What a wonderful day. I was privilged to be the photographer at this wedding, and to meet these two people and experience the great love, and respect they have for each other. The venue was chosen as it used to belong to the Graham family. It was Leanne’s grandparents house and she had found memories of playing there as a child. Today it is a very unique and stunning venue Casanova House. I will stop talking now and let the photos tell it all.
I can’t believe I nearly forgot the little people. These are the gorgeous flower girls from Katherine and David’s wedding. We can’t have flower girls without flowers so here is Katherine’s Bridal bouquet created by Flowers on Holmwood.
It started very early in the morning for everyone being woken by the earthquake in Christchurch. Teresa (my second shooter) and I were unlucky enough to have booked into a hotel in Cashel steet and were on the 22nd floor when the earthquake hit. More about that later, but it did have to be mentioned as it certainly impacted on the day. We headed off very shaken to start recording Katherine and David’s big day. I was delighted to see a big smile on Katherine’s face when I arrived at her house. The messages started coming in, the hairdresser wasn’t going to make it (oh well there was no power, so what do you do), then there was the call regarding the venue which had crumbled inside, oh well as Katherine said we could still have a BBQ! Then we got a visit from the priest and we knew this would not be good news. The beautiful church that they had chosen had crumbled in on the inside as well. So it was decided that they would get married on the lawn outside the church. Good news also came in, the flowers where fine, and the caterers had found another venue so no need for the BBQ. Katherine you were amazing you took so much bad news that morning and still managed to smile and look on the bright side. Katherine and David your wedding day was beautiful and I wish you both all the happiness in the world. Thanks for having me along. Enjoy your pics there are a lot more to come.
I have had the pleasure this year of mentoring (trying to at least) two young and upcoming photographers. One has moved over to Australia and is starting her own photography business (more about Alyssa in another post). The other is the very talented Teresa who has been working for me for a while now coming along to weddings and generally helping to organise my life!! What I love about mentoring is seeing someone become their own type of photographer and not just a clone of you. Teresa’s style is very different to mine and it has been a pleasure to watch her grow. As I am closing down my business in the little old town of Oamaru and moving it on to Invercargill, I will miss hanging out in the studio with my friend. Here are some photos from a recent wedding that Teresa came along and second shot for me. You will get to know here by her business name Hummingbird Photography. Enjoy her work!!
To my wonderful bride and groom thankyou again for letting us be a part of your big day, and now you have Teresa’s photos to enjoy with a disk coming your way soon!!
With five children I don’t often get away by myself for the weekend. So when I was asked to photograph Katherine and Davids Wedding in Christchurch, I took the opportunity to head away on my own for a weekend to do their engagement shoot. I had a blast photographing these two the are so in love it was gorgeous, and I got to catch up with a very good friend of mine for the night afterwards and a few wines!! Katherine and David you are such a great couple and have so much love for each other. Enjoy your sneak peak and there are a lot more to come, very soon!!
This was a special wedding for me to photograph as it was my husbands baby brother getting married. I had to laugh as only a month before the wedding I had said to Pauline that while I was loving wedding season, I would just love to go to a wedding as a guest. I didn’t know at the time they were planning on getting married!! They didn’t give us very much notice pretty much the whole thing was organised in two weeks. As I drove down to Dunedin with all our children in the truck, I was touched by their genuine excitement about the Wedding and the talk between them about how it was such a great day because they were getting a new Aunty. Dunedin is not renowned for its great weather (I might pay for that comment later) but the Gods had got together and decided they would shine on these two for the day. Hope you enjoy your sneak peek there are alot more photos to come!!
Well this was my last wedding for the summer and what a great day it was. Thanks Kim & Ben for having me along on your wonderful day. Kim your dress was stunning and your brides maids and flower girls looked gorgeous. The boys well what can I say they looked seriously cool!! Hope you enjoy your sneak peek there are plenty more to come.
What a wonderful day! Everything was perfect the weather the venue and the gorgeous couple that were getting married. I love to photograph details, but I must say photographing a tree bird was a first and I had never seen a wedding cake made out of cheese!! Thank you Dushka and Will for letting me be a part of your wonderful day. It was a perfect day filled with love and laughter.
