The NZIPP Touring Exhibition is part of the annual Auckland Festival of Photography.
It displays the top 150 entries from their awards and is currently on display at the Vero Center in Shortland Street. I had 3 images on display, one each from wedding, portrait and landscape categories captured here by my friend and photographer, Emma Hughes, on her iphone at the opening on the 6th June.

A proud day for any parent and I was blessed with this pic at the end of the service as I turned back and saw this patch of light falling on my girl's face, she completely unaware of my camera grabbing the moment..love it!!!

Dan & Jenna's Waiheke Island wedding took place on a gorgeous settled day at the end of summer.
They chose to meet before the service for locations in order to maximise the use of daylight, arriving at The Mudbrick for their ceremony in the amazing afterglow of a perfect day.
I loved Jenna's careful attention to detail throughout the planning of their wedding...from her stunning vintage look to the table settings in the Potager Room at Mudbrick.

















































Their first reveal was at the funky house Jenna and her bridesmaid got ready at, which had a lovely stained glass front door.... a great spot for some formal portrait work.


























Then it was down to the popular house boats ....










and on to Anzac Bay which gave us a magical patch of light just above a classic upturned wooden dinghy.








Next stop, the service venue, The Mudbrick Vineyard and Restaurant, in a double decker bus, no less!





























The perfect end to a perfect day!


"Phillipa made us both feel really relaxed and at ease in front of the camera. Her style is very natural and unobtrusive but she was happy to give direction when needed. In our opinion, and after alot of looking around at photography packages, Phillipa is fantastic value for money. We could not be more happy with our photos..thank you so much"

Taken at the Dawn Parade on Waiheke Island.
Shows the amazing performance of my Nikon camera at high ISO rating, no flash
Click on the image to see full view

A gorgeous wedding with many elements in it.
Service held at St Matthews in Auckland City.
Reception at Mudbrick Vineyard and Restaurant on Waiheke Island
Read on for more!!!

Second photographer Louise Thompson

The girls got ready at a lovely house in Freemans Bay where I made use of the soft window light for some lovely close up portrait work of our gorgeous bride, Agnes































On to the magnificent St Matthews Church in Auckland where the boys were ready to meet the guests and prepare for the service




































We went back into the church for a few set up shots in the rich sacred atmosphere before Paul and Agnes headed off to the ferry terminal in Paul's classic Monaro car, the guests all hopping on a double decker bus...fun fun fun!


















Transport on arrival at Waiheke for our couple was provided by the dear old 1928 Packard...and then it was off to the beach and a lookout for some location work and on to Mudbrick Vineyard and Restaurant where their guests were soaking up the atmosphere (and champagne!) on a near perfect day and enjoying music by local jazz band, Chocolate Fish



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Well done Paul and Agnes for planning such an amazing wedding day!!!