The Waterfront Function Centre Wedding Photos
Reception rooms at St George Motor Boat Club on Kogarah Bay, marina in front and two bridges in the view
The Waterfront Function Centre is the events wing of St George Motor Boat Club on Wellington Street at Sans Souci, 17 km south of the Sydney CBD where Kogarah Bay meets the Georges River. The club has a 310-berth marina, and its waterfront rooms carry 270-degree views over the bay, the marina and both the Tom Ugly’s and Captain Cook bridges. The St Kilda Terrace is a covered outdoor area for over 100 guests, and the whole facility was renovated in 2022 and 2023.
Veri photographed Lauren and Adam’s reception here after their ceremony at the Little Bay Nurses War Memorial Chapel and cliff-top portraits at Mistral Point in Maroubra, a coast-to-bay day of 59 frames that finishes with the marina lights and the bridges behind the dance floor.
Photographing a wedding at The Waterfront Function Centre
The rooms face west across the water, so a sunset arrival gives the couple the bay on fire behind them; we step onto the terrace or the marina walkway for ten minutes before the entrance. After dark the bridge lights and moored boats make a good background for a night portrait with a single flash. Inside, the glass walls reflect flash, so we bounce off the ceiling and keep the lights out of the window line. The gallery above is Lauren and Adam’s wedding.