The Peacock Estate wedding photos: Kate and Matt smile together on a timber marina boardwalk lined with palms under a cloudy sky, Mornington Peninsula
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The Peacock Estate Wedding Photos: Kate & Matt

The Peacock Estate · 16 Mornington-Tyabb Rd, Tyabb VIC · Melbourne

Country Wedding · Heritage & Historic Venue Wedding · Region: VIC - Mornington Peninsula · City: Melbourne · Venue: The Peacock Estate

A veil dancing in the breeze on the Martha Cove boardwalk, bridesmaids in teal throwing their bouquets at the sky, then pink and white confetti outside a little white church. Kate and Matt’s Peacock Estate wedding ran from the marina at Safety Beach to Tyabb on the Mornington Peninsula, and finished with festoon lights, a cake on a wine barrel and a sparkler tunnel outside the barn. We were right there for every laugh, and we loved every minute.

The gallery
Kate and Matt share a smile at the railing at Martha Cove, Safety Beach, moored boats lined up under a soft cloudy sky
Matt in a burgundy suit holds Kate close on the timber boardwalk, her long lace sleeves and veil spilling across the boards
Kate and Matt kiss on the boardwalk as the breeze lifts her cathedral veil out over the weathered timber
Kate and Matt rest their foreheads together by the marina railing, her veil trailing over the boardwalk on the Mornington Peninsula
Matt grins at the camera with an arm around Kate as her veil sweeps across the foreground beside the yachts
Matt kisses Kate's temple while she smiles at the camera, her veil streaming over the boardwalk behind them
Kate and Matt kiss at the railing as her veil flies sideways over rows of moored boats at Martha Cove on the Mornington Peninsula
Kate and Matt walk arm in arm along the boardwalk, laughing, her orange and white bouquet bright against the palms
Kate and Matt smile at the camera on the long timber boardwalk, her bouquet of orange blooms and dried grasses held low
Family and the wedding party line up along the boardwalk railing with yachts and hills behind, Mornington Peninsula wedding portraits
Flower girls in flower crowns look on as the wedding party chats around Kate and Matt beside the moored yachts
Kate and Matt laugh with three bridesmaids in teal and two flower girls in tiered white tulle on the boardwalk
Flower girls and bridesmaids in teal stretch Kate's veil along the railing at Martha Cove, palms and apartments across the water
Kate and her bridesmaids in teal raise their bouquets high as a smiling flower girl holds hands beside them
The groomsmen in navy suits and Matt clutch bouquets to their chests and strike playful poses around a laughing Kate
Hand in hand, Kate and Matt look back over their shoulders on the boardwalk under the palms on the Mornington Peninsula
Kate and Matt kiss as they walk hand in hand along the boardwalk beneath tall palms, her lace train behind her
Kate glances up at Matt as they stroll away hand in hand past the palms, the marina water beside them
Matt grins from the front of the historic country church at The Peacock Estate as Kate and her dad come down the aisle
Pink and white confetti showers Kate and Matt as they leave the heritage church, a tall dark conifer beside the path
Matt raises a hand and Kate beams through the confetti outside the red church door at The Peacock Estate, Tyabb
Every guest gathers in front of the white weatherboard church and its pink tin roof, a country wedding on the Mornington Peninsula
Arms in the air, the whole crowd cheers in front of the historic church at Peacock Estate in Tyabb
Kate and Matt with four loved ones against white weatherboards and pointed leadlight windows at the rural heritage church
Kate and Matt with three loved ones beneath a pointed leadlight window at The Peacock Estate on the Mornington Peninsula
A woman in pink and a man in a navy tie join the couple between timber planter boxes at the historic country chapel
A younger man in a navy suit joins the family group outside the white weatherboard church on the Mornington Peninsula
Kate and Matt with family and a bridesmaid in teal in front of the leadlight windows at The Peacock Estate
Kate and Matt with an older man in a dark jacket and a woman in blue lace by the heritage weatherboards of the rural estate
A bridesmaid in teal joins the family portrait under the tall leadlight window, confetti scattered on the ground at the historic country church
Two flower girls in tiered white tulle and flower crowns stand in front of the family group at The Peacock Estate, Tyabb
Family lines up with the flower girls against the white weatherboards, a relaxed country celebration on the Mornington Peninsula
Kate and Matt laugh behind two flower girls and a curly haired page boy in a navy suit and bow tie at the heritage church
The bridal party walks arm in arm past the leadlight windows of the church at Peacock Estate in Tyabb, a rural venue
Bridesmaids in teal and groomsmen in navy laugh as they stroll past the historic country church with its pink tin roof
A black silhouette topper of a kissing couple, two dogs and bright red cherries crowns the cake, festoon bulbs glowing in the country barn
Kate and Matt stand beside their white cake on a wine barrel, festoon bulbs over timber pallets in the barn at The Peacock Estate
Kate and Matt embrace on the old brick path under festoon lights strung to a big tree, a heritage courtyard on the Mornington Peninsula
Matt kisses Kate's forehead in the courtyard at night, a warm light glowing behind them on the rural estate
Guests raise sparklers as Kate in a denim jacket and Matt leave the barn at The Peacock Estate on the Mornington Peninsula
Kate and Matt kiss halfway through the sparkler tunnel outside the barn, a bright finish to their historic country estate wedding
Loved ones crowd in around Kate and Matt with sparklers still fizzing outside the barn at Peacock Estate in Tyabb, a heritage country venue
The wedding story

