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Shannon & Luke - Sunnybrae Estate, Regency Park

Sunnybrae Estate · Regency Park, Adelaide, SA

Garden Wedding · Heritage & Historic Venue Wedding · City: Adelaide · Venues: Carlton Gardens · Sunnybrae Estate

We'd already photographed Shannon and Luke together at Carlton Gardens in Melbourne for their engagement session. Their wedding brought us to Sunnybrae Estate in Regency Park, Adelaide, where Shannon crossed the lawn and Luke waited beneath the trees. We moved in for the way they looked at each other beneath the hanging paper hearts, then stepped back to include their guests in the garden ceremony. Later, the yellow leaves and old brick gave us a different side of Sunnybrae before the reception lights came on.

The couple embrace beside a fountain during their engagement shoot at Carlton Gardens, Melbourne.
Modern apartment buildings rise behind tall trees beneath a clear blue sky.
A coastal view looks past glass balconies towards the beach and sea.
Through glass, Shannon in a floral dress looks down at her phone, the room reflected across the pane.
Two close frames of Shannon with eyes closed as false lashes are applied with tweezers.
Hands with red nails fix a veil comb and a gold pearl hair vine into a braided updo.
Four bridesmaids in matching floral dresses watch the bridal preparations.
Shannon smiles in her floral dress and hair vine as her veil is pinned from behind.
A strapless lace wedding gown hangs before sheer curtains, with red roses on the bedside table.
A floral invitation suite lettered Luke and Shannon for Sunnybrae Estate in a gold envelope beside candles.
Two frames, a red rose with teardrop earrings, bracelet and comb, then two wedding bands in a box.
Six pink and white rose bouquets in labelled white boxes line a sofa with a flower girl basket.
Two detail photos show pale rose bouquets and boutonnières with labelled cards.
Shannon in her floral dress and veil reads a card on the bed, the gown backlit behind her.
Two frames, the handwritten card over Shannon's shoulder and Shannon wiping a tear as she reads it.
Two frames, photo lockets tied to the bouquet and a woman in lilac forehead to forehead with Shannon.
Shannon in her floral dress among five bridesmaids in navy florals, all holding blush and white bouquets.
Two photos show Shannon hugging a child in a pink floral robe.
Black-and-white photo of Shannon looking down at her lace bodice through a doorway.
Black and white of a bridesmaid in strapless navy pressing her hands together and smiling.
Two women help with the back of Shannon's gown beneath her veil.
Three women concentrate on the back of Shannon's gown beneath her veil.
Two frames, Shannon applying lipstick in a red hand mirror and smiling down in her gown and veil.
Two frames, Shannon looking down at her hands in the lace gown and in profile with her bouquet.
Shannon looks down at her pink and white rose bouquet beside a window.
Black and white past a door edge of Shannon touching her hair on a sofa with her bouquet.
Two photos show Shannon seated with her bouquet and bridesmaids helping arrange her skirt.
Full-length portrait of Shannon in her strapless lace wedding gown before sheer curtains, holding her bouquet.
In a tiled bathroom mirror, a man with a moustache in a grey suit checks his pocket square.
Two frames of the man with the moustache in a grey three piece suit and paisley tie laughing.
Two photos show Shannon hugging a grey-suited man and smiling beside him.
Shannon laughs as the man with the moustache holds her hand high in a twirl.
Two frames, a rose corsage pinned to a blush dress and a boutonniere pinned to a grey lapel.
Two frames, the man with the moustache smiling across at Shannon and a woman in blush behind her.
Backlit by the curtains, Shannon holds hands with a man in a dark suit, a woman beside.
Two frames, a tie bar, cufflinks and a leather strapped watch on timber slats, then four framed snapshots.
Luke in a red lightning bolt tee fixes his hair in a bathroom mirror.
Two photos show Luke pulling on a patterned sock and tying black canvas trainers.
Luke buttons his white shirt beside a bedroom window.
A groomsman with long dreadlocks fastens Luke's cufflink as Luke looks down in his charcoal waistcoat.
Two photos show Luke adjusting a boy's bow tie and receiving help during his own preparations.
Black-and-white close-up of Luke looking to one side, his face partly in shadow.
Two frames, Luke in his grey suit reading a handwritten card before a window, then the card close.
Black and white of Luke standing hands in pockets against a sunlit brick wall beneath a deep eave.
Two frames show balloon-marked directions and a floral wedding welcome sign at Sunnybrae Estate.
A peacock perches on a corrugated roof at Sunnybrae, above a stone and brick wall.
Sunlight shines through yellow leaves above a parked car beside a heritage building at Sunnybrae Estate.
Shannon steps from a black car onto the lawn at Sunnybrae, holding a man's hand.
The groom waits beneath leafy branches at Sunnybrae, seen between guests in the foreground.
Shannon walks arm-in-arm with a grey-suited man across the lawn at Sunnybrae Estate.
Luke watches Shannon approach beneath paper hearts and leafy branches at Sunnybrae.
Over Shannon's veiled shoulder, Luke watches her approach with groomsmen either side.
The man with the moustache lifts Shannon's veil as the celebrant in black and red laughs.
The man with the moustache kisses Shannon's cheek beneath the lifted veil, the celebrant smiling.
Shannon and Luke face each other during their garden wedding ceremony at Sunnybrae Estate.
