Hurlstone Homestead Wedding Photos
A 1900 homestead with long verandahs and a central courtyard, five minutes from the Shepparton town centre
Hurlstone Homestead is a restored manor in Grahamvale, on the edge of Shepparton in northern Victoria, about two hours from Melbourne and five minutes from the town centre. It was built in 1900 to a design by architect J.A. Clarke for a wheat and grazing property that later became an orchard and dairy farm. The house has deep verandahs, French doors, a hallway more than thirty metres long and a central courtyard, and the grounds now hold country gardens, ponds and gazebos.
Veri photographed Keira and Adam’s wedding here, with the ceremony, portraits and reception all on the property. That is how the homestead is usually used: vows in the garden or under a gazebo, portraits along the verandahs and among the old trees, then the reception inside the house. Because it also operates as a bed and breakfast, the couple can get ready on site and walk out to the ceremony.
Photographing a wedding at Hurlstone Homestead
Shepparton summers are hot and bright, so an afternoon ceremony in the garden wants shade, and the verandahs give it. The best light is the last hour before sunset, when it comes in low across the flat country and under the verandah roof. The long central hallway and the French doors make good frames for the couple. The house itself is the wet-weather option. The gallery above is Keira and Adam’s wedding at Hurlstone Homestead.