Ali Williams (right), his partner, Casey Green (in blue), and other guests leave their hotel. Photo / Mark Mitchell
They went to extreme lengths to prevent media and the public getting a look-in, and yesterday, sporting royalty Dan Carter and Honor Dillon managed to pull off the wedding of the year shrouded in secrecy.
The All Black star and former Black Sticks hockey player are understood to have married
in a ceremony at 4pm in front of family and friends, including A-list sporting celebrities, under mostly clear skies at the exclusive Lake Timara Lodge just outside of Blenheim.
An aerobatic aircraft display overhead prevented any other aircraft flying over to provide passengers with a bird's eye view of the proceedings.
The air space was reopened to air traffic from 5.30pm, after the wedding ceremony had been completed, and aerial photos showed guests, including Carter's All Black teammate Ali Williams and partner Casey Green, mingling after the ceremony.
With exclusive rights to the wedding coverage bought by a women's magazine - believed to be for $50,000 - publisher ACP Media cautioned other media organisations it would take legal action should they infringe on the rights it had purchased.
