Inga came to me through Anita Murray owner of Seronera Gardens in Kerikeri. (www.countrygardernweddings.nz)
Inga & her man were travelling NZ and decided to get married here before heading back to Slavakia.
A very intimate wedding with themselves and their witnesses who they had met during their travels
Here are a couple of their images.
Enjoy
L 🙂
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What can I say, these two were just lovely to meet and work with.
I met both Yondette & June in March 2016 when they were doing a ‘meet & greet’ for their big day January 2017. They were over from Melbourne to get their wedding plans underway.
The next time we were meeting was late on a Friday night in November 2016 for Yondette’s wedding hair trial. She had seen a couple of images that looked okay but really had few ideas of what would be her best option. She had super fine hair and wanted something with volume. So I got to work prepping h
er hair and did a quick clipping scenario to see if we liked one option. Then onto the bigger job of option two.
Option two it was to be.
January rolled around with speed and it was at last their day. Samantha Nicholls – make up artist & I joined the day bright and early at The Duke of Marlborough. We were met by Yondette & photographers ‘Daisy & the Duke’, as well as ‘Twelve08studios’ videographers both from Brisbane.
Ida Birch was celebrant. Yondette’s Mum did flowers. They married on the family property & had a huge few days of celebrations.
I just loved it seeing their joy.
L 🙂
Yondette’s turn
Getting dressed
The two Yondettes
Bridal party ready to go
Yondette on her way
Gorgeous girls
The Bride, So Pretty in Russell.
Yondette & June
Fireworks to end the day
I really enjoyed working with this lovely couple Valeria & Neil.
Most of the time I never meet the Groom as my work is primarily with the Bride. But when make up artist Samantha Nicholls and I arrived at Paroa Bay Winery we met Neil. He was so happy to engage with us and was clearly enjoying the beginning of his wedding day.
Valeria, a gorgeous Russian had been living in NZ for almost seven years and today was the day she married her Kiwi love.
With a lot of preparation still going on we got our Bride to settle down and get ready.
Most of the time we have met and done a trial as we had here but there was still uncertainty about the finished look. With a bit of chatting and thinking things through I came up with Valeria’s look and we had a very happy bride.
I’m adding in my photo off my phone as it shows Valeria’s hair.
The best images of course are from Dreamlife Photos & Video Auckland.
Celebrant Ida Birch.
Catering Ake Ake.
enjoy
L 🙂
My phone image
The Bride & Groom
Amanda got married in the beautiful Stone Church in Paihia.
We got the girls ready at a bach just behind the Church, so it was actually walking distance for this wedding party.
Amanda was after a simple looking updo but one that was a bit dishevelled. She had very thick dark brunette hair, perfect for the style and great to work.
Her Bridesmaids all had different styles, which was fun. Here are some of their styles and their finished looks.
Images Sarah Marshell photography.
Make up Annalise Bergman.
Enjoy
L 🙂
Beautiful long multi coloured brunette
Braided updo for this blonde bridesmaid
The girls before going to the chapel, having a drink.
Putting the in the Bride’s veil
Front veiw half up half down
Hair done, make up next.
Amanda the Bride
The girls wedding party on the beach
If you’re into Instagram you’ll know its all about different folks posting their images about what they’re up to on an international stage. Laurel is one of those folk.
If you haven’t been there, nows your chance . Go to her home page, you will see a direct link button (looks like a square with a camera in it) to her Instagram account. Click on it and spend a bit of time scrolling through her images. You can even ‘like’ or ‘follow’ her.
It’s a great way to see a little bit more of who she is, what she does, where she travels and the things that interest her.
You’ll also get to see her latest work.
This can be Editorial Photo Shoots with different Photographers. Her weekly Brides and Bridesmaids hairstyles or updos from her many Weddings in the Bay of Islands, Kerikeri, Russell and Far north.
Her images are made up of #btc (behind the chair) shots on her iPhone and professional shots from those also working in the wedding industry in the area.
Here is a sample of her #2016bestnine (her nine most ‘liked’ images)
Enjoy
(P.S details regarding image credits available on individual posts @laurelstratford on Instagram)
Laurel’s Instagram #2016bestnine
