Lisa + Jens | The Remarkables + Vanguard Peak | Queenstown Mountain Elopement
Lisa and Jens thought it would be a great idea to seal the deal with an elopement on top of a mountain in Queenstown. And we couldn't really agree more, right?! They are adventurers who love to have fun AND Covid-19 happened to mean their families were a world away from them in Belgium. After a pretty comprehensive study of all the locations we fly to, the pair settled on The Remarkables and Vanguard Peak, which gave us lots of variety between big open vistas, lake views, grassy and rocky areas, mountain and valley views plus a little bit of snow!
We started the day at their accommodation to capture a few details involved with their story; like Lisa's All-Star chucks, which are a girl's best friend on the mountain (not heels)! Jens had an awesome mountain-inspired wedding band and Steph from Orange Blossom Designs created a colourful, wild-flower inspired bouquet and buttonhole for the pair. So we had a sweet first look down by the lake before jumping in the chopper for our double mountain adventure.
Lisa and Jens are childhood sweethearts and having grown up, studied and travelled the world together, their connection, joy and love was instantly apparent. Completely upbeat with a smile and laughter waiting to break out at any moment - their energy is tangible even through the still moments that we captured. Whether it was a cheeky bum grab, jokes, reminiscing, hopes for the future, mischievous comments, a fiery sunset dance or the most epic champagne pop - these two were ready to create memories and magic up in the mountains and we all had so much fun :)
CONGRATS on your wedding, Lisa and Jens! We are so happy for you both and hope that you made memories to last a lifetime. Wishing you loads more adventures, love, colour and sunsets for your futures together xx
Our Team
Thanks to our all-star team of Queenstown wedding suppliers that came together for Lisa & Jens' mountain elopement 🙂
Celebrant – Charlotte Winkel - Your Big Day
Hair – Hair To Wed
Makeup – Eve Makeup Artistry
Flowers – Orange Blossom Designs
Helicopter – Heliworks
Photography by us – Williams Photography
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Vianca + Mack | The Remarkables | Queenstown Helicopter Elopement
Vianca and Mack started off by planning a holiday trip to Queenstown and ended up booking a helicopter elopement while they were at it! With some close family and friends joining for the ceremony, we had an intimate wedding on the lakefront before heading up to The Remarkables for some fun in the snow.
Vianca had a gorgeous florist's choice bouquet created by The Flower Room and the slight breeze on the lakefront made for some magical moments with her flow dress and veil. Luckily for us, our landing spot up at Double Cone was almost completely sheltered from the breeze, which meant we got to enjoy a beautiful and calm evening up on the mountain. Winter makes aiming for a beautiful sunset a lot more practical, with sunset being relatively early in the evening compared to what we get in summer. We were especially lucky to have such pristine conditions and magical colours light up the sky as the sun went down!
A big congratulations from us again, Vianca and Mack! Thanks for adventuring with us and having so much fun in the snow! What a day and night to remember :) Wishing you all the best for your futures together xx
Our Team
A big "thank you" to our team of Queenstown wedding suppliers that helped bring Vianca & Mack's helicopter elopement to life 🙂
Celebrant – Andrew Bell
Hair – Hair To Wed
Makeup – Eve Makeup Artistry
Florist - The Flower Room
Helicopter – Heliworks
Photography by us – Williams Photography
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Julia + Dylan | The Remarkables | Queenstown Wedding
Julia and Dylan's elopement wedding at the Remarkables in Queenstown was the breath-taking "plan B" after the C-word made them re-think their original big wedding plans. A surprise elopement was much more "them" so we set off to plan an awesome day around the mountains.
Julia and Dylan had both their parents join them for part of their holiday, staying at the picturesque Kinross Cottages in Gibbston Valley for the ultimate wedding-moon (that also allows fur-babies to come and stay!). We had a totally beautiful and sweet ceremony on the lakeside, with pretty much 360 degree views of the mountains all around us. With both sets of their parents involved, the Dad's both shared special readings during the ceremony that were a testament to what marriage is and how to stick together by being each other's best friends - silly, serious and supportive.
After we hung out on the beach, we whisked just the newly-weds up to Double Cone on The Remarkables for some epic views and soft powdery snow. Julia's Sally Eagle gown was gorgeous in the mountain light and made for some beautiful flowing photos up on the ridgeline. We had to get up close to the snow and ended up having a pretty epic snowball fight where Julia accidentally morphed into a baby Yoda when she fell waist deep in the snow with a blanket around her shoulders! But it was definitely worth it as one of our favourite snow-fetti photos came out of all that soft snow, glittering around the lovebirds as the sunlight shone through.
