Lexi & Cal

Lexi and Cal went from the Parliament steps to a Collingwood laneway, then married under the leaves at Rupert on Rupert.

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Rupert on Rupert · Collingwood, Melbourne

Lexi & Cal

01 / GETTING READY

One shoe on.

A bow tie, ring and wristwatch on rust-coloured fabric.
Cal and a friend fasten a cuff.
A dress shoe and a patterned sock on the carpet.
Cal adjusts his bow tie in the window light.
A close-up of the gold bow tie and navy jacket.
Cal sits beside a window in black and white.
Cal stands in a brick laneway in his navy jacket.
Dried flowers and wedding stationery.
Lexi laughs in a white robe.
Lexi and a friend pause for something to eat.
A baby looks up from a car seat.
A friend helps Lexi into her dress in a shaft of light.
Lexi looks towards the window in her wedding dress.
A black-and-white portrait of Lexi holding her flowers.

02 / THE PORTRAITS

Mind the train.

Lexi and Cal stand beneath the columns at Parliament House.
Lexi approaches Cal while he faces the carved doors.
Lexi and Cal see each other in black and white.
Lexi and Cal stand under a tall stone arch.
Cal kisses Lexi on the temple.
The couple walk down the Parliament steps in black and white.
Lexi and Cal walk hand in hand, her train trailing behind.
Lexi leans in as Cal grins.
Lexi and Cal walk close together beside the stone buildings.
Lexi and Cal smile nose to nose in a black-and-white street portrait.
The couple walk through Collingwood in long afternoon shadows.
Lexi holds her train out in a laneway as a companion ducks out of frame.
Lexi and Cal on orange steps beneath an industrial window.
Lexi stands outside the old antenna shop.
Cal jumps beside Lexi in front of the graffiti-covered shopfront.

03 / THE CEREMONY

Under the leaves.

A framed painting and a musician among the plants at Rupert on Rupert.
A guest raises an eyebrow from her seat.
A glass of beer held in the ceremony room.
Lexi walks arm in arm with her escort in black and white.
Cal smiles as he waits at the front.
Lexi and her escort walk into the room between the guests.
Lexi and Cal hold hands in front of their celebrant.
Lexi laughs while reading from a vow booklet in black and white.
A guest laughs during the ceremony in black and white.
Cal laughs while standing beside Lexi at the front.
Lexi and Cal kiss beneath the branches at Rupert on Rupert.
Lexi and Cal at the signing table in black and white.
Lexi and Cal walk back through their cheering guests.
Lexi closes her eyes as she hugs a guest in black and white.
A guest hugs Lexi in black and white.
Lexi holds a drink and smiles at a guest.
Cal laughs with friends over drinks.

04 / AFTER DARK

Last one out.

Lexi and Cal walk down a Collingwood street at dusk.
Lexi and Cal touch foreheads in the warm light.
Cal and Lexi walk hand in hand in black and white.
Lexi laughs beside a guest giving a speech.
Lexi and Cal sit together at the bar.
Lexi and Cal dance in a pool of pink light.
Lexi smiles at Cal on the dance floor.
Lexi dances under a pink light as guests raise their arms.
A bearded guest laughs on the dance floor in black and white.
A guest dances with his hands at his waist.
A guest in pink pulls a face on the dance floor.
A group of guests lift Lexi into the air.
Lexi and Cal kiss in a circle of light.
Lexi and Cal walk away hand in hand down a dark laneway.