Fitzroy Inn Wedding Photographer | Southern Highlands | Eliza Jade Photography

Fitzroy Inn is one of the Southern Highlands' most loved wedding venues, a beautifully restored heritage inn surrounded by the cool-climate gardens and open countryside that define this extraordinary region. The property has warmth and intimacy built into its bones, and it creates a wedding day atmosphere that feels genuinely personal rather than corporate.

What Makes Fitzroy Inn Special

The heritage inn itself photographs beautifully, the sandstone, the period timber, the mature garden plantings and the property's human scale all contribute to images that feel warm and considered. Fitzroy Inn is not an overwhelming venue, it is the kind of place where the day feels like it belongs to you.

The surrounding Southern Highlands landscape extends the portrait options naturally. The cool-climate gardens, the surrounding farmland and the property's elevated position create a variety of backdrops within easy reach of the main spaces.

My Documentary Approach

I photograph weddings at Fitzroy Inn the way I photograph everywhere, by watching and documenting rather than directing. At an intimate venue like Fitzroy Inn, this approach produces images that feel genuinely personal. The scale of the property keeps everyone close together, which means the real moments, the quiet looks, the spontaneous laughs, the small gestures, happen right in front of me all day.

The Southern Highlands

Fitzroy Inn sits in the heart of the Southern Highlands, one of Australia's most beautiful regions for weddings. The combination of heritage towns, cool-climate gardens, rolling countryside and that distinctive highlands light creates a backdrop that couples from Sydney and beyond travel specifically to access.

I photograph across the Southern Highlands regularly, at Fitzroy Inn, Bendooley Estate, Montrose House, The Imperial, Mali Brae Farm and Ravensthorpe. It is a region I know well and genuinely love working in.

Book Your Fitzroy Inn Wedding

If you are getting married at Fitzroy Inn and want photography that is honest, warm and built around the real moments of your day, reach out via the contact page or email hello@elizajadephotography.com. I take on a limited number of weddings each year and dates fill early.

Bendooley Estate Wedding Photographer | Eliza Jade Photography

Bendooley Estate sits in the heart of Bowral in the Southern Highlands, surrounded by rolling green paddocks, towering trees and that unmistakable cool-air stillness that makes this part of New South Wales feel like somewhere else entirely. It is one of my favourite venues to photograph weddings at, and for good reason.

Why Bendooley Estate is a Photographer's Dream

The grounds at Bendooley offer endless variety. You have the formal gardens with their structured hedges and stone pathways, the open paddocks that catch golden light in a way that is almost unfair, and the grand homestead building itself, which photographs beautifully in any season. Whether you are planning a ceremony under the oak trees or a reception inside the Book Barn, there is something deeply romantic about this property that translates straight into imagery.

The Southern Highlands light is softer and cooler than the coast, which suits my documentary style perfectly. I work with available light wherever possible, and Bendooley gives you plenty of it.

My Approach at Bendooley Estate

I photograph weddings the way they actually happen. No stiff poses on the staircase, no forced laughs in front of the rose garden. My job is to be close enough to capture the real moments, the way you squeeze each other's hands during the vows, the tears from your mum in the front row, the moment your guests erupt when the celebrant says you can kiss.

At Bendooley, I typically use the ceremony and portrait time to capture both the sweeping landscape shots and the quiet, intimate moments between you. The estate gives you enough space and variety that we are never stuck in one location. We move, we explore, and we let the day unfold naturally.

What to Expect When You Book

I cover Bendooley Estate weddings from Sydney, the South Coast and across the Southern Highlands region. Most couples choose full-day coverage so we can capture everything from getting ready through to the first hour of reception. I also offer 35mm film add-ons for couples who want that timeless, grain-forward aesthetic alongside their digital gallery.

My galleries from Bendooley tend to be some of my favourites, the combination of the venue's architecture, gardens and natural light creates images that hold up for decades.

Southern Highlands Wedding Photographer

Based on the South Coast of NSW, I regularly photograph weddings across the Southern Highlands including at Bendooley Estate, Montrose House, Mali Brae Farm, Fitzroy Inn and The Imperial. The Southern Highlands is one of Australia's most beautiful wedding regions and I feel lucky to work here as often as I do.

If you are planning a Bendooley Estate wedding and want photography that is relaxed, real and genuinely beautiful, I would love to hear from you.

Get in Touch

Enquire through the contact page or reach out directly at hello@elizajadephotography.com. I take on a limited number of weddings each year so early enquiry is always a good idea.