Fresh blooms & vintage details in a gorgeous industrial location.

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A lover of the little details, the moment Summer got engaged she knew she wanted her wedding day to be filled with different pretty elements. Making her vision a reality, Summer hand-crafted each piece of décor and filled the rest of the Loan and Merc with bold hanging flowers and vintage accessories. A gorgeous combination of styles, we're delighted to share Summer and Christian's wedding by Rachael Kelly Photography with you today.

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Best friends first, Summer and Christian have known each other since they were just 15. Summer explains how it became more than that..."We were always worried that getting into a relationship would ruin what was the coolest friendship full of laughter and fun but after attending a leadership camp together at the age of 17, we both knew that this was more than friendship. We took the plunge and have been inseparable ever since. The best of friends madly in love. We really have the best of both worlds."

While both studying at university, Christian surprised Summer with a romantic proposal. Summer tells their tale..."We both worked and studied full-time throughout our first few years of university so finding a time to share a special weekend was very rare. Christian had his first weekend off as he had just resigned to focus solely on his fifth year medical exams. We had planned a day down the peninsula as in the five years we had lived together in Dunedin we had never explored this area. I was just super excited to be going on an adventure and having time together. I suspected nothing. Christian was extremely calm the whole day and gave nothing away . A picnic was packed, we went on some beautiful walks and watched the surfers and talked for hours..."

Summer continues..."After our picnic lunch, he said he had a gift for me to say thank you for all the support I had given him over the years which he wanted me to open on the beach. After a close encounter with a sea-lion (which I had mistaken for a rock), we made it onto the beach. What I opened was a caricature of Christian down on one knee. I was very puzzled as I didn't understand (which seems silly now looking back but the thought hadn’t even crossed my mind that this would be happening..) I was then told to look again and as it finally clicked and I turned to look at him with tears streaming down my face, there he was on one knee."

From the offset Summer knew she wanted to pay attention to all the little details, and began crafting and collecting. Summer recalls..."I spent months of evenings hand crafting all of the favours as well as welcome boxes for our guests with maps and local goodness from our wee town! It was also very important to me (but more to my parents and husband to be) that this was an enjoyable process with no stress. Christian was completing his medical elective overseas for 3 months of 2015, so having the wedding to plan was an absolute blessing and the perfect distraction to help get me through that challenge. For me this wasn't just a day but a year of amazing-ness. I absolutely loved all of the planning and I made sure that everything was documented so that I can always look back on this journey."

The backdrop for the day was the minimal and industrial The Loan and Merc which Summer filled with bright blooms, vintage additions and her DIY décor details.

Huge congratulations to you both and thanks so much for sharing your wedding day and story with us all!

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A big thank you also goes to Rachael Kelly Photography for sharing her work with us. To see more from Rachael Kelly Photography visit www.rachaelkellyphotography.com