Ashburton Courier: October 07, 2021
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FEATURE<br />
24 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>October</strong> 7, <strong>2021</strong><br />
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
eddings<br />
Weddings<br />
Weddings<br />
Barb opted for awhite gown with abright,<br />
vibrant floral bouquet by Flowers at the Gate<br />
by Tone’e H, of <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
Gary and Barb Leonard, and members of their wedding party, share alaugh after the ceremony.<br />
PHOTO KORU PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
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Gate<br />
by<br />
“Openeveryday...<br />
earlytill late”<br />
www.flowersatthegate.co.nz<br />
77 Racecourse Road,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 027 313 0615<br />
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The Men’s<br />
Specialist<br />
Shared interests, afeature<br />
Celebrant Bernard Egan, of<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>, took the service, Barb’s<br />
eldest daughter read averseand,<br />
while there was live music (Gary’s<br />
23yearold niece singing and playing<br />
guitar), they mostly used their own<br />
Spotify playlist selections througha<br />
sound system.<br />
Barb walked up the aisle to Shania<br />
Twain’s duet with Bryan White ‘From<br />
this Moment On’, Gary’s niece sung<br />
Adele’s ‘Make you Feel My Love’<br />
during the registry signing and the<br />
couple walked together after the<br />
service to Barbara Streisand and<br />
Bryan Adams singing ‘I finally found<br />
Someone’ as guests used bubble<br />
wands on the lawn.<br />
They had aPlan Aand aPlan Bfor<br />
the day,which includedoutdoor and<br />
indoor options, Gary says.<br />
But thankfully theweather played<br />
its part andthe day, andthe rainthat<br />
was threatening stayed away for the<br />
ceremony.<br />
Christchurch photographer<br />
Tamara Butterfield, of Koru<br />
Photography, captured theday’s<br />
momentsperfectly, arriving early and<br />
staying through until evening.<br />
Aftersecuring aweddingvenue,<br />
selecting aphotographer was among<br />
the couple’s priority points, which<br />
they booked early in theyear.<br />
There was also thecaterer; the<br />
opted for caterer Country Feasts,<br />
after getting advice fromWaipuna<br />
Estate host Sarah Smith, who‘‘was so<br />
approachable’’and offered awealth<br />
of information and support.<br />
The tailored buffet spread, and<br />
cost, tantalised the couples tastebuds<br />
and included whole baked King<br />
Salmon, Champagne ham, Canterbury<br />
lamb, TexanBBQ chicken, gourmet<br />
potatoes, salads and vegetables.<br />
There were fingertype desert<br />
options which included cheesecakes,<br />
mini pavlovas and other little treats.<br />
Barb says being organised was<br />
important when planning the<br />
wedding, butissues did arise which<br />
had potential to throw things off<br />
kilter.<br />
The couple's daywas hindered by<br />
covid disruptions; the September<br />
wedding was actually thesecond date<br />
they had planned. Their original plan<br />
was due to take place on August 27 <br />
Gary’s birthday but due to covid<br />
restrictions and the country’s second<br />
national lockdown, it was postponed.<br />
But getting anew date meant coordinating<br />
allthe wedding suppliers,<br />
which took time, Barb says.They also<br />
had to chop back their guest list of 57<br />
people to accommodatechanges for<br />
Delta level restrictions, which was set<br />
at 50 people indoors.<br />
While acouple of guests from<br />
Auckland were automatically unable<br />
to attend, and others didvolunteer,<br />
there werestill extras that had to be<br />
uninvited. ‘‘It was horrible,’’ Barb<br />
says, remembering back.<br />
The newlyweds stayed over an<br />
extra night at Waipuna,then afew<br />
days later embarked on their<br />
honeymoontoabackcountry<br />
hideaway hut, near Wanaka.<br />
The hut, only accessible by<br />
helicopter, came complete with two<br />
private chefs and twowaitresses. By<br />
day they explored the Central Otago<br />
high country on day trip tramps andat<br />
night enjoyed the peaceful<br />
tranquillity.<br />
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