Jeremy’s parents also travelled up from Christchurch to share this special day. A special moment when Sandra gets to pin the rose to Jeremy’s lapel.

Jeremy and his two brothers, Jonathan and Andrew looked very smart wearing their traditional styled jackets with tails.

Jeremy’s brother Andrew lives in the UK, this was the perfect opportunity to have a family portrait taken.

At weddings, Chrissy is always busy photographing accessories.

We often ask the bridesmaids to get dressed first, followed by the bride. “Your turn now Teresa”.

Teresa’s sisters Gina and Carla help with fitting her beautifully detailed wedding dress.

That looks rather intricate…

Jeremy and Teresa’s wedding was very much a family affair, with Jeremy’s brothers as groomsmen and Teresa’s sisters as her bridesmaids. The girls got ready at Teresa’s parents home in Nelson, Brigida was certainly enjoying having her daughters all together at one time.

Teresa’s father, Pasquale had to come and see what all the laughing was about.

“Arrrrr, that tickles”.

Everyone, especially Teresa were very relaxed and that’s the way it should be on the wedding day.

The time has come…

The wedding ceremony was held at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Nelson on Easter Sunday. We know this church well, having photographed Italian weddings here before.

Marianne from The Black Cab Company drove the lovely old iconic 68 Austin to the ceremony venue.

Teresa has a smile that lights up the world.

Teresa and Pasquale walk up the aisle to piano music.

St Mary’s Catholic Church has an excellent view point from the balcony above.

A moment of prayer.

Jonathan presents the wedding rings.

Now for a little paper work.

It’s funny, as the newlyweds walked down the aisle, I kept thinking, I don’t remember seeing the kiss. We found out later that they forgot to have one, not to worry, I’m sure that they will make up for that during the location photos.

You couldn’t ask for a better sunny autumn day to get married.

There were lots of guests, I needed to stand up on a ladder to get everyone in.

Teresa’s grandfather enjoys watching the celebrations.

Click, click, click…

For the location wedding photos we travelled a short distance to the Queens Gardens.

Told you, here’s the kiss…

It was during a lawyers’ function that Jeremy and Teresa first met. Love soon followed and in May 2011, Jeremy proposed during an intimate dinner out.

These sisters know how to have a great time together…

The joining of two families.

This water wheel at the Queens Gardens is made from a 50,000 year old kauri from Dargaville – very cool.

While Chrissy shot from this direction…

I shot from the other side of the bridge.

A few photos at the Chinese Gardens before heading to Rocks Road for some sunset shots.

When we got to Rocks Road we found that Teresa’s fitted wedding dress inhibited her to climb freely down the ladder onto the rocks. We then figured that we had enough time to drive to Rabbit Island and catch the sun setting.

WOW, the light was amazing.

Love this shot.

The sun had now set behind the ranges, Chrissy suggested that we
quickly drive to the Rabbit Island bridge for a few more shots
before darkness.

This is pretty cool!

Beautiful.

Jeremy and Teresa are now back in Christchurch after going to Rarotonga for their honeymoon. This was the finale to our very busy wedding season and we couldn’t have asked for a nicer couple or better weather. We are now looking forward to photographing many more weddings next summer.

Their love story began in May 2010 at a friends party, where Travis was introduced to Christina as, “home boy”. It wasn’t until January 2011 that they started to hang out together and they soon realised that they were a match made in heaven.

It was Thanks Giving – November 2011, when Travis proposed to Christina in front of their family. Travis started by nervously giving a speech, he then got down on one knee and asked the question, “will you marry me”? They had previously decided to get married in New Zealand and chose to inform their family soon after Christina said, “yes’.

After researching Nelson wedding photographers on the internet, Travis and Christina contacted us and asked if we would be available to photograph their very intimate wedding ceremony on the 24th April 2012, it just happened to be that we were free that day.

The day before their wedding, we met with Travis and marriage celebrant, Steve Rollo at the Grand Mecure Nelson Monaco. Unfortunately, Christina wasn’t feeling very well and was resting. After a brief meeting we all decided that Tahunanui Beach would be the perfect ceremony venue.

