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Best Adelaide Wedding Photographer Review

There are a lot of sites out there proclaiming the best Adelaide wedding photographer. I’m going to tell you just who I believe to be best Adelaide wedding photographer. I have some experience in the matter too as I married off my daughter a little while back. We had the reception at Ayers House. I wrote about the Ayers House food review previously and will be writing about our experience there as a wedding venue in a future post.

Best Adelaide Wedding Photographer

For our daughters wedding we chose BCaptured by Ky Luu and that was one of the best decisions we have ever made. That link will take you to his website, but he is always posting stuff on Facebook where you can see some of his latest works.

So what makes Ky the best wedding photographer in Adelaide? Ky has a flair for making his subjects feel relaxed. So much so that he accentuates the occasion rather than making the whole thing a drag. Everybody and that wedding loved being photographed by Ky.

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Ky also has a flair for positioning his subjects just right to get those special photos.

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Like all artists you need to place your subjects in such a manner that the resulting image is something memorable.

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Great wedding photographers also know how to make the best use of the existing light to make their momentous wedding photographs a work of art.

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They are able to find the perfect spot and position the newly weds just so in order to make the photograph pop!

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The best Adelaide wedding photographer is able to take great photos no matter where the wedding is. The fact that we had the wedding at Ayers House just gave Ky so many more options of getting those special wedding photographs.

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The best Adelaide wedding photographers capture those special moments when family and friends are sharing the joyous occasion.

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Ky Luu is the best wedding photographer in Adelaide because I simply can’t fault his work. The bride and groom loved him! As did everyone who were lucky enough to have him capture that special moment in time. If there was any fault to this fabulous wedding photographer, its that it’s so hard to choose the best of his photos to place in albums and posts such as this.

Ayers House Food Review

This is the first part of a two part post. According to their home page Ayers House is ” is a boutique wedding and events venue…the very essence of Adelaide elegance.
Seeking a glamourous venue, with the charm of a country estate, in a city location? Then you have found it! Ayers House is a grand stately mansion of Colonial Regency/Victorian opulence, beautifully restored to modern vintage style. Everything here is on a grand scale, the driveway sweeps, the chandeliers illuminate and the celebrations are legendary.”

As it happens my daughter has chosen Ayers house to host her wedding reception. Last week we, the wife and I, my daughter and future son-in-law, went to Ayers House to sample some of the food that we can select on that auspicious night.

Walking into Ayers House was like walking into a bit of the past as it is truly a piece of Adelaide history. Architecturally it is a marvel to hold. I could only hope that its cuisine was just as exquisite.

My Ayers House Food Review

Ayers House Food Review

You can see in the image above exactly what we were presented with. We were more than happy to share each others dishes so we could sample as much of the cuisine that will be on offer on the night.

 Entrée

Silver Whiting Fillets Crumbed & Pan Fried

on a salad of roasted zucchini, almonds, parsley & pancetta with basil & tomato dressing

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Goats Cheese Souffle Twice Baked

with baby beetroots, pickled pumpkin, tomato/mint salad & green tahini dressing (V) (GF)

For me the silver whiting was favourite. It was exquisite and truly a taste sensation. That’s not to say that the souffle was nice, just that it wasn’t as nice. The only thing that I thought was a little weird is what I thing was the pickled pumpkin.

Main

Chargrilled Fillet Of Beef

with broccolini, bacon jam, slow roasted tomatoes & basil butter (GF)

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Roasted Chicken Breast Wrapped In Prosciutto

on green pea puree with grilled baby onions, wild mushroom cream and barley crunch

The presentation of the main menu was stunning and I’m pleased to say that both dishes were received by all as very pleasurable to the palate.

Dessert

White Chocolate & Honey Pannacotta

broken baklava, poached dried fruits & rosewater syrup

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Belgian Chocolate Mousse Slice

with hazelnut cookies n’ cream ice cream & espresso martin syrup

Once again while both desserts were delicious the white chocolate and honey pannacotta was unanimously voted as the favourite.

We all had a great night and are now waiting with baited breath for the wedding night so that we can enjoy a great night of feasting with family and friends.

Stay tuned for part II. How good is Ayers House as a wedding venue?

 

 

Coopers Alehouse Gepps Cross Review

A bunch of friends and I had a meal at the Coopers Alehouse last Wednesday and I thought it was time I posted a Coopers Alehouse Gepps Cross Review. I’ve heard a lot of good reports of the newly upgraded Coopers Alehouse so I had pretty high expectations of it.

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We got there about 6.30 pm and after a bit of a chat we placed an order around 6.45. The menu is pretty good in that it recommends a brew depending on what you order. I went for the Wagyu Beef Burger. “Beef & bacon pattie, monterey jack cheese, barossa gypsy speck, lettuce, tomato & tangy chipotle aioli with chips & house pickle.” The recommended brew was a mild ale and so I ordered a pint.

I have to admit I was pretty impressed with the decor as well as the ambience. The conversation was going well but we noticed, probably from all the growling stomachs, that the food was taking quite awhile. We’d been waiting for over an hour and still no site of our meal appearing. Not even a peep from the staff telling us what the hell was going on.

Coopers Alehouse Gepps Cross Review

My stomach was virtually screaming, “That bloody burger and chips better be worth the wait!”

Some 15 minutes later they started bringing out the food. That was my Wagyu Beef Burger in the image above. The first thing I noticed was that the fries looked a little pale. I popped one into my mouth and it was immediate disappointment. It was almost cold and it could of been cooked a little more. Before I continue the Coopers Alehouse Gepps Cross Review I’m going to post a quote from their site.

The Coopers Alehouse Gepps Cross will take your taste buds on a journey, exploring and enjoying the delights of great pub food with traditionally brewed beer. We combine old fashioned hospitality in a sparkling new venue where every detail is tuned toward you – our guest. Expect delicious grazing and snack food items are perfectly paired with an extensive range of beer and a quality range of premium steaks that respects each step of the process, from paddock to plate. Our menu combines the best of regional produce with a modern, vibrant and fresh twist.

Upon reading something like that you’d expect some pretty good tucker wouldn’t you? Definitely not, less than lukewarm  chips! Oh well, perhaps the burger was better. I took a bite and while it didn’t taste all that bad, something wasn’t quite right. There was a crunch to it that definitely shouldn’t be there. I inspected the burger pattie only to find that the bottom 2 mm of the pattie was over cooked and that was where the crunch came from. Not the worst burger but definitely not the best.

Overall I was pretty disappointed with my experience at the Coopers Alehouse, as were most of my friends.

Would I go there again? Probably not.

I know that it’s quite possible that we may have picked a bad night. Maybe they were short staffed in the kitchen or something. But if that was the case the staff should have done more to make the experience more pleasurable.

Oh well, at least the beer was cold.

What sort of experience have you had at the Cooper Alehouse?