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Riversdale Wedding Photography Wairarapa | Anna and Matt | Seaside Wedding

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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May 21, 2013 - 5:54 am

Emily Oberport - The bride on the bed with the beam of light = ridonkulous

May 21, 2013 - 9:32 am

Tim - The black and white of the bride on the bed is awesome!

May 21, 2013 - 11:49 am

Jenny - So much love and laughter captured. Pretty precious stuff.

May 21, 2013 - 12:38 pm

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.

May 21, 2013 - 1:16 pm

Blake Burton - Beautiful all around…the compositions are great!

May 21, 2013 - 1:25 pm

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!

May 21, 2013 - 2:03 pm

Priya Patel - Wow, you capture emotion so well! I especially love the ceremony shots. Beautiful!

May 21, 2013 - 2:57 pm

Jakob - Beauty. The BWs are awesome.

May 21, 2013 - 3:31 pm

bryan - #5! and the vertical of her on the beach. #winning

May 21, 2013 - 4:47 pm

Per - The BWs are truly amazing!

May 21, 2013 - 5:13 pm

Veronica Varos - Lovely portraits! I really adore your black and white images! :)

May 21, 2013 - 5:22 pm

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!

May 22, 2013 - 1:52 am

Darin Collison - Lovely work. Intimate, but fun = beautiful.

Featured on Junebug and DIY Bride websites | New Zealand wedding photography

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.

May 10, 2013 - 1:48 pm

kristi wright - Congrats on the Junebug feature! What is the magic secret? :)

May 11, 2013 - 12:51 am

Kellee Walsh - Congrats Mary! Gorgeous work :)

May 11, 2013 - 8:54 am

James - Great job Mary:-)

May 11, 2013 - 11:27 pm

Sachin Khona - Congrats Mary!

May 12, 2013 - 10:39 am

MArio Colli - Contratulations Mary. Well done :)

May 12, 2013 - 10:47 am

Dale Lempa - Well done, congrats!

May 13, 2013 - 3:13 am

Rebecca - you lady, are amazing. congrats :)

May 13, 2013 - 12:20 pm

Alex Miller - Well deserved Mary – your images are fantastic.

May 13, 2013 - 5:31 pm

small - Great work! Congrats!

May 13, 2013 - 9:12 pm

Albert Palmer - Congrats on the feature Mary!

May 13, 2013 - 10:21 pm

Matthew Long - Congratulations Mary.

May 14, 2013 - 4:28 am

caroline - um, duh you got featured! it’s cuz you’re so amazing!

May 14, 2013 - 12:36 pm

Darren Gair - Well done and well deserved recognition.

May 14, 2013 - 2:38 pm

Albert - Well done!!! well deserved!!

May 14, 2013 - 5:58 pm

Cole - Badass. Congrats. And that DIY blog feels like a perfect home for you style :)

Stephanie and Tom | Wellington Waterfront and Oriental Parade Engagement Photography

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

Bec - absolutely beautiful Mary! The lovely pastel colours are just divine.

April 8, 2013 - 5:18 am

David Childers - That bridge shot exploded my brain!

April 8, 2013 - 5:37 am

Jason - Wow! LOVE those portrait orientation images, and the photograph on the bridge – genius!

April 8, 2013 - 8:34 am

don barrington - the light is nice in these images. :D

April 8, 2013 - 11:34 am

Martin Turner - York Wedding Photographer - Some beautiful photos here. Thanks for sharing.

April 8, 2013 - 1:10 pm

Natalie - Sun drenched and gorgeous!

April 8, 2013 - 5:24 pm

Porter - duuuuuuuude mary that second one is GORGEOUS, such killer work!

April 8, 2013 - 8:10 pm

Matthew Long - Just beautiful, amazing light and tones

April 8, 2013 - 8:52 pm

tim riddick - second frame is a jaw dropper!

April 8, 2013 - 9:16 pm

Anni - 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

/mariahedengren - Oh, the light is fabulous!

April 8, 2013 - 11:43 pm

Leah Muse - These are so lovely.. the sky pictures are great.

April 9, 2013 - 3:15 am

JESSIE - She’s beautiful! You have captured their love awesomely!

April 9, 2013 - 6:52 am

Luis Godinez - I’m totally in love with the first vertical. So amazing.

April 9, 2013 - 10:06 am

Dale Lempa - Beautifully soft captures and epic compositions.

April 9, 2013 - 2:55 pm

Ashley - Great moments captured here – love the perspectives you used

April 11, 2013 - 4:39 pm

mathias fast - mmmm. love these!

