Crown Perth Wedding Photos
Three hotels, three ballrooms and a lawn that looks across the Swan River to the city
Crown Perth is the casino and hotel complex at Burswood, on the Swan River about three kilometres east of the Perth CBD. It opened in 1985 as Burswood Island Casino and took the Crown name in 2011; Crown Towers, the newest of its three hotels, opened in December 2016. Weddings use the pillarless Crown Ballroom, the Grand Ballroom, or The Astral with its onyx and marble finishes, and the Great Lawn beside the Crown Towers pool gives an outdoor ceremony with river and skyline views.
Veri’s Melbourne team has flown over for two Crown Perth weddings. Mac and Jofil got ready in the hotel, took their portraits around the resort and celebrated in the ballroom; Trinh and Matt held both ceremony and reception at Crown. The size of the place means a whole wedding day can happen without a car: hotel room, ceremony, lawn, portraits and reception are all within a walk.
Photographing a wedding at Crown Perth
Perth’s light is hard and bright, so the Great Lawn is best late in the day when the sun drops behind the city and the river turns silver. The Crown Towers foyer and pool terrace give shade and clean lines for the wedding party at midday. Inside, the ballrooms are big and dark by design; we light the first dance ourselves rather than relying on the house rig. The galleries above are two Crown Perth weddings.