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Waikanae Beach Wedding

Wedding and Elopement Photography in Wanaka, Central Otago, Queenstown, Kapiti and Wellington

Natural romantic candid WEDDING photography for fun-loving couples

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Hi I'm Celia, passionate Wedding Photographer based in two stunning areas in New Zealand. 
I'm a Central Otago Wedding Photographer covering Wanaka, Queenstown, Cromwell, Alexandra, Manuherekia, Ranfurly and Tekapo wedding photography. 
Equally I'm a Kapiti and Wellington Wedding Photographer covering Wellington, Paraparaumu, Waikanae, Otaki and Kapiti Coast Wedding Photography.   
Yes, I 'have camera and travel'.

Central Otago Wedding Photographer

Your Central Otago Wedding Photographer covering Bannockburn, Cromwell, Alexandra, Manuherekia, Ranfurly, Twizel and Tekapo. 

Wanaka Wedding Photographer

Wanaka Wedding Photographer

Your Wanaka wedding photographer covering Wanaka, Hawea, Glendhu Bay, Coromandel Peak, Twin Peaks and Mt Aspiring National Park. 

Queenstown Wedding Photographer

Queenstown Wedding Photographer

Your Queenstown Wedding Photographer covering Queenstown, Stoneridge, helicopter elopments, Cecil Peak, Remarkables, Arrowtown, Gibbston, Lake Hayes and  Moke Lake.

Kapiti Wellington Wedding Photographer

Your Kapiti and Wellington Wedding Photographer covering Wellington, Paraparaumu, Waikanae, Otaki and Kapiti Coast.

Check out some beautiful love stories I've captured

Imagine, when all the excitement is over, the wine is drunk and dress back in the cupboard, you're snuggled up together reliving every precious moment again and again, through your gloreous wedding photo collection.   

All the moments you remember plus many you may not have noticed or missed.  Those special looks you shared, the nerves beforehand, Grandma hiding her tear, the elation as you're announced married, the jokes with friends, all your special people cheering you on.  They'll all be there in your precious wedding photo collection.

Check out some recent precious love stories here

St Peters Church, Southease, East Sussex, England
Bracu Estate
Kapiti Wedding
The Milk Station Otaki

Hi I'm Celia I'm a passionate wedding photographer.  I can't wait to chat to you about your wedding, an expression of your love story. 

I'm all about getting to know you beforehand and creating beautiful, unposed, fun images for you and your favourite people to look back on.

I love telling the story of your unique love. Creating beautiful images that reflect who you are and that take you right back to all the feels, love, laughter and special people of your big day.

I'm also more than your photographer.  I've been a wedding photographer since 2012 so I know lots about what can happen on a wedding day.  With all that experience, I offer you lots of wedding planning help beforehand and ideas on the timing of your wedding day, if you want it.  

On the wedding day I've got your back as unofficial time keeper, dress fluffer, nerve soother, group organiser and glass refiller.  All the while capturing all those precious moments as they unfold as well as all your special people.

If, on the other hand, you want me to blend into the background to capture magic moments, that's what I do.  I take my cue from you and how you like to be.  

And if (like many) you hate having your photo taken?  I hear ya!  I help you melt into the moment to look natural, gorgeous and relaxed.

Your photos outlast all the other parts of your special day and it's my passion to create exactly the photography you want, in the style and way that suits you.

Lovely things couples I've worked with say

Aimee & Brent

You were amazing.  Thanks so much for being part of our day.  You gave us so much more than we expected, so much help with the time planning that we didn't know we needed.  And so much help on the day that we didn't expect.  It's been awesome working with you".

Aimee and Brent xxx

Joel & Jess

"Celia did so much more than just photography for our wedding! She made up a timetable for the day of what would be happening when and advised on the best position for the ceremony/photos. On the day, she was a brilliant timekeeper and essentially kept our whole day on track - definitely above and beyond anything we expected of a photographer".
Thanks so much, Celia!"

Sara & Liam

"It is hard to put into a few words just how easy, professional and seamless it was to work with Celia for our wedding photography! The quality of commitment from the first meeting we had with Celia through to the wedding day and then receiving the photos went above and beyond all our expectations."


Liam & Sara

"We received tons of feedback from guests at our wedding saying just how amazing and special it was to have Celia taking our photos and we couldn't agree more. The care she has put into capturing all of our guests on our special day is pretty remarkable. We would without hesitation recommend Stagebox Photography Wellington to anyone looking for a photographer!"

Sam & Matt

"I cannot recommend Celia enough. She was so professional and lovely and was a fantastic addition to our big day. Really can’t thank her enough ❤️"

Tyler & Levi 

"Thank you so much for capturing such an amazing day and putting in so much work.  The photos are beautiful.  We're loving reliving those moments. We love the way the colour pops - keep doing what you're doing.  We absolutely love them. Thank you again sooooo much Celia!" 



Tessa & Connor

"Celia was suggested to us by multiple wedding vendors due to her great expertise. We felt totally comfortable with Celia, and she did an excellent job at keeping us on time throughout the day. The photos are beautiful, and excellent communication throughout the wedding planning".

Amy & Jamie

"Celia is amazing and my husband, whanau and I highly recommend her! Professional and creative from the very beginning she made time to get to know us and our love story and she captured it completely.
She was patient and versatile and so helpful across all parts of our day from getting ready to the final ride down the gondola at the end.
We are so happy with our photos and can not thank Celia enough and would definitely use her again".

Michelle & Jason

"Celia has a wealth of experience, a real eye for details that at the time you don't realise will have such an impact until you receive her beautiful photos.  They are just stunning and we are proud to share them with everyone - and to have them with us for the rest of our lives. 

Choosing Celia to capture your special day will be one of the best decisions you make on your wedding journey". 

 

Jake

"I’ll admit I was a bit nervous about all the photo taking that was to happen on our wedding day, expecting it to feel awkward... but Celia was so awesome, in the ‘first look’ photos she guided us subtly but made it really relaxed and genuine. Celia even had our tennis rackets on hand for a silly (but quite beautiful) shot of us on the old tennis court at the venue! I couldn’t recommend Celia enough if you are in need of a photographer, she was worth every penny (and more!) and her presence really added to our wonderful event.

Thanks for your excellent work Celia".

    I also specialise in

    In addition to Wedding Photography, I specialise in Business Branding, Ballet Photography, Family Photography and Photography Workshops.

    All my photography work is about people - people in love, in business, people creating art, people with their loved ones and people learning photography.

    Please check out my specialist photography work here

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