Curzon Hall wedding photos: Joshua and Matthew walk hand in hand down sandstone steps from a columned garden rotunda, smiling toward the camera, Sydney
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Curzon Hall Wedding Photos: Joshua & Matthew

Curzon Hall · 53 Agincourt Rd, Marsfield NSW · Sydney

Garden Wedding · Heritage & Historic Venue Wedding · City: Sydney · Venue: Curzon Hall

A groomsman flinging rose petals down a red carpet aisle, a white gazebo crowned with orange and blue flowers, and two grooms walking down the sandstone steps side by side. Joshua and Matthew’s Curzon Hall wedding in Marsfield, in Sydney’s north-west, was all burnt orange, powder blue and navy against old sandstone. We were with them from the garden vows to the portraits among the columns and their big entrance into the reception, and we loved every minute.

The gallery
A groomsman in a red bow tie flings rose petals down the red carpet aisle of the garden ceremony at Curzon Hall, Marsfield.
A bridesmaid in burnt orange carrying white flowers walks the sandstone path beside a groomsman in bright blue, below the heritage mansion.
Two bridesmaids in burnt orange and powder blue walk down the petal-strewn steps of the historic sandstone mansion with white bouquets.
Bridesmaids in a one-shoulder burnt orange gown and a powder blue dress step down the stone staircase into the gardens.
Joshua and Matthew pause at the top of the petal-scattered sandstone steps at Curzon Hall, ready to walk down together.
Joshua and Matthew walk side by side down the heritage staircase, one in a navy three-piece and one in bright blue.
A loved one in a brown quilted jacket bursts out laughing from the white chairs during the garden wedding, a white rose on her collar.
The groom in a navy three-piece and orange tie speaks into a microphone under the white gazebo, a bridesmaid in orange behind him.
Framed between two dark suits, a guest in an orange jacket and patterned skirt watches the vows from the front row in the gardens.
Under the flowered gazebo in the Enchanted Garden, the groom in bright blue reads his words from his phone into a microphone.
Joshua and Matthew grin as they hold up their marriage certificate at the signing table inside the white gazebo of the historic estate.
Joshua and Matthew kiss on the petal-strewn red carpet at the close of their garden ceremony as a groomsman claps behind them.
Holding hands, the grooms walk back up the red carpet aisle past the white chairs, the flowered gazebo and heritage gardens behind them.
The whole crowd gathers for one big group photo on the lawn at Curzon Hall Sydney, seen from above beside an old lamp post.
In front of the cheering crowd, Joshua and Matthew kiss while holding hands, bridesmaids in burnt orange smiling beside them in the garden.
Family members in orange scarves and jackets line up with the grooms on the red carpet before the flowered gazebo in the historic gardens.
The grooms stand at the gazebo with a woman in a brown puffer coat, a man in a blue tie and a powder blue bridesmaid.
An older woman in a teal coat and orange scarf joins Joshua and Matthew by the garden wedding gazebo at Curzon Hall in Marsfield.
A woman in an orange jacket and a man with an orange tie stand either side of the grooms at the heritage estate.
Up close after the garden ceremony, the grooms stand between a smiling woman in an orange jacket and a man in an orange satin tie.
The full wedding party lines up before the gazebo in the Enchanted Garden, burnt orange bridesmaids on one side and powder blue on the other.
The grooms stand with the powder blue side of the wedding party, two bridesmaids and a groomsman in bright blue, among the historic gardens.
Four bridesmaids in burnt orange and a groomsman in a red bow tie join the grooms for a garden wedding party portrait.
The orange side of the wedding party smiles on the red carpet, the heritage mansion just visible behind the trees at left.
A bridesmaid in burnt orange holding white flowers stands close beside Joshua and Matthew under the flowered roof of the garden ceremony gazebo.
Full length at the historic estate's white gazebo, a bridesmaid in a draped burnt orange gown poses with the grooms on the red carpet.
Three loved ones in an orange jacket, an orange tie and a brown quilted coat join the grooms on the gazebo steps at Curzon Hall.
With an arm around the groom in navy, a man in a grey shirt and orange tie smiles in a family group in the gardens.
A woman in a brown quilted coat stands close to the grooms on the red carpet below the flowered gazebo roof at the heritage venue.
Four loved ones, one an older woman with an orange scarf and a handbag, smile with the grooms for a garden ceremony group photo.
The grooms and three friends in shades of blue suits line up at the gazebo of the heritage-listed Curzon Hall, Marsfield.
A friend in a navy tuxedo and a guest in a black floral dress stand either side of the grooms in the gardens.
A friend in a grey suit and a guest in a long-sleeved orange dress flank the grooms beneath the flowered gazebo of the historic grounds.
A guest in a black cape and a friend in a grey check suit and skivvy stand with the grooms for a garden wedding photo.
A friend in a pale blue shirt and a guest in a pink coat smile with the grooms at the gazebo in the Enchanted Garden.
An older woman in a long orange scarf and two guests in navy and pink check join the grooms at the heritage venue.
A large group with a small boy in a blue suit stands around the grooms in front of the gazebo after the garden ceremony.
