WeddingWise Awards - Best of 2014
Benek Lisefski • January 19, 2015

Welcome to the fifth annual WeddingWise Awards!
We’re honouring the best of the best in New Zealand & Pacific weddings, as chosen by the public and by our editors. With greater competition and more attention to online reputation each year, WeddingWise Awards are more difficult to earn than ever before. So winners, be proud to be listed among the best of the best!
Congratulations to all of the amazing wedding vendors who are honored this year! Read below to learn about each award and see the winners.
2014 Top Rated NZ Wedding Vendors
This is our most prestigious award which is given to the vendors who stood out for receiving the highest praise from their customers. To qualify for this award vendors must have received 10 or more positive ratings and reviews in 2014. The winners of the 2014 WeddingWise Top Rated Vendor Awards are:
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Lee Gray Music
Auckland Region
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Wendy Barton - Celebrant
Tauranga
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Gracehill Vineyard Estate
Rodney & Hibiscus Coast
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Julie Lassen Marriage Celebrant
Christchurch
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CHRISTINE GRANT. 2015 WINNER Outstanding Celebrant
Tauranga
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Amber Carroll
Auckland Central
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Sean Joyce - Celebrant
Christchurch
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Beautiful Hair
Mt Maunganui & Papamoa
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Face Me Makeup & Hair
Auckland Region
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Ida Birch
Bay of Islands
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Spongedrop
Tauranga
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Lipstick & Co
Auckland Region
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St Leonards at The Wilson Home Trust
North Shore, Auckland
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Swami Yogamani Saraswati
Auckland Central
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Catherine Cattanach Photography
Wellington City
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Lillybeth: A Beautiful Education
Tauranga
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Suzanne Teague
Auckland Region
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Makeup by Design
Auckland Region
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On My Hand Props, Styling, Flora
Bay of Plenty
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Kelly Newland Photography
Queenstown & Wanaka
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Andy Khomenko
Canterbury
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Astra Bridal - Wellington
Wellington City
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Astra Bridal - Hamilton
Hamilton
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Delwyn Wood - TLDP - The Lauren + Delwyn Project
Auckland Central
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Astra Bridal - North Shore City
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Ascension Wine Estate
Rodney & Hibiscus Coast
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Tricia Warwick-Naziris
Canterbury
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Astra Bridal - Auckland City
Auckland Central
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The Bridal Outlet
Manukau, Auckland
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Frances Christie
Waikato
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Sarah Bloxham
Auckland Central
2014 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 2014 WeddingWise Editor’s Choice Awards are:
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Dillon Photography
Auckland Central
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Delwyn Wood - TLDP - The Lauren + Delwyn Project
Auckland Central
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Belinda Bradley Photography
North Shore, Auckland
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Hera Bridal Couture
Auckland Central
A member of our WeddingWise team was a bridesmaid this year. With the dressmaker failing to complete the bridesmaid’s dresses in time, Hera Bridal saved the day by providing beautiful dresses and alterations just a few days before the wedding. We’ve honoured them with an Editor’s Choice award this year for our first-hand experience of excellent customer service.
The Lauren + Delwyn Project, Dillon Photography, Amanda Wignell Photography, and Belinda Bradley have all been awarded Editor’s Choice for their exceptional contributions to the WeddingWise Lookbook in its first year. They each contributed over 100 very high-quality and truly inspiring wedding images to the Lookbook and have been an important part in it growing it to over 3,500 images (and counting!) that we have today. We will reward exceptional Lookbook contributions with Editor’s Choice awards next year - so continue to upload your best work to the WeddingWise Lookbook throughout the year.
Awards winners - display your award with pride!
Your directory listing’s widgets page will include image downloads and embed code so you can show off your shiny new award on the web or in print! You can also have a fancy A4 certificate to frame and hang proudly on your wall - just ask and you shall receive.
Missed out this year?
Next year’s awards will be even more difficult to earn. Aim to get at least 15 new reviews in the 2015 calendar year and you’ll be in the running for next year’s Top Rated awards. It pays to take the time to contact each one of your happy customers to ask them to write a review for you.
Tell us who you think should win
Brides, grooms, family and friends, and same-sex couples, who were your favourite wedding vendors of 2014? Congratulate the winners and share your opinions in the comments below.