Bec and Scott were one of my January weddings earlier on in 2010.  They had originally opted out of being blogged but changed their mind after enjoying seeing so many people they knew sharing their photos on Weddings on Waiheke. 

YAY!  I was delighted that they changed their mind because I LOVED their wedding day.  It was such a great day; just magical.  They live in the UK and returned home for the wedding celebrations which included a gorgeous, relaxed and personal ceremony at the western end of Onetangi Beach complete with a rousing rendition by EVERYONE at the wedding of the Beatles classic All You Need is Love. 

Bec had four bridesmaids who all looked gorgeous in green dresses of differing styles designed to flatter their shape.  Bec’s dress was a shimmering metallic silvery-blue gown with an oversheath of spidery lace – it was VERY cool and she looked just stunning!   She had her dreadlocked hair put into an up-do by her hairdresser in town and her make up done by Waiheke make up artist Charlotte Edwardes from Island Beauty.   Bec got ready for the ceremony at her
parent’s stunning bach overlooking Onetangi Beach.  Her flowers were by Vicki from Wildflower. 

Bec reminds me of a greek goddess in the shot above!  

Great white festival flags marked the way for guests to the wedding location which was tucked around some rocks out of the way of the main bustle that is Onetangi Beach in the height of summer.  It was a great location with only a few passersby stopping to have a ‘sticky-beak’.  Bec’s twin brother sang a beautiful rendition of the kiwi classic ‘Anchor Me’ as she approached her groom on the arms of her proud parents…

The western end of Onetangi is a beautiful spot but can be a little tricky during the middle of the day as it directly faces our harsh NZ sun.  Luckily for us, it clouded over almost on cue and gave us some gorgeous soft light to play with.  Scott and Bec had a bit of a vintage theme going on, so I pulled out the trusty Holga camera for a few shots to add to the old school feel and cross-processed some expired slide film for good measure – I love the resulting cyan cast!

As Bec and Scott are living away from New Zealand we stopped off at one of Waiheke’s many spectacular bush walks to add even more of a kiwi landscape feel to the shots before heading on to Mudbrick Vineyard where the reception was to take place. 

Deep breath in.  Ahhhh (contented sigh), it’s so nice to go back and re-live such a lovely wedding.  Thanks Scott and Bec for letting me share your pics with the blogiverse!  (There were SO many more that I wanted to include!)