Stories by Joshua Mikhaiel
Ella and Jackson’s wedding at The Woods Ravensbourne
Ravensbourne, Darling Downs
Ella and Jackson’s wedding at The Woods Ravensbourne had rolling hills, beautiful gardens and the sort of warmth that makes a room full of people feel like old friends. Our first coffee together was meant to take about 45 minutes. Two hours later, we were still talking.
The speeches returned to that same quality: how easily these two welcome people into their lives. Photographing their wedding felt like being drawn into that circle.
Despite an uncertain forecast, the weather held for their autumn celebration. Ella wore a dress handmade by her mother and honoured her grandmother’s memory by wearing her perfume. Later, Jackson helped set the dance floor alight with a wonderfully enthusiastic Peter Garrett dance-off.
Instead of a traditional wedding cake, they chose a stack of almond croissants from Gumnut Patisserie in Bowral, where Ella’s family is from. The croissants made the journey from New South Wales to Queensland by plane. That is a wedding detail worth travelling for.