Joshua and Matthew stand side by side on the red carpet under the orange and blue flowers of the gazebo at Curzon Hall Sydney.
A guest in a bright crocheted cardigan and one with vivid red hair in a champagne gown stand with the grooms in the historic gardens.
Smiling guests in a bright orange coat, a velvet jacket and a rust blazer crowd in beside the garden gazebo between group photos.
Eight guests, among them a woman in a bright orange coat with an orange handbag, pose with the grooms at Curzon Hall.
Three guests in black and charcoal stand with the grooms on the red carpet at the heritage-listed venue, the gazebo flowers above.
A friend in a blue suit and a guest in a royal blue dress and shaggy black jacket join the grooms for garden ceremony photos.
Five guests, one in a bright orange dress and one in a floral skirt, line up with the grooms at Curzon Hall in Marsfield.
A guest in a puff-sleeved orange dress and a friend in a grey blazer hug in close to the grooms in the historic grounds.
Friends in burgundy suits and one in a bright orange three-piece put their arms around the grooms at the white gazebo in the gardens.
A guest in a cream coat, one in navy satin and a friend in an orange suit gather with the grooms in the Enchanted Garden.
A guest in a draped blue dress and a friend in a dark green suit stand with the grooms at the heritage estate.
A guest with a tan handbag and a friend in a grey blazer lean in with the grooms for a garden wedding group photo.
A friend in a black coat and bow tie stands with the grooms under the gazebo flowers at Curzon Hall, Marsfield.
A guest with red and blue hair holding an envelope and a man in a teal shirt pose with the grooms at the historic venue.
A friend in a grey suit and burgundy tie stands with the grooms beside the white gazebo railing after the garden ceremony.
A guest in a royal blue dress, one in an orange top and patterned trousers and a friend in a navy blazer join the grooms.
A guest in wide orange trousers and a black jacket stands between Joshua and Matthew on the red carpet at Curzon Hall.
A guest in a tweed coat over an orange skirt and two friends in cream and peach stand with the grooms in the heritage grounds.
A guest in orange lace and a grey scarf and a friend in light blue hug the grooms at the garden ceremony gazebo.
A man in glasses and a navy suit joins the grooms on the red carpet below the gazebo at Curzon Hall Sydney.
A bridesmaid in burnt orange and a groomsman in a blue jacket and pale trousers stand with the grooms in the historic gardens.
Up close under the flowered gazebo, a one-shoulder burnt orange gown and a navy blazer frame the grinning grooms.
A bridesmaid in draped burnt orange and a groomsman in a grey bow tie and waistcoat join the grooms in the Enchanted Garden.
A friend in a teal jacket and one in a dark cardigan and check trousers line up with the grooms for a garden wedding photo.
Big grins from the grooms and two friends on the red carpet at the heritage venue, petals scattered by their feet.
The groom in navy stands with a woman in an orange jacket and a man in an orange tie at Curzon Hall in Marsfield.
The groom in navy laughs with an older man in a dark suit and orange satin tie in the historic gardens.
The groom in navy, a bridesmaid in burnt orange and two loved ones in orange pose at the garden wedding gazebo.
A man in a dark suit, a woman in an orange scarf and a bridesmaid in burnt orange stand with the grooms at Curzon Hall.
A woman in an orange cardigan and paisley scarf smiles with the grooms and a bridesmaid in burnt orange at the heritage estate.
The groom in bright blue stands arm in arm with a guest in a navy satin blouse inside the white garden gazebo.
A guest in navy satin beams up at the groom in bright blue as he gestures mid story at the historic estate.
A guest in navy satin points across the garden with her mouth wide open as the groom in bright blue laughs beside her.
The grooms and two groomsmen stroll across the terracotta forecourt toward the front of the heritage mansion, palms and hedges behind.
The groom in bright blue, a groomsman in a red bow tie and the groom in navy in a flat cap hug before the fountain.
The wedding party lines up below the sandstone tower and two storeys of arched loggias at the front of Curzon Hall, Marsfield.
Groomsmen cover their faces in mock shock as Joshua and Matthew kiss on the stone steps among the clipped hedges of the gardens.
The orange side of the wedding party gathers with the grooms in front of the fountain and sandstone arches of Curzon Hall Sydney.
Bridesmaids in burnt orange throw their white bouquets in the air as a groomsman punches the sky beside the grooms on the historic steps.
The powder blue side of the wedding party stands with the grooms between clipped hedges and the fountain in the front garden.
Joshua and Matthew hold hands face to face in front of the tiered fountain and arched loggias of Curzon Hall.
Close on clasped hands and wedding bands as the groom in bright blue lifts a polished shoe, the historic arches softly behind.
In black and white, the grooms hold hands and one kicks up a heel against the soft arches of the heritage loggia.
Joshua and Matthew walk hand in hand across the terracotta path, glancing at each other, the fountain and gardens behind them.
In black and white, the grooms walk hand in hand and lock eyes, the tiered fountain of the historic forecourt blurred behind.
