What has meaning and relevance is different in every relationship. It meant a lot to Kyle and Melissa that they share their wedding day with their immediate families, but that it also be an adventure.
And so Kyle and Melissa brought their families with them to Wanaka, where they tied the knot on the lake shore at Waterfall Creek just out of Wanaka.
Their first date (which wasn’t intended to be a date at all, just two friends doing a thing) was a road trip to a Lucero concert (they’re a pretty cool US band, check them out here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChru-wiHb36_lNzGuPmddew).
The day Kyle proposed was at another Lucero concert. I couldn’t convince Lucero to come to Wanaka to give a very small unpaid concert…. But I could bring along my speaker with a beautiful Lucero song cued up ready to play as they walked into their ceremony together (link to song), so what had been a big part of their relationship, could continue. They didn’t know it was coming, as playing secret squirrel is one of my favourite things to do.
Kyle and Melissa also wanted to build a future celebration into their ceremony. So they incorporated a wine box ceremony. As part of their ceremony they locked a bottle of delicious Central Otago wine (one that ages well) into a box with their wedding vows with the intention that they open the box, share the wine and relive how they felt on their wedding day on their tenth wedding anniversary. I know making a decision about which wine to choose, even picking up the wine is difficult when you don’t live in the area, when you don’t even live in the country! So I went and had a chat to the very knowledgeable wine guys at Henry’s in Cromwell, got a few recommendations, let Kyle and Melissa make the final call and then picked up for them and took with me to their wedding day.
Kyle and Melissa looked gorgeous, but more importantly looked so happy, because they had done their wedding their way, including a gorgeous wedding car, a helicopter flight after the ceremony for some amazing photos and shared it all with their families who mean so much to them.
Want to know who made Kyle and Melissa’s day everything they wanted it to be? Here’s the full list
Celebrant: Me!
Planner: https://boutiqueweddingsnz.com/
Photographer: https://alpineimages.co.nz/
Helicopter: https://www.aspiringhelicopters.co.nz/
Flowers: https://www.studio24.co.nz/
Hair: Absolutely Fabulous Hair https://www.mobileweddinghairstylist.com/ (guests’ hair was done by Sharp Hair https://www.facebook.com/Sharp-Hair-539353702862306/)
Makeup: https://www.janinejoseph.co.nz/ (https://gemmamakeup.co.nz/gemma-makeup/did the guests’ make up)
Dress: https://www.jlynnbridal.com/(Lawrence, Kansas, US)
Suit: https://www.josbank.com/(Lawrence, Kansas, US)
Wine to toast: http://www.scottbasevineyards.co.nz/
Wine Box Wine: https://wooingtree.co.nz/
Wine Box: Made by my delightful husband https://www.instagram.com/cardockdesign/
If you’re after a fun young celebrant anywhere in Central Otago or beyond and you want to have a chat (over coffee, in person or via Zoom) get in touch, you'll find all of my contact details below and we'll make a date. I’m always up for a challenge, so hit me with your ideas and we’ll go from there.
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