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Caversham House Wedding Photographer. Capturing Jessica & James' Big Day

12 November 2020 · Gonzalo Novoa
Wedding party on the stone staircase at Caversham House, bride and groom centered with a pink-dressed bridesmaid
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The forecast for Caversham, WA announced a 90% chance of rain for the wedding day! As aCaversham House wedding photographer**, preparation can make or break your day since Perth’s weather can be unpredictable at times…

G’day, I’m Gonzalo from Gonzalo Novoa Photography, your Perth wedding photographer. I had the pleasure of photographing Jessica and James’ stunning celebration at Caversham House. Their day was filled with heartfelt moments, gorgeous floral arrangements, and so many laughs.

Jessica and James truly embodied the relaxed, fun-loving spirit that I love capturing. From the bridal prep to the final dance, every little detail helped tell their story in such a genuine way. I hope this blog shows just how special their day was and inspires anyone planning their own wedding at this beautiful venue. Enjoy!

As the days went by the forecast started to look more favourable, 80% chance of rain 2 days before the wedding, 60% the day before and 50% on the wedding day. Long story short… the sun made a full appearance on the day and the rest can be seen here.

Bridal Preparation

I started the day with some detailed shots at the bride’s home while mixing things up as they were getting ready. I snuck in a few portraits here and there with a good mix of candid shots.

Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Bride Prep - Gonzalo Novoa Photography
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Bride Prep - Gonzalo Novoa Photography
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portrait - Gonzalo Novoa Photography
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Bride Prep - Gonzalo Novoa Photography
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portrait - Gonzalo Novoa Photography

Once everyone was ready, it was time to leave.

Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portrait - Gonzalo Novoa Photography
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Bride Prep - Gonzalo Novoa Photography

The limo was waiting outside, but first… Let me take a portrait 😜… this amazing Range Rover limousine is part of Wicked Limousine’s fleet mention us if you speak with them 😉

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Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Bride Prep - Gonzalo Novoa Photography
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Bride Prep - Gonzalo Novoa Photography

The Venue Details

Meanwhile at Caversham House, in Swan Valley, Western Australia. My second photographer took care of the stunning venue’s details and decorations.

Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding venue details - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding venue details - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding venue details - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding venue details - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding venue details - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding venue details - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding venue details - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding venue details - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding venue details - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House

Guest Portraits

As the guests arrived our second photographer took some amazing portraits of the different family units as they arrived, here’s a small sample of them.

Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House

The Arrival

Jessica and the bridal party arrived just in time, the planner at Caversham House was waiting to coordinate the small details so everything would go smoothly.

Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House

It was unfortunate that some of the grass was spotty, but nothing that a little bit of photoshop magic can’t fix. Have a look at the before and afters of the next 3 images. MAGIC😜

Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House

It’s GO Time

The Ceremony started to unfold; the moment that everyone’s been waiting for is getting closer. You can smell the joy in the air 😊

And the final walk began (some more photoshop magic on the grass 😊)

Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House

I get chills remembering this part, it was so beautiful!

The Unexpected!

The arbour fell back! It was a confusing couple of seconds but the groomsmen came to the rescue to secure it in place! Legends!

Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House

They tied the knot!

And then they were husband and wife. Congrats Jessica and James! You guys are awesome 🤩 Olga Brown from Perth Celebrants did the honours and got them hitched!

With the ceremony finished, it was then the perfect time to get some heartwarming family portraits for the wedding album and prints for the guests.

Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Ceremony - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House

Capturing Love at Caversham House | A Caversham House Wedding Photographer’s Perspective

After the general portraits we moved to the main portraits and the sun was “the star” of the show, giving us some magnificent backlight to create these beautiful images.

We stopped for a little bonding moment for the bridal party, the beautiful swing at Caversham House was perfect for the occasion as the trees around the area provide the perfect foreground to give these images a hint of a private/journalistic feel.

After that, we split up from the bridal party for some more intimate couple portraits. The stairwells, pillars and overall architecture of Caversham House are absolutely gorgeous allowing for some great images.

Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House

Our second photographer took care of capturing the ambient before the reception, with all the guests having a nice time relaxing and talking.

Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Portraits - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House

The food was amazing—buffet-style dinner and dessert. My tummy said yes.

Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding venue details - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding venue details - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding venue details - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding venue details - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding venue details - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding venue details - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding venue details - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House

The Reception starts

The rockstars of the day made their entrance and the crowd went wild!

Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House

Heartfelt, fun, tear-jerking speeches were had and soon enough the cake was cut!

Speeches - Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Speeches - Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Speeches - Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Bridal Table - Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Bride and Groom - Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Bride/Groom Cutting the Cake - Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House

The band got the whole floor on their feet and dancing!

Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House
Perth Wedding Photographer, Wedding Reception - Gonzalo Novoa Photography at Caversham House

And the night went on, they danced and cheered until way after I left. What an amazing day to remember.

Ready to Capture Your Love Story?

Jessica and James’ wedding at Caversham House was truly unforgettable. Their love and joy were a privilege to capture.

If you’re planning your wedding and want every moment preserved authentically, let’s chat!

I’d love to hear all about your plans and see how we can bring your vision to life.

Do want your day captured like this? I’d love to learn what you’re dreaming up! Come on over to my website for a closer look. Let’s connect and bring your unique love story to life together!

Gonzalo Novoa, Perth wedding photographer

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