Our Peacock Estate wedding photos: a flying veil at Martha Cove, confetti at the church door and a sparkler tunnel by the barn

Marina portraits at Martha Cove · Bouquets in the air on the boardwalk · Ceremony in the 1910s church · Confetti and group photos at the church · Cake in the barn · Festoons and sparklers after dark

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A veil in the marina breeze

Our afternoon with Kate and Matt started on the boardwalk at Martha Cove, with rows of yachts behind them and a big, soft, cloudy sky overhead. Matt wore a burgundy suit, Kate a long-sleeved lace gown, and the breeze off the water had plans for her veil. We let it fly. A cathedral veil caught side-on by the wind fills half the frame, so we stood low and to one side and waited for the gusts. Cloud like that is a gift at a marina: no squinting, no hot spots on the water, just even light on two happy faces.

Hand in hand under the palms

Further along, the boardwalk narrows between a rendered wall, a row of palms and the railing over the water. Those long timber boards are perfect leading lines, so we stepped back and let them pull the eye straight to Kate and Matt. She walked ahead holding his hand and looked back over her shoulder at us, lace train spread across the timber, and he leaned down to kiss her forehead. Doing portraits before a late afternoon ceremony, as they planned, meant a relaxed hour by the water and nobody rushing later.

Teal dresses and flying bouquets

Then the bridesmaids arrived in teal, with two flower girls in tiered white tulle and little flower crowns. Their bouquets matched Kate’s: orange and white blooms, eucalyptus and dried grasses. The flower girls took hold of Kate’s veil and stretched it along the railing with the bridesmaids, a small job they took very seriously. On the count of three every bouquet went up into the air, someone twirled, and one flower girl spun on the boardwalk. We shoot these moments in a quick burst, because the best frame is always the one where somebody laughs a fraction too early.

Groomsmen with the flowers

The groomsmen, in navy suits with little boutonnieres, were not going to be outdone. They borrowed the bouquets, clutched them to their chests and struck their best poses around Kate, who could not stop laughing. Then everyone lined up along the railing for the full wedding party photo, with the yachts and the hills across the water behind them. For a big group on a narrow boardwalk we spread people out in a gentle curve rather than a straight line, so every face catches the light and nobody disappears behind a shoulder.

