wedding venues wairarapa

Emma and Josh's beautiful wedding day at Turiturimuri

Emma and Josh wedding day at The Tree Church Turiturimuri

A real number and a cup of tea
— Emma & Josh

It’s been one helluva wedding season so far and March has been yuuuuuge. But I get to capture some beautiful weddings and meet so many amazing people.
You could see why Emma chose Josh, one of the nicest and most genuine humans you could ever meet. Emma may of not accepted the 3am offer of a cup of tea but she did give Josho her real number. Introducing Mr & Mrs Theurillat.

Venue Tree Church Martinborough | Dress Astra Bridal | MUA Finishing Touches by Abby Cotter | Hair Hair by Adrianna Brasier | Flowers Bloomwood Flower Design | BM Dresses Blak Bridesmaids | Celebrant Petra Jay | Catering Brac & Bow

Kicking off 2024 with a scorcher wedding day at Cape Palliser

Cape Palliser turning it on for Kelsey & Chaz wedding

Bananas, a boat race and the Ranfurly Shield. It’s a good day to be in love
— Kelsey & Chaz

Kicking off my 2024 wedding season with a stunner out at Cape Palliser for Kelsey and Chaz. Set on the stunner cliff face overlooking the coast under the Lucy Event’s clear marquee.

Teaming up on the photo and video with my old mate Sink or Surface, it’s a good day to be in love.

Marquee & Hire Lucy’s Hire | Dress Jane Hill | BM Dresses Billy J Boutique | Celebrant Emma Matthews | Cake Rainbirds Cafe | Suits Rembrandt | Rings Village Goldsmith | Hair Madison Lincoln Hair & Nails | MUA Alluminus Beauty | Stationery Paper Darling | Band The Noodles | Florals Pick a Lily Florist | Video Sink or Surface

Rebecca & Lachie's wedding at Tarureka Estate, Wairarapa

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

Rosa & Steve's Wairarapa wedding at Rose & Smith

The queen of spreadsheets and her tradie, Rosa & Steve at Rose & Smith.

The most glorious wedding day timeline spreadsheet you’ve ever seen
— Rosa & Steve

The home run to the end of the year is sneaking up on us and so is the weekend.

Rewind back 7 days to Rosa & Steve’s stunner of a day @rose_and_smith an action packed day with Rosa taking the girls for a pilates, Steve’s brothers doubling up with being the celebrant, groomsman and also whipping the clothes off for a cartwheel down the racecourse during photos and finally the most beautiful spreadsheet my eyes have ever seen, colour coded and down to the minute, spread across 3 glorious A3 pages. Checkout the snaps snaps yo.

Venue Rose & Smith at Tauherenikau | Video Sink or Surface | Dress Mother of the bride | Cake Mother of the Groom | Celebrant Married by Abbey | Suits Barkers | Hair Miss Dom Styling | Makeup Charmakeup | Stationery Maid of Honour Pippa Keel | DJ Hype Entertainment | Florals Horrobin & Hodge

Isla and Andrew's skkkkeeeeeebuuuuu wedding at Rose & Smith

Pumping it up with Isla and Andrew at Rose & Smith.

Don’t you know pump it up, you gotta pump it up!
— Isla & Andrew

Pumping it up at Rose & Smith, ma stunner of a day for Isla & Andrew.

With plenty of talented friends and fam helping bring this day togther, with Isla’s mum making the wedding dress, her maid of honour on the wedding stationery along with her partner on the photobooth and one of the most stunning cakes I’ve seen made by Andrew’s mum.

Always a good time shooting wedding’s at The Smithy!!

Venue Rose & Smith at Tauherenikau | Video Sink or Surface | Dress Mother of the bride | Cake Mother of the Groom | Celebrant Married by Abbey | Suits Barkers | Hair Miss Dom Styling | Makeup Charmakeup | Stationery Maid of Honour Pippa Keel | DJ Hype Entertainment | Florals Horrobin & Hodge

Andrea & Mitchell's perfectly planned wedding at Rose & Smith at Tauherenikau

Andrea & Mitchell looking slick at Rose & Smith at Tauherenikau.

One of the Berriskuxx weddings, where #andimethermitch
— Andrea & Mitchell

Another stunning spring wedding for September at Rose & Smith, makes the long season ahead exciting when I get to be involved with beautiful wedding days like Andrea & Mitchell’s.

These two were Berriskuxx as they say in the wedding game. Andrea & Mitchell, bloody good people surrounded by a good time crew. With a game winning spreadsheet, Andrea sorted all the planning pre wedding day which meant her, Mitchell and the rest of the crew could get on with enjoying the day unfold in front of them. Always a pleasure never a chore.

Venue Rose & Smith at Tauherenikau | Video For Time | Dress Alma J Bridal | Rings The Village Goldsmith | Hair Antionette Kavanagh | MUA Kate Keogh | Florals Dried Meadow