Hosting their wedding on the groom’s family farm, Rachel and James’s Longbeach Estate wedding was the ultimate in rustic boho! The couple restored a 100-year-old wool shed on the farm’s property to use as their totally dreamy reception hall and included DIY elements like a complete floral design by the groom’s mother and a Momofuku-inspired wedding cake. We think Rachel’s relaxed Rue De Seine gown was a perfect match for their easygoing coastal ceremony. Eric Ronald Photography captured every moment of the couple’s day beautifully!
The Couple:
Rachel and James
The Wedding:
Longbeach Estate, Ashburton, New Zealand

With our ceremony being on the beach, I wanted to have a relaxed boho look. I chose a flowy cotton silk Rue De Seine dress.
We wanted our wedding to be a reflection of our personalities. This meant being creative with each aspect and using our home as the setting. The venue we chose for the reception is a decommissioned, very old, sheep shearing shed on the property. It took a lot of hard work to get it ready – far more than we had imagined, but the end result was amazing.

Our wedding venue was the family farm that James grew up on, and where we now call home together. The farm is on a stretch of rugged coast, which was where the ceremony was held. The beach is amazing because the coastline is so different to anywhere else in New Zealand. The water is always perfectly blue, even in a storm. We always knew we w...