Down at the lake just behind the Queenstown gardens, we skipped rocks, took bites of cheese straight from a block and were having the best time. As we were skipping stones, Gavin told me he found a good one, I turned around and he was on one knee! I said yes, and then we had to recreate the moment for a photo as I needed that perfect Instagram post.
Read MoreShane and I met when at 16. We were together for three years before going our own separate ways - I went and lived in Australia for two years and worked in Europe on super yachts for another two, but we always kept in contact. When we both moved back to New Zealand we picked up where we left off.
Read MoreOur November day was magical. It had been raining throughout the week and everyone was warning us that it couldn't happen due to rain, but we took a leap of faith, planned our wedding in seven days and everything fell in place.
Read MoreNic and I slowly got to know each other over the first term of school. Nic would always sit next to me at morning tea, next to me at the pub, and would often ask for a ride to town after school on a Friday. Unbeknown to me at the time, Nic was actually just making excuses to spend time with me.
Read MoreWe met at a friend's house party and after eight months, went on our first date. Fast forward a year and we were getting married at a courthouse in the U.K. A few days later, we followed our nuptials with a “white trash” themed backyard wedding with our friends. Everyone dressed up and it was such a fun day. By the time we had wedding round three in New Zealand, we had been married for four years.
Read MoreYou really don’t need to look much further past your own back door when it comes to getting hitched in our stunning piece of God’s own, and Keely & Henry made no exception to that rule - They only had to look to Henry’s parents’ farm to secure the venue of their dreams.
Read MoreDaniel took me on our first overnight tramp and it did not go well, I was very unprepared for the experience. There were tears (from me) and then I got heatstroke and was unwell at the hut. Daniel was extremely supportive and reassuring as he looked after me, he did everything he could to make me feel better. Surprisingly, Daniel never really went back to his flat and moved in with me.
Read MoreWe wanted a wedding purely just for us – something romantic, intimate and dramatic. Lockdown simply gave us another nudge that an elopement was a brilliant idea. We found the planning process to be very straightforward and managed to sort our elopement in 16 days.
Read MoreSean and I met in 2014 when I took a room in the flat he was living in. We broke the age-old rule of “don’t screw the crew” and those flatmates are still our besties! A pre-lockdown engagement gave us plenty of time to think about doing something different and opt to turn our engagement party into a surprise wedding.
Read MoreWith our initial plans for a 150 person wedding spread between the Christchurch Botanic Gardens and the iconic Great Hall smashed due to news of the lockdown and borders closing, the tough decision to downsize to just over 50 guests was made and together we created the most incredible, stress-free day with all festivities hosted at The Britten Stables - Another local gem with so many stories amongst its walls.
Read MoreI had a sneaky suspicion that James would propose on one of our trips to Sydney but as he was showing no sign of being nervous it went to the back of my mind - until I spied a bunch of envelopes stuffed in James's pockets! I didn't lead on that I'd seen them and we went out shopping. I was looking through clothes at Princess highway and the shop assistant passed me my first envelope. She looked at me very strangely when I said that I had to leave and go on a scavenger hunt!
Read MoreSo our love story is a little wild! We met on the first night of the Australian Fruit Festival next to a pile of coconuts and got onto the topic of music. He asked if I would sing with him the next night as he was in charge of organising the music for the festival. I was feeling game so I agreed.
Read MoreSam and I first met at Fendalton Primary school but we weren’t really friends! I remember Sam picking on me, but he is now forgiven. The age of eight was a confusing time for us all, Sam did test the waters and took me behind a curtain at a birthday party and pulled his pants down. I was shocked! We rekindled five years ago at a local bar in town, Baretta.
Read MoreScott and I met four years ago. A special mutual friend suggested that we should meet, so Scott asked me out. A Sunday lunch turned into a five-hour date and the rest is history as they say. Scott is a natural talker and I am a born listener, it’s a winning combination.
Read MoreRas and I met while both working at M&C Saatchi, an advertising agency in Sydney. There was instantly a connection between us but I avoided him at our work Christmas party because I didn't think kissing an intern was a very good look!
Read MoreMark and I met through mutual friends in 2014. I was living in Wellington at the time and he was flatting with a few friends that I had met in Thailand. I came down to Christchurch to visit them and to give snowboarding a go, which is when I was first introduced to Mark…
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