WeddingWise Awards - Best of 2012
Benek Lisefski • January 15, 2013

Welcome to the third annual WeddingWise Awards!
Since we launched three years ago we’ve accumulated a directory of over 2800 New Zealand wedding vendors from all over the country, collected more than 2000 ratings and reviews from real brides and grooms, and helped thousands of kiwis make smart wedding vendors choices. Over this past year some wedding vendors have stood out as consistently exceptional and we want to recognise them for their efforts.
We’re honoring the best of the best in New Zealand weddings, as chosen by the public and by our editors. We hope this will continue an ongoing tradition of awards for excellence in NZ weddings that will be coveted by vendors in this important and challenging market.
Congratulations to all of the amazing wedding vendors who are honored this year!
2012 Top-rated Wedding Vendors
This is our most prestigious award which is given to the vendors who stood out in their categories for receiving the highest praise from their customers. These are vendors who have the most number of positive ratings and reviews on WeddingWise. All 2012 VIP members receive this award as well as any other vendors who had an exceptional number of great reviews in 2012. The winners of the WeddingWise.co.nz Top-rated Vendor 2012 award are (in no particular order):
- Mike Steffens Professional Wedding DJ & MC
- Quorum
- Sweet Bites Cakes
- Heidi Seal
- Sean F Joyce
- Dionne Dalziell
- Wendy Barton
- Barbara James-Bartle
- Chris Mullane
- Julie Lassen
- Blossom Wedding Flowers
- Sharon Kenny Make-Up & Hair
- Lillybeth (A Beautiful Education)
- Astonish hair and beauty
- Beauty on Demand
- Beautiful Hair
- Paper Magic
- Photo Booth Fun
- Dillon Photography
- Perspectives Photo + Cinema
- Andrea Mahy Photography
- Aaron Lang Photography
- Picture Perfect Photography
- Candy Capco Photography
- Joanna Walker Photography
- bubblerock
- Kumeu Valley Estate
- Soljans Estate Winery and Cafe
- Castaways
- Gracehill Vineyard Estate
- Corina Snow Bridal Couture
2012 People’s Choice Award
Our People’s choice award is given to the vendors who’s WeddingWise profile pages received the most visitors. Since we get a large majority of traffic from search engines this award is a good indication of which vendor’s products and services are in high-demand or are popular with visitors of this site. The top 10 WeddingWise.co.nz People’s Choice Award winners for 2012 are (in order of most visits):
- Sean F Joyce
- Flowergirls and brides
- Dillon Photography
- Kumeu Valley Estate
- Parkland Bridal
- Photo Booth Fun
- Sharon Kenny Make-Up & Hair
- A La Robe
- Pemberton Gardens
- Lillybeth (A Beautiful Education)
2012 Premium Wedding Vendors
The Premium Vendor award is given to all of the Premium Members in our directory. These vendors have chosen, for a small annual fee, to make their WeddingWise profile pages more visible by coming up first in search results and enhancing their listing pages with extra features like extended text, photos, audio, specials/discounts, and more. The WeddingWise.co.nz Premium Listings for 2012 are:
- Bracu
- Julie Lassen
- Sharon Kenny Make-Up & Hair
- Beauty on Demand
- Dillon Photography
- Corina Snow Bridal Couture
- Plume, the vineyard restaurant, Matakana
- Markovina Vineyard Estate
- Party Bus
- Soljans Estate Winery and Cafe
- Dreamlife Photos and Video
- Astonish hair and beauty
- Mike Steffens Professional Wedding DJ & MC
- Picture Perfect Photography
- WHITE Wedding Video
- Gracehill Vineyard Estate
- Trousseau Bridal
- Joanna Walker Photography
- Raj Tent Club NZ Ltd
- Marc Herbulot Photography
- The Vintage Table
- Floral Stylist
- Marg Matheson
- Smash Photography
- Studio Koi
- Face Me Makeup
2012 Editor’s Choice Award
Our Editor’s Choice Award goes to a small collection of vendors who caught our attention and we wanted to honour. These are hand picked by WeddingWise editors for their unique contribution to the NZ wedding industry or for maintaining and exemplary level of customer service. The recipients of the 2012 WeddingWise.co.nz Editor’s Choice Awards are:
- LittleWolf - Top-quality finger foods and sophisticated vegetarian options too!
- Hayfords Wedding Stationery and Accessories - Quality custom invitations at a competitive price.
- Raj Tent Club NZ - A beautiful alternative to a traditional marquee, with helpful staff who know their stuff.
- Bayly & Moore - We are continually impressed by their cute stop-motion videos and contemporary style.