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A southern highland wedding… from atdusk photography

Modern Wedding Posted: June 14, 2011

Some weddings come together so well they should be viewed in an art gallery, well that’s what I think about the stunning wedding of Jewels and Mike. Captured by the very talented Chris Prestidge from atdusk photography, this wedding playfully appeals to your inner-child, whilst retaining a sophisticated, vintage spirit. Yes, I’m in love with this wedding!
Here is the beautiful photography from the wedding – now you can fall in love too!

Wedding sign-vintage

Summerlees sign for wedding

Wedding decor typewriter

Wedding bomboniere

Jewels & Mike

Wedding gown

Bride getting ready

Bride getting ready

Bride getting ready

Bride and father of the bride

Bride with pinecone

Wedding corsage

Groom with wedding car

Wedding cars groomsmen

Pageboys with little chess

Older pageboy

Kids on piano

Flowergirl

Bridal party outside house

Groom waiting

Arrival of bride

Bride walking down aisle

Pageboy on aisle

Bride walking down aisle

Groom waiting

Bride at end of aisle with father of the bride

Bridesmaid with flowergirl

Pageboys at end of aisle

Bride and groom at ceremony

Guests at ceremony

Bride saying vows

Groom saying vows

Pageboy with ring

Bride and groom kiss

Laughing at end of ceremony

Guests clapping

Canapes for reception

Flowergirl basket

Canapes for reception

Bride and groom on photoshoot

Bride and groom

Bouquet close up

Bridal party

Bride and bridesmaid

Bridal party in forest

Wedding shoes

Bride and groom in forest

Groomsmen in forest

Bride and groom

Bride and groom

Groom and flowergirl

Reception decor detail

Reception mingle

Groomsmen on typewriter

Reception table

Reception toast

Reception speeches

Cake cutting

First dance

Dancing

Money and music

Circle dance

Parents dancing

Reception venue outside

From Jewels:

We wanted the day to be fun for everyone, and had oversized chess, croquet and picnic blankets planned for roving canapes to be served upon. The beautiful Southern Highlands thew us a curve ball with some cooler weather, so these ideas were brought into the ballroom instead. We had live music from the talented Groove Academy, which we brought down from Sydney – they played 3 sets throughout the night an really created a warm, romantic energy. We seized a short break in the weather to have our ceremony outside as we had planned, it was a really heartfelt, sweet ceremony with some laugh out loud moments which was just what we were after. When the celebrant announced ‘Mr & Mrs’ for the first time, our live band hiding amongst our guests broke into Frankie Valli’s ‘Can’t take my eyes off you’- quite a moment.
We took off into the grounds at Summerlees for a quick photo session, while our guests tucked into the delicious canapes by the amazing Darren Robertson.
After dinner we cut our divine Faye Cahill 3 tier cake so it could be plated up for dessert – she was able to interpret the illustration from our invitations & Jam/Relish Bomboniere’s onto the cake which was incredible.
We had our first dance to ‘My baby just cares for me’ by Ella Fitzgerald – followed by a 1 hour set by a Greek Band who had everyone up and dancing in a flash. The Groove Academy continued to entertain the heaving dance floor for the rest of the night where we did an impromptu modern interpretation of the garter/bouquet toss – with no announcement we just began tossing around the garter/bouquet like a game of hot potato. After our goodbyes we skipped across the grounds to Summerlees Cottage where we spent our first night as husband and wife.

Wedding details:
Wedding theme: Vintage, Rustic

Photography: Chris from Atdusk
Styling: She Designs
Gown designer: Pallas Couture
Bridesmaids: Kate: Ava Madison ‘Paris’ in Mint; Scarlet: Peace Street; Bloch
Groomsmen: Gil, Ethan; Oliver: Black suits with custom matching ties made from Ava Madison fabric.
Venue: Summerlees Estate, Sutton Forest, NSW, Australia
Photo shoot location: On site at Summerlees (60 acres)
Cake: Faye Cahill
Flowers: Always Flowers, Kiama
Catering: The Table Sessions
Entertainment: The Groove Academy

Congratulations to Jewels and Mike and thank you for sharing your blissful wedding with us!!

K xx

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