The bride wore a flowing ivory dress with a plunging front, a cutaway back, a 2m train and a veil over her face.
The 100 guests gathered at a secluded lakeside spot at the exclusive Lake Timara Lodge, 15km west of Blenheim.
Carter and his four groomsmen, all wearing grey suit pants and black jackets with tails. waited for Dillon as Hayley Westenra serenaded seated family and friends.
At 4pm, Dillon emerged from the nearby lodge. Her sisters, Michal Wells and Amber Edgar, were among the four bridesmaids.
Her father, Picton architect Jimma, led her across the bridge to a grass verge surrounded by oak and willow trees on the 10ha site.
A sculpture of a large feather and a heart-shaped rock marked the spot where they exchanged vows in an Anglican service, while teams of security guards with heat-seeking equipment and night-vision goggles scoured the surrounds for interlopers.
Well-to-do family friends of the Dillons mingled with All Blacks past and present, including a hobbling Richie McCaw and coach Graham Henry.
ACP Media, the publisher of Woman's Day and Australian Women's Weekly, which bought exclusive rights to the photos, arranged for planes to fly overhead during the service to prevent the press getting a sneak peak.
After the vows, the party moved indoors to a large marquee for the reception.
The post-wedding celebrations continued all day at Lake Timara Lodge yesterday, with loud music able to be heard down the Waihopai Valley.
The couple will honeymoon for six weeks, with Africa suggested as a possible destination.
