Gabrielle and Joshua - {Delightful and Divine}

Wow oh wow. 

Gabrielle + Joshua + friends + family + beautiful details + gorgeous venues + a whole bunch of LOVE and LAUGHS = what?? One heck of a day, that's what!

Gabby and Josh's late autumn wedding day in Ashburton was one to remember - a wedding filled with warm fuzzies and happy feelings! You know their cute love story (and if you don't, check out their engagement blog)... and I have a heap of photos to share, so I'll let the images do most of the talking!

A beautiful bride, with gorgeous friends to help her prepare for the day that she has been sooooooo excited about for so long!

Inhale... exhale... big.deep.breaths. Ready to head to the church to see the man of her dreams...

But first, some good laughs with her best friends! (I can neither confirm nor deny whether or not this was due to some sweet dance moves in the foyer, before having to walk seriously down the aisle!!)

In a big church packed full of excited guests, Gabby and Josh declared their love for each other, and sealed the deal forever. There was no shortage of laughter either, which is always a good thing.

After months of preparation, it all came down to this moment. The moment they became Mr and Mrs Thomas. Forever.

Then we were off to a gorgeous location to have some down time, and let the fact that they just got married settle in! Oh, and to have a heap of awesome photos too...

Love the way Josh looks at Gabby.

I think these win the 'cutest shoes of the season' award.

Weeeeeeeeeeee... love autumn colours!! 

I let the bridal party loose with chalk (which just happened to be part of the HUGE plastic box labelled 'Wedding Emergency Kit'... I have no idea what they expected to go wrong with the things they had in there... but thankfully it didn't need to get opened for anything serious!). 

Four stunning girls.

Seriously, all Gabby and Josh wanted to do was kiss!!! 

After a completely overcast day, we turned the corner and came across the most amazing late afternoon light, which decided to show its face for all of two minutes... just enough time for some twirling and dancing and golden light prettiness! I'm not sure if anyone else understood my crazy excitement and the sudden rush at the time... but hopefully they do now!

And then just like that, the light disappeared, and it was time to head to the reception... which was clearly intricately designed by an interior decorator (aka, the bride!). The venue was completely transformed and looked totally gorgeous! All the striking blue details made the place look amazing.

Gabby and Josh... you put on an incredible day!!! It was an absolute pleasure to photograph - you made things too easy for us, and there are just sooooooo many photos I want to show you!! I will have a special wee parcel in the post for you tomorrow! :D

You guys are an awesome couple and we loved being part of your special day! XOXOXO