Chris and Emma's wedding

A wonderful day in Arrowtown for the wedding of good friends CJD and EmC on his farm. I was not official wedding photographer today, but everything was just so spectacular, I couldn't help myself from taking pictures of it all.



Us, dressed up



Spik



The men of the bridal party arriving in the tractor bucket - tractor driven by CJD.





EmC arriving by helicopter



Land here, please!



Chopper, tractor and soon-to-be-bride: the loves of CJD's life



EmC driving the female contingent of the bridal party





Getting wed beneath the buckets





Best man's reading



'I can't get the ring on!'



Chief bridesmaid's reading





Put it there



Signing the register





And who is this handsome chap?



It seems I spoke too soon



The wine was symbolic - a specific blend of varieties that symbolised their individual qualities



 

The groom's wellies





Him Outdoors brewed some special beers as a wedding gift





The reception was held in the woolshed - it scrubbed up well!





Spik and Him Outdoors behind the bar? That's just asking for trouble!



Squirt looking effortlessly gorgeous



Back from the photo-shoot. I guess EmC is now the EmD



'Show us your wellies, love!'





Kate Blackhurst has champagne - funny that



Pavlova decorations - how cute are they?



Speech from the father of the bride





Twilight - it's been a long and fabulous day





Yes, that is a 'something blue' clothes peg in his pocket



Pegging up the dress - classy!



Best first dance ever!



Next day we attended a wonderfully relaxed barbequeue at the woolshed with roast sheep and ham and the most amazing salads and other accompaniments. Kiwi farmers certainly eat well!

CJD's wedding present to his bride was horse riding lessons - she's always wanted to learn, apparently, although perhaps not quite so publicly.





I'm sure there's something wrong with this picture!





And just when we thought she'd got the hang of it...