Marnong Estate wedding photos: Nicole and John share a smile on the lawn above rolling hills at sunset, her veil trailing, Melbourne
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Marnong Estate Wedding Photos: Nicole & John

Marnong Estate · 2335 Mickleham Rd, Mickleham VIC · Melbourne

Country Wedding · Heritage & Historic Venue Wedding · City: Melbourne · Venue: Marnong Estate

A glass-walled ceremony room full of greenery, a shower of white petals, then a whole wedding party leaping into the air on the hilltop above the paddocks. Nicole and John’s Marnong Estate wedding in Mickleham kept everything on one historic farm, from a bay-window toast in silky robes to a first dance on a white floor beneath a ring of hanging greenery. We loved every minute, and the veil that flew in the evening wind made the last light even better.

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John sits on the edge of the bed in a navy tuxedo and bow tie, gazing towards the sheer curtains in soft window light.
In black and white, John waits quietly by a curtained window before his country wedding, hands resting on his knees.
A loved one in glasses pins a white rose boutonniere to John's lapel as they both smile inside his room on the farm estate.
John and four groomsmen in black tuxedos raise drinks on the glass balcony at Marnong Estate, Mickleham, above dry rolling paddocks.
John and his groomsmen grin with whisky glasses against a big blue sky and open country beyond the balcony.
A smiling woman in a royal blue dress looks up at John as he laughs in the afternoon sun, a white rose on his lapel.
John, a woman in royal blue, a groomsman and the loved one in glasses laugh together on the balcony above the farm paddocks.
Nicole and four bridesmaids in blush robes clink glasses in the shuttered bay window of the historic Marnong homestead.
Nicole in a white robe and her bridesmaids in blush satin raise their glasses and look back over their shoulders in the bay window.
A gold locket with a tiny photograph sits with a signet ring, a fine necklace and white roses inside the historic homestead.
Nicole in a sheer white robe reaches for her beaded lace gown, hung on a panelled door in the heritage homestead bedroom.
Four bridesmaids in black one shoulder gowns sit smiling along the white shuttered window seat of the heritage bedroom.
Nicole fastens an earring in her beaded lace gown, looking towards the soft window light in her room at the country estate.
Nicole rests one foot on a bench to slip on a garter in front of the white fireplace in the heritage bedroom.
Bridesmaids in black one shoulder gowns gasp and press their hands together as they see Nicole in her gown for the first time.
Four bridesmaids kneel to spread Nicole's lace train beneath a silver chandelier at Marnong Estate in Mickleham.
Nicole lifts her hands to her hair as bridesmaids settle her long veil in the heritage bridal suite, one holding white roses.
A smiling blonde bridesmaid adjusts the veil over Nicole's shoulder inside the historic homestead.
Nicole holds her hands up to her teary face as a bridesmaid reaches out to her in the bridal room.
A blonde bridesmaid in black holds Nicole by the shoulders, both laughing as Nicole wipes away a happy tear.
Nicole glances down and spreads her long veil beside the black iron fireplace of her heritage room.
In black and white, Nicole turns with her veil flowing beside the period fireplace in the historic homestead.
Nicole looks down as she twirls her cathedral veil across the carpet of her white panelled bedroom on the farm estate.
In black and white, Nicole lets her veil drift wide as she turns slowly, dressed for her country wedding.
Nicole smiles down at the veil gathered in her hands, the white mantel and black grate of the Marnong homestead fireplace behind her.
In black and white, Nicole laughs softly as she holds her veil out wide beside the fireplace.
Bridesmaids in black laugh beside a loved one in a pale blue coat holding a bouquet of white roses and greenery.
Nicole looks up with a calm smile, holding her bouquet of white roses and soft greenery on the country estate.
Nicole looks down at her white rose bouquet, her long veil falling down her back in the heritage homestead.
In black and white, Nicole bows her head over her bouquet as window light catches her veil in the historic homestead.
Nicole smiles back over her shoulder, her veil and lace train spilling across the floor of the bridal suite.
In black and white, Nicole glances back with her bouquet, her long train pooling on the floor of her historic suite at Marnong Estate.
Nicole sits on a cushioned bench at the end of the bed, holding white roses and greenery, ready for her country wedding.
Nicole sits with her bouquet beneath a brass chandelier, the dark panelled wall and white doors of the heritage suite around her.
Nicole looks over her shoulder through her sheer veil in the historic homestead, white roses resting on her lap.
In black and white, Nicole sits quietly beneath her veil with her bouquet before the ceremony at the historic estate.
The loved one in a pale blue coat stands beside Nicole as she sits smiling with her white rose bouquet.
Nicole looks up at the loved one in pale blue, who leans in to straighten her gown in the heritage bedroom.
The loved one in pale blue kisses Nicole on the forehead as she beams at the camera inside the historic homestead.
Nicole and four bridesmaids in black hold their bouquets high beneath a candle chandelier, cheering under the high ceilings of the heritage homestead.
Bridesmaids throw their white rose bouquets into the air around a laughing Nicole at Marnong Estate in Melbourne's north.
Nicole and the loved one in pale blue touch foreheads and laugh, white roses and greenery held between them.
Nicole lifts the edge of her train in front of the white marble fireplace, her bouquet of white roses held at her side.
In black and white, Nicole looks down at her flowing train beside the fireplace of her room at the heritage estate.
Nicole glances over her shoulder as her cathedral veil and beaded train sweep across the floor of the historic bridal suite.
In black and white, Nicole poses with her bouquet by the panelled doors, her veil trailing to the fireplace.
The loved one in pale blue walks Nicole into the glass walled Green Grove as guests stand to watch.
Guests turn as Nicole and the loved one in pale blue walk the aisle towards John under the timber roof of the ceremony room.
John waits at the timber arbour at Marnong Estate as Nicole reaches the front with the loved one in pale blue.
Nicole and John hold hands and smile under white flowers as the celebrant speaks into a microphone at the historic estate.
The celebrant laughs as Nicole and John hold hands beneath white flowers and trailing greenery in the Green Grove.
John leans over a round white table to sign the register while Nicole sits beside him and two loved ones watch.
Nicole and John sit smiling at the signing table with a lantern and white roses, two loved ones behind them at the heritage estate.
