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

Natural, romantic, candid WEDDING photography for fun-loving couples

Where are you getting married?

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, Clyde, Alexandra, Manuherekia, Ranfurly, Dansey's Pass, Twizel 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

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 Estate, helicopter elopments, Cecil Peak, Remarkables, Arrowtown, Gibbston Valley, 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

About Me

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

Abigail & Dave

Celia photographed our wedding in Kekerengu. She was so thorough asking all the right questions (some I hadn't even thought of!) it was so easy to put our trust in her, she captured all the best moments and more :) highly recommend!

 

Ariadne & Taylor

The photo shoot was excellent! Celia guided us into our best moments, and the pictures were stunning!

I loved every moment, it was so fun!

The pictures simply outstanding! Thank you very much, you made our special day even more special! xx


Georgia

When we received the final gallery, we were honestly speechless. Every photo was beautifully edited, thoughtfully composed, and filled with so much love.

Celia gave us the gift of reliving that day, over and over again, and we couldn’t be more thankful. We still enjoy looking through the photos with the people we love

If you’re looking for a photographer who truly sees the people and the moments that matter, someone who will treat your memories with genuine care, Celia is the one.

We are beyond happy and will be recommending her to absolutely everyone we know.

Thank you, Celia, for giving us memories we’ll treasure forever.

Evie & Fox

We absolutely loved our photos. The style is perfect, we treasure them.
We can't thank you enough. We have talked to so many people about how wonderful you were, and all our vendor team.
We are just blown away and still buzzing after it all. Couldn't have asked for a more positive feeling about it all.

Fox and I were so heartwarmed by the little moments where you recognised we needed a moment and fixed our hair, told us to breathe. I really appreciate that.

Going for that walk around our property getting the sunset photos was the perfect break too - and so much better to have done that at our own home rather than elsewhere. We have memories everywhere.

Rachel & Grant

Hi Celia
Wow, what an amazing job you did.  Thank you very much.

I am so happy with the photos.

We will definitely be passing on your contact info for anyone that asks.

Thank you for all the special memories.

Lindsay & Tom

Celia is amazing! She spent the entire day with us at our wedding at our family vineyard in Bannockburn! She took the most incredible photos of us including the getting ready, helicopter photos at the top of Coromandel peak, the ceremony, reception and dancing, and even group and individual photos. The photos turned out so amazing and I'm still blown away at how well she captured our day. We can't wait to have printed photos in our home to relive the best day over and over again. We cannot thank Celia enough! She's so professional, fun and very personable. Would recommend her in a heart beat to everyone! Thanks again Celia!

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!"

    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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