Some Wedding Advice

Silvia and Sam’s story is fascinating. Silvia is from Brazil and currently lives in Queenstown, whereas Sam lives in England. They met on a facebook page and had no idea that they lived on opposite sides of their world when they started chatting t…

I first met Kyle and Paul early last year while they were visiting,back then it seemed as though there was a lot of time before their ceremony. Yesterday we saw all their dreams and plans come to fruition. Paul and Kyle both looked very handsome a…

Here are some of my photos from yesterday – don’t you just love her gown girls???

Christopher and Laura, as well as their 2 guests, Sarah and Iain, all came from the UK for their first time – and from all the places in the world they chose the Chapel by the Lake at Lake Hayes for their special day. Laura’s gown was so dreamy, I…

It was a true privilege to be a part of Brendan and Angies ceremony today. All the guests had travelled from various parts of Australia and naturally they all fell in love with our beautiful area – which of course we all new that, especially as th…

This is the view that the guests for Angie and Brendans’ ceremony at Rippon Winery in Wanaka will see tomorrow – what a truly amazing location for a ceremony. Thank you to Laura from Mint Events for recommending me to this couple, I am sooo lookin…

One of my favourite restaurants for a wedding is Gantleys as it has beautiful gardens and an historic setting for a special ceremony. This couple chose to have their intimate ceremony in the ‘wine library’ a wonderful choice, especially working we…

Due to all the wonderful comments from the last winter photo I posted, I felt this one was well worth sharing with everyone. This shot is taken from the spur of the Remarkables – a short, but spectacular helicopter flight from Queenstown airport -…

July and August are both busy months for weddings in Queenstown because of the amazing opportunities for photos like this. Helicopter weddings offer so many choices not only for different locations for your ceremony but also for photos. However, b…

Thanks to Jen from Alpine Images this photo is one of my many favourites from last summer – a groom always looks a little more distinguished in a uniform, I think – do you agree?

Tianru and Ke chose Trelawn Place to celebrate their love with their families. Trelawn Place has beautiful gardens overlooking the Shotover River and it is not unusual to hear the screams of tourists on the Shotover Jet during a ceremony – which a…

To personalise a wedding ceremony to suit the location and also their love/interest in red wine, some couples choose the wine ceremony to finish their ceremony with a little humour and symbolism! Basically 2 different varieties of red wine are cho…

Easter is always popular for weddings and this Easter was no different, especially as it fell during one on the most beautiful seasons of the year – autumn. Jordan and Angela chose Stoneridge Estate for their midday ceremony, which as you can see …

Remember Kim and Paul who got married up at Skyline? Well they have sent me a far better photo than the one I posted – don’t they look happy? A message I received today from Kim reads “Thanks Phillipa it was you that made our day as special as it …

When Tom’s mother became ill it quickly became apparant that help was required, for not only his mother but also for Tom. Jackie was found to help them in their moment of need, but nobody realised that from this difficult and sad period love would…