Real Weddings

Shalene and Mark

Photography by Wild & Grace Photography

Shalene and Mark come from a country rich in culture and tradition. In honour of their Malaysian Indian heritage, they celebrated their engagement in Malaysia with a traditional engagement ceremony. After strenuous planning, they were all set to have their Auckland wedding in 2020. Along came the pandemic, postponing their dream day by two years. After 15 years of loving one another, they were finally able to have their elegant wedding celebration at Bracu in Auckland. — What do you consider the best wedding investment you made? All of our amazing vendors! We took our time to select the vendors we knew we would get along well with. No matter the price tag, we were 100% sure it would be the best investment for us. Sure enough, they helped make our day perfect! — Who was your outstanding wedding vendor? All our wedding vendors were magical and we truly appreciated them. Special mentions go out to our wonderful photographer, Olga from Wild & Grace and videographer Dan from Dear White Productions. Olga was nothing short of amazing when it came to photographing us. She beautifully captured our day and made us feel like superstars. Before we hit the dance floor, a button that was meant to support my dress broke off, which meant there was no way of having my long dress pinned up for dancing. Olga was there to the rescue me with a sewing kit! I can’t believe she immediately ditched her camera and sewed up a new button and hook right at the Reception so that I wouldn’t miss out on the dance floor. She truly was my fairy godmother! Then we have our lovely talented Dan; who went above and beyond to make sure he had the day fully captured. We didn’t see Dan sit down for a minute because he was constantly on his feet getting the best footage of our day and helped coordinate with our other vendors to ensure everything ran smoothly. All our family and friends loved how approachable and fun he was and had a great time with him! The video he delivered is a masterpiece! We love you Dan & Olga, thank you for being a part of our big day! - Shalene & Mark xx

Thanks to all the contributing vendors:

Photography: Wild & Grace Photography
Venue: Bracu Estate
Videography: Dear White Productions
Dress: Kellylin Couture
Suit: Crane Brothers
Rings: Culet Jewellery
Celebrant: Sarah Bloxham
Styling and Concept: Spacific Events
Florals: Dear Journey Weddings
Cake: YY Desserts
Invitation: Laserfoil Design & Print
Makeup: Bridal Beauty by Dipal
Hair: Messy Bun
Photobooth: HotShots Photobooth