Another lovely wedding held at
Castaways Karioitahi recently. Donna and Chris were a great couple and lots of fun. Donna's gorgeous black dress was sourced north of Auckland at Orewa from -
Chocolates for Breakfast (just the name encourages me to visit!) A surprise for Chris, (although he had suspected the dress would be different:) ) when they met prior to their wedding for a fun photo session at the beach. Donna loves animal prints and the setting at the wedding reception at Castaways was gold, black with a splash of animal print - including the cake - from
Celebration Cakes in Manukau City. Donna's flowers were another totally original design from
Scent "World famous in South Auckland" for the stunningly different floral designs they produce.
It was a very breezy day on the sunset coast- and I was quite relieved that Greer Dyson - (Donna and Chris's celebrant) had not worn one of her famous hats... I think it would have ended up way down the cliff in the surf and eventually made its way to the Australian Gold Coast ! Also - it was not a great day for "short" flowy dresses.... if you had a handbag in one hand and a glass in the other :)
A ring "warming" was carried out while Chris and Donna said their vows and the ladies present at the wedding were all given a beautiful red rose..
It was good to catch up with Donna and Chris the following day, with their beautiful daughters and take some family photos with Dick at Papakura.
This is a preview of a few images - A private viewing gallery has been uploaded and access is via a password from Donna and Chris.
Helen and Alistair were recently married at Castaways - Karioitahi Beach. It was a beautiful spring September day and the quite a chilly wind kept the wedding ceremony inside. What a great wedding to start the season! We had such a great time and there was much camaraderie with Alistair's family from South Africa and all the other guests. Thanks again - it was so great to be your wedding day photographers! 