The bridesmaids in black and groomsmen in tuxedos line up behind the signing table at Marnong Estate in Melbourne's north.
A grinning guest in a grey suit and a smiling woman in blue lean forward from the white chairs during the ceremony.
A row of older guests laughs from the front chairs of the glass ceremony room, paper cones of petals in their hands.
Nicole and John laugh as white petals rain down on them walking back up the aisle beneath the pitched timber roof.
John punches the air as guests shower him and Nicole with white petals on their way out of the Green Grove.
Nicole and John kiss beside their welcome sign as guests with phones gather around the glass walled room on the farm estate.
All the guests gather on the lawn under tall palms in front of the glass fronted buildings at Marnong Estate, Mickleham.
Guests throw their arms in the air with Nicole and John on the palm lined lawn of the country wedding venue.
Nicole and John stand with three loved ones on the lawn between two tall palms at the historic estate.
Nicole and John hold hands in a family group with the loved one in pale blue and a couple in royal blue and charcoal.
Nicole and John smile hand in hand beside the loved one in pale blue on the farm estate lawn.
Nicole and John pose with four loved ones in floral and pastel outfits under the palms at historic Marnong Estate.
Nicole and John stand arm in arm in a family group on the lawn, a timber farm fence and glass building behind them.
A family group of eight lines up with Nicole and John on the grass before the glass pavilion and palms of the heritage estate.
Nicole and John stand between a loved one in a navy lace jacket and the loved one in pale blue on the lawn.
Nicole and John hold hands beside a woman in royal blue and the man in glasses under the palms of the heritage estate.
Nicole and John smile with the woman in royal blue and the man in glasses in late afternoon light on the country lawn.
Nicole and John gather with six loved ones in suits and pastel dresses under the palms at the historic estate.
A larger family group poses with Nicole and John on the lawn as the low sun lights the glass building at Marnong Estate in Mickleham.
Twelve loved ones in suits and dresses stand with Nicole and John beneath the palms, a timber fence at the edge of the lawn.
Nicole and John pose with two couples in pastel dresses and black suits on the grass of the heritage farm estate.
Nicole holds up her train and smiles back as John walks with her across the hilltop grass above the country views.
The wedding party stands in a long line on the hilltop at Marnong Estate, their shadows stretching across the grass towards the paddocks.
Groomsmen leap into the air and bridesmaids cheer with their bouquets as the sun sits low over rolling farmland.
The wedding party walks arm in arm towards us across the hill at Marnong Estate in Melbourne's north, laughing in the late sun.
Bridesmaids and groomsmen laugh and link arms with Nicole and John, stepping out of time across the open hill.
Nicole and John share a kiss mid stride as the wedding party walks beside them over the country hilltop.
Shot from low against a pale sky, the wedding party strides arm in arm with Nicole and John at their country wedding.
Nicole and John face each other on the hill at Marnong Estate in Mickleham, her veil lifting in the wind above the paddocks.
Under her veil, Nicole smiles back at us while John grins down at her, backlit on the country ridge.
In black and white, John and Nicole share her veil on the open hill, white roses held between them.
Nicole and John rest their foreheads together as her veil sweeps across the grass at Marnong Estate in Melbourne's north.
In black and white, Nicole looks up at John with a wide smile, her veil soft behind her.
John leans his cheek against Nicole's head as she smiles through the drifting veil on the country hill.
In black and white, Nicole peeks out beside John's white rose boutonniere, the sheer veil wrapped around them.
Nicole closes her eyes and leans into John as the veil lifts over his shoulder on the hill at Marnong Estate, Mickleham.
In black and white, the wind carries Nicole's veil over John as she nestles into his shoulder.
John dips Nicole into a kiss on the white dance floor at Marnong Estate as the bridal table applauds beneath a ring of greenery.
Nicole and John smile as they cut a white two tier cake on a fluted white table in the reception room of the historic estate.
Glass globe lights hang over round tables of guests in the Angliss Room, evening light filling the tall windows.
Nicole and John hold hands at sunset on the hill as her veil streams across the frame above the paddocks.
Nicole and John touch noses on the hilltop at Marnong Estate in Mickleham, her long veil blowing out in the golden evening light.
In black and white, Nicole's veil billows on the wind as she and John hold each other above the rolling hills of the heritage estate.
Nicole and John kiss on the hill at Marnong Estate, Mickleham, her veil trailing in the wind under a pink evening sky.
In black and white, John kisses Nicole as her veil arcs behind them over the dry farmland valley.
Nicole grins up at John through her sheer veil, the sunset sky soft behind them on the country hilltop.
In black and white, Nicole and John smile nose to nose, wrapped together in her drifting veil in the country breeze.
John dips Nicole into a kiss as her lace train fans across the hill at Marnong Estate in the last glow of evening.
In black and white, John holds Nicole in a low dip, her veil and train spreading over the grass of the heritage estate.
Nicole laughs up at John as he sweeps her into his arms while the sunset glows over Marnong Estate in Melbourne's north.
In black and white, John holds Nicole close as they laugh together, her long train spread across the country hillside.
John kisses Nicole on the temple as she closes her eyes, wrapped in her veil in the dusk light above the farm.
In black and white, Nicole rests against John's chest as he kisses her head on the open hill of the historic farm.
Nicole and John smile at each other on the hill at Marnong Estate in Mickleham as a pastel sky settles over the country.
Nicole lifts her skirt and John grins beside her as they walk towards us across the grass at dusk.
Nicole holds up her skirt and smiles at John as they stroll arm in arm over the hilltop lawn of the heritage estate.
John leads Nicole by the hand across the grass at Marnong Estate, her veil streaming behind as the sun sets over the farmland.
In black and white, Nicole and John walk hand in hand, laughing at each other over the open country.
John lifts Nicole off her feet and both grin at the camera, her veil reaching to the grass on the hill.
Nicole wraps her arms around John's neck as he carries her across the lawn at Marnong Estate, Mickleham, the paddocks fading behind.
John carries Nicole and kisses her, her lace skirt and veil spilling over his arm under the last light of the historic estate.
The wedding story

