David Le

23 March 2024

Megan and Jack and their colourful crew of amazing people at Tarueka Estate

David Le

23 March 2024

The colorful wedding of Megan and Jack at Tarureka Estate

“Moving the big couch outside for photos”

— Megan & Jack

Megan and Jack, the most wonderful people you could ever meet. From getting the boys to move the giant couch outside at Jack’s parents home, the bright socks, bow ties & party shirts, to Megan’s dad shipping up the car they used on their wedding day from the bottom of the South Island. Everything was genuinely and uniquely them.
And it always makes such a huge massive difference on a wedding day getting the right vendors involved to make sure all the wheels are in motion, it truly is a team effort when everyone has the one goal of making it the best day for the couple and not worrying about tiktoks, big shoutout to @marryallthepeople + @tarurekaestate who smashed the trifecta.
Like dust in the wind, enough words from me, checkout the schnapps.

Venue Tarureka Estate | Celebrant Marry all the People Miranda Zander | Flowers Purple Dahlia Floral Design | Dress Astra Bridal Wellington

David Le

6 December 2023

Rebecca & Lachie's wedding at Tarureka Estate, Wairarapa

David Le

6 December 2023

“Get to the chopper!”

— Lachie & Rebecca

It’s Friday and you’re back for another episode of Dave snaps another wedding. Lachie and Becs and some classified lad antics, chats that I’ve redacted and plenty of choppers big and small making their way throughout the day.
I get asked a lot what makes a good wedding or what weddings are the best to shoot. For me it’s the people, all the GC I get to chat to and interact with. For Lachie and Becs, they surrounded themselves with plenty of GC. Pretty sure Charlotte is still locked in her room but the run home to Xmas is here, so as Arnie would say to santy, get in the chopper #davidle_nz @davidle_nz

Venue Tarurkea Estate | Dress RSVP Bridal | BM Dress Blak Bridesmaids | Catering & Bar Service Trestle & Mortar | Florals Bloomwood Design

David Le

23 December 2022

Losi & Aidan wedding at Tarureka Estate

David Le

23 December 2022

“A little bit of rain, plenty of culture and such a good time.”

— Losi & Aidan

Bit of a whirlwind end to December like always. With a couple of early morning flights via QT > Chch > Wgtn then a little tiki tour over the Remutaka Hill to get to Losi & Aidan’s wedding @tarurekaestate
The team tried as hard as they could to have the wedding outside but as we have been through all of 2022, the rain came pouring down. Even with the rain it was a super hot and humid day but that didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits. With a quick transition of the loft from reception set up to ceremony set and back again by Beth, the team @crescendocuisine and @bloomwoodflowerdesign
Shoutout to Alex for jumping on the tools too, here’s a few snaps from their stunning day

Venue Tarureka Estate | Catering Crescendo Cuisine | Celebrant Over the Moon | Florals Bloomwood

David Le

22 June 2022

Anna and Brian's winter wedding at Wellington Venue Tarureka Estate

David Le

22 June 2022

Anna, Brian and Mac, married up in the loft at Tarureka Estate

“111,000 Lightning strikes in the lead up to their wedding day couldn’t dampen their spirits”

— Anna and Brian

Woweeee we’ve had some hectic weather to greet us for the start of winter. Plenty of rain, 100k lightning strikes and more rain. This didn’t faze Anna and Brian who always had planned for an inside wedding up in the loft at the always stunning @tarurekaestate
Mid morning Brian and I figured out we knew each from way back over 15 years ago when I was a young whipper schnapper in the print game. More often than not I always end up knowing someone somehow at each wedding I shoot. By the time the ceremony rolled around, blue skies came out to play. Little Mac did his part by being cute and the team @crescendocuisine fed the troops mighty mighty well. Only a couple more winter weddings to go but here’s 10 snaps of Anna and Brian’s beautiful day to scroll your eyes over.

David Le

24 May 2022

Teri and David's winter wedding at Tarureka Estate

David Le

24 May 2022

David and Teri saying I do at Tarureka Estate in the Grove.

“A week of wild Wellington weather and a Powercut couldn’t of scripted it any better”

— David & Teri

It’s been a whole year since I’ve been back to @tarurekaestate and what a stunner of a day to back to it. David and Teri, super lovely, ridiculously chilled, authentic people who added their sweet small details and pops of colour. With a week of hellishly typical Wellington weather in the build up to the big dance we scored a stunner of a bluebird day. Working with a bunch of my Welly and Wairarapa faves and topped off with some super lush florals by @the_wild_flower_wgtn - check out some snaps and how good are David’s boots, damn boy they some spicy shoes!!!

David Le

24 October 2021

Wairarapa's best wedding venues featured on Together Journal

David Le

24 October 2021

“Kyla and Luke’s wedding featured in Issue 24 of Together Journal”

— Together Journal

Kia ora koutou katoa. Ata mārie, mōrena. Feeling blessed, a little sore and also a bit tired. It’s been all go for a while here but it’s been nice to be able to capture weddings and get out and about.
Another one of the Lé wedding whanau has found themselves featured, this time Luke & Kyla and their stunning day at @tarurekaestate in the latest issue of @togetherjournal
Plenty of mana, laughs and aroha filled their day, grab a copy and check out all the goodness. Heoi anō tāku mō nāianei, Hei āpōpō.

Venue Tarureka Estate Dress Grace Loves Lace BM Dresses Evolution, ASOS Catering Crescendo Cuisine