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Loveleen & Josh {Engaged}

Posted April 30, 2012

I’m going to go ahead and cut straight to the chase…

It makes me genuinely happy that two people can genuinely laugh together so much. Whether they were laughing at me (I’m pretty positive that’s the case sometimes lol) or at how uncomfortable they are in front of the camera at first. They are smiling and they are laughing and I frikin LOVE it!

This is Loveleen and Josh.

I hadn’t met Loveleen and Josh before. Josh is Christchurch born and bred and Loveleen is from the gorgeous South of India. 4 years ago a mutual attraction turned into a blissful thing and now they are planning their Christchurch wedding from Australia.

Soon after meeting we skipped down to their wedding venue to capture a few more. Rosemount Estate has some very cool tall trees. Josh is very tall, in fact, in the words of Loveleen…. ‘They have a bit of a height problem’… hang on….

…easily fixed. :)

Then I asked who chased who in the beginning…

The answer was ‘a mutual chasing’ by the way! :)

Then… as if we’d walked into a magical land of Autumn. A bed of red leaves lie there… just waiting to be rolled around in, thrown around and danced in.

Loveleen you absolute stunner!!!

And between the two of you… Gorgeous babies will be had!! ;-) … I’m juuuust saying!

You two are the absolute bee knees. It was such a pleasure to finally meet you both! I am so so excited for your October wedding. This time with Cherry Blossoms, instead of the redness of Autumn. It’s going to be goooood. :)

Alyse & Nick {Engaged}

Posted April 23, 2012

Meet Alyse and Nick. One loves to bake and the other loves the consequences of this baking.

First year of university. A single Alyse walks into the grounds. A nursing degree in the making.
At the same time…A single Nick walks into the grounds. A teaching degree in the making.
2 weeks later, they meet and there’s more than just a couple of degrees under way…

7 years later. They sit on a foot bridge amoungst the autumn colours, planning their wedding and European honeymoon to go with it.

Nick and Alyse are so much fun. They love nothing more than to hang out with one another. So we went on a little date. It included cupcakes… it included flowers… it included games… and a little bit of adventure.

Alyse, I’m going to go right ahead and ignore the fact you don’t like compliments and just say how freaking stunning you are!!!

Pea knuckle wars got competitive!

The adventure continued… with a view and some light to die for.

They laugh together…. all the time! It didn’t matter whether the camera was pointed at them or not. It’s who they are. I love that!

Kung fu chops, star fish jumps, aeroplane madness…

…And nothing left to do but enjoy a beautiful sunset together over looking Christchurch.

Alyse and Nick. You guys are so amazing. I had such a fantastic time with you both and I am that much more amped for your September wedding!
P.S Alyse… those cupcakes were so darn delicious, Doug didn’t even get a look in! hehe Whoooooops! Thanks again! :o)

Kellie & Luke – Married {Part 1}

Posted April 17, 2012

When I was 12 and going into High School. We were all being quizzed on what we wanted to be when we grew up. I had many answers. I started small. I wanted to be a chef… (to those who know me will laugh their butt off at that). Then I wanted to be a writer. Nope, not very good with words. And this is the pearler… For a very small amount of time, I wanted to be an Orthopedic Surgeon (goodness knows why… I feel faint at the thought of blood and broken bones).
Did I expect to be a Wedding Photographer? Hahaha absolutely not. But when I picked up photography in the digital age, it was split between Travel Photography and Weddings. I do love Travel… but I love people more. Where do you find a lot of people? At weddings! And what is a wedding? An EXTREMELY happy occasion. With hugs and smiles and laughter and bubbles and all that magical stuff that is crammed into a fairytale. And the best part of this fairytale, is every couple has their very own to tell….

This one starts with hot blue shoes and a sexy set of leather pointers.

Heritage Hotel, Hanmer Springs Wedding
As I walk into this fairytale… There is a beautiful bride sitting on the other side of this door. Who will sooner rather than later elegantly slip into this dress.

Hanmer Springs Wedding

But first she must finish getting ready.
You’ve now met Kellie. The bride in this fairytale.

She has 3 wonderful girls that support this fairytale.

Hanmer Springs Wedding
But lets go on over to the the other half of this fairytale…

Hanmer Springs Wedding
Meet Luke, this fairytales, Groom.

Hanmer Springs Wedding
Like with every fairytale (let’s count how many times I can say fairytale in one blog) … it has to have something sparkly in it.

Hanmer Springs Wedding

But like I said.. every fairytale is different. This one is quite tame…

…JUST KIDDING!

Kellie slips into her gown.

Hanmer Springs Wedding
This PE teacher isn’t quite used to being dolled up. But track pants just don’t quite fit into a fairytale quite as well.
Fairytale accessories and necessity’s: TICK! Kellie is ready to WOW!