Say your reception is on an island in Fiji. It's a balmy night. There's a swimming pool right there.
Sooner or later, one of your friends might say, "Hey, wouldn't it be epic if you jumped in while wearing your dress?"
At first you might think, "But it's my wedding dress!"
And then you might think, "When am I going to wear this again anyway?"
So, yep, brides going into swimming pools is a thing, and I've got the footage to prove it. But I sort of feel it's more a destination wedding thing. There aren't many function centres in Sydney with conveniently accessible bodies of water.
It's true that some have fountains (like Curzon Hall, Le Montage, Manor on Elizabeth, Doltone House Sylvania Waters), but I've only seen birds hop into them.
If you're a bride and you're prepared to do a fountain photo at the end of the night, I'll give you a discount on the package because of the awesomeness of it.
There are, however, other bride/groom + water moments...
Grooms sometimes take a swim before getting ready. Bridesmaids have been known to shake bottles of champagne and point them at the couple.
At Hyde Park and at Olympic Park, there are displays where columns of water periodically jet out of the ground -- and couples every so often frolic through them.
Near the lighthouse in Wollongong, there are waves that splash up on the rocks -- and if you're patient, then you can get a photo with the water forming an arc around you.
But the classic example is the beach photoshoot -- inevitably, you guys are going to want to take a walk through the shallows, and inevitably I'm going to wade in after you. Probably it was even my fault. I might have been the one who suggested it.
Also -- haldis. Basically, these are pre-wedding southeast Asian rituals where the couple gets turmeric smeared on them, and the events frequently devolve afterwards into water pistol / water balloon / garden hose fights. Haldis anywhere are very moist affairs, but if yours is held at the Woodcroft community hall, I should mention that there's a lake right next to that building. It's possible that the groom's friends might decide to help him clean off by throwing him into that lake, and it's also possible that the groom might drag his friends and fiancé in afterwards in revenge. Just saying.
One random moment to end with -- but this time no water involved. This couple and their friends had a tradition, built up over the course of a few weddings. So, at the end of the night, I filmed the bride, shoes and jewellery off, hair unbound, metal music blaring, as she climbed onto a table and stage dove into a sea of people.
It was chaos, and it was brilliant.
