Cherbon Waters wedding photos: Rayane and Arthur walk hand in hand across the garden lawn below tall gum trees in Brisbane.
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Cherbon Waters Wedding Photos: Rayane & Arthur

Cherbon Waters · 121 Cherbon St, Burbank QLD · Brisbane

Garden Wedding · Waterside Wedding · City: Brisbane · Venue: Cherbon Waters

Five shades of blue on the bridesmaids, a ring bearer in sunglasses strolling down the garden path and a veil that took off across the lawn above the water. Rayane and Arthur’s Cherbon Waters wedding filled a summer afternoon in Burbank on Brisbane’s southside, from vows in the white gazebo to portraits on a little timber bridge, then a kiss under the greenery arch of the marquee as the reception carried on behind them. We loved every minute.

The gallery
Arthur fastens his cufflinks by the window blinds at home, his charcoal suit jacket hanging in the window beside him.
Close detail of Arthur's square silver cufflinks as he adjusts his white shirt cuffs over a navy waistcoat.
A groomsman steps in behind Arthur to help with his blue waistcoat while Arthur grins and straightens his white tie.
An older loved one in a grey suit rests his hands on Arthur's shoulders as they both smile by the blinds.
Arthur sits on the edge of the bed in his blue three piece suit and white tie, smiling at the camera.
Arthur stands arm in arm with a loved one in a navy suit beside an orange flower bed in the front garden at home.
Arthur and a groomsman in glasses share a laugh against the brick wall outside the house, arms around each other.
An older loved one in a red patterned tie throws an arm around Arthur beside the flower beds outside the house.
Arthur poses with a loved one in a blue suit and dark tie in front of the brick house and orange blooms.
A tall groomsman in navy hugs Arthur from behind, one hand on his chest, as they both crack up laughing.
A groomsman in navy gives a thumbs up beside Arthur in the front garden, both grinning against the brick wall.
Arthur greets a curly haired groomsman with a handshake that turns into a hug, both laughing on the paved path.
Arthur smiles beside a loved one with a strawberry blond beard and a navy suit in front of the flower beds.
Arthur and a loved one in a black jacket and blue shirt pose arm in arm outside the brick house.
Arthur stands at the front of nine men in navy and blue suits arranged up the brick front steps of the house.
The men on the front steps pile in to hug Arthur all at once, everyone laughing in their navy suits.
Arthur disappears into a laughing huddle of loved ones on the front steps while one man throws his arms out wide.
Five groomsmen hoist Arthur flat across their arms on the lawn outside the house, everyone laughing.
Rayane's lace and tulle wedding gown hangs on a timber hanger against sheer white curtains and a grey drape.
White pointed bridal heels with ankle straps rest in front of a bouquet of white roses and eucalyptus.
The engagement ring and wedding band sit on a perfume bottle beside a bracelet with a red heart charm.
Bouquets of white roses, pale blue blooms and eucalyptus lie together on the bed before the ceremony.
A close profile of Rayane as the last touch of lip gloss goes on, her lashes lowered above a white robe.
Rayane in a white robe raises a glass of pink bubbles with five women in pink robes on the bed.
A loved one in navy fans out Rayane's veil behind her as she sits holding her white rose bouquet.
Rayane sits smiling with her bouquet between her dad in a blue suit and a loved one in navy.
Rayane stands in her lace gown between a loved one in navy and her dad beside the bedroom window.
Her dad and a loved one in navy kiss Rayane on both cheeks as she smiles over her bouquet.
Rayane stands at the curtained window seen through a doorway, the lace back of her gown and long train spread across the floor.
In black and white, Rayane stands at the bedroom window with her veil and train falling across the timber floor.
Rayane looks down at her bouquet in soft window light, her lace cap sleeve and pinned up hair in profile.
In black and white, a quiet profile of Rayane with her hair pinned up and a jewelled comb above her veil.
In black and white, Rayane lifts her skirt by the window with her bouquet in one hand and her train sweeping behind.
Rayane's hand with her engagement ring holds the edge of her veil beneath her white bouquet.
Rayane lowers her eyes and draws her veil forward beside the sheer curtains, her bouquet resting at her side.
Rayane gazes out through the sheer curtain, holding her bouquet low against the lace of her gown.
Rayane sits with her veil falling over one shoulder and her bouquet in her lap, eyes lowered and smiling.
In black and white, Rayane sits wrapped in her veil, smiling down at the bouquet resting in her lap.
A loved one in navy holds up Rayane's veil as she steps down the brick front steps into the garden at home.
Arthur gathers with loved ones in blue and navy under a white pergola draped in vines before the ceremony.
Rayane smiles out from the back seat of a white car, her veil falling around her shoulders.
Guests and the bridal party line up along the garden path at Cherbon Waters, bridesmaids in five shades of blue beneath a spreading tree.
Her dad walks a loved one in navy through the gardens between clipped round shrubs, a white statue and pergola behind.
An older loved one walks a woman in navy down the Grand Bridal Walkway beside the lawn and tall gums.
A groomsman carries a baby in his free arm as he walks a bridesmaid in pale blue down the garden ceremony aisle.
A tall groomsman in navy escorts a bridesmaid in a dusty blue halter gown along the lakeside garden path.
A bridesmaid in a grey blue lace top walks arm in arm with a groomsman past round clipped hedges to the garden ceremony.
A curly haired groomsman and a bridesmaid in pale blue tulle walk beneath palms and gums at Cherbon Waters, Burbank.
A groomsman in glasses walks a bridesmaid in a pale blue wrap dress down the path for the waterside garden wedding.
The flower girl in white holds a little sign on a petal strewn path, the greenery arch of the marquee behind her.
Rayane comes down the Grand Bridal Walkway on her dad's arm past red bromeliads, with a glimpse of the lake beyond.
Rayane beams on her dad's arm as her veil drifts behind her past palms and tall gums in the gardens.
Arthur waits smiling with his groomsmen inside the white lakeside gazebo at Cherbon Waters, a garland of roses on the beam above.
Guests and groomsmen fill the waterside gazebo, watching for Rayane as Arthur grins on the far side.
