Immerse Winery wedding photos: Milica and Zlate share a quiet forehead kiss on the lawn under golden autumn trees in the Yarra Valley
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Immerse Winery Wedding Photos: Milica & Zlate

Immerse Winery · Dixons Creek VIC · Melbourne

Garden Wedding · Winery & Vineyard Wedding · Region: VIC - Yarra Valley · City: Melbourne · Venue: Immerse Winery

A dad reaching for a tissue the moment he saw his daughter, a long satin train sweeping across a stone chapel floor and family photos beneath a tree glowing orange and red. Milica and Zlate’s wedding at Immerse Winery in Dixons Creek kept the whole day on one Yarra Valley estate, from a chapel full of loved ones to a sparkling second dress, a lift on the dance floor and a slow dance under festoon lights. We loved every minute of it.

The gallery
Zlate grins as he fastens his cufflinks in a white shirt and black satin waistcoat, getting ready at Immerse Winery.
Zlate smiles towards the window light in a black shawl collar tuxedo and bow tie, perched on a brown armchair in his winery suite.
In black and white, Zlate leans against the armchair in his tuxedo, a chunky silver watch on his wrist.
Zlate laughs and touches his collar, sitting on the bed in his dark jacket before his Yarra Valley wedding.
A black and white close portrait of Zlate laughing with his hand at his collar, the bed soft behind him.
Zlate looks off to the side with a wide smile, satin lapels and bow tie in soft window light before his garden wedding.
In black and white, Zlate smiles off to the side, his bow tie and buttoned satin waistcoat crisp against his pleated shirt.
Zlate sits on the edge of the bed in his black tuxedo and smiles straight at the camera before the winery ceremony.
A black and white portrait of Zlate seated on the bed, hands on knees, smiling into the lens on his Yarra Valley wedding day.
Zlate stands on the veranda at Immerse Winery, Dixons Creek with an older man in a checked blue suit and a woman in silver sequins.
Both loved ones kiss Zlate on the cheek at once on the veranda, orange and red trees glowing in the estate gardens behind.
Zlate laughs with the man in the checked suit and the woman in silver sequins beside a magnolia on the winery veranda.
Zlate and a bearded friend in a dark suit smile side by side on a veranda at Immerse Yarra Valley, a red tree behind them.
Zlate and his bearded friend clasp hands and laugh at the top of the veranda steps, a gravel path winding through the gardens.
The woman in silver sequins and the older man peek around Milica's door together, both faces lighting up.
Milica's halo engagement ring and two wedding bands stacked on a black ring box beside white roses, ready for a Yarra Valley wedding.
Her dad wipes his eyes with a tissue as Milica's reflection appears in a tall timber mirror beside him.
Milica stands with her dad and three loved ones in teal and black inside her suite at Immerse Winery.
Milica holds her white rose posy between her dad in pinstripes and a woman in a teal satin wrap dress.
Milica and the woman in teal satin share a warm smile, her dad close at her side, before the Yarra Valley ceremony.
Milica makes a peace sign between a man giving a thumbs up and a woman in black pulling a playful face in the winery suite.
Milica's reflection smiles back from a rustic timber mirror, the beaded neckline of her long sleeved gown catching the light.
Milica stands in her long sleeved V neck gown with a sparkling hair clip, white posy held low, in the bridal suite at the winery.
Milica looks over her shoulder holding white roses, her engagement ring and beaded cuff showing, ready for her garden wedding.
Her dad kisses the top of Milica's head as she closes her eyes and smiles, white posy in her hands.
Milica laughs up at her dad as he holds her hand to his chest in his pinstripe suit.
Her dad presses his hand to his mouth, holding Milica's hand, moments before they walk to the Yarra Valley chapel.
Milica's long train spreads in a circle across the timber floor of her suite, her reflection waiting in the rustic mirror.
Her dad walks Milica down the stone aisle of the Vineyard Chapel, her train sweeping past timber benches under chandeliers.
Her dad leads Milica to the front as Zlate waits smiling and guests turn to watch inside the winery chapel.
Zlate hugs her dad at the front of the chapel at Immerse Winery, a tall window framing the green lawn behind.
Her dad kisses Milica's cheek at the front as Zlate waits beside a wine barrel and a tall window onto the gardens.
The woman in silver sequins watches from a timber bench, rows of guests in coats seated behind her in the winery chapel.
An older guest in a checked suit holds a toddler and a girl on his lap at the Yarra Valley ceremony.
Zlate beams beside Milica at the front, an arched window behind them and older guests seated, one with a walking stick.
Guests fill the timber benches of the Vineyard Chapel under its pitched timber ceiling, arched windows and a round clock.
The officiant in gold robes takes Zlate's hand as Milica stands beside him before an arched window.
Guests in a leather jacket, black lace and a bright orange dress smile from the benches during the winery ceremony.
Milica and Zlate glance at each other smiling as the officiant in gold robes reads beside a microphone.
Milica and Zlate wear red velvet and gold crowns before their guests at Immerse Yarra Valley, a smiling man in a dark suit behind them.
Her dad, the woman in teal satin and other loved ones laugh along from the front bench, an arched window beside them.
Wearing a red and gold crown, Zlate sips from a small cup offered by the officiant over a red cloth.
Milica sips from the small cup in her red and gold crown while Zlate smiles beside her.
Milica and Zlate smile at a timber signing table, two loved ones in dark suits behind and the gardens green through the window.
Milica and Zlate kiss at the front of the chapel, wine barrels either side of a tall window looking out over the winery lawn.
Every guest gathers on the lawn in front of the white chapel at Immerse Winery, blazing orange trees on either side and vines beyond.
All the guests cheer with arms raised on the chapel lawn, orange trees flaming above this Yarra Valley garden wedding.
A garden portrait of Milica and Zlate with an older woman in a black coat and an older man in a flat cap.
Milica and Zlate with four loved ones under the orange tree beside the Vineyard Chapel, bare vines along the path.
