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.

Helicopter Ceremony on the Ledge in Queenstown

Michelle and Phil had a small and beautiful wedding ceremony up on the Ledge in Queenstown. Over the top Helicopters took the guests up late in the afternoon and after a short ceremony we got  some amazing images with the sun setting behind the mountains.

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.

Queenstown Wedding at the Heritage Hotel

Wendy and Jaron had a lovely wedding at St Peters church in Queenstown. The ceremony was great with lots of laugther and joy. We did the formals outside the church before going off with the bridal party in vintage cars to some lake locations on the way up to the Heritage Hotel were the reception was. They had arranged a helicopter for some locations shots with just the two of them and the pilot from Alpine Choppers was a guest at the wedding and made the flight amazing. We had some really nice silvery mountain backdrops at the first location and a a snow landing with a waterfall carving out a cave under it. We got a very scenic flight back to the Heritage Hotel and arrived in perfect time for the reception.

Alpine Wedding in Omarama

Sally and Gerald had a lovely wedding in Omarama. Sally and the girls got ready at the family house Riverina on the Ben Omar farm and Gerald and the boys at one of the hotels Gerald manages. We did all the photos before the ceremony and had three helicopters taking the entire bridal party up in the mountains. The first location was spectacular but windy so we did a few quick ones before flying of again to lower altitudes and less wind. The ceremony was held at the Country Time Hotel and Sally’s Grand Dad was the celebrant. A friend of the couple was thinking of getting in to wedding photography so I did my best to show her how I work and shared tips on working as a photographer, its a great feeling to be able to help.

A wedding at Stoneridge Estate and The Winehouse

Naomi and Rob manage luxury beach accommodation in Australia but wanted something different for their own wedding. They used Mint Events wedding planning to make sure everything went smoothly on the day. We had a very rainy morning so when I left Wanaka so I I packed all my umbrellas!!  Ceremony was at 3pm in the Chapel at Stoneridge Estate and about 10 minutes earlier, the rain stopped and the sun came out just in time for location shots at Stoneridge. When we arrived at the Wine House for the reception it was a warm and nice evening for the guests to enjoy some croquette and mingling before dinner.

A Queenstown Wedding at Canyon’s Lodge

Rima and Callum had a beautiful wedding at Canyon’s Lodge in Queenstown, with many overseas guests. Currently living in London, Rima is from France and Callum from New Zealand.

The morning started with rain but cleared up and they got a lovely day for their wedding. We had a fun time shooting at Canyon’s lodge and then down around Queenstown before heading back to the reception and a great evening with lots of partying.

A beautiful Northburn Wedding

Laura and Chris are kiwi’s living in Perth. I met Laura a few years back when she was a bridesmaid at a wedding I photographed here in Wanaka. It’s not often you get the chance for ‘repeat’ work in the wedding industry, and its great when you do.  Laura was used to me and my style and she and Chris wanted a very relaxed photography experience which is what I provide.

They used Mint Events wedding planning to plan their day and to help with the design and theme they wanted. As a photographer this is great because I knew everything would run on time and that they’d have a perfectly relaxed day with perfect photos.

They had their ceremony and reception at Northburn winery which is an amazing venue with lots of great spots for photos.

Laura got ready at a private house and had a beautiful Alex Perry dress paired with gorgeous Jimmy Choo shoes.

A lovely Dunedin Wedding

Jill and Michael are an amazing couple who moved to NZ a month before their wedding after living for over 15 years in Dubai and Asia! They got married in a quaint church in Warrington and had the reception at their house.

We had a fun day shooting and did the location shots down on the beach and the surrounding areas. The train track was on the way and I love the way the lines work in the images.

I found the rock landscape on one side of the beach and Jill, a keen climber, was out on the rocks in her high heels before I even had the gear out of my car!  Being a busy weekend the beach had a few too many people on it for my liking so it paid to have my 4WD so we could access some quieter spots for the shoot.

Debs and Danny’s colorful wedding

Debs and Danny had a beautiful and romantic wedding Queenstown. The service in St Peters Church included a traditional te cermony. We did location shots in a few places around Queenstown and Kelvin Heights. They live in Dunedin and most of the guest flew in from overseas. The reception was held out on Kelvin Heights