Our Marnong Estate wedding photos: vows in the Green Grove, a petal shower and a veil flying over the hills

Getting ready at Marnong Estate · Vows in the Green Grove · Petal toss and family groups under the palms · Wedding party on the hilltop · Cake and first dance in the Angliss Room · Sunset portraits on the hill

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A balcony over the paddocks

Our day started with John, sitting quietly on the edge of the bed by a curtained window, the soft side light doing all the work in a frame we kept in black and white. A loved one stepped in to pin his white boutonniere, and the two of them were grinning before it was even straight. Then we took the groomsmen out onto the glass balcony. Four black tuxedos and John’s navy one against a wide blue sky and dry, rolling paddocks: with a view like that we shoot from inside the room, so the window frame becomes part of the picture.

Robes, gasps and happy tears

Across the estate, Nicole’s room was all white panelling, a white fireplace and a shuttered bay window. The bridesmaids piled into that window in blush robes and raised their glasses in clean, even light. On the detail table, a locket holding a tiny photograph sat beside white roses. Nicole put in her earrings by the window while the bridesmaids gathered her long lace train, and when she turned to face them there were gasps, hands over mouths and one very loud squeal. A bridesmaid hugged her and Nicole wiped away happy tears. We keep a wider lens on for that moment, because the reactions around a bride matter too.