Garden portraits of Milica and Zlate with her dad and the woman in teal satin, beneath a tall tree of orange and red leaves.
Milica and Zlate pose with four loved ones in black, teal and dark suits by the winery's orange tree, vine rows to the right.
A closer family group with Milica and Zlate, a loved one's arm around the couple, under the red leaves in the gardens.
A toddler in a red dress waves from a loved one's arms during the family garden portraits with Milica and Zlate.
Eight loved ones stand with Milica and Zlate under the blazing tree at the winery, one man holding a toddler in a red dress.
Milica and Zlate with four older guests, one leaning on a timber walking stick, under the orange tree at Immerse in the Yarra Valley.
A garden portrait of Milica and Zlate with an older woman in a patterned black and white coat and an older man in grey.
Milica and Zlate with the woman in silver sequins and the man in the checked blue suit, bare vines on the right.
A family group of thirteen gathers around Milica and Zlate in the winery gardens, little ones in camel and navy coats at the front.
Milica and Zlate with a girl in black faux fur, a boy in black and two adults in black on a grey Yarra Valley afternoon.
Milica and Zlate with five loved ones, a boy in a camel coat and bow tie in front, vine rows stretching away behind.
A tall family portrait under the orange tree at Immerse Winery, Dixons Creek, a boy in a camel coat and bow tie at the front.
Milica and Zlate with a woman in a black high neck jumpsuit and a blonde woman in a metallic blouse, the vineyard behind.
A tall garden portrait of Milica and Zlate with a woman in an orange cape dress and a blonde woman in metallic silk.
Milica and Zlate with the woman in orange and a man in a burgundy tie under a glowing tree on the winery lawn.
Garden portraits continue with Milica, Zlate, their bearded friend and a woman in black satin in the Yarra Valley.
Milica and Zlate with a young man in a tartan scarf and a woman in a camel coat, the vines of Immerse Winery behind.
Milica and Zlate with a bald man in a purple tie and the blonde woman in metallic silk under the orange canopy in the gardens.
Milica and Zlate walk hand in hand past the glowing arched windows of the Vineyard Chapel, bare vines trained along its white wall.
Milica lifts her skirt and laughs as Zlate leads her across the garden lawn, orange trees and vine rows behind them.
Milica and Zlate stroll past the tall glass gable of the chapel at Immerse Yarra Valley, smiling at the camera.
Milica and Zlate hold hands close as if dancing, smiling at each other in front of rust coloured vineyard rows.
Zlate wraps his arms around Milica from behind in the gardens, a glowing arched window of the Yarra Valley chapel beside them.
Close detail of Zlate's hands over Milica's at her waist, both wedding rings showing beside her white rose posy at the winery.
Zlate raises the bouquet in triumph as Milica's skirt flares out, the chapel's glass gable and lit windows at Immerse Winery behind them.
Zlate sweeps Milica up into his arms on the lawn, the chapel windows glowing gold and an orange tree in the gardens beyond.
Zlate lifts Milica and they kiss, her train falling to the grass, beside the lit chapel at Immerse in the Yarra Valley.
Milica laughs and kicks up a heel as Zlate holds her high beside bare vines and the garden bed along the white chapel wall.
A wide view of Milica and Zlate walking the lawn towards the Vineyard Chapel, its trellis posts and orange garden trees beside them.
Garden portraits of Milica smiling as she carries her train past green shrubs, Zlate walking beside her with the white posy.
Milica glances back at the camera holding her train, Zlate in profile beside her and soft green hills beyond the winery.
Milica swirls her train as she and Zlate walk hand in hand towards the camera, a relaxed garden portrait on the lawn.
Milica and Zlate smile at each other mid stride, gum trees and garden beds behind them at their garden wedding in the Yarra Valley.
Zlate kisses Milica's forehead between two tall golden trees in the gardens at Immerse Winery, leaves scattered on the lawn.
Zlate lifts Milica as she cradles his face, nose to nose beneath a golden tree, a playful garden portrait at the winery.
Milica wraps her arms around Zlate's neck and smiles down at him, the vine rows softly blurred behind.
Milica walks alone through the bare rust coloured vines at Immerse Winery, Dixons Creek, her bouquet low at her side.
Zlate stands among the bare Yarra Valley vines with one hand in his pocket, grinning at the camera.
A guest in a dark suit leans in to fix the cuff of a laughing bearded guest at a reception table at the winery.
Milica, in a sparkling beaded second gown, high fives a laughing guest as the man beside her roars with laughter.
Milica and Zlate dance cheek to cheek in the timber walled reception room at Immerse in the Yarra Valley, guests filming.
Milica throws her arms around Zlate's neck and laughs as they dance under festoon bulbs at the winery reception.
Milica and Zlate hold each other close with eyes closed on the timber dance floor.
Zlate lifts Milica high for their first dance at Immerse Yarra Valley as guests line the floor with phones up.
Milica smiles up at Zlate as they dance, her sparkling gown catching the light and guests watching from the edge of the winery dance floor.
Milica twirls her sparkling skirt on the dance floor of their garden wedding as a woman in black claps beside the speakers.
A loved one in an orange wrap and glasses admires Milica's ring at the table, Zlate's watch in the foreground.
An older man in a white shirt and striped tie gives a speech as Zlate laughs and looks at Milica.
A young man in a red bow tie carries a toddler in a red tulle dress onto the dance floor at the Yarra Valley winery.
An older man waves a white napkin as he leads Zlate and Milica in a line of dancers at Immerse Winery.
Zlate dances arm in arm with two friends in dark suits, all three stepping out in time across the Yarra Valley dance floor.
Milica hugs her dad from behind at his table in the winery reception room, an older guest with a walking stick beside them.
Milica and Zlate embrace at night beneath the Immerse Yarra Valley sign, golden trees and festoon lights framing them.
Milica and Zlate stand nose to nose beneath festoon lights in the garden pergola, a corrugated iron wall and big urns behind them at night.
The wedding story

