Werribee Park Mansion wedding photos: Liz looks back as she and Robert walk hand in hand past bright flower beds toward the clock tower, Melbourne
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Werribee Park Mansion Wedding Photos: Liz & Robert

Werribee Park Mansion · Gate 2, K Rd, Werribee South VIC · Melbourne

Garden Wedding · Heritage & Historic Venue Wedding · City: Melbourne · Venue: Werribee Park Mansion

Corgis rolling over on the garden path, a lop-eared bunny on the staircase and bouquets in every colour of the paintbox. Liz and Robert’s wedding at Werribee Park Mansion in Werribee South put their vows on a red carpet beside the flower beds, with the sandstone mansion glowing behind them. Then came a shower of petals, golden-hour portraits along the garden paths and a reception in The Refectory that ended with everyone’s arms in the air. We loved every minute.

The gallery
Gold and diamond wedding bands rest either side of a silver E and R monogram on a navy box beside blue wax.
Three pairs of cufflinks line up on glossy black, from plain silver rounds to swirling copper and teal glass.
Robert and his two groomsmen sit side by side on a bed in white shirts, three pairs of polished black shoes at their feet.
Robert and his groomsmen lean forward together to lace their black shoes beside a tall bedroom window.
A groomsman fastens the groom's shirt cuff while Robert smiles down at the cufflink going in.
Robert laughs as he lifts his collar to knot a navy tie, a red sofa and his suit jacket behind him.
Grinning to one side, Robert pulls his navy tie into a knot, a silver cufflink at his wrist.
A groomsman with swept brown hair straightens a navy bow tie at a friend's collar, his eyes on the knot.
In black and white, the groom smiles towards the window light, his tie hanging loose on a white shirt.
Against a tall bright window, the groom in his dark suit adjusts a cuff above a row of toy figures on the sill.
Robert looks down to button his jacket sleeve, a silver tie bar across his navy tie.
Robert sits forward on a red sofa in his dark suit and navy tie, hands clasped and smiling softly.
Robert breaks into a wide smile as he looks off to the side, window light falling across his dark suit.
Robert grins on the staircase as his groomsmen in navy bow ties rest their hands on his shoulders.
Robert and his groomsmen stand in the backyard by an orchid pot as two corgis wander across the paving.
The groomsmen give the corgis belly rubs on the backyard paving while Robert crouches down to join in.
Robert and his groomsmen crouch on the paving with two corgis, an orange tree heavy with fruit behind them.
Two corgis claim the front of the shot as Robert stands between his groomsmen in front of the garden fence.
Arms round each other's shoulders, Robert and his groomsmen smile together in front of a fruiting orange tree.
Robert stands beside a groomsman in glasses and a navy bow tie on the garden path, oranges glowing behind them.
Robert shakes hands with his bespectacled groomsman beside the orange tree on a soft, cloudy morning.
Robert shakes hands with his tall groomsman in a navy bow tie, both beaming against a timber fence.
Robert and his tall groomsman stand shoulder to shoulder on the brick path in matching dark suits.
A man in a grey suit and a woman in a blue satin gown stand on the brick path beside pots of orchids.
The couple in the grey suit and blue satin gown smile side by side beside pink and yellow orchids at the brick wall.
Two women pose on the garden path, one in a zebra print skirt and dark jacket, the other in blue satin with a pearl necklace.
Robert and a groomsman line up with two family members among the orchids in the leafy backyard.
Two corgis nose at each other at the feet of Robert, a groomsman and two family members under tall gum trees.
Robert laughs with his family and a groomsman in the backyard, everyone turned towards the same joke.
Robert stands arm in arm with two family members on the brick garden path, gum trees rising behind them.
Robert glances back with a grin as a family member in blue satin holds his arm, leafy garden light sparkling behind.
Robert stands in soft focus beside a smiling man in glasses and a pale blue tie against the brick house.
Robert, his groomsmen and two family members line up on the lawn between purple wisteria and a tall palm.
Robert smiles off to the side on the back lawn, a lime green shrub and purple wisteria behind him.
The lace wedding gown hangs in an arched doorway, a grey and white bunny peeking out from under its tulle.
A lop-eared bunny sits behind the sheer lace hem of the hanging gown on a sunlit tiled floor.
Nude patent pointed heels wait on a mossy stone step beside potted succulents.
Liz's round bouquet of yellow, red, pink and purple blooms sits in its paper wrapping on a timber table.
A diamond solitaire engagement ring rests among purple, red and yellow petals in the bridal bouquet.
A double heart pendant and matching heart earrings hang on a white jewellery card beside red blooms.
The family's lop-eared grey and white bunny sits in a tray of hay inside its pen.
A woman in black works on Liz's eye makeup as a man in a striped shirt and tie looks on beside a tall clock.
Liz in her robe has her makeup brushed on while a smiling man in a striped shirt waits nearby in the sunny lounge.
Liz smiles into the makeup mirror, Bride written in silver across the back of her purple robe.
A lip brush adds colour as Liz sits calmly for the last touches of her makeup.
A woman in a matching purple robe gently fixes Liz's hair at the nape of her neck.
Three glasses of pink bubbly sit on a timber table beside bouquets wrapped in printed paper.
Three women in matching satin robes clink glasses of pink bubbly and laugh together.
Women in navy satin robes laugh over flutes of pink bubbly in the bright lounge, a carved clock behind them.
Liz and three women in matching navy robes hug and look back over their shoulders, lettering across their backs.
Two bridesmaids in navy lace lace up the back of Liz's gown beside a window with white blinds.
Liz smiles with her hands at her waist as her bridesmaids finish fastening the gown behind her.
Liz laughs to one side, a heart pendant at her neck, while a bridesmaid in navy lace works on her gown.
Close on the beaded lace bodice and cap sleeves as Liz rests her hands at her waist, her rings catching the light.
Two pairs of hands pull the satin ribbon tight through the corset lacing at the back of the gown.
Liz rests a hand on the white banister at the top of the stairs, her tulle ball gown spreading across the carpet.
Liz stands by the white banister with her two bridesmaids in navy lace gowns on the upstairs landing.
A bridesmaid leans her head on Liz's shoulder as the three of them laugh together on the landing.
From above, Liz smiles up from the white staircase, a gilt framed glass panel glowing behind her.
Liz pauses halfway down the carpeted staircase, one hand on the wall as her lace hem spills over the steps.
Sitting on the carpeted stairs, Liz reaches out to stroke the grey and white bunny on the step above her.
