Mieke & Kieran’s Wedding

Mieke and Kieran were married at St Joseph’s Church in Pauatahanui, a lovely little intimate wooden church (in fact so little it was a very snug fit once everyone was in) and then went on to celebrate their reception at Gear Homestead in Porirua.  It was one of those few beautiful calm Wellington days which meant the only thing we had to compete with was the bright sunlight for a change (which no one can really complain about .  Gear is great for photos, so many options available all within the one area. The Homestead offers a blend of elegance, history, privacy...

Clare & Jon – 20.02.10

Clare & Jon are another couple who have come all the way back from Sydney to get married here in their home town.  They were married at St Mary of the Angel’s church and went on to have their bridal photos around Wellington’s typical iconic cityscape, finishing with their reception at Icon, Te Papa.  Starting out with photos at the Parliament buildings, we then walked over civic square having photos along the way.  This included backdrops of architecture, cityscape, waterfront etc, I think we pretty much had Wellington covered. It was interesting making...

Lightbulb Star

This month I’m being featured as the Lightbulb Star in Eureka Coaching’s monthly newsletter.  Eureka is a company run by Norma Stein who is a Professional Coach who supports you in getting career direction, motivation and a positive attitude to life. Norma also runs Career Workshops to help you discover your ideal career in both the Wairarapa and Wellington.  This section of her newsletter allows everyone to be empowered by the way different people have started their business with the intention to help inspire them to find their ideal career!  You can access...

Moving to Melbourne

Just letting you all know I’m moving to Melbourne later this year and my business is coming with me. Business is going really well here, but it’s time to move on and challenge myself to make a go of it somewhere bigger and better. I plan to continue shooting weddings over there and expand my portfolio to include more editorial and commercial work also. So spread the word, if you know of anyone planning their wedding in Melbourne feel free to refer them my way. This is also the start of more travel plans to go further abroad within the next year or so.  Having...

Anna & Rehua – 12th February

Anna & Rehua traveled from Sydney to come back to their hometown of Wellington for their wedding.  Unfortunately Wellington couldn’t compete with the summer they have been experiencing in Australia, but it did hold back on the rain for the duration of their wedding which meant they were able to get outside and get those kiwiana outdoor locations they had wanted.  We spent all of our photo time at Otari Wilton’s Bush and in my opinion, this setting is perfect to capture that typical native, clean, green NZ scene.  I really like Otari as a photo location...

Photo Finish

On what I thought was my first weekend off for a while having a break in between my weddings and having planned to spend the day at the Trentham races, instead I landed a last minute shoot for the next cover of the Autumn edition of Homestyle Magazine.  A Beautiful modern home out at Waikanae beach lived in by it’s own designers and architects redefines beach living at it’s best.  A typical kiwi styled home bringing that complete indoor outdoor flow where walls of glass glide back to merge outdoors with in. Overlooking the ocean, with an outdoor fireplace and...

Outbreaks of rain, fresh southerlies, 13

Sounds like a another beautiful day to be getting married in Wellington. In typical Wellington fashion anyone could be forgiven for thinking Rebecca and Colin were getting married in the middle of winter! They got married on Saturday 23rd Jan at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Thorndon, Wellington and then had their bridal party photos at the Wellington Parliament buildings (which was their wet weather back up plan).  When I left Wellington in the early afternoon it was raining so hard that the roads were flooding, however on arrival in Lower Hutt for Rebecca’s...

Back to Reality

Well I’m now back from Rarotonga and straight back into more weddings.  Rarotonga was just the summer holiday I needed, getting in my fair dose of sunbathing, swimming, snorkeling, kayaking and not to mention the heat.  Raro was nothing but relaxation and hanging out on Muri beach was just bliss.  Ruth and Martin’s wedding took place right outside their Resort (The Pacific Resort) on the beach and it was a lovely intimate affair.  Both Ruth and Martin looked the part – Ruth adorned with the island’s frangapani flowers in her hair and bouquet and...

Shelly & Hamish’s Wedding

My first wedding for 2010 and back from the Christmas break was with Shelly and Hamish at The Boatshed in Wellington on  Tuesday.  These guys went for the not so traditional format of having their bridal party photographs before the ceremony which meant more time spent with their 170 guests after their Maori ceremony and into the reception.  Luckily Wellington’s weather held out (as it had been pretty yuk in the days prior) and we all got fairly warm standing out in the sun which made for some beautiful light during photos.  Shelly and Hamish really weren’t...

Happy New Year

Well I’m back from my Christmas/NY break and slowly getting back into the swing of things. Gearing up for another Wellington wedding tomorrow and then a weekend over in Rarotonga for another wedding later this week. Should be absolutely beautiful over there, and will hopefully make up for the not so summer, summer we had in Raglan over the last 5 days (couldn’t escape the wind unfortunately)…can’t wait! The coming months are looking pretty full on for me with Wedding bookings, however I do still welcome late 2010 wedding bookings especially for...