Circa 1876 The Convent wedding of Ebony & Jared was an amazing event at one of my favourite wedding venues in the Hunter Valley.
They both got ready at the same property. A huge Tuscan style house, out at Broke called Talits Estate, which is an stunning place to get ready before the wedding. And is actually place I have photographed weddings at previously. There are a few levels to the house, so the boys got ready up one the top level, while the girls got ready on the ground floors. So they managed to still not see each other till they walked down the aisle.
The wedding ceremony and reception were held at Circa 1876 which is such a beautiful place for a wedding. I have lost count of how many weddings I have photographed there. But I never get tired of photographing weddings there, the venue and the staff are just wonderful!
The ceremony was held out in the garden behind the restaurant. For the ceremony, Ebony & Jared brought their ‘furbaby’, their boy Chase. I always say to couples, that dogs at weddings are awesome! If you have a dog and you consider them to be part of the family, then you should definitely bring them along.
So enjoy this amazing Circa 1876 The Convent wedding. It was a pretty epic day with an incredible couple!!
The Southern Highlands has some of the mosts gorgeous wedding venues in Australia and Alicja & Mathew’s Terrara House Estate wedding would have to be one of them.
They both got ready onsite at Terrara House Estate, Alicja in the Salon and Mathew in the Stables. So preparation was really easy as I could simply walk back and forth between them.
We had some nice weather for their wedding, but it was just after record rainfall, with the last twenty six of the last thirty days raining. Therefore they had the wedding ceremony on the Terrace instead of in the gardens, but it was still gorgeous. The property around Terrara House is huge, so there were so many locations for beautiful photos.
We are really excited to share this amazing wedding with this lovely down to earth couple. This Terrara House Estate wedding has now added to the list of my favourite venues in the Southern Highlands. Enjoy!
I am so grateful to have been Lisa & Ben’s Maitland wedding photographer because it was such a wonderful and special day to be a part of. It was extra special and a bit more personal because it was also held on Lisa’s family property basically in their very big backyard.
The wedding ceremony happened down the end of the property, overlooking the lake and the reception was held in a clear roof marquee. There were so many beautiful moments and highlights for me during this wedding. But the things that stood out to me were, Grandma giving her wedding ring to Lisa before the ceremony. Grandma and Dad seeing Lisa in her wedding dress for the first time… their reactions were so touching. Having their Grandparents sign the wedding register with them, and Lisa’s younger brother giving a funny and tear jerking speech.
As a Maitland wedding photographer we are very excite to share this beautiful wedding and hope you enjoy the story of their day… enjoy!
The Bimbadgen Palmers Lane wedding of Francesca & Kate was a beautiful same sex wedding in one of the most picturesque locations in the Hunter Valley.
This was my first time to Bimbadgen Palmers Lane in the Hunter Valley. But I quickly realised that I had been there before it was an actual wedding venue. It used to be one of my favourite locations on a wedding day. It has gorgeous rolling hills with vines and lots of long grass, that really shows off the beauty of the Hunter Valley region.
Bimbagen Palmers Lane is actually separate from Bimbagen winery. Bimbagen Winery used to do weddings but because they do a lot of concerts there, they were never really able to book weddings too far out. So this obviously made it tricky for couples trying to plan a wedding.
Now, Bimbagen Palmers Lane is a purpose built wedding venue and it has quickly become one of my favourites. It is perfect for country weddings and is located in such a beautiful spot.
The Wedding Day
On the wedding day, Francesca got ready on one of the properties onsite while Kate got ready at her parent’s place which was literally three minutes down the road. Bonnie-Lee did a beautiful job with makeup.
The wedding ceremony was held between the two trees overlooking vineyards and mountains. It was stunning! The celebrant was Mel from Hitched in the Hunter, who always does an amazing job.
But what was even better was seeing two people so totally in love and so happy together. They couldn’t stop giggling and laughing the whole ceremony.
After the ceremony, we all hopped on their quad bike and drove around the property for a few sunset photos.
