J'adore Weddings

Terry & Garry's Movieworld Wedding Gold Coast

 

The best aspect of photographing a wedding is without a doubt getting to glimpse the amazing connection between two people in love, and with Garry and Terri this was no exception. Their love story started a little over a year ago and it's just taken off since then. they knew from the start that that they were committed to each other and it wasn’t long after that Garry proposed, and how could you blame the guy? After only meeting Terri for a short amount of time, her happiness and keen eye for detail instantly made her one of our favourite brides. 

Both Garry and Terri are comic book fans and they both knew that they wanted their wedding to be spectacularly different and personally suited to their shared interests. So on Saturday the 23rd of July, Jess, Sunny, Dwayne and Leanne joined Garry and Terri and their bridal party at SeaWorld Nara Resort late in the afternoon for their evening wedding, where they were all getting ready in different rooms.

Sunny and Leanne arrived to find the girls having a fantastic time together, just chilling out and listening to music. They both set out photographing and videoing all the small and large details that Terri and Garry had put so much thought and effort into. The theme for their wedding was ‘Superheros’. Batman, Flash, The Green Lantern and Superman all played a part and the boys were matched with the girls. A very special part of the girl’s afternoon was when Terri and Garry both separately left video messages for each other in private. This was incredibly touching to witness and will feature in their video.

Terri is one of the most beautiful brides we've come across, from her kindhearted nature, to that infectious laughter of her's, you can immediately tell why Garry became so infatuated with her.  With Terri's purple hair pinned and curled to the back as certain wisps framed her face this was done by InspiredARTISTRY.  As the team took action taking special attention to Terri's extra details, we noticed little traces of batman was all over. From the mustard yellow flats complete with the batman logo at the front, to the exquisite yellow and black batman flower placed to the side of her. She didn't stop their though, upon inspecting the bouquet it was done in array of colours that collaborated perfectly with the colours of the bridesmaids dresses. 

Before we knew it, the girls were ready and it was time to leave for their evening ceremony at (insert drumroll here!) – MOVIEWORLD! Arriving at the park was incredible … we were escorted by security into the park where everything was lit up and all of Garry and Terri’s family and friends were waiting just inside the main entrance.

Batman was on hand to greet all of the guests, and it wasn’t long after that everyone was escorted into the Hall of Justice to wait for the girls to arrive. The girls were driven to Movieworld in a  and were then escorted down the red carpet and through the main entrance, straight to the Hall of Justice. There we were greeted to Bronwyn Saleh taking the duty to conduct the ceremony from 'Ceremonies with Bronwyn' who do a wonderful job tying in the batman/Wonderman anaologies

After their beautiful ceremony commenced, we then proceeded to let our hair down and have some fun around the park. Family portraits were taken on the red carpet, the group photo was taken with Batman inside the main entrance, and Garry and Terri had their portraits with (….). We all had an absolute blast!

The reception commenced in Scooby-Doos haunted house and the room was set up spectacularly. The attention to detail in the room was incredible. Each table was set to a different superhero theme, there were batman cookies as favours for their guests, and the cake featured a Batman topper. The evening was wonderful with their guests being treated to a buffet meal and cake and coffee for dessert. Terri and Garry’s dramatic first dance was lit impressively with AFU pyrotechnics and special effects that did a tremendous job making their first dance such a memory; lets not forget to mention that it was a huge hit with their guests. The evening ended with a wide circle of goodbye from both sides of the family, their were also a few heart felt tears. This was such an incredible day to be a part of, and we hope you enjoy these images and video from their day.

Terri and Garry, thank you SO much for having us all there on your day! We wish you all the very best in your married life together. Thanks so much from the J’adore team!

 

Currumbin Wildlife Wedding Venue with Wishes Events

We love being able to check out all the different venues on the Gold Coast & Tweed Heads area. This one was a new one for us and pretty exciting one at that, Rob has often made ventures down to Currumbin Wildlife sanctuary to spend that day taking images and video of the animals, So being able to do his other passion and capture weddings was rather exciting. So we have J'adore Weddings teaming up with Wishes Events and Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. This is a styled shoot along with some help from the Academy of Design. We can't wait till we can shoot a real wedding here and hopefully get our Wedding Videography team involved as well. 

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is a unique wedding venue with natural rainforest, lush bushland settings and secluded surroundings. You will find intimate hideaways to wild theming options, where you can create a wedding event to suit your personality and budget.


Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary boasts a number of beautiful and breathtaking locations to host a wedding or intimate function. Tailored for different quantities of guests, there is the perfect location for your event here at the sanctuary.
Styled in opulent gold and white, the Sawrey Room is the perfect venue for your wedding, complete with outdoor deck area for canapes and pre-dinner drinks.


Styled by one of the premiere Gold Coast’s Wedding Stylists, Wishes Events has been operating since 2007 and specialises in creating unique designs with a clientele focus. Director Cindy Paterson is well known on the Gold Coast for her distinctive style and creative flare and the Wishes Events team believe that life is meant to be celebrated in style.
Always delivering an amazing event, helping you to achieve your event goals by designing décor and decorations to suit your theme and individual touches for your special day.


The Wishes Events team come from a diverse background including wedding, event and conference sales at a five star international hotels and this experience working with world class brands has put them in great stead to deliver the highest quality standard of wedding styling.
For further information visit their website www.wishesevents.com.au or search for ‘Wishes Events’ on Facebook.
Wishes Events knows weddings, and we deliver stress free creativity…on time, on budget and beyond your expectations!

Daniel & Karlee Inercontinental Sanctuary Cove Wedding.

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We are always delighted when we hear we are going back to one of our favourite venues at the Sanctuary Cove Chapel, Daniel & Karlee story is a great one. Having been brushed off a couple of times previously, Our couple had briefly meet out partying but it wasn't until Daniel's sister worked at a vet's clinic with Karlee until Daniel really made a impression. Things didn't truly progress until Daniel's nieces 1st birthday, where they both attended before things finally took off, and here we are now.

Starting off at Karlee's place, Jess's, Rob's and I made it our priority to make this the best day possible for both Daniel and & Karlee. 

While Daniel was just getting ready down the road, this led to our job being so much easier. Rob ended up leaving jess and I with the girls for a bit while he went to shoot the girls, so in that time, we decided to get all of the detail shots, that way we weren't missing anything from the day between the three of us.

Featured from the floor-to ceiling windows that illuminate the whole area, the Sanctuary Cove Chapel was perfect for Daniel and Karlee, it also couldn't help being a 5 minute golf cart ride away from saying I do.  We managed to get everything set up effectively, checking the audio, and camera placement. It's always a difficult decision deciding where to place the camera's for ceremony, as no on wants to miss anything. Karlee came down the aisle looking as pretty as ever, as she clutched her bouquet to her face, smiling and grinning, as Daniel turned away trying to get a hold of the situation.

We love seeing these moments of raw emotion, in a way it's what makes us love our jobs even more.  As we travelled through the photo section we started off at The Sanctuary Cove Resort which was perfect. With a garden pavilion and man made beach, we took to all of the best locations and decided to fool around with the lighting. As the sun was going down we were keen to taking some videography of the two individuals together before we set off sprinkling petals over the beach. We then ventured to the courtyard where we did a series of situations ranging from the bride being picked up by all three groomsmen, when we tried with the situations reversing things took a rapid decline.... But the girls still maintained their wit and held Daniels flailing body for a few good shots!!

One of the best photography/videography features about Sanctuary cove is the reflection pool, here we can get some of the best stuff. As the sun was setting we decided to get out our LED lights which really got things turning a different way in a sense of our camera image.

The intercontinental always features and highlights some of the best theme's for weddings, whether you're looking for the glamorous themed wedding or you like the rustic or elegant themed, the Intercontinental resort can spaciously provide. The reception area, was decked out with round tables filling up the foyer, pale white and peach flowers littered the whole event as we were preparing to set up the speeches gear while also listening to Jackson James Smith providing some soulful acoustic cover tunes. 

As the couple came in through the reception area with a crowd loudly cheering behind them, Karlee's gleeful laughs could be heard around the whole venue as Daniel took to carrying his bride in to the reception in true gentlemanly fashions. Daniel and Karlee's night was filled was the prettiest cake, layered from gold, to hues of pinks and creams. From there on, their night was filled was soo many memories they get to look back on with their video.

From the Shannon Noll singing Marathon to techno beats, "what about me", to Daniel's deceleration of love, for his Wife, we got to be apart of an amazing day courtesy to this funny and flamboyant couple. We wish you the best!!

