I had the absolute pleasure of travelling to Young to shoot the wedding of Hannah and Hamish, held at the groom’s family cherry farm. Their closest family and friends travelled from around the globe to be there with them on the occasion, and I felt so lucky to be able to be present to soak up and capture all the feels during this epic love fest.

Some favourite moments- catching Stu (Hamish’s Dad) writing his Father of the Groom speech sitting in the little farm buggy in the cherry orchard before the ceremony. Hilarious and so on-brand for Stu. I also loved the emotional moment when Hannah’s Dad catches a glimpse of Hannah in her dress for the first time. Happy tears and laughs at how utterly unprepared they were for the overwhelming emotions of that moment- no matter how many times I photograph this on a wedding day I will always find myself tearing up. This is why I always suggest that parents and close friends are present during the ‘getting ready’ part of the wedding day. These moments are intimate in a way that is quite different to the photos later in the day.‘Getting ready’ photos are not just pretty images of the couple getting into their dress and suits.

Hannah was the creative genius behind styling the black tie wedding event itself. The family estate was a blank slate for her to play with- the reception was held in a stunning Kata Lane marquee, with lush table settings and tablescapes styled by Hannah herself. Bouquets, boutonnieres, ceremony floral installation, and reception florals were by Paper Daisy Studio. Amber Williams was their celebrant, and it was such a sweet ceremony.

Ps. I learnt so much about cherries in the short time I spent cruising around the property on their tiny tractor with the bridal party during portraits. Fun fact - most of the cherries picking for the year happens over the course of a week! We were so lucky to get in right before cherry season, when the brightly coloured fruit adorned the trees in the estate and made for an incredibly beautiful backdrop.

(full vendor list at the bottom of the post)

Ceremony venue: All Saints Anglican Church (Ainslie, Canberra)

Reception venue: The Boathouse Canberra

Photographer : Jenny Wu Photography
Makeup: Jacqui Scott

Hair: Hair by Cassandra

Florals: Vine Canbera

Ceremony and Reception Venue: Parlour Room (New Acton, Canberra)

Celebrant: Matt Childs @hitchedbymatt (ps. Matt is Melbourne based and awesome!)

Flowers, Spiral Botanicals

Wedding Bands, Rebekah Ann Jewellery

Cake: Du Sel Canberra

Make Up: Telisa Orzelek

Reception and Ceremony venue / Gold Creek Station

Florals / Home grown (bouquet and table flowers) + Moxom & Whitney (ceremony arbour)

A few weeks ago I photographed the band Apricot Ink as part of a creative collaboration between Larissa from Wiluna Studio, Apricot Ink, furniture Designer Elliot Bastianon (of Furnished Forever), The Lab, and Video Stevie. Larissa came up with the fun concept and moodboard, a combination of photography, video, and sound.

We had a fun day experimenting with Wiluna florals and foliage, various backdrops, coloured smoke bombs (I had been meaning to bust out the orange coloured smoke from my kit for ages!). Bonnie the greyhound stole the show, of course.

Photographing musicians and creatives makes my heart sing.

Team:

Venue, concept, styling
Wiluna.com.au

Video
Stevie Reinhart

Photography

Jenny Wu

Talent
Apricot Ink