Heide Museum of Modern Art wedding photos: BoBo twirls her lace skirt as Isaac holds her hand beneath a vast sprawling tree, Melbourne
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Heide Museum of Modern Art Wedding Photos: BoBo & Isaac

Heide Museum of Modern Art · Bulleen VIC · Melbourne

Garden Wedding · Heritage & Historic Venue Wedding · City: Melbourne · Venue: Heide Museum of Modern Art

Red and gold embroidery and a houseful of family in the morning, then lace, proteas and a first look against an ivy wall. BoBo and Isaac’s wedding at Heide Museum of Modern Art in Bulleen wandered from a sandstone lookout to a giant spreading tree and a lawn of painted cows, with clear umbrellas out when the showers came. The night ended at Heide Kitchen with a first dance full of spins and one very big dip. We loved every minute.

The gallery
Isaac stands in a red and gold embroidered robe beside a timber slat screen outside the family home on the wedding morning.
BoBo in red and gold embroidery perches on a mustard armchair by the window, glancing out at the soft light.
BoBo and an older loved one in a floral silk dress smile together at the foot of the carpeted stairs.
BoBo and Isaac in red and gold stand with family, including a woman in a magenta gown and a little girl in a floral dress.
A family group of seven at home, with a boy in a white suit and a girl in mint beside the couple.
The couple pose with relatives, a woman in a pale blue tulle dress and a little girl in a tiara standing in front.
On the grey sofa, the women of the family stack their hands in BoBo's lap and laugh together.
BoBo and Isaac sit on the sofa surrounded by five children in white and floral outfits, red paper decorations on the wall.
Isaac perches on the sofa while the men of the family gather around him, one in a dark suit with arms crossed.
BoBo and Isaac sit close on the grey sofa, his arm around her, below a framed print of white horses.
The couple hold hands with an older loved one in a floral silk dress standing between them in the living room.
Isaac puts his arm around an older loved one in a cream floral dress, both smiling in front of the sofa.
BoBo holds hands with an older loved one in a floral silk dress, her gold bangles catching the light.
BoBo stands behind an older loved one seated in a blue velvet armchair beside an orb chandelier.
Isaac hugs a loved one in a floral dress and cream cardigan, both beaming in the bright living room.
Isaac and a loved one with blonde hair laugh together in a warm sideways hug by the kitchen bench.
Two loved ones in floral dresses share a hug in the hallway as a little girl in white watches behind them.
BoBo and Isaac stand either side of a loved one in a red floral dress and cream cardigan, all smiling.
The couple with two loved ones, one in a patterned dress and one in a white top and spotted skirt.
BoBo and Isaac with a loved one on each side, one in floral silk and one in a patterned dress and cardigan.
BoBo links arms with three women in pink floral, magenta and pale floral dresses for a family portrait at home.
Five women stand arm in arm, BoBo in red and gold at the centre beside an older loved one in floral silk.
The couple line up with six women of the family in bright dresses, arms linked right across the room.
Still in a red slip, BoBo reaches for her lace gown hanging against the glass of the bridal suite at Heide.
A flower girl in white crouches on the terrazzo floor and spreads the lace train with care, ready for a garden wedding.
BoBo smiles out through the tall glass, holding proteas and gum leaves, the heritage gardens soft behind her.
BoBo sits on the long window seat with her bouquet as her lace train spills across the floor at Heide Museum of Modern Art.
BoBo walks a gravel path through the historic garden, lifting her lace skirt and smiling with her bouquet.
Isaac waits in the blurred foreground as BoBo approaches between pale stone walls for their first look in the gardens.
Isaac turns at an ivy covered wall and laughs as he sees BoBo for the first time at Heide in Bulleen.
The couple hug and kiss against the ivy wall, a king protea bouquet in her hand, on the heritage grounds.
Close up of the bouquet of king protea, roses, gum leaves and wildflowers held between them for their garden portraits.
Isaac kisses BoBo's forehead at a sandstone edged lookout under the trees at Heide, her bouquet resting on the ledge.
Hand in hand on a gravel path, the couple head off for garden portraits across the historic estate.
BoBo laughs as Isaac leads her along a winding path between leafy garden beds.
BoBo and Isaac stand small beneath a huge spreading tree on the heritage lawns at Heide Museum of Modern Art.
BoBo swishes her lace skirt and shows off glittering heels on the grass, a playful garden wedding moment.
Under the great tree's low branches, Isaac kisses BoBo as her lace train trails across the historic grounds.
Isaac takes BoBo's hand as if to start a dance beneath the giant tree at Heide in Bulleen, her skirt swinging.
BoBo perches on a low branch with Isaac beside her, both laughing in the heritage gardens.
The couple walk hand in hand across the open lawn at Heide, painted cow sculptures grazing behind them.
Laughing, BoBo and Isaac stroll between the painted cows, a garden wedding portrait on the historic lawns.
BoBo walks in on the arm of a loved one in a bold pink and black dress, guests watching, at Heide Museum of Modern Art.
The groomsmen grin at the front of the pavilion, gum trees through the glass behind them on the heritage site.
Bridesmaids holding bouquets watch the vows of this garden wedding, one wiping away a tear.
Isaac kisses his bride under the round skylight at Heide as the wedding party claps on the timber deck.
Family line up with the couple on the covered deck, children in white in front, at this historic garden wedding.
BoBo and Isaac stand with a loved one in a pale pink blazer under the round skylight, the heritage gardens beyond.
The couple with three smiling women in green, white and floral outfits on the covered deck of the historic estate.
BoBo stands with four women in floral, yellow and pink and black dresses under the skylight at Heide in Bulleen.
A row of friends in florals and patterned shirts gather around the couple on the deck of the historic museum.
BoBo and Isaac pose with a guest in a blue floral shirt on the deck, the heritage gardens green through the open side.
Isaac and BoBo stand in a line with five groomsmen in navy and grey suits at Heide Museum of Modern Art.
The bridesmaids in yellow, floral and pink dresses line up beside the couple for a garden wedding party photo.
The wedding party fills the red timber steps in front of the dark pavilion and its round opening at Heide.
The whole crowd throws their arms up for a cheer by the deck, the historic gardens rolling away behind.
Flower girls and a little boy in a white suit race towards us across the wet deck, guests and garden behind.
Clear umbrellas up, the wedding party lines up on the gravel path with the gum trees of Heide Museum of Modern Art behind.
The wedding party marches along the gravel path under clear umbrellas in the rain, a heritage garden wedding the showers could not stop.
BoBo laughs with her bridesmaids arm in arm on the lawn, the gardens and gum trees soft under a grey sky.
Isaac and his groomsmen stride towards us under clear umbrellas, swagger on, the historic grounds behind them.
Shot through raindrops on a clear umbrella, Isaac rests his head against BoBo's as she smiles, a rainy garden portrait.
BoBo and Isaac spin into their first dance under the timber batten ceiling of Heide Kitchen, a light glowing behind them.
Isaac twirls BoBo as her open backed gown flares out mid dance, a playful moment at the heritage museum.
Arms raised, Isaac spins BoBo under his hand, her gown swirling and a bright light flaring at their feet at Heide Museum of Modern Art.
BoBo kicks one leg high as Isaac holds her waist, both laughing on the dance floor of the historic museum.
Isaac lowers BoBo into a very big dip as guests crowd round cheering with their phones up inside Heide Kitchen.
The wedding story

