![]() ![]() I found my dream dress at a glorious shop called The Virtue, right here in my home town. We feel like we are getting the best of both worlds. We are now in the progress of planning a belated wedding reception for this coming Summer, to celebrate our marriage with close friends and family, so we are blessed to get two weddings in a way. Queenstown did not disappoint the snowy, rugged landscape was everything we had envisioned for our mountain elopement. We flew to Cecil Peak at 5pm for golden hour and it was magic. We were able to express raw emotion without the pressure of an audience, get lost in each other and savour the ‘just married’ high without any distractions – it was extremely romantic. We also wanted our wedding day to be unique to us – our love, our journey, and eloping to Queenstown made this possible. We wanted our ceremony to be simple, short and sweet. I will treasure it forever and everything is represents.Īfter a 3 month, whirlwind engagement we eloped to the South Island. I am not a traditional diamond kind of girl and I feel so blessed to wear such a unique and beautiful ring handmade by a friend. It is an apricot / peach coloured gem, named after a lotus flower. I had hinted to them both that I wanted a sapphire, so Anthony and Katie sourced a Padparadscha sapphire from overseas. Tell us about your special day, was there a specific theme or style? Tell us a little about the setting, the styling and some of your favourite details…Īnthony asked our friend Katie to make my ring. It was our love for travelling, adventure and the South Island in winter that made the idea of a winter elopement so enchanting. ![]() Anthony’s main passion is snowboarding, so we visit the South Island religiously once a snow season. We also enjoy exploring our own back yard here in NZ. We have travelled Japan, South East Asia and Canada together. We spent the remainder of the night sitting in the hot tub, sipping wine, star gazing and listening to the ocean.Īnthony and I both have similar jobs in the oil and gas industry, working shift work, which gives us the opportunity to travel and experience different countries and cultures together. The blue tooth speaker wouldn’t work but there was a beautiful old record player, so we danced to Burt Bacharach and Fleetwood Mac on vinyl. The yurt was adorned with fairy lights, flowers, chocolates, wine and cheese – all of my favourite things. After being together five years, Anthony planned a surprise glamping vacation to a luxury yurt on the east coast of NZ where he proposed. Our relationship has always been effortless and uncomplicated, so these major milestones just came naturally. Our friendship flourished naturally and after four months of dating we moved into our own rental property, followed by the purchase of our first home a year later. He had just moved back from Australia, so despite having lots of mutual friends, we didn’t really know each other. Tell us a little about yourselves, what you do, what you love, what is unique about you and your relationship…Īnthony and I met at the local pub. ![]()
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