With five children I don’t often get away by myself for the weekend.  So when I was asked to photograph Katherine and Davids Wedding in Christchurch, I took the opportunity to head away on my own for a weekend to do their engagement shoot.  I had a blast photographing these two the are so in love it was gorgeous, and I got to catch up with a very good friend of mine for the night afterwards and a few wines!!  Katherine and David  you are such a great couple and have so much love for each other.  Enjoy your sneak peak and there are a lot more to come, very soon!!

I went to University for a number of years and came away with a Masters Degree in Science majoring in Psychology and a Post Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation I then went and worked for the Blind Foundation.  When our second child was born he had very severe allergies so I  had to give up work.  This is when I discovered my passion for photography.   He is now 7 and I am still obsessed with all things photography and have turned that into a business which I love.

I had the pleasure of photographing Candace Little in the studio for her head shots for acting.  Here is a young woman who is following her passion, Candace  I wish you all the luck in the world.

This was a special wedding for me to photograph as it was my husbands baby brother getting married.  I had to laugh as only a month before the wedding I had said to Pauline that  while  I was loving wedding season,  I would just love to go to a wedding as a guest.   I didn’t know at the time they were planning on getting married!!  They didn’t give us very much notice pretty much the whole thing was organised in two weeks.   As I drove down to Dunedin with all our children in the truck, I was touched by their genuine excitement about the Wedding and the talk between them about how it was such a great day because they were getting a new Aunty.  Dunedin is not renowned for its great weather (I might pay for that comment later) but the  Gods had got together and decided they would shine on these two for the day.  Hope you enjoy your sneak peek there are alot more photos to come!!

Wow it has been a while since I blogged and I have a lot to blog about, my studio is opening soon,  I have been ordering huge canvases and laying flooring and buying the most gorgeous newborn hats and petty skirts.  Look out next week on the blog for a sneak peek of the studio before it opens.  But today I am blogging about a shoot with a great group of people who were great sports and made the best out of a very chilly and wet day.

Well this was  my last wedding for the summer and what a great day it was.   Thanks Kim & Ben for having me along on your wonderful day.  Kim your dress was stunning and your brides maids and flower girls looked gorgeous.  The boys well what can I say they looked seriously cool!!   Hope you enjoy your sneak peek there are plenty more to come.

What a wonderful day!  Everything was perfect the weather the venue and the gorgeous couple that were getting married.   I love to photograph details, but I must say photographing a tree bird was a first and I had never seen a wedding cake made out of cheese!!  Thank you Dushka and Will for letting me be a part of your wonderful day.  It was a perfect day filled with love and laughter.

Well I was the lucky one who got to photograph this gorgeous wedding on top of a huge cliff!!   The location was amazing the bride was gorgeous and Chris looked pretty good in his suit as well!!  Hannah did an amazing job with all the little details which I am sure the wedding guests would have just loved.  Thanks for letting me share in your very special day.  Hope you like your sneak peek.

Kristy and Ryan, what a great day you both looked amazing ,  thank you for having me along on your big day.  Hope you enjoy your sneak peek!!  The rest are just as lovely and coming your way soon!!  For those brides to be looking at these the wedding was at CentreWood Estate (if you haven’t checked it out you really need to have a look, it is gorgeous!).

We as a family have had a great Summer break, loads of visitors have come and stayed and we have caught up with lots of friends and family.  The last two weekends have been wonderful with weddings to shoot .  This weekend however was our last weekend before the kids head back off to school so we took the opportunity to get away.  There was not a computer in sight for the whole weekend much to my children’s delight.  I did however take my camera and I snapped a few pics of my favourite all time animals at Arana park.  If you have not been there you really should take your family.  Allow a whole day and wear good walking shoes as there is a lot to see.

Wedding season is a crazy busy time, I am loving it but I am also missing my portrait sessions.  I really enjoy photographing children getting them to trust me relax and have fun, you then get rewarded with these beautiful big smiles and tender moments.  I was processing wedding photos again tonight when I came across these and couldn’t believe I had forgotten to post the special little people from A&R’s  wedding so M&C my apologies you two are so super cute.