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Trusted vendors
Over the years, we’ve worked with some truly wonderful wedding professionals — people who show up, do what they say they will, and care as much as we do about making your day amazing.
This list brings together vendors we know and trust — from florists and photographers to celebrants, stylists and more. Think of it as a head start on planning, filled with people we’d happily recommend again and again.
Katrin Lilla-Nel Florist
With 25 years experience in all fields of floristry, Katrin Lilla-Nel Florist has been sharing and demonstrating her immense talent. As the in-house florist at Waipuna, we love connecting our clients with Katrin and bringing their floral ideas to life thanks to Katrin’s incredible skills and personable manner.
Verve Real Food Catering
Verve Real Food Catering delivers delicious real, freshly cooked food, coupled with exemplary service. Whatever the occasion, Verve are well known for their flexibility in menu design; and will happily incorporate your favourite dishes, ideas, recipes, and even your ingredients to create a menu specifically for you and your guests.
Moveable Feasts
Moveable Feasts is one of Christchurch’s leading catering and event management companies. They are specialist location and event caterers, with 30 years’ expertise organising outstanding events, from the classic and contemporary in Christchurch city, to the themed and creative in the hilltops and riverbeds of the picturesque South Island.
Crisp & Vale
Crisp & Vale love to collaborate with their clients to create a stunning menu for you and your guests. Their ingredients are sourced as locally and fresh as possible with emphasis on creative flair and presentation.
Smoke n Barrel
Smoke n Barrel treat food with the respect it deserves, delivering down to earth, delicious menus for your special occasion. Mouth-watering slow-cooked meats, perfectly paired sauces, and local seasonal produce are just the beginning.
The Social Platter
The Social Platter‘s ethos is ~ ‘Food that brings people together’. It’s this ethos that will ensure your magical wedding day will create life long memories for you and your guests.
Wine Divine
Wine Divine stock a wide range of alcohol from NZ and overseas, even from the big names in drinks such as Gibbston Valley, Luna Estate, Castelnau and more. Their online liquor store offers affordable prices that beat other online liquor shops and supermarkets. Wine Divine will also deliver to Waipuna.
Liquorland Wigram
Liquorland Wigram stock beer, wine, spirits, RTDs all at great prices in Wigram’s most fantastic bottle shop, on The Runway! Super helpful and knowledgeable team and will provide free delivery to Waipuna!
The Event Boutique
We work with people who have ideas but aren’t quite sure how to pull everything together. You might be short on time, feeling a bit overwhelmed, or simply want it all to look as beautiful in real life as it does in your mind. Styling is what we do best—creating beautiful personalised weddings and events. From elegant hire items and decor, to fresh florals, custom signage and thoughtful touches, we curate every detail to reflect you.
The Little Hire Company
The Little Hire Company aims to be informative and take the stress away in planning what is typically one of the biggest days of your lives. They have a vast knowledge of venues within Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region and can help you figure out a cohesive design for your day, what exactly you may require as well as other general wedding planning advice.
Something Borrowed Something New
Something Borrowed Something New have a huge range of the latest trends and provide a vast range of hire products. They are always sourcing new, exciting and bespoke items for you to enjoy and they think outside the box to be able to create a perfectly styled finish to your big day. Their staff have a wealth of knowledge and love helping couples!
Stacey Cavalier Photography
Stacey Cavalier is an award winning, NZIPP Master of Photography, based in Christchurch. Stacey’s photography is about capturing love and connections, grand stories and small intimate moments.
Sally Anne Photography
Sally from Sally Anne Photography has been photographing love stories for four years and it is her dream. Sally believes shoots are meant to be fun, bold and wild. Dresses are meant to get dirty, hair is meant to be windblown and humans should be let loose to do their thing.
Koru Photography
Tamara from Koru Photography is a creative soul with a love for romance. I have always been creatively minded and had a deep love for true connection between humans, the barefaced real type of connection. I believe, at the end of the day, these true moments, even the smallest ones, are what mean the most.
What Tracey Allsop loves about photographing weddings, engagements, and couples shoots is the ability to capture a special moment so that it becomes an everlasting memory allowing people to relive that time in their lives over and over again. She aims to capture your love stories in an authentic, natural, and beautiful way!
Flying Squirrel Films
Celebrate your wedding day with a cinematic experience that captures the essence of your love story. Document the joy, laughter, and cherished moments shared with your friends and family. It’s your story, and it’s one worth telling.
Weka Films
Weka Films believe a wedding film is an important historical document. A wedding film will outlive you and last generations.
