Jacinda Ardern has shared a touching post just days after her wedding.

Ms Ardern, 43, and Clarke Gayford, 47, tied the knot at the Craggy Range vineyard in New Zealand’s Hawkes Bay region – famous for its world class wines – on Saturday.

The former New Zealand prime minister shared a picture of the big day to Instagram on Monday.

She captioned the picture: ‘13.01.24 Worth the wait’.

Jacinda Ardern, 43, and Clark Gayford, 47, tied the knot at the Craggy Range vineyard in New Zealand ‘s Hawkes Bay region – famous for its world class wines – on Saturday. 

The former New Zealand prime minister shared a picture of the big day to Instagram on Monday. She captioned the picture: ‘13.01.24 Worth the wait’. 

The wedding came after almost five years of engagement, with the former first couple originally planning to hold the ceremony in 2022 before COVID forced the plans into disarray.

Their five-year-old daughter, Neve, accompanied her father down the aisle, wearing a dress made from her grandmother’s wedding dress.

Security vehicles and a marked police car were seen patrolling the country roads around Craggy Range, hoping to stave off any potential threat to the couple’s special day.

The venue has been described as the ‘most Instagrammable vineyard in the world’, and sits in the shadow of Mata Peak.

The lovestruck couple posed for their official photos

The couple’s wedding ceremony was held in a group of shady trees amongst the vineyard

The nuptials were held on Saturday afternoon at Craggy Range vineyard (above) in Havelock North in the heart of New Zealand’s Hawkes Bay

Aside from the picturesque vineyard, a two-hatted restaurant also sits on the property, as well as several garden cottages and luxury lodges.

The happy couple booked out the entire venue from Friday, which includes exclusive use of the accommodation and award-winning restaurant.

Dressed in a white halterneck gown custom-made by Juliette Hogan, Ardern, 43 donned a sheer white full-length veil – remarkably similar to the one her mother Laurell wore when marrying her father Ross Ardern 47 years ago. 

Gayford opted for a simple and elegant Zambesi black suit with a white shirt and black tie, complete with a white boutonnière to complement his wife’s orchid-filled bouquet. 

The nuptials took place under a a clump of trees in the centre the vineyard, the former politician shaded by a bridesmaid holding an umbrella to keep her cool throughout the ceremony in high temperatures.

There were rather quirky canapés on offer, including a pāua and snapper sausage roll, which one guest showed off on Instagram. 

The star-studded soirée was a Who’s Who of New Zealand society, including Dame Annette King, the New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia; celebrity chef Peter Gordon; and Labour opposition leader Chris Hipkins and his partner Toni Grace.