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Artisan Studio and Gallery is the fulfilment of a dream, started by Gill Blundell in September 2006. Gill has had a life-long interest in photography and completed her professional training with The New York Institute of Photography. Gill’s daughter Nicky came on board early in 2007 and also completed her professional training with the New York Institute of Photography.Husband Warwick joined the team of wedding photographers in 2008 and son-in-law Louis in 2009. Louis’ considerable technical know how and creative abilities are already making themselves apparent.Artisan Studio is very family oriented, and we are about just one thing!

We provide beautiful photography.

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If you are looking for a Wedding Photographer, Portrait Photographer, or Commercial Photographer then talk to us.

We’d love to share some of the great things our clients have to say about us … (and still have to say!)” Nicky & Louis! Thank you so much for helping capture our special day for us – Tony and I are over the moon with the way our photos have turned out! You really captured us in the most brilliant way, and we’ll hang our photos with pride on our walls. We really can’t thank you enough for all the effort you put into your work!”Nicki and Tony, TokoroaThank you to Louis for capturing our wedding day! We cannot thank you enough, our photos are more than we ever imagined them to be, they are amazing. We have had so many lovely comments from people we have shared our photos with. You are such a relaxed, happy, and hilarious photographer! I highly recommend Artisan Studio & Gallery and will be definitely using them again for another special occasion.

Thanks again so much!”

Anthony & Shannan, Matamata

“Thank you Gill and Nicky for all the fantastic help and support you gave us leading up to our wedding, and then of course the wonderful job you both did on the day. You made our day very enjoyable and worry free, you had great ideas and made us all feel very comfortable! We are absolutely over the moon with how our photos turned out and amazed with some of the moments you were able to catch. Our slideshow DVD is so touching and is perfect the way it is set to the music of our choice. Our wedding album is beyond words to describe, we absolutely love it. Gill you did the most amazing job of putting it together. Our friends and family have been speechless by it, some have mentioned it is the best wedding album they have ever seen. Our canvas print looks amazing on our wall, you were so accommodating in having it cropped and printed in the size we wanted. Once again Gill and Nicky thank you both so much. Our photographs were the most important thing of our wedding, as at the end of the day that’s all we have left. We couldn’t have asked for better photographers, with the best packages, and the most reasonable prices.

Keep up the fantastic work and bringing joy to other couples!”

Erin and Eugene, Wellington

“Hi Gill,
Thank you for making our day that much more special then what we could ever have imagined. Considering I hate having photos taken you made it an enjoyable experience and even fun! Gill made the whole experience easy and stress free. The photos are amazing and we will be able to remember our day with family and friends with the fantastic slideshow that was put together very professionally.

Thanks again for making our day perfect!”

Darryn & Selena, Tokoroa

“We never imagined that we could have wedding photos that truly captured the emotion of the day- but Louis; you did that for us and much more!! They are breath taking in a way that cannot be described. They literally bought tears to my eyes which I think is a true indication of how stunning they really are. You guided us throughout the day in more ways than you can know and it was our pleasure to have you play such an important part. Aside from the beautiful pictures of us as a couple and our bridal party, it’s great to see the faces and expressions of our guests, which we really didn’t notice or have time to reflect on at the wedding itself- it’s like seeing the wedding again through a whole new pair of eyes. And we are so grateful at the quality and breadth of pictures you’ve supplied. We would recommend Artisan Studio to EVERYONE! Thanks again, nga mihi mahana kia koe Louis, ki to whanau hoki.

I hope this really reflects our gratitude!!!”

Anahera & Louix, Auckland

“To Nicky & Team – I’m not sure on how to say thank you… You did the most amazing job!! We look amazing!! LOL! Brian always say you made me look like a model, and he looked totally unreal – the magic of a camera, right? LOL! The Photos are totally breathtaking!!! Our wedding day was amazing and you captured every moment. We thank you and your team for our lasting memories of our special day – we never get tired of showing our photos off to everyone! Thank you very much!!!

Love from Brian & Kathleen

Brian & Kathleen, Melbourne

Tony and I would like to say a big THANK YOU to Louis for being a part of our wedding day. Setting up a meeting with Louis to go through our requirements for our big day was easy and simple, as Louis came to us in Tauranga and we met at our venue. Once we met with Louis we knew that he would fit our guests and the mood we wanted to have at our wedding, as he was relaxed and completely open to what we wanted, along with adding suggestions to ours. We wanted a lot of group photos with our friends and family – Louis accepted the challenge and at no time was anything a problem. On the day Louis was prompt and ready to get started – I was never concerned at anytime, as he was confident and prepared for the job! Everything went smoothly from the time Louis arrived until he left and we were excited to receive the finished product. We now have our photos and they are amazing! Louis has captured all the special and wonderful moments of our wedding, and we will be able to look at them in the future and relive our day. We will be recommending Artisan Studio & Gallery to everyone as they are professional and make planning and organising simple and easy. On behalf of Myself, Tony and our family thank you again.