Liz cuddles the lop-eared bunny against her lace bodice on the staircase, smiling down at it.
Liz beams at the camera from the stairs with the grey and white bunny held close in her arms.
A bridesmaid in navy lace sits a step above Liz, who holds the family bunny against her gown.
Liz stands in the bright lounge with her bridesmaids and two loved ones, red paper decorations in the window behind.
Laughter breaks out as two loved ones reach for Liz's face and a bridesmaid sneaks fingers up behind her head.
Three paintbox bouquets of yellow, red, pink and purple blooms held at the waists of Liz and her bridesmaids.
Liz stands between her two bridesmaids in navy lace, all three holding matching bright bouquets.
Liz and her bridesmaids push their bouquets towards the lens, the blooms sharp and their smiles soft behind.
Laughing, Liz and her bridesmaids lean in and hold their colourful bouquets out at arm's length.
Liz and a bridesmaid in navy lace hold their bouquets in front of a sunny window hung with red decorations.
Liz and her bridesmaid turn to each other and laugh, bouquets of yellow and red blooms held at their waists.
Liz and a bridesmaid with soft curls smile side by side, bright bouquets held low against white tulle and navy lace.
Liz and a bridesmaid with curled updo pose by the lounge window, red hanging decorations glowing in the light.
Liz looks up from a cream patterned sofa with her bouquet of yellow, red and purple blooms in her lap.
Liz smiles down at her bouquet, its red, yellow and blue petals filling the bottom of the frame.
Eyes lowered, Liz smiles over her bouquet as window light rims her hair and lace cap sleeves.
Liz sits on the cream sofa in her full tulle skirt, turning towards the bright window with her bouquet.
Liz sits at one end of the long patterned sofa, her tulle skirt pooling across the tiled floor.
Liz sits on the sofa in front of the big bright window, light outlining her hair and lace cap sleeves.
Two family members with red buttonholes gather close around Liz on the sofa before everyone leaves.
Family and a bridesmaid squeeze in around Liz on the sofa, all smiling for a last photo at home.
Liz sits beside a woman in navy lace with a red rose buttonhole, both smiling on the sofa.
Liz and a woman in navy lace share a warm look on the sofa, a hand resting on Liz's tulle skirt.
Liz stands with her bouquet beside a family member in a dark suit and patterned tie in the sunny lounge.
Liz and a family member in a dark suit smile together by the window, a carved clock standing behind them.
Late sun lights a budding tree in the gardens against the heritage sandstone wing of Werribee Park Mansion under a clear blue sky.
A starry navy welcome sign leans on a historic sandstone pillar beside tall ferns, the couple's names in white script.
The tower and arched sandstone arcade of the 19th century Werribee Mansion rise above bistro tables set out on the lawn.
A chalkboard sign on the pale gravel points guests towards Elizabeth and Rob's garden wedding ceremony.
Guests stroll across the lawn below the long heritage sandstone front and flag-topped tower of Werribee Park Mansion, Werribee South.
The garden ceremony signing table holds red roses, a toy bunny, a framed corgi portrait and silver E and R letters on woven matting.
Guests in their finery chat on the historic mansion's sunlit lawn beside rows of white chairs and the edge of the red carpet.
Eight guests line up for a photo on the lawn under the spreading trees of the gardens, warm sun on their faces.
Guests wander through the leafy gardens towards the garden ceremony, a white glasshouse showing through the palms.
Robert laughs with friends on the lawn before the garden wedding as the historic tower of the mansion at Werribee Park rises over the drive.
Guests settle into white folding chairs on the lawn among the gardens while others chat in the low afternoon sun.
Three seated guests wait in the garden ceremony front row by the red carpet, two wearing red rose buttonholes.
Guests in sunglasses and a red fur collar smile from the white chairs as the crowd gathers on the historic estate.
White chairs line both sides of a red carpet aisle under bare branches and palms, set for a garden wedding ceremony.
Curving beds of bright flowers sweep through the parterre at Werribee Park towards the heritage clock tower wing.
Robert waits among guests by a wall of banana palms in the gardens, the sun catching faces in the crowd.
Robert and his groomsmen wait by the signing table on the lawn, the whole 19th century sandstone front of Werribee Park Mansion behind them.
Robert walks up to the garden ceremony grinning, his groomsmen laughing behind him in front of the flower beds and clock tower.
Robert and his groomsmen stand hands clasped at the top of the garden wedding aisle, the historic clock tower and silver plants behind them.
Robert and his groomsmen wait at the end of the red carpet below the Victorian era arcade and tower of Werribee Mansion.
A bridesmaid in a long navy lace gown smiles as she walks through the gardens holding her bright bouquet.
A bridesmaid in navy leads the way across the heritage grounds as Liz follows with a loved one and her bouquet.
Liz sets off for her garden ceremony on her dad's arm, a loved one in navy lace walking at her other side.
Bridesmaids and groomsmen wait either side of the red carpet on the lawn, the historic facade of the mansion at Werribee Park glowing behind.
Guests turn in their seats as Liz and her dad appear at the far end of the sunny garden ceremony lawn.
Guests raise their phones along the red carpet aisle in Werribee Park formal gardens as Liz walks in with her dad and a loved one.
Liz beams as she lifts her skirt and walks the red carpet at her garden wedding with her dad and a loved one beside her.
Guests clap and take photos as Liz passes along the aisle on her dad's arm, sun flaring through an old tree in the heritage grounds.
Robert and his groomsmen watch the aisle from the lawn at Werribee Park, formal garden beds and the clock tower behind.
At the end of the garden ceremony's red carpet Liz turns to hug her dad, her bouquet held between them.
Liz wraps a loved one in a hug at the top of the aisle in the historic grounds while guests behind her raise their cameras.
Robert leans in to hug a loved one in navy lace as Liz smiles and her dad looks on at the garden wedding.
Robert reaches out to shake her dad's hand as Liz beams beside them at the front of the garden ceremony.
Liz smiles up at Robert as her dad steps aside and lets go of her arm in the late sun of the heritage gardens.
Liz reaches for Robert's outstretched hand at the sunny garden ceremony, her bouquet bright against the white tulle.
Robert leads Liz onto the red carpet, her long lace-edged veil streaming out across the historic mansion's grass behind her.
Loved ones wearing red rose buttonholes stand smiling beside the white chairs as the garden ceremony gets under way.
Liz and Robert stand before their bridesmaids and groomsmen beside the parterre at Werribee Park, the heritage clock tower wing behind.
