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!!
