Poet’s Lane wedding photos: Kylie and Dean hold hands on a tree lined gravel drive and glance back, in the Dandenong Ranges
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Poet’s Lane Wedding Photos: Kylie & Dean’s Vows at the Garden Gazebo

Poet's Lane · Sherbrooke VIC · Melbourne

Garden Wedding · Mountain Wedding · Rainforest Wedding · Region: VIC - Dandenong Ranges · City: Melbourne · Venue: Poet's Lane

A ring boy marching across a white timber bridge, a red carpet running up to the garden gazebo and a feather quill waiting by the register. Kylie and Dean’s wedding at Poet’s Lane in Sherbrooke, up in the Dandenong Ranges, was all aqua bridesmaids, grey suits and cream roses, with tall trees softening the light all afternoon. We were there from the bride’s first laugh in the make-up chair to a slow dance under festoon lights at the end of the night.

The gallery
Kylie laughs in a white robe as a brush sweeps powder across her cheek, her red lipstick already on.
Red lipstick goes on with a fine brush while Kylie smiles, a loved one in aqua soft in the background.
Lace-cut cream invitation with a satin bow beside a wishing well card bearing Dean and Kylie's names on dark timber.
Sparkling engagement ring in an open cream box among white roses and silvery grey leaves on dark timber.
Ivory peep-toe heels with sparkling brooches standing on a dark timber step in soft window light.
Kylie's lace gown hangs on a bare cream wall, its long scalloped train fanned across the dark carpet.
The lace gown on its hanger against a plain cream wall, the sheer train trailing in a curve across the carpet.
Kylie and three loved ones in mint and cream robes clink champagne glasses in a sunny kitchen.
Kylie hugs a loved one in a cream robe in the kitchen, both holding champagne in the window light.
Seen from above, Kylie and three loved ones in satin robes raise their champagne, her lace gown hanging behind.
Kylie smiles at her reflection in the bathroom mirror, still in her white robe, seen through the doorway.
Kylie straightens her dad's shirt collar in front of a timber mirror, both of them laughing.
In the mirror, Kylie helps her dad with his shirt cuff while he grins down in a grey bow tie.
A loved one in a burgundy lace dress and a man in a navy double-breasted suit stand together wearing white buttonholes.
Kylie in her lace gown beside a loved one in burgundy lace by the window, both of them beaming.
Kylie fixes an earring at the mirror while a bridesmaid in aqua lace smiles behind, posies of cream roses waiting.
Kylie looks down at her cascade of cream roses by the bright window, her lace gown glowing in the light.
Kylie sits on the edge of the bed with her bouquet, eyes lowered, a drop earring catching the light.
Through the open doorway, Kylie sits on the bed's aqua throw with her bouquet, laughing towards the window.
Kylie walks down a narrow hallway towards the light, the open lace back of her gown and its long train behind.
Kylie turns her head down towards her cream rose bouquet in the hallway, the open back of her lace gown in view.
Kylie smiles warmly with her bouquet of cream roses and silvery leaves, red lipstick and drop earrings.
Kylie's cascade bouquet of cream roses, tiny white blooms and silvery leaves resting on a white bedspread.
Kylie in her lace gown between her dad in a grey suit and a loved one in burgundy lace.
Close on three bouquets of cream roses, Kylie's lace gown in the middle and two bridesmaids in aqua either side.
Kylie between two bridesmaids in aqua lace, all three smiling over their posies of cream roses.
Kylie and a red-haired bridesmaid in aqua lace pose side by side, holding their rose posies.
Kylie and a blonde bridesmaid in aqua lace smile together, their rose posies in hand.
Kylie and her dad link arms in the hallway, grinning at each other as they set off.
A little boy with damp curls stands still while adult hands fasten his mint bow tie.
A small boy in a grey waistcoat looks up as a man straightens his mint bow tie before the garden ceremony.
Dean buttons his pale grey jacket at a lace-curtained window at Poet's Lane, rainforest trees outside, as a loved one checks the fit.
Dean and a loved one in a burgundy tie grin at the camera by a window full of Dandenong Ranges greenery.
Dean smiles as a white rose buttonhole is pinned to his lapel on his mountain wedding morning.
Two wedding bands, one plain and one set with tiny stones, on a dark timber sill in the Dandenong Ranges cottage.
Dean gives his hair one last pat in the cottage bathroom mirror before his garden wedding, a white rose on his lapel.
Dean checks himself in the mirror as two groomsmen in mint ties look on, one holding a can, in the mountain cottage.