Five groomsmen in navy line the gazebo railing during the garden ceremony, one still cradling a baby in his arms.
Five bridesmaids in different blues hold white bouquets in the gazebo at Cherbon Waters in Brisbane's south-east, the lake glinting behind.
Rayane smiles up at Arthur during their vows in the lakeside gazebo, her bridesmaids in blue standing behind her.
An older loved one in a red patterned tie sits smiling on a white folding chair in the front row of the garden ceremony.
The front row looks on with soft smiles during the garden wedding, a bridesmaid's bouquet in the foreground and the lawn beyond.
Her dad and a loved one in navy watch the vows from the front row at Cherbon Waters, Burbank.
Guests by the gazebo steps beam at the garden ceremony, a boy in a grey waistcoat and a man in sunglasses giving a thumbs up.
The front row breaks into applause in the waterfront gazebo, an older loved one in a red tie laughing beside women in navy.
Rows of guests clap and laugh during the ceremony at Cherbon Waters, sunlight on their floral dresses and suits.
The ring bearer owns the path through the gardens in dark sunglasses, light blue braces and a bow tie, hands clasped in front.
Rayane and Arthur kiss under the rose garland in the gazebo at Cherbon Waters in Brisbane's south-east as the bridesmaids cheer.
Rayane rests her hand over Arthur's on the marriage certificate at their waterside garden wedding, both new rings showing.
Rayane and Arthur sit at the signing table with four loved ones around them at Cherbon Waters, Burbank, the lake behind.
Bridesmaids in blue laugh over their bouquets as guests applaud, the reservoir shining past the gazebo railings.
Rayane and Arthur kiss on the path through the gardens, the red roofed gazebo at Cherbon Waters framed between two tall conifers.
Rayane glances back as Arthur leads her by the hand out of the garden ceremony along the hedged path, guests behind.
All the guests wave on the lawn above the lake at Cherbon Waters Garden Weddings and Marquee Receptions, a huge gum tree beside them.
Arthur waves and Rayane laughs as guests spill onto the waterfront lawn behind them, a phone held up in the foreground.
Rayane and Arthur stand with four loved ones on the lawn at Cherbon Waters in Brisbane's south-east, the reservoir and bush shoreline behind.
The couple smile with her dad and a loved one in navy on the lakeside lawn after the ceremony.
An older loved one in a red tie and a woman in navy join the couple on the garden lawn above Leslie Harrison Reservoir.
Six loved ones crowd around Rayane and Arthur for a family group on the waterside lawn.
Rayane and Arthur link arms with a woman in navy and a man in a black jacket, the lake stretching away behind.
Arthur holds up a phone showing a loved one on a video call, beside Rayane and a woman in blue lace by the water.
The whole bridal party stands in one long line on the lawn at Cherbon Waters, bridesmaids in blue beside groomsmen in navy.
Rayane laughs on Arthur's arm as the bridal party bunches in close around them, the gazebo roof peeking through the gardens.
The bridal party walks arm in arm across the waterfront lawn at Cherbon Waters, Burbank, everyone laughing under a big gum tree.
Rayane stands with her five bridesmaids, each in a different shade of blue, with the lake behind them.
The bridesmaids throw their bouquets in the air around Rayane at Cherbon Waters as her veil sweeps across the grass by the water.
Rayane stands with a bridesmaid in a pale blue flutter sleeve gown, the waterside gardens soft behind them.
Rayane poses with a bridesmaid in a dusty blue halter gown on the lakeside garden lawn.
Rayane and a bridesmaid in pale blue tulle smile together at Cherbon Waters in Brisbane's south-east, the reservoir behind.
Rayane and her bridesmaid in pale blue tulle turn to each other laughing, bouquets held close, during the garden portraits.
Rayane stands close to a bridesmaid in a long sleeved pale blue dress, both smiling, with the lake behind.
Rayane and a bridesmaid in grey blue lace pose with their white bouquets at Cherbon Waters, Burbank.
Rayane and her bridesmaid in grey blue lace grin at each other on the waterfront lawn, a blue flower clip in the bridesmaid's hair.
Rayane and Arthur stand with a strawberry blond loved one in a navy suit in the lakeside gardens above Tingalpa Reservoir.
Rayane and Arthur pose with a guest in a coral pleated dress and a wide grey hat by the lake.
Rayane crouches in the middle of her skirt laughing as Arthur and the groomsmen gather around her with bouquets at Cherbon Waters.
Arthur lifts Rayane into his arms as the groomsmen laugh around them on the waterside lawn.
Arthur kisses Rayane's temple as her veil streams sideways over the lawn at Cherbon Waters Garden Weddings and Marquee Receptions.
Rayane looks back as she leads Arthur onto the little timber bridge in the gardens, its green railings flanked by palms and red foliage.
Rayane and Arthur stand hand in hand on the timber bridge at Cherbon Waters, Burbank, the white gazebo behind them.
Arthur kisses Rayane on the bridge as her veil flies out beside the palms in the waterside gardens.
Rayane throws her veil out to the side on the bridge at Cherbon Waters and it hangs in the air beside them.
Rayane and Arthur stand face to face wrapped in her veil, soft late light behind them in the gardens.
Arthur smiles down at Rayane through the edge of her veil during their garden portraits, her lace sleeve soft in the foreground.
Arthur kisses Rayane's forehead as she closes her eyes and smiles on the lawn by the lake.
Rayane and Arthur kiss among the rounded shrubs of the garden at Cherbon Waters in Brisbane's south-east, her veil pooling on the grass.
Rayane smiles across at Arthur as they walk hand in hand over the lawn, purple flowers and gums in the gardens behind.
Rayane and Arthur walk straight towards the camera hand in hand, both cracking up, on the lawn of their garden wedding.
Rayane and Arthur walk hand in hand, small on the waterfront lawn, with Leslie Harrison Reservoir spread out behind them.
Arthur looks back at the camera as Rayane leads him across the lakeside lawn for more garden portraits, her veil trailing.
Arthur spins Rayane on the lawn at Cherbon Waters, her skirt flaring out wide against the shrubs and gums.
Arthur dips Rayane back on the lawn as late sun glows through the gums, a last garden portrait before the reception.
Rayane and Arthur stand close in the greenery arch at Cherbon Waters Garden Weddings and Marquee Receptions, the reception glowing behind them.
The wedding story

