Olive Groves Wedding Photos
Silver-green rows, soft dappled light and vows among the olive trees
An olive grove wedding sets the day among rows of low, silver-green trees on an olive estate or a working farm, from the Canberra region to the Goulburn Valley, the southern edge of Geelong and the Mornington Peninsula. Olive trees stand only a few metres tall, so their branches frame the couple at head height, and the long rows draw the eye straight down the aisle. Their small leaves let the light through in soft speckles rather than blocking it, and late in the day the whole grove glows silver and gold. The ground between the rows is usually mown grass or dry earth, and the setting stays green and sheltered when open paddocks are bare.
The olive grove weddings in this collection include Mia and Nathan’s veil on the wind between the olive rows at Pialligo Estate on Canberra’s eastern edge, Amy and Brandon’s long summer light through the grove at Olivehouse in Kialla West, Celeste and Matt’s aisle of timber chairs between rows of olive trees at Mt Duneed Estate in Waurn Ponds, a slow walk through the olive rows at Summerfields Estate in Bittern, and Ruth and Chelsea’s olive grove portraits at Seasons 5 Resort in Point Cook.
Photographing an olive grove wedding
Ask the venue which rows sit in shade at your ceremony time: under an open olive canopy, the midday sun breaks into small bright spots, while late afternoon sun behind the couple lights the leaves from behind. Shoot down the length of a row for depth, and across it for a soft wall of foliage. In autumn the trees fruit and fallen olives can stain a light train, so ask whether the ground is swept or netted. Summer groves are hot and dusty, so plan shade and water for the guests and block heels for the walk between the rows.