Groomsmen in grey suits share a grin outside a timber cottage with green trim at Poet's Lane in Sherbrooke.
Two little boys in matching grey suits and mint bow ties stand on a gravel path in the rainforest garden.
Dean in soft side light by the cottage window up in the mountains, a quiet smile and a white rose on his lapel.
In black and white, Dean waits by the cottage window before his Dandenong Ranges garden wedding, his buttonhole bright.
Dean, his groomsmen and two little boys in grey suits line a gravel path between tall hedges in the mountain gardens.
Dean and his tall groomsman hug on a gravel path between hedges at Poet's Lane in the Dandenong Ranges.
Dean and a groomsman throw their arms around each other between leafy hedges in the rainforest gardens, the cottage roof behind.
Dean strides up the gravel path with a can in hand, two groomsmen grinning behind him in the Dandenong Ranges.
A curly-haired little boy flashes the cheekiest grin of the day on a sunny paved courtyard in the gardens, white rose on his lapel.
Kylie steps out of an orange vintage car in dappled light, arriving for her Dandenong Ranges garden ceremony.
An arch of greenery frames the red carpet aisle and the white gazebo among tree ferns and tall trees at Poet's Lane.
Guests in the front row smile from white chairs on the gravel under tall trees before the mountain garden ceremony.
Guests wait on white chairs beneath a giant old tree and tree ferns at Poet's Lane Receptions.
A guest book, white flowers and a chalkboard sign wait on a distressed white table in the rainforest gardens.
A curly-haired ring bearer marches over the white timber bridge past tree ferns with his lace pillow at Poet's Lane, Sherbrooke.
A little ring bearer carries his lace pillow down the red carpet aisle of the Dandenong Ranges garden ceremony.
A red-haired bridesmaid in aqua waits beneath a leafy arch on the gravel aisle, rainforest greenery all around.
A blonde bridesmaid in aqua beams as she walks the gravel aisle to the garden ceremony at Poet's Lane.
Kylie walks down the aisle on her dad's arm, both smiling at the standing guests beneath tall mountain trees.
Dean and his groomsmen in mint ties wait beside the white gazebo for the rainforest wedding, tall trees overhead.
Guests fill the white chairs along the red carpet to a gazebo under festoon lights at Poet's Lane in the Dandenong Ranges.
A loved one in burgundy lace gives a reading at the garden gazebo among tree ferns while Kylie and Dean listen.
Guests smile from the front rows, tree ferns behind them, during the Dandenong Ranges ceremony.
Rows of guests on white chairs beside the red carpet, tree ferns and a giant old tree behind, at Poet's Lane Receptions.
Kylie and Dean hold hands under the white gazebo, ivy garland above, for their mountain garden ceremony.
A loved one in pink cuddles the small ring bearer on her lap as he holds his lace pillow during the Dandenong Ranges vows.
Two little boys climb the red carpet to the gazebo as Dean kneels, bridesmaids watching, in the rainforest gardens at Poet's Lane.
Kylie slides the ring onto Dean's finger under the white gazebo, the bridal party and mountain greenery around them.
Dean crouches on the red carpet steps to take a ring from the smallest boy at their Dandenong Ranges ceremony.
Kylie laughs as Dean slides the ring onto her finger under the gazebo, rainforest greenery behind them.
Kylie and Dean share their first kiss under the white gazebo with the bridal party beside them at Poet's Lane, Sherbrooke.
Front-row guests applaud the first kiss of the garden ceremony, her dad grinning and clapping in his grey bow tie.
Guests burst into applause beneath tree ferns and a giant old trunk at Poet's Lane in Sherbrooke.
Kylie and Dean hold each other close under the gazebo as the bridal party watches, the Dandenong Ranges rainforest canopy behind.
Kylie signs the register with a white feather quill at a round marble table in the garden gazebo.
Dean signs with the feather quill, his new ring showing, the green rainforest canopy of the Dandenong Ranges behind him.
Kylie and Dean rest their hands with new rings on the certificate beside the feather quill after their garden ceremony.
Kylie and Dean smile at the signing table in the white gazebo at Poet's Lane, bouquet and quill in front.
Kylie and Dean kiss at the signing table, her cream rose bouquet soft in the foreground, in the Dandenong Ranges rainforest.
Kylie and Dean sit at the marble signing table with their bridesmaids and groomsmen inside the gazebo at Poet's Lane Receptions.
Kylie and Dean step out of the gazebo hand in hand, tall mountain trees glowing gold and green above.
Kylie beams on the red carpet as Dean glances at her, festoon lights twinkling above the garden ceremony behind.
