NZ South Island for a special occasion

Justinf

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This has been a long time in the making.
My daughter, now 25, is getting married in Wanaka after being with her partner since the age of 18.
They wanted to honeymoon on the South Island so they decided to get hitched there as well.
They have been engaged for quite some time.
And now it’s finally here.
Our plan was to fly from Melbourne to Queenstown and spend three days there including a fly/cruise excursion from ZQN to Milford Sound.
Then off to Wanaka for the wedding for four nights before flying back home from ZQN.
Unfortunately for us the only direct flight with QF left MEL at 7.40am and we wanted to do it in business class so that meant leaving home at 3.30am.
This probably won’t be an overly exciting TR given I won’t show anyone’s face other than my own, but I may sneak one in with the new bride and her dad, perhaps with her face blurred out.
 
This has been a long time in the making.
My daughter, now 25, is getting married in Wanaka after being with her partner since the age of 18.
They wanted to honeymoon on the South Island so they decided to get hitched there as well.
They have been engaged for quite some time.
And now it’s finally here.
Our plan was to fly from Melbourne to Queenstown and spend three days there including a fly/cruise excursion from ZQN to Milford Sound.
Then off to Wanaka for the wedding for four nights before flying back home from ZQN.
Unfortunately for us the only direct flight with QF left MEL at 7.40am and we wanted to do it in business class so that meant leaving home at 3.30am.
This probably won’t be an overly exciting TR given I won’t show anyone’s face other than my own, but I may sneak one in with the new bride and her dad, perhaps with her face blurred out.
A very picturesque part of the world @Justinf
Whilst I've been to all of those locations numerous times (cant get enough), I'll be following along with anticipation.
 
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