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.

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