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Wedding Planning & Inspiration
Your wedding should reflect you, and planning it naturally comes with plenty of questions along the way. Here you'll find thoughtful wedding planning tips, inspiration, and insights drawn from photographing weddings throughout New Zealand. Whether you're searching for the perfect timeline, choosing a location, or simply looking for ideas, I hope these guides help you create a wedding that feels completely your own.
Thinking about getting married but not quite sold on planning a huge wedding? An elopement gives you the freedom to create a day around what matters most to the two of you. Instead of worrying about a long guest list, endless logistics and trying to fit everything into one traditional format, you can focus on the experience you actually want.
Aug 28, 2026
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New Zealand is an incredible place to celebrate this chapter of your story. A pre wedding photo shoot gives you the chance to step away from the planning, spend some time together and create photographs somewhere that feels a little more like an experience than a traditional photo session.
Jan 7, 2024
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There is something different about having your wedding photographs in your hands. A photograph on the wall becomes part of your home, while an album on the coffee table can be picked up years later and passed around the room.
Nov 28, 2023
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Queenstown is one of the most incredible places to elope in New Zealand, and it is easy to see why. Surrounded by dramatic mountains, Lake Wakatipu, golden landscapes and some of the most breathtaking helicopter locations in the country, there are endless ways to create a day that feels entirely your own.
Sep 30, 2023
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A wedding timeline is more than a schedule of where everyone needs to be and when. It shapes the pace of your day, the time you spend with the people around you and how much space you have to actually experience everything as it unfolds.
Jun 27, 2023
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Your wedding does not need to look like anyone else’s. It can be easy to get caught up in traditions, expectations and everything you think you are supposed to include, but the best place to start is with the two of you
May 31, 2023
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Your engagement photos do not need to look like a photoshoot from beginning to end. Think about somewhere you love, somewhere you’ve always wanted to explore or something you genuinely enjoy doing together. We could have a picnic, head into the mountains, walk along the beach, go for a swim or explore somewhere that has meaning to you. The location can be as simple or as adventurous as you like.
Apr 26, 2023
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Choosing your wedding venue is one of the first big decisions you’ll make, and there is a lot more to consider than how it looks in photographs.
Think about how you want the day to feel, how your guests will experience the space, whether you want everyone staying nearby and how the different parts of the day will come together.
Mar 31, 2023
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