Time for another post before my blog gets sick of waiting around for me a goes off to find another photographer to fulfill its needs...

These photos are from the wedding of Charlotte and Matt who got married in Wellington on the 11th of December 2011. On this particular weekend it was really really windy throughout NZ with the exception of Wellington.

An old Yiddish proverb springs to mind - "Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold."

So we were lucky with the weather but I worked my butt off to get some stunning images for Charlotte and Matt. Having said that, luck often favours the well prepared... Later on in the day when we were on the location shoot "luck" provided me with a 1 second window of opportunity and I grabbed it, getting a shot that is one of my favourite photos (that I have taken) of all time. I will point it out further down this post.

With all weddings I always start the day by getting detail shots, here are just a couple...

This very cool painting seemed appropriate to include in the shot.

Charlotte looked stunning with her fascinator.

After the service at Foxglove on the Wellington waterfront...

It was off to the wharf by Te Papa for the location shoot.

And here is the shot that I spoke about earlier. I had just composed the image and was about to take the shot when the cyclist rode straight through the middle of the set-up. I managed to grab two shots when I realised what was happening and this one really stood out. After the cyclist had gone I took the shot that I originally intended on taking but it just doesn't have the same X factor about it. My problem now is I don't know which version I prefer... The colour or the black and white?

A clump of yellow grasses by the back of Te Papa looked really inviting too. You'd think they were in the middle of the back country of Canterbury somewhere.

Then it was off to a grafitti covered wall for a bit of colour and fun.

Hope you enjoy the photos. Till next time.

Steve Sharp

Wedding Photographer

www.shots.co.nz