A gorgeous outdoor ceremony in the sun, a stylish reception, two black helicopters, a ride to the mountains, a bit of golf, some fijian dancing, the haka, big blue skies, cute details and two very beautiful, model-esque yet relaxed and lovely people getting married. Sometimes life throws you a tough one and you just have to battle through. I'm sure you can sympathise.

Actually the only downside to this wedding was me getting Camera-Arm. Much like Truckers-Arm (sunburn on the one side) only a result of holding a camera up all day in the sun. Then on the way back to Dunedin on Sunday it was so sunny I got Truckers-Arm anyway!

Kylie and Nelson didn't want any posed family shots, and the only couple photographs they asked for were a few fun, intimate shots down a dirrrty old alley, so you can imagine how excited I was about this wedding! Add to that the fact that they are both very creative, super-happy, chilled out and down to earth, we had a ball....

Ann and Hong hired me to shoot some glamourous magazine style shots of them on the second day of their honeymoon in Queenstown. The South Island weather performed as expected and we got not only four seasons in one day, but four seasons in 2 hours! Cold and windy, warm and calm, cloudy, sunny and rainy. Luckily the rain appeared just as we were finishing. Its great to get a range of different lights during a photoshoot though.. all the better to highlight a great looking couple like these two...

I'll be back in the UK next summer (July/August/September-ish), so if you, or anyone you know is getting married get in touch since I'd love to photograph a wedding or two whilst I'm home..

 

As befits a couple with such film-starry names, Jacqui and Kirk got married on top of a snowy mountain, a short helicopter ride away from Queenstown! I've been known to offer people discounts in the past if they promise to do something really extravagant on their wedding day (like get married on top of elephants or do the entire last dance from Dirty Dancing..) but hey, if this kind of thing is commonplace in New Zealand then no more discounts! This wedding was SO much fun!!

 

Here is me in the helicopter just before we took off (er, the 24mm lens isn't too flattering!)

 

 

 

Continuing with the film star theme, here is Jacqui looking extrememly glam in her wedding car:

 

 

 

Getting ready for the flight:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jacqui and Kirk eloped from Melbourne, Australia.. only they brought their mums too (aww!). I think this is nervous laughter as the helicopter takes off...

 

 

 

 

 

We landed on a snowy spot overlooking all the surrounding mountains (some of which were used in the Lord of the Rings films), and Jacqui and Kirk set about getting married!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some shots in the snow... it was pretty cold, Jacqui just must be slightly superhuman because she left her coat off for a good half an hour..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back in the helicopter...

 

 

 

 

 

And a bit of champagne in the car on the way home....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahhh, the glamour of it all! So, if anyone reading this is considering getting married on a yacht in the carribean, or.. I don't know... in a chocolate factory or something.. just let me know, I may be able to squeeze you into my busy schedule. Ahem.

 

Thanks Jacqui and Kirk for having me along! xxxx