Christina was now feeling a lot better and it was such a
beautiful autumn day to get married. It was really nice
hearing their wedding vows, especially in their American
accents.

We really liked this young couple, they were so excited about
getting married and were full of life.

Before arriving in Nelson, Travis and Christina had started their two week trip around the South Island in Kaikoura where they went out on the Whale Watch, Christina especially loved seeing the whales swimming freely in their natural habitat. Back home she worked as a dolphin trainer for five years at Sea World, now she is an aquarist, working with fish, sharks and sting rays.

Here’s Chrissy multi-tasking, photographer and witness.

We didn’t have to travel too far for the location photos, Tahunanui Beach and Rocks Road offers it all.

It was quite funny, Travis politely kept calling me sir, I told him that he wasn’t working for his IT company now and if he continued I would delete one photo for every time that he called me sir – faster than the speed of light that soon stopped.

For the American folks, this is Tahunanui Beach (I bet you are wondering how to pronounce it) this is one of many beaches throughout the Nelson, Tasman and Golden Bay region. The ranges at the back get covered in snow during the winter and makes for a very picturesque view.

The day before their wedding, Travis and Christina wanted to get tattoos that reminded them of New Zealand and the Maori culture. Travis got a fish hook and Christina a whale tail.

When we first met with Travis, he told us that Christina was photogenic, that was an understatement!

A while back we had spotted these tree trunks while walking our puppy, all we needed was a bride and groom, low tide and the sun low in a cloudless sky – patience is a virtue

Cool aye…

The sun began to set behind the ranges and the colour of the sand changed from grey to beautiful warm tones – love this time of the evening.

For clambering around the rocks, Christina had replaced her wedding shoes with Jandals or Thongs as better known in the U.S.

No shortage of kisses today…

Perfect match.

Just changing angels can give a totally different perspective.

It’ a small world, Christina grew up in Clarks Summit, not that far from where I used to live in Pennsylvania. Mind you, she would have only been a sparkle in her mums (moms) eyes when I lived in the U.S.

Reenactment of the proposal.

The sun had now set, Chrissy really captured the colours and the mood in this photo.

Guys we only spent a short time with you but enjoyed every moment. As we mentioned there is always a bed for you at our house upon your next trip here. We hope that you enjoyed the rest of your stay in New Zealand. Thank you for giving your wedding dress to us, our eldest daughter is really looking forward to wearing it.
Daron & Chrissy xxx

Diane and her matron of honor, Jess, got ready at the Grand Mecure Nelson Monaco.

Now this was a big surprise, a lovely gift of pearls from Andrew.

Mum watches as Diane’s sisters help her get ready with tying up the wedding dress and carefully placing the veil.

Love the pearls Andrew!

The honeymoon suite at the Monaco has a really nice chandelier
hanging above the stairway, there is also a free standing full
length mirror in the corner. “Ummm, there’s a shot, just have
to be quick”.

Sarah from Willow Floral Design put together this beautiful bouquet. Love the autumn colours – so rich and vibrant.

These moody doorway shots can look very effective, especially
in black and white.

The ceremony was held in The Granary at Founders Historic
Park in Nelson. These two little cuties started the proceedings,
I also better add, that I got the cute kid shot this time, not Chrissy.

Jess also traveled from Australia to share this very special day. We really like Jess, she was a lot of fun.

Diane had previously told us that she was a stickler for being on time, no exceptions to that today.

We are always busy clicking away during the wedding ceremony, but not so much that we can’t stop and listen to the vows spoken to each other. I often see Chrissy a little watery eyed during this time, my lovely wife is such a romantic.

After the ceremony, hugs and kisses, family photos and the guest group shot, we spent some time photographing the bridal party around Founders.

Nothing like a bit of colour to kick things off.

Weddings are often the perfect time to catch up with your best friends. Andrew and Matt have known each other for many years and have spent a great deal of time fishing and diving together. Andrew, Diane and Jess were also flatmates in Melbourne.

