Wellington & Wairarapa Wedding Vendors
Scroll our selection of top wedding vendors in the Wellington and Wairarapa region. Beth has personally vetted each, to ensure their service and delivery is of exceptional standard.
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Photographers
Billie Brooke
August & Vine
Patina Photography
Paul Howell Photography
Yvonne Liew
Marriage celebrants
Ros Ross - Married by Ros
Patricia Robbie patriciarobbie@hotmail.co.nz
Wendy Morrison
Ashleigh Carlyle marriedbyashleigh@gmail.com
Fi Becker
Lorraine Southey 0272479062, lorrainesouthey@gmail.com
Julie O’Brien
Victoria Wilks
Honeymoon Cottages
For secluded, luxurious nearby wedding night accommodation:
Glass of Red Hideaways
Underhill Cottage
Little Branches
Babysitting Services
Wendy Hooper, tel: 027 339 7043 email: wendyyh@xtra.co.nz
Wendy is a qualified early childhood teacher and does a brilliant job of looking after junior wedding guests at the Estate.
Nearby shopping
Second-hand and antiques
Featherston is renowned for its second-hand shops, many of which are close to Tarureka. Try Mr Feather’s Den in Fitzherbert Street for antiques and paintings, and Monsieur Fox (South end of Fitzherbert Street) specialises in Vintage and Retro furniture. And of course there is the famous Country Trader in Greytown (on road to Martinborough from Greytown) – not to be missed if you love French industrial antiques.
Bookshops
Featherston is becoming famous as New Zealand’s only ‘Booktown’, and bookshops are multiplying here, including:
Loco Café - a quirky bookshop and café, right in the centre of town.
For all the book lovers, there is the wonderful For the Love of Books, 5 minutes walk away in Fitzherbert Street, which has a huge range of second-hand books.
Food
There are more and more food shops and cafes appearing in Featherston including:
C’est Cheese – located between Mr Feather’s Den and Everest Cafe - a stunning cheese shop stocking locally made and imported cheeses – with everything that goes with them. You can ask your caterer to include their amazing cheeses in your wedding feast, or contact them directly to order your photography session picnic basket. They also have a ‘cheese bar’ where you can enjoy cheese dishes (soon with a glass of wine) while watching cheesemaking through the glass - fantastic! Perfect for next day brunch.
The best bread in New Zealand can be bought at The Baker in Featherston.
The Royal Hotel is great for a Friday dinner or Sunday lunch (and extra accommodation!)
You can get your coffee fix at Everest Café, C’est Cheese or Loco Café.
Wedding Lists
Emporos in Greytown have a stunning array of modern/country and antique pieces – all perfect for a wedding list. Talk to Annabel or Grant.
Wine and Beer
Tarureka Estate is lucky enough to be just 15 minutes away from the famous Martinborough Vineyards, a few of our favourites are:
Urlar
Ata Rangi'
Palliser Estate
Matahiwi Estate
Bridal pampering
Make up by Zoe
Shine in Greytown
Bridal make up from Alluminus Beauty Therapy in Greytown tel 06 3049660, email: info@alluminus.co.nz
Calma Therapies
Wedding Cakes
Daria at Cake Lab
Stilletto Studios
Wedding Dresses
Nicola Screen
Paperswan Bride
Florists
Bloomwood
The Purple Dahlia
Juliette Florist 04 939 9797 – 021 148 9244
Stem Floristry
Video production
Aaron & Isobel
Patina Photography
Bus Hire and taxis
Rimutaka Shuttles
Tranzit Phone (06) 370-6600 email wai@tranzit.co.nz, Martinborough (06) 370-6600
Martinborough Shuttles tel: 06 379-5303
First Choice Cabs, South Wairarapa – call and book 06 3049820 or 0279302678
Bands and DJs
The Wedding Crashers
The Wellington City Shake-’Em-On-Downers (contact Rob 020 407 95467)
The Blue Print tel: 0277735274
The Filthy Two tel 0272068416
Ricky Boyd and the Boomshacks
Uncle Monkey
The Hypnotics
DJ4YOU
Queen Fox