Guests watch the garden ceremony from the front row of white chairs, one in a red coat with a fur collar and a blue handbag.
Liz smiles over her shoulder beside Robert and his two grinning groomsmen, bright flowers of the gardens glowing behind them.
Liz glances up at a smiling Robert, a silver vine in her dark curls and his groomsmen standing hands clasped on the historic estate.
Liz smiles beside Robert, her long veil spread across the grass of Werribee Park formal gardens below the clock tower.
Liz turns towards the guests with a soft smile, her lace-trimmed veil fanning out beside the red carpet of her garden wedding.
Rows of guests in white folding chairs fill the garden ceremony lawn at Werribee Park under a spreading old tree and palms.
A guest in a navy suit stands among the seated crowd and glances back, bare branches of the heritage gardens arching overhead.
Seated guests laugh along with the garden ceremony, a pram parked beside the back row of white chairs.
Guests standing behind the white chairs smile towards the garden wedding aisle, one in a long striped coat and pale blue scarf.
Guests line the red carpet aisle of a garden wedding ceremony on the lawn below the flag-topped tower of Werribee Park Mansion.
Liz and Robert hold hands on the lawn between their bridesmaids and groomsmen, the heritage sandstone mansion and its tower behind.
Robert laughs up at the sky holding Liz's hand as his groomsmen grin in front of the historic facade of the mansion at Werribee Park.
Two bridesmaids in navy lace gowns hold their bright bouquets in the sunlit gardens, tall dark conifers behind them.
A woman in a blue satin collared gown smiles warmly from the garden ceremony front row beside a man wearing a red rose buttonhole.
A guest in a speckled navy jacket and striped skirt sits quietly in a white chair, watching from the edge of the heritage gardens.
A seated guest in a dark suit and purple tie looks up from the white chairs in the late sun on the historic estate.
In the front row, a man in a pale blue tie and a woman in blue lace quietly watch the garden ceremony, hands folded.
Front row guests in navy lace and a red quilted coat sit in the sun for the garden wedding, a bench behind them.
Guests fill the rows of white chairs in Werribee Park formal gardens under tall conifers and palms, others standing at the back.
Standing guests at the back of the garden ceremony look over the seated crowd, one raising a camera and another a phone.
A guest in a golden scarf smiles among the seated rows while friends stand watching in front of the dark garden hedge.
Liz laughs out loud beside Robert at the front of their heritage garden ceremony, a bridesmaid in navy lace smiling behind her.
Two bridesmaids in navy lace hold their paintbox bouquets beside Liz, who smiles up at Robert in the dappled sun of the gardens.
Front row guests sit with phones in their laps in the late sun of the historic grounds, a dark blurred shoulder framing the view.
Liz bends to hand a small white cup to a seated loved one in blue satin while the garden ceremony front row looks on.
A man in the front row sips from a white cup as Liz laughs up at Robert on the red carpet in the historic gardens.
A loved one in blue satin wipes away a tear as Liz smiles beside her, the front row watching from their chairs in the gardens.
Liz and Robert smile as they hand small cups to two loved ones with red rose buttonholes in the front row of their garden wedding.
A loved one with a red rose buttonhole presses a small red packet into Liz's hand as Robert smiles beside her on the heritage lawn.
A loved one slips jewellery from a small dark box onto Liz's hand while she looks down with a gentle smile at her garden ceremony.
Front row guests watch with soft smiles as a gift passes from a box to Liz's hand in the low sun of the heritage gardens.
A loved one in navy lace fastens a necklace around Liz's neck, sunlight sparkling through the historic garden trees behind.
Two groomsmen in blue bow ties hold teacups and red roses tied with ribbon on the garden lawn at Werribee Park.
A loved one with a red rose buttonhole hands over a red rose tied with ribbon in the hazy late sun over the formal gardens.
Two loved ones in blue satin and a dark suit hold red roses tied with ribbon, smiling in the golden backlight of the historic gardens.
Liz and Robert sip from small white cups at their garden ceremony as a groomsman waits, flower beds curving away behind them.
Liz and Robert share a smile beside the parterre at Werribee Park, the historic clock tower rising behind the groomsmen.
Seen over Liz's shoulder, front row guests hold red roses and smile up from their white garden ceremony chairs.
Liz's veil lifts on the breeze as she takes Robert's hands at the head of the red carpet in Werribee Park formal gardens.
Liz and Robert hold hands for their garden wedding vows as front row guests holding red roses watch along the red carpet.
Robert breaks into a laugh as he holds Liz's hands, guests smiling along the red carpet in the historic grounds behind them.
Guests in the garden ceremony front rows lift phones and smile as Liz and Robert hold hands in the soft foreground.
Robert laughs and Liz grins as they clasp hands for their vows, the aisle of white chairs stretching back through the gardens.
Liz reads her vows into a microphone from a card as Robert listens, the red carpet running back between the guests on the heritage lawn.
Robert slides the ring onto Liz's finger, the heritage sandstone arcade and tower of Werribee Mansion behind them.
Liz smiles down at her hand as Robert holds it, the historic sandstone arches softly out of focus across the garden ceremony lawn.
Liz and Robert laugh together holding hands in the gardens after the rings, a stone pedestal standing behind them.
Liz and Robert kiss on the red carpet between their bridal party, the 19th century sandstone front of Werribee Park Mansion in Werribee behind.
Liz and Robert kiss at their garden ceremony, her veil trailing across the grass towards the historic flag-topped sandstone tower.
Front row guests holding red roses smile for the camera from their white chairs in the gardens beside the red carpet.
Guests clap the garden ceremony from the front rows by the aisle, a loved one in blue satin holding a red rose in her lap.
Guests applaud and lift their phones along the red carpet aisle in Werribee Park formal gardens, friends clapping at the back.
An older guest in a navy coat claps among the seated rows on the historic lawn while another guest lines up a camera shot.
Standing guests smile and clap at the back of the garden ceremony under tall dark trees in the late afternoon sun.
Newly married, Liz and Robert beam at their guests beside the bridal party on the lawn of historic Werribee Park Mansion, Werribee South.
A groomsman wraps Liz in a hug as the bridal party gathers round after the garden ceremony, the signing table set beside the flower beds.
A framed portrait of the two corgis and a toy bunny sit on the heritage lawn at the foot of the white signing table.
Robert signs the book at the signing table of their garden wedding while Liz smiles beside him, her paintbox bouquet in the foreground.