Congratulations again, Julia and Dylan! We had so much fun hanging out with you both - you were absolute champions up on the mountain and we are so so happy to have welcomed you into the Six60 fan club! We hope your futures are filled with loads more love, laughter, adventures and concerts xx
Our Team
Thank you to our incredible friends and Queenstown wedding suppliers that were part of Julia and Dylan's Remarkable wedding day :)
Celebrant – Phillipa Cook
Hair - Beautiful Bridal Hair
Makeup - Eve Makeup Artistry
Flowers - The Flower Room
Helicopter – Heliworks
Accommodation - Kinross Cottages
Dress - Sally Eagle
Photography by us – Williams Photography
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Rachel + Kelvin | The Remarkables | Queenstown Micro Wedding
Rach and Kelvin planned their Micro Wedding in Queenstown as a spur of the moment decision when they were heading this way for a snowboarding trip. After having to cancel their 120-person wedding earlier in the year due to the nationwide lockdown, they didn't want to wait any longer before getting married! With their best friends and siblings alongside them, we had a gorgeous intimate ceremony on the shores of Lake Wakatipu with our friend Andy Bell leading a gorgeous ceremony that was live-streamed by Shotover Wedding Films to friends and family at home around the country.
After the ceremony, we stole Rach and Kelv away and shot up to Double Cone on The Remarkables for some fun in the snow and seriously epic photos. We had some misty cloud rolling in and out that added to the drama of the landscapes. Although Kelv was missing his snowboard, we had an awesome time popping champagne and throwing snow around.
Congratulations again, you two amazing humans! We were so happy to be involved in your special day and wish you and your family all the love and adventure in the world! xx
Our Team
Thank you to our amazing team of Queenstown wedding suppliers that helped to bring together Rach & Kelvin's micro wedding :)
Celebrant – Andy Bell
Hair - Pure Hair Studio
Makeup - Beauty and Bridal
Flowers - Blue Meadow Florals
Videography - Shotover Wedding Films
Helicopter – Heliworks
Photography by us – Williams Photography
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Jocelyn + Matt | The Remarkables | Queenstown Intimate Wedding
Jocelyn and Matt decided to have an intimate wedding with chill, laid back and sweet vibes. That's where the most beautiful place in the world plus two helicopters comes into it - it's pretty epic, loads of fun and we look after all of the details so you don't have to worry about anything!
With best friends and close family, the only thing missing were the beloved fur-babies (we swear, it's the only downside to eloping!)...but they are sure to have had the best cuddles since being reunited with their fur-rents a few days later. Jocelyn and Matt also lucked out with the most incredible weather: blue skies, sunshine and pretty mild temperatures as far as winter goes. Adopting our advice, Jocelyn and Matt were prepared with Doc Martens, plenty of layers and a beautiful fur blanket for the mountain breeze.
After some family photos down at the lakefront, we headed up in convoy to The Remarkables for an epic mountaintop ceremony. With crunchy snow to play in and sweeping views out to the lake and mountains, there was plenty of exploring to do. We had some awesome light coming through for snowfetti and epic snowdrift when the helicopters took off at the end of the adventure.
A big congrats from us again, Jocelyn and Matt! We hope you had the best day and re-live your adventure as often as possible! Wishing you all the best for your futures together - lots of love, heaps of laughter and plenty of downtime to enjoy your reading and games xx
Our Team
A big thank you to our team of Queenstown wedding suppliers that helped to create Jocelyn & Matt's intimate wedding 🙂
Celebrant – Philippa Thomas
Hair – Hair To Wed
Makeup – Georgie Henderson
Helicopter – Heliworks
Photography by us – Williams Photography
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Queenstown Helicopter Elopement | Justine + Wes
Justine and Wes call Canada home but decided to celebrate their wedding with a beautiful New Zealand elopement and honeymoon all combined into one. Self-described introverts, a big wedding was never on their bucket list, so after Justine herself proposed (yas!), the research began. With an incredible helicopter elopement, trips to Doubtful Sounds, beautiful walks, loads of delicious cafes and restaurants... We think that's a pretty epic way to celebrate!
Battling a few flight delays and arriving into Queenstown literally hours before their wedding, Justine and Wes were stoked to be marrying each other and adventuring in the mountains! Some epic moody clouds and a bit of a breeze made for a beautiful backdrop and sweet movement in the layers of Justine's dress. First, we headed to The Remarkables for a ceremony overlooking the lake and some of those iconic, jaw-dropping moments with two little people and the expansive mountains! Next, we flew over to Cecil Peak for more rugged mountains and some fun checking out the impressive rock formations below the Garden Spur. Donning a hoodie and warming up in the chopper, Justine and Wes signed the paperwork that made it all official.
