Same Sex Wedding Hunter Valley | Katie & Sarah
Katie and Sarah’s wedding was a beautiful, relaxed celebration in the Hunter Valley, surrounded by vineyards, family and friends. They planned the day a little differently, getting ready together on a private property before heading to their ceremony and marquee reception at Wild Woods Hunter Valley.
One of the things I loved about their day was that there wasn’t any pressure to follow a traditional wedding timeline. They made the day their own, from getting ready together to doing a first look before the ceremony.
If you’re currently planning your own wedding in the region, I’ve put together a guide to some of my favourite Hunter Valley wedding venues with plenty of different options, from vineyard estates and country properties to smaller and more relaxed places to get married.
Same Sex Wedding in the Hunter Valley
From the private property we headed to Wild Woods Hunter Valley for the ceremony.
The Hunter Valley is particularly good for weddings like this because you don’t need a traditional ballroom or formal wedding venue to create an amazing day. There are vineyards, private properties, farms and outdoor spaces throughout the region that lend themselves to much more relaxed celebrations.
Katie and Sarah’s ceremony was all about the people around them and the two of them finally getting married.
No need to overcomplicate it.
Just a beautiful ceremony, two brides and a lot of very happy family and friends.
Vineyard Wedding Photos
After the ceremony we headed out into some of the vineyards nearby for photos.
This is one of the biggest advantages of having a wedding in the Hunter Valley. Even if your ceremony or reception isn’t actually at a winery, there are beautiful country landscapes and vineyard scenery throughout the region.
We kept the portraits relaxed and moved through a few different areas rather than spending hours away from the wedding.
The vineyards gave us that unmistakable Hunter Valley backdrop while still keeping the photography focused on Katie and Sarah rather than turning the afternoon into a big photoshoot.
For me, wedding portraits should still feel like part of the wedding day.
A Hunter Valley Marquee Wedding
The celebrations continued with a marquee reception back at Wild Woods.
Marquee weddings suit the Hunter Valley incredibly well. You get the atmosphere of an outdoor country wedding while still having a dedicated reception space for dinner, speeches and dancing once the sun goes down.
They can also feel much less formal than a traditional function room, which worked perfectly with the relaxed feel of Katie and Sarah’s day.
As daylight disappeared over the Hunter Valley, everyone moved into the marquee for the reception and the rest of the celebrations.
Planning a Two Brides Wedding in the Hunter Valley?
There really isn’t a set formula for how a wedding with two brides needs to work.
You can get ready separately. You can get ready together. You can both walk down the aisle. You can do a first look. You can skip traditions completely or keep the ones that mean something to you.
Katie and Sarah’s wedding was a perfect example of simply choosing the parts of a wedding day that felt right for them.
If you’re planning your own wedding and want to see more LGBTQ+ weddings I’ve photographed, you can find more information on my Same Sex Wedding Photographer Hunter Valley website.
The most important thing is creating a day that actually feels like the two of you.
