I first met Nicci when I was shooting her brother-in-law's wedding just over at year ago at The Old Church near Napier. I remember thinking at the time, 'now THAT is going to be one hot little bride'. When I arrived in the middle of Suzanne Hardy's hair-and-makeup love-fest (at the aptly named cottage 'The Love Shack', just outside Havelock North), I was already fizzing with excitement.
Read MoreI have known Ceilidh since she was knee-high-to-a-grasshopper, so it was especially cool when she showed up at my studio about a year ago with a dashing young Brit on her arms, and a beautiful sparkling ring on her finger.I started my day with the boys at their wedding venue, Millar Road, which sits atop a vineyard, high on the Tukituki hills looking back to the distant sweep of Hawkes Bay coastline.
Read MoreMy driving goal for any wedding is to create images that will remind my couples in years to come not just how they looked on their wedding day, but how they felt. Laughter, tears and all the emotions in between are the moments my camera and I hunt for. Sometimes that can be a challenge, but with Kim and Steve Marples it was a bit of an understatement to say capturing emotion was easy
Read MoreJason and Annika were married at The Old Church in Meeanee, Hawkes Bay, on a blustery hot summer's day. I had been looking forward to this wedding from the moment Annika secretly told me she was wearing a fire engine red dress.
Read MoreBeautiful bold colours dominated this classic New Zealand wedding with occasional nods to the bride's Indian heritage. Justin looked like the cat that got the cream when Ish walked through the double doors of The Mission and into the Estate's terraced garden for their summer wedding
Read MoreI love brides. Love 'em. So what could possibly be better on a wedding day than to have two of them to photograph? I joined Rachel and Anke at The Crown Hotel in Ahuriri as they helped each other get ready for their wedding at The Old Church, Meeanee.
Read MoreHawkes Bay beach weddings are the ultimate way to reflect the relaxed Kiwi culture, the love of all things outdoors and the sense of togetherness that comes from a great day out with sun and sand.
Read MoreA year ago, an excited bride-to-be contacted me about a Central Hawke's Bay wedding. There would be a farm that had been in the family for generations...an ancient swing bridge spanning a gully filled with native trees and a woodland dell where lilies grew head high and light motes played in the shade like Tinkerbell.
Read MoreWeddings aren't just about two people, they are about families, and bringing them all together with meaning. That's why I loved Mark & Esther's Hawkes Bay wedding day so much. While it was all about them, it was also about the people that got them there - from the framed portraits in the marquee of grandparents and parents at their own weddings, to the venue at the family orchard in Twyford that belongs to his dad, and once belonged to his Granddad
Read MoreHere in New Zealand, we like to hold onto our hotties. That's why when Amalie left Hawkes Bay on her world tour and stopped short in Australia for a BLOKE there was cause for concern. But anyone who spends more than half a second in the company of Jason Pearce knows he's a keeper - even if it does take four-and-a-half years to put a ring on his finger.
Read MoreI have to be honest and say when Cam and Amanda first told me they were getting married in Hunterville my first reaction (after thinking 'where the heck is that?') was 'why?'. But from the moment we arrived, it became beautifully obvious
Read MoreThe sun is always shining in Hawke's Bay, right? Well, on Ashton and Nicole's big day it just couldn't decide. Passing showers gave our pre-wedding shoot and even the ceremony a sense of adventure as plan A turned to plan B and back again several times.
Read MoreThere was never any doubt that Sarah and Hamish going to get the altar. After a decade together, it was a matter of 'when' not 'if'. Having booked me way back in 2009 (!!!!) we've all been looking forward to this for a looooooong time
Read MoreI have been recording the high jinks of this fab family for seven years now - in fact young Charlie was the very first newborn I ever photographed. Every year they come back to visit the homeland from current digs in Singapore, and every year they are a little bit bigger.
Read MoreIt's not often a sneaky little tear escapes me at a wedding. After being part of more than 500 of them, love seems like a fairly common currency (what a great world I live in!). But sometimes, something just gets ya. At Israel and Sharon's wedding, just about everything got me.
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