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Western Suburbs
Southern Suburbs
Eastern Suburbs
City Area
Harold
Boas Gardens
Deli Street, West Perth
Manicured traditional gardens with bridge and waterfall.
Bookings necessary with Perth City Council (9265 3333) and a fee
is charged.
Popular for civil marriage ceremonies.
Queens Gardens
Nelson Street, East Perth
Traditional gardens with bridges over lily ponds.
Bookings necessary
with Perth City Council (9265 3333) and a fee is charged.
If there
is a sporting event on at the WA Cricket ground parking maybe a
problem.
Kings Park
Wishing Well near War Memorial, Fraser Avenue
Photos taken with the city skyline in the background are always
appreciated by relatives and friends outside WA. More suitable for a
few quick photographs
just of the bride and groom before moving to a
more traditional setting such as the Botanic Gardens.
Kings Park
Botanic Gardens/Pioneer Women’s Memorial
Wonderful garden setting with a variety of backgrounds. * Highly
Recommended
Hyde Park
Glendower Street, Highgate
Old fashioned park with lake, beautiful soft lighting through
weeping willow trees with lake
background. * Highly Recommended
Ministry of Education and Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centre
Royal Street, East Perth
Often used by fashion photographers where the backdrop of ultra
modern
buildings enables creative and different photographs. Small
garden area where
back lit photographs taken under the trees in
autumn and spring are attractive.
Victoria
Gardens
Corner Royal Street & Trafalgar Road, East Perth
New Park in the East Perth redevelopment area overlooking the
Claisebrook inlet,
Attractive location with variety of settings.
Narrow
Interchange
Mounts Bay Road
Garden and lake setting enables a wide variety of photographs to be
taken with garden,
lake or city skyline backgrounds. Kings Park is
within easy walking distance over the footbridge.
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Park at Foot of King’s Park
Mounts Bay Road
Located east of the old Swan Brewery complex, park is excellent for
photographs in
autumn when leaves are on the ground.
Parliament House
Harvest Terrace, West Perth
Various buildings and garden settings at front and rear of building
and scope for
photographs with city buildings as backdrop. Popular
and successful location.
Constitutional
Centre and Old Observatory
Corner Havelock Street and Parliament Place, West Perth
Well restored turn of the century buildings provide a good
architectural backdrop.
Major
Holding Building
23 Outram Street (corner Ord Street), West Perth
Lovely Federation house in small, but attractive garden setting.
Private property – be discreet.
Northern Suburbs
Pinkroot Valley Memorial Park
Off Whitfords Avenue, Padbury
Pleasant lawn, park and bushland setting with tame kangaroos.
Variety of locations.
* Highly Recommended
Cockman House
South west corner Wanneroo and Ocean Reef Roads
Settlers’ cottage with old fashioned garden and picket fence for
rustic photos.
Book through Wanneroo Council (9405 5000). * Highly
Recommended
Botanic Golf
25 Burns Beach Road, Wanneroo
Magnificient manicured traditional gardens, wide variety of
settings.
Privately owned and fee charged prior arrangement necessary on 9405
1475.
Joondalup
Central Park, Grand
Boulevard
Developing gardens with lake and waterfalls. Close to Edith Cowan
University who
have lovely gardens and building where photographs
can be taken.
Pine
Plantation
Wanneroo Road, Wanneroo
Pine plantation offers a different backdrop for photos.
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Western Suburbs
University of
WA
Mounts Bay Road, Crawley
Variety of settings garden, poolside and colonnade. Bookings
necessary (9380 3838)
and a fee is charged. Parking situated at Car
Park 20 beneath Lawrence Jackson Art Gallery
at rear of sunken
gardens. Popular venue and unavailable during examinations period
(November).
Claremont
Mrs Herbert’s Park near Claremont Museum, Victoria Avenue
Photographs with garden and riverside settings amongst colonial
museum buildings.
* Highly Recommended
Cottesloe Civic Centre
Broome Street, Cottesloe
Variety of photo possibilities in garden and terrace settings.
Fees
are charged and prior booking essential.
Very popular place and
other parties maybe queuing up for photos.
Scotch College
Administration Building
Corner Shenton Road and Australind Street, Swanbourne
Federation house and lawn settings. Private property – be discreet.
Perry Lakes
Perry Lakes Drive, Floreat Park
Bushland settings with lakes.
Subiaco Civic Centre
Hamersley Road, Subiaco
Pleasant gardens and trees.
Mosman Park Civic Centre
Bayview Terrace, Mosman Park
Pleasant rose gardens and avenue of pines trees.
Mosman Gardens
Adelma Road, Dalkeith
Lawn area, weeping willows and rustic settings.
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Mosman Park
Green Place Reserve, Chidley Way
Romantic location with lawns and jetty. * Highly Recommended
Catholic Education Centre/St Michael the Archangel Chapel
50 Ruislip Street, Leederville
Traditional Church and old convent with stone arches set in pleasant
gardens.
Bookings are necessary with Catholic Education Office.
Mabel Talbot
Park
Jersey Street, Jolimont
Attractive sheltered garden and weeping willows.
Southern Suburbs
Gosnells Council Gardens
Albany Hwy Gosnells, Lovely green gardens and
a large lake.
Call City of Gosnells for booking
details.
Booragoon Garden
City Shopping Centre
Marmion Street
Attractive sheltered garden and ornamental lake.
Cannington Woodloes Homestead
Woodloes Street
Colonial style house and attractive gardens and museum. Ideal for
civil wedding ceremony,
booking necessary with caretaker on 9231
0610. * Highly Recommended
Como –
McDougall Park
Ley Street
Pleasant park with shady trees and lake.
Fremantle Museum and Arts
Centre
Finnerty Street
Colonial limestone building and gardens. Closes 5pm unless special
arrangements
have been previously made.
South
Perth foreshore
Mends Street
Swan river and Perth city buildings as a backdrop or amongst trees
and lawn area.
Brookland Greens Reserve
Eastern Suburbs
Pioneer Village Armadale Walk back in time with a
wonderful setting of old colonial backdrops.
Free entry Highly recommended. Great photo
opportunities
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City of Belmont
Offices and Gardens
Abernethy Road, Belmont
Gardens and lakes.
Carmel Rose
Gardens and Rose Heritage Tearooms
40 Masonmill Road, Carmel
Magnificent gardens and pond. Privately owned call 9293 5112 for
bookings.
* Highly Recommended
Guildford
Stirling Square off Meadow Street
Lovely old church with avenue of gum trees and historic buildings.
*
Highly Recommended
Kalamunda
Stirk Park Kalamunda Road
Lawn park and pond.
Maylands
Tranby House off Peninsula Road
Colonial house by the river.
Middle Swan
Houghton's Winery Dale Road
Lawn area, trees and old cellars.
Midland
Woodbridge House, Ford Street
Two storey colonial house in traditional gardens – variety of
settings for photographs.
Bookings necessary National Trust
caretaker 9274 2432. * Highly Recommended
Victoria Park
G O Edwards Park off Burswood Road
Park and ornamental lake opposite casino.
Whiteman Park
Harow Street Whiteman
Lake and parkland setting. Old wagons and machinery ideal for photos.
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