This job we have is special: we get to capture people’s love stories and memories from a momentous occasion. A culmination of moments crafted into a video to cherish for years to come.
This particular video, especially, holds a special place in my heart.
A love that is rooted in friendship, and continues to blossom into love.
Chamolie and Mitch were my friends from spin class, and this, too, is where their love story began. Their banter and wit, their adoration for excellent food, and their zest for the beautiful things in life will never cease to amaze me. Here’s a little preview of their magical wedding day.
Photography - @nisharavji light of my life 🤍
Venue - @allpressolivegroves
Makeup - @headline.inc
Hair @urbankurlstudio
Flowers - BY THE BRIDE!!!
Dress - online but incredible altered by @brooketysonritual
Planning / Coordination @mywaiheke
Video @pattylagera
DJ @zap_entertainmentnz
Catering @waiheke_chef
The way Cham & Mitch celebrated their day was a masterclass on personal style, taste making and careful consideration. This was truly a day that is the result of looking inwards towards each other and those you love when it comes to planning your day - as opposed to outwards or online. Getting ready together, greeting guests as a couple, choosing a venue that was more like a home which later evolved into a house party. Setting your dress code as “upstage the bride”, celebrating a dear friends birthday, prioritising fun over formality. The result was an absolute blast to photograph, these two are an absolute force and if this is what they built on just day one of their marriage - the rest is going to be awe inspiring.
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Great team -
Planning / Coordination @mywaiheke
Venue - @allpressolivegroves
celebrant - @ronnie_ron_ron
Makeup - @headline.inc
Hair @urbankurlstudio
Flowers - BY THE BRIDE!!!
Dress - online but incredible altered by @brooketysonritual
Video @pattylagera
DJ @zap_entertainmentnz
Catering @waiheke_chef
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#waihekewedding #IamNikon #waihekeweddingphotographer #luxuryweddingphotographer
The most magical day, with the most magical people, in the most magical place. ✨Magic✨ Huge thank you to our incredible vendors who looked after us and our guests to beautifully.
Cham & Mitch. I could wax lyrical about yesterday, and in time - probably will. But for now I’ll recite a little list of what my favourite things were.
- A place chosen for special meaning
- An intimate gathering of only the absolute dearest
- Flowers grown from the brides garden
- A day spent being truly present
- An understanding that everyone is to be celebrated and nobody can ever be upstaged
- A birthday
- More tinsel than Christmas
- Buckets of tears
- - Buckets of olives
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Fab team of course!
Venue - @allpressolivegroves
Makeup - @headline.inc
Hair @urbankurlstudio
Flowers - BY THE BRIDE!!!
Dress - online but incredible altered by @brooketysonritual
Planning / Coordination @mywaiheke
Video @pattylagera
DJ @zap_entertainmentnz
Catering @waiheke_chef
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#waihekewedding #IamNikon #waihekeweddingphotographer #bride2027 #allpressolivegrove
This was my favourite kind of quality time spent with a couple, a walk with the dog, a shared meal - a slice of how life really is right now to look back on in years to come.
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I was already looking forwards to sharing this special day with Cham & Mitch coming up, but now I’m even more excited. These two have absolutely all the right stuff at the centre of their focus for their wedding - a brilliant time with those they love in a relaxed way full of silliness and laughter. It’s going to be so good!
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Shot alongside my one and only on video of course (she’s actually featured in one of the frames if you can spot her, always a pleasure @pattyinplaces )
#aucklandwedding #waihekewedding #lifestylesession #lifeonfilm #engaged
2024 Highlight: got engaged (saw Taylor Swift). Lowlight: neighbours have played the same crazy frog song on repeat all day every day since we moved in (August).
It’s been an incredible few months of fitness, I’ve watched myself grow in ways I never thought I would. If someone had told me a year ago I’d be coaching spin classes and lifting weights by choice, I wouldn’t have believed it. Big shout out to my amazing community for pushing me and believing in me, very excited to see where this journey takes me✨
