Lucinda and Pete celebrated their Queenstown elopement with us in March. Their story is a very special one but also one filled with heartbreak for their family. Late last year, Lucinda and Pete received the devastating news of a stage 4 cancer diagnosis. Just two weeks later, they discovered the wonderful news that they were expecting a baby.

Their sweet little girl, Dakota, arrived in January and in early March they reached out to us about getting married. Thanks to an amazing team and support of our trusted vendors, we were able to pull everything together and coordinate a cherished wedding day 11 days later. We were humbled to share in the generous donations of time and services from around the community, including Lucinda receiving a beautiful wedding dress from Wilkins Bridal in Christchurch to help their budget stretch to include a video that will no doubt be treasured for years to come.