Film + Digital Wedding Photographer Christchurch - Banks Peninsula Wedding, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Intimate garden wedding at Accrington Farmhouse. Victorian country cottage nestled in the hills among beautiful garden full of flowers.

Accrington Farmhouse for Victoria + Hamish’s intimate garden wedding

Tucked away in the verdant rolling hills of the Banks Peninsula, about 90 minutes drive from Christchurch, New Zealand, sits the idyllic homestead known as Accrington Farmhouse. Built in 1867, this victorian homestead boasts a refined rustic charm & is encompassed by a plethora of established gardens & a short five minute drive to the cliffs overlooking the South Pacific. A setting Victoria & Hamish found most befitting their intimate late summer’s wedding, nestled amongst the flowers & surrounded by their closest family & friends.

Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Bride in a white vintage-style dress with long puffed sleeves standing outdoors with green trees, hills and the ocean in the background. Big Hill Luxury Retreat by Ridgecliff.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Modern black house with large glass windows surrounded by wild grass and trees, in a hilly rural landscape overlooking the ocean. Big Hill Luxury Retreat by Ridgecliff.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Outdoor garden wedding ceremony with guests standing on green grass in front of an arch decorated with flowers and white fabric, overlooking trees and a cloudy sky.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Bride walking down the aisle at an intimate garden wedding ceremony with guests on either side and altar with draped fabric and flowers.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A bride in a white wedding gown holding a bouquet walking arm-in-arm with her dad in a black suit and white shirt in a lush garden with colourful flowers and greenery.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A bride and groom kiss during their outdoor wedding ceremony in a garden, surrounded by guests, with a decorated wooden arch and lush greenery in the background.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Bride holding a bouquet of pink and white flowers, walking hand-in-hand with groom, surrounded by guests throwing flower petals at an outdoor wedding ceremony.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Four bottles of Moët & Chandon champagne chilling in a bowl of ice on a wooden outdoor table with a colorful bouquet of flowers in the background.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Several wine glasses arranged on a wooden outdoor table with a garden and blooming white flowers in the background.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Bride and groom walking hand in hand outside victorian homestead, viewed through a window frame, with greenery and flowers around them.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Bride and groom holding hands and walking outdoors through a garden, seen through a window frame.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Bride and groom holding hands and walking through a grassy field near the coast, with cliffs and the ocean in the background at sunset.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Bride and groom sharing a kiss outdoors on a grassy field with the ocean and cliffs in the background.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Kodak Portra 400 film photo of wooden table with a glass vase holding wedding bouquet with pink and white flowers. Big Hill Luxury Retreat by Ridgecliff, bride getting ready.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. White wedding dress hanging from door frame, next to a large glass door that opens to an outdoor landscape. Big Hill Luxury Retreat by Ridgecliff, bride getting ready.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A bride and groom hold hands, standing under a decorated wedding arch with colourful flowers and white fabric on a green lawn. Vintage film aesthetic.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Outdoor wedding ceremony with couple standing under an arch with flowers and fabric. Guests are seated on wooden chairs on the grass, surrounded by lush greenery and trees.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Kodak Portra 400 film photo of wedding guests sitting outdoors on a lawn during a celebration, with a wooden gazebo and green plants with purple flowers in the background.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Bride and groom at an outdoor wedding ceremony, with bride reading vows. The scene features lush greenery and floral decorations.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Bride and groom holding hands during outdoor wedding ceremony, standing in front of a decorated wooden arch with flowers and white fabric, surrounded by guests on a green lawn.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Wedding guests on a stone patio outside a victorian homestead, surrounded by flowering bushes and a green lawn, with trees and a hill in the background.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Wedding guests mingling, some sitting on wicker chairs and others standing, with a grassy hill with sheep in the background, outside victorian homestead.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. An old wooden picket fence surrounded by overgrown garden plants and flowers, with some pink, orange, purple, and green foliage.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Close-up of a cluster of small white and yellow daisies with some brown and withered flowers mixed in.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Close-up of purple and lavender Aster flowers with yellow centers, surrounded by green leaves and buds.