We just love a low-key elopement and we were delighted to spend a couple of hours with Adriana + Matthew doing their wedding portraits around the grounds of Christchurch Botanic Gardens following their ceremony with the fabulous celebrant (and our very own!) Kineta Booker.

There are lots of great places in Christchurch Botanic Gardens to get married and Adriana + Matthew chose the white pillared Bandsmen’s Memorial Rotunda for their wedding vows.

We had a lot of fun exploring the gardens with our happy couple. This gorgeous mosaic chair and ottoman 'Flora and Otto' was lovingly mosaicked with china - broken during the Christchurch earthquakes - by a group of talented volunteers known as Crack'd for Christchurch.

'Flora and Otto' was gifted to the city as a celebration of our lost history and testament to the fact that what was broken can be rebuilt. We think it’s a really beautiful work of art.

We are both mad hatters and fell in love with Adriana’s white Van Palma hat. It was SO stylish and chic just like her! In particular we thought it was a really nice touch that the designers at Van Palma embroidered Adriana + Matthew’s first initials on to the side of her hat. A+M forever!

Van Palma are a French company and Adriana got her hat from their showroom in Marseilles. If you’re looking for a wedding hat in NZ we’d recommend checking out Me & The Brave. The great thing is that five percent of your M&TB hat will go to mental health causes in New Zealand which we think is pretty cool.

When you book a 1-2 hour elopement photo session with us you’ll have the best time and have more money to spend on your hat ;)

The Christchurch Botanic Gardens have some beautiful bridges for wedding portraits. Punters often pass by on the River Avon. Dreamy!

The New Zealand World Peace Bell makes for the best kind of wedding bells!

Talk about channeling those A lister vibes! Our clients often look like super models and it’s because our style of photography is super relaxed. We make the most of the natural light available to us and we’re used to working with couples who haven’t had their photos taken by professionals before. We’re all about capturing the genuine connection our couples have without forcing anything. These guys absolutely rocked their wedding shoot with just a little direction from us.

If you think that a low-key but awesome elopement in Christchurch would be perfect for you please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. The good thing about booking Robin + Andie as your elopement photographers is that we can also be your two witnesses too. How cool is that!

You don’t have to chopper up a mountain in Queenstown to elope. Your ceremony and portrait session could be anywhere in Canterbury! We have some of the most beautiful wedding locations in New Zealand here. So, let your imagination run wild…

Adriana + Matthew: “Thank you so much Robin + Andie for producing an amazing photographic record of our special day, something we will always treasure. You expertly and effortlessly guided us through the experience, which proved to be exciting and a lot of fun. Muchas gracias!”

Christchurch Botanic Gardens Wedding Photographers: Robin + Andie

Celebrant: Kineta Booker https://kinetabooker.com/northcanterburyelopements/

CCC: https://ccc.govt.nz/parks-and-gardens/christchurch-botanic-gardens/weddings