A Colourful McLaren Vale Wedding at Hastwell & Lightfoot Winery
If you need proof that a wedding can feel deeply meaningful without being overly formal, Beth and Imti’s colourful celebration at Hastwell & Lightfoot Winery is it. There was confetti, incredible food, golden-hour portraits, one truly next-level dessert table and a very enthusiastic dance floor. But more than anything, this day was about people. With many guests travelling from Sydney to celebrate with them, Beth and Imti planned a relaxed McLaren Vale wedding that gave them as much time as possible with the people they loved. And those people brought big friend-group energy.
Their outdoor ceremony beneath the trees was short, personal and filled with colour—from Beth’s intricate gold lehenga and henna to Imtiyaz’s incredible pink sherwani. Afterwards, guests gathered around wine barrels and shared food from Staazi & Co and Wholly Belly Pizza while Beth and Imti mingled, laughed and enjoyed the party they had created. Instead of disappearing for hours of photographs, we slipped away briefly before sunset for a few warm, relaxed portraits in the nearby bushland and vines, then returned in time for speeches and dancing beneath the festoon lights.
It was joyful, generous and completely their own: meaningful vows, nieces and nephews with special jobs, friends filling the dance floor and a dessert spread by Amy’s Once Upon a Pie that deserves a paragraph of its own. Cupcakes, macarons, brownies, slices, chocolates and tiny delicious things covered almost an entire table. Honestly, calling it a dessert table feels inadequate. It was a dessert kingdom.
The Team:
Photography: Sarah - Little Car Photography
Venue: Hastwell & Lightfoot Winery
Celebrant: Por Vida Ceremonies
Food: Staazi & Co and Wholly Belly Pizza
Dessert: Amy’s Once Upon a Pie
Makeup: By Jessie MUA
Hair: Patrice Hampson
Henna: Adelaide’s Jai Henna
Brows and lashes: Beach Road Beauty
Spray tan: Tan Bar
