Elopement Package: Adam & Ariel

Adam and Ariel knew three things when they initially contacted me:

• They wanted to get married as soon as possible

• They wanted to get married just the two of them.

• They wanted to get married somewhere beautiful

When I say soon... I mean soon! Adam messaged me on the Sunday and within a day we had locked them to elope on the Thursday… yes that’s right 4 days later.

Adam and Ariel were coming in from Australia - they needed guidance and bookings made for some things, others they were keen to organise themselves (partly due to a love of organising, partly to keep prices down)

First we locked in the where and the when (knowing about Ariel's love of Lord of The Rings, Moke Lake was an obvious choice, and I was very happy to point them in the direction of who to talk to to get permission to get married here).

We had the date and being these two were morning people we settled on 9am (after deciding against 6am - like I said morning people!)

I left Adam and Ariel in charge of finding a hair & makeup artist keen for a last minute early morning booking, and a florist to put together Ariel's sweet bouquet.

(You always have the option of only having me book the things you can't or don't want to source yourselves).

For my part in their Elopement Package I booked in for them:

• 1 hour with a professional photographer (in this case Lissy of Dear Lissy)

• Witnesses

• Glassware for the champagne toast

We managed to arrange separate arrival times so Adam could get the traditional surprise of seeing his bride in her spectacular dress (which he hadn't seen yet), her hair and makeup done, as she walked the path to us on the lakeside.

They chose to have a Pick N Mix ceremony (you choose your favourite pre written ceremony, your favourite pre written vows - or like these two, write your own - and your favourite ring exchange words.) While anybody is free to choose a Pick N Mix ceremony - it worked especially well for these two as they had a lot to organise in the 4 days between booking me and getting on the plane!

How ecstatic they were to be marrying each other was obvious. From the looks on each of their faces as Ariel walked down the path towards us to the emotion with which they said their vows to each other. It was a joy to play a part in their day.

But no need to take my word for how much I helped Adam and Ariel have the wedding of their dreams. This is what they had to say.

Literally cannot begin to put in words how amazing and helpful Hannah is!

We contacted her on stupidly short notice and she came with an abundance of support, information and advice.

She helped us pick a location, find a photographer and even managed to conjure up witnesses on only a few days notice.

On the day she was warm and friendly and made our wedding everything it was and more to us!!

1 million out of 10

Adam and Ariel did their wedding their way and I loved helping make it possible!

What would your ideal Central Otago elopement look like? Get in touch and let's talk, or read some more about what I do..

Susan & Nathan

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