The wedding reception was held out under the stars and looked stunning. I love how personal Francesca & Kate made their reception. They wrote an individual message and individual photo for each wedding guest. Which would have taken a lot of work and I don’t think I have seen done before at a wedding I have shot. After eating and some beautiful, touching speeches, there was some awesome dance floor craziness till late into the night.
This Bimbagen Palmers Lane wedding was an amazing day to be a part of and I can see this venue becoming one of the most popular wedding venues in the Hunter Valley.
Tazzie & Lachlan are such amazing spirits and their Estate Tuscany wedding was such an awesome day to photograph.
Estate Tuscany is situated in one of the most beautiful locations in the Hunter Valley, overlooking acres of vineyards and this is where whole wedding day happened from beginning to end. They both got ready at Estate Tuscany, but just at different ends of the property. Sso they didn’t see each other before the ceremony.
After the ceremony we ran though the vines and even climbed through a barbed wired fence to get to the field we wanted. I also love how they made their daughter an important part of the day. You can see some lovely moments during the ceremony and reception. She even made a speech and joined in one their ‘first dance’.
So please enjoy this beautiful Estate Tuscany wedding in the Hunter Valley.
The Putta Bucca House wedding of Naomi & Dane was one of those weddings where everything falls into place just perfectly. It was a gorgeous day, beautiful light, amazing location and with two of the nicest people you could ever meet.
The wedding took place in Mudgee, at an old historic house from 1827 called Putta Bucca House. The wedding ceremony took place in the garden, while the reception was held in a marquee onsite. And with 25 acres of land to explore, there was plenty of places for photos.
To get some of the photos you will see, these guys walked through some of the meanest, most prickly grass you have ever seen. It may have looked like dry grass, but it was basically prickly thorns in the shape of grass. And for the last photo of the night, Dane literally threw Naomi over his shoulder and stepped over a wire fence in the dark.
So enjoy Naomi & Dane’s beautiful Putta Bucca House wedding in Mudgee :)
This Turon Gates wedding in Capertree was such a beautiful and memorable wedding with one of the nicest couples you could ever meet, Jordy & Lachy
This was a DIY wedding to the extreme. Jordy & Lachy did absolutely everything themselves. Well… them and their small army of family and friends. Everything you see in the photos below was brought in by truck by this couple and I really can’t believe how much work they did. And it paid off because the wedding looked amazing!
This beautiful wedding took place in Turon Gates, which is located in Capetree, just over the Blue Mountains. It basically sits between Mudgee, Bathurst, Lithgow and Katoomba. And this place in breathtakingly beautiful.
The original landowners at Turon Gates were the Wiradjuri people prior to white settlement. From the 1950s Turon Gates was the site of a gold rush. With thousands of miners working in the Turon River searching for gold.
To get there, I drove over the Blue Mountains and down into the Capertree Valley which is stunning in itself. Then I took a long dirt road that led me into Turon Gates and through farmlands and up into the mountains. Turon Gates is a huge area, with over 6000 acres. And there are log cabins located along the mountain top that has some of the best views you can imagine.
The Turon Gates wedding venue was located over the mountains and down in another valley and was situated next to the Turon River. Where there were camping facilities, log cabins, the Pavillion and luxury glamping tents. What a location! This was an Aussie bush wedding at its best.
The wedding ceremony took place down on the river bed itself with the sound of the flowing water and check out the amazing wedding arbour.
After the wedding ceremony the couple hung out with their guests for a while and then we drove back up the mountain for some sunset photos.
The wedding reception was outside under festoon and fairy lights with a mobile wood fire pizza oven, caravan bar and lots of casual seating. The Pavilion Tent was used as a wet weather back up and had the food buffet and the dancefloor.
This Turon Gates wedding was so relaxed, informal and totally joyful. I can see this place becoming very popular with couples in the future because it has everything you need for an amazing country wedding. And the location is absolutely stunning!