Our Heide Museum of Modern Art wedding photos: a first look at an ivy wall, clear umbrellas in the rain and a dip on the dance floor

Morning with family at home · Getting ready in the glass pavilion · First look at the ivy wall · Portraits under the great tree · Vows under the skylight · Clear umbrellas and a Heide Kitchen first dance

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Red and gold at home

Our day began at home, where Isaac stood in a red and gold embroidered outfit in front of a timber slat screen in the garden, looking completely at ease. Inside, BoBo matched him in red and gold, perched on a mustard armchair by the window and glancing out at the light. Then the family arrived. We kept these frames simple: white walls, little red decorations dotted across them, a grey sofa as the anchor. In a bright, clean room like this we shoot wide and square on, so every face reads and nobody gets lost behind a lamp or a doorway.

A houseful of family

The group photos came thick and fast. BoBo stood with an older loved one at the foot of the stairs, then on the sofa the women of the family stacked their hands together in her lap and laughed. The little ones in white dresses and a white suit lined up with the couple, and the men pulled up a chair for a relaxed frame of their own. Isaac shared a big hug with a loved one in a floral dress. Our tip for a family morning: write the group list down, because a clear order keeps everyone moving and smiling.

Lace by the glass

At Heide, BoBo got ready in a glass pavilion looking straight into the trees. Still in a red slip, she reached for her lace gown, hanging against the floor to ceiling glass, and we waited for the moment her hands touched it. Once she was dressed, a flower girl in white crouched on the floor and spread the lace train out with real care. BoBo sat on a long window seat with her bouquet of proteas, gum leaves and wildflowers. Big glass gives soft side light all day, which suits lace and skin better than any lamp in the room.