The groom in bright blue smiles at the camera as the groom in navy walks ahead past a glowing garden lamp post.
In black and white, the grooms pass an old lamp post, one gazing ahead and one smiling straight at the camera.
Holding hands on the lawn, the grooms look up into an old tree in the gardens of Curzon Hall in Marsfield.
In black and white, the grooms hold hands beneath drooping branches in the heritage grounds, both gazing up with soft smiles.
The groom in navy grins over his shoulder while the groom in bright blue laughs skyward during garden portraits by a stone pavilion.
In black and white, the grooms hold hands on the paved garden path, one looking up laughing and one smiling back at the camera.
The groom in navy rests his head on the shoulder of the groom in bright blue among the columns of the Garden Chateau.
In black and white, the groom in navy leans his head on the other groom's shoulder beneath an iron canopy and pale columns.
Framed between two blurred pillars, Joshua and Matthew lean against a column base, one with a knee bent, at the historic estate.
In black and white, the grooms lean back against the stone column base, framed by soft blurred pillars in the foreground.
The grooms lean against a tall sandstone column at Curzon Hall, gazing out across the lawn as the garden lights glow behind them.
In black and white, the groom in navy leans on a column with a hand in his pocket, the groom in bright blue beside him.
Seen between two pillars during garden portraits, the grooms lean on the column base and share a quiet look.
In black and white between blurred pillars, the grooms lean on the column base, eyes locked on each other.
Joshua and Matthew kiss against a sandstone column at Curzon Hall, Marsfield, one foot up on the base.
In black and white, the grooms kiss while leaning on a column base, a soft blurred pillar framing the left edge.
Nose to nose, Joshua and Matthew are framed by two pale columns in the historic gardens.
In black and white, the grooms stand nose to nose in the narrow gap between two smooth stone columns.
Hand in hand, Joshua and Matthew step down the worn stone stairs of the Garden Chateau beneath its iron canopy and tall columns.
In black and white, the grooms walk hand in hand down the circular steps, the iron dome and columns rising behind.
The grooms lean together on the glass balustrade by a sandstone doorway of the historic mansion, looking out over the grounds.
In black and white, the groom in bright blue leans on the glass railing with his arm around the groom in navy.
The grooms kiss against a glass railing in front of tall windows glowing with chandeliers as the reception room fills.
In black and white, the grooms share a kiss at the glass railing, chandeliers blurred in the windows behind them.
Joshua and Matthew rest their arms on the old stone railing of the sandstone verandah at Curzon Hall Sydney, a timber bench behind.
In black and white, the grooms lean on the worn stone railing of the heritage verandah, sandstone blocks and a doorway behind them.
Arms around each other, the grooms look out from the stone balustrade over the lawn and gardens of the heritage estate.
In black and white, the grooms stand arm in arm at the verandah balustrade, gazing out across the lawn to the trees.
The groom in bright blue wraps an arm around the groom in navy at the top of the sandstone stairs at Curzon Hall.
In black and white, the grooms pose at the stone stair rail of the historic verandah, one glancing back over his shoulder with a smile.
Joshua and Matthew kiss at the top of the stone stairs, lamplight glowing in the arched windows of the heritage verandah.
In black and white, the grooms kiss by the stone rail of the verandah, a hanging lantern above them.
The grooms sit together on a timber bench against the sandstone wall at Curzon Hall in Marsfield, patterned tiles at their feet.
In black and white, Joshua and Matthew sit side by side on the bench, legs crossed, above the historic patterned floor tiles.
The groom in bright blue rests a hand on the navy groom's knee as they chat on a bench on the heritage verandah.
In black and white, the grooms talk quietly on the bench, one smiling with a hand resting on the other's knee.
Foreheads together and eyes closed, the grooms hold each other close in front of the tiered fountain at Curzon Hall, Marsfield.
In black and white, the grooms embrace forehead to forehead, the garden fountain soft behind them in the fading light.
Close up, a ringed hand rests on the shoulder of the groom in navy as the two grooms lean in forehead to forehead.
In black and white, a hand with a wedding band and silver watch rests on a shoulder as the grooms lean together.
The groom in bright blue leans in close behind the groom in navy, both with white rose buttonholes, by a historic sandstone pillar.
In black and white, the groom in navy smiles at the camera while the groom in bright blue nuzzles in beside him.
As dusk falls, Joshua and Matthew smile arm in arm while the lit arches of Curzon Hall Sydney glow gold behind them.
In black and white, the groom in navy looks back over his shoulder as the groom in bright blue holds his arm and grins.
The groom in navy cups the cheek of the groom in bright blue, a glowing arch of the heritage mansion behind them.
In black and white, one groom gently holds the other's face as they share a smile under a lit archway.
Hand in hand, Joshua and Matthew walk into the reception at Curzon Hall past ornate plaster columns, one groom waving to the cheering tables.
The wedding story

