Eloping at the Longhouse
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Eloping at the Longhouse 〰️
Congratulations on getting engaged!
You have a dreamy backdrop along the Karitane Coastline for your elopement and now you are looking for the perfect way to capture your special day. If you are looking for a relaxed, stress-free dream elopement then you have come to the right place. Are you ready to plan the wild experience you both deserve?
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We believe tying the knot should represent the two of you!
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Imagine a day focused on you two - that reflects your unique relationship. An adventure to look back on. We specialize in bespoke storytelling using our craft of photography to create visual memories.
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Let’s have the best day of your life the way you want it - celebrating what matters and letting go of any obligation and stress. A day tailored to you that is wildly different and meaningful.
Eloping at the Longhouse with Acorn Studio
Thank you for considering Acorn for your elopement at The Longhouse. The collections detailed here include the elopement options we offer. If you have any questions about the collections, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.
We would absolutely love the opportunity to capture your story on this special day in your lives.
Almond
2-4 Hours of Photographic coverage
150 Beautifully Edited Images
Images Delivered via Wooden USB & Online Gallery
$3000
Nutmeg
1-2 Hours of Photographic coverage
75 Beautifully Edited Images Images
Delivered via Wooden USB & Online Gallery
$2000
The Video Basics - $1500
Video Recording of Ceremony including audio delivered on a private online link for you to download.
Live Stream - From $2000
Livestream your ceremony to loved ones all over the world. Contact our team to talk about your live streaming needs
All prices are New Zealand Dollars and inclusive of GST.
Please note - this pricing is for The Longhouse Elopements only (Up to 10 people in total) If you are looking at having a larger wedding check out our Wedding Collections here
Please contact the team to discuss
PRICES VALID FOR 2022/2023 WEDDING SEASON
Get in touch.
Take us on this adventure with you. Let’s head to the hills so we can declare your love from the mountaintops, or up to that rooftop so you can shout it to the skyline.
Love is a journey that deserves to be documented, especially the undeniable, unconditional love between two people.
We would be honoured to capture this with you.
Acorn x
FAQ’S
Can we meet you before the wedding?
Absolutely! We always like to catch up for a coffee or Zoom with our couples before the day.
Do you have backup equipment?
We own 8x Nikon camera bodies and 3x Sony A7S II - Erin will always carry a spare camera body and plenty of batteries & memory cards to any shoot!
How does payment work?
We ask for a non-refundable 25% deposit to confirm your booking and full payment is due 4 weeks before your wedding. Acorn Studio is a New Zealand based, GST registered business.
How long will it take to get our photos?
Good things take time! We allow 6-8 weeks for final delivery of the photos and finished video highlights reels.
Will we get a sneak peek?
Absolutely! Erin will send through a sneak peek with 10-20 images within a week of your wedding.
Do you back up our images? What if a card corrupts?
We use the best memory cards available (Sandisk Extreme Pro SD cards and Sony G series XQD cards). Erin’s Nikon D850 saves a RAW copy of every photo on both an SD card and XQD card so there is an instant backup, even if a card corrupts.
After every shoot, we back all of our photo files onto an 8-Bay Synology NAS filled to the brim with 8x 10 Terrabyte WD Red HDD’s. This is a very expensive but important system with redundancy built in - if one of the hard drives fail, your data will be safe.
Once we have delivered the final photos, we strongly recommend that you make several copies (both online and offline) to keep them safe so that you can treasure them forever.
What if there is bad weather?
We love to embrace all the elements - the rain, the wind, and the sun. These can make for really dynamic photos and add to the unique experience of the whole day. But we are not completely crazy!! So, if there is a hurricane predicted to come through at the planned time of the shoot - we will absolutely work with our couples to find another time that suits us all.
What equipment do you use?
Erin photographs all of her work on her three Nikon D850 camera bodies. Her favourite lenses are her 35mm, 50mm and 85mm and she LOVES her Ikelite underwater housing for water shoots. She also has 24mm, 105mm (macro), 14-24mm, 16mm (fisheye), 135mm, 24-70mm, 70-200mm and a Petzval 85mm.
What is the best time for photos during the day?
This is a great question - and what the weather does on the day will change the answer to this.
If it is super sunny and bright - then the middle of the day can be a little trickier to shoot, and we may look at shooting somewhere which isn’t as exposed to the full light of the sun.
But the best time of day to shoot - this would definitely be golden hour and twilight at the end of the day - when the sun is going down and creates the most amazing golden hue in the sky. We like to call this light the “Magic Light” - because it makes everything and everyone look even more beautiful.
We also love a good sunrise too - and sunrise does create its own “Magic Light” as well.