Wedding Photography near Sydney - Adele and Stephen
What. A. Weekend! I thought I’d start my blog with a post from a gorgeous wedding near Sydney I did a few months back. After a long drive, and a quick stop to pick up some smoke bombs in Wollongong, we explored some locations used by the best wedding photographers in Sydney. Seriously, these places are stunning! I can't wait to do more shoots here in the future. After some quick exploring, we were off to Gloucester for the wedding of Stephen and Adele, a couple that I absolutely adore!
Stephen, Adele and I had previously done an engagement photo shoot back in Mildura. I find it is a great way for the couple and me as their wedding photographer to get to know each other better. It gives me a chance to give the couple guidance on posing and when the big day finally rolls around, they are more used to having me around.
Some of the photos from Adele’s and Stephen’s engagement shoot gallery.
The wedding day started with me heading to the family home of the groom. Their morning was a pretty typical groom morning: relaxed and no fuss. As the fellas were joking around and having brekkie, I snapped photos of the groom’s details: the ring, the tie, the wow book etc. It was so much fun getting to know the family and the groomsmen and capturing Stephen's last morning as a bachelor. We took photos of him getting suited up and some photos with his best mates out in the garden. But soon enough, it was off to the ladies! Time seriously flies on wedding days.
The girls had booked a lovely Airbnb near the hills and the river. After some champagne, it was time to get made up! The bride, Adele, was just stunning, and she had planned every detail, including super thoughtful gifts to all her bridesmaids. We did first look with them and I’m pretty sure they approved. Just check out the Maid of Honour's face! That's without even mentioning the touching 'first look' with the Father of the Bride. It is always so special to get to witness these moments.
After the bride’s photos were done it was time for me to head off to the church. The cute little Gloucester Baptist Church was made up superbly for the wedding, but the guests looked a bit confused at the start because the boys were all standing at the back of the church. But it was all in preparation for a not-so-traditional dance up the aisle; the boys surprised everyone with a cool entrance! The minister Josh Cole delivered a beautiful message, while the Father of the Bride played piano during the signings.
After the ceremony, we were off to the hills of Gloucester. AMAZING! Words don't do it justice, just check it out here. We had a great time running, laughing, and taking stacks and stacks of photos. We decided to do a smoke-bomb photo and I got the couple to run through some hills. Lucky I had a pair of gum boots for the bride at the boot of my car! Unluckily my toddler had hidden a yellow rubber duck in one of them.
I have to admit though, I may have gotten a bit too excited during the group portrait session! At one time I ran backwards to get a good shot and managed to run into a concrete post, looking like an absolute lemon ha! The good thing is that everyone found it hilarious. The bad thing was that my dignity was gone and I limped through the reception My hubby literally had to help me to and from the car and spent the whole trip home telling me to put ice on it. (Obviously, I didn't.)
Luckily my unathletic landing didn't stop me from capturing any of the reception. I LOVE reception time! Some people think that reception is nothing but people holding microphones, but I don’t agree. Reception is a fantastic time to capture people relaxed and having a great time. There is none of that prewedding nervousness and the family and the guests usually let their hair down. My personal highlight was seeing Stephen and the Mother of the Bride do a traditional Phillipino dance together. That was so super special.
Check out the full wedding gallery.
Ever since this wedding, I've been dreaming of doing more photography in Sydney. If you're looking for the best wedding photographers in Sydney, hit me up here!