New Farm Park, full of blooming roses, is a stunning location for a Brisbane City elopement. Lovely Karolina & Darcy chose New Farm Park for an intimate elopement with family. The following images were taken from one hour of coverage on an overcast day (it had been drizzling just before they arrived but then cleared up). It was a pleasure to work alongside Jamie, one half of Jamie & Cara from Brisbane City Celebrants. Enjoy!
Pineapples & Pearls Wedding Elopement Inspiration at Kooroomba Lavender Farm in the Scenic Rim, Australia
We love a quirky wedding! We love the Scenic Rim, too. Combining these two - quirkiness & location - proved to be the perfect blend. Thanks to the lovely models and all vendors involved, this little pineapple and pearl dream came to life. Enjoy!
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Bride Muse / @isabellaroseartist
Groom Muse / @nigel.lim_
Venue / @kooroomba_weddings
Dress / @sewmasterfashions
Suit / @wilvalor
Celebrant / @celebratewithshelby
Veil & Accessories / @lovemeknot_bridal
Cookies / @bakedbybrookeau
Cake / @jilliciouscakes
Florals & Styling / @le_sans_souci_flowers
Concept and Hair & Makeup Artist / @tynealehahnmakeupartist
Photography / @poppyandsagephotography
Information :: Best Time to Book the Wedding Photographer(s)
Wedding vendors typically are booked as follows:
Jeweller
Venue
Photographer/Videographer
The other vendors - celebrant, cake, dress, suit, flowers, and so on - are usually booked after the first three are locked in. Having said that, some venues will provide you with a shortlist of dates to take to your photographer and increase the chance of everyone being available.
5 hours or more of coverage
We recommend booking in your photographer(s) as soon as you have a date/it is up to 18 months from your wedding date. In fact, we recommend booking in any vendor you have your heart set on as soon as possible! Some months are busier than others and should be booked in… well, yesterday (for example, the spring & autumn months). More specifically, some dates are more popular than others (Saturdays in September will always be busier than Mondays in January, for example). We shoot only one wedding/day. On average, couples tend to book between 9-12 months before the date. There is no point spending hours narrowing down your research to your favourite photographer and then postponing reaching out to them. Furthermore, photographer(s) are usually really well connected and can give you direction with other vendors, too, and potentially save you time. We were recently asked to provide recommendations for a celebrant, catering, DJ, dress, & florist; we were happy to pass on details.
Elopements/less than 5 hours of coverage
We recommend booking in approximately 3-6 months before your date. (We have booked with weeks to spare previously so it does not hurt to ask; your date just might be available. In an ideal world, we like enough time to fit in an in-person chat to meet you and so that you have a chance to meet us! We can also learn about your priorities so that we have all the information we need before capturing your day.)
Extensive Wedding Budget List
Here is a list of items typically associated with weddings. Obviously, it is up to you whether you want to scale up or scale down from here. There is no right or wrong way to do a wedding. <3
Dress(es); including for wedding party
Suit(s); including for wedding party
Rings
Hens Party
Bucks Party
Alterations
Accessories; including for wedding party
Hair & Makeup; including for wedding party
Planner
Stylist
Dance Lessons
Photography
Videography
Albums
Prints
Photobooth
Floristry
Stationery
Guest Book
Venue
Chairs
Catering
Cake
Cake Topper
Drinks
Bar Tab
Transport
Accommodation
Celebrant
Live Music
DJ
MC
Gifts
Favours
Honeymoon
Dry Cleaning
Emergency Fund
Wedding: J+S <3 (Brookfield)
Lovely Suzie & John <3
We met up with S&J at South Bank Pirate Park (not sure of the official name for the park but this is how we refer to it; it is currently the Creative Director’s favourite place to hone new gymnastic skills). :)
We locked in the date and they had dreams of going to Italy for their honeymoon.
Covid happened.
S&J decided to postpone till the next year. So we did. No problem.
It was a perfect day. S&J were surrounded by friends and family and packed a lot into a few hours. They had the best attitude about the change of plans and really embraced the season in life.
A family member owns the stunning Hamptons style home and it was the best location for S&J’s intimate nuptials. A lot of collective work had gone into renovating the home during the year of postponement.
In every gallery we send out, we provide more colour images than black & white ones. Suzie & John’s wedding gallery was no different. As I (Em) was putting together the blog post, I found myself more drawn to the b&w images. For me, the b&w allow the details and emotions from the day to shine through with little to no distraction. The day was classic (black and white the theme of the wedding party) and that seems to really shine through with the grayscale set.
Here is the lovely feedback we received from S&J:
"We've been through the photos and we're so incredibly happy. There are so many amazing shots so we'll enjoy looking through them again and again and deciding which we'll have printed to see on our walls every day. Thank you again so much; we're so happy we had the two of you there and how perfectly you captured everything."
Enjoy!
