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Tea Tree Gully Golf Course Wedding – Lorena & Ashraf

It was a bit of a different wedding day for Lorena and Ashraf, incorporating a bunch of traditional Lebanese sweets, dancing and family fun! It so great to get to be a part of these weddings where there’s always something going on, and the energy of everyone involved is on show for all to see! Started the day with a glamour shoot, while the real fun started at Ashraf’s house where his entire family had congregated for some fun Lebanese dancing then headed over to the Tea Tree Gully Golf Course for their lunch time reception.

Glamour Photos

We started early on the day with a glamour shoot around Inglewood and the park nearby the Sferas Convention Center where we made use of the awesome trees and rustic ruins scattered about.

Inglewood house
Holding one another
Bride
Under a weeping willow
Walking between trees
Forest grove
Under a weeping willow
Sitting
Laughing together
Engagement ring
Wedding rings
Together under the sun
Closeup of wedding bands
Wedding dress
Under a tree
In the park
First meeting
Walking together

Lebanese Wedding Dancing

When Ashraf was warning me of the kind of different experience I was in for when we met to talk about their wedding photography on their wedding day, I wasn’t overly expecting him to start dancing about like a hooligan in the middle of their street! It was great fun to witness all his friends and family join in with the drumming, making as much noise as possible and dance moves bordering on dangerous! 🙂

Celebrations!
Waving
Dancing bride
At Lorena’s house
Smiles
Dad
Smiling guest
Lorena looking on
Groom beginning to dance
Outside with everyone!
Banging the drum
The drummers have arrived

Tea Tree Gully Golf Course Reception

The dancing continued all throughout their lunch time reception at the Tea Tree Gully Golf Course reception hall. They used up the entire large area with hundreds of guests, all keen on squeezing on the dancefloor and bop to the amazingly loud drumming and singing!

Speech
Dancing guest
Dancing guests
Guests
Guests
Chair
Dancing bride
Speech
First dance
Laughing and shouting
Drummer
Dancing together
Guests
Drummer
Clapping
First dance
Violinist
Kidlet
Bridal entry at the Tea Tree Gully Golf COurse
Dancing together
Dancing guests
Wedding sign
Wedding cake
Bride and groom
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Middleton Beach Huts Wedding – Lauren & Marty

  • Liz & Dan

    Sferas Reception Center Wedding

    Inside a weeping willow

I always love heading down to the Middleton Beach Huts for a wedding, as the nearby scenery and awesome setting that the beach huts provide always make for stunning wedding photography! So when Lauren and Marty asked me to be their wedding photographer for the day, I was very excited to be a part of their day! Another neat part of their day was the fact that their DJ had suggested using his private land up in the hills for photos instead of the usual heading down to the beach, so we got to use some awesome gumtrees as a backdrop instead.

Preparation

After having set up my photo booth in preparation for Lauren and Marty’s reception, I sauntered over to the Beach Huts that Lauren and Marty were getting ready in. They were using two separate huts adjacent to one another, so it was easy enough to flit in between places of preparation which was great.

Marks up
Suave
Putting on tie
Walking together
Tying ties
Wedding shoes
Cufflinks
The boys
Wedding rings
Smiling groom

The air surrounding Lauren and Marty was very laid back, and easy going, with little to ruffle feathers and only the slightest showing of nerves from Marty, the groom 🙂 As soon as he donned his crows scarf though, and mentions of his hero, Taylor Walker, it soon vanished 🙂

Selfie
Bridal squad
Flower girl
Looking in mirror
OH ME GERD!
Dad’s first look
Doing up dress
Looking in mirror
Smiling bride
rings
Scrap book
Wedding Dress
Flowers
Putting in veil
Engagement ring

Middleton Beach Huts Wedding Ceremony

It was a super sunny day, and unfortunately there’s little shade for the congregation on the grassy area of the Middleton Beach Huts, so it made it tricky to mitigate the harsh shadows and highlights when taking photos, but it was certainly a love filled ceremony and the weather was really nothing to complain about!

Celebrant
Holding hands
together
Bride arriving
Holding hands
Standing out front
Groom in his crows gear
Groom’s reaction
First kiss
Smiling bride
Beach Huts wedding
Holding hands

Glamour Photos

After the group photos, we began our glamour photos session by walking around the grounds together with the bridal party, making use of the curated gardens and unique vibe the venue provides. We then hopped in the car for a bit of a drive to the aforementioned private property of their DJ. It happened to be an old winery estate, filled with rolling hills and stunning gum trees, which I loved taking photos of! On the way back we stopped off at the beach for a few shots using the sunset 🙂

Amongst the grass
Wedding rings
Amongst the grass
Middleton Beach Walkabout
Under a big gum tree
Under a big gum tree
Standing about
Walking in the meadows
Sunset
Group photo
Bridal party walking about the Middleton Beach Huts
Amongst the grass
Middleton Beach Walkabout
Under a big gum tree

Middleton Beach Huts Wedding Reception

Finally, with the wedding reception on site, all the guests were already packed into the restaurant when we arrived back, leaving little room to move! It was a great atmosphere, with guests spilling out into the outside areas, making use of the balmy weather. The dance floor was packed all night, and I had a blast! 🙂

Guest having fun
Laughing groom
First dance
First dance
Entrance
Wedding Cake

Thanks so much to Lauren and Marty for having me as your wedding photographer! Hope you love your photos.