After a little investigative work, we have not been able to find out exactly how these two love birds met, we believe the introduction came through a friend.

At the time of meeting, Andrew and Diane lived in Christchurch. It just happened to be that Andrew was planning a trip overseas and Diane thought that she would like to join in on all the fun, hence a blossoming romance.

Talking about romance, it was Easter 2011 when Andrew and Diane were relaxing in Rarotonga over a candle lit dinner that Andrew proposed…

Twelve months on and here we are, celebrating their marriage.

Autumn is such a beautiful time of the year with it’s lovely warm tones.

I don’t think that Diane lost that gorgeous smile all day, so nice to see two young people so much in love.

It was a bright sunny day, now and then the sun would dance in and out from behind the clouds, this presented us with some really nice shadows for the photos.

Must have the shot of the boys with the big boys toys.

Diane’s veil is a family heirloom, so it was very special for her to be wearing it today. It’s really nice when something as beautiful as this travels down through the generations.

Just down the road a short distance is Miyazu Japanese Gardens. It’s funny, this time last year we were also photographing a bridal party here, how time flys when you’re having fun.

The newlyweds required very little prompting for us to capture these very special moments throughout the day.

A little stroll through the gardens before heading to Rocks Road for the sunset.

Well, you might have guessed, Andrew is mad on fishing! I’m not so sure if Diane is though?

Aaaah, this is more like it, aye Diane?

We had planned to go to the Nelson Boulder bank for the sunset photos, Chrissy had a sixth sense and suggested that we photograph on the stoney beach in front of Fifeshire Rock. She really made a good call, as the light was just beautiful at that time of the evening.

The sun was now beginning to set behind the western ranges, the colours on the rocks were changing by the minute and we needed to work fast.

It was now getting cooler but that didn’t bother the newlyweds too much as they were nicely snuggled up.

After the sun disappeared for the night we drove to the Nelson Yacht club for the wedding reception where we enjoyed a lovely meal and the evenings festivities.

Starting with the cutting of the cake…

Followed by some very funny speeches.

And of course, the first dance.

I think someone has been practicing the dip!

This photo pretty well sums the wedding day up – everyone was having a GREAT time.
Andrew and Diane you have your whole life ahead of you to share all those wonderful times together, especially with all the travelling you have planned. See you during your next visit home.
Daron & Chrissy

During the last twelve months, Nathan and Katie have planned their wedding from their residence in Melbourne. For their ceremony venue they chose to get married at the source of the Riwaka River at the foot of the Takaka Hill.

The girls got ready at the Coastal Palm Apartments in Motueka.

Half of the fun is the build up to the wedding, so much thought goes into the wedding detail with choosing the right colour schemes and styles.

Roses have been very popular for bouquets this wedding season, last year we saw a lot of bouquets made up of Lilies.

When we arrived, Katie and the bridesmaids were enjoying the final touches to their hair and makeup.

As Katie got ready she kept saying, “I’m so happy”  her happiness was infectious.

There was certainly a buzz in the air! Katie’s sister Olivia also got married a couple of weeks ago so certainly a lot of excitement for their family.

I spotted this vibrant painting on the wall, Ummmm, that will make a beautiful backdrop.

But not as beautiful as the bride.

Meanwhile, Nathan and his groomsmen were setting up for the ceremony at the Source of the Riwaka River. As the time got closer for the brides arrival, the boys stood in position.

We have had the privilege of photographing the Excalibur a few times this wedding season, I just love this car!

Very cute…. and you guessed it, this is Chrissy’s shot.

There is something very special about Katie, she’s quietly spoken and has this sweet gentle nature.

And a lot can also be said about Nathan, it’s great when you first meet people and hit it off right away.

It was a sunny day and the trees had began to drop their leaves, perfect for an autumn wedding.

Placing the rings and reciting the vows is a very special part of the wedding ceremony.

