B & D // Botanic Gardens wedding
From the very first email from the bride, I knew that we would be fast friends.The first time we met, it felt like a meeting with two old friends, we bonded over our mutual adoration of dumplings, kraft paper and wonderful buildings. There are some things that feel like fate, destiny, kismet, whatever you wish to call it and meeting B & D felt like an aligning of the planets to bring us all together.
Meeting B& D and now having the great blessing of calling them friends, I can’t imagine a couple more well suited to each other and more balanced. They have such a respect and a deep love that you can practically see how it binds them. Their ceremony was one of the most moving and intimate that I have ever witnessed with not a dry eye in the house (or garden, if you will).
The bride’s sister did a reading form one of their favourite authors, Arundati Roy:
“The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you are alive, and die only when you are dead. To love, to be loved.
To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the life around you.
To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair.
To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple.
To respect strength, never power. Above all to watch.
To try and understand. To never look away.
And never, never to forget.”
I can’t think of a more perfect way to describe them. Thank you both so much for finding me, allowing me to be a part such an intimate and wonderful celebration and thank you for your friendship.
Celebrant ~ Robyn Pattison
Bride’s Dress ~ Custom designed by Bride and her sister and sewn by Bride’s mum
Groom’s Suit ~ Vintage inspired 3 piece suit from Politix
Hair & Makeup ~ Amelia Axton
Flowers ~ Buds & Bowers, Surry Hills
Ceremony Venue ~ Herb Garden, Botanic Gardens
Reception Venue ~ Tea Rooms, Queen Victoria Building
Cake ~ Brides in Bloom
Wedding rings ~ Custom designed by Rox Jewellers, Strand Arcade
Transport ~ Broadway Limos
50 Comments
Jack Chauvel
I love this wedding len. From all the snippets and previews and shots you have shown me over time 🙂 Ahh soo good.
Dale Lempa
I love the awesomely austere simplicity of your framing and the delicious textures of your editing.
Brittany
These are all so so lovely but the one of her in the car, I just can’t help but stare at it.
Nora
What an incredible wedding. The portraits inside QVB are amazing!!
Darin Collison
Simply lovely, Len. The mirror shot at the reception – perfect.
/mariahedengren
I can not decide which dress I like more, I can not decide which image is my favorite. This wedding is simply perfection.
Heather K
Breathtaking work, Len. Your clean compositions and emotional storytelling make you one of the best photographers that I know. It’s always a pleasure to see your work, and this wedding is absolutely incredible.
Sam
Len, a truly incredible, heartfelt wedding. The ceremony was pure sweetness, and portraits were jaw dropping. Thank you so much for sharing these. 🙂
Fiona McLean
I can’t tell you how much I love that green dress – simply stunning ! Beautiful pictures
Bec
just beautiful. I love both dresses, what a sweet sweet wedding.
SL
Gorgeous in every single way. I think you have surpassed yourself again, Len (if that’s even possible).
Ruth
What an incredible dress. Such lovely photos.
Fe
Wow! These are just stunning, Len. What a gorgeous wedding.
dylan
wow Len.. these are incredible. The ceremony is breathtaking.. the portraits sublime.. the nighttime shots are pure gorgeousness.. I’m blown away with this!
Kyle
OMG LEN!!!!! The way you see and frame beauty is breathtaking. I wish I could see the world through your eyes all the time, it must be such a lovely place.
Lisa
One word that kept going through my mind as I looked through these photos was “stunning”… the bride, her dress, the venue, the light in that tree, the moments, your processing… all of it. Simply Stunning!
Sam
Love this set, the backdrops you found for the couples are amazing, great work!
brooke
I am in love with that green dress! The ceremony shots, and the portrait in the car are so, so beautiful.
megan noonan
First off, I love the last shot…but I can’t get over the green dress. Amazing! The whole set is gorgeous!
Serena Severtson
I love both dresses, but I love that she wore the green one for the ceremony. You did such a lovely job capturing their day and it’s awesome that you all connected so well!
lindsey
That green dress makes my eyes so so so happy! You did an incredible job with all of these.
Marianne
THAT GREEN DRESS!!! Ugh! I love it so much! What a beautifully captured day. You rock Len
Jenny
Could you tell me where the green dress in the photographs is from please?
Thanks
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Mario colli
What a beautiful dress. I love the green color.
Gautam Narayanan
Super work indeed. A pleasure to see it. Thank you..
David Campbell
What an awesome wedding to shoot. You nailed it Len. So many amazing shots.
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Julia
I love that green dress as well, can you share where the bride got that dress from? thanks!
Len
Bel & her mum made the dress!
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Very interesting pictures. I especially like the wedding outdoors.
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