Shane & Anne Maree

Shane and Anne Maree met in Australia through Shane's travels with the Royal New Zealand Navy, and the naval theme was a big part of their day, including a fun opportunity to photograph the men getting ready with their white uniforms at the Devonport naval base. The ceremony was held at the always-impressive Holy Trinity Church, where we photographed Andrew and Kim last year, a venue we always enjoy shooting in. Afterwards we photographed around the Devonport foreshore and Yacht Club, before heading back to the base with the full bridal party to shoot on the wharves and around the Navy ships. We ended the day with a great dinner at the Esplanade Hotel and very lively speeches from the Navy men especially.

Alexey & Anastasia

Alexey and Anastasia had a nice small wedding with close friends and family, as Anastasia just arrived from Russia. Despite being a cold winter's day, with a little rain floating around, we really enjoyed shooting their wedding, and they were great fun to work with! We covered their ceremony before heading into town for some posed photos in the Domain - heading straight for cover under the gazebo. After some group photos we let the others escape to a warmer location but persisted with Alexey and Anastasia in the cold a bit longer!

We explored around the winter gardens, but being mid-winter, everything was locked up early so we found some spots around the outside for fun and playful shots. With the rain getting heavier and the evening getting darker we relocated into town. Our umbrella came in handy as we took a few photos on High Street, before going to the restaurant where they had a very pleasant fire to warm up by and dry up the rain spots.

Thanks to Alexey, and Anastasia in particular, for braving the cold and making this a really enjoyable shoot!

Oscar & Sally

We had a lot of fun shooting this wedding, although it was full of challenges and learning experiences, as much of the ceremony and reception was spoken in Korean! Luckily we could figure out well enough what was going on, got all the important shots, and also got to enjoy something different, which keeps things interesting! The ceremony was held outside in the bright sunshine, which provides further photographic challenges, rather than linguistic. It was held on impressive grounds, with all the decorations and food provided by volunteers, and we were very happy to receive our own lunch boxes full of interesting Korean snacks! Oscar and Sally were good sports, after the reception lunch we explored around the grounds a little before heading off to a local beach for the setting sun. Time was limited before their family dinner engagement, but we got some interesting shots that we were very happy with.

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