April 12, 2013 - 9:46 pm

Sinereh - Love the tone and softness of the photos. Beautiful.

April 13, 2013 - 3:25 pm

Marc - Aruba Photographers - Love the creative point of views! Very refreshing!

Kodak Gold Awards

I was so happy (not to mention surprised!) to receive two silvers in the categories I entered in the Kodak Gold Awards this year! It was my first time entering a New Zealand competition, but like many photographers my connection to Kodak goes back years and years, to the first blurry photos taken off film in a homemade darkroom. It’s great they sponsor an award series like this and I liked the idea of being a part of it.

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

Dale Lempa - Great work; congrats!

March 18, 2013 - 9:50 am

Albert Palmer - Congratulations Mary! You must be so pleased :o ) The images look sensational – esp that second one.

March 18, 2013 - 4:26 pm

dustin - Congrats! That is awesome!

March 18, 2013 - 6:42 pm

Luis - Congrats Mary!! Very well deserving, you rock!

March 18, 2013 - 6:59 pm

Lyn Ismael-Bennett - Congratulations, Mary. These are amazing!

March 18, 2013 - 7:20 pm

Joseph West - Congratulations! I love the last photo. Reflection = the bomb.

March 18, 2013 - 10:59 pm

Michael Wachniak - Congratulations! Very well done!

March 18, 2013 - 11:31 pm

Sam - Massive congrats Mary, well done!

March 19, 2013 - 1:23 am

tim riddick - like whoa CONGRATULATIONS!

March 19, 2013 - 4:16 am

Victoria - Congrats Mary! So awesome.

March 19, 2013 - 10:43 am

David Campbell Imagery - Congrats, well deserved!

March 19, 2013 - 4:44 pm

Edward Maurer - Congratulations. Brilliant work.

March 20, 2013 - 3:13 pm

Ashley - Congratulations! These are beautiful!!

March 26, 2013 - 3:28 am

Rebecca - Congratulations Mary! Well deserved :)

March 26, 2013 - 9:54 am

Stefan Hellberg - Congratz!!

March 27, 2013 - 1:08 am

Jason Jarvis - 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

Aruba Wedding Photographer - Congratulations. Always nice to receive awards as an appreciation of your work!

March 28, 2013 - 3:25 pm

Charlotte Wedding Photographer - This is awesome! Congratulations.

March 29, 2013 - 5:01 pm

Luis Godinez - Omg, Mary!! Congrats and that image of the dancer is stunning!

April 2, 2013 - 7:13 pm

mathias - congrats! love the image of the dancer!!

Matt & Anna | Riversdale Beach Wedding Photographer | New Zealand

‘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

Bec - Mary, these are stunning. I love that last one!

February 26, 2013 - 4:35 am

Gavin Farrington - Such a beautiful embrace. Love it!

February 26, 2013 - 8:16 am

Dean Jones - These are stunning shots Mary, I love them and I bet they do too!

February 26, 2013 - 2:03 pm

Nathan Gilmer - I love how bright and pretty these are. #2 is my favorite.

February 26, 2013 - 2:51 pm

Natalie - Absolutely stunning images, gorgeous couple and beautiful light! Wow!

February 26, 2013 - 4:49 pm

Dale Lempa - Great stuff; classic compositions: romance is leaking out of my computer screen.

February 26, 2013 - 6:40 pm

Razvan - Beautiful portraits. The location is so awesome.

February 26, 2013 - 9:12 pm

Amanda Basteen - love these, so intimate and beautiful!

February 26, 2013 - 9:23 pm

benj haisch - such warmth in these.

February 26, 2013 - 11:11 pm

Sarah - Wow, these are so so stunning Mary!

February 27, 2013 - 12:48 am

Veronica Varos - Absolutely beautiful, Mary! So dreamy!

February 27, 2013 - 6:20 am

Jean - Oh, my! Gorgeous!

February 28, 2013 - 3:14 am

don barrington - amazing!! keep up the good work! :D

March 1, 2013 - 4:56 am

Kelsie Taylor - gorgeous! i especially love the second one.

March 1, 2013 - 1:36 pm

Adam Ward - Awesome shots. That first one is killer!

March 2, 2013 - 1:58 pm

Cassandra - Aruba Weddings - 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

Cole - Intimate. Open. Love it.

March 5, 2013 - 7:03 pm

mathias - bam! awesome stuff.

March 12, 2013 - 2:36 pm

Albert - Wow Mary this is stunning, love the light!

March 14, 2013 - 8:24 pm

ryan - 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

Mike - Really pretty stuff, love it.