Our Cherbon Waters wedding photos: a groom in the air, vows in the white gazebo and a veil over the water

Getting ready at home · Bridal walkway to the gazebo · Vows in the white gazebo · Family groups above the reservoir · Bridge and garden portraits · Kiss at the marquee arch

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Waistcoats and a lift

Arthur’s morning started at home with his jacket hanging in the window and the cufflinks going in. A groomsman stepped in to do up his waistcoat while Arthur grinned straight at us. We took him outside into the garden for open shade, where an older loved one threw an arm around him and the hugs started. The groomsmen piled onto the front steps around him, and then, with no warning at all, five of them hoisted Arthur up flat across their arms on the lawn. We always keep a wide lens ready around groomsmen, because the best frames happen before anyone asks.

Rings on the perfume bottle

Over at Rayane’s, the gown hung against a sheer curtain, all lace and tulle, and we borrowed her perfume bottle as a stand for the rings. Then we moved in close for the last touch of lip gloss. A loved one in navy fanned the veil out behind her, and two more stepped in beside her for a proud frame. The sheer curtains turned the window into one giant soft light, so we stood Rayane side-on to it: the lace on her shoulders and her pinned-up hair came alive, and one quiet profile looked just as good in black and white.

Down the bridal walkway

At the venue, Arthur and his family gathered under a white pergola draped in vines, then the ceremony began with a walk. The bridal party paired up and came down the garden path between clipped round shrubs, the bridesmaids in five different blues on the arms of the groomsmen, one of whom carried a baby in his free arm. Then Rayane came through the trees on her dad’s arm, her veil drifting behind her past red bromeliads and tall gums. We stood low at the end of the path so the round hedges led the eye straight to them.

