Metropolis Events wedding photos: Geordie kisses Rebecca on the cheek on a terrace above the river, the city skyline behind them, Melbourne CBD
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Metropolis Events Wedding Photos: Rebecca & Geordie

Metropolis Events · Level 4/3 Southgate Ave, Southbank VIC · Melbourne

Urban City Wedding · Waterside Wedding · Region: VIC - Melbourne CBD · City: Melbourne · Venue: Metropolis Events

Geordie and his groomsmen mirrored in a wet terrace, a skyline of spires and towers across the Yarra, and vows read into a microphone while Rebecca reached up to brush Geordie’s cheek. Rebecca and Geordie’s Metropolis Events wedding kept the whole day on the upper level of Southgate in Southbank, with the reception carrying on into the night in the same rooms. We were right there with them, from the first terrace portraits to a bouquet raised high on the footpath at dusk, and we loved every minute.

The gallery
Geordie and his five groomsmen in black bow ties reflected in the rain-wet terrace at Metropolis Events, the city skyline across the river
Geordie kisses Rebecca's temple between potted trees on the riverside terrace, her orchid and peony bouquet bright against her satin gown
Rebecca and Geordie embrace and smile at the glass balustrade of Metropolis Events in central Melbourne, pale towers rising behind them
Her dad walks Rebecca down the aisle in her low-backed gown as Geordie grins beside a groomsman under the gold hoop arch
Rebecca and Geordie laugh hand in hand beneath the flower-dressed gold arch, tall windows full of city towers behind them
Rebecca laughs and Geordie beams during the ceremony, tall windows looking out over the Melbourne CBD at their backs
Rebecca and Geordie hold hands and smile at each other under crimson and pink blooms at Metropolis Events, Southbank
Four bridesmaids in long black dresses hold red, pink and orange bouquets by the windows of the waterfront room as an older guest watches
A guest in emerald sequins smiles softly beside a man in a grey pinstripe suit as the vows unfold at the urban venue
An older guest in a mint satin dress and pearl headband laughs in the front row of a central Melbourne ceremony
Guests smile through the ceremony, a woman in emerald sequins and green trousers beside a man with a grey moustache and glasses
Geordie grins mid vows with a microphone and black folder as Rebecca reaches up to brush his cheek in the riverside room
Rebecca and Geordie stop to kiss halfway down the aisle at Metropolis Events at Southgate as guests stand and clap
Rebecca and Geordie walk back up the aisle arm in arm, beaming past clapping guests and blue waterside windows in central Melbourne
Rebecca throws her bouquet arm high as Geordie gathers her train on the Southbank Promenade at dusk, city towers lighting up behind
The wedding story

Our Metropolis Events wedding photos: a mirror-wet terrace, vows against the skyline and a bouquet held high at dusk

Groomsmen on the terrace · Portraits above the Yarra · Ceremony against the windows · A kiss in the aisle · Dusk on Southbank · Reception at Metropolis Events

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Six bow ties on a wet terrace

Our Metropolis Events wedding photos began outside on the terrace, where Geordie and his groomsmen lined up in dark suits and black bow ties, each with a red flower on his lapel. The tiles were still wet, and we loved it: the whole line of them reflected in the floor like a mirror. Behind them the city rose across the Yarra, with the dome of Flinders Street Station and the spires of St Paul’s Cathedral in the frame. When a terrace is wet, get low and shoot across it, and you get the lineup twice.

Portraits above the river

Rebecca joined Geordie on the terrace, and the two of them settled in between the potted trees with the glass balustrade and the river behind. Geordie kissed her temple while she laughed, her long sleeved satin gown pooling across the tiles and her bouquet of red peonies, magenta and purple orchids and an orange rose bright against all that white. The sky was soft and pale, which is a gift on a terrace like this: no squinting, even skin, and the towers across the water kept their detail. We stood back with a longer lens so the skyline stayed big behind them.

Down the aisle with her dad

Inside, guests filled rows of grey chairs facing a wall of glass, and a gold hoop arch dressed in crimson and pink blooms framed the city beyond. Rebecca came down the aisle with her dad, the low back of her gown and its long row of buttons catching the light. We stood behind them on purpose, because the best face in that moment was Geordie’s: waiting at the front beside his groomsmen, grinning from ear to ear as she arrived. Our planning tip: have one camera at the back of the aisle and one near the front, so you see both sides of the walk.

