly selected their witnesses to sign their marriage documents! This was a fun little nod to their personality, and also events leading up to their wedding day!

Amy and brendon had also asked me to live stream their wedding using my little livestream setup which worked very well for the guests who unfortunately could not attend due to COVID lockdowns.

Groom and best dog
bride arriving in car
Groom waiting on beach
Bride and Mum approaching ceremony
Grooms first look at wedding ceremony
Smiling groom on the beach
Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club wedding ceremony
Smiling bride on beach
Celebrant doing her thing
Holding hands during wedding ceremony on beach
wedding ceremony on beach
Best man and wedding rings
Exchanging wedding rings on the beach
First kiss Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club wedding
Bridal exit at Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club wedding

Glamour Photos

After a (rather too quick) family shoot session – we whisked away to the Pt Willunga Jetty for glamour photos. Amy and brendon decided to head down there to make use of the stunning demolished jetty on display there.

We also made use of the nearby Kingston House gardens and made sure to head out during their reception for what was left of the sunset.

Cheeky best dog
bride and groom on hill over ocean
Bridal aprty walking down to pt willunga jetty
Bridal party in front of pt willunga jetty
pt willunga jetty wedding photo
closeup of bridal bouquet i front of pt willunga jetty
flying wedding veil in front of pt willunga jetty
Bridal couple in front of pt willunga jetty
Bridal couple in pt willunga caves
Groom lifting up his bride on beach
Bridal party in front of pt willunga jetty piers
bridal couple reflections
Bride and groom under a tree with sun
Bride and groom under a tree at Kingston House
Bride and groom under tree at Kingston House 2
Bride and groom walking into their sunset
Bride and groom embrace under sunset
Groom lifting up bride under sunset
Sunset wedding photo

Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club Wedding Reception

Amy and Brendon’s Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club wedding reception took place in the club house upstairs, overlooking the stunning beach below where they held their ceremony.

They had my photobooth set up in the corner, complete with a custom made photobooth book I had made for them, but all focus was definately on the dance floor, which was full all night starting from the end of Amy adn brendon’s first dance!

bridal entrance at Yacht club
Wedding cake at brighton and seacliff yacht club wedding
Cutting the Wedding cake at brighton and seacliff yacht club wedding
Deck of brighton and seacliff yacht club
First dance at brighton and seacliff yacht club
Brighton and seacliff yacht club first dance
Dancing guests at wedding
Kiss amongst dancing guests
Dancing bride with guests 2
Groom making a striking figure
Guests enjoying themselves on the dance floor
Dancing bride at her wedding reception
Guests having fun in the photobooth
Dancing bride and groom
Guests pointing at the camera

I’d like to thank Amy and Brendon for having me as their wedding photographer and I apologise for continually mispronouncing Brendon’s name as Brandon! The bridal party all made fun of me for it 😛 I hope you enjoy your photos as much as I enjoyed taking them!

Morphett Vale Church Wedding – Mayli & Nathaniel

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  • Mayli & Nathaniel

    Morphett Vale Church Wedding

    bride and groom under blue lights and smoke

Mayli and Nathaniel held their Morphett Vale Church wedding at the local Seventh Day Adventist Church on a lovely day with family and friends. Their day was full of fun, faith and lovely people who all combined to create a super memoriable day!

It was a little fun for me too, having had only just recently moved away from living pretty much next door to the Morphett Vale Seventh Day Adventist Church which Mayli and Nathaniel held their ceremony and lunch time reception in – so I felt like coming back home!

Preparation

I begun the day with Nathaniel and his groomsmen – all 8 of them! Coupled with Mayli’s 8 bridesmaids, that made a bridal party totalling 18 people! It’s pretty special that Nathaniel and Mayli were able to accomodate that many close, special people into their bridal party!

Nathaniel and his groomsmen were in good spirits when I arrived, watching TV and generally slowly getting dressed. One thing that caught my eye were the dress watches that each of them were wearing – I thought they were all pretty cool!

rings on shoes BW
Watches on tie
Jacket hanging on door in hallway
helping out with grooms tie
groom looking out window adjusting tie
groom next to window adjusting tie
Close up of grooms flower
Mum helping out get ready
groom and groomsmen in front of BMW
Groom and groomsmen group shot

Mayli and her bridesmaids were being prepared at a different house, nearby Flinders Univeristy and the atmosphere was decidedly more rushed 🙂 Girls running about making sure Mayli was properly prepared, and cramming together to take some nice shots together in the front room – but it all worked out wonderfully!

Bridesmaid dresses closeup
Wedding dress hanging in lit window
Engagement ring in white rose
bridesmaids helping put in brides dress
Strapping up the back of the brides dress
Smiling bride in front of bridesmaids
Bride looking out window with bouquet
bride walking out front door BW

Morphett Vale Church Wedding Ceremony

Mayli and nathaniel’s Morphett Vale Church wedding took place at the Morphett Vale Seventh Day Adventist Church – one of several churches on the same block on which I used to live.

The insides of this modern church was bathed in blue light, with ample room for a large congregation to watch mayli and Nathanienls wedding ceremony take place on the stage below. The ceremony was backdropped nicely by a yeallow-lit cross which added nicely to the overall theme of their ceremony.

The highlight of their wedding ceremony would have to have been the performance of two skilled musicians who sang and played guiter for a reasonable amount of time during the cermeony.

Mayli arriving in car
bride anxious to start walking down aisle
groom waiting patiently in church
Bride entrance at Morphet Vale Church Wedding