Liz signs at the table as Robert smiles beside her, the historic arcade and tower of Werribee Mansion glowing behind.
Liz and Robert burst out laughing at the signing table, heritage sandstone arches softly blurred across the lawn behind.
A loved one in blue satin leans over the table to sign as Liz and Robert smile, the gardens and clock tower behind them.
A man in a pale blue tie bends to sign at the garden ceremony table while Liz and Robert look on with wide smiles.
Liz and Robert sit at the signing table between two loved ones, the garden flower beds of Werribee Park curving behind them.
Two loved ones stand either side of Liz and Robert at the signing table in the historic grounds, a toy bunny and bouquet in front.
A loved one in navy lace signs at the table beside Robert while Liz smiles, the gardens softly blurred behind.
A man in a dark suit signs at the garden wedding table as Liz and Robert smile and two loved ones look on.
Liz and Robert sit at the signing table with two loved ones in navy lace and a dark suit, a heritage clock tower rising behind.
Liz and Robert sit at the signing table with four loved ones standing behind, Werribee Park formal gardens and the clock tower beyond.
Liz and Robert sit at the signing table with their bridesmaids, groomsmen and loved ones lined up across the lawn of the heritage gardens.
Liz and Robert kiss at the signing table as their bridal party and loved ones smile beside the parterre at Werribee Park.
Liz and Robert laugh at the garden ceremony signing table as loved ones and groomsmen crowd in behind them, silvery plants beyond.
Guests in red and purple step onto the red carpet to take phone photos of the newlyweds on the historic lawn.
Liz and Robert sit at the signing table with their two bridesmaids and two groomsmen beside the bright garden beds and clock tower.
Liz and Robert raise their joined hands in triumph on the lawn in front of the flag-topped tower of historic Werribee Park Mansion.
White petals fly from a groomsman's confetti cannon as Liz and Robert laugh up at the shower to close their garden ceremony.
Liz and Robert hold up a toy bunny and bouquet on the red carpet, the heritage facade of the mansion at Werribee Park rising behind.
Liz and Robert walk back up the garden wedding aisle laughing through a storm of red petals, bridesmaids in navy lace behind them.
Liz and Robert stop for a kiss in the aisle between the white chairs as guests crowd round, the historic sandstone tower behind.
Robert roars with laughter as he and Liz head off across the lawn, the heritage sandstone of Werribee Mansion glowing behind.
Liz kisses Robert's cheek as he grins and holds the toy bunny, guests and bridesmaids smiling behind them on the lawn of the heritage gardens.
Every guest gathers on the lawn with Liz and Robert for one big group photo in front of historic Werribee Park Mansion, Werribee South.
The whole crowd throws their arms up and cheers around Liz and Robert, the heritage sandstone mansion lined up behind them.
Liz chats with two loved ones holding red roses tied with ribbon as guests queue across the gardens to congratulate her.
Robert shakes hands with a smiling garden wedding guest in a grey suit, Liz's bouquet bright in the foreground.
A guest in a purple and orange dress beams as she greets Liz below the historic sandstone building, the bouquet blooming in the foreground.
A ring gets a careful adjustment on Liz's finger as a smiling guest in pink tweed and pearls looks on in the historic gardens.
A guest hugs Liz tight over her shoulder in the gardens, the satin corset lacing down the back of her gown in view.
A bridesmaid in navy lace holds a microphone and smiles at Liz, red petals scattered on the garden ceremony grass behind.
Liz smiles over her shoulder holding her bouquet, a heart pendant at her neck and petals strewn on the heritage lawn.
A guest in a navy floral sundress laughs with Liz and a bridesmaid on the lawn after the garden ceremony.
A guest in a grey suit holds up the toy bunny with a grin as friends and a groomsman laugh along at the garden wedding.
Robert laughs with the toy bunny cupped in his hands beside a groomsman in a navy bow tie on the historic lawn.
A loved one in a patterned tie smiles holding a red rose tied with ribbon, petals scattered on the heritage garden lawn behind him.
A guest crouches on the grass in the gardens to photograph Liz with her phone while others wait nearby with phones in hand.
Liz chats with guests in bright red and purple puffer jackets as a friend crouches to film her on the historic mansion lawn.
Liz and Robert stand with a big group of friends and family for garden wedding photos below the 19th century tower of Werribee Park Mansion.
Friends and family crowd in around the newlyweds for another group photo in the gardens, a boy in a navy puffer jacket at the front.
Liz and Robert stand with four loved ones holding red roses beside the parterre at Werribee Park, the heritage clock tower above.
Close in, Liz and Robert smile with four loved ones holding ribbon-tied red roses, garden flower beds glowing behind.
A loved one in a pale blue tie holds a ribbon-tied red rose in front of silver and orange flower beds of the formal gardens.
Liz and Robert line up with a row of friends on the lawn, the heritage sandstone arcade of the mansion at Werribee Park behind.
A loved one in blue satin and a man in a grey suit pose with their roses beside the signing table and formal garden beds.
Two loved ones in navy lace and a grey suit stand close holding red roses, tall trees of the historic gardens glowing behind them.
Liz and Robert stand with two loved ones and a groomsman for garden portraits, the historic clock tower of Werribee Park rising behind them.
Liz and Robert pose with two loved ones holding roses and a bridesmaid in navy lace on the garden wedding lawn in the late light.
Liz and Robert stand with their bridesmaids in navy lace and groomsmen in bow ties on the lawn of Werribee Park formal gardens.
Liz and Robert walk across the grass with their bridal party, laughing together in front of the long historic stone building.
Liz and Robert stroll hand in hand with their bridesmaids and groomsmen, everyone grinning in the late sun before the heritage sandstone wing.
Close in, the bridal party walks towards the camera with bright bouquets, Liz and Robert smiling hand in hand for garden wedding portraits.
Liz laughs up at Robert between two bridesmaids in navy lace on the garden lawn beside the parterre at Werribee Park.
Liz holds the toy bunny and her bouquet between two smiling bridesmaids in navy lace in the soft evening light of the historic mansion gardens.
Liz and her bridesmaids raise their bouquets high on the lawn of Werribee Park, the historic clock tower behind them.
Liz and Robert stand between their two groomsmen for garden portraits, bright flower beds and the clock tower behind.
Robert scoops Liz up as a groomsman holds out his arm, the curving flower beds and historic sandstone front of Werribee Mansion behind.
