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Some weddings arrive exactly as planned. Others find a better version of themselves on the day.

Sandi and Ryan had spent months preparing for a farm wedding high in the Tutukaka hills — a spot Ryan's family had lovingly landscaped over six months, with views stretching out over the Northland coast. Then a tropical cyclone had other ideas. By 8:30am on the morning of the wedding, they were on Plan C: ceremony and reception moved down to the bay, guests ferried across the property by four-wheel drive, and a hillside left to wait for another day.

Drink and menu arch boards decorated with lush florals at Sandi and Ryan's wedding at Whangaumu Bay, Tutukaka Coast

What didn't change was the feeling Sandi had always wanted — warm, relaxed, and beautiful in that effortless Northland way. Earthy tones, lush florals, the sound of the coast nearby. The kind of wedding where the bride arrives barefoot.

Terracotta Amaranto menu board close-up on the caravan counter at Sandi and Ryan's wedding, Tutukaka Coast
Sandi, the barefoot bride, at the Amaranto caravan window at her wedding at Whangaumu Bay, Tutukaka Coast

We set up the caravan on the driveway as the afternoon light softened over the bay. Guests came to us for canapés — pizzelle, bruschetta with basil pesto, fresh tomatoes and mozzarella, and beetroot and goat cheese arancini with garlic mayo — while the festoon lights came on one by one above us. For dinner, guests chose between ravioli filled with ricotta and smoked provolone in a rich tomato sauce, or hand-cut pappardelle with slow-cooked lamb ragù. Everything gluten free, everything made fresh in the caravan.

Guests mingling around the Amaranto caravan under festoon lights at Sandi and Ryan's wedding, Whangaumu Bay
Food being served at high tables at Sandi and Ryan's wedding reception at Whangaumu Bay, Tutukaka Coast
Wide shot of guests gathered at the reception at Sandi and Ryan's wedding, Whangaumu Bay, Tutukaka Coast

By the time the last bowl went out, the Amaranto sign was glowing gold against the evening sky and the bay had gone quiet. A last-minute change of plan, and a perfect night.

Tommaso cooking fresh gluten-free pasta in the Amaranto caravan with the terracotta menu board in the foreground, at Sandi and Ryan's wedding
The Amaranto caravan glowing softly under festoon lights at dusk at Sandi and Ryan's wedding, Whangaumu Bay
Canapés
  • Pizzelle fritte
  • Bruschetta with basil pesto, fresh tomatoes and mozzarella
  • Beetroot and goat cheese arancini with garlic mayo
Pasta from the caravan
  • Ravioli filled with ricotta and smoked provolone in a rich tomato sauce
  • Hand-cut pappardelle with slow-cooked lamb ragù

The team behind the day

Photography
Monique Twichel
Florals
Little Leaf Florals
Hire
Love Club
Dress
Trish Peng
Hair
Three Hairdressing
Catering
Amaranto Pasta & Cucina

See the full wedding featured in Together Journal, photographed by Monique Twichel.

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