Phoenix casuarina
Weddings & Elopement photographer Based iN
Ōtautahi, Christchurch, NZ
Capturing the beauty within the ordinary, and the sacred moments you experience, through light artistic film & Digital Photography.
I pour my heart into capturing your most precious moments, creating images that reflect your love in its most natural form. Together, let's share stories and create art that means the world to you. I encourage you to look at your wedding, elopement or lifestyle shoot as an opportunity to slow down and be present to the beauty of your own life, your love, and your community. It doesn’t have to be this 'stressful time' of putting on a big event or doing things because everyone else seems to. Take a step back and ask yourself, what in this life really matters to you, what does a celebration of your love that would genuinely fill your soul look like? Life is too precious to do things because it’s the usual or expected of you. I think getting married is a beautiful opportunity to bring together the things that mean the world to you, that fill your heart and soul to the brim. I encourage you to do that. Whether that’s an intimate wedding in your parent’s backyard where you spend the day soaking up the precious company of your family and closest friends, or eloping on a sailboat you’ve spent hours and hours of your life together on, while the sun sets and the water turns gold -- There are so many different and beautiful ways to do this!
Whatever would fill your heart, pursue that! I promise you it will be worth it.
The result of your authentic pursuit will be the most beautiful photographs.
Treasured images that are beautiful and hold memories of how it felt to soak in the love around you deeply.
So whatever you are here for, let’s make it something that resonates deeply with you,
We can create and document moments that you will cherish always.
Based in Christchurch, but willing to travel.
Living in Ōtautahi (Christchurch), I spend my days alongside my darling man creating a relationship I am unexplainably happy to be a part of, sharing our time connecting to the earth that holds us, and living a life that fills my soul. I grew up on the outskirts of a small town, where I spent my time riding horses and talking with trees accompanied by my dog. I fell in love with photography as a child, inspired by my mother’s way of documenting our lives with her analogue film camera. It felt like I was shown a way to capture memories of this ever-changing life with my hands – and now I get to share that with you.
I am inspired by the beauty of the ordinary and the authentic love we exchange and experience. My heart behind my work is to document your love and story, to capture the things that make you feel the most human and alive. I’m here to create experiences that help you slow down and be present in your existence, and together we can capture the beauty your life holds.
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“Phoenix went over and above to ensure our day was captured perfectly, and she couldn’t have done a better job! The photos she took are so special to us as a couple and to our family. She took extra care to get lovely ones of my dad who was unwell, and it means so much that we have so many of him on that happy day. Just the best photographer you could get! We felt so comfortable with her all day, and I love the candids she got by being a fly on the wall.”
-Tash & Callum, December 2020 -
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“Phoenix was an absolute delight, from being accommodating with our travel routes, setting the mood, and even keeping an actual proposal from the bride! Ben and I really warmed up to Phoenix fast, and I really think it’s because of how calm and welcoming her presence was. Character aside, her professionalism really came through when she shot those proposal photos for us along Lindis Pass. She captured our emotions, the entirety of our experience in NZ, and it was bliss captured in photos for us to look back on in the future. I can’t wait to see her again on our next visit to NZ! We love you Phoenix!”
-Naomi & Ben, February 2020
