Naomi & Rob’s Simple Queenstown Wedding

Another Wine House Wedding, Naomi & Rob had already booked most things, including Fredrik for their photography. It was only a month until their wedding, but Naomi was beginning to feel a little overwhelmed with the planning from over seas. She and Rob lived in Queensland Australia, and she had a demanding job as a senior lawyer.

The relief she said she felt once she handed over control to me was amazing. She was finally able to sleep at night and look forward to her special day. I loved being there and ensuring she was happy.

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Smita & Glen’s Alternative Queenstown Wedding

Smita and Glenn live in Queenstown and although they had some spare time, they weren’t sure of anything when it came to planning their own wedding, so they called me.

I met with them both at their home at Kelvin Heights and we carried out the consultation. Smita is English with an Indian background and Glenn is a kiwi. They didn’t want the Hindu culture to take over the wedding, but they were keen for it to have some influence.

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Leanne & Craig Beautiful Vintage Wedding

This was by far one of my most favourite weddings to plan and also one of the loveliest couples I’d ever had the pleasure of working for. Although Leanne and Craig lived in Queenstown, like a lot of couples who engage my services they both had highly demanding jobs and they also travelled a lot for work, so planning their own wedding would have been extremely hard. Plus, whilst they knew what they did and didn’t want, they struggled to execute any decisions on their own.

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Michelle & Craig’s stylish wedding

Michelle & Craig had decided not to have a big wedding and booked my elopers package for their small intimate wedding. There was quite a lot of changing at the beginning, I think the venue changed around five times. Michelle had already done some research of her own, but with my local knowledge I helped steer her away from choosing a venue which would not have been ideal for what she envisaged.

Michelle and Craig were married at Stoneridge Estate and enjoyed a small reception at The Wine House & Kitchen.

Amelia & Fraser’s Winehouse Wedding

Quite possibly one of the most workaholic couples I’ve ever met, it was pretty hard to pin these guys down! Which needless to say, was a huge catalyst for them contacting me in the first place.

We first met when they visited Otago where we had their consultation followed by a visit to several venues I thought may be of interest for their reception. Their first choice was mine too, The Wine House & Kitchen, which has since become my most frequently used venue of all my weddings.

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