Zilla and Jon
I was so excited to receive this wedding! I’ve been wanting more New Zealand weddings on Polka Dot Bride for a long time (if you have one to submit, please visit our submissions page) and then this gorgeous celebration landed in my inbox by none other than Jonas Peterson.
Zilla and Jon met Through Zilla’s friend Glen Cooney who moved into a house with Jonathan. Glen was the best man at the wedding and flew all the way from London. Jonathan first said I love you to Zilla on a park bench outside the hepatitis centre on Crown Street in Surry Hills.
The wedding took place out on the West Coast of Auckland at Bethells Beach (the same beach where award winning movie The Piano was shot) at the family home where Jonathan grew up. Zilla says ” It is a truly magestic place and we couldn’t have imagined getting married anywhere else.”
There is a lot to love about the land of the long white cloud.
Zilla and Jon’s wedding day was filled with work from family & friends. Their stationery was designed by Zilla’s dear friend Phoebe Glasfurd (who also sent the link of Jonas Peterson to Zilla) and her fiance Aren Walker who own Vancouver design company Glasfurd & Walker.
Zilla wore a gown by Collette Dinnigan and shoes from Kate Spade. The bridesmaids wore gowns by Wayne Cooper.
Zilla’s sister Zoe and brother- in-law Masaru are Pearl Technicians. All the pearls featured were generously on loan from them.
The groom wore a suit from Calibre.
The ceremony was held at Jon’s childhood church. Zilla says “Jonathan attended the little Anglican church at St Mark’s in Swanson while he was growing up so it seemed fitting. Plus it was a white weatherboard structure with rosebushes running down one side of it so I didn’t need anymore convincing.”
Zilla walked down the aisle to “Canon in D Major” performed by the Berliner Philharmonic. They walked out to Florence and the Machine’s “You’ve Got the Love”. The flowers were arranged by Jon’s Nanna’s floral Art Club, headed by Lois Gerrad.
Check back this afternoon, I have more beautiful images to show you!
Photos by Jonas Peterson.
Want more? Check out these posts from the archives
- Zilla and Jon – The Celebration
- Ashlea and Rowan – The Celebration
- Renee and Jonathan
- Michelle and Jonathan’s Stylish Sydney Wedding
- Rebecca and Matthew The Celebration
March 12, 2010 at 10:37 am
Wow some awesome location shots!! That is some amazing memories to keep
March 12, 2010 at 10:44 am
Some great landscape shots there Jonas!
March 12, 2010 at 11:06 am
GOOOORGEOUS!!!!
love love love. so serene and simple and beautiful. adore!
March 12, 2010 at 12:57 pm
that beach is s.t.u.n.n.i.n.g!!
What a beautiful, simple wedding – is that a PICNIC I see happening in the very last picture?
We’re going to have a couple of days in Auckland on the way home from our honeymoon. I may just drag my honey to this beach to experience it in person!
March 12, 2010 at 11:23 pm
Wow those photos by Jonas Peterson are nothing short of genius.
Hey do you by chance know whether the dress was a stock item or custom made? It’s absolutely gorgeous, but I can’t find it on her current collection…
March 13, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Mary it looks like “French Cotton” from the new collection.