Irina & Alan - First Dance & Wedding Recap

Irina & Alan were married on 21st February 2009 at Old St Paul's. Following the ceremony and some group photos at the Parliament Buildings, the guests were transported by buses to the gorgeous Pencarrow Lodge in Eastbourne for the Reception.

Irina & Alan arrived at Pencarrow Lodge by helicopter and enjoyed a wonderful evening with their guests. When it came time for their First Dance, everyone watched in amazement as Irina & Alan performed a beautiful routine.

Irina says: "We were relieved that after four weeks of practice the dance came together without any glitches- Especially that Alan didn't drop me.

After 18 months of planning, everything came together perfectly for our wedding day. Even the tropical cyclone the day before was lifted and we were treated to wonderful weather. Thank you to everyone for making it such a special day. We will truly remember it for the rest of our lives."

This is an extract from their wedding video, showing their truly beautiful First Dance, and also the highlights of the day. The stunning photos below were taken by Rob Driessen, you can view more of Irina & Alan's wedding photos here. It was a pleasure to work with Rob again, we always have a lot of fun filming on his shoots.

We wish Irina & Alan all the best for their future, and thank them for allowing us to share this incredibly special day with them. Please feel free to leave a comment.


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Filmed by Ryan and Nina. Edited by Jason.


These are some of the stunning photos by Rob Driessen Photography.

The Wellington Wedding Show

It's not long to go till Wellington's BIGGEST Wedding Show at The Overseas Terminal in Chaffers Marina - May 2nd & 3rd.

This will be our 4th year exhibiting at this show, we absolutely love meeting all the brides, grooms, and their family & friends. We will be showcasing clips from our recent wedding videos, and I'm making a visit back from Sydney especially for the show - so come along to meet us!

Rob Driessen Photography www.rdphotography.co.nz

If you haven't decided whether to attend, I thoroughly recommend it! Even if you've planned a lot of the aspects of your day already, there may be things you find that you'd forgotten about, or ideas for something new to include. The Wellington Wedding Show was a big help to my husband and I when we were planning our wedding. It's such a great way to see all the different wedding services directly, all in one place, and to give you lots of ideas! I recommend coming on Saturday evening because on Sunday it can get very busy - and remember to allow yourself a couple of hours to have a good look at everything.

We get a lot of our bookings at the Wedding Show, so if you are still considering having us as your videographers for your upcoming wedding, you will need to book soon to secure your wedding date.

View the Wellington Wedding Show website for more information about who will be exhibiting, as well as some tips and articles to help with planning your wedding. We hope you come along, and make sure you look out for us in the Caravella Lounge on the 1st Floor - and come & say Hi. We'd love to see you there.

The Wellington Wedding Show

The Overseas Terminal, Chaffers Marina

Saturday May 2nd - 5.30pm - 8.30pm

Sunday May 3rd - 10.30am - 3.30pm

$15 Admission

Kiri & Cameron - Wedding Recap

Kiri & Cameron were married on 31st January 2009. Their ceremony was held at St Gerard's Monastery in Mount Victoria, which is a well-known church for it's prominent place in the Wellington landscape. Their reception was held at The Boat Shed on Wellington Waterfront.

Wellington put on beautiful weather for Kiri & Cameron, and it was a hot day for their photoshoot. Photographers Chris McCarthy and Melanie Dixon of Wellington Photographers worked hard and fast to get lots of stunning pictures throughout the day. While the bridal party were on their photoshoot, we filmed the guests enjoying the sun at The Boat Shed. Chris managed to take this great photo (left) of one of our videographers Fran, and caught her slightly off-guard! You can view the other photos Chris & Melanie took of Kiri and Cameron here.



We'd like to thank Kiri and Cameron for asking us to share this special day with them. This is a recap of their wedding day, to the 1950's jazz song by Nina Simone "My Baby Just Cares For Me." We hope you like it!



Kiri & Cameron - Wedding Recap from CrystalClearNZ on Vimeo.

Filmed by Fran and Carlos. Edited by Hunter.

Nina & Adam - Wedding Trailer

Nina and Adam were married on 28th February 2009. This is a short trailer for their wedding video, which is coming soon. I hope you enjoy it!


Nina & Adam - Wedding Trailer from CrystalClearNZ on Vimeo.

Filmed by Ryan and Carlos. Edited by Hunter.

