Gelato Roma

Sweet taste of summer: have your very own gelato truck at your wedding with Gelato Roma

A summer wedding and gelato, who could ask for more? Gelato Roma Mobile brings award-winning gelato and sorbet to your city or country wedding in a picturesque trailer, which features clean lines and more than a hint of Italian style. Owners and ‘Gelatologists’ Margaret Parisi and Blair Poland say their sorbets and gelatos, […]

Sallys

Spectacular show-stoppers: Sally Holt makes gasp worthy wedding cakes

No stranger to elaborate cakes, Sally Holt was a founding member of the Canterbury Cake Decorators Guild and the NZ Cake Decorators Guild. Her most memorable was a 17kg, half metre-tall wedding cake, made for a world champion ballroom dancing couple. “Back in the day wedding cakes were three-tier fruit cakes with lacework […]

Salt on the Pier

A seaside setting: Salt on the Pier is the seaside location you need for your perfect beach wedding

With the seaside backdrop affording incredible views across Pegasus Bay and the New Brighton Pier itself providing access for stunning photograph opportunities, Salt on the Pier at New Brighton is a great location for your wedding or special event. According to Sam from Salt on the Pier, there are some great packages to […]

Feijoas

A feijoa fixation: nine ideas for what to do with all those feijoas

There’s great excitement in the autumnal air, with feijoa season upon us. Generally available from about mid-March until early June, the small, green, egg-shaped fruit is pretty unique to New Zealand – although not native. A distinctive flavour and culinary versatility sees feijoa making their mark on an exceptional range of cakes, salsas, […]

Straight Eight Estate

A unique commemoration: personalised wine bottles for your wedding from Straight Eight Estate

An award-winning range of single vineyard wine with beautifully personalised labels is a unique way to commemorate your special day. The friendly, down-to-earth team at Straight 8 Estate can help with wine selection and also organise personalised labels to reflect the bride and groom’s style and theme. “Whether it’s for your special occasion […]

Fiona's Food

Personality on a plate: Fiona’s Food provides more than just great food for your wedding

Fiona’s Food is personality on a plate – a delicious affordable catering option for any wedding. For 11 years, Fiona van der Pol has run a boutique catering business. Her only qualification: bringing up four children! Cooking from the heart, she’s super-efficient, enlisting daughter Flossie when needed. Freshly made, nothing’s from the freezer. […]

Halswell Bakery

Beautiful bridal baking: if you’re planning your wedding catering then talking to Halswell Bakery is a must

Halswell Bakery could be ‘The Wedding Bakery’, with its comprehensive approach to fresh, bespoke and competitively priced cakes and delicious delights for every step of your journey to the altar. “We make everything at the bakery, so every detail can be specific to you and your wedding theme,” owner Ruth Buckley says. Cakes […]

First Table

First in first served: we talk to Mat Weir founder of (now international) table booking service with a twist First Table

The media is not always kind to millennials in this country, but the vision and expertise of Mat Weir of First Table will see them eating their words, as well as some very delicious dinners around the world. This innovative and actually useful (because let’s face it, not all of them are) Kiwi […]

The Monday Room (TMR)

High Street’s dining destination: The Monday Room is the perfect pre or post wedding venue

Down at 161 High Street there is something very special. The Monday Room is a destination for any food and beverage lover already, but if you’re looking for the perfect venue for your pre or post wedding event, then look no further. For fancy home cooked sharing plates, ‘Trust the Chef’ is an […]

Coffee Worx

Beautiful bagels: Coffee Worx is serving up bagels you’ll love

If you have ever tried an authentic New York style bagel, you will know the difference between a real bagel and round bread with a hole in it. Coffee Worx has been serving a great range of authentic bagels since it incorporated Yellow Rocket bagels into Coffee Worx after the earthquakes. If you […]