Like any good love story, we met on the dance floor at a house party in London. On our first date, Cam impressed me by taking us to a well-known Kiwi restaurant, The Providores, followed by a walk through the park, a template I later learned had been rolled out unsuccessfully on a previous date!
I wanted a summer wedding, which only gave us six months to get organised. Cam was initially not convinced since he had only thought as far as the proposal, but we locked in a venue on Waiheke Island and it all started to come together. The wedding was held in a historic cottage, right on the water in a private bay, which meant we could let the setting do the talking and keep the remaining details understated, with a bamboo arch decorated in toetoe grass and long wooden tables with an abundance of greenery and wild flowers. Both our fathers have a passion for classic cars and Cam’s father finally finished restoring his classic MG after 20 years of work, so I could be driven in it to the wedding. Dancing to ‘Is This Love’ under the stars with our loved ones and the water lapping at our feet was a beautiful moment — especially as our first dance lesson had gone so badly we nearly ditched it completely. A few weeks after the wedding, we discovered I was pregnant! The hormonal ups and downs that followed were challenging but we’ve come out the other side even stronger and are so excited to become a family of three.
Photographer: Frank and Peggy | Videographer: Bubblerock | Celebrant: Melanie Kerr | DJ: DJ Arii Jade | Band: Sophia Faalogo and Tom Irvine | Styling: My Waiheke | Flora: Wildflower Waiheke | Catering: Gill Stotter Catering | Oysters: Te Matuku Bay Oysters | Cake: Luxe Catering | Hair and makeup: Fiona Clare Beauty | Wedding dress: Rue de Seine | Top: Grace Loves Lace | Shoes: Tony Bianco | Groom’s suit and shoes: Working Style | Bow tie: Crane Brothers | Rings: Cushla Whiting | Bridesmaids’ dresses: Miss Crabb | Groomsmen’s attire: Barkers