Every guest crowds onto the red carpet waving around Kylie and Dean's kiss beneath tree ferns at Poet's Lane in the Dandenong Ranges.
Kylie and Dean with four loved ones on the lawn in front of a dark wall of trees in the gardens.
Kylie and Dean with her dad and a loved one in burgundy lace on the lawn, dark Dandenong Ranges trees behind.
Kylie and Dean with a man in a navy suit and a woman in a floral dress for garden portraits at Poet's Lane.
Kylie and Dean with a loved one in a long navy lace gown on the rainforest garden lawn in the Dandenong Ranges.
Kylie and Dean on the lawn with two loved ones dressed in black and navy at Poet's Lane, Sherbrooke.
Kylie and Dean with a bridesmaid in aqua and loved ones in blue and floral dresses on the mountain garden lawn.
Kylie and Dean stand with two men in suits on the lawn, a dark wall of rainforest trees behind.
The two little boys stand proudly in front of Kylie and Dean on the lawn in the Dandenong Ranges gardens.
Kylie and Dean stroll hand in hand down the drive beneath huge spreading trees and tree ferns at Poet's Lane in Sherbrooke.
The bridal party lines up beside a bright orange vintage sedan on the drive, aqua dresses against tall Dandenong Ranges trees.
Kylie and Dean beside the orange vintage car with black bonnet stripes and white ribbon at Poet's Lane Receptions.
Kylie looks back over her shoulder as she holds Dean's hand on the gravel drive through the mountain forest.
Kylie and Dean hand in hand on the gravel drive, her lace skirt gathered up, tall Dandenong Ranges trees behind.
Kylie laughs and leads Dean along the gravel drive by the hand, lifting her lace skirt, among the rainforest gardens.
Dean grins as Kylie pulls him along the drive, her veil a soft blur in the foreground against the mountain greenery.
The bridal party walks arm in arm along the gravel as the sun flares through the rainforest trees at Poet's Lane.
Laughing bridesmaids and groomsmen link arms with Kylie and Dean, low sun glowing through the Dandenong Ranges trees.
Dean and his groomsmen throw hang-loose hand signs on the gravel drive during their garden portraits.
Dean and his groomsmen stroll down the drive past the tree ferns with their hands in their pockets at Poet's Lane, Sherbrooke.
Kylie between her two bridesmaids in aqua before a bank of pink and mauve flowers in the mountain gardens.
Kylie and Dean nose to nose under a sunlit leafy tree for their rainforest garden portraits.
Kylie and Dean pose on the shaded gravel drive, sunlit leaves above, in the Dandenong Ranges.
A white three-tier cake with a ruffled base on a mirrored table, tea lights and white D and K letters for the garden wedding.
Round tables set with white linen, white chairs and tall white flowers, windows onto the rainforest trees, at Poet's Lane Receptions.
The bridal table with champagne on ice in a silver bucket and white script letters, ready for the mountain reception.
Kylie and Dean share a kiss beneath arching tree fern fronds at Poet's Lane in the Dandenong Ranges.
Kylie and Dean walk hand in hand along a brick path among tree ferns, the rainforest gardens glowing gold.
The bridal party lines the white timber bridge between tree ferns at Poet's Lane, the little boy at the front rail.
Kylie raises her bouquet high and Dean throws his arm wide as they enter their Dandenong Ranges reception, a band behind.
Guests stand and clap around their round tables as the couple make their entrance in the mountain reception room.
Guests on their feet applauding around the parquet dance floor inside Poet's Lane in Sherbrooke.
Three groomsmen in grey waistcoats and mint ties grin at the bridal table of the garden wedding reception, mirrors behind.
Kylie wraps her arms around her two bridesmaids beneath the mirrors at their Dandenong Ranges rainforest wedding.
The two little boys dance on the parquet floor at the rainforest wedding, one pointing a thumb at himself with a cheeky grin.
The bridal party sits in a row beneath three mirrors at the long bridal table at Poet's Lane, Sherbrooke.
Dean speaks into a microphone with Kylie beside him at the bridal table, a bridesmaid looking on, in the Dandenong Ranges.
Kylie and Dean cut the white three-tier cake together on its mirrored table at their rainforest wedding reception.
Kylie and Dean hold each other close for their first dance under purple light at Poet's Lane Receptions.
The first dance ends in a kiss under purple light in the Dandenong Ranges, the open lace back of her gown in view.
Kylie and Dean dance in the dark mountain gardens beneath festoon lights strung through the trees at Poet's Lane.
Kylie and Dean end their garden wedding with a slow dance under festoon lights, rainforest trees and the gazebo glowing behind.
The wedding story

