Hollie & Kevin’s Vintage Wedding

Hollie and Kevin had a beautiful wedding planned by Laura from Mint Events Wedding Planning. The ceremony was held outside on the lawn at Stoneridge Estate followed by the  reception at Mt Soho. All the details that went in to the wedding were amazing, everything from stationery to table settings worked perfectly together. Hollie looked absolutely stunning in a unique dress and with her gorgeous red hair – she was a pleasure to shoot. The weather was perfect and guests had a great time enjoying old fashioned lemonade and having fun in the photo booth before dinner.

Wanaka Heli Wedding

Winnie  and Alex had a great Heli Wedding here in Wanaka. I was shooting for the brand new Wanaka & Queenstown Wedding business,  heliweddings.co.nz and we had so much fun.

We did some shots down by the lake before heading back to Mountainrange lodge to meet the helicopter for heli shots up on Coromandel Peak. A beautiful and sunny day with a bit of wind which Winnie found out by having her  veil fly away. A quick catch by our pilot saved the day.

Rippon Vineyard Wedding

Another great destination wedding at Rippon vineyard planned by Mint Events. Angie and Brendan had an amazing wedding with lots going on over the whole day. Angie spent the morning getting ready at the Lakehouse before heading out to the ceremony at Rippon. Phillipa Cook was the celebrant and did a great job as usual. We did the location shots around the vineyard before heading back  in time for the  their MC, Pro Surfer Luke Monro, to invite everyone to enjoy a traditional Maori performance before dinner.

Rippon Vineyard Wedding

I first met Barbara and Richard in a cafe in London together with Laura from Mint Events.

The ceremony was at St Pauls church, Arrowtown, after which guests were transported to Rippon Vineyard, Wanaka. Barbara and Richard had an old school VW combi waiting outside the church to take us to Lake Hayes where Over the Top helicopters collected us for heli shots on route to Rippon Vineyard. The rain was hanging in the air and  we had to find a good spot below the clouds, away from the worst rain for the location shoot before heading over the ranges to Wanaka. We did some more shots around the vineyard with the bridal party. The bridesmaids wore bright yellow Lanvin designs which made them stand out in the rainy weather.

The reception started with a champagne tower and lots of excellent videos and speeches. Its been great to see the venue take shape and its such an asset for weddings in Wanaka. For me it was great to be the photographer for the first wedding in the new building!

A great wedding that was planned  by Mint Events Wedding planning

A Canyons lodge wedding with Mint Events

Victoria and Ben had an amazing wedding at Canyons lodge in Queenstown, the wedding was perfectly managed to the last little detail by Mint Events Wedding planning. They had the ceremony at Stoneridge Estate and we did some shots around the estate before heading out with  Over the Top helicopters for some heli shots up  on the ledge. A great day and evening with lots of fun and love.