Wild & Heartfelt: Chelsea + Josh’s destination wedding at The Hilltop, Banks Peninsula

Swapping the golden beaches of Australia’s Sunshine Coast for the rolling green hills and turquoise waters of Banks Peninsula, Chelsea and Josh, along with their nearest and dearest, tied the knot at The Hilltop encompassed by its stunning views of the surrounding landscapes.

Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Newlywed couple posing outdoors in wedding attire with rolling hills in the background.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Close-up of white flowers surrounding black velvet jewellery boxes with gold and diamond wedding rings.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Lace wedding dress hanging in front of a window with sheer curtains and a hilly landscape outside.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Close-up of lace wedding dress with large embroidered flowers, leaves, and vertical ribbon trim.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Black-and-white wedding photo of bride having her dress adjusted by her mum near a sunlit window.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Black-and-white wedding photo of bride being helped into her lace gown by her mum.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Black-and-white close-up of wedding dress corset being adjusted.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Three bridesmaids in black dresses smiling at bride, with one holding a wine glass.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Smiling bride in a strapless lace wedding dress standing in a bright room.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Black-and-white photograph of bride in lace wedding dress. Bridesmaid and mum put veil on her beside a sunlit window.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride and groom exit aisle at sunroom wedding ceremony overlooking mountains.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride and groom walking down the aisle at their sunroom wedding ceremony as guests applaud.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Close-up of a white lace wedding dress train and veil draped over a carpeted floor.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride wearing a lace wedding dress and veil by a bright window.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Film photo of bride in a lace wedding gown and veil holding a white flower bouquet in front of bright curtains.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Groom standing on a lawn and looking toward rugged mountains.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Black-and-white portrait of a smiling bride in a lace wedding gown and long veil standing on a lawn outside wedding venue.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Black-and-white wedding portrait of a bride and groom kissing outdoors on a grassy lawn, surrounded by trees. First look photos.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. The Hilltop building with arched entryways and mountain and lake views in the background.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Wedding ceremony in sunroom, with groom and groomsmen standing before seated guests overlooking a mountain landscape.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride carrying a white flower bouquet walks beside her dad at an indoor wedding ceremony surrounded by guests.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Black-and-white wedding photo of groom and groomsmen in black tuxedos standing at wedding ceremony.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Black-and-white wedding photo of a smiling bride in a lace gown holding a bouquet beside her dad with wedding guests in the background.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Black-and-white wedding photo of a veiled bride embracing her father at indoor wedding ceremony.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride and groom exchange vows during indoor wedding ceremony inside a sunroom surrounded by guests.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Wedding guests at wedding ceremony smiling.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Black-and-white wedding ceremony with a laughing bride, groom, bridesmaids, and floral bouquets in a glass-walled venue.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride reading wedding vows during an indoor ceremony with groom and bridesmaids.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Groom reading vows to bride in a wedding dress as groomsmen stand behind him.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride wipes away tears during her emotional wedding ceremony as the groom stands before her and bridesmaids hold bouquets.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Guests seated at indoor wedding ceremony in sunroom with mountains visible through the windows.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Guests seated at indoor wedding ceremony with a patterned tile floor.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride and groom kiss during a wedding ceremony as guests applaud in a glass-walled venue overlooking mountains.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride and groom kissing during their wedding ceremony as guests cheer inside a glass-walled venue.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride with long wedding dress and veil and groom walking hand in hand through a stylish restaurant wedding venue
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Black-and-white wedding reception photo of a smiling groom in a tuxedo and bow tie surrounded by guests.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Black-and-white photo of bride and guest embracing and kissing after indoor wedding ceremony.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Wedding guests laughing and socializing at an elegant wedding reception in a modern venue.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride in a white lace wedding dress and veil holding a champagne glass at an indoor wedding reception.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Guests socialize on the deck of a modern wedding venue during an outdoor wedding reception.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Exterior of The Hilltop building with white walls, blue roofs, arched entrance, and mountains in the background.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. White flower bouquet with green leaves, white ribbons, and champagne glasses on a dark table.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride and groom dancing and entering their wedding reception, holding drinks.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Guests celebrating at a formal wedding reception with raised hands and drinks.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Wedding celebration with bride and groom, cheering guests, raised hands, dinner table, and beer bottles indoors.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Guests enjoy an elegant candlelit wedding dinner at a long banquet table with floral center pieces.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Wedding guests enjoying a candlelit dinner with wine, cocktails, flowers, and shared plates of food.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Overhead view of diners sharing a meal during wedding reception with plated meat, vegetables, sauces, wine, and water glasses.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Elegant white frosted wedding cake on a wooden table beside a vinyl record and glowing candles.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride and groom cutting a white wedding cake on candlelit table.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride and groom laughing together after cutting their wedding cake.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride and groom wearing sunglasses pose with cigarettes and a beer bottle in front of a yellow brick wall.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Groom in a white shirt and boutonniere leans toward the camera at a dimly lit wedding reception.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Two wedding guests dancing in a dimly lit interior, one wearing red sunglasses and a blue satin dress.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Two wedding guests laughing and dancing together at a dimly lit wedding reception, wearing a black lace dress and brown fur coat.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Wedding guest with a moustache wearing a tuxedo and bow tie during wedding reception.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - The Hilltop Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. Wedding guests dancing and posing reception with drinks and floral artwork in the background. 
Makeup — Chrystal O'Brien — https://www.chrystalobrien.co.nz
Venue — The Hilltop x 5th Street — https://www.thehilltop.co.nz
Candles — Frankie Leigh Candles — https://frankieleigh.nz/
Hair — Beth Alice Hairstyling — https://www.bethalicehairstyling.com
Celebrant — Lisa Marie — @lisamarie.celebrant

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