
PHOTOGRAPHER OF TRUE LOVE STORIES
 
Tarureka Estate
Elopement
Packages
 

Welcome lovers,
I'm so glad you're here and I'm thrilled to be part of the team that Tarureka Estate have curated to give you the most memorable experience for your intimate wedding.
 
 
CONGRATULATIONS
on deciding to Elope!
 
 
From the very first day you met to the moment the question was popped, the universe knew you two shared something special, and now you’re about to make it official.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intimate and intentional, your elopement will feel like a dream-like whirlwind of sky-high feels and delicious moments. Emotions that hug your soul and moments you’ll wish you could hold onto forever.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beyond preserving your core memories with grace, as your elopement photographer at Tarureka, I’m here to give you both the space to be fully present—to simply be yourselves and savour every gorgeous moment as you embark on this next chapter together.
 
 
 
 
 




TARUREKA ESTATE
A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING VENUE WITH
HISTORIC CHARM
Constructed in 1868 by James Donald, The Loft Barn is one of the oldest and largest existing barns in New Zealand. Featuring beautiful heart Totara wood throughout, the Barn has a beautiful soaring chapel-like ceiling.
The grand Homestead is 150 years old, and has been renovated to ensure optimum comfort whilst still maintaining its original beauty. The grounds include a lawn tennis court, romantic gardens, native trees, rustic paddocks and a nearby private olive grove.
Just over one hour from Wellington, Tarureka Estate is located in Featherston, which offers a selection of local cafés, curiosity shops, a popular artisan cheese deli and specialist book sellers. You can reach the Martinborough vineyards in just fifteen minutes by car, and Greytown’s boutique shopping in ten minutes.

Your Tarureka Elopement will be captured in photographs like these

"Sam really made an effort to get to know us as a couple,
our story, what made us, us and what we wanted to remember about our day.
Our photos are perfect! We couldn’t rate her highly enough!"
-NICOLE & TOM

Presence, honouring real emotion & preservation is what sets your experience with August & Vine apart.
Whether it’s 5, 10, or 50 years from now, I want your elopement images to take you back—to relive each moment as if it were yesterday. To fill your heart and home with soulful, evocative art that reflects your real-life romance, wrapped in an experience as unforgettable as the memories themselves.