Shannon and Luke hold hands beneath yellow-green leaves during their garden wedding ceremony at Sunnybrae Estate.
Guests and two boys in bow ties sit in white chairs on the lawn at Sunnybrae.
A woman in black lace wipes a tear with a tissue, a page boy on her lap.
Shannon and Luke stand with their wedding party beneath a spreading tree at Sunnybrae Estate.
Shannon and Luke hold hands as the celebrant speaks beneath sunlit branches at Sunnybrae.
Past the celebrant's and Luke's blurred heads, Shannon in her veil looks at him with a small smile.
Shannon reads from a tablet as the celebrant holds a microphone at Sunnybrae Estate, paper hearts hanging nearby.
Guests watch the garden wedding ceremony beneath trees at Sunnybrae, with an unplugged wedding sign beside the aisle.
Shannon laughs while holding Luke's hands, with bridesmaids behind them.
Shannon and Luke kiss beneath a leafy tree and paper hearts at Sunnybrae Estate.
Guests applaud on the lawn at Sunnybrae, with a verandahed building behind them.
The wedding party gather beneath spreading trees on the lawn at Sunnybrae.
Shannon signs the register beside Luke at the flower-decorated table at Sunnybrae Estate.
Shannon and Luke hold hands beside their marriage certificate at Sunnybrae.
Petals fly as Shannon and Luke walk back up the aisle hand in hand, both beaming.
Two photos show Shannon and Luke walking on the lawn at Sunnybrae Estate and Shannon hugging a bridesmaid.
A blonde-haired woman smiles while hugging Luke.
Shannon smiles with eyes closed as she hugs a woman in a black leather jacket.
Four groomsmen pose playfully with bouquets beneath trees at Sunnybrae.
Shannon and Luke stand with their wedding party on the lawn at Sunnybrae Estate.
Shannon and Luke kiss between five bridesmaids beneath sunlit trees at Sunnybrae.
Two photos show Shannon and Luke smiling at each other, her veil backlit at Sunnybrae Estate.
Two photos show Shannon and Luke kissing and walking hand-in-hand at Sunnybrae.
Two close portraits show Shannon and Luke touching foreheads and looking down at her bouquet.
Two black-and-white photos show Shannon kissing Luke's cheek and the couple walking arm-in-arm.
Luke dips Shannon for a kiss on the lawn at Sunnybrae Estate.
Shannon and Luke touch foreheads beneath sunlit trees at Sunnybrae Estate, Adelaide.
The bride rests her head on the groom’s chest beneath sunlit trees at Sunnybrae.
The couple embrace beneath leafy branches at Sunnybrae Estate, with warm light behind them.
Black and white close up of Shannon smiling with eyes closed against Luke's chest, his rose boutonniere.
Two photos show Shannon and Luke kissing and posing beneath a tree at Sunnybrae.
Shannon and Luke stand beneath a large yellow-orange tree at Sunnybrae Estate, fallen leaves covering the ground.
Shannon and Luke embrace beneath yellow-orange leaves at Sunnybrae.
Two frames, Luke in profile in his grey suit and purple tie and Shannon touching her hair.
Shannon looks back smiling, her wedding dress train spread across fallen leaves at Sunnybrae Estate.
Shannon looks down at her gown beneath yellow leaves at Sunnybrae.
Shannon looks down at her gown, its train extending across the lawn at Sunnybrae Estate.
Shannon and Luke pose beneath yellow leaves beside a red-brick building at Sunnybrae.
Yellow-orange branches frame the pale sky and a small moon at Sunnybrae Estate.
Black framed glass doors lettered Sunnybrae in red, festoon lights and paper lanterns glowing inside.
A collage-covered Mr & Mrs sign sits among foliage beside a rose under glass at Sunnybrae Estate.
Two photos show a floral table runner and a place setting with a favour at Sunnybrae.
Two photos show a themed table number and children's colouring sheets with pencils at Sunnybrae Estate.
Two photos show a wishing-well box and labelled sparklers at Sunnybrae.
Two photos show a wooden stacking guestbook game and handwritten messages on its pieces at Sunnybrae Estate.
Two photos show the flower-decorated wedding cake and Shannon and Luke cutting it at Sunnybrae.
Two photos show children before the bridal table and a hand holding a colouring sheet at Sunnybrae Estate.
Two photos show Shannon touching a tissue to her eye and a man holding a microphone at Sunnybrae.
Shannon covers her mouth laughing beside Luke at the bridal table, Sunnybrae lettered on the doors behind.
A groomsman gives a speech as Shannon leans against Luke laughing at the bridal table at Sunnybrae Estate.
Black-and-white photo of Shannon holding a microphone while standing beside Luke.
Shannon and Luke dance beneath paper lanterns at Sunnybrae.
Shannon and Luke smile at each other while dancing before guests at Sunnybrae Estate.
The bride dances with a guest on the tiled floor at Sunnybrae Estate.
Shannon hugs a grey-waistcoated man on the dance floor at Sunnybrae.
Luke dances with a smiling woman in black beneath festoon lights at Sunnybrae Estate.
Shannon and Luke dance together among guests beneath paper lanterns at Sunnybrae.
Over Luke's shoulder, Shannon smiles at him holding both his hands on the dance floor.
Shannon smiles while holding Luke's hand on the tiled dance floor at Sunnybrae Estate.
Guests dance with matching raised-arm movements beneath lanterns and festoon lights at Sunnybrae.
Guests perform a line dance beneath paper lanterns at Sunnybrae Estate.
Shannon and Luke dance with foreheads touching near the reception bar at Sunnybrae.
Orange light trails surround Shannon and Luke embracing on the dance floor at Sunnybrae Estate.
Shannon and Luke embrace among guests in a motion-blurred dance photo at Sunnybrae.
Shannon and Luke embrace at night on a garden path at Sunnybrae Estate beneath festoon lights.
The story

