I'm loooving going back through these weddings from last year so that I can share these beauties with you finally! Kristy and Warrack's wedding at The Homestead and Woolshed on Racecourse was STUNNING. You just can't beat Central Otago... the colours are divine, the countryside is mind-blowing, and the skies are moody! And when you add in a really good looking bride and groom and their hilarious bridal party, you have a recipe for success! 

We had SO much fun at this wedding... laughs were aplenty, and the whole day just seemed to fly by. And apparently the past year has flown by too... so happy 1st anniversary you two!!! 

Nat and Stef... wow. These two beautiful humans got married on January 30th, and it was so perfect! Dunedin summer even showed its face after a week of torrential rain... we had perfect cloud cover and sun just when we needed it.

Nat and Stef are a very humble, gentle couple. They were so chilled out about EVERYTHING, and the day was just as much about the guests as it was about them. I know this was a wedding that the guests will be talking about for a while too... it was unique, styled beautifully, so much fun, and it had an awesome feeling of community and love.
And the FOOD... Liam and I haven't stopped talking about that since either! Make sure you look right to the bottom of this blog to check out the INCREDIBLE market, street-food styled reception!

I keep telling myself to make my blogs shorter, but heck, it's hard. I just want to tell their whole story in photos! So, no apologies for that... let's just get into it...

Anniversary blog #2 comes all the way from mighty Auckland! Well a little north of Auckland actually... from a beautiful little spot called Kaukapakapa! We were stoked to travel up to photograph Lawren and Brenton's backyard wedding - Lawren is one of my dearest childhood friends, and being there for her big day as she married her best friend was pretty flippin' cool! 

This was a wedding full of gorgeous details, a hilarious bridal party who definitely didn't take life too seriously, and a fun couple who are madly in love. I have a lot of photos to share... so let me get straight into it...

One year ago today - the 6th of February 2015 - these two wonderful humans got hitched in mighty Ash-vegas! Yep... a whole year ago. I know Hayden and Hayley have been wondering if they didn't make the cut, or if I just couldn't think of any nice words to say about them on the blog. But since I'm here with all their photos in front of me... I guess I'll rack my brain to come up with sooooomething... ;)

Ok fine. It's actually reeeeally hard not to rave on and on about this wedding and I'm pretty excited to be finally sharing it! I've gotta hand it to them - this good-looking couple put on one heck of a beautiful day! It was actually perfect from beginning to end... but with perfectionists like Hayden and Hayley, that was inevitable.

Hayden is my cuzzy-bro! Being 18 months younger than me, I'm sure I probably bossed him around a bit when we were young... and I got to do it all again on his wedding day! Hayden and Hayley were actually a dream to photograph though - they love a good laugh, they are beautiful people inside and out, they have an awesome sense of style, and they love each other. A lot. And that, my friends, is a great combo.

They fell head over heels in love... at work. Not always the most romantic of places, but it was while both employed at a cafe in Auckland that these two caught each other's eye. They now admit that they each stole their fair share of glances... some while cleaning tables, others in the reflection of the coffee machine. It wasn't long before sparks were flying, and sneaky little kisses, flirty jokes, and any chance to chat made the work day go faster!

Those fun little sparks turned into a deep friendship and a freeing love that made the world a better place. Fast forward a couple of years, and these two beauties are making the biggest life-long commitment to each other in just two days time!

I've been looking forward to sharing this blog for a long time now. Like, long before this beautiful baby was born, long before these maternity photos were taken, and actually... long before Heather was even pregnant with little 'Baby Boo'! I didn't know it would be this specific story, or this little boy... and I didn't know the journey Heather and Doug would be on to get to this point. But photographing our amazing friends on their road to parenthood has been a true privilege... a mini Richardson has always been highly anticipated and desired! It hasn't been an easy road to get there, but it's been a journey full of growth, faith, strength and peace.

I am soooo happy to share that this adorable little man... Isaac Sebastian Richardson... joined the big wide world at 9:55pm on Christmas Day!! The most precious all of gifts and an answer to prayer, this little blessing came in the most beautiful, calm fashion weighing 6 pounds, 6 ounces. 
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And he is DIVINE. Really divine. And guess what?! He's also my Godson!! I am soooo honoured to have another little man as an important part of my life, and Liam and I are excited to be journeying through parenthood with Heather and Doug. We just adore this family so much.

2016 sees us getting back into work after being on maternity leave... and the end of January also see Nat and Stef becoming husband and wife!! These two are suuuch an awesome couple... we are so excited to get back into the wedding game with their gorgeous Dunedin wedding! There's a lot of love and laughter to be shared between them, and all of their amazing family and friends. Pretty excited about seeing Stef as a bride too!
We caught up for an engagement shoot earlier in the month, and they rocked it with ease. Bring on January 30th! xx

Being a Mama.
It's the greatest thing I've ever become. A privilege. A blessing. A hard, amazing, extremely un-glamorous, crazy awesome, sleepless, life-long journey.

We are SO excited to let you know that Eli William Hutton was born on the 28th July 2015... a full 8lb 8oz of awesome!
We are making sure we spend heaps of precious time with our new little bundle... he is just so amazing and we absolutely adore the gorgeous newborn cuddles he is giving us!

(Just a reminder... I am on maternity leave until January 2016, when I will begin taking on a limited number of shoots. I will attempt to follow up emails over the next few weeks, but responses will be slow sorry! For now, this amazing little man needs my undivided attention... but I pretty much can't take my eyes off him anyway, so that's ok!)

Thanks for all your well-wishes and love!