Weddingbee Blog

Here’s a southern-hemisphere Kiwi-Chilean shindig that we went to last week celebrating the marriage of our friends Matt and Claudia. (How gorgeous are they?)

They got married at a venue called “The Red Barn” in Matamata. Take note, all you kiwi brides. If we were getting married in New Zealand, this is where we would go. It was amazing. It featured a huge outdoor fireplace, and beautiful indoor/outdoor reception area.

Claudia’s parents rode a bus 22 hours to get to Buenos Aires from their home town of Barriloche and then had to board a plane for 13 hours. Matt worked hard to practice his vows en Español and all of the speeches were translated so that her parents didn’t miss a beat.

The ceremony was outside under a huge beautiful oak tree.

There were late-night party hats, masks, boas, and whistles:

It was such a fun and beautiful wedding. And, an added bonus was that seeing a wedding unfold suddenly inspired Mr. Veggie to have a wealth of wedding ideas. He’s been all wedding talk for the past three days. He’s made unprompted suggestions about favors, table settings, and centerpieces. I’m starting to worry about him.

Another bonus: The wedding was in Matamata, aka Hobbiton, where the Lord of The Rings Hobbit Village was located during filming. No, we didn’t go on a tour. Who needs to with photo opportunities like this right in the center of town?

*All photos by me.