Nathans father is also a photographer and a super nice guy, of course Harvey had to get in amongst the action as well.

Time to celebrate with friends and family.

It had been many years since I visited the Source of the Riwaka River, as a child I remembered that it was rather dark and gloomy. These light conditions were always going to be a little challenging for us, but that’s what we love about wedding photography.

This time, Josiah was Nathans bestman, Josiah kindly assisted me with holding my lights as we created these magical wedding photos.

At weddings I usually tend to shoot the larger panoramic perspectives while Chrissy shoots in closer – perfect husband and wife team.

With the lack of direct sunlight the temperature was rather cool, but not as cold as the water flowing from underneath the ground.

Chrissy jumped out of our car to capture these shots in motion.

Nathan and Katie chose their second location for their wedding photos at little Kaiterteri  Beach, we had been here a few times lately, even one of the locals came up to me and asked if this was our home away from home. The trick was now to do something different and take advantage of these rather dramatic looking rocks.

The tide was coming in quickly so we all ended up jumping from rock to rock to avoid getting wet.

“Ok boys, climb up there”.

The girls thought that it was a good idea as well.

The boys certainly liked this idea, good for a laugh!

Chrissy certainly captured the moment when taking this photo.

As well as this one.

Next, we headed up the hill for an elevated view of Kaiteriteri Beach.

Isn’t this view amazing, how lucky we are to have such beauty at our back door.

Nice…

Hot girls… hot cars…

Chrissy said that the guys looked pretty good as well.

“Bye”.

The wedding reception was held at the Grand Mecure Nelson Monaco, first a short walk along High Street before joining the guests in the reception marque.

And maybe a last kiss for now. Nathan and Katie you guys are
awesome we had such a great time today and look forward to
seeing you both again some day. Hope you are having a fantastic
honeymoon in Thailand.
Daron and Chrissy.

Kirsty and Neil had originally planned to marry at Kirstys parent’s farm in Wakefield where she lives and trains horses. Six months later they decided to change the venue to the Grand Mercure Nelson Monaco Resort. In hindsight this turned out to be a great decision as the night before their wedding the rain decided to pay us a visit. For us, this was the first time this wedding season that Plan B had to be deployed. The ceremony was now to be held in the Village Hall instead of the Village Green.

This is such a gorgeous wedding dress, love
all the lace.

Rain was not going to dampen spirits today, Kirsty was just bubbling with excitement knowing that in just a few hours she would be marrying the man of her dreams.

Vibrant pink roses made up this beautiful wedding bouquet.

Not only did Kirsty choose this gorgeous dress for her special
day, she also planned to wear it again shortly after her wedding.
Next time will be riding bareback on her horse along Rabbit Island
at sunset.

Bridesmaids Juanita and Fay were so much fun, they hardly ever stopped laughing all day.

And they were very helpful along the way.

Kirsty, being a horse trainer usually wears her riding clothes
around the farm. I’m sure she felt like Cinderella today.

After many months of careful planning, it was now time to leave
the Honeymoon suite and walk the short distance to the Village
Hall to get married!

“Look up Kirsty”.

LOVE this shot of Kirsty looking out the doorway. Thankfully,
the rain had eased up a little.

We arrived at the Village Hall a few minutes ahead of the bride and bridesmaids, where we were greeted by Neil, David, Josh and marriage celebrant, Heather Thomas.

Special moments.

After the ceremony and family photos we went outside to more rain. We had a lot of fun running along High Street heading for the reception area at the Monaco.

Lovely photo of a beautiful bride.

The bay window in the Monaco has been very popular
with our brides but especially perfect for today being
so wet outside.

These two make such an awesome couple, they are so much
in love.

Arrrr, the rain has finally stopped, time to head outside.

A handsome groom to go with the beautiful bride and I know I always say this but I LOVE grey suits, they photograph so nicely amongst the greenery.  Add a touch of pink and purple – perfect.

It’s funny, before taking any photos we had to shoo away the ducks as they had a curiosity for the bride and groom.

