Lovelight – Photo & Cinema

Miles & Caroline met in the US but chose New Zealand to tie the knot. On the morning of Caroline & Miles’ wedding, love notes were swapped and so began the excitement for what the day had in store. After a beautiful ceremony beside a garden pond, Shayna King played her sweet melodies on the steps of the grand mansion, while the lodge’s airy ballroom, adorned with simplistic decorations in shades of cream, oatmeal and soft pink, made an elegant reception setting. Glowing candles graced the mantelpiece and windowsills, which we intertwined with jasmine to breathe fresh life into the classic interior.

Caroline wore an exquisite Oscar de la Renta designed wedding gown that featured a strapless lace corset, a ruched silk skirt and a short bustled train, accessorised with a close friend’s pearl and diamond drop earrings to fulfill the ‘something old and something borrowed’ tradition, while a bejewelled headpiece finished off her sleek up-do.

Simple flowers were chosen with lots of green: stunning lisianthus, double freesias, gypsophila and antique roses. These blooms made up loose bouquets and table centrepieces, which sat in low vases so they didn’t interrupt conversation.

Hello My Sweet created a three-tier wedding cake iced with pearly pink icing and covered in delicate handmade flowers, it featured white chocolate, lemon and vanilla bean and fruit layers.

[This article adapted from an article that appeared in NZ Weddings magazine]