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Riversdale, New Zealand.
Matt and Anna, married here, on the far flung edge of the pacific ocean, in a small town that will steal your heart away.
I fell in love with Riversdale when I shot this wedding, I’m 100% sure the people in the wedding had a lot to do with that, and I know for sure that I’m going to go back there one day. Hopefully for more weddings.
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I’ve been so fortunate to have been featured on two amazing websites this past month. If you need any ideas at all for your wedding, do stop by Junebug Weddings and the DIY Bride. Both have wonderful editors who put together fantastic features. The best part is that I think both websites are really grounded and don’t have too much ‘wedding industry’ bogging them down, instead they rely on fresh ideas and seem to really love unique personal ideas from all of your amazing weddings.
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May 10, 2013 - 1:48 pm
Congrats on the Junebug feature! What is the magic secret? 
May 11, 2013 - 12:51 am
Congrats Mary! Gorgeous work
May 11, 2013 - 8:54 am
Great job Mary:-)
May 11, 2013 - 11:27 pm
Congrats Mary!
May 12, 2013 - 10:39 am
Contratulations Mary. Well done
May 12, 2013 - 10:47 am
Well done, congrats!
May 13, 2013 - 3:13 am
you lady, are amazing. congrats
May 13, 2013 - 12:20 pm
Well deserved Mary – your images are fantastic.
May 13, 2013 - 5:31 pm
Great work! Congrats!
May 13, 2013 - 9:12 pm
Congrats on the feature Mary!
May 13, 2013 - 10:21 pm
Congratulations Mary.
May 14, 2013 - 4:28 am
um, duh you got featured! it’s cuz you’re so amazing!
May 14, 2013 - 12:36 pm
Well done and well deserved recognition.
May 14, 2013 - 2:38 pm
Well done!!! well deserved!!
May 14, 2013 - 5:58 pm
Badass. Congrats. And that DIY blog feels like a perfect home for you style
It’s fair to say this wedding season has been a whirlwind of amazement, happiness and an incredibly long (but very fun) processing queue. My blog always gets the last look because my clients’ images and deadlines come first. I’ve managed to stay ahead of all photo delivery deadlines this season; I’ve come pretty close to the wire sometimes, but wild horses (or wildly slow Lightroom) can’t drag me away when there’s a delivery date to beat!
I’ve just delivered this engagement session to the gorgeous Stephanie and Tom, so thought I’d take a moment to post some of their shots on the blog. I’m also hoping that I can catch up and post a lot more amazing weddings and engagements from this past season, as the winter comes in. In the meantime, here’s a slice of summer on this delightfully fresh and Autumnal day (in Wellington, anyway):
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April 8, 2013 - 4:56 am
absolutely beautiful Mary! The lovely pastel colours are just divine.
April 8, 2013 - 5:18 am
That bridge shot exploded my brain!
April 8, 2013 - 5:37 am
Wow! LOVE those portrait orientation images, and the photograph on the bridge – genius!
April 8, 2013 - 8:34 am
the light is nice in these images. 
April 8, 2013 - 11:34 am
Some beautiful photos here. Thanks for sharing.
April 8, 2013 - 1:10 pm
Sun drenched and gorgeous!
April 8, 2013 - 5:24 pm
duuuuuuuude mary that second one is GORGEOUS, such killer work!
April 8, 2013 - 8:10 pm
Just beautiful, amazing light and tones
April 8, 2013 - 8:52 pm
second frame is a jaw dropper!
April 8, 2013 - 9:16 pm
I love all of these, but there is something about the third one (the b&w) that’s especially captivating. Lovely work.
April 8, 2013 - 9:38 pm
Oh, the light is fabulous!
April 8, 2013 - 11:43 pm
These are so lovely.. the sky pictures are great.
April 9, 2013 - 3:15 am
She’s beautiful! You have captured their love awesomely!
April 9, 2013 - 6:52 am
I’m totally in love with the first vertical. So amazing.
April 9, 2013 - 10:06 am
Beautifully soft captures and epic compositions.
April 9, 2013 - 2:55 pm
Great moments captured here – love the perspectives you used
April 11, 2013 - 4:39 pm
mmmm. love these!
April 12, 2013 - 9:46 pm
Love the tone and softness of the photos. Beautiful.
April 13, 2013 - 3:25 pm
Love the creative point of views! Very refreshing!
I received awards for a wedding photo of Danielle and Johnny, shown below, and of Leah who were all as excited about photography as I am. I am hugely thankful to them (as I am to everyone I have the privilege of taking photos of) and, really if you think about it, all I did was point the camera.
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March 18, 2013 - 9:22 am
Great work; congrats!
March 18, 2013 - 9:50 am
Congratulations Mary! You must be so pleased 
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March 18, 2013 - 4:26 pm
Congrats! That is awesome!
March 18, 2013 - 6:42 pm
Congrats Mary!! Very well deserving, you rock!
March 18, 2013 - 6:59 pm
Congratulations, Mary. These are amazing!