Congratulations again, Justine and Wes!! We admired your determination to get here and pull everything off, flight cancellations and all! Wishing you all the best for your next adventures together xx
Our Team
Thank you to our lovely team of Queenstown wedding suppliers that were involved in Justine & Wes' epic Queenstown helicopter elopement :)
Celebrant – Philippa Thomas
Hair - Boho Bridal Hair
Makeup - I AM Makeup (now based in the UK)
Flowers - The Flower Room
Helicopter – Heliworks
Photography by us – Williams Photography
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Queenstown Winter Heli-Wedding | Mauro + Mark
Mauro and Mark travelled over from Australia, to elope on a very snowy Cecil Peak. They were joined by their two good friends as witnesses, on what was truly a magical afternoon. Our pilot Paul took us to a couple of great landing spots, starting with the Garden Spur area, before landing near the top of The Remarkables to watch the setting sun.
Congrats again Mauro and Mark! You were awesome!
Thanks to these local Queenstown wedding suppliers for helping out:
Celebrant – Charlotte Winkel
Flowers – Bloom Flowers
Helicopter – Heli Tours
Photography by us – Williams Photography
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Queenstown Remarkables Wedding | Carina + Jakob
Carina & Jakob wed a month back on the top of the Remarkables amongst snow. We flew late in the afternoon, and captured some photos before hand down by the Shotover River, a favourite walk for our own family. The mountain was a fresh minus 2 degrees celsius, but that didn't stop Carina & Jakob from having a snow ball fight at the end. The take off from Double Cone is quite spectacular, as we lift from over 6,500 feet. Their reaction was quite evident of the height. Once back on the ground, they popped some champagne, looking back to The Remarkables.
Jakob is also into his photography, so a week later, whilst they were on their roadie honeymoon, I took him out to Glenorchy for a photo workshop, something that I've been doing for many years via our Queenstown Photography Tours brand. It was awesome to spend a few more hours with Jakob and hear more about their adventures from back home in Queensland.
Congratulations again, Carina & Jakob! And keep those adventures coming! xx
And a handful of images from the photography workshop with Jakob:
Thanks to the local Queenstown wedding suppliers who came together for Carina & Jakob's wedding:
Celebrant – Kathryn Omond
Helicopter – Heliworks
Hair – Beautiful Bridal Hair
Makeup – Eve Makeup Aristry
Photography by us – Williams Photography
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Queenstown Weddings | Kylie + David
Kylie & David flew to Queenstown with their closest family and friends to wed on the gorgeous Bayonet Peaks. We flew across the lake in 3 helicopters, as Kylie arrived last with her bridesmaid and mum. After their beautiful ceremony, Shotover Wedding Films and myself captured lots of footage with the diverse scenery on offer. Kylie & David were also keen on a second landing to shoot in some spring snow, high on Cecil Peak. The snow was quite soft under foot, which made for some fun moments.
Once back on the ground, the Remarkable Experience (classic bus), picked everyone up and we went down to the waterfront for some cake.
Congratulations Kylie & David! xx
Thanks to these amazing Queenstown wedding suppliers who came together for Kylie & David's day:
Celebrant – Liz Maluschnig
Flowers – The Flower Room
Helicopter – Heli Tours
Bus - Remarkable Experience
Cake - Vudu Cafe
Hair – Hair to Wed
Makeup – Eve Makeup Aristry
Videography – Shotover Wedding Films
Photography by us – Williams Photography
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Queenstown Mountain Weddings | Elanie + Laurence
Elanie & Laurence travelled to Queenstown with their son Riley, to elope on the mountains above Queenstown. We flew to The Ridge on Cecil Peak first, finding some fresh powder. Their celebrant Philippa, surprised Elanie & Laurence by getting Riley to read some of their ceremony back to them. After almost an hour, we then flew across the lake to another gorgeous spot on The Remarkables to capture the golden light just before sunset.
Elanie & Laurence run their own wedding photography business back home in Fiji - Nadi Bay Photography - so it was a great honour to be chosen by fellow photographers to capture and plan their heli-wedding in Queenstown.
Big thanks to these local Queenstown wedding suppliers:
Celebrant – Philippa Thomas
Helicopter – Heli Tours
Hair - Hair to Wed
Makeup - I Am Makeup
Flowers - Orange Blossom Designs
Photography by us - Williams Photography
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