Louise & Oliver are originally from the UK but live in Christchurch. They decide to elope to Wanaka for their Wedding at beautiful River Run Lodge. We had some fun, shooting around the lodge before heading down to the lakefront for some more photos before going back to River Run for dinner.
I shot the beautiful wedding of Kamilla and Rodney a few days before in Queenstown and they decided it would be a waste not to get more use of the dress and the amazing nature around Wanaka.
We set out midmorning to do a couple of locations but spent the whole day having fun. It all ended it the lake and Kamilla braved the cold water for a swim in her wedding dress. If you want to see more images from the actual wedding day check this link out Queenstown Autumn Wedding
Summer was the busiest Wedding Season ever and I cant say winters been quiet, just slowing down a bit. Last week I shot Louise and Oliver’s wedding here in Wanaka and this week its Claire and Callum’s Wedding in Queenstown.
We had a family holiday at the end of June in Noosa which was great to spend time playing on the beach and in the pool with Lucas and just enjoy some summer.
I was planning to get straight into preparing for the upcoming Iris Awards but had a slight set back with a ruptured appendix and a long ambulance ride to Dunedin hospital in the snowy weather! Fortunately, no surgery required, but the reason it’s been a bit quiet on the blog and face book front, is that I had to spend a week in hospital ( extension of holiday) but I am back to full force now and feeling great!
Two days after I got home, I did another big Heli shoot with Alpine Helicopters for Minaret Station in a meter of snow, minus 7 to 10 at night with no door on the helicopter, it was a bit chilly up there. The most exciting thing was that we did the main shoot at 2 o’clock in the morning in the light of the full moon! It was definitely a new experience to fly helicopter at that time of night and the images came out amazing.
It rained on Laura and Simon’s wedding but it was fine when it needed to be! The ceremony was held out at beautiful Glendhu Bay and the rain held off long enough until the formal shots, when a few umbrellas were needed. They used Aspiring helicopters with two choppers flying us up to a great location and we managed to get some nice misty shots before heading back down. On the way back to the reception at Oakridge resort we grabbed a few location shots by the lake. Back at Oakridge all the guest were enjoying canapes and drinks and instead of a cake Laura & Simon had opted for a Champagne Tower and I got some great shots to finish off the day.
I had been looking forward to this wedding. Amber and Matthew were keeping an eye on me on facebook for quite awhile so it was great to finally meet and be a part of the their big day. Gena Bagley did a great job with the make up as usual and we had a great time shooting.
The ceremony was at Glendhu bay and location shots were done around the property with the bridal party before Aspiring Helicopters picked us up for a heli shoot up on Mt Roy.
The reception was at The Venue in Wanaka
