Kirsty & Ross chose the gorgeous Kate Sheppard House in Ilam for their wedding venue. The immaculately kept house & gardens are a wonderful setting for photographs, and the heavy rain we’d had all morning cleared just in time for the outdoor ceremony area to be set up ahead of the wedding.

While their family & friends were entertained with drinks & canapés the bridal party and I nipped next door to Canterbury University to take some creative shots down by the stream. The rain made a reappearance, but luckily for me a couple of umbrellas & a bottle of champagne were enough to keep everyone dry and in good spirits!

(Hair & make up by Mariessa Waddington)

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Here are my highlights from Kirsty & Ross’s wedding – click to enlarge.