Our Curzon Hall wedding photos: petals on the red carpet, a kiss under the gazebo and portraits among the sandstone columns

Ceremony in the Enchanted Garden · Signing under the white gazebo · Family groups at the gazebo · Wedding party below the tower · Portraits among the columns and balconies · Entrance to the reception

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Petals on the red carpet

The Enchanted Garden was ready before anyone sat down: white chairs either side of a red carpet aisle, and a white gazebo at the end with a burst of orange and blue flowers across its roof. Then a groomsman in a red bow tie came down the aisle flinging rose petals with a full theatrical lunge, and the guests lost it. We shot him low and wide so the sandstone arches of the mansion filled the frame behind him. The bridesmaids followed in burnt orange and powder blue, coming down the old sandstone steps with white bouquets.

Side by side down the steps

Joshua and Matthew walked in together, side by side down the sandstone staircase, with petals scattered on every step. One wore a navy three-piece with an orange tie, the other a brighter blue suit, and both had white roses on their lapels. We stood at the foot of the stairs with a longer lens so the steps and the stone balustrades framed them like a doorway. In the front rows a loved one burst out laughing as they passed, and that frame is one of our favourites from the whole ceremony.

Words into the microphone

Under the gazebo they took turns at the microphone, the groom in the three-piece speaking with a white rose on his lapel and the bridesmaids in orange just behind him. It was a grey winter afternoon, and for a garden ceremony that is a quiet gift: soft, even light with no squinting and no hard shadows across faces. We worked from both sides of the aisle so we could catch each groom’s face while the other spoke, plus the guests leaning in from the white chairs.

A certificate and a kiss

The signing table sat right under the gazebo, and when the paperwork was done Joshua and Matthew held their marriage certificate up between them with the widest grins of the day. Then they stepped onto the red carpet for the kiss, petals at their feet and the wedding party clapping beside the gazebo. We like to stay low and central for the walk back up the aisle, because it lines up the couple, the carpet and the flowered gazebo in one clean frame. They walked out hand in hand, laughing at everyone cheering.

