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Norwood’s St Ignatius Catholic Church Wedding – Alison & Matthew

November 21, 2022/in Wedding preview, Wedding

Norwood’s St Ignatius Catholic Church Wedding – Alison & Matthew

Alison and Matthew’s St Ignatius Catholic Church Wedding in Norwood took place on a day which weather diddn’t really know what was going on – we managed to avoid the rain though so huge success there!

Their day was full of fun, romance and family and friends there to watch this lovely couple get married!

Preparation

Matthew and his groomsmen got prepared in a nice house overlooking the beach near Hallett Cove. The house featured high ceilings with very minimal wall coverings which made for a delightful spot for groom preparation,m especially since their shirt and suit choices suited the house nicely.

Matthew was running a little late in the morning, after having running about with some last minute details, but we still managed to get some shots of the boys helping him get ready ad walk down to the cliff side for some shots with the water in the background.

Gooms shoes in window light

Groomsman helping put on grooms tie

Groomsmen helping dress groom

groom putting on vest

Groom standing in white hallway

Groom with his groomsmen

Groom with his groomsmen in grass

Alison was being prepared with her bridal party and family at a bed and breakfast in Mile End. It was a delightful little cottage-style house with a beautiful hallway which I used to good effect!

After the bridal party had finished fussing about with Alison’s dress, we did a quick ‘first look’ with Alison’s family when whisked away quickly to the church in Norwood.

Engagement ring in white roses

Engagement ring between bride’s shoes

Wedding dress hanging at front window of cottage

Bridal party with champaigne

helping put on page boy’s tie

Bridesmaids helping bride get ready in bedroom

Bridesmaids helping bride get ready in room

Bride looking pretty in hallway

Children involved in wedding

Dad first look

St Ignatius Catholic Church Wedding Ceremony

A St Ignatius Catholic Church wedding is something to behold! The church, nestled away in the backstreets of Norwood boasts an impressive front door, and a three-pronged interior which allows for some pretty impressive wide shots from the upper level.

Alison arrived in her white car motorcade, and was escorted down the long aisle by her father. A fun thing about Alison and Matthew’s bridal entrance was that the groomsmen walked down the aisle halfway to meet the bridesmaids as they entered – which I thought was nice.

Another delightful little piece of family history was that this was the 4th St Ignatius Catholic Church wedding in Alison’s family going back generations!

Classic cars at church

Grooms first look at his bride

Inside St Ignatius Church Norwood

Catholic wedding ceremony

Bride and groom sitting during wedding ceremony

St Ignatius Church wedding ceremony

bride and grom exit from church

Glamour Photos

Unfortunately the Catholic church ceremony took a little longer than Alison and Matthew had expected, so we had to rush through the family photos a bit out the front of the church before heading out for glamour photos.

We had to make a quick stop at the Torrens Arms Hotel in Kingwood in order to have a quick champagne as this was where Alison and Mtthew had first met and celebrate their anniversary at each year, and then the original plan was to head to the Himeji Gardens first, and then Veale Gardens for glamour photos, but as time was getting away from us we simply head straight to Veale Gardens.

Bride and groom at the Torrens Arm Hotel

Kiss at the Torrens Arm Hotel

Bride and groom in between their wedding cars

Groomsmen together

Bridal party together

Bride and groom walking through veale gardens

Bride and groom together in Veale Gardens

Bride and groom near tree with flying veil

Flower girls under veil

Bride and groom amongst the gum trees

Bridal party on veale Gardens bridge

Bride and groom on veale gardens bridge

Bride and groom sitting on bench in veale gardens

Bride and groom near pool in Veale Gardens

Bride and groom on top of rocks in veale Gardens

Next Gen Wedding Reception

Alison and Matthew’s wedding reception took place right next to the Adelaide Oval in the Next Gen Health and Lifestyle clubs, where they also have a delightful function room overlooking the Torrens river.

That night there was also a sporting event on next door, and the Oz Asia festival set up on the grass out front, so it all felt very exclusive having the whole road blocked off for what seemed like the guests of this very exclusive wedding reception!

