{"id":261908,"date":"2026-02-01T03:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T03:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/261908\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T03:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T03:24:07","slug":"wilhelmina-shrimpton-and-husband-ben-okeeffes-fiji-honeymoon-escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/261908\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilhelmina Shrimpton and husband Ben O\u2019Keeffe\u2019s Fiji honeymoon escape"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TheThe couple tied the knot in Queenstown last month. Photo \/ Jonny Scott Photography<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a good thing then the couple \u2013 who tied the knot in a star-studded, wildly romantic ceremony in Queenstown last month \u2013 managed to escape for a few days of rest and relaxation in Fiji. Well, as much as \u201cactive relaxer\u201d Wilhelmina could manage!<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not very good at it, but it was amazing,\u201d she laughs. \u201cWhen you remove everything that could stimulate your brain, and just have gorgeous blue water and glorious tropical bush around you, it does make it easier.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ben reflects, \u201cIt was so nice to have the time with just the two of us and practise being a married couple<\/a>!\u201d<\/p>\n

\"WilhelminaWilhelmina and Ben during their honeymoon. Photo \/ Woman’s Day<\/p>\n

The pair managed to fulfil Ben\u2019s dream of a Fijian fishing trip, but otherwise they were content to swim, lounge and relax, simply enjoying the first few weeks of marriage. Well, until Ben realised he had a fitness test scheduled for five days after the honeymoon, so they had to squeeze in a few beach runs.<\/p>\n

\u201cRough, eh?\u201d he grins. \u201cIt was pretty hard to do the fitness work in Fiji, but what a backdrop!\u201d<\/p>\n

The new Mr and Mrs O\u2019Keeffe were upgraded to the resort\u2019s honeymoon suite, complete with a private pool. <\/p>\n

\"WilhelminaWilhelmina and Ben are firmly looking forward to another jam-packed year. Photo \/ Woman’s Day<\/p>\n

Wilhelmina says, \u201cWe were absolutely stoked \u2013 we just spent two days in the water, looking out at the ocean. It was pretty special. I\u2019d only been to Nadi in Fiji before, so heading out to the islands on a tiny plane was incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now back home in Auckland, Wilhelmina and Ben are firmly looking forward to another jam-packed year. Ben\u2019s rugby commitments are about to kick off, alongside his work as a musculoskeletal registrar, while Wilhelmina heads into her third year as her own boss, with podcast, PR, MC and journalism commitments already filling the calendar.<\/p>\n

\"WilhelminaWilhelmina and Ben in Fiji. Photo \/ Woman’s Day<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to be busy, but that\u2019s how we like it,\u201d tells Ben.<\/p>\n

Wilhelmina shares, \u201cThis is probably my first summer where I haven\u2019t felt any anxiety around work. I\u2019ve managed to keep some great momentum going, which is a relief when you run your own business!<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a nice feeling not being worried about what might be around the corner, so it\u2019s great to hit the ground running. It\u2019ll be hard to top 2025, but let\u2019s see what 2026 brings!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The couple tied the knot in Queenstown last month. Photo \/ Jonny Scott Photography It\u2019s a good thing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261909,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[95,4995,15361,63697,22857,14768,35964,2566,69651,4748,68588,10109,2514,5983,13840,150106,56715,111,150107,139,69,129611,129609,84772,13913,5714,108628,213,1316,108627,6438],"class_list":["post-261908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-and","tag-away","tag-ben","tag-definitely","tag-escape","tag-every","tag-feels","tag-fiji","tag-fijian","tag-hiding","tag-honeymoon","tag-husband","tag-island","tag-levels","tag-like","tag-lovedup","tag-luxurious","tag-new-zealand","tag-newlyweds","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-okeeffe","tag-okeeffes","tag-ramps","tag-remote","tag-romance","tag-shrimpton","tag-sports","tag-when","tag-wilhelmina","tag-youre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}