Some Wedding Advice

Weddings in Queenstown between Christmas and New Year are popular as many visitors come into the area for holidays and to stay with friends and family. Locals often make the most of this opportunity to marry and last year Hayden and Tania married …

Ronald and Fiona live in the UK and I will always remember the night Ronald first rang me to discuss their ceremony – it was about 3.30am! In his excitement organising his destination wedding in Queenstown he had forgotten the time difference!! No…

Local couple Ryan and Lyndsey married at the Lake Hayes Pavillion overlooking the gorgeous Lake Hayes with their close family and friends witnessing their next step in their journey of life. It was a delight working with Lyndsey and Ryan to ensure…

Raiarii and Rangitea chose to have their ceremony in Paradise (yes, there is such a place, and perfectly named too!) a short drive from Glenorchy at the head of Lake Wakatipu. The weather was perfect for their families who had come from French Pol…

Hong Kong couple, Tsin and Amanda, shared their love with their closest family and friends in the gorgeous Chapel by the Lake in mid November. Tsin looks very distinguished in his kilt, but he made me laugh when he told me it was the first time he…

Being from different countries meant Sarah and Scott both had to change plans and make sacrifices and take risks to be together, each believing it was all worth it. Turns out they were right as they were married on the beautiful Jacks Point jetty …

Sara and Barry chose Minetta of The Wedding Company to co-ordinate their ceremony on the Remarkables after a helicopter flight with the Helicopter Line – , and as you can see from this photo taken on my iphone, the weather was moody, but they are …

Amy and Alex are a local Queenstown couple whom I had the privilege of officiating at their ceremony on 10 11 12, a very special day. Thurlby Domain is a favourite of mine and the extra details that Alex and Amy thought of made the location extra …

This couple recently married on Cecil Peak Ledge and was co-ordinated by Laura and her team at Heli-Weddings – please note this photo is not the couple this message is from, however it was taken on the ledge where there ceremony was held. When you…

With only 2 more ceremonies before the end of the year, I now realise how many couples I haven’t added to my blog – where has the year gone? John and Jess are a fabulous couple, they chose Millbrook Resort approximately 15 minutes from Queenstown …

My first impression of Lou was her energy, not only was she an entrant in the NZ Wearable Arts, a mother or 2 gorgeous young children and self employed – she was organising her wedding in less than 8 weeks! Lou and her husband live just out of Chr…