March 18, 2013 - 7:20 pm
Congratulations! I love the last photo. Reflection = the bomb.
March 18, 2013 - 10:59 pm
Congratulations! Very well done!
March 18, 2013 - 11:31 pm
Massive congrats Mary, well done!
March 19, 2013 - 1:23 am
like whoa CONGRATULATIONS!
March 19, 2013 - 4:16 am
Congrats Mary! So awesome.
March 19, 2013 - 10:43 am
Congrats, well deserved!
March 19, 2013 - 4:44 pm
Congratulations. Brilliant work.
March 20, 2013 - 3:13 pm
Congratulations! These are beautiful!!
March 26, 2013 - 3:28 am
Congratulations Mary! Well deserved
March 26, 2013 - 9:54 am
Congratz!!
March 27, 2013 - 1:08 am
I love your images! I’ve been on your site for about 20 minutes looking at all of them!
March 27, 2013 - 10:30 am
Congratulations. Always nice to receive awards as an appreciation of your work!
March 28, 2013 - 3:25 pm
This is awesome! Congratulations.
March 29, 2013 - 5:01 pm
Omg, Mary!! Congrats and that image of the dancer is stunning!
April 2, 2013 - 7:13 pm
congrats! love the image of the dancer!!
‘Are we doing this right?’
I get that question a lot during the creative part of a wedding day. The fact is, if you’re anything like Anna and Matt (just having some fun and hanging out before heading up to their reception) then you couldn’t be more perfectly suited for creative shots.
I love to just hang back and follow the bride and groom during the creative photos, reflecting back to them their own love story. In the case of Anna and Matt, we were walking along Riversdale Beach, where Matt’s parents had owned a house for a loooong time. They had a beautiful ceremony beside a tiny little seaside church, then all of their friends and family joined them for an exquisite marquee reception with panoramic views of the ocean.
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February 26, 2013 - 4:32 am
Mary, these are stunning. I love that last one!
February 26, 2013 - 4:35 am
Such a beautiful embrace. Love it!
February 26, 2013 - 8:16 am
These are stunning shots Mary, I love them and I bet they do too!
February 26, 2013 - 2:03 pm
I love how bright and pretty these are. #2 is my favorite.
February 26, 2013 - 2:51 pm
Absolutely stunning images, gorgeous couple and beautiful light! Wow!
February 26, 2013 - 4:49 pm
Great stuff; classic compositions: romance is leaking out of my computer screen.
February 26, 2013 - 6:40 pm
Beautiful portraits. The location is so awesome.
February 26, 2013 - 9:12 pm
love these, so intimate and beautiful!
February 26, 2013 - 9:23 pm
such warmth in these.
February 26, 2013 - 11:11 pm
Wow, these are so so stunning Mary!
February 27, 2013 - 12:48 am
Absolutely beautiful, Mary! So dreamy!
February 27, 2013 - 6:20 am
Oh, my! Gorgeous!
February 28, 2013 - 3:14 am
amazing!! keep up the good work!
March 1, 2013 - 4:56 am
gorgeous! i especially love the second one.
March 1, 2013 - 1:36 pm
Awesome shots. That first one is killer!
March 2, 2013 - 1:58 pm
I always say, do your own thing and forget that we’re here! It always takes a few minutes for the bride and groom to get used but as soon as they do you’re off to get the greatest wedding photos!
March 4, 2013 - 3:58 pm
Intimate. Open. Love it.
March 5, 2013 - 7:03 pm
bam! awesome stuff.
March 12, 2013 - 2:36 pm
Wow Mary this is stunning, love the light!
March 14, 2013 - 8:24 pm
Wow! There is so much awesomeness in that first one. The lighting, the wind, the moment…just all of it.
March 16, 2013 - 5:40 pm
Really pretty stuff, love it.
Emily Oberport - The bride on the bed with the beam of light = ridonkulous
Tim - The black and white of the bride on the bed is awesome!
Jenny - So much love and laughter captured. Pretty precious stuff.
Ariana Watts - The bride on the bed? AMAZING? Gorgeous gorgeous work. So in love with the shots of the bride and groom together on the beach. Just perfect.
Blake Burton - Beautiful all around…the compositions are great!
Heather Kanilopoolos - Hahaha that tractor entrance was AWESOME!! You did a gorgeous job, Mary- I always adore your soft, dreamy style and knack for real emotions. Wonderful work!
Priya Patel - Wow, you capture emotion so well! I especially love the ceremony shots. Beautiful!
Jakob - Beauty. The BWs are awesome.
bryan - #5! and the vertical of her on the beach. #winning
Per - The BWs are truly amazing!
Veronica Varos - Lovely portraits! I really adore your black and white images!
Anja - Beautiful beautiful work Mary! Makes me want to shoot a seaside wedding! And that black&white shot of the bride on her bed? Priceless!
Darin Collison - Lovely work. Intimate, but fun = beautiful.