Winter Wedding on Mountain top

Emma and Matt had a great wedding day and was very lucky with the weather. They had decided to have the wedding ceremony up on Mt Roy so we really needed a good day up there. We flew up in style with Wanaka Helicopters new Eurocopter.  Hardly any wind and and a refreshing 8 degrees made it probably the warmest winter day you can have up at that altitude!  After the ceremony they enjoyed some champagne and some photos before flying back to the airport. We did some more location shots down by the lake before they headed back to Oakridge Resort and the spa pools.

Product Shoot for Wanaka Living TM

Another product shoot for Wanaka Living. We shot around 10 products with a few different set ups. This is for the new catalougue and marketing material for magazines and tradeshows.

A rainy Wanaka Wedding at Tiri Tiri Lodge

It was one of the wettest days in Wanaka for a long time with no breaks in the rain all day. I always make sure I have additional lighting with me and lots of ideas for when these rainy day turns up which was needed.

 Tiri Tiri lodge  is a great venue and a good place to shoot a rainy wedding.  Shelley and John are from NZ but have been living in Geneva for the past 11 years.

It was a small  intimate wedding and it was easy to fit all guest inside for the ceremony.

Architectural shoot for Mantells in Wanaka

Mantells in Wanaka is an amazing house, it recently won architectural awards and it is really one of a kind. The height inside together with the unique furniture and the use of space is what it makes it so different. It has a nice indoor and outdoor flow with big windows and a light colours.

Beautiful Wanaka Wedding by Mint Events

Lanee and David had an amazing wedding day in Wanaka. A really warm and sunny day and everything from ceremony to the smallest details was perfectly planned by Laura form Mint Events.  The ceremony was held down at the lakefront in Wanaka with Jools Macknight as the celebrant.

All the guest were enjoying the view and the great weather while having drinks served down by the lake before heading up to The Venue for the reception. We walked down to the beach for some location shots before beeing picked up by Wanaka Helicopter’s new Eurocopter and flown up to  Mt Roy.

We had one of the best day’s of the season up on the mountain and had a really relaxing time up there with drinks, canapes and photos. We landed back at the The Venue for the reception and  it was all redone in white inside with elaborate table settings and arrangements. A great wedding from start to finish.

Wanaka Wedding at Cardrona Hotel

Angelina and Gavin had their wedding ceremony down at Glendhu Bay, one of the best spots for a ceremony around Wanaka. After some mix and mingle and formal photos of the family the guests were taken up to the Cardrona Hotel for the Reception. We stayed around  for some quick shots with the Bridal Party before taking off with a helicopter up to Mt Roy for some mountain shots.  We were a bit worried about the wind but it was perfect up there and we had a fun photo session before heading back down to the Reception. Angelina wanted some shots done at the iconic Cardrona hotel and we had fun playing around for 5 min before they headed in.

Wanaka Wedding at Look Out lodge

Anita and Kerry had an amazing day at the Look Out Lodge in Wanaka. They both got ready at the lodge and the ceremony was held on the big lawn there which has unsurpassable panoramic views of the mountainous countryside. We did location shots around the lodge and Kerry’s uncle let us  use his helicopter for some more shots up on Mt Roy and we got some really nice ones with the dark rain clouds looming in the back. I  also had the chance to  catch up with Tessa & Bryce, a couple whose wedding I shot a couple of years ago.

Trends Magazine feature

I shot this Wanaka house for Gary Todd awhile back and its now featured in the latest Trends Outdoor magazine. I worked close with Gary to get the photos he wanted. Its great when you can work together with the architect to showcase and work with the features and ideas he had when he designed the house.

Alice and John’s Wedding photos

Alice and John are great friends of mine.  They got married back in the UK but wanted some nice shots with the local landscape.  My wife, a wedding planner who runs Mint Events helped out with timelines and ideas for their UK Wedding and I gave a local photo shoot as a wedding gift. We went out around 6 in the evening and managed to dodge the rain and got some amazing images around the shores of Lake Hawea

A sunny and warm Wanaka Wedding

Sophie and Chris had a stunning day in Wanaka for their wedding. There was not a cloud in the sky and it was close to 30 degrees! I was with Sophie on the morning to cover the make up and getting ready and after that we had some spare time before the ceremony so we took some quick shots of the girls at the lakefront before heading over to Maple Lodge for the ceremony. After the ceremony a helicopter picked us up to go for some scenic shots up in the mountains. I really like the way we got the snowcapped mountains in the background. I always get blown away on how beautiful it is up there. We had plenty of time after the shoot so they could enjoy the surroundings and the big day before heading back down to Maple lodge for the reception.