Meet Mark and Chistina:

And their too CUTE for words baby, Rose:

They're our cousins, and when I heard that they were coming to Blenheim, I just knew I wanted to have a session with them!  I had not met Rosie yet, so I was busting to get my camera out and capture this adorable family.

How delicious is she?  Look at those cheeks!

Ya just wanna kiss them!

To start with she did just fine on the grass.....

.....and then things were NOT FINE anymore!

Christina has the most amazing story, having come from the Philippines when she was young, we're so thrilled to have her in our family!  She's always a delight to catch up with, and now seeing her with her husband and baby, the story just keeps getting better!

Thanks for your time yesterday guys, it was a real blast!  We had so much fun catching up with you, lets do it again sometime!

In other news: Charlotte is 6 weeks now, and still the world's most perfect baby (sorry to all you other parents out there, I've got the best!)  She's doing all the right baby things, smiling and already sleeping though the night!  Yep, I'll keep her alright! 

Our wedding season kicks in next weekend.  And just WAIT till you see the bride, she is real model material, can't wait! 

Meet Nadine and Phillip:

Nadine works at Topshots, where we get our photos printed.  You can imagine how thrilled I was when she told me she was engaged and asked us to be her wedding photographers!  That's got to be the ultimate compliment!

Today I met Phillip for the first time, and let me tell you, he suits her down to the ground.  They are so lovely together, and he is a super nice guy!  The kind of couple you can just talk to for hours, really easy going.

We started the shoot at Nadine's home, where she grew up, and spent her spare time as a child playing on the river.  I found out today that we lived a few doors down from her about 12 years ago, back when she was just a young 'en, and I only had one baby to my name!

Gorgeous!

Then we headed off into the country, and wow there were some awesome spots there!

Gotta have the feet shot!

Look at these guys workin' it, love it!

Then I swapped my trusty 50mm 1.2 lens, to the 10-22mm - and it just got better!

and just as the sun was leaving us....

I had such a great time with Nadine and Phillip today.  It was an easy going, fun shoot, the perfect way to ease me back into taking photos again!  I've been feeling a bit rusty since having some time off with the baby, but it feels fantastic to be behind the camera again! 

Guys, I can't WAIT for your wedding next year!  It's going to be so much fun!

I'm pretty sure we live in one of the most beautiful places on earth.  I reckon heaven will be something like this, but without all the washing.

Paul has been taking some spectactular photos - and although I keep reminding him to put some on the blog, I don't think he's as much of a show off as I am, so I'll do it for him!

This first one was obviously when the vines still had leaves on them, so it was a few months ago, but it's just too pretty not to include.

This photo was a cover image for the Property Press here in Blenheim, and was given a 'Best Cover Ever' award.  Not quite sure how you can top the 'best cover ever'?

Even in winter, the vineyards can still look great.

Mt Tapi, I love this photo!  I think it would look really great in a massive print.

Shots from one of his helicopter jobs.  Ahh, it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it!

This has got to be my favourite.  We've got it on our screensaver, and when it comes on, I just have to look at it everytime.  Way cool!

So while I've been playing with our gorgeous new baby, Paul has been busy keeping things afloat.  I've got shoots booked in over the next coming weeks, I'm looking forward to dusting off my photo skills and getting back into it!  I've got some new ideas I've been aching to try!

To all of you planning your wedding, this is well worth checking out!  I even want to enter, and I've already been happily married for 14 years!  Dietmar puts on a fabulous reception (and their Gelato - OH MY GOODNESS so yummy!)  Notice Nic and Phill on the bottom, how cute are they?!

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