Liz's skirt flies out as Robert holds her high, both groomsmen grinning in the gardens by the flower beds.
Robert kisses Liz as he holds her in his arms, her tulle skirt billowing while two groomsmen smile beside them in the heritage gardens.
Robert stands with hands clasped between his two groomsmen in navy bow ties at the garden wedding, the clock tower and flower beds behind them.
Hands in his pockets, Robert strides ahead of his grinning groomsmen across the grass below the historic clock tower.
Laughing groomsmen hoist Robert up between them on the lawn, historic Werribee Park Mansion and its tower rising behind.
Robert beams as his groomsmen carry him on their arms, the heritage sandstone mansion and the clock tower wing far behind.
Robert glances back with a grin as he and his groomsmen walk through the gardens past the clock tower in low sun.
Robert laughs as he leads his groomsmen across the grass for garden portraits, the 19th century sandstone arches of the mansion glowing behind them.
Liz looks back over her shoulder as she and Robert walk hand in hand past the flower beds of the parterre at Werribee Park.
Liz smiles back as Robert leads her across the grass for their garden wedding portraits, her long veil trailing beside bright flower beds.
Liz and Robert stroll hand in hand along the gravel path, her paintbox bouquet held at her waist and the heritage clock tower above.
Robert leads Liz along a curving gravel path through Werribee Park formal gardens, silver plants and flower beds around them.
Liz's veil sweeps across the grass as she and Robert walk the curving path for garden portraits, smiling past the silver shrubs.
Liz and Robert share a kiss on a path through the gardens, her bright bouquet between them and the clock tower behind.
Robert smiles with a hand in his pocket on the gravel path, the heritage sandstone arcade and tower of Werribee Mansion behind him.
Robert looks off to the side with a hand in his pocket, a red and yellow buttonhole in the evening light of the gardens.
Liz holds her bouquet as the low sun glows through the trees at Werribee Park, her long veil spread across the heritage lawn.
Liz gazes to one side with her bouquet in both hands, a gravel path through the gardens curving behind her towards the clock tower.
Liz and Robert kiss as her long veil billows across the foreground, flower beds and the historic clock tower behind them.
Liz and Robert stand together beside a curving gravel path in Werribee Park formal gardens, her bright bouquet in hand.
Liz looks back over her shoulder with her bouquet, her veil trailing in a long line across the grass of the historic gardens.
Robert leads Liz by the hand past the silver shrubs of the parterre at Werribee Park, her veil streaming behind them.
Liz laughs as she lifts her skirt and hurries across the lawn of the formal gardens beside Robert, the clock tower behind them.
Liz and Robert stand hand in hand on the lawn in front of the heritage sandstone facade of the mansion at Werribee Park.
Liz and Robert smile under the historic sandstone arcade at the front of the mansion, an urn of red flowers beside the columns.
Robert takes Liz's hand for a dance on the gravel beneath the tall heritage sandstone arches, her veil falling down the steps.
Robert twirls Liz on the gravel forecourt below the tower and Victorian era arcade of Werribee Park Mansion in Werribee.
Robert reaches for Liz's hand on the gravel as she turns towards him, the historic sandstone tower rising above the arcade.
A three-tier white cake trailing pastel sugar flowers stands on a marble table beside two champagne flutes and a knife.
Yellow lilies, red roses and purple blooms run the length of the head table in The Refectory under tall arched heritage windows.
A clear acrylic sign reading Bridal Table in white script stands on a white block among the place settings.
A silver tray of canapés topped with smoked salmon and avocado sits below the colourful head table flowers beside a glass of bubbly.
Yellow lilies and bright purple and red blooms spill from glass jars of fairy lights beside a glowing pink bunny.
A toy bunny sits on a white wishing well beside framed photos of the couple and their two corgis on a marble bench.
Round guest tables with dark bentwood chairs fill The Refectory, Werribee South under glass pendant lights and historic arched windows.
A groomsman in a navy bow tie and a bridesmaid in navy lace walk in arm in arm through the arched timber doors.
A bridesmaid with auburn curls takes the arm of a groomsman in glasses and a navy bow tie as they make their entrance.
Liz and Robert make their entrance hand in hand through the historic arched timber doors of The Refectory as a guest films on his phone.
Liz and Robert stand together just inside the reception room, her bouquet of bright blooms held at her waist beside a timber door.
Guests rise from their tables to film and clap the couple's entrance beside the tall arched windows of The Refectory Werribee Park.
A beaming man in a grey suit and pale blue tie stands among applauding guests at the colourful round tables.
Liz and Robert laugh at the long head table with their bridesmaids and groomsmen, lilies and red roses heaped along the front.
Guests settle in to dinner under glowing glass pendant lights in The Refectory, Werribee South, the heritage arched windows dark with night.
A woman in a blue satin gown and pearls sits with a man in a pale blue tie at their table, both with red buttonholes.
A man in a patterned tie puts his arm around a woman in navy lace at their table, both wearing red rose buttonholes.
Two friends in black and gold lean in close and smile at their table, wine glasses and flowers in the foreground.
Three guests smile from their table in The Refectory, the white tiered cake standing by a tall window behind them.
A guest in a black and white tweed jacket smiles from her seat at a round table beside the dark window panes.
A man in a purple tie sits close to a woman in a pale blue ruffled jacket, red wine on the table before them.
A white haired man in a dark coat wraps an arm around a smiling woman in black at their table, flowers in the foreground.
A man in a striped tie hugs a smiling woman in glasses and a red beaded necklace close at their table.
A woman in a purple floral dress and pearls sits close beside a grinning man in a lilac shirt and purple tie.
A man in a grey suit and glasses smiles beside a woman in a black floral dress in The Refectory, Werribee South.
A young boy in a pink checked shirt grins between two smiling adults, his arms around their shoulders at the table.
A man in an open necked white shirt sits beside a woman in a red jacket with a fluffy red collar at their table.
A man in a red patterned tie and a woman in a pink and black top smile together from their seats at the reception.
A woman in a navy lace dress leans close to a man in a navy patterned tie, both smiling at their table.
A groomsman in a navy bow tie leans in to chat with two seated guests at a table by the heritage windows of The Refectory.
A girl in a red knitted scarf sits beside a man in a dark suit and blue tie at a table bright with yellow lilies.
