This is Part One of a wedding post you just have to see! Why I hear you say? It shares the story of Jodie and Peter’s wedding day on her parent’s farm on the Sunshine Coast.

The farm was the perfect location, plenty of space for the ceremony, room for guests to mingle over drinks and play games and a space for a great big marquee for the reception. In the months before the wedding, family and friends pitched in to ready the property for the wedding, all plans were put in place.

And then I woke up… on the morning of the wedding to the 6am news. A storm warning, threat of damaging hail, 100 km/h wind guests and torrential rain. Mmmm, my drive from home to the Sunshine Coast was in driving rain, what would it be like for the wedding…

It seems Jodie and Peter have a few credits with the weather gods because the rain stopped around 10am and the sky cleared, amazing, who would have thought the weather would be like this.

Peter had been staying 15 minutes from the farm on a property atop a montain, awesome views. Everyone was pretty relaxed chilling before it was time to get ready for the wedding.

The farm was a hive of activity, helpers had descended on the farm and the final touches were being done. Jodie and Peter wanted a very documentary feel to their wedding photography so I wandered around with my camera capturing the moments and the details. I just love this style of photography, capturing things without anyone knowing.

Time for the wedding, yes there were tears, and lots of laughter. During the ceremony, guests placed notes of best wishes and love in the timber chest. This is one cute couple who obviously love each other to bits. So do their families. After the wedding, there were lots of hugs, everyone was so excited to be there and congratulate Jodie and Peter.

A group photos of everyone, some family photos and then time to head down the road to some neighbouring paddocks.

Find out what happened on the location shoot and at their wedding reception under the marquee in Jodie and Peter’s Vintage Country Wedding {Part 2}.

So Jodie and Peter are now married, what a beautiful event this wedding has been so far. If you missed the lead up preparations and the wedding itself, check out Jodie and Peter’s Vintage Country Wedding {Part 1}.

After the family photos, we went for a drive down the road to some neighbouring properties chasing light and a beautiful setting. Armed with drinks, a tray of canapés and a sense of adventure, we found some beautiful spots for photos. I still remember from my own wedding day many years ago the surreal feeling after the wedding, it was like everything was in slow motion. Atop a ridge bathed in sunlight, chatting with friends, seeing the sparkle in each others eyes, how good is life for Jodie and Peter right now!

There was some water lying, after all, the morning rain had been torrential. We dodged mud puddles and cow pats, saw horses and the sun going down and had heaps of laughs.

Returning to the farm, a game of badminton, time to mingle with guests and then the wedding reception began.

The reception under the marquee was fabulous. A series of long tables, a blackboard menu, room for a hoe down, a cake table with all sorts of cakes, a live band, hay bales, plenty of wine and the promise of great food… what more could you want!

The meal was a series of shared platters, sharing is very popular at the moment in restaurants, the platters delivered were simply delicious.

Guests mingled with Jodie and Peter under the marquee, there was heaps of chat and laughter. Soon it was time for speeches; with Jodie being a lawyer and Peter working in the corporate world, they were both accustomed to public speaking. Yes, there were some obligatory lawyer jokes, what really stood out was how much these guys are suited to each other and the love their guests have for them.

Speeches done, cake cut, time for a hoedown. Soon everyone was on the floor, the party went on long into the night around the bonfire.

Jodie, Peter, congratulations to you both, what a wonderful wedding day you had, it was an honour to photograph it for you. See you in the studio to view your photos, wow they are just awesome.