Iconic cafe by day turned impressive wedding venue by evening/afternoon, Higher Ground has got to be one of the most impressive industrial wedding venues in Melbourne. I was so excited to capture Hannah and Dean’s wedding at this beautiful venue, and I was not disappointed. The view of the ceremony from the upper story was insane, seriously just scroll down and look at it, and I ate the best brie of my life that night. Aside from the stunning location, this was such a fun day. Hannah and Dean planned and styled this day to perfection in the lead up but on the day they really centred their friends and family (especially their beautiful little girl), and this wedding turned into one big party pretty quickly after the documents were signed. Seriously their friends and family properly cheered throughout the ceremony, it’s days like these that make me feel so grateful to be a wedding photographer.

Weddings at Rupert on Rupert are always going to be a great time, obviously because the space is gorgeous but also because the staff are lovely and create a really warm and welcoming atmosphere. I’m really lucky, a lot of the time when couples enquire with me they use the words “relaxed and fun” when describing their wedding plans, and Lyn and Randall’s wedding encompassed that in spades. They got ready together at home, did their first look nearby with their beautiful pug Olive (the first photo below is the only shot I got of her solo being still, she’s full of beans), they did photos prior to the ceremony so they could spent time with their friends and family straight after the official stuff, their officiant was also a friend, and just generally the day was so easy and low-key but such a high. Also, they got photobombed by a neighbour’s cat who wouldn’t leave us alone for that part of the portrait session so it was basically the best day of my life (patting friendly neighbourhood cats is one of my more serious hobbies.)