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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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October 28, 2023

Champagne Tower at Bridgewater Mill Wedding

From across the world to Bridgewater Mill It was a truly global affair on Saturday in the Adelaide Hills for this Bridgewater Mill wedding, with guests travelling from all over the place to celebrate the wedding of Frances and Paul. Frances’s family came over from the UK, and much of Paul’s family and friends made […]

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May 4, 2023

Bride getting ready for her wedding at Theile House in Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills

Autumn is a season of enchantment, especially when it comes to a Howard Vineyard wedding. While Weddings in Adelaide Hills do get chilly in the evenings, and the risk of rain is a little higher than other times during the year, the trade-off of gorgeous soft light, magical colours among the vines and a warming […]

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March 20, 2023

Bride and Groom at Templewood House for a sunset wedding photo.

Cute moments, an incredible collection of fine wines and an overflowing of joy in every direction you looked is the way I would describe Kirby and Ash’s wedding at Templewood House. It was clear that a lot of effort went into putting this day together, and boy oh boy did it pay off. They were […]

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March 7, 2023

Adelaide bride prepares for Golding wedding

Nestled away in a stunning, private little corner of the Adelaide Hills, just outside Lobethal, is Golding Winery, the perfect venue for Jemma and Rob’s early springtime wedding. They were married on the lawns with the spectacular vines as a backdrop before dancing the night away with 160 of their nearest and dearest on a […]

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February 21, 2023

Howard vineyard wedding bride and groom near sunset.

Howard Vineyard is one of the jewels in the crown that is Adelaide Hills winery wedding venues, a venue that is both rustic and modern, and it was the perfect backdrop for Skye and Simon’s incredible Howard Vineyard wedding. Nestled nicely between a pair of heatwaves, everyone was treated to a gorgeous day in the […]

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January 23, 2023

Same sex wedding at Longview in the Adelaide hills

I’ve shot a lot of weddings at Longview, one of the most spectacular wineries this state has to offer, and Heath and Blaire’s was among the most memorable. Whether it was Blaire’s Christian Louboutin shoes, the incredibly fun wedding party, or the guy who must have been well into his 80s absolutely dominating the dance […]

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September 18, 2022

Wet and windy are two things you’re not really looking for on your wedding day, but for Jess and Shaun it didn’t matter. The inside/outside debate had been raging all day, ultimately they decided to throw caution to the wind (literally) and roll the dice with the soggy bottom lawns at Mt Lofty House. In […]

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April 1, 2022

The last time I posted a wedding on this blog we were in a pre-covid world. Instagram is an incredible way to share work, but it’s also important to show how a wedding photography collection comes together in the long-form (having said that, these photos make up less than 10% of the whole collection, you […]

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