Two friends with long wavy hair, one in a floral dress and one in black, smile side by side at their table.
Four friends squeeze together for a smile at their round table in The Refectory, Werribee South, as dinner is served behind them.
A man in glasses hugs a smiling woman with blue tinted hair and big hoop earrings, a glass of bubbly in her hand.
A young man in a white shirt and patterned tie grins beside a friend in an emerald dress at their table.
Three friends in a striped cardigan, a fur collar and a grey coat lean in together and beam over the table flowers.
Five friends crowd in at their table for a group smile, a man in a navy striped tie standing at the back.
Three guests and a young boy in a puffer jacket smile from their table, the wishing well and gift table behind them.
Two friends, one in glasses and a grey cardigan, smile at their table with the long head table of The Refectory glowing behind.
A smiling guest in a bronze dotted dress sits beside a man in a pale blue shirt with a camera resting in his lap.
A man in a pink shirt and a woman in yellow florals smile with a toddler and a baby in a tiny suit vest.
A woman in a grey coat and pearls sits beside the family with the toddler and the baby in a tiny waistcoat by the window.
A man in a striped tie and a woman in a white jacket and red lipstick smile at their table beside a red rose.
Three guests smile from their table in The Refectory, Werribee South, as a friend in a navy suit stands by the DJ desk behind.
A man in a pale striped tie and a woman in red lace and a camel coat beam side by side at their table.
A man in a lilac tie and a woman in pearls and a pink lace top lean their heads together at a busy table.
Two friends in a navy blazer and a grey jumper smile at their table near the gift table in The Refectory.
A groomsman in a navy bow tie leans in behind two seated friends in grey suits for a table photo.
A woman in glasses and a mustard scarf smiles beside a man in a pink shirt at their table, glasses of wine in front.
A woman in a burgundy slip dress and a friend in a mustard scarf lean together as waiters carry plates past behind them.
A smiling couple holds a baby in a pink hooded top at their table, the historic arched windows of The Refectory Werribee Park glowing behind.
A woman in white lace, a girl in a red scarf and a man in a blue tie sit together at their table over dinner.
Liz stands behind her two bridesmaids in navy lace at the head table, all three smiling in front of the dark window.
Robert stands behind his two groomsmen in navy bow ties at the head table in The Refectory, red roses on every lapel.
In black and white, Liz laughs with Robert in front of a white draped backdrop trimmed with dark feathers.
Liz stops by a table of guests to chat during dinner, the heritage arched timber doors of The Refectory, Werribee South behind her.
A guest laughs as Liz leans in to chat at her table, her lace cap sleeves catching the light across the busy room.
Guests at a round table turn to smile for the camera, the arched doorway and glass pendant lights of the historic room behind them.
A groomsman with a microphone gives his speech as Liz, Robert and the head table look on beside the tiered cake.
Liz laughs into her hands at the head table during a speech while Robert and a groomsman look up towards the speaker.
A groomsman speaks beside the lectern under a tall heritage arched window in The Refectory as the head table listens.
Robert smiles towards the speeches with his hand resting over Liz's on the white tablecloth.
Liz throws her head back laughing beside Robert and a groomsman as they all look up at the speaker.
A man in a patterned tie and a woman in navy lace raise their glasses for a toast in The Refectory, Werribee South.
A man in a grey suit and a woman in a long blue satin gown raise their glasses for a toast among standing guests.
A bridesmaid in navy lace reads her speech into the microphone at the lectern beside the pastel flowered cake.
Liz and Robert listen with soft smiles at the head table, a blur of bright flowers in the foreground.
A woman in navy lace rests her chin on her hands as she listens to the speeches beside a man in a dark suit.
The head table raises glasses to a bridesmaid giving her speech at the lectern, bright lilies and roses along the cloth.
Liz and Robert join a table of friends for a photo in The Refectory, a baby in pink among them and historic arched windows behind.
Robert leans down to greet a table of friends as Liz stands behind them, the arched timber door glowing on the far wall.
Robert laughs with friends at their table while Liz chats with a guest by a mirrored archway in the background.
A groomsman and Robert crack up a table of friends, one hiding his face in his hands, as Liz pauses by an archway.
Robert jokes with a table of guests as Liz smiles beside him, the parquet floor and heritage arched doors of The Refectory, Werribee South behind.
Liz and Robert stand behind a table of friends for a group photo, yellow lilies and roses at the centre.
A woman in pearls laughs with Robert and Liz as they visit her table, tall historic arched windows behind them.
Robert laughs as Liz chats with a smiling guest in red lace at her table, the corset lacing of her gown in view.
Liz and a friend in a red dress laugh and wave their hands together in the middle of the busy room.
Guests at a round table share dinner under rows of glass pendant lights, the heritage arched timber doors at the far end.
Guests turn in their chairs to watch the speeches, round tables and arched windows of The Refectory stretching behind them.
Robert holds the microphone at the lectern to speak while Liz smiles beside him in front of the tall window.
Guests turn to listen to the speeches while a waiter in a checked shirt and apron clears plates from the table.
A woman in a blue satin jacket and pearls sits with her hands folded in her lap, listening intently to the speeches.
A woman in a dark jacket and purple embroidered top listens quietly from her chair during the speeches.
A grey haired man in a navy wool jacket listens with his eyes lowered as the speeches go on.
Liz takes the microphone at the lectern in The Refectory, Werribee South while Robert stands beside her with a soft smile.
Guests hold up their phones to capture the speeches, a smiling man in a patterned tie gripping a blue phone.
A man in glasses and a pale blue tie listens in profile from his bentwood chair, a red rose on his lapel.
A man in a striped tie and a woman in a red beaded necklace smile towards the speeches in The Refectory.
Two groomsmen in navy bow ties smile across at Liz as she speaks into the microphone from the lectern.
Two bridesmaids in navy lace listen from the head table, bright bouquets resting on the cloth in front of them.
A woman in black and a friend in a gold shawl listen to the speeches in The Refectory, Werribee South, lilies glowing beside them.
A guest in a gold shimmering shawl smiles during the speeches beside a woman in blue satin with a red rose buttonhole.
A woman in glasses and a purple wrap watches the speeches from her bentwood chair beside a guest in a dark coat.
