There are so many reasons to LOVE CANBERRA.
My 15-minute car trip into the city, parking at major events is never too painful, it’s close to fantastic river swimming holes, green open spaces and most of all, its people and their open-minds.
Here’s a cool fact: The ACT was the first jurisdiction in Australia to legally recognise same-sex couples in 1994. It did however take many more years for same-sex marriages to be legalised in Australia.
But here we are, finally celebrating everyone’s right to marry!
Adam and Andrew’s wedding was among one of the first same-sex marriages to be conducted by the Uniting Church. The Uniting Church was the first of the three major Australian Christian denominations to endorse same-sex marriage. It was a bit of a nail-biting wait leading up to their wedding as they waited to hear from the Church when the date would be when they could officially start conducting ceremonies. But it came through in time! Their family and friends got to hear a change from the traditional language of “husband and wife” to that of the union of “two people”
The union of “two people”
The day started with some dancing and champagne in the lounge room to warm up. Followed by a piano serenade then off to some epic wedding portrait locations.
The boys knew exactly where they wanted to capture some gorgeous wedding day photos before they walked down the aisle at the National Art Gallery.
Wedding Officiant: Rev Gordon Ramsay
Flowers: Blossoms of Chisholm
Suits: Morganson’s Finery Braddon
Stationary: Creative Flair
Music: Baker Boys
Jeweller: Eytan Aharoni
Venue: National Gallery of Australia
Best I let the photos tell the story of this amazing day filled with tears and love!! Happy tears of course!
We started at the Arboretum, Canberra for some pre-ceremony wedding photos.
Here’s a rather popular place in Canberra for wedding portraits. The Jame’s Turrell Skyspace at the National Art Gallery. You can see why! It’s such a fabulous and magical place.
A walk around New Acton finding nooks and crannies for photos. We ended up at the Parlour Wine room for wine and a break before heading off to the ceremony.
The boys requested photos in the Gallery, especially in the Asian Art section as it holds a special place in their hearts. They love to travel and have been to Asia a few times now!
There was a RAINBOW theme on the day!
The amazing ballroom at the Gallery was set up with attention to detail and to accommodate over 200 guests.
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