First look at the ivy wall

For the first look, BoBo walked along a gravel path towards Isaac. We stood behind him and let his shoulder blur in the foreground, so the frame held the wait as well as the bride. At a wall thick with ivy he turned around, and the laugh was instant. They hugged and kissed among the leaves, and we moved in close on the bouquet, king protea and all. Then we took them to a sandstone-edged lookout under the trees for a quiet minute. A first look like this gives you portraits before the ceremony and calms everyone down.

Under the great tree

Out in the grounds, BoBo and Isaac walked hand in hand along the paths, chatting as if we were not there. Then we found the tree: a huge, spreading giant whose branches dip right down to the ground. BoBo lifted her skirt and swished it, they kissed beneath the canopy, and Isaac took her hand as though to start a dance. On the open lawn beyond, painted cow sculptures grazed behind them while they laughed their way across the grass. For Heide Museum of Modern Art wedding photos, a grey sky is a gift: the light stays soft, nobody squints and the greens look rich.

Vows under a round skylight

The ceremony sat under the roof of the glass pavilion. BoBo walked in on the arm of a loved one in a bold pink and black dress, past guests in a timber-lined room, with her eyes already shining. The groomsmen stood up the front grinning like they knew a secret, and the bridesmaids were wiping away tears before the vows had even started. When Isaac kissed his bride, the round skylight was right above them and the whole room clapped. Light from overhead plus glass on every side makes an indoor ceremony feel open, and faces stay bright.

Family on the timber steps

Straight after, we lined up family and friends on the covered deck, mixing family and friends until everyone had a turn beside the couple. Then the wedding party stepped down onto red timber stairs in front of the dark pavilion and its round opening, the guys in navy and grey, the girls in florals and yellow. The whole crowd squeezed onto the deck and threw their arms up for a cheer, and the flower girls and the little boys raced straight at our camera. Keeping groups to one spot near the ceremony saves a lot of walking.

Clear umbrellas in the rain

Then the rain arrived, and nobody minded at all. Out came a set of clear umbrellas, and the wedding party marched along the gravel path in a line with the gum trees behind them, BoBo and Isaac in the middle. The groomsmen got their own frame, umbrellas up and swagger on. To finish, we tucked the couple under one umbrella and shot through the raindrops on the clear canopy as they kissed. Clear umbrellas are our favourite wet weather trick, because they keep faces and outfits visible instead of hiding everyone in shadow.

Spins and a very big dip

Inside Heide Kitchen, the dance floor sat under a ceiling of timber battens with a white block wall behind it. BoBo and Isaac danced their first dance with real flair: spins, twirls and a high kick, her dress flaring out each time. With a light behind them, their silhouettes glowed and the shadows stretched across the floor towards us. Then came the finale, Isaac lowering BoBo into one very big dip while the guests crowded round, cheering with their phones up. What a way to start the party.

Photographer's venue notes

Heide Museum of Modern Art, Bulleen: a glass pavilion wedding, a giant tree and clear umbrellas in the rain

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Moving through Heide

After a morning with family at home, BoBo and Isaac spent the rest of the day at Heide. BoBo dressed in the glass pavilion, and the first look happened a short walk away along a gravel path to the ivy wall. From there we drifted through the gardens: the sandstone-edged lookout, the giant spreading tree and the lawn with the painted cow sculptures. The vows were back under the pavilion roof, groups followed on its covered deck and red timber steps, and the night finished in Heide Kitchen.

Grey skies and passing showers

The day was overcast with showers coming and going, and it treated us kindly. Soft cloud meant no harsh shadows under the big tree and rich greens across the lawn, so we could photograph the couple from any side. The glass pavilion drew in that even daylight from every direction, keeping faces bright for both the dressing and the ceremony. When a heavier shower rolled through after the groups, we simply moved the wedding party onto the gravel path under umbrellas and carried on without missing a beat.

Spots that suited this couple

The ivy wall gave the first look a dense green backdrop, and standing behind Isaac let us hold his reaction and BoBo’s approach in a single frame. Under the great tree, BoBo even perched on a low branch with Isaac beside her, which made for a playful pair of portraits. The painted cows added humour to the walking frames on the lawn, and the dark pavilion with its round opening behind the red steps gave the wedding party group a bold, graphic look.

What we would pass on

A first look before the ceremony gave BoBo and Isaac a relaxed stretch in the gardens while things were still dry, which turned out to be good timing once the rain arrived later. If showers are forecast, a bundle of clear umbrellas for the wedding party is well worth packing. Ask for a quiet minute at the lookout after your first look, as it gave this couple a breather before the portraits began. And for the first dance, a single light behind you turns spins and dips into glowing silhouettes.

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