To get a reaction from Kirsty, Daron suggested something to Neil that I’m not going to mention here. This was Neil’s reaction – awesome!

I don’t think that the bridal party heard the suggestion?

Mission accomplished, we got the shots.

Actually, Neil and Kirsty required very little prompting to capture beautiful wedding photos.

For the location photos we drove a short distance to the back of Monaco.

In this shot I love looking at everyone’s expressions – hilarious. One of our cameras will take up to ten frames a second, so you can imagine that we have a lot of laughs while editing photos.

Rain or no rain it’s not going to stop us having a great time.  This bridal party were awesome to work with in these challenging conditions, really making it a very pleasant experience.

Love these black Chrysler wedding cars.

It started to rain again, the objective was to keep the bride and groom warm and dry and work quickly to create these magical photos that Neil and Kirsty will cherish for a lifetime.

It was now time to head back to the reception at the Monaco Resort, we’re all slightly wet but buzzing with excitement as we knew that we had some stunning wedding photos. It would have been easy to make the decision to stay indoors but our motto is nothing ventured, nothing gained!

Just had to put another cool car shot in.

Ohhh, we almost forgot the garter shot.

Regardless of the weather, it was an awesome wedding day!  But, it’s not over yet, stay tuned for our next Storybook posting of Kirsty riding her friend Hannah’s horse Mathius along Rabbit Island at sunset. To be continued…

It was during the afternoon about a week after Neil and Kirsty’s wedding when it looked like we might be in for a sunset. A few hours later we all met up at Rabbit Island for a bride and horse photo shoot. Chrissy, being a horse lover and during the early years of her life  leading western riding treks, was rather excited about this photoshoot.

This wasn’t a drown the gown shoot, although I hoped that I could convince Kirsty to get into the sea with her wedding dress on soon after sunset!

A lovely shot from Chrissy of a beautiful bride riding her horse along the beach.

At first Mathius wasn’t sure about all of this, water, strange people and cameras, but soon got into his stride.

Further down the beach Neil spotted the last of the sunlight shining between the pine trees. We figured that we had to run down there as fast as we could as the sun had almost disappeared behind the ranges. Ummm, can four people ride bareback?

Good call Neil, the warm light created really nice shadows and lit Kirsty’s veil up as well.

Black and white can really add a touch of drama.

Such a beautiful horse, very majestic.

Chrissy took this stunning photo – love it!

Now as I said before, this wasn’t actually a drown the gown photo shoot and I don’t think that Kirsty intended to get wet, but after I reminded her that she was a tough horse riding chic and that it would be a shame not to get some photos of her in the sea with a wedding dress on, she gave it a go.

Good on ya Kirsty!

“Arrrr, it’s cold” – you gotta love the expressions.

Kirsty was now getting used to the cold water – I think?

I suggested to lie right down in the water, Kirsty wasn’t so keen on that idea. Chrissy told me not to push my luck. Neil and Kirsty ordered a beautiful A3 photobook for their wedding photos, I’m sure that some of these shots won’t go amiss.

Late morning we met with the guys at Miyazu Gardens for their pre-ceremony photos.
Simon and Amy’s son Brendon was their ring bearer.

The colour theme for Simon and Amy’s wedding day was based on black and purple.

Now, these guys were characters, especially the two on the right, Scott and Greg. As you can probably imagine, there were lots of laughs all day long.

Simon wasn’t too sure about being in the limelight at first, but loosened up after a while.

The girls got ready at Amy’s aunties home in Atawhai. The ceremony was to be held here also.

Chelsea was the flower girl for the day – very cute.

Amy put this beautiful wedding bouquet together all herself – clever girl.

This is Amy’s sister Sammy.

And cousin Rachel.

Gorgeous.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most beautiful bride of all…

With the ceremony time quickly approaching, Amy was starting to feel a little nervous.

That’s funny.

With beautiful views and a bright sunny Nelson day, what more could a bride and groom ask for.

She’s all official now…

Family and friends celebrate with the newlyweds.

