Queenstown, Otago | Natasha + Brent

Eloping from Australia with their children in tow and their first time visiting the South Island we decided to cram as much into the day as possible. Starting with an intimate ceremony at a beautiful Airbnb cottage just outside of Arrowtown followed by a walk along the Arrow River among the lupins, then it was off to Lake Wakatipu for sunset and then to Queenstown for an iconic Fergburger reception.

Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. A beautiful old stone cottage Airbnb with white framed windows surrounded by green grass, trees, and bushes, seen through a frame of leaves and branches.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. A wooden fireplace mantel decorated with framed landscape paintings, a vase with dried hydrangeas, a lupins bouquet, and a small jewellery box with wedding rings.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. A couple getting married outdoors beneath a large leafy tree, with children and an celebrant, during a sunny day.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. A wedding ceremony taking place outdoors, just outside of Arrowtown. Bride and groom are standing next to the celebrant.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. A couple getting married outdoors under a tree, on a beautiful property near Arrowtown.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. A couple getting married outdoors under a large green tree, with their two children present. The groom is reading his vows and the bride is holding a bouquet of lupins.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. Bride and groom looking at each other during outdoor wedding ceremony near Arrowtown.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. Bride and groom smiling and looking at each other during outdoor wedding ceremony on a sunny day surrounded by green trees and mountains.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. A couple's wedding kiss under a large green tree with their two children, one girl and one boy, nearby on a grassy lawn with a bouquet of lupins.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. Bride, her daughter and the celebrant talking outside and enjoying wedding cake after wedding ceremony.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. Bride and her young daughter are playing together outdoors in front of a rustic stone cottage with trees in the background.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. Bride in a wedding dress lifting and spinning her young daughter in a white dress outdoors, with trees and a house in the background.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. Two children, a boy and a girl, looking through a window and pulling funny faces after their parents wedding ceremony.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. Bride in white wedding dress stands on a path near the Arrow river in Arrowtown in a lush green forest surrounded by tall lupine flowers in purple, pink, and cream colors, with large trees overhead.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. A couple in wedding attire standing in a lush green forest near Arrow river in Arrowtown surrounded by purple and pink lupins, holding hands and smiling at each other.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. A couple in wedding attire sharing a romantic kiss in a lush green forest near Arrow river in Arrowtown surrounded by purple lupins.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. Bride and groom walking outdoors with their two children, a boy and a girl, on a forested path along the Arrow river in Arrowtown.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. Bride and her young daughter walking on a path surrounded by green foliage, along the Arrow river in Arrowtown.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. A couple in wedding attire standing and holding each other on a stone in the middle of the Arrow river in Arrowtown and surrounded by green trees.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. Bride and groom walking along a dirt path in a green, wooded area along the Arrow river in Arrowtown, smiling at each other and looking back at the camera.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. Bride in a white off-shoulder dress watching her two children, a girl and a boy, running down a wooded dirt path surrounded by green trees and grass, along the Arrow river in Arrowtown.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. A black-and-white photo of a bride and groom facing lake Wakatipu with mountains in the background, holding hands and looking at the scenic view.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. A couple in wedding attire standing on a wooden pier by lake Wakatipu, with the mountains and cloudy sky in the background.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. A black and white photo of bride and groom holding hands on a wooden dock by lake Wakatipu, with mountains and a cloudy sky in the background.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. A black and white photo of a couple in wedding attire standing on a wooden dock by lake Wakatipu with mountains in the background, holding hands and leaning their foreheads together.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. A black and white photograph of a newly married couple embracing on the shore of lake Wakatipu with mountains in the background. They are close with foreheads touching, gazing at each other.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. A black-and-white photograph of a smiling bride and groom standing close to each other outdoors next to lake Wakatipu, with mountains and clouds in the background.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. Bride in wedding dress and sunglasses and groom holding hands and walking down the street in Queenstown, carrying a Fergburger bag, with other pedestrians around and storefronts in the background.
Queenstown Elopement, Otago, New Zealand. Groom and bride in wedding dress, fur coat and sunglasses holding hands and standing in the middle of the street in Queenstown, carrying a Fergburger bag.
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