A bespoke backyard affair for Nina + Tom’s intimate Christchurch wedding

A truly unique wedding for Nina and Tom’s big day in her mother’s eclectic home and garden followed by a mission to the local park and sports field with the bridal party in tow. The brief was simple: a mix of film and digital, quirky, colourful and lots of portraits.

Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride and groom standing outdoors in a lush, green, woodland setting. The background is filled with trees and dense foliage.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Display of handbag, perfume and wedding rings arranged among white and green flower bouquets on black surface.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. A small black dog standing on a carpeted living room floor. Wedding dress is hanging from a wire above the sliding doors.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. A pair of golden high-heeled shoes.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Film photo of bride getting ready. Her makeup is being touched up by a makeup artist.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride getting ready. She's walking down the hallway helped by her mom.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride getting ready. She's walking down the hallway helped by her mom.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Close-up of a woman fastening buttons on a wedding dress.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride in white dress and veil standing face-to-face with bridesmaid in satin champagne-colored dress.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride in white wedding dress and veil smiling, as she reads vows or a speech. The groom, dressed in a suit, is facing her.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Groom in tuxedo with bowtie, standing outdoors, listening to bride in a white dress and veil reading her vows.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bridesmaid in satin champagne-colored gown and bride in white wedding dress and veil, smiling and laughing.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bridesmaid in satin champagne-colored gown and bride in white wedding dress and veil, smiling and laughing.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride standing in backyard lawn holding bouquet, wearing a wedding dress smiling, with wooden fence and house rooftops in the background.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Three bridesmaids holding bouquets, standing on a lawn in front of a wooden fence.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride and bridesmaids holding bouquets, standing on backyard green lawn in front of wooden fence smiling and talking to each other.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Groom and groomsmen in tuxedos standing outdoors, smiling, waiting for bride and bridesmaids.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride in white wedding dress holding bouquet walks down aisle surrounded by guests at a backyard wedding ceremony.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Backyard wedding ceremony with bride and groom exchanging vows. Guests seated in white plastic chairs, there are tall trees and shrubbery.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride and groom exchanging vows during their backyard wedding ceremony, with bridesmaids holding flowers in the background.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Film photo of guests seated during backyard wedding ceremony, with a green leafy hedge and red foliage in the background.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Backyard wedding ceremony with bride and groom holding hands, surrounded by bridesmaids holding bouquets, lush green scenery, and tall shrubs.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. A black-and-white photo of a wedding ceremony where the couple exchange rings.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Backyard wedding ceremony with bride and groom kissing, surrounded by bridal party and guests, tall trees and dark fence in the background.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride and groom walking down the aisle hand in hand at backyard wedding ceremony with guests celebrating.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride is congratulated by her mom, both smiling with eyes closed, in a tender embrace at backyard wedding ceremony.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Groom is congratulated by his mom, both smiling with eyes closed, in a tender embrace at backyard wedding ceremony.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Film photo of wedding guests standing in front of leafy green hedge engaged in conversation during backyard wedding reception.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Film photo of wedding guests. Man in a dark suit and woman in a patterned coat with red floral details smiling at backyard wedding reception.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Black-and-white photo of guests at backyard wedding reception, with an elderly woman in the middle.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Wedding guests standing in front of green bushes, some holding drinks, engaging in conversation at backyard wedding reception.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Film photo of bride in white wedding gown, holding a bouquet of white flowers, standing in front of a holly tree with red berries.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Film photo of bride and groom standing together outdoors surrounded by greenery, dressed in wedding attire.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Film photo of bride and groom kissing outdoors, surrounded by lush green foliage, with the bride holding a bouquet of white flowers.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride in white wedding gown and veil holding a bouquet of white flowers, standing in a lush green forest surrounded by trees and ivy.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride and groom standing together outdoors in a lush green forest, smiling at each other.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride and groom share a kiss in a lush, green forest. The scene is surrounded by tall trees and dense foliage.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride in white wedding dress and veil sitting on bright blue hockey field with white flower bouquet smiling. Editorial wedding photography.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride smiling and walking while holding bouquet of white flowers near blue hockey field. Editorial wedding photography.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride smiling looking at camera holding bouquet of white flowers near blue hockey field. Editorial wedding photography.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bridal party entering backyard wedding reception.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride and groom entering their backyard wedding reception smiling at each other.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Film photo of wedding guests sitting on white plastic chairs in backyard, talking, holding glasses of wine surrounded by greenery.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Film photo of bottle, glass and vase with colourful flowers, including sunflowers, dahlias and roses, on white tablecloth against brick wall.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Film photo of round metal patio table and chairs holding a glass of rose on grassy lawn.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride wearing red heart-shaped sunglasses sitting on red leather couch, smiling and holding bouquet of flowers and glass.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride sitting on a red leather couch, holding a glass and bouquet of flowers. The floor has a red and black patterned carpet.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride wearing red heart-shaped sunglasses sitting on red leather couch. She is laughing holding a bouquet of white flowers and glass of wine.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride and groom first dance at backyard wedding reception surrounded by guests.
Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Backyard Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Bride and groom kiss during first dance, with the groom dipping the bride. Guests in the background at backyard wedding reception. 
Makeup — Hannah Wilson MUA — @hannahwilsonmua
Dress — Chancery The Label — @chancerythelabel
Florals — Peninsula Flowers — https://www.peninsulaflowers.co.nz
Hair — Beth Alice Hairstyling — https://www.bethalicehairstyling.com

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