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.
Jordan & Shannon's Raglan Engagement shoot
I cant tell you how excited I am to be part of Jordan and Shannon's big day... how would I describe these two??..More fun than you can shake a stick at ...full of fun and laughter and the giggles...oh my days did we giggle........the whole shoot!! Relaxed and fun..just how life should be !
Here are some of my favorites from our Raglan shoot.
Hamilton Gardens Wedding of Jamie & Cass
Well when two people meet from completely different back grounds and culture, and they just know they are meant to be together you get a love like no other, one that is bonded so deep that oceans and distant cant separate, and families come together as one and with genuine joy and happiness seeing the emotion in the faces of their loved ones, you get the wedding of Jamie and Cass. Families flew in from as far away as Hong Kong to be at Hamilton Gardens to be part of this very special day on Saturday and the day was just perfect !!
Here are just a few from their day.
Keryn & Richard's Enchanting Forest Engagement shoot.
Yesterday I headed out to meet Keryn and Richard to capture some engagement photo's for them and have a really good play with a couple of fully manual lenses to see what we could get and I have to say I am pretty pleased with the results!! Thank you Keryn & Richard for a really neat shoot and big thank you to my photography assistant for the day Levi..
Lynn & Scott's Meadow wedding
I knew Lynn and Scott were going to have the most awesome day from the very first time I meet them. Two really superbly relaxed humans with a great sense of fun, and they just wanted a day surrounded by their friends and family and to have fun...well they certainly had the most amazing day and I was lucky enough to be part of it !! Huge congratulations to you !!!!! Even had time for trip to Burger King !!!!!
Ashleigh and Scott Narrows Landing Wedding.
Ashleigh and Scott were married on Saturday at The Narrows Landing hotel here in the mighty Waikato, and true to the Waikato and New Zealand weather in general the day dawned with rain and didn't look like it was going to clear for us to be able to get into the beautifully manicured gardens at Ashleigh's parents house. However the weather cleared in the afternoon and once the ceremony and all the official parts of the day were over the bridal party jumped into cars and headed back to the house for some bridal party photos on the drive way and grounds.
Huge Thank you to the lovely folk at The Narrows Landing for looking after us you can find them here,
https://www.thenarrowslanding.co.nz/
Dress from, https://www.jessicabridal.co.nz/
Hair and Make up, www.dandv.co.nz
Florist,www.petiteposy.nz/
Celebrant, Trish Prescott.
Photography by https://www.claregordonphotography.com/
Matt & lisa's Engagement shoot.
Matt & Lisa run a very popular local cafe and are super busy people but we managed to find a sneaky morning to schedule in an engagement shoot for them..... We got almost perfect weather too, and we had chosen a stunning location for the shoot, so needless to say we had a pretty cool time !!
Here are just a few of my favorites!
Troy & Samantha's Ataahua Gardens wedding
Really excited to be able to blog the wedding of Troy and Samantha who married on Saturday at Ataahua Gardens, Stunning location for a weddnig even when its pouring down with rain !
Carrie & Mitch's roof top engagement shoot
Carrie & Mitch were kind enough to come out for some engagement photos on Sunday afternoon and let me play with a couple of cool little lenses that im wanting to use more for weddings . These two were just adorable, the whole session...just soo in love and cant take their eyes off each other..Love it X
Daniel & Kalsie's stunning Lake Okataina wedding.
I think I am just going to have to let images speak for themselves as I can try and tell you just how much these two love each other and I can try and tell you would an epic wedding this was with awesome people yet I think the images are going to say nit far better then anything I can write so here we go.......Daniel & Kalsie, Thank you so much for having me along to capture your day and a huge thank you to the families for welcoming me with such warmth and lastly the bridal party for being so much fun and generally being awesome!!
Jonathon & Andrea's home engagement photo shoot
Jonathon and Andrea met during a Chinese sports tournament a few years ago and played in the same team. They kept in touch while Andrea was at University at Dunedin and started dating in 2012 and here we are now preparing for their wedding ceremony later this year with plans for a Chinese Tea ceremony the day before which I am so exciting about being able to attend and capture for them, and then the next day the wedding ceremony is to be held out at Mystery Creek surrounded by family and friends from all over the world.
Sunday evening I popped out to their home to capture some relaxed family styled engagement photos for them along with their daughter Emily we had such a fun evening with Emily loving being in front of the camera.
Jade & Barend's Taitua Arboretum Engagement shoot
Always really neat when fellow photographers ask you to photograph their wedding day, so when Jade, from Jade Thorby Photography got hold of me and asked if I was available to shoot her wedding in April next year I was delighted to be able to day yes!.
Yesterday I met up with Jade and her partner Barend at Taitua Arboretum here on the outskirts of Hamilton to have some and capture some engagement photos for them, Here are just a few select images from their shoot.
Scott & Lynn's engagement shoot
I knew I was going to love working along side Scott and Lynn from the moment Lynn messaged me with.."your pictures are amazing"..Is there any chance your available for our day"........So met up and chatted through their day and decided we needed to meet up one afternoon to have some fun and get some relaxed fun engagement captures for them. We met up on a day where it had been forecast to rain all day and we all waited for the heavens to open but it never did start raining, so we set off with some dark clouds heading our way and chanced our luck..good thing we did too as the light was so soft with the clouds acting as giant soft box for us.... here are just a few from our shoot.
Mikayla & Elaih portraits
Mikayla and Elaih popped up to see me last week for some studio portraits. I feel so blessed to be living in such a wonderful peaceful country as New Zealand with its friendly people and deep connection to the land and rich heritage. How could we not do some portraits that reflected that .....Mikayla even brought her mothers Korowai...just beautiful...
Studio portraits with Grace
I had the gorgeous Grace in the home studio this last week for some nice modern portraits and got to crack out the new backdrops and brand new apple boxes for clients to sit on use as props. Grace was a real star with three different changes of outfit and accessories and took direction really well although I feel that she left with my words, " chin forward and down " repeating over in her head for the rest of the day !!
Here are some of my favorites my Grace's Portrait session in my home studio, I cant wait for my new Vintage French Chaise to arrive..its being shipped to me and is due here end of August !!
Keyarn & Danielle's Taitua Arboretum engagement shoot.
The colors at the Taitua Arboretum in Autumn are just stunning and combine that with a gorgeous couple and the some divine evening light, all leads to a little magic !!
Ashleigh & Scott's stunning sunset engagement shoot at Raglan beach
Love having Raglan beach so close to us, with just a short and scenic drive over why wouldn't you have your engagement shoot held there!! With stunning Te Toto Gorge just a 15 minute drive further down the road providing stunning west coast scenery and then the option of several different locations at the beach I am always spoiled for choice and never disappointed with the gorgeous autumnal light at the moment !!
here are just a few of my favorites from Ashleigh & Scott's evening shoot.