Laughing at the arch

Rebecca and Geordie held hands under the arch with the whole skyline behind them, and they could not stop laughing. Winter afternoon light came flat and bright through the tall windows, so we exposed for their faces and let the city soften into pale towers and spires. That is the trick in a glass room: the windows are your backdrop, not your light meter. Between laughs Rebecca looked straight up at Geordie, he smiled right back, and the flowers on the arch added a jolt of deep red at the edge of every frame.

Faces in the front row

Some of our favourite ceremony frames point the other way. The bridesmaids stood by the windows in long black dresses, each holding a bouquet of red, pink and orange blooms, and they beamed at the couple the whole time. In the front row an older guest in a mint satin dress and a pearl headband laughed until her eyes creased, and further along a guest in emerald sequins smiled beside a loved one in a grey suit. We work from the side of the room with a longer lens for these, so nobody feels watched and every reaction stays real.

A microphone and a gentle touch

When it was Geordie’s turn, he read his vows from a black folder with a microphone in one hand, and Rebecca reached up and brushed his cheek. He grinned through the next line. A microphone matters more than couples expect: in a big glass room the guests at the back hear every word, and the person reading can look at their partner instead of projecting to the room. We kept the frame tight on the two of them, with a blur of flowers on one side and the venue’s name lettered faintly on the glass behind them.

A kiss in the aisle

Married, they set off down the aisle and made it about halfway before stopping for another kiss, the bouquet at Rebecca’s side, while guests on both sides stood and clapped. Behind them the bank of windows had turned blue as the afternoon faded, and the arch glowed at the far end of the room. Then they walked the rest of the way out beaming, arm in arm, past a row of grinning faces. A recessional is quick, so we walk backwards in front of the couple and keep shooting until they reach the door.

Dusk on Southbank

Before the evening began we took them down to the Southbank footpath for a few minutes of blue hour. Rebecca threw her bouquet arm up in the air and laughed, Geordie gathered her train to keep it off the damp pavers, and the city towers were lighting up behind the bare winter trees. In a Melbourne winter the sun sets at about a quarter past five, so a half past four ceremony leaves a short window for exactly this. Then it was back upstairs, where the reception carried on into the night at Metropolis Events.

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Metropolis Events, Southbank: a rain-wet terrace, glass-wall vows and blue hour by the river

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All on the upper level of Southgate

Rebecca and Geordie kept everything on one floor. The groomsmen lined up on the terrace first, Rebecca joined Geordie for portraits out there, and then everyone came inside for a ceremony facing the big windows, with the gold hoop arch set against the skyline. After the recessional we took a quick trip down to the Southbank footpath for blue hour, and the reception carried on upstairs in the same rooms. No car transfers meant more time with the city in every frame and less time in traffic.

Winter rain and a short afternoon

Rain had come through just before the portraits, and we were glad of it. The terrace tiles held a reflection of every dark suit, and the pale, cloudy sky kept skin even with nobody squinting. Inside, winter light through the tall glass was flat and bright, so we metered for faces and let the towers fade softly behind them. As the couple walked back down the aisle, the windows had already turned blue, which told us to head downstairs before the last of the light was gone.

Where we stood on the terrace and by the river

For the groomsmen we dropped low on the wet tiles so the whole line doubled in the reflection, with the station dome and cathedral spires across the Yarra. For Rebecca and Geordie we moved in between the potted trees, so the glass balustrade and the river sat behind them, and used a longer lens to keep the skyline large. Down on the footpath, the bare trees and the towers lighting up gave a deep blue backdrop for her bouquet thrown high.

Tips for a city winter wedding

Do your terrace portraits before the ceremony while guests are still arriving, so the outdoor frames are finished well before the light starts to fade. Choose flowers that hold their own against grey: Rebecca’s deep red peonies, purple orchids and orange rose stayed vivid on a pale winter day and against the blue windows later on. Outside on wet pavers, a long train needs a hand, so decide in advance who will gather it for the walk along the river.

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