A garden wedding at Sunnybrae Estate

Ceremony and reception: Sunnybrae Estate, Regency Park, Adelaide.
Earlier engagement shoot: Carlton Gardens, Melbourne (Photo 001).

Luke spotted Shannon coming across the lawn; we caught his expression through the guests before moving closer as they took each other's hands. The kiss brought the applause, and petals flew as they walked back up the aisle. Then came the hugs, a kiss with the bridesmaids around them and some softer moments beneath the yellow-leaved trees. We loved the shift after dark: paper lanterns above the dance floor, Shannon and Luke still finding each other in the middle of the party, and one last portrait together on Sunnybrae's festoon-lit path.

Photographer's venue notes

Sunnybrae Estate wedding photos: gardens and heritage buildings

Sunnybrae Estate gave us a lot to work with in one Regency Park location. We could show the garden ceremony beneath wide branches, move close among the yellow-orange leaves for portraits, then bring the heritage brick into the frame without leaving the grounds. Once it was dark, the festoon lights along the path made a quiet contrast with the busy reception room. That change of scene is why we like photographing a wedding here: Shannon and Luke had time for portraits, and we could still catch the party as it unfolded.

Planning a Sunnybrae Estate garden wedding in Regency Park? Tell us if the garden, heritage buildings or evening lights are the part you're most excited about. We'll plan portrait time around that and leave room for the party.

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