Photography Stories + Planning Guides

Real weddings, elopements and family sessions from across South Australia, along with practical wedding-planning advice gathered from more than 15 years behind the camera. Browse the latest stories below, or explore my wedding planning guides for tips on timelines, family photos, feeling comfortable in front of the camera and more.

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Ellie and Brad's Ayers House & Adelaide Botanic Garden Wedding

This beautiful little wedding in the Adelaide CBD is what I picture as the perfectly elegant and timeless wedding. It was a day full of fun, laughter and lots of love in the room. With beautiful greens from living plants surrounding us not just during portraits at the Botanic Gardens, but also in the gorgeous reception room of Ayers House. Coupled with the endless charm of the classic decor of Ayers House, and you have beauty all around.

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Catherine & George's Maslin Beach Engagement Session

After moving to Maslin Beach, I did as I always do and set out to explore the area. What I didn't expect to find, literally almost on my doorstep, was a unique and beautiful location I would be dying to use for a photography session. With a very Aussie reserve, rolling red, eroded hills, and just a short walk through this, a secret entrance to a beautiful stretch of white sandy beach.

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El & Tom's Bungaree Station Country Wedding in South Australia

Bungaree Station in the Clare Valley is one of my favourite wedding venues, and I always forget just how special it really is until I go back. El & Tom were one of those couples who perfectly suited Bungree station too. They and their wedding day were authentically relaxed, a proper country wedding but with a definitive touch of elegance. Suiting the venues long country roads, rolling paddocks, rustic buildings but definite country garden charm.

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Kelly, Erin and Archie's Gorgeous Family Session at the Beach

This was a family session that melted my heart a little bit, it was so special. Kelly and Erin initially booked me to photograph their wedding a few years ago, but when it looked like Australia wouldn't be getting their act together on same sex marriage for a long while they decided to postpone the celebrations. But not to postpone living their life, a happy couple together with a happy future, ready to start at family. And what a gorgeous family!! I just wanted to give Archie the biggest, squishiest cuddles she is so adorable!

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Zoe and Sam's Private Aussie Country Wedding at Carrickalinga

Every now and then you meet a couple who has a love so real it melts your heart (and maybe tears you up a bit too), this was one of those times! From the moment I met Zoe and Sam at their awesome private property near Carrickalinga I knew this would be one of my favourite weddings... With a theme that was Aussie beach meets Aussie bush, and a breathtaking setting combining with such a beautiful couple, inside and out, completely in love. How could it not be?

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Daniel & Carmen's Willunga Beach and Winery Wedding

Daniel & Carmen's wedding at Port Willunga Beach and Serafino Winery was a perfect example of the beauty McLaren Vale has to offer. It was also a beautiful representation of a perfect multicultural wedding, and a gorgeous love story that brought two lovers from across the seas together. Carmen from Spain, Daniel a local Aussie guy, destined to be together.

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Jodie & David's Beach Road Winery Wedding

Sometimes you see two people who are just meant to be together, and that is a beautiful thing. Jodie & David's Wedding was my very last wedding of Summer (can you believe it!?) Every interaction I had with them showed a beautiful love and connection that was a joy to capture on their perfect wedding day. A small, intimate and lovingly styled cocktail wedding at Beach Road Wines in McLaren Vale. With soulful acoustic tunes from the talented Shannon Lloyd, a perfect as always, personalised ceremony by the gorgeous Pen Carrick and bright pops of colourful flowers by Turquoise Rose dotting the scene.

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Sandi & Paul's Kooyonga Golf Club Wedding

Sandi & Paul's wedding At Kooyonga Golf Club felt like one big, beautiful party, very relaxed, fun, and full of laughter, love and LOTS of dancing! (DJ Loc Tran did some very cool mixes and mashes that got everyone jumping, very fun.) Right from the ceremony through the portraits (and yes, we ALL got to drive electric gold buggies. Woo!), the reception and right to the end. Everyone was just so happy for Sandi & Paul, celebrating in exuberant style. I was so pleased to be part of this gorgeous and fun day.

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