Monthly Archives: November 2013

Yummy Cakes and Wedding Frocks at the Bride & Groom show

There are others( so I’m told) but if you want to see the very best of what’s out there as you plan your big day it has to be the The Bride & Groom Wedding Show at Ellerslie Race Course in Auckland, hands down, every time. I was invited to photograph it for the magazine this year and it was a buzz. It seemed almost impossible for me to get round all of the displays but there were some pretty determined bride’s to be who wanted to see it all. And it was all there, Cakes, venues, celebrants, photographers the lot. Now I’m a photographer and sure, I like bridal gowns as much as the next man but let me tell you there were five packed out, standing room only bridal fashion shows that were simply brilliant. The top floor room was simply wall to wall oooh’s and aaahhh’s from the girls as each bridal creation took it’s turn in the lime light. I’ve put a few of the photos from a show on the FB page so if your interested to see take a look here. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=509038795830118&set=a.509038709163460.1073741829.237216676345666&type=3&theater .

Now let’s not forget  those cakes( not a word about getting into those posh wedding frocks we’ve just spent the last hour watching whirl by). That’s the good thing about being the Bride & Groom official photographer, everyone wants their picture taken and those who have cake on their side, well enough said really.  There are a few photos from the show here if you want to see them. This link will take you to the Bride & Groom FB page https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151666103496563&set=a.10151666091226563.1073741829.118333186562&type=1&theater.

Don’t forget to check out the bridal fashions……..

 

What if it rains?

We all know that the Auckland weather can be more that just a little unpredictable. We can’t change it but we can work with it. Rain can come just when you least expect it as Mandy & Nathan found out. Just moments before she was due to join Nathan  under the wonderful outdoor chandelier in the gardens at the Keliher Estate the heavens. Pretty upsetting for them because they had planned for months to be married in exactly that spot. So what next? Did we all through our hands up in despair, where there tears and hysterics? Well no there was none of that because we had sorted out a ‘just-in-case-of-the-rain’ location for their ceremony at their pre-wedding photography planning meeting.  We switched to our ‘wet weather’ locations for the creative bridal photos and then we winged it a little in the showers . Plus we got to use the funky Elizabeth Dhal umbrella!

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