Wiaheke Island Archives - Chris Loufte - The wedding photographer Auckland

As the Auckland summer continues shine gloriously another perfect morning in Orewa to meet Travis’s Canadian family and friends as they made their preparations for the wedding day ahead. Though more at home at 26 below than 26 above they didn’t let the soaring Auckland temperatures stop them from hitting the beech all suited and ready to go for photos. Then to photograph Tiffany and the girls getting their pretty on before speeding away to the garden ceremony. (If you’re ever following a brace of Bentleys don’t be fooled by their size, they are surprisingly hard to keep up with). A completely beautiful ceremony accompanied by the lazy rumbling hum of bumble bees and the symphonious chants of cicadas in the fabulous garden setting.
A private beech on Waiheke to draw breath and relax and continue with the creative photography before returning to the buzz and hum of the evening festivities at Okahu.

The weather in Auckland was a bit touch & go after all night rain and early morning stormy clouds. Bit of a worry as we left Auckland heading for Waiheke(thank you Gail) Island to photograph Kristy & Dan’s wedding day. The emergency services were putting on a family fun day by the Auckland Downtown ferry terminal so as the ferry departed we were treated to great views of Auckland’s finest putting on a terrific show. Then out burst the sun, beautiful & glorious, shining for every Auckland bride or at least in our case Waiheke bride . Anyway phew! A short taxi ride from the ferry at Waiheke and we arrived at The Pah with it’s breathtaking views over Onetangi Beach. A wedding photographer’s dream. We had all been to The Pah earlier in the year to plan the photography so everything was perfect to go. Kristy had designed and made all of the table decorations and the flowers with elegant simplicity for their reception under canvas. Here are a few of my favourite photos from the day all taken by Auckland wedding photographer Chris Loufte