Our Poet’s Lane wedding photos: a ring boy on the bridge, a feather quill at the gazebo and a bouquet raised high

Getting ready in window light · Grey suits by a timber cottage · Red-carpet vows at the garden gazebo · Lawn groups and a vintage car · Portraits on the gravel drive · Reception, first dance and festoon lights

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Lipstick and a lace train

Our day started with the bride in a white robe, laughing through the last sweep of her make-up. We moved quickly through the details while the room was still tidy: the lace invitation bearing Kylie and Dean’s names, the wishing well card on dark timber, her peep-toe shoes with their sparkling brooches, and the gown hanging on a bare wall with its lace train pooled across the carpet. In the kitchen a loved one wrapped an arm around her as they raised a glass of champagne. Little moments like that happen once, so one of us always stays in the room with the bride.

An open back in the hallway

Then the lace gown went on, and a loved one in burgundy lace stood beside her by the window, both of them beaming. We turned Kylie towards the light so her cascade of cream roses glowed against the lace, then let her sit on the edge of the bed for a quieter frame. Her bridesmaids arrived in aqua with matching posies. Our favourite shot of the morning came in a narrow hallway: the open lace back of her gown, lit from the far end, with her head turned down towards her flowers.

Grey suits by the cottage

Across the property, Dean was pulling on his pale grey jacket at a lace-curtained window with a loved one checking the fit. A white boutonniere went onto his lapel, and he gave his hair one last pat in the bathroom mirror. Outside, the groomsmen grinned at us beside a timber cottage with green trim, and two little boys in matching grey suits and mint bow ties joined them on a path between tall hedges. One of them gave us the cheekiest grin of the day. With little ones, we always shoot early, before the excitement wears off.

Red carpet to the gazebo

The ceremony was set in the garden: rows of white chairs, a red carpet aisle and a white gazebo at the end of it, seen through an arch of roses and greenery. One little ring bearer marched over the white timber bridge clutching his ring pillow, and a bridesmaid in aqua followed under the trees. Then Kylie came down the red carpet on her dad’s arm, both of them smiling at the guests. We stood at the end of the aisle with a longer lens so the arch framed them and the canopy kept the light soft.

