Cosmopolitan Bride

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Josh Withers smiling between a newly married couple holding hands at a coastal ceremony. Two testimonials say the ceremony felt comfortable, calm, happy and lovely, and that Josh helped make a stressful ceremony feel calm.
A black and white portrait of a couple on their wedding day, her head resting on his shoulder. Kinda chic to only invite the person you are actually marrying.
A newly married couple kissing while holding martinis. Kinda chic to finish your ceremony and immediately order a martini.

Tali and Jesse at Three Blue Ducks

  1. Tali & Jesse at Three Blue Ducks: Friends surround the smiling bride before the ceremony.
  2. Tali & Jesse at Three Blue Ducks: The bride’s hair is adjusted as she gets ready.
  3. Tali & Jesse at Three Blue Ducks: The bride shares embraces with friends outside.
  4. Tali & Jesse at Three Blue Ducks: The couple embrace against a white brick wall.
  5. Tali & Jesse at Three Blue Ducks: Bridal accessories and the flower-covered ceremony canopy.
  6. Tali & Jesse at Three Blue Ducks: The couple stand beneath the chuppah during the ceremony.
  7. Tali & Jesse at Three Blue Ducks: Two photographs of the groom during the ceremony beneath the chuppah.
  8. Tali & Jesse at Three Blue Ducks: The newlyweds emerge smiling through a crowd of guests.
  9. Tali & Jesse at Three Blue Ducks: Portraits of the couple outside the brick venue.
  10. Tali & Jesse at Three Blue Ducks: An older guest sits inside during the wedding celebration.
  11. Tali & Jesse at Three Blue Ducks: The couple smile together among their guests, in black and white.
  12. Tali & Jesse at Three Blue Ducks: Guests gather closely around the celebrating couple.
  13. Tali & Jesse at Three Blue Ducks: Musicians perform at the wedding reception.
  14. Tali & Jesse at Three Blue Ducks: The couple are lifted on chairs during the hora.
  15. Tali & Jesse at Three Blue Ducks: Wedding guests watch the reception speeches, shown in black and white.
  16. Tali & Jesse at Three Blue Ducks: The groom and friends celebrate together on the dance floor.
Tali and Jesse’s Jewish wedding at Three Blue Ducks in Sydney brought family, ritual and exuberant celebration together. The photographer’s account describes the chuppah, ketubah signing and hora; this gallery captures the ceremony and the energy of the gathering around it.
byronbayweddingphotographer.com.au

Luke and Cara at Cowbell Creek

  1. Luke & Cara at Cowbell Creek: The bride laughs with a guest beside the groom and a floral arrangement.
  2. Luke & Cara at Cowbell Creek: Black and white photographs of guests and the ceremony indoors.
  3. Luke & Cara at Cowbell Creek: The couple stand beneath a tree in the evening light.
  4. Luke & Cara at Cowbell Creek: The groom embraces a guest outdoors.
  5. Luke & Cara at Cowbell Creek: The groom talks with friends beneath the trees.
  6. Luke & Cara at Cowbell Creek: Rustic buildings at Cowbell Creek.
  7. Luke & Cara at Cowbell Creek: The groom smiles across the reception table.
  8. Luke & Cara at Cowbell Creek: The wedding cake and guests at the reception bar.
  9. Luke & Cara at Cowbell Creek: A portrait of the couple beneath a sunlit tree.
  10. Luke & Cara at Cowbell Creek: The couple walk towards a large tree in a green paddock.
  11. Luke & Cara at Cowbell Creek: The couple hold hands as they walk across the grass.
  12. Luke & Cara at Cowbell Creek: The groom lifts the smiling bride in a paddock.
  13. Luke & Cara at Cowbell Creek: The couple embrace beneath a tall, spreading tree.
  14. Luke & Cara at Cowbell Creek: The bride embraces a guest beside the seated groom.
  15. Luke & Cara at Cowbell Creek: Guests celebrate with the couple during the reception.
  16. Luke & Cara at Cowbell Creek: An instant photograph of the couple rests on a wooden table.
Luke and Cara married at Cowbell Creek in the Gold Coast hinterland. Their story centres on laughter during the ceremony and a relaxed rural setting, with Joshua Mikhaiel’s photographs moving between the celebration indoors and portraits among the surrounding hills.
byronbayweddingphotographer.com.au

The Internet, by Josh Withers

— A web development studio building websites for small Australian service businesses that need a modern site: fast, plainly written, and built to be found and quoted by search and answer engines as readily as by a person.
theinternet.com.au
A couple embracing on a clifftop at golden hour above a forested valley. Kinda chic to say your vows with mountain views instead of a reception schedule.

Ella and Jackson at The Woods

  1. Ella & Jackson at The Woods: Trees and green lawns at the rural wedding venue.
  2. Ella & Jackson at The Woods: Black and white photographs of the groom and friends getting ready.
  3. Ella & Jackson at The Woods: The bride and attendants stand on a veranda before the ceremony.
  4. Ella & Jackson at The Woods: The couple walk together across a green paddock.
  5. Ella & Jackson at The Woods: Guests watch the bride arrive at the outdoor ceremony.
  6. Ella & Jackson at The Woods: The wedding ceremony takes place beneath a large tree.
  7. Ella & Jackson at The Woods: The newlyweds laugh as they walk through their cheering guests.
  8. Ella & Jackson at The Woods: Two black and white views of the wedding guests gathered outside.
  9. Ella & Jackson at The Woods: A clear marquee stands ready on the lawn.
  10. Ella & Jackson at The Woods: The groom and wedding party laugh together outdoors.
  11. Ella & Jackson at The Woods: The couple hold hands beneath the trees.
  12. Ella & Jackson at The Woods: The couple share a drink during the celebration.
  13. Ella & Jackson at The Woods: The couple embrace in a paddock as the light softens.
  14. Ella & Jackson at The Woods: The couple dance outside the illuminated marquee.
  15. Ella & Jackson at The Woods: The newlyweds laugh together at their reception table.
  16. Ella & Jackson at The Woods: Wedding guests dance together inside the marquee.
Ella and Jackson’s wedding at The Woods in Ravensbourne was planned around time with friends. Trees, open country and a relaxed ceremony shape Joshua Mikhaiel’s account, followed by an evening of dinner, dancing and laughter in the marquee.
byronbayweddingphotographer.com.au
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The photo by Ivory and Rose of me is a good portrait.

The Best Part of the Day

— Ask Josh Withers about the ceremony he remembers most, and he returns to the Joshua Tree desert. A young couple had invited him to fly from Australia for their elopement. There was the couple, their pup and Josh. “It…

Celebrants

Lodging your Notice of Intended Marriage

— Every Australian marriage needs a Notice of Intended Marriage lodged with the celebrant at least a month before the day, and it is the step couples get wrong or leave too late. NOIM Easy walks you through filling it in and getting it witnessed.
noimeasy.au

Celebrants

Thinking about eloping instead

— Elopement is the Australian guide to getting married without the wedding: what the paperwork actually needs, what it costs, where you can legally hold a ceremony for two, and the celebrants and photographers who only do this.
elopement.au

Planners & Elopements

Wedding Magazine

— Australian wedding people and the writing that goes with them: a national directory of celebrants, photographers, venues and planners, alongside plain writing about getting married.
weddingmagazine.com.au