Our brides share genuine planing tips and photos from their weddings in Hawke’s Bay and beyond and the families we’ve documented talk about the experience of a photo session with us. Search by location, venue, style of wedding or family shoot and be inspired to make some history of your own.
Rebecca and Ben wanted a relaxed Hawke’s Bay wedding that let them slip out unnoticed at sunset to get some epic wedding photography at Te Mata Peak so a walk and fork-style ceremony and reception at nearby St George’s Restaurant in Havelock North made for the perfect wedding.
Read MoreThe love business has had so much heart break this year with the postponement and in some cases cancellation of weddings that I thought it was time to ‘share the love’ quite literally with this little blog featuring the elopement of Andrea and Robin recently at exclusive Hawke’s Bay retreat, The Farm at Cape Kidnappers.
Read MorePulling off a stylish but authentically rustic Hawke’s Bay wedding in the backyard you grew up in isn’t easy, but Hayden and Hayley made it look that way. Learn how they did it and explore some beautiful wedding photography locations around Waipatiki and Bay View.
Read MoreWhen the world is turmoil and all of us wonder what lies ahead, it felt pretty darned good to be part of Ben and Michelle’s wedding yesterday. Quite possibly one of the last like this we will see for a while. Which is one reason I wanted to share these images with everyone.
Read MoreIf good things take time, it makes sense that truly GREAT things can take what seems like forever. Joe and Debbie’s absolutely spectacular Hawke’s Bay wedding at Craggy Range Winery proved this, taking place 17 years after they met, fell in love and created their family.
Read MoreWeddings are all about turning long-held dreams into reality, but for Neil and Jenny, their wedding turned to a nightmare before it even began. Having paid their venue in full, it went into receivership, taking with them thousands of dollars worth of hard-earned savings. It seemed like a saddest end to what should have been a fairytale story for this couple, until the Napier wedding industry pulled together to help give them the dream they had saved so hard for…
Read MoreThe first thing I ask a couple when they are considering working with us on their wedding day is ‘what elements are most important for you?’ This helps me understand who they are as a couple and how Andrew and I can work with them to create bespoke photography that reflects all their priorities. Every couple is different but the ones we enjoy working with the most talk about a sense of celebration and a focus on friends and family ahead of styling and colour schemes.
Read MoreThese days thanks to the beautiful but relatively new tradition of getting hitched in the great outdoors, we don’t get to document many church weddings. That made Natalia and Andy’s day a real treat for us, as there is a sense of ceremony, history and spiritual significance that comes from exchanging vows in a church. With a cathedral-length veil, morning suits and a long row of little attendants to lead the way, the ceremony almost had the feel of a royal wedding…and who doesn’t like a bit of that?!
Read MoreIt is hard to imagine anywhere with more beautiful views of New Zealand’s ruggedly beautiful coastline than The Farm at Cape Kidnappers. But the exclusive nature of the luxury lodge has meant I haven’t been able to share images from a real wedding shot there before. So I’m really excited that Rob and Angela so generously have let me do so, but also that their tiny wedding was perfect in every way - not just beautiful to look at, but emotionally quite special to be part of.
Read MoreA styled shoot inspired by the golden age of the 'Belle Époch', an exciting era in history when women were breaking out of the man-made moulds that had bound them for so long to embrace a new freedom that was of their own making. We have seen this same theme in wedding stying in recent years and wanted to celebrate a modern bride's freedom to do as she pleases, her way...for her day.
Read MoreBen and Ruth are a chilled out Kiwi couple who believe in keeping it real. They wanted a wedding that reflected that, with a focus on friends, family and the things that matter rather than the complicated trimmings. A country wedding at the chocolate-box-cute church down the road from Ruth's parents' home was followed by a reception at the local hall of small Hawke's Bay settlement, Maraekakaho.
Read MoreHawke's Bay native, Laura, describes herself and new hubby, Rob, as 'truly laid back humans' and so it went without saying that was the vibe they wanted on their wedding day. Under the stars and beside the slow-moving Tukituki at Black Barn Winery's riverside wedding venue, roving canapés replaced a formal sit-down dinner and guests sat down on large vintage rugs strewn amid lanterns and flowers to enjoy the speeches.
Read MoreAnyone planning a wedding knows they can be complicated. That's why we adore engagement sessions. They are, quite simply, about two people in love. There's no dress to fuss over, no bridal party looking on, no timelines to stick to beyond those set by Mother Nature and there aren't 100 people waiting for us to hurry up and be creative so the party can get started.
Read MoreWhile boys dream of growing up and driving diggers, little girls dream of finding Mr. Right and having the perfect white wedding. Some of those dreams were doubtless had while Margot was a student sitting quietly in the beautiful chapel of her school, Woodford House
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