Alisona dn Matthew had my photobooth set up and running all night, and heartfelt speeches flowed beautifully. The whole night was very wholesome and delightful to be a part of!

Wedding Cake at Next Gen wedding reception

Bride and groom entrance at Next gen wedding reception

Bride listening to speech

Best man speech

Guests using photobooth

Next Gen wedding first dance

Next Gen wedding reception first dance

Bride on the dance floor at Next gen

Dancing guests at Next gen

Guests having fun at Next Gen

Bridal exit from Next Gen wedding reception

Thanks so much to Alison and matthew for having me cover your St Ignatius Catholic Church wedding! Was a delight to be a part of your big day!

Partridge House Wedding – Jemma & Jordan

October 29, 2021/in Wedding preview, Wedding

Jemma & Jordan
Partridge House Wedding

Jemma and Jordan’s Partridge House wedding took place on a delightfully sunny day in late September, and their day was full of fun, love and adventure!

Jemma and Jordan had selected a number of photo locations to head to all around Adelaide to make sure they had a wide variety of photos, and we even had an improptu visit by the SA Ghostbusters!

Preparation

It’s not very often, but occasionally a bride will ask me to start my wedding photography coverage with her and her bridesmaids at a beauty salon where they would be having their hair and makeup done. In Jemma’s case I was with her and her entourage early in the morning taking some shots of everyone putting on their faces before heading over to Jordan’s place of preparation!

Bride sitting in salon

Having makeup and hair done

Laughing while having makeup done

Concentrating on makeup

Bridesmaid looking on during makeup

Directing

Jordan was getting ready in a nearby house along with his groomsmen and father. As I’ve said before groomsmen often just dont know how to tie a tie, so much of the time during preparation was simply trying to make it look right on everyone!

The atmosphere was jovial and laid back, which made for a delightful start to the day!

rings perched on shoes

Pre wedding drinks

buttoning up grooms shirt

groom buttoning up shirt

Groomsman having fun with tie

Father of the groom tieing tie

Groom looking out window with jacket

Groom walking out door

Groom having his flower put on

groom and groomsmen on road talking

groomsmen all together on road

After Jordan’s preparation, I head over to Jemma’s place of preparation, which was an another home, closer to Glenelg. The girls were running a little late from the beauty salon which meant I was sitting there twiddling my thumbs for a bit before they arrived. 🙂

When they did though, all efforts were focussed on hiding Jemma’s dress, which apparently was a secret to some of the family members – I can’t remember the specifics, but apparently some had gone dress shopping with Jemma and thought they knew what she was wearing – but evidently not!

Ladies in gowns

Wedding dress hanging in doorway

Enagement ring perched in bouquet

Putting on flower

Bridesmaid helping out holding train

Zipping up back of wedding gown

Bride looking in mirror at her dress

Showing the family her dress

Talking

Bride holding bouquet in living room

Partridge House Wedding Ceremony

Jemma and Jordan’s Partridge House wedding took place under the stunning large tree located to the side of the house, which shaded most of the congregation from the harsh sunlight, and also made for an amazing backdrop for the ceremony.

During the ceremony I was asked to also live stream for guests who could not attend, so I also had that set up on a tripod. I’m so glad I’m able to provide such a service – particularly in these restricted times.

Jemma and Jordan’s ceremony was a delightful simple affair, punctuated by the cute flower girl, and of course Jemma and Jordan’s fur baby which made an appearance!

Bride arriving

bride arriving in purple car

Hugs from bridesmaids

Bride arriving at her Partidge House Wedding

Flower girl

Bride and father approaching

Grooms first look at Pertridge House Wedding

Smiling groom at Partridge House Wedding Ceremony

Doggo groomsman

Smiling bride on a sunny day

Partridge House Wedding Ceremony

Exchanging wedding rings during Partridge House wedding ceremony

Exchanging wedding rings during Partridge House wedding ceremony closeup

First kiss at Partridge House wedding ceremony

bride and groom exit their Partridge House wedding ceremony

Glamour Photos

As I mentioned, Jemma and Jordan weere keen to travel about quite a bit to make use of some of the stunning locations available between their Partridge House wedding ceremony and their reception at Chateau Apollo in the city.

