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AN ADELAIDE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

November 21, 2024

Couple lying on the lawns at Mandalay House

Most of the weddings I shoot kick off in the late afternoon, sometime around 4pm give or take, but my most recent 2 weddings at Mandalay House have taken place at night and at 11am!! Bethany and Mike decided on a morning wedding and relaxed garden party reception and it was absolutely delightful. The day […]

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October 16, 2024

Bride and groom at Paracombe Premium Perry wedding

I’ve been shooting weddings in and around Adelaide for nearly 15 years, and until now, a Paracombe Premium Perry wedding hadn’t come my way. If I’m honest, I’d never even really heard of this hidden gem. What a treat it was to discover this delightful pear farm was also a photographer’s paradise, with trees in […]

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September 26, 2024

night wedding at Mandalay House

Mandalay House and Gardens, one of the absolute jewels in the crown of South Australian wedding venues, was absolutely immaculate on Saturday, just perfect. Everywhere you turned there was a new and different garden, or plant, or statue – springtime is when the place really sings. So when Carly and Jake told me of their […]

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June 26, 2024

Mount lofty estate winter wedding fog

Mount Lofty Estate is one of Adelaide’s iconic venues, the fog rolling in over the Picadilly Valley is a sight to behold, and when you decide to have a winter wedding a few minutes drive from the highest point in Adelaide there’s a good chance the fog gods will along for the ride. I was […]

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May 23, 2024

Mount Lofty Estate Autumn wedding, just married

Is there anything more majestic than a Mount Lofty Estate wedding in the Autumn? These endless dry, cloudless days aren’t much fun for the farmers, but they’re excellent for us wedding photographers, and when you combine them with a vibrant wedding party, a venue as salubrious as Mt Lofty House and a couple of joyful […]

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February 22, 2024

Bride and groom at Golding winery.

On Saturday I had the absolute pleasure of capturing a super fun wedding at the stunning Golding Winery in the Adelaide Hills. The sun was shining, and it was a warm summer day, creating the perfect backdrop for one epic celebration. The wedding party was huge, with 6 bridesmaids and 6 groomsmen, plus Mel and […]

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January 25, 2024

Pike and Joyce Wedding, Bride and groom in the vines.

I’ve been to most of the wineries over the many years I’ve been shooting weddings, but this was my first ever Pike and Joyce wedding and I was blown away! I was nearly literally blown away as it was pretty windy up there, but I was definitely metaphorically blown away by the views down the […]

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November 16, 2023

Bride at groom at the Glen Ewin Estate pulpshed.

It was an absolute Simon-fest at Dani and Tom’s Glen Ewin Pulpshed wedding – two groomsmen, a bridesmate and a photographer all going by the same name! This was my third wedding in as many days, but my wedding fitness is high (despite my fitness in other aspects of life being sub par!) and I […]

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November 16, 2023

When Caitlin and Brett told me about their plans for an intimate Mount Lofty House wedding with no bridal party I thought it sounded perfect. Weddings come in all shapes and sizes, and this small(ish) one was something special, plenty of guests, family and friends to celebrate, but an absence of bridesmaids and groomsmen meant […]

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October 30, 2023

Four knights, two ceremonies and one loved-up couple at this Manor Basket Range Wedding. You’ve never seen anything like this. I know I certainly hadn’t in all my years of documenting weddings. When I first met N & N and they told me their plans for their Manor Basket Range wedding I was giddy with […]

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