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Welcome to the second annual WeddingWise Awards!

Since we launched two years ago we’ve accumulated a directory of over 2600 New Zealand wedding vendors from all over the country, collected more than 1100 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 here today!

2011 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 official ratings/reviews on WeddingWise. All 2011 VIP members receive this award as well as any other vendors who had an exceptional number of great reviews in 2011. The winners of the WeddingWise.co.nz Top-rated Vendor 2011 award (in no particular order) are:

• Ma Shot Pa
• Blue Steel
• For Heaven’s Cake
• Hamilton Caterers
• Julie Lassen
• Sean F Joyce
• Chris Mullane
• Dionne Dalziell
• Alexa Bartlett
• Wendy Barton
• The Piccadilly Flower Company
• My Wedding Flowers
• Lillybeth (A Beautiful Education)
• Beautified by Ashlee Kellett
• Amber Haldane
• Beauty on Demand
• Lee-Ann Smith Hair and Make up Styling
• Sharon Kenny Make-Up & Hair
• Paper Magic
• Diligo Bay
• Paperless Wedding
• Photobooths Ltd
• Moments Photography
• Kate Robinson Photography
• Andrea Mahy Photography
• meeko and redge photography
• Williams Photography & Makeup
• Dillon Photography
• Perspectives Photo + Cinema
• Indigo Moon Productions
• Candy Capco Photography
• Dreamlife Photos and Video
• Aaron Lang Photography
• Castaways
• Kumeu Valley Estate
• Soljans Estate Winery and Cafe
• Nicola Dawson Design
• Corina Snow Bridal Couture

2011 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 2011 are (in order of most visits):

• Sean F Joyce
• Secret Garden
• Photo Booth Fun
• A La Robe
• Kumeu Valley Estate
• Coatesville Settlers Hall
• Dillon Photography
• Anna Schimmel European Bridal Designer
• The Chocolate Cake Company - Wellington
• The Kelliher Estate, Puketutu Island

2011 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 2011 are:

• Julie Lassen
• Beauty on Demand
• Samsara Medispa
• Sharon Kenny Make-Up & Hair
• Party Bus
• Dillon Photography
• Dreamlife Photos and Video
• Bracu
• Castaways
• Markovina Vineyard Estate
• Ocean Eagle Charters
• Plume, the vineyard restaurant, Matakana
• Soljans Estate Winery and Cafe

2011 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, even if they did not receive any other awards this year. 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 2011 WeddingWise.co.nz Editor’s Choice Awards are:

• Perspectives Photo + Cinema - The recent addition of talented cinematographer Jared Brandon makes this team one to watch.
• Kumeu Valley Estate - We’ve seen this venue first hand and it lives up to the hype.
• Paper Magic - We like how all prices and options are clearly presented up front.
• Zest Kitchen - Friendly advice, great communication, lots of options.