A grin at the front of the church

Back in Tyabb, the ceremony was inside the little timber church at The Peacock Estate, white walls, tall windows and a cloud of eucalyptus hanging above the front. Matt waited with his groomsmen and a grin he could not hide. Kate came down the aisle on her dad’s arm, and we stood near the front so we could catch Matt’s face as she walked in. Soft window light does the work in a room like this. It wraps faces gently, so we keep the flash in the bag and let the church look the way it does.

Confetti at the church door

Married, they stepped out of the red door into a wall of pink and white confetti. Guests lined the path on both sides and threw handfuls high, and it came down all over Matt’s burgundy jacket and Kate’s lace. A tip for any couple: ask your guests to throw up and over, not straight at you, and walk slowly. You get floating confetti around your faces instead of a blur. With a tall dark conifer on one side and the pink tin roof behind, these confetti frames are among our favourite The Peacock Estate wedding photos.

Everyone in front of the church

Next we gathered every guest on the forecourt with the church behind them, then asked for arms in the air. The cheer was loud. We shot it from a slight height to see the back rows. Then came the family groups against the white weatherboards, between two timber planter boxes and under a pointed leadlight window. The flower girls came back with the page boy, who wore a navy suit and a bow tie. The church front is a natural backdrop: clean, bright and plain enough that the people stay the focus.

A cake on a wine barrel

The bridal party walked arm in arm past the church, laughing, then everyone moved to the barn for the reception. Inside, festoon bulbs hung over a wall of timber pallets and the cake stood on a wine barrel, piped with white icing and little flowers. On top was a black silhouette topper: Kate and Matt kissing with a dog on each side, finished with bright red cherries. We shot the topper close with the bulbs melting into the background, then stood Kate and Matt beside their cake for a portrait.

Festoons and a sparkler send-off

After dark the courtyard came alive. Strings of festoon lights ran from the white buildings to a big tree, and we stole Kate and Matt for a few quiet minutes on the old brick path while the party carried on behind them. With a light glowing behind them, they stood out against the night. Then the guests made a tunnel outside the barn door, sparklers held high, and Kate, now in a denim jacket, walked through it hand in hand with Matt, stopping halfway for a kiss. The night finished with loved ones crowding in around them, sparklers still fizzing.

Photographer's venue notes

The Peacock Estate, Tyabb: confetti at the red church door and sparklers outside the barn

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Marina first, then the estate

Kate and Matt gave the first part of their afternoon to Martha Cove, where the whole wedding party joined them on the boardwalk among the palms and moored yachts. Then everyone came back to The Peacock Estate for the rest of the day. The ceremony was inside the little timber church, the confetti and every group happened on the path and forecourt right outside its red door, and the bridal party simply walked past the church to the barn for the reception. After dark, the courtyard and the barn doors hosted the finale.

White boards by day, warm bulbs by night

Back at the estate, the church front did a lot of our lighting for us. White weatherboards bounce light back towards the people standing in front of them, so every face in the family groups was filled with clean light from below and beside. Once the evening came in, the light changed completely. Festoon bulbs over the brick path and a lamp glowing behind Kate and Matt gave us warm backlight, and the sparklers lit their faces from below as they walked.

The spots we used on this estate

For the family groups we lined people up between the two timber planter boxes, with a pointed leadlight window centred above them, so each line had a tidy frame without any extra setting up. The conifer beside the path was the backdrop we wanted behind the confetti, because pink and white paper shows up best against something dark. In the barn, the pallet wall and festoon bulbs turned the cake table into its own small set, and we shot the topper close so the bulbs melted into soft circles. After dark, the brick path under the big tree gave Kate and Matt a quiet corner.

What Kate and Matt got right

Bring a warm layer for the evening. Kate slipped into a denim jacket for the sparklers, and it looked relaxed and fun in the photos. When your guests form a sparkler tunnel, walk it slowly and stop in the middle for a kiss, as these two did, so we have time to catch you inside the glow from both ends. And keep the family groups right after the confetti, while everyone is still gathered at the church door and the colour is still scattered at their feet.

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