So we made a bit of a trip of it, after using the Partridge House’s stunning garden, we began at the Grange Beach Jetty, then heading to the famed Port Adelaide’s Crozier Street – which was were we bumped into the Ghostbusters, finally heading to Veale Gardens in the city.

Partridge House

The great thing about having a Partridge House wedding is making use of the amazing European-style curated garden that sprawls around the property.

The main large tree, under which Jemma and Jordan held their wedding ceremony under is the jewel of the garden, while there is also sprawling grass fields in front of the house suited for family photos, plus fountains, green plants and all sorts – you could spend a lot of time here discovering new spots!

bride and groom with fur baby

Bride and grrom against lamp post

Hugs after Partridge house wedding

Partirdge House wedding Photo

Partirdge House wedding Photos

Through the trees at the bride and groom

Walking along the partridge House balcony together

Bridal party with cars in front of Partridge House

Grange Beach

Grange beach was reasonably nearby so we head there instead of the usually busy Glenelg to take some shots using the jetty as a backdrop. The wind was picking up quite a bit, so it was a bit of fun for the girls to keep their hair from blowing everywhere, but we made it work!

Bridal party on Grange Jetty

Walking along Grange Jetty

Grange Jetty Wedding Photo

Bride and groom walking along Grange Jetty

Bridal party walking together along Grange Beach

bride and groom under the Grange Jetty

bride and groom under Grange Jetty

Groom lifting his Bride under Grange Jetty

Bride and groom walking along Grange Beach

Amongst the long grass

Crozier Street

When I arrived at Crozier street, before everyone else I was worried to see that some ghostbusters had been called out for some paranormal activity! Thankfully they had already caught their ghost before we arrived, and agreed to have a bit of a photo with the bride and groom! This made for a rather unique wedding photo!

Crozier Street in Port Adelaide is a super popular spot to have some industrial themed wedding photos done, boasting grungy, but clean brickwalls and nifty corregated iron walk ways that span the road overhead. The street has also been made famous with recent films like Mortal Combat.

Ghost Busters Wedding Photo

Crozier Street Wedding Photo in black and white

Crozier Street Wedding Photo

Closeup of rings on hand

Bride and groom through train

Bride and groom sharing a kiss

Bride and groom in front of doorway

Bride and groom in front of doorway in Crozier Street

Bridal party in front of cars on Crozier Street

Veale Gardens

Veale Gardens was the last stop on our way to Chateau Apollo in the city for their reception. The plan was to use the gardens for a bit of greenery in amongst the beach and industrial stle photos we had been taking up until now. It was also a convenient spot to make use of the sunset nearby the reception venue without having to travel too far!

bride under arch of trees

Bridesmaids having some fun

Ducks in front of Bridal party

bride and groom silhouette

Veale Gardens wedding photo

Near one of the ponds at Veale Gardens

bridal aprty bathed in sunlight

Bride and Groom bathed in sunlight

Chateau Apollo Wedding Reception

Jemma and Jordan’s Chateau Apollo wedding reception took place in the private function room, with the entrance on Frome road. Its a delightfully, rustic spot right in the middle of the city which made for a surprisingly intimate and private space for a reception despite being in the middle of the city.

The night was full of dancing, fun speeches and I got to sit on the head table – which was a bit of a first as a wedding photographer! haha Made me feel old though – as everyone around me was quite young.

Chateau Apollo Wedding Photo

Bridal entrance at Chateau Apollo Wedding Reception

Holding hands as they enter

Guests cheers

Speech giver

First dance at Chateau Apollo Wedding Reception

Guests Dancing making a face

Wedding cake on barrel

Flower girl speech

Best Man giving his speech

Food

Bridal couple laughing during their speech

Cutting the wedding cake together

Night time wedding photo at Chateau Apollo

Live entertainment

Dancing the night away

Dancing bride

I’;d like to thank Jemma and Jordan for having me photograph their delightful Partridge House wedding! Your day was a blast and I love how the photos turned out!

