O+C | Matilda bay Restaurant Wedding

Matilda Bay, Perth WA

What a beautiful wedding day to be apart of!! Olivia and Chad’s first wedding was cancelled due to covid, the said their vowels in an intimate ceremony with just a few of their dearest during lockdown and saved the party for later on in the year. Their ceremony was held on the water at Matilda bay, their reception was inside the beautiful clear marquee at Matilda bay restaurant along Perths swan river. Olivia shared that she chose her dress based on the veil from Tuscany bridal. Their florals were all white by the amazing Violet lane tying perfectly with the beautiful river and Perth city in the background.

Olivia shared- “Amelia, Wow wow wow wow!!!! Thank you SOOOOO much for our absolutely amazing wedding photos. You captured the day so perfectly and we are so grateful that we now have these beautiful photos to re live our special day by. I can’t explain how much we love them!!! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You are so talented and I am SOOO happy with how each one turned out. We have had many of our close friends who have unfortunately had bad experiences with their wedding photographers in the last two years so we really feel blessed to have had someone so trustworthy and kind as you. Thank you again.”

Watch their wedding video here:

Wedding photography: Amelia Claire Photography

Wedding Videography: Amelia Claire Photography

Ceremony: Matilda bay, Perth, WA

Reception: Matilda bay Restaurant, Perth, WA

Wedding dress and veil: Tuscany Bridal

Makeup: Sarah Hale MUA

Hair: Kartilla Hair

Forist- Violet Lane - Jacqui Vinci

Invitations: Felicitations

Furniture, decor and setup: Lace and Roses Wedding and Events and Black Label Events

Favourite Perth Wedding Venues

2020 has been a strange year, am I right? Here in Perth things are FINALLY starting to go back to normal, can I hear an AMEN?! Which means youre finally able to start planning your wedding so I have written a list of some of my favourite perth wedding venues I have had the pleasure of photographing for you to add to your list to check out.

Lamont Bishops House- Perth city.

Lamont Bishop’s house is heritage building with stunningly well kept gardens and surrounded by city skyscrapers. This is perfect for a classy ceremony or elegant reception under the stars or marquee.

State buildings and The Como Treasury- Perth city.

Total luxury- what more can I say! Another heritage building with total class, unrivalled here in Perth and food to die for.

Nedlands Yacht Club

Nedlands yacht club is right on Perth swan river the river in Nedlands, this is the perfect DIY wedding where you can build any style of wedding under the starts or marquee.

Tradewinds Hotel Rooftop- Fremantle

Tradewinds is the perfect white washed ceremony venue on the rooftop in Fremantle, the white means any style or colour will be complemented.

Moana hall- Perth city

Moana hall is right in the centre of Perth city, A stunning heritage building with stunning windows and arches. Perfect for a smaller cocktail reception or indoor wedding ceremony.

The Melbourne Hotel

The Aurora rooftop bar has an exquisite view of Perth city for your wedding ceremony or small cocktail reception. They also have larger function rooms perfect for a seated reception.

The Olive Estate- Swan Valley

The afternoon light filtering through the olive Tree’s in Perth’s Swan Valley is to die for.

UWA- Sunken Gardens

Located right next to Matilda bay, The University of Western Australia has so many perfect little photo spots and its stunningly old buildings reminds me of walking European streets.

Friday Studios

Is a great venue if you are wanting flexibility and DIY. The beautiful New York vibe windows are perfect for a wedding ceremony or the big open space perfect for a large wedding reception- seated or standing.

Bayside Kitchen

Right on the swan river, Bayside kitchen is a cafe by day but turns into a stunning reception venue at night. I had the most incredible Gnocchi for dinner and the share platters are to die for! UWA is right around the corner and a perfect spot for your portrait photography in-between your ceremony and reception.

Darlington Estate- Perth hills

Located in the Perth hills, Darlington is surrounded by Australian bushland.

Assembly Yard

Located in the heart of Fremantle and sports wonderful natural light which is always a plus for me- making it so easy to photograph!

E+A- Bayside kitchen, Matilda bay wedding

Anyone who says you can’t have a giant bridal party is totally wrong. These guys had 14 and it was amazing-how could it not be with all of your closest friends with you all day. Eva and Alberts day featured Blooms of eden, Grace loves lace, Bay side kitchen and Sophie Barlow makeup just to name a few- there was no way we could go wrong. We photographed the bridal portraits at UWA where Eva and Albert both studied. Their reception was held at Bayside kitchen- a cafe by day turned reception venue and I was blown away by the gourmet food and service.

Wedding vendors:

Perth Photographer: Amelia Claire Photography

Venue: Bayside kitchen in Matilda bay, Perth

Florist: Blooms of Eden

Gown: Grace Loves Lace

Makeup: Sophie Barlow Makeup

My favourite perth wedding venues

Although ive been in the industry a long time, it wasn’t until recently when I got engaged that I REALLY started paying attention to Perth wedding venues and the different options we would have for our wedding day. Did we want DIY or did we want a fully organised and catered for venue? There are so many pros and cons to both, pros for DIY being ANY dream I had could be a reality but the main con is that providing everything yourself leaves a very long to do list for you and your besties.

Here are some of my favourite venues I have worked in as a vendor and scoped out as a newly engagee:

LAMONT BISHOPS HOUSE- PERTH CITY

What a perfect space for a marquee wedding under the stars. The heritage building is surrounded by tall sky scrapers and the food is just divine. You will need to hire your own chairs and tables but thats nothing new for a lot of venues around Perth.

MATILDA BAY RESTAURANT- MATILDA BAY

Situated right on the Swan River in Matilda Bay this is the perfect cocktail wedding venue. Not only is the location perfect, the food and staff are divine and friendly!

FRASERS- KINGS PARK

Right in the centre of Kings park, this venue has a reputation as a venue not to disappoint (and it didnt). The staff here are just fabulous.

ROYAL FRESHWATER BAY YACHT CLUB- PEPPERMINT GROVE

Looking for a blank canvas DIY space? Then these venues are for you!

FRIDAY STUDIOS- NORTH PERTH

A blank New york styled space with industrial finishes and giant old windows is a creative studio by day but can be rented over night for weddings.

THE OLD PICKLE FACTORY- NORTH PERTH

This space was an old pickle factory now converted into a function space perfect for a DIY wedding.

PERTH CITY FARM- EAST PERTH

This is such a versatile DIY space, with the option for a night in the courtyard under the stars or the option of two rooms- the barn or a New York styled room with the capacity for larger numbers.