mildred&co couples

Gone are the days of the single pearl stud, with today's brides increasingly opting for a more daring statement earring, or the more casual-cool of an edgy brass stud. Enter local brother and sister duo Zoe and Morgan, who combined their love for jewellery, music and fashion to create the collaboration of luxury jewellery with a rock and roll edge...

The rustic charm of tucked away Auckland treasure, Abbeville Estate, was the spot chosen by Sam and Kirsty to say ‘I do’. It was the perfect choice for this hands-on DIY couple and set the scene for the personal, relaxed and warm style Sam and Kirsty worked to achieve. Lovingly created details such as home made hot sauce wedding favours...

A lifelong love story, Kristen and Patrick met for the first time across the classroom when they were just 6 years old. Although they moved schools eventually and went in different directions, fate brought them back together when they were 16 and they have been together ever since. An engagement on beautiful Waiheke Island inspired them to choose this picturesque...

Hannah and Bruno, childhood sweethearts, met when they were just 16 & 17 at a Coromandel beach bonfire near Hannah’s family bach. A traditional and intimate chapel in Bethlehem was chosen for the ceremony and Bruno’s parents home in Pyes Pa, Tauranga, with its beautiful gardens was the reception destination. With the couple both wanting a relaxed and unstructured feel...

Inseparable since university, Hannah and Troy wanted a weekend getaway destination wedding and with many a fond memory of summers together in the picturesque Coromandel Peninsula, they settled on a rustic and romantic vacant section in Pauanui. Pitching a giant stretch tent across the barely touched section was the starting point for the relaxed wedding weekend. Vintage and collected décor...

Some weddings don't need an introduction, nor a discussion of themes; they float perfectly fine on their own. Pigeonholing the day into a type, say 'rustic' or 'modern' seems to fall short of a more wonderful reality. This is especially true of Madeleine and Jonathan's wedding; an honest, elegant affair that marked their beginning as a married couple after seven...