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Cardrona Hotel Wedding, Central Otago

Victoria & Hagen

All the way from the UK, Victoria and Hagen celebrated their love, surrounded by family and friends, in the romantic garden setting of the iconic Cardrona Hotel. 

Their choice of Cardrona Hotel as their wedding venue extended way beyond the practical.  It was exactly 3 years to the day since they sat in this garden on an earlier trip together to Hagen's homeland Aotearoa.  And a simultaneous thought occurred to both.  "We should get married here" :-)

That Thrilling Moment!

When you see each each other for the first time in a quiet private spot away from all the excitement of getting ready. 

Hagen and Victoria chose a '1st Look' before their ceremony.  A precious time to meet and share a few quiet moments together before the thrill of the I do's.

Yes, I'm at a distance on a long lens far away enough to create privacy and space for them to share precious moments together.

Those special looks say it all.

Bridal Party

The support crew, aka the bridal party, then joined in for super fun photos in and around the beautiful Cromwell Heritage Precinct. 

Always a great experience to do these photos before the wedding.  It's so much more relaxed and special.  A time to enjoy your special people who have supported getting you to this point.  Plus it means you don't have to leave your guests after the ceremony to run away for photos.  All the more important when so many guests have come from afar.

Bridal Party

In the beautiful dappled light of the Cardrona Hotel garden, with a backdrop of the old stable, Victoria and Hagen said their precious I Do's.

The Feast and Party Time

Everyone's revenous after the I Do's and family photos, which is just as well as the dinner served by the Cardona Hotel was mouth wateringly superb.   Yes they fed me nicely too thank you :-)

I've heard a lot of speeches in my career.  The speeches are a true sign of the depth of important friendships. Victoria and Hagen's, were eye-wateringly hilarious, respectful and kindly revealing, reflecting the depth of friendship they have with each other and their special people. 

And then the best party time!

What They Said

"Celia slotted into our day perfectly, listening to what we wanted and how we wanted our pictures to be from the very first meeting. The wedding day photography was planned with precision which made everything super smooth and calm! And Celia's suggestions for the photo locations we're beautiful.

The result - the photos are even better than we could have ever imagined! They've captured the whole day, even elements that we missed, and we're so happy to have them to look back on and remember our amazing day.

We would recommend Celia to anyone looking for wedding photography. Thank you so much!!"

Victoria & Hagen

The Dream Team

Venue & feast: Cardrona Hotel @cardronahotel
Celebrant: Soph at Married By Friends @marriedbyfriends 
Photography: Celia at Stagebox Photography @StageboxPhotography
1st Look location: Cromwell Heritage Precinct
Flowers: The Green Room Flower Co @thegreenroomflowerco
Cake: White Rabbit Cakes @whiterabbitcakesnz
Band: Freefall Entertainment  @freefallentertainmentnz
Photobooth: The Float-o-booth @thefloatobooth

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