White rooms and a pale blue coat

White walls are a gift indoors: they bounce window light back into the face, so we could let Nicole twirl the veil beside the fireplace and keep every frame soft. She held her bouquet of white roses and greenery and looked straight down the lens, calm and ready. A loved one in a pale blue coat came in to fuss over the dress, then leant in until their foreheads touched, both laughing. The bridesmaids finished with bouquets thrown in the air under the chandelier, and Nicole took one last turn with her long train.

Walking into the Green Grove

The ceremony was indoors in the Green Grove, a tall room of glass walls under a pitched timber roof. Nicole walked in on the arm of the loved one in pale blue, past white chairs and smiling faces, and John waited at an arbour heavy with white flowers and trailing greenery. Glass on every side means even light with no squinting, so we could stand close at the front and still catch both faces. Our celebrant kept the room laughing into the microphone, and Nicole and John held hands and grinned straight through it.

Signatures and a petal shower

The register was signed at a round table with a lantern and white flowers, Nicole sitting while John bent over to sign, and the whole wedding party lined up behind them against the glass. In the front rows, a group of older guests were laughing so hard we had to take a few frames of them alone. Then came the kiss beside the welcome sign and the walk back down the aisle through a storm of white petals. John punched the air on the way out, and we were right in front of them, walking backwards.

Families under the palms

Everyone spilled out onto the lawn, where a row of tall palms stands in front of the glass-fronted buildings. We started with all the guests together, arms in the air, then worked through the family groups with Nicole and John in the middle of each one. Late afternoon is kind to group photos here: the palms and the building behind them give a tidy backdrop with no distractions, and the sun sits low enough to keep faces even. A short written list of groups keeps this part quick, so the party gets back to the drinks sooner.

Shadows on the hilltop

Then we walked the wedding party up onto the open hill, the spot behind so many Marnong Estate wedding photos, with the paddocks folding away towards the ranges. With the sun behind them, everyone threw long shadows across the grass, and we lined them up so the shadows became part of the frame. The groomsmen jumped on the count of three while the bridesmaids cheered with their bouquets. We had them walk towards us in a long line, arm in arm, laughing and stepping out of time, and those are the frames that feel most like the day itself, loose and happy.

A veil in the evening wind

For Nicole and John on their own, we let the breeze on the hill do the styling. The veil wrapped around them, lifted over John’s shoulder and drifted across the frame, and we shot into the sun so the light came through the tulle. We kept them close, foreheads together, with the white roses between them and the hills soft and golden behind. Backlight like this suits a couple who want warmth more than drama, and the open ridge means there is always a clear horizon behind them.

Cake, first dance and the last light

Inside the Angliss Room, glass globe lights hung over long rows of guests and the windows filled with evening sky. Nicole and John cut a white cake on a fluted white table, then took the white dance floor under a suspended ring of greenery and white flowers, John sweeping Nicole up as the room cheered. As the sky turned pink we stole them back to the hill for a few more minutes: slow kisses, a laughing walk hand in hand and John lifting Nicole off her feet, the veil streaming behind them.

Photographer's venue notes

Marnong Estate, Mickleham: Green Grove vows and a windswept veil on the hilltop at sunset

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A whole wedding on one estate

Nicole and John never had to leave the property. John and his groomsmen got ready in a room opening onto a glass balcony over the paddocks, while Nicole and her bridesmaids were in the white panelled bridal suite with its bay window and fireplace. The ceremony followed in the Green Grove, then everyone moved out to the palm lawn for groups, up to the open hill for the wedding party, and into the Angliss Room for cake and the first dance.

Early autumn light on the ridge

Their ceremony was late in the afternoon in early autumn, and the paddocks were dry and golden. Inside the Green Grove the glass walls kept the light soft and even through the vows. By the time we reached the hill the sun was low behind the wedding party, throwing long shadows across the grass, and the evening wind had picked up. During the reception the sky turned pink, so we slipped out once more for a few minutes on the hill in the last glow.

Where the photos happened

The bay window in the bridal suite was our first stop, with the bridesmaids lined along the window seat in flat, clean light. In the Green Grove we stood close at the front near the arbour, then walked ahead of the couple through the petal shower. The palm lawn in front of the glass buildings gave a tidy backdrop for the family groups. On the hilltop we shot into the sun, so the veil glowed and the hills faded softly behind them.

Tips for a Marnong Estate day

Hand out petal cones before the ceremony and seat your most excited guests near the aisle: Nicole and John's front rows turned the exit into a storm of white. Ask your groomsmen to save their energy for the hill, because a jump on the count of three looks far better with the sun behind them. And if the wind comes up, don't fight the veil. Let it wrap around you both, because on this day it gave us our favourite portraits of the couple.

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