We had about an hour for the location photos, so we headed for Tahunanui Beach. You have to check these out – so much fun.

“Catch it”.

“Got it”.

Who said that chivalry was dead?

Now, everyone had to have a go.

LOVE this very cool tree we spotted, so did the groomsmen.

Simon Kent.

Very cute couple.

The bridal party certainly entertained the bride, groom and ourselves.

See what I mean…

It was still bright and sunny, but behind us to the south rain clouds were looming.

“That brollie suits you Simon”.

The rays of light shining through the clouds really set the scene.

Guys, it was a great day with a lot of laughs and we wish you the best for your future.
Daron & Chrissy

Well, this is a unique idea, everyone loves coffee. When Julian and
Shelley entered the country they were concerned that NZ customs
would not let them bring the coffee packets in. No problems there
and a nice little treat for the guests.

We planned to meet Julian, Sam and Matt at The Mudcastle wedding venue for the grooms pre-ceremony photos. Upon arrival they were to be dressed in their wedding attire, however, they did have a very good excuse as to why they weren’t. Unfortunately, the night before the wedding, the groomsmen’s car was broken into and everything was stolen including his wedding pants. What a way to start the day! Sam, now had no pants to wear at the ceremony. We decided to take some casual shots anyway and then the boys could go and buy some more pants in Motueka.

We are not sure if the look on Julian’s face is because he’s being kissed by two guys or because Liverpool haven’t won a game for awhile???

Must have been the kiss…

This is Kevin the very proud owner of The Mudcastle, while he was goofing around his wife Glenys was doing all the work. Ok Kevin, I know that wasn’t quite the case. Funnily enough also, Kevin and his family were Chrissy’s neighbours in Lower Moutere 39 years ago, they lived across the river (access by swing bridge) and Chrissy used to hang out with his little sister and brother.

Love the red roses.

From a guys point of view, how do woman possibly walk around in these?

Once the girls arrived at The Mudcastle, the guys left. Shelley and her sister Lisa got ready in the Peach Room.

Final touches.

Crowning of the beautiful bride.

Lisa makes sure that the veil is right for the photos.

We have photographed in the Peach Room during Rob and
Jess’s wedding, so we knew how to work the low light to create
gorgeous wedding photos.

Shelley was beaming from ear to ear, for someone that doesn’t like her photo being taken – yeah right!

We love the beautiful vibrant colours of the room.

Shelley’s parents, Les and Ellenor also got ready at The Mudcastle – as with most weddings, it’s often a family affair.

It was a bright sunny day, just perfect for a wedding ceremony at Kaiteriteri Beach.

And here comes the bride with a very happy sister and extremely proud parents.

A group of around 70 guests enjoy the wedding ceremony upon the golden sand.

As we have said before on previous Storybook postings, wherever there are kids you will find Chrissy busy capturing these magic moments.

Julian and Shelley are pronounced husband and wife – you can kiss her now Julian!

Signed, sealed, delivered!

After the family and group photos, the guests enjoyed a glass of bubbly while the bridal party headed further down Kaiteriteri Beach for the location photos.

Not before getting this lovely shot.

COOL hats – love them.

Don’t let the bride get wet boys.

It’s often tricky photographing directly into the sun but the effect with the sun’s rays certainly can add a little drama..

I won’t say that this marriage is on the rocks, but you know what I mean.

We had to take Shelley’s veil off as the wind was blowing it all over the place.

last few shots before heading to our second location.

This is such an incredible place to photograph in, however, you do have to watch every step as the floor boards have more holes then a golf course.

Julian, you romantic you.

Chrissy took this very elegant and classic portrait of Shelley.

While I took this shot from a different perspective.

Something a little different for the wedding album.

These two created their own magic, we just captured it.

Although it was late in the afternoon the light was still extremely bright outside with dappled light everywhere. Throw in a few shadows and there’s another unique photo for the album.

I was up a ladder and I think that everyone was waiting for me to fall off?

This isn’t catch the bouquet, it’s catch the bride.

