WEDDING BLOG
Geoffrey & Rachel's Beautiful Winter Wedding at Boomrock
A wonderful winter wedding at Boomrock, as captured through the lens of Wellington Wedding photographer Jess Dewsnap...
What a day! It poured with rain in the morning but cleared up in time for Rachel and Geoffrey's wedding celebrations to be held outside on the clifftop at the stunning wedding venue Boomrock.
Rachel wore an elegant wedding dress by Sophie Voon Bridal and her daughter Caitlin wore a matching flower girl's dress. The bridesmaids wore a shade of dark blue, the dresses also by Sophie Voon. Hil Cook Makeup and Hair did a wonderful job of getting the girls ready. The mens suits were by Working Style(thanks to Rex).
It was a lovely intimate ceremony, officiated by Marriage Celebrant Greer Berry, and surrounded by close family and friends. I'm sure there wasn't a dry eye in the crowd when Geoffrey gave his little speech to Rachel's daughter Caitlin and gave her a gorgeous little heart necklace. Once the ceremony was over everyone headed inside to warm up by the fire blazing inside the Lodge. We then braved the cool air for family photographs with the magnificent views in the background.
The bridal party then ventured around the gorgeous setting around Boomock for the creative shoot. We were surrounded by dramatic clouds above the landscape, rolling hills and lots of ocean, we also found a bit of shelter in the woolshed.
After the creative photos we headed back for a delicious dinner from Boomrock chef Mark Hartstonge, followed by dessert: a mix of divine cakes by Louis Sergeant Sweet Couture.
Amy & the team at Boomrock put on a wonderful celebration. There were several speeches, lots of laughter and then lots of dancing. What an awesome day Photographer Jess Dewsnap had capturing all these special memories, while Sandi Tourell was capturing them all on video!
Thanks from Jess & Sandi for letting us be apart of your special day. All the best Rachel & Geoffrey, we look forward to working on your wedding album too.
Adam & Cat's Gorgeous Winter Wedding!
This was one stunning winter wedding: Museum Hotel, Rembrandt and Ruth Pretty Catering...Amazing!
What a stunning calm beautiful winter's day we had for Cat & Adam's Wellington wedding. I started my day with the ladies getting ready in Alicetown, while Sandi photographed the guys getting ready at the Museum hotel. The plan was to meet up for a big reveal at 2pm in the Billiard Room. Suspense was building for Adam as he patiently waited behind closed doors for his stunning bride Catherine to make her grand entrance!
It was an evening ceremony which started at 5pm so to make the most of the available natural light it was best to do the creative shoot before the darkness set in.
Photos were first taken with the whole bridal party in the billiard room in the Museum Art Hotel. This was followed up with a few shots in the car park and a few morefinally up in the very elegant Hippopotamus Restaurant upstairs. Wellington was packed with people that day, as it was the Rugby grand final between the Hurricanes & Highlanders so town was pumping. Family also gathered in the Botanical gardens for group photos in the rose garden.
The ceremony washeld at 5pm in the beautiful Old St Paul's Church with the lovely wedding celebrant Pinky Agnew. Pinky gave us great insight into Cat & Adam's strong loving relationship. I especially loved the emphasis on the word "team".
The reception took place at the gorgeous Academy of Fine Arts, surrounded by beautiful digital copies of Rembrandt's famous paintings. We even found a painting named "The Oldest known happy marriage"!
Ruth Pretty Catering had food stations setup amongst the artwork which made for an awesome atmosphere. The food was absolutely delicious: Venison burgers, suckling pig, fish tacos, Whitebait fritters between baps... their was so much to choose from! Catherine had previously worked with Ruth Pretty catering so knew Paul and his team well. Paul Pretty & the team provided a sumptuous array of food which I was lucky to try on the night. (Plus dessert came out just before I was leaving!).
There was a polaroid camera floating round and the groom Adam even managed to get a snap of me to put in the guest book! It was so much fun. I left the guests enjoying the music and desert. It was an amazing day and I wish both Adam & Cat all the best x