Rainforest Wedding Photos

A rainforest wedding puts the ceremony under a living canopy: tree ferns and mountain ash in the Dandenong Ranges and the Yarra Ranges, or the subtropical rainforest of the hills behind Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast. On a bright day the canopy works like a giant softbox, but it also throws patchy sun across the aisle and swallows the light early in the afternoon, so the timeline matters more than it does in an open garden. In the cool mountain forests, mist and a little drizzle are part of the charm; in Queensland, summer brings heat, humidity and the odd afternoon storm.

We have photographed 24 rainforest weddings in this collection so far, including Amanda and Patrick’s vows under the Jacaranda Tree at Bundaleer Rainforest Gardens in Brookfield, Samantha and Harrison’s hilltop day at Mont du Soleil in Kallista, fern-gully weddings at Lyrebird Falls and Poet’s Lane on Mount Dandenong, Sarah and Jye under the mountain ash at Strathvea Guesthouse above Healesville, and Tiffiny and Aaron on the Rainforest Deck at Austinvilla Estate in the Gold Coast hinterland.