Everyone in one frame

Before anyone drifted off to drinks, we gathered the whole crowd around the garden for one big group photo. For a guest list this size we climbed up beside an old lamp post on the sandstone balustrade, so every face could see the camera and the white gazebo still showed at the back. Then came the family and friends groups in front of the gazebo, one after another on the red carpet. A little planning goes a long way here: a written list of groups and one loud helper keeps it moving.

Orange scarves and big laughs

The group photos were anything but stiff. Guests turned up in orange scarves, orange jackets and one bright orange suit, so every frame picked up the wedding colours without anyone trying. An older guest shared a joke beside the gazebo that had one of the grooms grinning, and a guest in navy satin pointed at something across the garden with her mouth wide open while one of the grooms laughed beside her. We always keep shooting between the posed frames, because the real reactions arrive the second people relax.

Below the tower

For the wedding party we walked around to the front of the mansion, where the sandstone tower rises above two storeys of arched loggias and a fountain sits in a ring of clipped hedges. We stepped right back and went wide so the whole facade stood over the group: three bridesmaids in burnt orange, two in powder blue and the groomsmen in blue between them. Then we split them up, the orange side with the red bow tie in the middle and the blue side together, so each half had its own colour story.

Heel pops and columns

Portraits started on the terracotta path with a heel pop and a hand hold, then a slow walk past the hedges with the arches behind. Curzon Hall wedding photos have a secret weapon in the Garden Chateau, a ring of sandstone columns under an iron canopy. We stood Joshua and Matthew between the pillars, leaning back and laughing, and kept one frame in black and white because the stone and the dark suits looked timeless that way. The closest frame of the day happened there too: nose to nose, framed by two pale columns.

Balconies, tiles and lights

We finished on the verandahs as the winter light faded. They leant on the glass balustrade by a sandstone doorway, rested their arms on the old stone railing, and stood with arms around each other looking out over the lawn. On the patterned tiles they sat together on a timber bench. As dusk fell the lights came on inside the arches and turned the stone gold behind them, so we moved in close for the warmest portraits of the day. Then it was hand in hand through the doors to the reception, one groom waving to the cheering tables.

Photographer's venue notes

Curzon Hall, Marsfield: garden vows under the flowered gazebo and dusk portraits by the glowing arches

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From the garden to the reception

Joshua and Matthew’s day stayed on the grounds from start to finish. They came down the sandstone staircase into the Enchanted Garden for the ceremony and signing under the white gazebo, and the crowd photo and family groups followed straight away in the same garden. The wedding party then moved round to the front of the mansion by the fountain, portraits continued at the Garden Chateau and along the verandahs, and the evening opened with the two of them walking through the doors to their reception.

Winter light and the turn to dusk

The afternoon was grey and wintry, and the cloud kept the light soft through the ceremony and the long run of groups. As portraits moved up to the verandahs the daylight faded quickly, and that was our cue: the lamps inside the arches and the chandeliers in the reception windows began to glow, turning the sandstone warm and gold behind the grooms. A garden lamp post lit up along the path as well. Those last minutes between daylight and dark gave the gallery its warmest frames.

Spots that suited two grooms in blue

Navy and bright blue suits look rich against pale sandstone, so we kept stone close behind them all through the portraits. Between the columns of the Garden Chateau the nearest pillars blurred into soft frames, and leaning on the column bases gave them relaxed, easy poses. On the verandah the glass balustrade let the lit windows show through, while the worn stone railing and the timber bench on the patterned tiles gave us quieter seated moments. The tiered fountain at the front made a gentle backdrop for a forehead to forehead embrace.

Tips for a garden and mansion day

A strong wedding colour pays off when guests pick it up; the orange scarves and jackets here tied every family group together. Ask your wedding party to bring some energy to the front steps, where bouquet throws and mock shock reactions gave us the most fun frames of the afternoon. Keep a little time free for the moment the lights come on at dusk, even with dinner waiting. And make your entrance through the reception doors a proper one, because cheering tables are a joyful last frame.

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