Rings from a little hand

Under the gazebo Kylie, in a white headpiece, held both of Dean’s hands while the bridesmaids watched from the steps. When it was time for the rings, the two little boys climbed up the red carpet, and the groom dropped to one knee to take a ring from the smallest one. We got low too, because a frame at a child’s eye level always feels more honest than one from above. Their first kiss came in front of the bridal party, and in the front rows the guests broke into applause.

A feather quill

The register was signed at a little round table beside the gazebo, with a white feather quill that made everyone smile. We went close on the bride’s hand as she wrote, then on both their hands resting together on the certificate with their new rings showing. One more kiss at the table, then they walked back down the red carpet as a married couple. Before anyone could drift off to the drinks, we gathered every guest onto the carpet in front of the gazebo for one big group photo, with plenty of waving at the back.

Lawn groups and an orange sedan

Family groups came next on the lawn, with a wall of dark green trees behind everyone and the bridesmaids slotting in beside the couple. The two little boys stood proudly in front of the bride and groom for their own photo. Then we found a bright orange vintage sedan parked on the drive and lined the bridal party up beside it, aqua dresses and grey suits against all that colour. Lawns in open shade are ideal for groups: everyone faces the same soft light, nobody squints, and the background stays calm.

Down the gravel drive

Our Poet’s Lane wedding photos then turned into a walk. Kylie and Dean strolled hand in hand along the gravel drive under tall trees, laughing as she lifted her skirt to keep up. With the sun low behind the bridal party, we let it flare through the leaves around them, and the groomsmen stood in a row with their hands in their pockets. Back under the trees the couple shared a quiet kiss, and they finished hand in hand on a brick path among the ferns, the garden going gold around them.

A bouquet in the air

Inside, a white three-tier cake stood on a mirrored table, and the bridal table waited with champagne on ice. Kylie and Dean made their entrance with the bouquet held high and the groom’s arm out wide, a live band set up behind them, while the guests stood clapping around the room. The bridesmaids laughed together at the table, and the bridal party sat in a row beneath the mirrors. After the cake was cut, the first dance ended in a kiss under purple light, and we finished outside in the dark garden, dancing beneath festoon lights.

Photographer's venue notes

Poet’s Lane, Sherbrooke: a red carpet gazebo ceremony, a ring boy on the bridge and sunlit drive portraits

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Cottage, gazebo and reception room

Dean and his groomsmen got ready in a timber cottage with green trim, and the little boys joined them on the hedge lined paths outside. Kylie arrived by orange vintage car for an afternoon ceremony at the white gazebo, where a red carpet ran between rows of white chairs beneath an arch of greenery. After the register and the big group on the carpet, we took family to the lawn, the bridal party to the drive and the car, and the couple to the fern paths, before the reception inside with a live band.

Afternoon light under the canopy

Tall trees did the heavy lifting all afternoon. Under the gazebo, Kylie and Dean stood in even shade, so there were no hard shadows on their faces while they swapped rings and signed with the feather quill. Out on the lawn, the dark wall of trees behind the family groups kept every frame calm and uncluttered. As the sun dropped lower it slipped in sideways along the gravel drive, which let us shoot towards it and catch a warm flare through the leaves. After dark, the festoon lights near the gazebo gave the garden a gentle glow for their last dance.

Our spots for Kylie and Dean

The white timber bridge was made for the ring bearer, who marched across it past the tree ferns with his lace pillow. The red carpet became a backdrop twice: once with the boys climbing it to hand over a ring, and again packed with waving guests. The bright orange sedan parked on the drive gave the aqua dresses and grey suits a bold contrast, and the long gravel drive under spreading trees suited walking frames, with Kylie lifting her lace skirt and pulling Dean along by the hand as they laughed.

Tips from a gazebo wedding with little ones

If young children are carrying rings, walk them over their route once before guests arrive, so the bridge and the carpet steps feel familiar on the day. Ask your car to stay parked for a while after the ceremony; a colourful vintage car becomes a free extra backdrop for the bridal party. And when you plan the evening, leave room for a slow dance outside: a few minutes under the festoon lights after the formalities gave Kylie and Dean a quiet ending away from the band and the busy room.

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