Vows in the white gazebo

The ceremony sat inside the white gazebo, open on every side, with the reservoir glinting through the railings. Arthur waited with his groomsmen, one still cradling the baby, and the bridesmaids lined up opposite with their white rose bouquets. We moved around the edge of the gazebo for faces: an older guest beaming in the front row, a woman in navy smiling over her bouquet, a whole row of guests clapping. A covered ceremony in the middle of a Brisbane summer afternoon is a gift, because nobody squints and the bright water behind them stays part of the picture.

Sunglasses and a signature

The ring bearer stole the show: dark sunglasses, light blue braces, a bow tie and a stroll down the path as if he owned the place. Rayane rested her hand over Arthur’s on the certificate so both new rings showed. Then they walked out of the gazebo and stopped on the garden path for a kiss, the white gazebo framed between two tall conifers behind them. Straight after, all of their guests gathered on the lawn above the water for one big wave, with a huge old gum tree on one side and the reservoir stretching away behind.

Family above the reservoir

We kept the family groups on that lawn, with the reservoir and the low line of bush on the far shore giving every frame the same calm backdrop. Groups went quickly: family and loved ones, then the whole bridal party in one long line. Rayane took a moment with each bridesmaid on her own, which gave us five shades of blue and five different hugs. Then the groomsmen stood around her and she crouched down in the middle of her skirt, laughing. For Cherbon Waters wedding photos this lawn does the heavy lifting, because the water fills the background without any effort.

A veil in the wind

Portraits started right there. A breeze off the water caught Rayane’s long veil as Arthur pulled her in, and we fired off a quick burst while it streamed out sideways. Then we walked them down to the little timber bridge below the gazebo, where red foliage and palms crowd in on both sides. Bridges are great for portraits: the railings lead the eye straight to the couple, and the raised boards lift them slightly above the garden. With the gazebo behind them, Rayane threw her veil out to the side and it hung in the air just long enough.

Late light in the gardens

With about half an hour set aside for portraits before the reception, we kept moving. A tight frame of Arthur looking down at Rayane through the edge of her veil, a kiss among the rounded shrubs, then the two of them walking hand in hand straight at us, both cracking up. For one frame we stepped right back so they were small on the lawn with the whole reservoir spread out behind them: in a big landscape, a small couple tells the story better. Arthur finished by spinning Rayane on the grass, her skirt flaring out wide.

Under the greenery arch

Guests moved into the marquee for the reception, and the speeches started almost as soon as Rayane and Arthur walked in. They skipped a first dance, so after dark we found our own quiet moment for them at the marquee entrance, an arch thick with greenery. With the warm lights and the tables glowing inside, it made a perfect frame. We stood them in the doorway, stepped back into the dark and let the room light them from behind. It became one of our favourite frames of the day: a soft kiss, with the whole party carrying on behind them.

Photographer's venue notes

Cherbon Waters, Burbank: a gazebo ceremony, family groups above the water and a veil on the bridge

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How the afternoon flowed at Cherbon Waters

Rayane and Arthur used the grounds as one easy loop. Arthur and his family waited under the white pergola draped in vines, the bridal party came down the walkway between the clipped round shrubs, and Rayane followed on her dad’s arm through the trees. The vows were in the white gazebo, and straight afterwards everyone stepped onto the lawn above the reservoir for the big group wave and the family photos. Portraits took us down to the little timber bridge and back through the gardens, and the evening ended inside the marquee, with a kiss in the greenery arch at its entrance.

Summer light, shade and a breeze

It was a bright summer afternoon, so the gazebo roof was the hero of the ceremony: everyone underneath stayed in even shade while the water outside sparkled through the railings. Out on the lawn the sun was still strong, so we kept the family groups moving. A breeze came off the water just as portraits began, which is why Rayane’s veil kept taking flight. As the sun dropped behind the gums we finished with a dip on the lawn in warm backlight, then waited for darkness so the marquee could light the arch from inside.

Photo spots we leaned on

For the kiss after the ceremony, we placed Rayane and Arthur on the garden path so the gazebo sat neatly between two tall conifers behind them. The little timber bridge was our favourite portrait spot, with green railings, palms and red foliage packed in on both sides. Back on the lawn, a few long frames with the couple tiny against the water gave the gallery breathing room between the close ones. After dark, the greenery arch at the marquee entrance needed nothing from us but patience, because the warm room behind did all the lighting.

Tips for a summer garden wedding here

Choose a veil length you are happy to see flying, because the lawn above the water catches every gust and it can give you some of the most joyful frames of the day. Ask your bridesmaids to keep their bouquets on the lawn after the vows, since quick portraits with each of them fit in easily there. If you are skipping a first dance, as Rayane and Arthur did, set aside a few minutes after dark for the marquee entrance. And keep cold water handy for the bridal party on a sunny afternoon.

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