Very funny.

Ride em cowboy, or in this case, cowgirl…

Give him a good slapping Shelley!

Having fun…

Julian, what are you doing with that hand?

The wedding reception was held back at The Mudcastle and after the cutting of the cake we enjoyed a few drinks with the guests. Julian and Shelley we had such a great time with you all, we’re not planning on visiting Canada in the near future, but when we do we will certainly look you up.

Daron & Chrissy

As with most weddings, we start our day with photographing the groom and groomsmen. These three are trouble when they get together, they are best friends and have been for a long time.

Rob is on the left with the happy groom in the middle and Nick (alias crab) on the right.

Next we arrived at Dani’s mothers house for the getting ready shots. We are always on the lookout to creatively photograph wedding accessories. This clear perfume bottle appeared to change colour when photographed in front of the orange kitchen wall, good spotting Daron.

Again, something a little bit different.

Dani’s friend and makeup artist also travelled up from Christchurch and what a beautiful job she did with the girls’ makeup.

We loved the decor throughout Kate’s home, especially the bright red.

This is Jason’s niece Scarlett, she just couldn’t wait to show off her pretty dress to grandad.

One of the highlights of being a professional photographer is capturing precious moments like this.

The final touch, putting on the veil.

I love the choice of bridesmaid dresses, both different and the colours complimenting Holly and Jess perfectly.

Last but not least, on with the garter.

Wow, I must say Dani was positively glowing and her beautiful
smile was infectious.

Dani’s bouquet of sweet smelling roses was perfectly matched to the bridesmaid dresses. I for one am all for having gorgeous colours in the bridal party.

It was now time to leave for Founders Heritage Park in Nelson.
One last shot of Dani before she got into the wedding car.

This is not just any normal wedding car, it’s the Excalibur hired from the World of Wearable Arts and Classic Cars Museum – very cool!

Magic moments…

Jason’s nephews, Alfie and Lucas made a grand entrance as they walked towards the aisle.

Dani’s sister and mother enjoyed watching these two little cuties, as did all the guests, us included.

John was one very proud dad, after all, it’s not every day that you give your daughter away.

For their wedding ceremony, Jason and Dani chose the grass area in front of the pond – just perfect!

Here’s Alfie and Lucas again, this time delivering the wedding rings, well done boys.

During the wedding vows, Jason spoke, “You are the best thing ever to hit this earth”, that was just too sweet for words.

Of course Daron being a guy, he just had to get this shot!

The light was dancing in and out from behind the clouds, this certainly added a nice look to our photos.

“Angel of Mine”, I thought of this song when I first saw this
beautiful photo which Daron took.

Young love.

There’s that cool car again, not to mention the beautiful bride and groom.

I LOVE this shot of the bridal party, everyone’s enjoying themselves and the colours look stunning.

These guys were pretty good at giving us the romantic stuff.

And the laughs as well….

Crab, you’re the man. With a nick name like that, he unvoluntarily invited us to pick on him all day.

I think that Crab did a good job of getting everyones attention.

“Where do we fill this thing up?”.

Of course with train carriages around there was no stopping the guys having some fun, Founders Park is just one big playground.

“Now now Jason, this is a family show”.

It was time out for the girls…

while the boys kept playing.

All together again for a group shot, Mmmmm really loving
these colours.

Jason really wanted some photos around the wine barrels,
glad that he suggested it.

Ahhhh, more snuggling….

We headed down to the Boulder Bank for a short time, it just happened to be that the yacht races were on. This is one of our favorite shots from the day – STUNNING.

And such a perfect day it has been for this gorgeous couple.

Daron often takes the panoramic look while I shoot in close with a long lens.

Displayed on Storybook is only a very small selection of photos chosen to tell the wedding day story. Jason and Dani have hundreds of amazing photos to enjoy, I’m going to have fun designing their photobook. We had an awesome day with you both, stay safe in Christchurch.
Daron & Chrissy

This would have to be the cutest little ring box that I have ever seen.

