Rosa and Marcus had first met during one of Stonyridge Vineyard’s famous summer parties here on Waiheke so getting married in the Olive Grove was the obvious choice for their simple and intimate wedding.  Rosa was referred to me by a friend who described her as ‘the most styley gorgeous girl you’ll ever meet’, and I must agree that she is a truly stylish babe…

Earrings from Bvlgari…

Rosa looked stunning in an elegant Lisa Ho dress

Rosa and her dad meet at Stonyridge

Marcus had the most lovely look on his face when he first saw Rosa…

The Stonyridge Olive Grove…

You may have noticed that Rosa is 7 and a half months pregnant! Gorgeous.

There were some great images submitted to the 2008 Kodak Gold Awards, so I was especially pleased to receive a total of 4 Gold Awards and 1 Silver Award for my entries! I did well in the Album category again this year and was awarded a Gold Award for Tessa and Rick’s Album design (I will try and put up a slideshow of the album in the coming weeks).

My two portrait golds were from the pregnancy sitting of one of my “bellies ‘n’ babes” clients, Erin.  Her gorgeous little boy Adam is the little cutie hugging his mummy’s big bellie! So sweet.  Adam is a little power-rocket and spent most of the session running laps around my studio, so I was really pleased to have caught him in a still-ish moment.   Oh to have the energy of a three year old!

My Gold Award in the wedding category was from the wedding of Juliet and Fraser last January – it is a shot taken in the beautiful vines at Mudbrick Vineyard, one of the most popular venues on Waiheke Island.

And finally, my Silver Award in the Wedding category was one of the last shots taken during the creative session of Dan and Helen’s wedding in February this year.  They had their reception and ceremony at Saratoga Estate on what MUST have been the wettest day of the season!  I guess it goes to show that you don’t always need a perfect blue sky day to have great and award winning wedding photos.

For those of you who don’t already know; my new Emma Hughes Photography website is now live!  It feels like it’s been a long time coming and I LOVE the new site.  Have a squizzy and see what you think…