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Thornbury Lodge on a beautiful, wet wedding day – Tim & Stacey!

Filed in WEDDING, Weddings — September 20, 2018

Please forgive me while I try to put into words exactly how amazing Tim & Stacey’s Stanthorpe wedding photography was!  Stacey and I had been talking prior to her wedding day and we had plans go for a 40 minute hike (one way) to get portrait photos on top of a mountain.  However when their wedding day came around, it was very wet and very cold.  Just to confirm, I LOVE wet wedding days and I hope that these photos show you exactly why.  Also, interesting story – I had to wrap my cameras in plastic bags!  I looked very professional, haha!

Anyway, the point I was getting at is that I loved Tim & Stacey’s adventurous spirit.  Even though we couldn’t go hiking for photos, Stacey asked me instead if I would like her to jump in a puddle for a photo!  Seriously, don’t let the rain hold you back on your wedding day, I can’t stress that enough.  So we headed off for photos in the romantic and moody Stanthorpe country-side and it was absolutely perfect.  We finished off the day at the Ballandean Estate Wines with rustic and moody vibes.

This beautiful wedding day was choc-a-bloc full of candid and real moments – a couple surrounded by amazing family and friends.  At the end of the day, I overheard Tim tell one of the little flower girls that Leah was just as crazy as ‘Aunty Stacey’, a statement which I took to be the highest honour because that girl is amazing and I loved spending the day with her and her new husband.  Anyway, I will stop rambling on and let you get on with stalking these photos.

Ceremony venue: Thornbury Lodge in Liston, Stanthorpe.
Their wedding reception: Ballandean Estate Wines.

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Leah Cruikshank is a Queensland Wedding and Elopement Photographer who loves to photograph weddings in a real and honest way, with a personally crafted elegant, romantic style.