Taitua Arboretum Wedding of Leonard & Lillian
What a stunning spring day for Leonard & Lillian's Forest wedding here in the Waikato, so warm and had guests and photographers a like ducking for shade and wishing we had put some sun screen on!! Here are just a few from their very special day.....
The Hartstone Family photo shoot | Raglan beach
Absolutely loved meeting up with Shane & Caroline and their two boys at Raglan beach on the weekend, We spent a couple of hours at the beach, playing in the sand, hunting for dinosaur prints, looking for star fish in the rock pools.. chasing the waves out and then being chased ourselves back in again by the waves... Such a fun time.. Here is just a small selection from the session....
Mitch & Carrie | Chateau Tongiriro Wedding.
Mitch and Carrie are real snow bunnies and love taking time to get down to the snow, seemed only fitting that they should get married at one of their favorite places and I was fortunate to be invited along to capture the day for them, and oh what a day it was too !! The sun was beating down on the mountains and the sky was a brilliant blue, it really couldn't have been more perfect for them. Here are just a small selection from a wonderful day. Thank you so much for inviting us along to share the day with you and your guests, it was truly fabulous !
Andrew & Tarryn's Hamilton Gardens Engagement shoot.
Hamilton Gardens here in the Waikato is such an expansive place with lots of different areas for photos, and as it was super busy on the weekend with that gorgeous warm weather and all the blooms attracting visitors from all over, Andrew,Tarryn and I decided to head to the Victorian Glass house on the hill were it was a little quieter to capture some engagement photos for them.. We had so much fun, we even got photo bombed by a a dogo when we headed over to the woodland area, who wanted in on the action too! I am so looking forward to being part of their wedding at The Boat shed at Kaprapiro !!
Ceara & Justin's Hobbiton Movie set Wedding
Absolutely loved being part of Ceara & Justin's LOTR themed wedding at Hobbiton. They had flown in from Canada to be married at the movie set and the day went perfectly for them !! here are just a small selection of from the day. Thanks heaps to the staff at Hobbiton who looked after everyone exceptionally well!!!!
As they say in Hobbiton
" Drink like Dwarves, Smoke like Wizards, Sing like elves and PARTY like Hobbits....... and party they did indeed !!!!!
Peter & Felicity's Engagement shoot.
Just a few of my favorites from Sunday afternoons engagement shoot for Peter & Felicity... !!
Nadine & Stephen's Arboretum Engagement shoot.
I met up with Nadine & Stephen on the weekend at Taitua arboretum for their engagement shoot, we had so much fun as we headed round the Arboretum and so much laughter!! I am so looking forward to being part of their epic water front wedding In Taupo...!!
Kelly & Paula's Raglan beach engagement shoot.
Kelly & Paula flew in to NZ for a whirl wind visit to make plans for their wedding later in the year, They even managed to meet up with me at Raglan beach for an hour or so to capture some lovely engagement photo's for them.
Sean & Karen's Red Barn wedding day
It would be a huge understatement to describe Sean & Karen's wedding day as just
"a wedding". Friends and family traveled from the UK and France to be part of their day, some with only just enough leave for a week and then they have to be back, It was an event full of love and friendship..The coming together of people from all over the world ...and It was such an experience hearing the stories of their journey, it was an adventure, a holiday, a long distance relationship for a while; a journey that started as a vacation for one and a fresh start, a chance of re discovery and the realization that you couldn't stand to be apart from this person, . Sean & Karen were married at The Red Barn in the Waikato, in New Zealand and decided to have a first look experience on the stunning drive way. The whole day was such a joyous experience for all their family friends. It was such an honor to be part of their day.
here are just a few photos from their day.
Sean & Brooke's Whitianga Wedding.
Well the wet weather struck again on the weekend for Brooke & Sean's big day at Whitianga but the thing I really loved about them and how they approached their big day was that they just wanted to be married.... their way.....nice and relaxed,with friends and family around them and just have fun ..what more can anyone ask for..a day to remember because of the people who made it to Whitianaga despite the shocking weather and where present for the ceremony and then partied hard into the night......Leading to some legendary dance moves.....epic images and even better video.. .....Thank you so much Brooke and Sean for sharing your day with me!
Here are just a few from the day... a teaser.....
Cody & Kristen's Lake Taupo wedding
Lake Taupo was the stunning back drop for Cody & Kristen's wedding on the weekend and even the weather behaved itself for us, even though it threatened a bit of rain, it came out warm and sunny and made for the perfect day for Cody and Kristen to exchange vows in front of family and friends at the stunning Omori Lodge.