Amelia has two beautiful bracelets to wear today, one kindly given to her by her Aunty and the other from Brendon.

There’s nothing more exciting than receiving surprise gifts on the morning of your wedding, this was the second surprise, the first being the diamond bracelet.

Amelia’s Aunty helped with putting on this beautiful veil.

I love the emotion and excitement of the wedding morning, it brings back special memories of the day that Daron and I married nearly 14 years ago.

Just beautiful.

What a beautiful wedding bouquet, wait until you see how perfectly
it matches the bridesmaids dresses.

What did I tell you, just perfect. The girls were all dressed and ready not long after Daron and I arrived which was great as we had plenty of time for lots and lots of beautiful photos.

Cool clouds, beautiful girls, great colours, what more could we ask for.

Meet Jenna, Lucia, Floss and Jude – so adorable.

Amelia arrived to her wedding ceremony at the Monaco in this very cool blue dodge wedding car.

There is something very special about a bride wearing her veil over her face.

All ready to start the procession.

It’s so lovely having little people in the bridal party, something that these children will remember forever.

And of course it’s a lot of fun throwing rose petals around as well.

Amelia radiated such happiness as she walked down the aisle on the Village Green. I’m sure that I stood there with a silly grin on my face (in between taking shots of course), I’m a bit of a romantic at heart.

Marriage celebrant Rachel Shepers held a lovely ceremony, her enthusiasm really makes the couples feel special and the guests very privileged to be part of this special day.

Even though I’m busy working, I really enjoy listening to the vows, I’m not sure what Amelia was saying here, but I do remember chuckling to myself at the time.

It’s great to see so much laughter during a wedding ceremony.

It’s also a lot of fun watching a Monarch Butterfly release and it’s certainly entertaining for the guests. Some of the butterflies seemed to be a little sleepy and required a little coazing out of the box.

Daron rushed up with his close up lens to capture this shot, something that he had anticipated on doing (nice shot hubby).

Welcome Mr and Mrs Clarke…

Group hug with your best friends – nice.

Time now for the cutting of the cake.

After the cake cutting the guests enjoyed a piece of delicious cake and a glass of bubbly.

Off to Gardens of The World for the location photos. Daron jumped into the Dodge with Brendon and Amelia while I drove our car – he never lets a photo opportunity go by.

Loving that veil again.

The trees at Gardens of The World are looking really pretty at the moment, so what better place to start our photos than amongst them.

We all wanted to have some fun and fun we had!

We had planned time out for a few drinks and nibbles, everyone in the bridal party were looking forward to relaxing for awhile.

But not until the bubbles are open.

I think that the cork must have gone at least twenty feet up.

Don’t waste it…

Daron climbed up a nearby tree to get an aerial view of all the celebrating.

We stayed put and asked Brenden and Amelia to walk around the other side of the gardens, we got some great shots in the process.

There are many benefits to having two professional photographers,
this is Daron’s shot featuring the reflection in the water.

This is my close up shot.

It was a very strange day, one minute the sun was out in full force the next minute it was behind clouds. With snow on the hills and a chill in the air the groomsmen kindly offered their jackets to the bridesmaids. I think that the wine was keeping the guys warm?

I really love Amelia’s dress, it’s fun and funky.

I reckon that these guys have been practising the dip as they seem to have it down pat.

Yeah we’re married!

The little stone bridge at Gardens of the World is perfect for wedding photos.

Daron and I killed two birds with one stone as we only had a few minutes left before heading back to the reception at the Monaco Resort, we double tagged these photos as well. My shot…

Daron’s shot.

Brenden and Amelia laughed when they saw me hanging out from the window of our car to take this shot.

There was still a bottle of bubbly left, I actually think Brendon was getting rather fond of opening them by now.

And here they all are skipping to the reception after a fantastic day of love, laughter and fun. Daron and I kindly got invited to stay for dinner, so we joined in on the fun for a few more hours. Thank you guys so much and look forward to hearing about your amazing honeymoon travels.

Daron and Chrissy