Finishing touches . . . Tessa Simpson works her magic on a wedding breakfast table. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
With the wedding industry all but decimated by Covid-19, Oamaru make-up artist Tessa Simpson and Waimate photographer Laura Johns have had to think outside the box.
Enter Run With You, a curated elopement business which takes all the stress out of organising a wedding, but also the stress out of worrying whether it will even be able to go ahead.
The pair discussed the move in June, after Covid hit and all their wedding bookings had been cancelled. Then after seeing a similar business start up, they were spurred into action.