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Nobody could blame newlyweds Paul and Tracey Clarke for having cold feet when they exchanged their vows.
The sweethearts had a real white wedding yesterday after several inches of snow fell during their service.
The Timaru couple decided to brave the cold and have pictures taken outside Kingsdown Manor.
Tracey, a 30-year-old teacher, wore a traditional dress - with long johns underneath and a pair of leopard print gumboots to keep her wedding shoes dry.
Paul, 40, said it was "a bit precarious trying to walk around".
"I had to go down to the bar and have a Black Sambuca to warm up."
Some areas of the South Island were covered by snow yesterday, with as much as 13cm falling in parts of Timaru.
The MetService issued a severe weather warning for Otago and the dump delayed the opening of Queenstown's Coronet Peak skifield. About 200 people had to stay inside the lodge after 12 hours of rain left snow waterlogged.
Snow and sleet made driving treacherous on the outskirts of Christchurch and delayed flights at the city's airport.
The front was set to hit the North Island last night, bringing snow across the Rimutaka Ranges and Desert Rd and across the central North Island.
Bob McDavitt, MetService weather ambassador, said there could be up to 20cm at Ruapehu.
