Modern-Rustic Wedding at Marybank Estate | Kitty + Cale

March 2, 2024 Emma Watts

Wilson & Lewis Photography, Marybank Estate, Sparrow Weddings, Adelaide Wedding Planner, Adelaide Wedding Stylist, Adelaide Weddings, South Australia

It’s always such an honour when a fellow wedding industry colleague chooses us to manage their wedding day. We already knew Kitty + Cale, having met them both when they were part of Amelia + Jake’s wedding party in 2020, and since then we’ve worked with Kitty and her sis Stella many times, as the brains (and bakers) behind SuperEgo Cakes!

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