Thanks Louis!

Candy & Tony, Tauranga

“Dear Nicky & Louis,

We cannot express in words how much the phenomenal pictures you took of our wedding day mean to us. We were both very nervous about being photographed but you both put us completely at ease. Your excitement and enthusiasm was so infectious- we simply loved working with you. Your relaxed manner and uncompromising standards resulted in us feeling excited about being photographed and the results speak for themselves. We went out to find a photographer that would get us at least ONE photo we wouldn’t be embarrassed to show people- we ended up with over 700 high quality images, and we show people ALL of them with absolute pride every single time. You went above and beyond in everything you did, from the planning of the photography, to the day itself, the DVD slideshow, the album…not to mention insisting on showing us our photos for the first time 12 hours before the birth of your first child!

Thank-you so much!”

Fiona and Warren – Taupo

“Thanks from the bottom of our hearts to Artisan Studio. It was such a delight to have our friends Nicky and Louis take our photos. I would recommend them highly!”

Fiona and Wayne – Tokoroa

Thanks Louis for not only being a fantastic photographer on our wedding day, but for also being such a great support person. We now truly appreciate how important it is to have a professional photographer who not only does their job well, but who can lend their experience of prior weddings to help make things run so much smoother on the day. The photos are great and we both loved your personality and ability to make everyone feel so relaxed. We have no hesitation in recommending Artisan Studio. Great sense of humour, great ideas, and fantastic wit Louis!

Denise and Michael – Hamilton

“We got the photos yesterday, and absolutely love them! Thanks so much for capturing our day in such a special way!! Didn’t get much sleep last night because we couldn’t stop looking at the photos Laughing . The rainbow is perfect – it finishes our day off perfectly! Please do put my comments on your website and I will be definitely recommending you to others :) Thanks so much again :) :)

Kelly and Grant – Tauranga

” The photos are absolutely fantastic and there are soooo many, makes it very hard to decide which ones to enlarge for the wall! We are totally stoked and have had the best comments. Nicky and Louis you are fantastic! We have perfect memories that will last forever thanks to you! We checked out the website blog too…made us feel a bit famous, its excellent!!”

Lynda and Glen – Morrinsville

“Thanks to Gill and Nicky for photographing our wedding! You were such a great help (even when dads car battery ran flat) and did such a great job! Everyone we have shown loves the photos and slide show. I can’t wait to put some of the beautiful pics on the wall. Thanks so much again for making wonderful memories of our special day!”

Toni-Maree and Richard – Hamilton

“Karina and I couldn’t have been happier with Gill and Louis from Artisan Studio & Gallery. Everything from them taking the time to get to know us, to ensuring we got everything we wanted from our wedding photos (and of course the amazing photos!) was perfect.

We would happily recommend them to anyone about to take the big leap into marriage!

Chris and Karina – Hamilton

“Thank you so much for your work with the photos, we are so happy with them. We love them so much and so far everyone has been around to see them and just love them. Can’t wait for the ‘trash the dress’ photos!!”

Alison and Tim – Tokoroa

“Gill and Nicky photographed our wedding for us and did an amazing job. They were very flexible right from the start. They tailored a package to suit us and we were very happy with it. Right from the start Gill and Nicky listened to what we wanted and offered ideas and advice that was very valuable. On the day, Gill and Nicky were awesome! They quietly went about taking photos and weren’t intrusive while we were getting ready and they were very relaxed. Our photos are absolutely exquisite and we are extremely happy with them, there were so many to choose from! We got married in a small chapel but Gill and Nicky have managed to capture some stunning photos in the limited space they had to work in. Our formal photos are artistic, yet very relaxed and natural. They have a knack of finding the perfect spot for that special photo and are able to capture the real essence of the day and the people. We are already recommending Gill and Nicky to friends who are getting married, they are amazing. Thanks for capturing our special day in the photos!

Sarah and Glenn – Hamilton

Hi! We’re just letting you know we received our photos. Thanks heaps – we love them, they’re awesome! Once again, thanks for capturing those moments for us on our wedding day.

Dayna and Daniel – Te Awamutu