Liz speaks into a microphone at the lectern while Robert smiles beside her, the pastel-flowered cake between them.
A woman in a blue lace dress with a red rose buttonhole listens from her chair among the guests at the tables.
Liz raises a glass of bubbly mid-speech as two groomsmen toast behind the three-tier white cake.
Guests applaud from round tables under glass pendant lights and tall historic arched windows in The Refectory.
Robert and Liz stand side by side beside their three-tier white cake with pastel sugar flowers by a tall window.
Two groomsmen and a woman in navy lace hold up phones by the heritage arched door of The Refectory, Werribee South.
Liz and Robert's hands guide the knife into the white cake, its tiers trailed with pastel sugar flowers.
Liz and Robert laugh as they cut the cake together on a marble table by a tall window.
Liz and Robert burst out laughing at the cake table between the historic arched windows of The Refectory at Werribee Park.
A woman in navy lace and two guests kneel on the floor to film with their phones as the crowd watches from the tables.
Guests stand around the dance floor with phones and cameras raised beneath the pendant lights of The Refectory Werribee Park.
Guests in suits raise cameras and phones by the arched timber doors as a woman in blue lace laughs beside them.
Liz and Robert link arms to sip bubbly at the cake table in front of a tall heritage arched window.
Liz and Robert raise their glasses with big smiles beside the cake and the marble table.
Liz and Robert begin their first dance on the parquet floor of The Refectory as green lights dot the historic pillared walls.
Liz smiles up at Robert as they dance hand in hand, purple and green lights washing over them.
In black and white, Liz smiles over Robert's shoulder as he holds her close on the dance floor.
Liz rests a hand on Robert's shoulder as coloured lights scatter across the wall behind them.
In black and white, Liz gazes up at Robert as they sway together under a bright spotlight.
Liz twirls under Robert's hand, her full skirt flaring out across the parquet dance floor.
In black and white, Liz smiles at Robert as he leads her across the parquet floor beside a tall timber door.
In black and white, Robert holds Liz at arm's length as her skirt swings out on the dance floor.
Liz spins out from Robert's hand in front of the heritage arched timber doors, coloured lights dancing over the walls.
Guests at the round tables turn to watch the dancing under the glass pendant lights of The Refectory, Werribee South.
Liz and Robert hold hands with two women in navy lace and two groomsmen on the parquet floor before an arched timber door.
A woman in navy lace dances with a groomsman in a navy bow tie beneath the historic arched windows.
A woman in a blue satin jacket and pearls dances with a smiling man in a pinstripe suit by the timber door.
A woman in navy lace and a groomsman in a navy bow tie beam at the camera mid-dance.
A couple in navy and a dark suit dance hand in hand below the arched windows of The Refectory at Werribee Park.
Liz and Robert pause mid-dance to grin at the camera, arched windows glowing behind them.
A guest in a grey suit bends low to dance with a little girl in a navy dress as couples dance around them.
A guest in a floral dress leans back laughing in a man's arms on the crowded dance floor.
Couples fill the parquet dance floor under clusters of glass pendant lights in The Refectory.
A couple in navy and a grey suit clasp hands and pose for the camera in front of the speakers and coloured lights.
A young family hug close by a timber door, a baby in a mint jumper held between them.
A woman in an off-shoulder dove grey gown dances with a man in a navy suit by the glass doors of The Refectory, Werribee South.
A guest in a lilac lace dress and pearls laughs as she dances with a man in a dark suit.
A loved one in a yellow floral dress carries a baby wearing big silver ear protectors.
Liz poses between two guests in a gold wrap and black lace, the arched windows behind them.
Liz and Robert stop by a round table to greet guests below the heritage arched timber door of The Refectory at Werribee Park.
Liz and Robert lift their glasses with guests gathered around a table of yellow lilies and red roses.
Liz and Robert stand behind a table of seated and standing guests, yellow lilies and bright flowers at its centre.
Liz and Robert hold their glasses between two older guests in dark coats by the tall historic arched windows.
Robert laughs with guests over a glass of bubbly as Liz, a sparkling comb in her hair, turns to chat.
Liz and Robert raise their glasses with guests around a table under the pendant lights of The Refectory.
Liz and Robert stand at the back of a table group with six guests, bright lilies and roses in front.
Guests mingle between the tables beneath dark glass pendant lights and heritage arched windows at The Refectory, Werribee South.
Liz raises her glass with a woman in navy lace and two seated guests in red and floral dresses.
Liz and Robert smile with eight guests at a table set with lilies, one guest holding a glass of red.
Five guests strike playful poses for a dance move on the parquet floor in front of an arched timber door.
Liz and Robert line up with eight guests behind a table of yellow lilies in The Refectory at Werribee Park.
Liz joins a line of guests copying a dance move across the parquet floor below the arched timber door.
Liz leads a line dance of guests across the floor beneath the globe pendant lights in The Refectory.
Liz laughs with her hands on her hips mid-dance as a guest in a floral dress and yellow scarf bends beside her.
Liz and the crowd throw their arms in the air in front of the historic arched timber door, groomsmen cheering behind.
Liz, Robert and their guests fling their arms up together across the dance floor of The Refectory, Werribee South.
Guests and groomsmen cheer with their arms flung wide on the parquet floor beside the tall timber door.
A groomsman in a navy bow tie leads a dance move as guests follow behind him on the parquet floor.
A groomsman shouts along with his arms raised high as guests in red and checks dance around him.
Guests in red and patterned dresses raise their arms to the music below the heritage arched windows of The Refectory at Werribee Park.
Liz and Robert sit at the centre of a big crowd of guests gathered in front of the arched timber doors.
Liz and Robert stand hand in hand with four guests in green, pink, stripes and a dark suit.
Liz and Robert pose with six guests in jewel-toned dresses and dark suits beside the historic arched timber doors of The Refectory.
Liz and Robert smile with guests in olive, burgundy and dove grey, a lit arched fanlight above them.
Liz and Robert stand with a woman in a blue jacket and two men in dark suits before the timber doors.
Liz and Robert share a kiss in the dark gardens beside glowing arched windows and a bed of orange flowers.
Lamps glow over the lawn and the lit windows of the heritage buildings at Werribee Park against the night sky.
The wedding story

