The 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.

There 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

One late afternoon at the tail end of Autumn's great big boast of beauty, I met Sarah and Hamish who are getting married with me in tow this September. The landscape then will be full to bursting with spring blossoms so this was an opportunity for us to get comfy with each other and get some beautiful images of them in a totally different natural environment.

It'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.

The first of the winter weddings is always a treat for me. The bright colours of summer have been stripped back to reveal the delicious warm hues of the empty vines, which beautifully mirrored the tones inside the Old Church Villa, where Sarah and her bridesmaids got ready.

The gilbert girls and I ran wild during our session, which is just the way I like to roll on a family portrait sessions

Views that disappear down the winding Tukituki river....the monolithic Te Mata Peak in the background...what more is there to say? The intimate Black Barn River room is an unbelievable location for wedding photography. End of story.