Claudine and Peter

Claudine and Peter were married recently at the gorgeous Karioitahi venue, Castaways. Claudine – a stunning bride, in her gown from City Bridal and was both nervous and excited before the ceremony – and totally exhilarated afterwards.
Angela 1 , Angela 2 and Becs were a gorgeous trio in pink gowns – their hair and makeup – (great job as always) by B.O.D.
Bouquets in pink and white were divine – and from way on the other side of Auckland - Fronds in Kumeu.
Peter and the boys (not to miss you out) were all very smooth in their suits by Balmoral suit hire. Our appreciation goes to a fun bridal party who were “up” for anything, the helpers with the family photos, and also the wonderful professionals at Castaways who do a fantastic job.
The sunset was one of those special ones – and not too cold at 8.30 at night to be on the cliff edge. We also grabbed those never to be forgotten husband and wife “first dance” photos.
Claudine and Peter it was an awesome wedding - you were gorgeous, easy to photograph and made our job a pleasure. We will catch up with you both soon .

Angela and Andrew

It must have been the windiest wedding ever at Castaways! The day was very sunny but with a slight chill in the air. The surf was rolling in and very choppy and up on the clifftop overlooking the beach, the guests huddled behind the flax hoping to shelter from some of the blusterly gusts. Angela - "blew in " down to the ceremony - with her parents, as Andrew watched with a great smile and anticipation - and the wedding went ahead as planned overlooking the beach. Clare and Virgina wore lovely aqua gowns and there was an aqua theme throughout the wedding. Steve (he is the BEST) from Castaways was on hand to offer the flowers girls Jade and Sophie, some shelter from the gusts, with some large white tablecloths... Nothing quite like multi-tasking items - and they were perfect - thanks Steve!

The wind was so strong at times - even my tripod could not hold my camera steady - and that was a first... Mr Manfroto (a.k.a. the tripod) needed a bit of assistance from Mike (my husband and second shooter) to shelter the main blasts coming in from the west.

Marie Hawkins, the celebrant performed a great ceremony, not too long, not too short and it wasn't long before Angela and Andrew were husband and wife. The wedding party photo shoot was held down at Karioitahi beach and the new husband and wife were blissfully oblivious to the cold.

It was a great wedding reception also - with David Seel - DJ in charge and professional and awesome as always :) The beautiful flowers were by David's talented wife Susan.

Makeup was by Candice Turner, a very talented young lady :) - and the very cool aqua themed wedding cake by Chocolate Earth. Angela and Andrew - our congratulations and best wishes to a wonderful couple ! All the very best :)

Ryan and Logan - Action Incorporated

A different type of photo shoot for me - as I'm not too speedy with my current dodgy knee issue however ::: Had a lot of fun chasing Ryan and Logan round their front yard on their bikes.
A couple of very dynamic, gorgeous little boys - "action incorporated". Logan would have been ready for a good long sleep after I left I reckon.
I had a guided tour of the yard , and demonstrations of the swing and slide and cool little playhouse where Logan played "shops". Ryan was very speedy on his bike and I had my heart on my mouth as he zoomed off down the driveway!
It was great to meet the boys - who I had met as babies and are now the dynamic duo:)
See you again boys!

Cydel

Some images from Cydel's photo shoot a few weeks back. What a gorgeous wee dude!

Lyric

Just a few images from Lyric's photo session last week.

Gorgeous wee girl aged 4 months - full of smiles and will be a heart breaker with those stunning looks. With all the power cuts due to the horrific storm weather over the past few days - it's amazing they have made it to the blog !

Nisha and Dave

Nisha and Dave were married recently at Gracehill Vineyard in Kumeu. It was a lovely late autumn afternoon and the colours were glorious. Dave, his bestman and groomsmen arrived on Harley Davidson Motorbikes - which was very cool! We loved the "Bat out of Hell" music :) (it certainly brought back a few memories!) The weather was good - in spite of the weather reports threatening rain all week. Nisha and Dave exchanged moving vows in the gazebo by the lake in front of many family and friends. The beautiful cake was by Anita and was one of the loveliest we have photographed. The mens suits were by Frank Casey Suit hire.

Congratulations to such a great fun couple and enjoy your honeymoon :) we will catch up when you return.