Brides Marketta Spring Event with House of Serendipity Gowns

I received a call from Lee the owner of House of Serendipity Gowns around 5pm telling me that she was at the brides spring marketta which is hosted by A little Vintage Bliss  and featured all the rest of the great Gold Coast wedding vendors from The Wedding Hub, Lee said there are 4 beautiful models in wedding gowns with make up done by Bayly Allure and Hair by Style Creations that she wanted to know if I was interested in coming down and doing some photography. I jumped at the chance grabbed my gear and hopped straight in the car.

On my way I noticed the sun setting so I quickly realised that it was going to be a bit different and that I would have to use the ambient lighting from the marketta in combination with my portable studio lights. Which was a exciting prospect as I love being pushed out of my comfort zone and getting creative.  I will show a few images and give you descriptions of the vendors involved as we go.

All of the J'adore crew pride them selves on creative lighting like this and its a big reason why we have been so busy over the last few years in Brisbane and the Gold Coast

From left to right Emily, Kate, Alana & Tanja all looking stunning in their House of Serendipity Gowns in front of "woody" the mobile bar from Luxury of Vintage Enterprises

Emily adding a bit of movement in her House of Serendipity Gown 

The first 9 Images are all in the same area, Luxury of Vintage Enterprises who are a part of the wedding hub, had their Mobile Bar "woody" and there Kombi on display which made for a really nice backdrop for some of the images. 

This English old school black cab was brought in by Fox & Hound and I couldn't help but put the girl in for a few quick images. 

We really did have a lot of fun which is definitely part of my shooting to style I try to keep things light and fun, which in turn means we get the more natural smiling images. There images are in the My Vintage Lane Caravan which is another great option for a mobile bar. 

Tanja made a gran entrance into the Marketta on the back of this Somerton Limousine

Somerton Limousines had 3 really impressive Rolls- Royce on show, I would have loved spend some more time with these Amazing automobiles but just ran out of time.

The Crew from See you next Thursday provided some really delicious canapé's which seemed to be the most popular stop for the visitors as they arrived. 

Kate, Tanja, Emily and Alana in front of the Lush Lolly Bar in their House of Serendpity Gowns

The Lush Lolly Bar was also a popular spot for everybody to try some of the yummy treats. 

I got a chance to meet Tricia from A little vintage Bliss and had a little bit of a sneak peak into there showroom at there beautiful collection of Vintage items which included this chair. 

Thanks you so much for reading my blog, Feel free to ask any questions and let us know what your favourite images are.

Mildura Destination Wedding Video & Photography Adventure

Adam & Danielle... What a match, Timmy and I left Mildura with big smiles on our faces. We met some great people, had some new amazing locations to work with. They made us feel like part of the family which is fast becoming a tradition, It even went as far as for the bride to announce that who ever caught the bouquet got to marry me..... Until her 17 year old sister caught it.

Having not met the clients before we arrived into town a day earlier to goto the rehearsal and meet everybody and check out the Ampelon Gardens in Gol Gol which was the Ceremony location and as we arrived and started walking through the gardens we couldn't help but wipe the smiles of our faces as it really was a amazing venue. I ran into Danielle and she pointed me towards Adam and said he's the black guy. That got a laugh out of us and we didn't stop laughing for the rest of the trip. We make it a fun atmosphere and it really does affect the way we do our job, looking back through the images we see lots of smiling and laughing.

There is also times to fade into the background and let the LOVE take over, its also our role to sometimes take the initiative set up our couple maybe give them a little inspiration get our groom to whisper in the brides ear his thoughts in the moments as his wife to be was walking down the aisle. Being there for those moments are priceless and such a honour to be a part of.

There where a few of those magic moments in Mildura and the best part of getting Video is that you can relive them time and time again. Danielle's dad singing "I loved her first" after she had walked down the aisle as a surprise. This certainly brought out the water works and for those that know me well... Well I was one of the first to follow Danielle once she started crying. There where also some really nice moments during the speeches with, Adam's brother and Danielle's sister both crying and at which time I followed and hid behind my camera. 

I truly believe that with great people around this couple that they are set up for a Amazing future. Danielle's Dress was supplied by Cinderella's Bridal World, Flowers by Green Goddess Flowers, Hair by Cutting it Hair & Beauty and Make up by Beautique. 

Finally a massive thanks to Tim you are my best mate and a amazing photographer. 

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