Our Werribee Park Mansion wedding photos: a bunny on the stairs, a storm of petals and arms in the air at The Refectory

Getting ready with the corgis · A bunny on the staircase · Red-carpet vows by the parterre · Petals and a lawn-wide group photo · Parterre and arcade portraits · Speeches and dancing at The Refectory

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Corgis in the backyard

Our day started with Robert and his two groomsmen in crisp white shirts, lined up on the edge of a bed with three pairs of polished shoes at their feet. Cufflinks went in, ties went on and bow ties were straightened between friends. Then we took everyone out into the backyard, where the corgis decided they were in charge of the group photos, rolling over for belly rubs between the suits. A cloudy spring sky is kind to a garden like that: soft, even light, nobody squinting, and the oranges on the tree behind them still glowing. Robert’s family joined him among the orchids.

Robes, bubbles and a bunny

Liz was in a purple robe with Bride across the back, watching her makeup come together in the mirror. Her bridesmaids raised glasses of pink bubbly with her, then laced the back of her gown while she laughed. On the staircase she sat down with a lop-eared grey and white bunny and cuddled it against all that tulle, and it became one of our favourite frames of the morning. Stairs make a lovely set for getting ready: the white banisters lead the eye straight to the bride, and the light falls softly from the window above.

A paintbox of a bouquet

Then the flowers came out: tight round bouquets of yellow, red, pink and purple blooms that brightened every frame they were in. Liz and her two bridesmaids in navy lace pushed their bouquets towards the lens and burst out laughing. We sat Liz on a cream sofa in front of a big bright window, let the light rim her hair and lace cap sleeves, and set our exposure for her face so it stayed soft and luminous. Family gathered in close around her on the sofa for a last few photos before everyone headed off to Werribee Park.

Red carpet by the parterre

At Werribee Park a welcome sign stood against a sandstone pillar of the mansion, and a little chalkboard pointed guests along the gravel. The signing table held red roses, E and R letters, a toy bunny and a framed photo of two corgis. White chairs lined a red carpet on the lawn beside the parterre’s flower beds, with the mansion and its tower behind. Robert and his groomsmen waited at the front as the bridesmaids came down the aisle. By four o’clock the spring sun was low and behind the guests, so we let it rim the crowd and kept faces in soft shade.

Her dad’s arm

Liz arrived on her dad’s arm, with a loved one walking at her other side and her bouquet glowing in the sun. At the end of the aisle came hugs, and Robert reached out to shake her dad’s hand before he took Liz’s. Her long veil streamed out behind her across the red carpet. During the ceremony the two of them stepped down to the front row to hand small cups to loved ones, a sweet pause in the middle of it all. Then they stood hand in hand for their vows, grinning at each other with the guests and the gardens behind them.

Rings, ink and petals

The rings went on with the mansion’s sandstone arches softly out of focus behind them, and then came the kiss, with the veil drifting across the grass. At the signing table family leaned in to watch, and we stepped back so the clock tower stayed in the frame above them. Then a confetti cannon burst white petals over the bridal party, and Liz and Robert walked back up the aisle through a storm of red and white, laughing the whole way. We finished with one big group photo of every guest on the lawn, the mansion lined up behind them all.

Lifts and garden paths

Some of our favourite Werribee Park Mansion wedding photos came next, as the light turned gold. Robert swept Liz off her feet so her skirt flew out, and the groomsmen returned the favour by hoisting Robert up between them. Then we took the two of them along the curving gravel paths of the parterre, between beds of bright flowers and silver-grey plants, her veil trailing behind her. Late-afternoon sun from the side shaped the lace and warmed the stone. Under the arcade at the front of the mansion Robert spun Liz on the gravel, and her skirt opened like a bell.

Lilies at The Refectory

Inside The Refectory, a long head table was heaped with yellow lilies and red roses under arched windows and glass pendant lights. A wishing well wore a little toy bunny, with photos of the corgis beside it, and a three-tier white cake trailed pastel sugar flowers. Liz and Robert made their entrance through the tall arched timber doors, and the table photos were all big smiles. A groomsman and a bridesmaid gave speeches, then Liz took the microphone herself while Robert watched her. In a pale room like this, light bounced off the ceiling keeps skin natural and lets the whole room glow.

Arms in the air

After the cake was cut, Liz and Robert took to the parquet dance floor for their first dance, coloured lights spinning across the walls, and one of our favourite frames of it is in black and white. The bridal party joined them, then couples of every age, a little girl twirled with a guest and a baby in big ear protectors watched it all from a loved one’s arms. Soon the whole dance floor had its arms in the air. We slipped outside for one last kiss beside the lit arched windows, then turned back to see the old building and its lamps glowing against the night sky.

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Werribee Park Mansion, Werribee South: red-carpet vows by the parterre and golden walks below the clock tower

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From the parterre lawn to The Refectory

Liz and Robert got ready at home, then joined their guests in the gardens, where a red carpet ran between white chairs on the lawn beside the parterre’s flower beds, the mansion and its clock tower behind. After the signing and a shower of petals, every guest gathered on that same lawn for one big group, and the bridal party stayed on for lifts and portraits. We used the last of the daylight for the parterre paths and the front arcade, then moved into The Refectory for dinner, speeches and dancing.

Spring sun low behind the guests

This was a spring wedding with a late afternoon ceremony, and the sun sat low behind the guests as Liz walked in. We let that backlight glow through the crowd and the old trees while keeping Liz and Robert’s faces in soft shade. Through the groups the light kept warming, and by the time we reached the gravel paths it was raking across from one side, picking out the pattern in Liz’s lace and turning the sandstone warm. After dark, the garden lamps and the lit arched windows took over.

The spots we picked for Liz and Robert

Standing at the head of the red carpet gave us the whole aisle with the tower lined up behind it, and stepping well back at the signing table kept the clock tower in frame above the family. The curving gravel paths through the parterre were the best portrait walk, with silver plants and bright beds on either side. Under the arcade, the gravel forecourt gave Liz room to spin. Inside, the tall arched timber doors framed their entrance and, later on, the big crowd photo from the dance floor.

Ideas from a garden ceremony like theirs

Personal touches photograph best when they sit where the camera already points: the toy bunny and the corgi portrait on the signing table turned up in frame after frame. If you are planning a petal cannon, hand it to a groomsman near the end of the aisle so the burst lands over you both as you walk back. And give the groomsmen a moment for their own lift with the groom; it was one of the biggest laughs of Liz and Robert’s whole afternoon.

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