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Wellington Begonia House - Intimate wedding ceremonies for couples

In this world where we are presented with trends online and all the ‘must haves’ ‘must dos’ it can be extremely overwhelming for couples to plan a wedding. When couples come to me with ideas for a smaller wedding or elopement-style ceremony I’m all in.

Here in this blog, I’m showing highlights from a recent intimate wedding that I felt so honoured to photograph. This was a 2-hour package and we went to 2 different locations in Wellington, did a first look and portraits before their ceremony, plus a bunch of family photos afterwards at their reception venue.

Plan to have your wedding in a way that aligns with your ideas, your vision, your lifestyle and in your own timeframe. You don't always need to have the full day captured, let’s customise it to suit. These smaller weddings have just as much of an impact on me as my 10-hour bookings.

First look photos at Wellington's begonia house gardens
First look photos in garden glass house

Begonia House at the Wellington Gardens was the perfect first-look location for Brooke and William! When we arrived it was raining so being undercover in this stunning building with its impressive plants meant we could still capture the special moments before their ceremony. Just as we started to finish here the rain stopped for us to get some photos quickly outside. We then made our way to the Canape Room for their intimate ceremony.

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Big thank you to Brooke and William for asking me to capture their special day! And to the Begonia house for having us (just a little note for anyone interested, if you want photos at this location it requires permission and a small fee for use of the space).

Waitarere Beach Intimate Wedding

Over here reminiscing on the past few weeks and can’t believe that the summer wedding season is finished! So far this summer I’ve had 9 incredible couples who weddings I photographed, some intimate occasions and others were full day weddings. All different and unique in their own ways ♥️

Here are some of the highlights from Kaitlin and Jacob’s Waitarere beach wedding from a few weeks ago. We were all introduced a few years back at another wedding so it was really special seeing them again! I loved the relaxed and cosy atmosphere of this wedding, it was all about celebrating their day at a place that was special to their family.

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Waitarere Beach wedding ceremony NZ
Beach wedding ceremony New Zealand
Waitarere Beach ceremony
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Intimate wedding elopement at Yvette Edwards Plant Studio Wellington

Should you elope? If you're considering it then the answer is already YES. The number one reason couples choose to elope instead of having a wedding is so they can have that "just us" experience. Some couples want to have the freedom to spend the day together without all of the traditional rules and distractions that come with hosting a wedding. Plus saving money is a huge benefit and you're valuing memories rather than the materialistic side of having a traditional wedding.

I love that Rochelle and Tom had their elopement at Yvette Edwards Studio! Surrounded by plants and florals made the perfect backdrop.

Dress by @layplan
Makeup/hair by @alana__muha
Celebrant - @marriedbyashleigh
Venue/flowers - @florist.stylist

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