Weddings

Ian Knight has a passion for monarch butterflies. He used to farm them at his property in Hope, near Nelson, to be released at weddings all around the country. Now he just enjoys watching them hatch… Audio

After two years of on and off lock downs and limitations to gatherings, the wedding industry has had to adapt, but has the pandemic changed wedding culture for good? Audio

It's a nightmare scenario for a couple just before their wedding day: the photographer, the makeup artist or the celebrant tests positive for Covid and there's a mad scramble to find a replacement.

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Weddings in alert level 3 can still go ahead but rather than lush and lavish they need to be more bespoke, intimate celebrations for just 10 people.

From flowers to multi-tier cakes and large orders… Video, Audio

Meanwhile, wedding planners around the country are also being hit hard just as the season begins, due to Auckland still being in lockdown and alert level 2 hampering gathering numbers.

Hawke's Bay is… Audio

Speech writer David Slack joins the show to talk about the rules of what can and can't be said when you're toasting the happy couple. Audio

Fashion photographer David James talks about the challenges of cutting through the noise in the online space, why he learnt about the commerce of fashion during an experience in New York, and why grit… Audio