Tom & Merryn - The Foundations, Portland NSW
Tom & Merryn get hitched at The Foundations, Portland in a stunning love filled day surrounded by family and friends… before Covid was a thing and dance floors were limited!
Tom and Merryn are Portland locals, and chose to celebrate their day at the incredible The Foundations, in Portland NSW.
Portland (approx 2.5 hours from Sydney) is a town steeped in history, and The Foundations has played a major role in this, dating back to when the site was known as Portland Cement Works which opened in 1902. The amazing industrial site now holds an array of cultural events and weddings in their many spaces available for hire. Merryn & Tom chose ‘The Powerhouse’ to hold their wedding reception for their nearly 200 guests, with 3 King tables easily being accommodated into the space, along with a dance floor area or two, a bar, and a live band. It’s an amazing space with a huge range of layout options to suit your event. We also loved getting amongst the Silos with their beautiful murals by artist Guido van Helton, and the surrounding area made even more special due to the groom’s involvement in restoring the site, along with the gorgeous landscaping and stunning bespoke tables located inside the grounds.
Merryn & Tom had lots of help in bringing their day to fruition from both family and friends, along with some vendors chosen specifically to add to the relaxed party vibe they were aiming for. Their day was absolutely amazing and right on point with everything they were hoping to achieve and more. Lots of love, lots of laughter, lots of food and drinks, and lots of dancing.
Merryn & Tom wed on site at at the local school St Josephs, and also had their gorgeous son Ned baptised at the same time - what a way to celebrate while all the family is in town! We then spent some time gallivanting around the Foundations site for bridal portraits. The venue has an incredible amount of different options for photos, however we chose to stick fairly close to guests, and utilised the silo area and out the front of and inside their reception space, The Powerhouse.
Merryn arrived back to the reception in style - atop a gorgeous vintage Landcruiser driven by the groom much to the huge enjoyment of the guests! They proceeded to hold their canapé hour with the first section of speeches thrown in there too, so that guests could enjoy the barmy sunlit evening until it was time for the main meal. The mains were served inside the Powerhouse, where guests enjoyed an amazing sit down meal served up by Catering by Margot Burke, followed by entertainment by Live band Gabe Music where they partied the night away .
We highly recommend couples looking to get hitched in the Greater Blue Mountains area and the Central West stop in to Portland and check out everything that this incredible venue and town have to offer.. and whilst you’re there, stop in at The Grove and grab a coffee and a treat and have a chat to owner Merryn about her amazing wedding day!
Venue: The Foundations, Portland NSW // Photography: The Mountain Folk Films and Photography (Dimity) // Videography: The Mountain Folk Films and Photography (Jefferton) // Florist: Willow and Wattle Flora // Hair: Hair By Katrina // MUA: Neveah Beauty Lithgow // Gown: Camilla & Marc // Suit: Peter Jackson au // Rings: Holly Michele Jewellery // Catering: Margo Burke Catering // Cake: Grant Williams // Band: GabeMusic.com.au // MC: Anna Hollis
Elope with us in the Blue Mountains!
We absolutely LOVE where we live, hence our name! Along with our photography and videography services, we are now offering Small Elopement packages!
We are focusing on the Blue Mountains area only. We figure, do one thing and do it very well.
Within the Blue Mountains region there are so many beautiful secluded spots to elope in, with such a varying looks and feels to them, and as Blackheath locals with a lot of knowledge of the area, we can bring your elopement dreams to life. Vineyard vibes, country paddocks with a view, or atop one of the many many epic clifftop locations that make the Blue Mountains what they are and the reason many people choose to spend their time here, we can offer them all.
We can sort out your entire day whether thats just the two of you, or a micro wedding party up to 20.
We will meet with you or chat via Zoom, and then based on all that you have to say about your day, we can recommend the services of local only wedding vendors that will suit your style and budget. We know and work alongside of wedding vendors that we both respect and admire and have very close working relationships with and who we fully trust to deliver the goods, all located within the mountains area. This is really important as the lack of travel fees and accommodation for out of town vendors is dramatically reduced, as well as supporting a community that 2020 has hit hard on multiple fronts. We have the best of the business located here, from Celebrants to Florists, Catering, Music and Hotel or Airbnb accommodation. We can guide you along with many options to suit your taste.
We can do all the planning for you, so that you just ‘show up’, OR we can coordinate with all vendors, check availability and budget requirements with them, and then put you in contact from that stage for you to discuss the finer details. Whatever kind of experience you are after, we’re happy to provide the framework!
Covid-19 has hit us all. Both couples looking to get married, and those within the Wedding industry, and we are really looking forward to making some more small elopement dreams come true and capturing the love between couples on their day so that they have the memories to look back on for a lifetime, or to show to their guests at a later reception party date.
Get in touch. Lets do this!
Blue Mountains Family Session with Perry, Teighan and Baby Austin
After filming Perry & Teighans’ stunning Hunter Valley wedding last April, and shooting their maternity session during the bushfires on one of the hottest days of Summer 2020, it seemed only fitting to get these guys in during the Pandemic for a (socially distanced) family session with their gorgeous new addition in tow!
These guys are such a great couple, and it was so bloody beautiful to see them in their new roles as parents, and to capture their little bug and the love they all have for each other. What a gorgeous little family you guys are. Thanks for a great mini catch up!
Check out some of the images from our sun drenched half-hour spent with the Browne’s in Wentworth Falls, and get in touch if you’d like some for your family too!
Adam & Stephanie - Engagement Shoot at Lincoln Rock, Blue Mountains
Adam & Stephanie and their gorgeous pups braved the freezing winds atop a clifftop in the Blue Mountains for a pre-wedding shoot.
They wanted something a little adventurous and scenic, as they wanted to spend their wedding portrait time spent on site at the gorgeous Crowne Plaza a few weeks later, and we think we smashed their brief!
Mudgee Vow Renewal - Helen and Ian
Helen & Ian’s Mudgee Vow Renewal
Mudgee locals Helen & Ian have been married for a gobsmacking 49 years! They wonderfully agreed to be a part of a styled vow renewal shoot for the brilliant publication Marry Me Mudgee, held in the stunning grounds of Mudgee Homestead and Guesthouse.
We were thrilled to Photograph and Film this wonderful celebration, and are so happy to have been able to capture it all for the gorgeous couple, and showcase some amazing vendors in a town that is so dear to us. Mudgee you are so beautiful, rain hail or shine, and you gave it to us all that afternoon!
The Horse float turned bar “The Tipsy Mare” was such an bloody awesome addition to the shoot - definitely something we hadn’t seen before, and the two different Vintage dresses from The Vintage Aisle in Orange were so different and both beautiful on Helen. We’ve admired Shiralee Archer’s stunning floral work from afar for a long time now, and so was a pleasure meeting her along with the whole Mudgee gang at Marry Me Mudgee! Hayley you are doing such fabulous things for this whole region and we’re so pleased to advertise and feature in your mag!
We offer free travel to the Mudgee region, so please get in touch if you’re getting hitched out this way and let us capture some magic for you!
Photography & videography: @themountainfolkfilms // Publication: @marrymemudgee // Venue: @mudgeehomestead // Florist: @shiralee.archer.by.appointment // Celebrant: @victoriasmithwebbcelebrant // Hair: @cheveuxstudio //. Mua: @ultimatecare //. Gowns: @thevintageaisle //. Bar: @tipsymare // Cake: @cakeanddessertco // Couple: @ianhelenrhodes
Merryn & Tom Pre-Wedding / Family Session
Pre-Wedding Shoot at The Foundations, Portland NSW