Milana & Jared - Wedding Recap

Milana and Jared were married on 7th February at The Boat Shed in Wellington. Luckily Wellington turned on beautiful weather, and we all know how gorgeous Wellington is on a good day. Their outdoor ceremony at The Boat Shed was perfect with no wind, and that stunning Wellington Harbour as a back drop. It was an emotional day filled with love, tears of joy, laughter and fun. Being Rugby Sevens weekend, they met a few interesting characters during their photoshoot, which just added to the fun and laidback atmosphere. As the sun went down on the harbour, everyone danced the night away.

Congratulations Milana & Jared, we wish you all the best for your future. Thanks for letting us be a part of your special day.

We hope you all enjoy this recap of their wedding day. Feel free to leave a comment below.


Milana & Jared - Wedding Recap from CrystalClearNZ on Vimeo.

To watch this video in HD please click here.
Click here to view the Trailer for Milana and Jared's wedding video.

Filmed by Fran and Ryan. Edited by Hunter.

Chloe & Daniel - Wedding Recap

Chloe & Daniel were married on Friday 16th January 2009 at Erskine in Island Bay. The day was relaxed and fun, yet elegant and romantic. The true love between Chloe & Daniel was evident throughout the day.

At the reception Chloe & Daniel performed "Fire and Ice" by Ben Harper, and this is what we've used for this Wedding Recap. Chloe explains the significance of this song to them:

"It was a song I put on an album I sent to Daniel when he was in Switzerland for the summer very early in our relationship, and has become one of our favourite songs. We loved the words, and thought they would be perfect to include in the wedding day."

This was our first time working with photographer Simeon Patience. Although it was quite windy, he got some great photos at Island Bay. Below are a few of his stunning photographs from the day.

Congratulations Chloe & Daniel and thanks for letting us be a part of your day.

Chloe & Daniel - Wedding Recap from CrystalClearNZ on Vimeo.

Filmed by Jackson and Carlos. Edited by Jason.


Photography by Simeon Patience.

Milana & Jared - Wedding Trailer

Milana & Jared were married on 7th February 2009 at The Boat Shed in Wellington. This is a trailer for their wedding video, which is coming soon. Enjoy!


Milana & Jared - Wedding Trailer from CrystalClearNZ on Vimeo.

To watch this video in HD please click here.

Filmed by Fran & Ryan. Edited by Hunter.

Lauren & Scott - 24th January 2009

Lauren & Scott were married on 24th January 2009 in Martinborough. They had an intimate ceremony at the small and beautiful Burnside Church in Pirinoa. This was followed by a fun relaxing evening at Coney Wines.

Martinborough put on the perfect weather - the sun was shining brightly and it was a very hot day. As you will see in this Recap Highlights, the day went perfectly as well. It was also great working with Adrian & Andrew from Duo Photography for the first time.

Congratulations Lauren and Scott, thank you very much for letting us share this beautiful day with you.


Lauren & Scott - Wedding Recap from CrystalClearNZ on Vimeo.

Filmed by Fran. Edited by Jason.

Welcome to the world Millie!

We love to hear updates from our couples after their wedding. Angelina and Dan were one of our clients in 2007 when they got married in August at The Pines. We wish them a huge CONGRATULATIONS on the birth of their first child, Millie.

Millie Jeanette Hunt was born on the 11th of Feb, and weighed 4.06 kgs (9lbs). She arrived 18 days late and put her mother through quite an ordeal, but as you can see she was totally worth the wait!

She is just gorgeous and we wish Mum, Dad and Millie all the best. Here's a couple of pics taken just minutes after Millie was welcomed into the world.

Welcome to the world Millie!

Wedding Video Music Selections

Choosing the music for your wedding DVD is just as important as choosing the music for your wedding day. It can be a daunting task, and lots of our couples ask for help with ideas. So we've put together a Song List of over 350 songs to give you some ideas to start from.

The Song List has been added to the list of links on the right hand column of our blog. Feel free to use it to help you select the music for your wedding video, or for your big day. You can still request songs that aren't on this list, or use the same song by a different artist, or a different song by the same artist.

The style of music you choose is completely up to you, and should reflect the two of you. The songs don't have to be love songs, and they don't have to be slow. To give your video a good Kiwi feel, you could select a lot of great NZ Music. You can use some recent modern songs by artists such as Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz and Colbie Callat so whenever you watch your video you are reminded of this time in your life. Or you can use some classic songs that have stood the test of time by artists such as Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra and Nina Simone.

If you really can't decide, let us choose the music we think suits your video the best.

"If music be the food of love, play on."
Shakespeare, Twelfth Night