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A white victorian homestead with metal roofing, front porch with seating, garden with shrubs and purple flowers, gravel and concrete pathway, surrounded by green trees.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Black and white photo of bride and groom smiling, looking down, indoors near a window.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A couple in wedding attire sharing a kiss indoors near a window with natural light, with a small flower arrangement on the window sill.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A smiling bride in a white wedding dress holding a glass of champagne, standing outdoors near a house with a garden.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Bride in a white dress leaning into an open door of a white house with a gray metal roof, surrounded by greenery and flowering plants, as seen from a gravel pathway.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Bride in a white dress standing by a window, holding a glass of drink, looking outside.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Kodak Portra 400 film photo of a grassy hillside with three sheep grazing, tall trees in the background under a light grey sky.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Wedding guests in a garden, seen through an open wooden gate outside victorian homestead wedding venue.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A bride and groom standing in a garden, viewed through a windowpane.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A white barn with a gray metal roof surrounded by colourful plants and shrubs, set on a gravel driveway with a grassy area in the foreground, and green hills in the background.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Bride and groom sitting at dinner table with floral centrepiece, drinking wine, with lit candles on either side.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Yellow wedding cake on a table, decorated with flowers, seen through an open window of a barn with white siding and purple flowers outside.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A two-tiered yellow wedding cake decorated with colorful buttercream flowers, on a lace-covered table with a floral bouquet and a cake knife beside it.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Bride and groom, smiling and cutting wedding cake with colourful floral decorations, standing next to a table with pink cloth and a large bouquet of flowers.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A rugged coastline with green hills and cliffs dropping into the ocean, with rocks jutting out into the water under a cloudy sky.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A bride holding a bouquet of pink and orange flowers and groom standing on a grassy hill overlooking the ocean, with cliffs and cloudy sky in the background.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Black and white photo of a bride standing outdoors on grass, holding a bouquet of flowers, with cliffs, hills and a moody cloudy sky in the background.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Black and white moody film photo of bride and groom standing on a grassy hill overlooking the ocean and cliffs. Wuthering Heights inspired wedding photography.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Bride in a white dress holding a bouquet of colourful flowers including pink dahlias, roses, and daisies, with greenery.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A bride and groom hugging in an expansive green field on a cloudy day at the edge of a cliff, with the bride holding a bouquet of flowers.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Bride and groom hugging and kissing in an open grassy field, holding a bouquet of flowers at the edge of a cliff on a cloudy day.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A black-and-white photograph of a bride and groom walking on a grassy hill overlooking the ocean, with rugged cliffs in the background. Moody Wuthering Heights inspired photo.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A blurred black and white photo of bride standing on a grassy hill, overlooking the ocean under cloudy skies.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Bride holding a bouquet, standing on grassy cliffs overlooking the ocean, under a cloudy sky.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A black and white photo of a bride and groom standing on a grassy hill, about to kiss, with a coastline and ocean in the background.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A smiling bride holding a bouquet of pink, purple, and yellow flowers, standing on a grassy hill with a view of cliffs and ocean in the background.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A bride and groom holding hands, walking on a grassy hill near the coast at sunset, with the ocean and cliffs in the background.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. Victorian homestead lit from within, surrounded by a garden with pink and white flowers, during dusk or early evening.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A bride and groom walking hand in hand outside a victorian homestead with a garden in black and white.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A black and white photo of a bride and groom dancing outdoors on grass at dusk, with a victorian homestead and trees in the background.
Accrington Farmhouse Wedding, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand. A bride and groom dancing outdoors during evening, in front of a victorian homestead with lit windows, on a green lawn with rocks and flowering bushes. 
Venue — Accrington Farmhouse by Ridgecliff — https://www.ridgecliff.co.nz
Dress — Brides of Merivale — https://bridesofmerivale.co.nz
Florals — Fox Glove Florist — https://www.foxgloveflorist.co.nz
Cake — Villa Del Vento — https://www.villadelvento.co.nz