Robyn & Matty's beach engagement shoot..
Such a gorgeous weekend just gone capturing peoples wedding days and then this sweet romantic beach engagement session for Matty & Robyn. There getting married in a few months time at stunning venue in Auckland and I just cant wait to be part of their big day......here are just a few pics from our shoot out at one of my favorite places...no prizes for guessing....Raglan.
Bobbie-lee & Aaron's Raglan Engagement shoot.
Love heading over to Raglan for engagement shoots or weddings...West coast New Zealand beach at its best, black sand moody skies, rocks to scramble over and large powerful waves to make sure you keep an ever watchful eye out when shooting.. Sunday evening I meet up with Bobbie-Lee & Aaron for a fun relaxed engagement shoot out at Raglan, I was hoping for a sunset but Raglan turned on its moody skies instead for us , which I love almost as much !
Hereare just a few from the evening..
Wayne & Christina....
Met up with Christina & Wayne yesterday morning here in the Waikato. They're getting married in March and they traveled down from Auckland to have a meeting with myself, and grab some sneaky shots while location scouting with them, and then straight onto the venue to finalize the plans for the big day.
Here are just a few taken while we were out and about ..
Tongariro Engagement shoot
I had the absolute please of heading down to Tongariro last week to capture some engagement photos for this lovely couple. They live high in the hills on a huge station with sweeping views across to Ruapehu in one direction and back across lake Taupo the other way. Accessible by 4 wheel drive only ( believe me, I tried....my poor Honda...!!) they collected me from the bottom of the drive and we headed up in to the hills of this private farm. The feeling of being so blessed and lucky, to live in such a diverse and beautiful country as New Zealand never leaves me, but when your stood on the top of a hill staring at such view it just takes your breath away...... bit like the couple themselves really, fun loving, caring and genuinely warm.
My kinda people.
just a short blog post of images from the shoot.....
Tongariro Engagement shoot
I had the absolute please of heading down to Tongariro last week to capture some engagement photos for this lovely couple. They live high in the hills on a huge station with sweeping views across to Ruapehu in one direction and back across lake Taupo the other way. Accessible by 4 wheel drive only ( believe me, I tried....my poor Honda...!!) they collected me from the bottom of the drive and we headed up in to the hills of this private farm. The feeling of being so blessed and lucky, to live in such a diverse and beautiful country as New Zealand never leaves me, but when your stood on the top of a hill staring at such view it just takes your breath away...... bit like the couple themselves really, fun loving, caring and genuinely warm.
My kinda people.
just a short blog post of images from the shoot.....
Jessie & Rochelle's enchanting forest wedding
Jessie & Rochelle were married on Saturday at The Laughing Peacock at Orini in the enchanting forest setting. Another stunning January day that thankfully cooled down just a little bit for us later in the afternoon.
We had so much fun with these guys, I don't think they stopped laughing and giggling all day and it was so infectious!!
Grant & Tamsyn's Eagles Ridge Wedding
Grant and Tamsyn had the most beautiful celebration at the lovely venue that is Eagle’s Ridge this past Saturday! These two are just our kind of people —, best friends, , lovers of their fur babies, and truly warm and kind to everyone around them! It was a complete joy to photograph their wedding!! It was also the most gorgeous day in January, so hot and with views out across the bay to Mount Maunganui, It was just breath taking, and made for the most perfect back drop for these two to exchange their vows. They had a gorgeous fun loving bridal party too that happily jumped in cars after the ceremony, on the couples requests and headed down to the beach for some photos there.
The Wedding of Dane & Wendy The Boat Shed, Lake Karapiro.
Well it rained and rained yesterday for the wedding of Wendy & Dane and then just when I thought it may start to ease off just a little for us, It rained some more got a little heavier , and then added some gusty winds in to the day just to mix it up a bit for us.... However that couldn't dampen the spirits of this couple who just loved having their friends and family around them to celebrate this very special day..... They were even brave enough to head out onto the drive way for some captures there too!! Huge thank you for sharing your day with me and the kind souls who came out , held umbrellas and tried to keep us dry !!
Here are just few from the day...
Cameron & Sonja's Red Barn wedding.
I could tell you so many lovely stories from Cameron & Sonja's wedding about the couple themselves and the journey that led them to this wonderful wedding day, from the very first time they met right to the proposal to the design of the rings and the thought and attention to detail that has gone into making this day the most perfect day for them.........But all anybody really needs to know is that these two are true soul mates and as Sonja walked down the aisle to an Instrumental of Cold Play's 'Paradise' you just knew how perfect these two were for each other.
