If you’re going to elope, make it exceptional.
An August & Vine elopement begins with you
Everything else follows from that.
You're making a deliberate choice to honour your relationship without performance, and to build a day that reflects who you are, rather than what is expected of you.
When done well, an elopement is immersive, expressive and deeply personal. It is anything but ordinary.
Curating bespoke experiences
All-inclusive elopements
Intimate weddings
Heli-elopements
Exclusive & extraordinary locations
Complete planning & photography under one direction
Full day wedding photography
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"The best decision we made"
She went above and beyond. Choosing her was the best decision we made apart from getting married!
TAMMY & PAUL
Wairarapa Elopements & New Zealand Weddings
From mountain ridge-lines to vineyards, estates and wild coastal stretches, Wairarapa provides the kind of landscape that gives an elopement presence. Based locally and travelling nationwide, August & Vine curates days across terrain that feels expansive, grounded and distinctly New Zealand.
With decades in high-end events and the entertainment industry, I have experienced first-hand what exceptional looks like. That perspective stays with me always.
Every elopement I create is built intentionally. Location is chosen because it has character, the team are selected because they are excellent at what they do, and the day is designed so that everything works quietly in the background.
You feel ease, but most importantly, you feel understood.
Love is rare. So when two people decide to honour it this way, the day should rise to meet it.
The luxury of time
An elopement abandons the rules. It unfolds and carries a rhythm that allows the day to breathe.
You wake in a place that feels wildly lovely, dress slowly, and move through a landscape without limitations. There is space for silence. Space for celebration. Space for the weather to shift and for the light to change. You sit down to eat and savour every mouthful. You pour another glass. You stay. The day gathers meaning as it moves.
By the time it closes, it feels whole.
"We both felt so special."
“Sam took the time to get to know us and really listened. You can tell she really cares about what she does and we both felt so special in our interactions with her. I am in love with the photos.”
TASH & TARI
LOVE IS LOVE
August & Vine will always support marriage equality and be an inclusive space for all couples.
Wind through long grass.
Moody skies, texture, depth.
Wuthering Heights-style Estate elopements.
Vineyard picnics that feel indulgent.
Romance with backbone.
Elopements designed for couples who want atmosphere, not a template.