St Laurences Church High Mass Wedding – Alison & Josh

December 24, 2019/in Wedding preview, Wedding

Alison & Josh
St Laurence’s Church High Mass Wedding

I was priviledged to witness the St Laurences Church High Mass Wedding of Alison and Josh in mid November as their wedding photographer. it was quite the spectical with no less than 3 priests and a multitude of altar boys conducting the very traditional latin high mass at the fore of the stunning church that is St Laurence’s. While the ceremony was wonderful, it was also fantastic to cover the first wedding reception that has been held at the new venue of Tatachilla estate!

Preparation

I began the day as I usually do at the place where Josh and his groomsmen were being prepared. The morning was quite laid back with some funny moments where someone had given Josh some booklets titled ‘don’ts for weddings, and husbands‘ while also reminicing about other weddings the groomsmen had been a part of.

groom affects

cufflinks detail shot

putting on shirt

helping out with tie

Putting on jacket

Groom Putting on jacket

smiles on the groom

Groom and groomsmen standing about

Groom and groomsmen standing under tree

I arrived at the house were Alison was being prepared just as their make-up was being completed, which is great as I’m then able to flit about taking detail shots of the dress, shoes, etc. The bridal party all had matching kimonos on during the morning, and two little girls were running about causing havok – which was kind of a good thing as it distracted from any nerves Alison may have been feeling. 🙂

engagement ring in bouquet

Bridal shoes

whispering flower girls

bride putting on makeup

girls looking up at wedding dress

bridesmaid smiles

looking in mirror while getting ready

bridesmaids in kimonos

Dad’s first look of bride

Bride with dress on

Bride standing with bouquet

bridesmaids looking on

St Laurences Church High Mass Wedding Ceremony

As some of you may know, I worked at a Catholic primary school for almost a decade as a Japanese teacher, so I was fairly knowledgeable of the procession of mass, and wedding masses. However, Alison and Josh’s High Mass wedding was something I had yet to witness. The entire procession was quite awe inspiring, with no less than 3 priests and several altar boys conducting the service, all while a 4-strong gregorian chior chanted in the background. The High Mass itself took around 90 minutes to complete, as it followed a strict procession, concluding whith all the guests joining in with communion. The stunning surrounds of St Laurences Church made for a stunning backdrop for the entire ceremony, and it was certainly a ceremony to remember!

St Laurences Church

priest getting ready

High Mass wedding procession

grooms first look

Bridal entrance

inside st laurences church

Together at the altar

exchanging wedding rings

wedding ceremony in st laurences church

inside st laurences church landscape

sitting together catholic high mass wedding

catholic high mass wedding

Priest holding the bible

catholic mass wedding

bridal party kneeling

crucifix at St Laurences church

Bridal exit

Glamour Photos

For glamour photos, we first utilised the wonderful interior of St Laurences, after having the group photo done out the front of the church. We then went for a short drive to South Terrace to Veale Gardens where we made use of the lovely diversity available there. From Australian gum trees out the back, to highly manicured rose gardens, it’s a nice spot to capture a variety of wedding photos. We then head towards Mclaren Vale as a short stop off before heading to Tatachilla Estate for the reception. We usued the wonderful olive tree grove located right off the main street to get a few shots in amongst the trees. Our final spot for glamour photos was the vineyards located out the front of Tatachilla estate. We used the dying light as the sun went down for a few nice shots of just Alison and Josh together amongst the vines.

bridal couple inside st laurences church

Wedding bands on hands

bridal couple kissing in St Laurences church

bride and groom in bridal car

bride and groom under gum trees

bride and groom under gum trees in veale gardens

bridal party in veale gardens

bride and groom above pool in veale gardens

Veale Gardens pool

walking along the bridge in veale gardens

bride and groom amongst roses

closeup of bridal bouquet

bride and groom under olive trees

Holding one another

bride and groom in Mclaren vale’s olive trees

smiles all round

bride and groom at Tatachilla estate

bride and groom amongst the vineyards

looking through the vineyards

behind the bride amongst vineyards

holding one another in vines

Tatachilla Estate Wedding Reception

I was told that Alison and Josh’s wedding reception was the first that has been held at the new venue at Tatachilla Estate. Apparently the venue had been recently purchased from the nearby Tatachilla Lutheran School in order to ransform it into a new, large wedding and event venue, and I must say it certainly has potential! It’s a huge space, suitable for gigantic functions, but as it is right now it’s fairly rustic as it had been used as a school camp space for decades.

