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Real Wedding: Josh & Emily – By Heather Liddell

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I’d planned to propose sometime during a night of romance, fine dining and a concert of one of our favourite artists. However, that afternoon there was a hectic game of Scrabble that Emily lost, followed by a hissy fit that threatened to disrupt the evening’s plans. Mid-argument I thought to myself, this is as real as married life will get, and if I can only express my love in a romantic setting, then how real is our love? So I pulled out the ring and proposed, kneeling by the bedside. Emily's response (through tears) was “Yes, but you could have waited till I put some pants on!"

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Real Wedding: Marisa & Chris – Photography by Forged in the North

We first met briefly in high school at a friend’s Sweet 16 party. During our college years we reconnected at a mutual friend’s house party. Our first exchange of conversation was during a silly card game when I caught Chris’s attention by naming a category ‘Lunch Meats’.

Our wedding day really was a dream come true. The venue was a completely DIY location - a large undertaking when planning from another state. All the organising and crafting that went into the day made it that much more magical when it all came together.

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Real Wedding: Courtney & Olivia – Photography by Tim & Nadine Kelly

We went traveling for a year in 2013, after being together for seven years. I think we both knew at that point we wanted to get married, and when New Zealand passed the marriage bill it consolidated that! I proposed to Liv on the Amalfi Coast, we were staying in a little apartment overlooking the water and because it was only a one-bedroom place I made her take a bath while I prepared a surprise (or not so surprise) dinner... Four hours later she came out wrinkled as a prune, I proposed, she said yes. Then about eight weeks later when we were in Paros in Greece, we took our scooter to a secluded beach, climbed up a mountain and Liv asked me to marry her. Wellington Wedding-13

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Interview with Bayly & Moore

Tell us the story of how Bayly & Moore came about? Si was a musician and spending a lot of time recording and touring for different bands and Soph was working as a freelance designer at a few ad agencies, and we were both shooting stills on the side. Soph shot a band Si was playing with at a festival, they met up backstage and the rest is history. We both realised not long after meeting that we enjoyed being around each other romantically as well as creatively and we were both wanting to shoot more and push ourselves to become more focussed on photography, so we threw ourselves in the deep end by shooting a friends wedding and patching together any small jobs we could along the way. The learning curve was steep but wonderful. BM_ProfilePic_01
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Real Wedding: Julia & Adam – Photography by Jake Thomas

Our advice to couples getting married - don't be pregnant, completely gut and renovate a house and plan a wedding at the same time! Make the day is about what you love, and invite who you want to invite not who you think you should invite. People will always understand. Make sure you have good food and good entertainment. It makes the night! Don't worry about the little things. People won't notice. But they will notice if you’re not relaxed and enjoying the day. Steal some time away at the end of the night. We went and sat amongst the grapevines and looked at the stars and watched our guests dance from afar - a moment we’ll never forget. 1279__DSC0182-2  

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Real Wedding: Leith & Andrew – Photography Bayly & Moore

We wanted to have a wedding day unique to us and one that encompassed places and spaces we knew well. We decided to say our vows in a little park across the street from our apartment on Douglas Street in Ponsonby, Auckland, then the after-party at Good One cafe just up the road. We didn’t think you could get much better than getting ready together at home, walking across the road to get married and then walking a bit further to party. Leith+Andrew-0430  

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Together Loves – Natalie Chan

You opened your atelier in 2001, what led you to this? I’ve had a life-long love affair for creating beautiful designs for myself and others to enjoy, so when the chance arose to have my own atelier - above a florist’s boutique no less - it was the perfect opportunity. _MG_8409
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Real Wedding: Holly & Nic – Photography by Emily Adamson

The proposal started as a normal weekend away camping. Nic’s not really the romantic type, and totally surprised me on a morning walk along the beach when he pulled out a vintage ring he’d chosen. After I said yes, we celebrated with coffees from the local camp shop. It was perfect and I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. HollyNic_526

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