19th Dec 2010, 9:02am

You gotta love a beach wedding, right?  I was looking back through the archives at some of the beautful beach weddings we've shot and loving the thought these couples put into their theme. 

Nothing says kiwi summery wedding goodness like...

Mouse grass in a bouquet...

and billowing white fabric...

more white to decorate the tables and more mouse grass in the table settings...

The colours of the ocean...

and clever handmade details...

But somehow I think this might take the cake :-)

Looking forward to more beachy weddingy goodness to come :-)

11th Dec 2010, 11:55am

The fabulous Dixon family were back in town for a flying visit a couple of weeks ago so we had our customary catch-up.  OMG, is Ben not the spitting image of his Dad?! They even had matching shirts...too cute (Ben, not Steve...sorry Steve!)

It is a real pleasure to observe and record this beautiful family, from Kimberley and Steve's wedding through pregnancies and babies, and to see the stength of the bond they have.

And now they're working on number 3 (or number 5 depending on how you look at it)

Thanks for the invitation to share the journey :-)

More pics as always on Facebook

9th Dec 2010, 7:41pm

 I loved all the thoughtful little details at this wedding, from the purple rose on the invites echoed in Emily's bouquet...

to all the gorgeous things they sourced from Blakes Hire, including the parasols and the birdcage/wishing well...

And Blakes were responsible for the table runners and chair ties too...

Those candies in the jar had 'Emily <3 Julian' written into them...so cool!  And that light coming through at Windy Ridge in the evening is beautiful.

One last one...GORGEOUS Mi Piaci shoes...

A few more on Facebook as always :-)

7th Dec 2010, 7:44am

Julian is a chef (at Sarnia Park) and I think maybe it's because chefs are all about the nurturing and the looking after people (Gordon Ramsey aside!).  But maybe it's not chefs in general, maybe it's just this one!  Whatever it is I have to tell you Emily and Julian cut their wedding cake and GAVE RACH AND I THE FIRST PIECE...because we were about to leave and they didn't want us to miss out!  Julian made the cake of course so it would have been rude not to take that cake and enjoy every last delicious morsel (licking the container might have been going too far but what the heck).

So this is how Julian prepared for his wedding...

...in the kitchen with his best man, Sunni and MC, Carlos, making canapes for the guests...although it does look like he was supervising more than doing ;-)

Sarnia Park has played a big part in their love story so it was fantastic to be able to include it's special features in their photos. 

The rose garden...

the gazebo...

and of course those famous lamp posts...

Because they wanted all their friends who work at Sarnia Park to be able to enjoy their reception as guests Emily and Julian opted to have it at Windy Ridge. Ohaupo with the cutest details (and the most heartfelt speeches).  More on this to follow soon.

In the mean time you can see more pics on Facebook.

1st Dec 2010, 7:11pm

The peonies were the third star of the show last Friday...LOVE these flowers!

And how fabulous was Danielle's dress?  By the very talented Robyn Lee Bridal...

More over on Facebook :-)