The Summer House Wedding // Kate and Paul

How did you meet and how long have you been together?

Having both spent long periods of time overseas, we both returned to NZ within the same month and through our good mutual friend (& MC on our wedding day) Ekow. He hosted a murder mystery night, we spent most the night back to back at different tables but when leaving we caught each other’s’ eye. By the time the bus got to the bar in town we were defiantly keen to share a few shots and party the night away. I wrote my number on the back of one of the bar receipts and told Paul if he was genuinely keen to know me to call me on Monday night – he called!

Tell us about your wedding style. What influenced your planning for the day?

We wanted something considered but relaxed, something that would allow our personalities to shine through. We were really motivated by being true to the things we enjoyed and ensuring our guests would have a good time.

Why did you choose your destination?

We wanted all our guests to visit a place they hadn’t been before, so this newer venue was appealing (we were originally keen to explore an overseas small wedding but COVID played a hand in how things eventuated). Having a view of the ocean was important to us as it reminded us of being on holiday which is one of our favourite things to do together. 

What was your favourite moment from the day?

Weddings bring out all the feels! It’s so hard to push pause on one moment and say yip it’s that, that bit was the best. However saying cheers and sharing an expresso martini together while looking at our guest’s party the night away was pretty special, we remember just feeling so grateful to be surrounded by so many wonderful people and so much love.