That’s why a Weka Wedding Film is timeless and driven by story. Your story. Because your story is important to you now and to the generations that will come after you.
Debbie Hawker
Debbie Hawker is relaxed but not casual in her approach, serious when needed, and supportive throughout the often overwhelming ‘wedding-journey’ to ensure your ceremony is delivered as expected, with that magical touch.
Jane Godfrey
Jane Godfrey is a caring and experienced professional, who will help you create a memorable special occasion. You want someone committed to you and your vision. You want someone who will craft a personal and unique ceremony, that reflects who you are and the love you share. You hope for a little bit of ‘magic’ too? Jane is the celebrant for you!
Hitched by Britt
Britt’s obsession for weddings started slowly as she planned her own wedding and escalated as Britt’s close friends needed help planning their nuptials. Britt knew she needed to be a part of this industry and felt she had a lot to offer couples looking for a fun celebrant to officiate their wedding!
Kyra Portis
Kyra can’t get enough of being a marriage celebrant. It’s the perfect combination of things Kyra loves – meeting people, writing the perfect story and then having the honour of sharing it with all the important people in a couple’s life is the absolute cherry on top. After some friends got engaged a few years back and asked if Kyra could help, the deal was sealed, and her celebrant journey began. Photo by Paul Wilson Photography.
Liv Webber
Liv Webber‘s style is relaxed and natural – Liv aims to create a ceremony that reflects who you are as a couple, and help you be as chilled and excited about your big day as possible!
Victoria Thomas
One of Victoria’s greatest joys in life is capturing people’s stories – through dialogue, writing, photography, you name it! It makes Vic’s heart sing to see how much people can love and be loved. While Vic is available for a range of ceremonies, her main focus is weddings. Vic has officiated for over 100 couples now, and everyone is welcome here. Vic can’t wait to get to know you and your story!
Married by Court
Married by Court’s biggest priorities are making sure your ceremony is genuinely you two, and that you feel heard and supported. Taking the time to actually get to know you will not only help Court create a ceremony that you love but will make you feel right at home on your big day.
Pulse Entertainment
Music is a major component of an unforgettable wedding. Book with Pulse Entertainment and they will help you achieve a truly magical event.
Boogie Beats DJ Entertainment
With each and every event Brandan of Boogie Beats endeavour to make it special, and exceed his clients’ expectations. He adapts and reacts to situations quickly and professionally, providing a seamless service.
Bentley Coachlines
Bentley Transport and team of pros are available whenever you need us, 24/7. We don’t just meet your expectations, we surpass them.
Independent Helicopters
Independent Helicopters Ltd is located in Christchurch and provide professional helicopter services and helicopter flights across the Canterbury and South Island area. Pilot Mark ‘Tweezers’ Read has over 25 years of experience, including search and rescue, lifting, fire fighting and boutique charters.
Hair & Makeup
Beth Alice Hairstyling
Beth Alice is a bridal and events hair specialist – from sleek waves, to boho braids, she’s got you covered! She loves making her clients feel beautiful, celebrated, and incredibly special on their big day and hanging out with the bridal party in the pre-wedding buzz and antics.
Pearl Babbington
Pearl Babbington is a makeup artist based in New Brighton. Her aim is to create a relaxing vibe for your big day, going above and beyond to make your time in the makeup chair special.
Meraki Cake Design
We’re your custom celebration and wedding cake specialist located in Christchurch. Custom made celebration cakes are our passion – everything that leaves the kitchen is baked and decorated from scratch.
Twisted Flour & Sugar
Twisted Flour & Sugar Merchants is a dynamo mother and daughter duo who put the icing on the wedding cake. Sally is the fantastic, frilly, and flowery creative and Kate an ingredients alchemist, with a flair for fondant. Specialising in creating bespoke cakes, grazing boxes, amazing grazing tables, and individualised catering for special events. The Twisted team love providing quality products by creating magic in the kitchen, with a pinch of ‘kaos’.
The Cake Eating Company
The Cake Eating Company is a Christchurch based business which specialises in everything sweet. From gorgeous and grand wedding cakes to petit fours, chocolates and entremet cakes oozing with decadence and flavour. Your special occasion is just as unique and individual as you are and as such I will work with you to ensure that your sweet tooth is indulged and satisfied. It is a pleasure and a passion to create a unique flavour combination that matches every individual.
Visit Waipuna Estate and let your heart and imagination wander.
We’d love to show you what’s possible here — to walk you through the spaces, talk through your ideas, and help you picture your day coming to life.
