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Kia ora my name is Sarah Watkins, nice to meet you! I am Lucalia Photography. I am based in sunny Blenheim, Aotearoa New Zealand. I photograph weddings in Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough.

 

I get excited about exploring outdoors; hate having my photo taken and love documenting real weddings. Real is so much more meaningful than staged or posed. Real is beautiful.

Why am I a documentary wedding photographer? I have very fond memories of my dad and growing up in the house my parents built in the Tasmanian bush. My dad passed away when I was a child and he was obviously not at our wedding. I want to give the gift of preserving every moment of your wedding, and those that were present, to you.

I started documenting the world around me when a school friend invited me to a photography class, aged 15. I was mesmerised: processing black and white film in the dark and magically watching an image emerge from a white piece of paper. I gained a Bachelor of Fine Arts (graphic design and photography) and a Bachelor of Visual Communication (Honours). I have created photos professionally using digital technology since 2002.

I'm so lucky to share life with my illustrator husband Ben and two beautiful boys. We love to adventure "together", mostly with Ben and Nicholas 20 metres ahead of Tommo and I as they walk super fast! We moved from Australia to New Zealand in 2018 in search of bigger mountains. Our son Nicholas was born in 2020 and Thomas in 2022.

I am an Accredited Professional Photographer with the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers. I am also an Associate of Photography with NZIPP.

Please do contact me if I sound like the photographer for you, I'd love to learn about you both and your wedding plans.

Photo credits: A Beautiful Photo, Rainer Mcalister, Courtz Ewington Photography, Fred & Hannah, Sarah Watkins, Jackie Lockyer

HOURS OF WORK

Part time, working around my young boys and weddings :)
 
Thank you for your understanding.
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