The Blog of Bowral wedding photographer Thomas Stewart

Kangaroo Valley Wedding | Bec + Amy’s same-sex wedding

26/06/2018

There are so many things I want to type here about this Kangaroo Valley wedding; I feel that my head and heart are overflowing with things I want to share. I'm not even sure where to start. I want to write again about my passion for marriage equality, about home-made bouquets and self-decorated receptions, and shaggy highland cows, mis-matched bridesmaid outfits; but [...]

Robertson Hotel Wedding | Cathryn + Matthew

20/06/2018

This was my first Robertson Hotel wedding in quite some time - around 5 years I think! I was stoked to get back to this wonderful venue and spend some more time shooting around these wonderful grounds. A lovely day for a Robertson Hotel wedding I arrived to the Robertson Hotel on a wonderful spring day. Cool temps but not too cold; a lovely Southern Highlands day.[...]

Centennial Vineyards Bowral wedding | Tara + Robert

03/05/2018

As a wedding photographer in Bowral, I end up shooting at a certain few venues quite a lot over the course of one wedding season. Centennial Vineyards is one of those venues that I just love going back to, and I absolutely never get tired of it. Early in 2018 I was there to spend the day with Tara and Robert, so here's my take on their wonderful Centennial Vineyards B[...]

Allview Escape Blue Mountains Wedding | Katie + Sam

17/04/2018

I love living in the Southern Highlands and having my business based there. We have lots of wonderful wedding venues for me to shoot at, but one thing we don't really have is huge cliffs, or massive canyons. So, i'm always keen to get into mountains to shoot. This day was an absolute cracker, and i'm really happy to finally share this Allview Escape Blue Mountains wed[...]

Aghadoe Estate Wedding | Sarah + Lachlan

12/03/2018

The car was packed, and Michelle and I hit the road: a 9 our drive to Daylesford, which was to be our base for a few days while we scouted, prepared and then photographed this wonderful Aghadoe Estate wedding. Full story below. I met Sarah + Lachlan a few years back; they were guests at a wedding I photographed in a tiny Victorian town called Metung. In fact, Sarah w[...]

Southern Highlands Marquee Wedding | Sophie + Andrew

01/02/2018

I've actually known Andrew - the dapper guy in the Southern Highlands marquee wedding below - for around 32 years or so. To be honest I can't remember meeting him back in 1985. In fact he may not even have been born yet! That was the year that I was attending pre-school in Sydney with his big sister. Somehow she and I managed to stay in touch, and then when her little[...]

Bowral Photographer | 2017, a Summary

26/12/2017

In 2017, I photographed 73 weddings in three countries (Australia, New Zealand and Canada). Of those Aussie ones, most of them were in the Highlands - I still call myself a Bowral Photographer, as I live in Bowral, and most of my weddings are there. But I also love to travel around. [edit: after posting this, I actually had some other random wedding photographer mess[...]

Circa 1876 The Convent Wedding

15/12/2017

The Hunter Valley is one of those regions where, it seems, around every corner is a new venue you haven't seen yet. Drive one more block, turn one more corner, and you'll find a spot you didn't know existed. In this case, quite central to the area, if you make your way down a small lane through a stand of trees, and over a bridge, you'll find yourself here - where thi[...]