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December 3, 2025

Carrick Hill is always a winner for a wedding, and Natalie and Adam’s day proved it. With its beautiful gardens, classic architecture, and some lovely afternoon sunshine, the scene was set for their celebration of love, laughter, and family. Their story started with a shared love for fitness. They were friends first, hitting the gym […]

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November 26, 2025

The Adelaide Botanic Gardens is a wonderful place for a wedding. It’s right in the heart of the city, walking distance to a number of hotels, and chock full of lush greenery that creates a calming atmosphere and makes for a lovely set of photos. However, their wet weather policy pretty much amounts to “lol, […]

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November 20, 2025

Coriole Turning It On Some spots just have a way of setting the mood without you even trying. Coriole is one of those places. You roll up, look out over McLaren Vale, and you just know it’s going to be a cracking day. Emma and Tobi picked it for their wedding and boy oh boy, […]

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November 17, 2025

Wine Centre Wedding Day Ingrid and Peter picked the Town Hall Meeting Hall for thier ceremony, and the National Wine Centre for their reception, and honestly, from the moment I walked in, it all felt spot on. The venue looked incredible, and the vibe was relaxed in that classic “everyone’s just happy to be here” […]

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October 10, 2025

Mid-week weddings are becoming increasingly popular in recent years, whether it’s a small elopement with a handful of guests, or a mid-sized wedding complete with bridesmaids and groomsmen, a lot of couples are choosing to make it legal during business hours. Logan and Brandon took advantage of my mid-week elopement package and booked me for […]

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October 3, 2025

Lake Breeze wines wedding photo

I’ve seen a lot in 17 years of shooting weddings, and it’s always an incredible thrill when something new comes along, so when Imogen and Ray told me their plan for the first dance at their Lake Breeze Wines wedding it’s fair to say I was a bit excited. Rather than the usual dance, they […]

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September 23, 2025

There are a lot of similarities between Colombian culture and Italian culture, a love of food and a gregarious approach to life (and communication!) to name a couple, so when Yesica and Joe, their families and friends all got together for their Adelaide Hills wedding at Mt Lofty Estate, it was one hell of a […]

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June 2, 2025

Bride and groom in Adelaide laneway

This was my first ILA Adelaide Wedding (Immersive Light and Art), a remarkable new venue in Light Square with all sorts of tricks up its sleeve. Megan and Lachlan had their ceremony in the Registry Office (not ILA) before jumping in an Uber and celebrating their reception at the Lab at ILA with 44 of […]

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May 28, 2025

It was a nice day for a black wedding as Mahalia and Cam invited all their guests to wear black to their Longview wedding. Mahalia came to the party too in her black dress, and Cam’s suit was such a deep shade of maroon it was nearly black too. Some love stories begin with grand […]

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March 19, 2025

Sunset photos at the Brae Dawesley

The weather gods are taking the piss, surely. 40 degrees in Autumn? It’s a bit hard to tell from the photos just how hot it was, but if you look closely there are signs. Like this water bottle flying across the barn towards waiting arms. And Stephanie’s dad, sending the A/C directly into his regions. […]

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