Cottesloe · Perth
Cottesloe Civic Centre
Wedding Photographer
A heritage landmark above Cottesloe Beach, with a hidden Secret Garden, a grand staircase and old-world Spanish Mission charm. If you are saying your vows here, this is how your day looks through my lens.
See If We're a Fit →There is a reason couples fall for Cottesloe Civic Centre.
Perched above Cottesloe Beach with the Indian Ocean on the horizon, the Civic Centre is all old-world romance: a 1930s Spanish Mission building, a grand limestone staircase, and a Secret Garden tucked away down winding green paths. As a Perth wedding photographer, it is one of the most timeless, character-filled venues I get to shoot, and the light through those gardens is something else.
What to expect
Your Cottesloe day, moment by moment
Vows in the Secret Garden
The Secret Garden is the Civic Centre’s hidden gem, tucked among lush greenery and winding paths with the heritage building as your backdrop. It is intimate, green and a little bit magic, the kind of spot that makes a ceremony feel like a secret shared with your favourite people.
Spanish Mission grandeur
Claude de Bernales redeveloped the building in Spanish Mission style back in 1937, and it still has that old-world drama: white-rendered archways, an arched colonnade and a terracotta roof, heritage-listed and timeless. It lends every photo a real sense of occasion.
The grand staircase
The grand limestone staircase is the Civic Centre’s signature, sweeping up between ornate balustrades toward the Secret Garden. It is the spot everyone wants a photo on, and for good reason, it makes you feel like you are making an entrance.
Grounds made for wandering
Beyond the building the grounds open into sweeping lawns, ornate stonework and leafy paths framed by towering Norfolk pines. There is so much room to breathe, to wander, and to slip away for a few quiet portraits.
Golden hour above the ocean
The grounds terrace down toward Cottesloe and the Indian Ocean, so as the sun drops the whole place turns warm and golden. Long lunches under the loggia, a view to the water, and the kind of evening light that ends up framed on your wall.
Real weddings at Cottesloe
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A real Cottesloe wedding
Jaana & Andrew
A Secret Garden ceremony at the Cottesloe Civic Centre, then a sunset reception on the sand at COAST. See how their whole day came together, golden hour and all.
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from $2,900
Every Cottesloe wedding is shaped around the couple, never squeezed into a fixed package. Most couples invest between $2,900 and $6,800.
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