WeddingWise Awards - Best of 2015
Benek Lisefski • January 11, 2016
Welcome to the sixth 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 honoured this year! Read below to learn about each award and see the winners.
2015 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 15 or more positive WeddingWise ratings and reviews in 2015. The winners of the 2015 WeddingWise Top Rated Vendor Awards are:
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Be My Guest Design
Dunedin
VIP
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Lee Gray Music
Auckland Region
VIP
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Makeup Station
Auckland Region
VIP
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Wendy Barton - Celebrant
Tauranga
VIP
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Kumeu Valley Estate
Rodney & Hibiscus Coast
VIP
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Julie Lassen Marriage Celebrant
Christchurch
VIP
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Sean Joyce - Celebrant
Christchurch
VIP
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Ida Birch
Bay of Islands
VIP
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Lipstick & Co
Auckland Region
VIP
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Swami Yogamani Saraswati
Auckland Central
VIP
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Lillybeth: A Beautiful Education
Tauranga
VIP
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Astra Bridal - Hamilton
Hamilton
VIP
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The Heirloom
Tauranga
VIP
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Tricia Warwick-Naziris
Canterbury
VIP
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Sarah Bloxham
Auckland Central
VIP
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HoneysuckleRose
Tauranga
VIP
2015 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 2015 WeddingWise Editor’s Choice Awards are:
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Kumeu Valley Estate
Rodney & Hibiscus Coast
VIP
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Lillybeth: A Beautiful Education
Tauranga
VIP
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Delwyn Wood - TLDP - The Lauren + Delwyn Project
Auckland Central
VIP
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Kim Chan Events
Christchurch
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Sweet Events Photography
Auckland Region
Lillybeth: A Beautiful Education has received an Editor’s Choice award for amassing an outstanding 32 reviews in 2015, and already 3 more for 2016! She’s setting the standard for how to use our rating and review system to build massive social trust for her business. Lillybeth also made some excellent contribution to the WeddingWise Lookbook with 10 new wedding beauty collections added this year.
Kumeu Valley Estate receives the award for being consistently praised year-after-year for exceptional customer service and is the only NZ wedding venue to earn a WeddingWise Top Rated award this year.
The Lauren + Delwyn Project (for the second year running!), Kim Chan Events, and Sweet Events Photography have all been awarded Editor’s Choice for their exceptional contributions to the WeddingWise Lookbook. They’ve been instrumental in helping us grow the Lookbook to over 5,000 wedding inspiration images 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 2016 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, friends, and same-sex couples, who were your favourite wedding vendors of 2015? Congratulate the winners and share your opinions in the comments below.
