Jake and Kel ~ an Ohariu Farm wedding (Part One):

The wedding of Jake and Kel at Ohariu Farm in the picturesque Ohariu Valley has only one word to describe it, beautiful. I’m hoping that these images manage to show what was at the very heart of their wedding, their family. Jake and Kel had the joy of having them, and their friends, participating in different aspects of their wedding, from the haka, the sand ceremony, prayers, to singing … Hard not to love photographing a wedding like this. Thanks Kel and Jake for letting me capture all the smiles, tears of joy and plenty of laughs on your special day. I wish you all the best for this new life together as husband and wife.

Images of Jake and his groomsmen getting ready as well as the images of Manaaki and Mr Moeke, and images of the two cute doggies taken by my second photographer Billie Win