Tayla & Brodie
The Olive Estate wedding

A garden wedding at The Olive Estate in Henley Brook — native flowers, a rope swing under the trees, and light coming through the leaves in patches.

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Tayla & Brodie’s day had native flowers all the way through it: proteas and eucalyptus in the bouquets, a native buttonhole, and bridesmaids in black carrying the lot. They exchanged vows with their celebrant as the groomsmen looked on, and her cathedral veil made one of the frames of the day, spread out across the lawn.

The Olive Estate keeps ceremony, reception and accommodation on one property, so nobody lost the afternoon to a car. That time went where it should — into the bridal party laughing together on the lawn, the groomsmen lifting the bride, and a rope swing under the trees.

The light under the trees is dappled rather than open, which is difficult and also where the best frames come from if you know where to stand. A dip under the trees and a kiss in broken light are the two we come back to.