Sydney Wedding Photography | Adam & Yas | Orso Bayside Reception, Moasman, NSW

On May 26, 2014 by Anthony Ponzo With 1 Comments - Weddings

Wedding photography is pretty great, I won’t lie. I actually love it.
But being able to photograph two truly awesome people, who incidentally I even took one of their first ever photos “together”, is so much fun it’s hardly work! Plus they are great friends, have a super sense of style and a great bunch of guests who I also call friends….I won’t go on. But you get the idea!

Adam & Yas were married on Australia Day, 2014. Since they had the penthouse apartment at The Establishment Hotel in the Sydney CBD, I went there first to get shots of them both getting ready, chatting with family and friends and getting ready for the big day!

The great thing about shooting wedding photography in Sydney CBD is there are almost endless choices for locations and photos! We had to only venture out of The Establishment Hotel to find three totally different spots just by walking up the alley way! Love shooting in Sydney :)
After we got some great industrial and rustic shots, we moved up to a spot I’d always personally wanted to shoot and Adam & Yas thought the same!
Angel Place, or “the bird cages” as it’s known, was installed as an art installation and was only supposed to be temporary. Everyone loved it so much that it’s now a permanent fixture in the city. And also a pretty popular photo spot! With bird cages hanging overhead and sandstone walls surrounding – there’s not much else like it that I’ve seen!

It was time to jump in the car and drive down to Orso Bayside Reception, right at the start of The Spit Bridge, Mosman. The ceremony itself was a quick, intimate affair held on the wharf with the blue skies and blue water all making a perfect back drop. With a little wind blowing, the harp which was played by the celebrant as Yasoda was walking down the aisle, also played its own little tune during the ceremony! Nature was singing.
Shortly after the ceremony we went for a stroll down by the water’s edge for a few photos and on our way back to the reception, I saw two grand old trees casting perfect light! It was too good to resist a few quick shots.

Onto the reception! With the 4-layered cheese wheel cake, the #AdamAndYas photobooth and being able to chat and talk with over half the guests who I hadn’t seen for years!
The speeches were a highlight with Adam’s father sharing his own personal poem for both Adam and Yas which, while being very funny, was also a really great touch.
Needless the say, the drinks were drunk, the music was loud and the entire night went till the venue asked us to leave!

It was an absolute pleasure to share my wedding photography with these two amazing people!
#AdamAndYas

Adam setup his own photobooth, and asked everyone to hashtag their photos with #AdamAndYas – so cool!

Detail photos of the bridal shoes

Yasoda decided to have natural Australian native flowers as her bouquet. With matching sets for the guys, it matched the whole day!

Adam showing off his matching bow-tie & pocket square. Very `20’s hipster!

A very proud father with his daughter on her wedding day.

Yas doing some finishing touches to her makeup.

Detail shot of Adam’s perfectly themed suit.

The boys! Adam, his brother and best man.

Just as Yasoda sat on the window sill to get some better light for her makeup, she instantly started glowing!

The couple were staying in the amazing Establishment Hotel in Sydney. The entrance to the hotel was perfect for photos!

With the hotel being in the CBD, we only had to walk a few steps to find some really great photo ops!

Just a casual little glance between the soon-to-be-married couple!

One of my picks from the day – casual & candid, but the surrounds match perfectly with the theme of the entire day. Love it!

There is a little place in the middle of the Sydney CBD which was once setup as a temporarily art installation… It got such a great response, it’s now a permanent feature!