Our Immerse Winery wedding photos: a tear in the mirror, orange leaves at the chapel and a lift on the dance floor

Getting ready at Immerse · Vineyard Chapel ceremony · Family groups under the orange tree · Portraits by the chapel and the bare vines · Second dress and first dance · Night portrait at the Immerse sign

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Cufflinks and a bow tie

We started with Zlate in his room at Immerse, fastening his cufflinks above a chunky silver watch and grinning straight down the lens before the jacket was even on. A black shawl-collar tuxedo with a matching waistcoat and bow tie suited his mood: relaxed, a little cheeky and very happy. We kept one frame in black and white, Zlate sitting side on in an armchair with the grey wall falling away behind him. In the rest we let the soft window light do the work and kept the background plain, so the satin lapels and that grin did all the talking.

Hugs on the veranda

Out on the veranda, two loved ones came to see him: an older man in a checked blue suit and a woman in a sequinned silver dress, who pulled Zlate in for a kiss on the cheek. Behind them, a magnolia and a line of trees turning red and orange framed the doorway beautifully. A friend in a dark suit joined Zlate for a quick portrait in the same spot. A little later the woman in silver sequins peeked around Milica’s door with an older man at her shoulder, and we caught both of their faces lighting up through the gap.

A tear in the mirror

Inside, Milica was ready in a fitted, long-sleeved white gown with a sweeping train, holding a round posy of white flowers. When her dad walked in and saw her, he reached for a tissue straight away. We framed that moment over Milica’s shoulder, with her reflection standing in a tall timber mirror beside him, so both of their faces sit in the one picture. Then the room filled with loved ones in deep blue and black, and a woman in a teal satin dress laughed with Milica as if nobody else was there at all.