Alison and Josh’s reception was punctuated by loving speeches, plenty of dancing and scores of people all having a great time!

wedding cake

bridal entrance at Tatachilla Estate

bridal party at head table

laughter

tatachilla estate wedding

Hold on to what is good

speech

children dancing

grooms speech

holding one another during first dance

first dance

first dance at tatachilla estate

guests having fun

guests

dancing nan

dancing together

wedding guests dancing the macarenea

bouquet toss at tatachilla estate

bride and groom exit arch

I’d like to thank Alison and Josh for having me as their wedding photographer, it was a wonderful day and certainly a wedding I’ll not soon forget! 😀

Veale Gardens Wedding – Bianca & Russell

March 30, 2015/in Wedding, Wedding preview

The 14th of February saw me acting as the wedding photographer at the lovely laid back wedding of Bianca and Russell, set in the Adelaide Veale Gardens, south of the city. After their ceremony in Veale Gardens, we headed off to Semaphore beach for some shots near the jetty, and then to the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron for their reception. The day’s weather was possibly the hottest wedding day I had ever experienced. The scorching weather saw us cutting some photo taking opportunities short, such as our time at Semaphore beach and getting some shots of the couple’s baby there.

Groomsmen Preparation

Russell and his brother were getting ready at their parent’s house in North Haven along with the couple’s little bub who unfortunately was not a very happy chappie with a tooth ache. That said however he was a stoic little chap, didn’t cry much just showed his frustration with a glum face 🙂 otherwise, the groomsmen preparation was fairly typical wedding day affair, with the groom arriving late and rushing through a checklist of things to do.

Groom getting ready

Groom and baby

Groomsmen

Wedding rings

Groom and baby

Bridal Preparation

Bianca was getting ready at a house not too far away in peterhead. A very laid back affair, the girls weren’t too fussed getting ready too quickly and were quite happy kicking back with a bit of a bite to eat and wine. Bianca’s wedding dress wasn’t overly fiddly to get on, so did not take long.

Bride in Wedding dress

Bride looking out door

Bridal affects

Bridal party helping put on wedding dress

bridal party selfy

bridal party

Bride in Wedding dress

Wedding Dress

Veale Gardens Wedding Ceremony

Bianca and Russell’s wedding ceremony took place near the Veal Gardens pond closest to the function center on South road. Possibly the most popular pond to hold a wedding at as I’ve now done a few at that particular pond. Veale Gardens is part of the Adelaide Parklands throughout and surrounding the City of Adelaide, and is located south of the city. Veale Gardens is named after William Charles Douglas Veale, who was Adelaide’s Town Clerk from January 1947 to November 1965 The gardens feature a multitude of small ponds and a small man-made river betwixt rolling manicured grass hills with an impressive rose garden at it’s center.

Veale Gardens Wedding Ceremony

Veale Gardens Glamour Shots

After the ceremony we had a few hours to walk about both Veale Gardens and Semaphore beach to capture some glamour shots. The Gardens have a few marvellous locations for such a thing and I think it’s quite obvious why Veale Gardens is a popular location for weddings and wedding photography shoots.

Veale Gardens Wedding

Semaphore Beach Glamour shots

As the weather was incredibly hot, of course hundreds of people flocked to the cool reprieve Semaphore beach offers. In order to take these shots I had to photoshop out dozens of swimmers who made it their goal to get in the background of Bianca and Russell’s nice beach shots. But it’s all in good fun 🙂

Semaphore Beach Wedding

Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron Wedding Reception

The Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron clubhouses have recently been renovated into a marvellous venue for a wedding reception. Overlooking the yachts, the modern conference room has ample room for a few hundred people with dancing and bar areas. The current site of the Squadron has been in place since 1923, after having moved locations multiple times between it’s beginnings at Birkenhead in 1912.

Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron Wedding Reception