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Glenelg Golf Course Wedding – Angela & Don

  • ANGELA & DON

    Glenelg Golf Course Wedding

    With the Wedding Car

It was one of the first real warm days of the year on the day of Angela and Don’s wedding that took place at the Glenelg Golf Course. I was asked to be their wedding photographer from their preparation through to the end of their reception and it was an awesome day to be a part of! The weather was awesome all day, which brought some good and bad situations during the day, but it all worked out in the end! 😀

Preparation

Don and his groomsmen were being prepared in a room at the Grand on the Glenelg foreshore – it was quite a simple affair with good natured jibes being thrown at one another while getting ready in the room. After everyone was dressed we went for a bit of a walk nearby the beach for some different, scenic shots.

On the foreshore
Walking off
Pointing
In the alley
In a doorway
Wedding rings
Helping bro
Looking suave

I arrived at the bridal place of preparation to the tune of Frozen’s ‘Let it go’ anthem playing in the background as Angela and Don’s little flower girl was running about watching and singing while trying to help out with whatever she could 🙂 To keep her entertained the girls would play a bit of ‘whats the time Mr.Wolf?’ Which is always fun.

Dancing about
Looking out window
Putting on flower
Putting on dress
Laughing Mum
Playing games
Heading out door
Putting on dress
Wedding dress
Heading out door
Kisses for Grandad

Glenelg Golf Course Wedding Ceremony

The Glenelg Golf Course has a little grassy area off set from the nearby practice greens specifically allocated for holding wedding ceremonies. It’s a large enough area to hold larger sized wedding parties while having a backdrop of a few trees in front of a nearby fairway. Angela and Don’s wedding ceremony was a short, sweet affair, complete with personal readings from family members and fun shenanigans when Don went to kiss Angela while signing the registry. Some of the kids also found it fun to throw copious amounts of petals over Angela 🙂

Getting out of car
Exit
Flowers everywhere!
Looking on
Holding hands
Holding hands
Wedding sign
Talking celebrant
Happy groom
Bride arrival
Smiling Groom
Smiling bride
First kiss
Looking out window

Glamour Photos

After the group photos which we took in front of their bridal car, we used the car, and a rather powerful looking bubble machine(!) in a few photos at the Golf Course itself, before heading off towards the Grange beach and it’s Jetty. Unfortunately on the drive down there we soon realised that due to it being one of the first really warm days of the Summer, everyone in Adelaide had the same idea! The roads were packed with beach goers and we ended up heading to the closer Henley Beach Jetty. A bit of photoshop went into removing all the people in the background in some of their beach shots! What we got though I think I was happy wth and Angela and Don were keen to get away from the crowds as quickly as possible.

Under the Jetty
Walking along the beach
Under the Jetty
Kisses
Bubble at the Glenelg Golf Course
With the Wedding Car
Bubble at the Glenelg Golf Course

Glenelg Golf Course Wedding Reception

We then head back to the Glenelg Golf Course for Angela and Don’s reception in their very neat reception hall. The entire night was boisterous with the dance floor only being vacant for very short periods, while Angela and Don’s little flower girl really stole the limelight where she treated the entire party to a cute rendition of Frozen’s ‘Let it Go’. Don also made waves by borrowing the DJ’s kilt! Was a very fun night.

First dance
Glenelg Golf Course Reception
Wedding Cake
Entrance
Speech
Dancing
First dance
Speech
Dancing
Dancing
Exit
Let it goooo!
Kids dancing

Thanks so much to Angela and Don for having me as your wedding photographer, I’m so pleased I was about to cover your wedding and I hope you enjoy your wedding photos! 😀

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Sferas Convention Center Wedding – Michelle & Matt

I was happy to be a part of Michelle and Matt’s wedding at the Sferas Convention Center as their wedding photographer on a beautiful early October day! I was asked to cover their wedding for 4 hours, while staying the night manning the SvenStudos photobooth, which got a good workout throughout the night!

Sferas Convention Center Wedding Ceremony

The Sferas chapel in behind the Convention center complex was the location of their wedding ceremony. It’s a long, thin room designed to be fairly intimate and cozy, with a grand piano and floral decor at it’s head. The ceremony was a short and sweet affair, highlighted by Michelle and Matt’s adorable little daughter who was smiling the entire way through, along with an entertaining episode where the best man almost dropped the rings 🙂

First Kiss
Leaving
Bride arriving
Vows
Laughing
Happy Dad
Kisses
Sferas Convention Center
Waiting for Bride
Waiting for Bride
Exchanging rings
At the altar
Vodka
Flower girl
Ready to leave
Holding Hands

Glamour Photos

After the group photos which were taken on the grassy area directly beside the Convention Center, we used the rest of Civic Park for a few glamour photos before heading over the road to make use of the more rustic backdrops of weeping willows and long, unkempt grass. We also returned to the hanging lights in Civic Park later in the night for some nighttime shots.

In a tree
In front of the Sferas Convention Center at night
Under the trees
Closeup
In front of a weeping willow
In the glow of the sun
Wedding Rings
Walking in the grass
Together in a tree
In front of the Sferas Convention Center at night
Together near a tree
In front of a weeping willow
Bridal Party
Together near a tree
Walking in the grass

Sferas Convention Center Wedding Reception

The Sferas Convention Center boasts multiple, large function rooms, and as it happened, they were using at least 3 of them on the same night as Michelle and Matt’s wedding reception. The room in which Michelle and Matt chose to hold their reception was my favourite room of the lot – the Studio. While it isn’t the largest, I like it a lot for the lovely curved windows overlooking the nearby park.

Bridal Entrance
Guest Book
Cheers
Water
Wedding Cake
Bomboniere
First dance
First dance
Speech
First dance
Cutting the cake
Sferas Convention Center

Thanks so much Michelle and Matt for having me as your wedding photographer, I had a bunch of fun, and I hope you enjoy your photos! 😀