Her dad’s kiss

Before they left the room, her dad kissed the top of Milica’s head, then covered his mouth with his hand as if the words were too much. He walked her into the Vineyard Chapel side by side, down the stone floor between timber benches lined with guests, her train spreading out behind her like poured cream. We stood back near the door for that frame, because the long view down the aisle shows the train, the chandeliers and the tall windows all at once. At the front, Zlate wrapped her dad in a hug before Milica took her place beside him.

A chapel full of family

The chapel was full. An older guest balanced two little ones on his lap, rows of family filled the benches and loved ones in navy and black watched from the front with their hands folded. We moved quietly along the side wall, where the arched windows give soft, even light from both directions, so nobody needs a flash. Zlate slipped the ring onto Milica’s finger, and both of them were beaming. Afterwards they signed the register together at a timber table, with two loved ones in dark suits standing proudly behind them and grinning for the photo.

Orange leaves at the chapel

Outside, every guest crowded onto the lawn in front of the chapel for one big photo, with a tree of blazing orange on either side. Then we moved the family groups beneath a tree in full colour beside the chapel wall, its leaves at their very brightest. Older guests stepped in first, one leaning on a timber walking stick, followed by little ones in tiny coats and a toddler in a red dress. On a short, grey afternoon the light fades early, so we kept the groups moving quickly and saved our time for the portraits still to come.

Twirls by the chapel windows

For portraits we walked Milica and Zlate along the side of the Vineyard Chapel, where the arched windows were already glowing gold from the lights inside. We shot wide first, so the white weatherboards and warm windows framed them, then let them play. Zlate raised the bouquet in triumph, swept Milica up off her feet and spun her on the grass while her gown and long sleeves flew out. She gathered her skirt and walked beside him, laughing. Asking a couple to walk and talk will always beat asking them to hold a pose.

Bare vines and the last leaves

Our favourite Immerse Winery wedding photos of the evening came from the edge of the vineyard. The vines had dropped most of their leaves, leaving neat rows of rust and gold, and Milica walked through them on her own with the bouquet low at her side. Zlate took his turn among the posts with his hands in his pockets. Then, under the last bright tree, he wrapped his arms around her waist and she leant down into his hug, the leaves glowing behind them. Bare vines are great for portraits: they give lines and texture without hiding anyone.

A second dress and a full floor

Milica changed into a second gown for the reception, a sparkling beaded dress that caught every light in the room. She high-fived a laughing guest at one table on her way round, and for the first dance Zlate lifted her high while guests lined the floor with their phones up. Later the dancing turned into a line of friends arm in arm, a little one in a red dress was carried onto the floor, and Milica draped her arms around her dad at his table. We finished outside at the Immerse sign, under festoon lights, cheek to cheek.

Photographer's venue notes

Immerse Winery, Dixons Creek: a Vineyard Chapel ceremony framed by orange leaves and bare autumn vines

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Ceremony, groups and portraits close together

Milica and Zlate kept the whole day within a short walk. Both got ready in suites on the estate, with Zlate greeting family on a veranda backed by red and orange trees. The ceremony filled the Vineyard Chapel, and the moment it ended every guest stepped straight out onto the lawn in front. The family groups moved only a few steps, to the blazing tree beside the chapel wall, and the couple portraits ran along that same wall and out to the edge of the vines before the reception.

Autumn colour on a short day

This was a cool, grey afternoon in full autumn, and the colour did a lot of the work. The orange trees glowed against the cloud, the vines had turned rust and gold and dropped most of their leaves, and the light faded early. By the time we reached the portraits, the lamps inside the chapel were on and the arched windows shone gold along the white wall. That warm glow against a cool sky is a combination we look for in the colder months, and here it came to us.

Spots that made the most of the season

We picked the brightest tree on the lawn for the family groups because its colour sat right behind every head. For the couple, the lit windows gave a warm background for the lifts and spins, and the bare vine rows gave Milica and Zlate clean lines to walk through on their own. A pair of golden trees on the lawn made a soft frame for a forehead kiss, and after dark the Immerse sign under festoon lights gave them a final cheek to cheek moment.

Tips for a cool season wedding here

Light goes quickly on an autumn afternoon in the valley, so a short, well ordered list of groups matters more than usual. Milica and Zlate had a lot of family to include, and little ones in coats, so we kept each group moving and let people step in and out without a long wait. Warm coats for children and older guests make those minutes on the lawn far happier. If you plan a second dress, change before the reception, as Milica did, so the portraits stay in the first gown.

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