These are some of the very talented and professional vendors we work with.
Caterers
Verve Real Food Catering
Verve Real Food Catering delivers delicious real, freshly cooked food, coupled with exemplary service. Whatever the occasion, Verve are well known for their flexibility in menu design; and will happily incorporate your favourite dishes, ideas, recipes, and even your ingredients to create a menu specifically for you and your guests.
Moveable Feasts
Moveable Feasts is one of Christchurch’s leading catering and event management companies. They are specialist location and event caterers, with 30 years’ expertise organising outstanding events, from the classic and contemporary in Christchurch city, to the themed and creative in the hilltops and riverbeds of the picturesque South Island.
Crisp & Vale
Crisp & Vale love to collaborate with their clients to create a stunning menu for you and your guests. Their ingredients are sourced as locally and fresh as possible with emphasis on creative flair and presentation.
The Bespoke Chef
The Bespoke Chef delivers delectable tailor-made menus specifically and meticulously designed to your tastes and requirements. With over a decade of experience in some of New Zealand’s top restaurants, the Bespoke Chef provides luxury restaurant quality wedding catering, canapes and bespoke feasts.
The Social Platter
The Social Platter‘s ethos is ~ ‘Food that brings people together’. It’s this ethos that will ensure your magical wedding day will create life long memories for you and your guests.
Beverages
Wine Divine
Wine Divine stock a wide range of alcohol from NZ and overseas, even from the big names in drinks such as Gibbston Valley, Luna Estate, Castelnau and more. Their online liquor store offers affordable prices that beat other online liquor shops and supermarkets.
Wedding Dresses
Louise Anderson
Louise Anderson has forged a name amongst discerning brides that is synonymous with timeless beauty. Maintaining its focus on luxury fabrics and detailing, Louise Anderson’s new line continues the 25 years of timeless design, effortless elegance, quality craftsmanship and innovation.
Brides of Merivale
The perfect gown is just the start. Brides of Merivale’s expert stylists will assist you with the latest accessories to compliment your gown, including veils, jewellery and head pieces.
Wedding Planners
Emma Newman Weddings
Emma Newman Weddings provide co-ordination of weddings, renewal of vows and civil unions throughout New Zealand but primarily in the South Island. With extensive local knowledge of suppliers in all areas, they can help provide initial advice or plan your entire wedding.
Design by Meisha
Design by Meisha is a Wedding Planner based in Lincoln, Selwyn.
I Do It For You
Planning a wedding can be very time consuming. I Do For You has the expertise and experience to create the wedding you want, allowing you to enjoy your special day.
Styling
The Event Boutique
Lisa Ferguson is the creator behind The Event Boutique. Lisa has a life-long love of celebrating and a belief special moments should be celebrated, and celebrated in absolute style! Dedicated to crafting refined weddings and special events that are infused with creativity and reflect each clients unique personal style, Lisa lives, dreams and breathes all the details of planning and designing each and every event as she works with clients to create beautiful, innovative and creative event
Little Hire Company
The Little Hire Company aims to be informative and take the stress away in planning what is typically one of the biggest days of your lives.
They have a vast knowledge of venues within Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region and can help you figure out a cohesive design for your day, what exactly you may require as well as other general wedding planning advice.
Cressy & Charmed
Cressy & Charmed‘s focus is on making the process of planning your Wedding or Event as easy and stress free as possible.
Photographers
Stacey Cavalier
Stacey Cavalier is an award winning, NZIPP Master of Photography, based in Christchurch. Stacey’s photography is about capturing love and connections, grand stories and small intimate moments.
Kelly Shakespeare
Photography is Kelly Sheakespeare‘s thing and she has been obsessed with “capturing things” for a very long time. Emotions are her absolute favourite, which is why she loves to photograph weddings, couples and family units.
Libby Ellmers
Libby Ellmers is an intimate wedding photographer based in Christchurch, capturing honest, authentic, and unscripted love stories for couples all around New Zealand.
Martin Setunsky
Martin Setunsky loves photography and puts 100% into it. Photographing weddings brings him joy, working with happy people, so smiles and laughter are all around him.
Paul Wilson
Photography has become a huge part of Paul Wilson‘s life, wedding photography especially. He likes to tell your story with his images, capturing raw, candid and honest expression of emotion.
Jess Farmer Photography
Jess Farmer is a Christchurch based photographer.
Jessica Leigh Imagery
Jessica Leigh is a professional photographer who loves everything photography from weddings, portraits right through to landscape photography.
Tracey Allsop
What Tracey Allsop loves about photographing weddings, engagements, and couples shoots is the ability to capture a special moment so that it becomes an everlasting memory allowing people to relive that time in their lives over and over again. She aims to capture your love stories in an authentic, natural, and beautiful way!
Krystle Photography
You can feel confident that Krystle will be there to capture every significant, sweet, simple, and silly moment as it unfolds while you live each one to its fullest.
Whimsical Wedding Photography
With Charmayne of Whimsical Wedding Photography, you’ll feel relaxed, comfortable and won’t spend a minute worrying about what you look like or that there’s a camera in front of you because no doubt she will make you look and feel amazing!
Celebrants
Jane Godfrey
Jane Godfrey is a caring and experienced professional, who will help you create a memorable special occasion. You want someone committed to you and your vision. You want someone who will craft a personal and unique ceremony, that reflects who you are and the love you share. You hope for a little bit of ‘magic’ too? Jane is the celebrant for you!

Jendy Harper
Jendy Harper will take your love story and weave it into a magical marriage ceremony, delivering a personalised occasion, unique to you. As you enter one of the most exciting periods of your lives, Jendy will guide you through the minefield of options and decision-making and ensure you get what you really, truly want – a day you’ll look back on forever with happiness and absolute joy.
Gillian Smith
As a registered marriage celebrant, Gillian Smith takes the time and effort to craft a service that is as special as the people to whom she is providing the service for. The extra mile is taken to do research, ask questions and deliberate.
Debbie Hawker
Debbie Hawker is relaxed but not casual in her approach, serious when needed, and supportive throughout the often overwhelming ‘wedding-journey’ to ensure your ceremony is delivered as expected, with that magical touch
Liv Webber
Liv Webber‘s style is relaxed and natural – Liv aims to create a ceremony that reflects who you are as a couple, and help you be as chilled and excited about your big day as possible!
Hannah Duder
Hannah Duder is a relaxed friendly and organised Canterbury based Celebrant. She is open to all and happy to travel.
Beth Dunn
Beth Dunn will work closely and in partnership with you, to design a Wedding or Civil Union Ceremony that reflects your true personalities, thoughts and feelings. As your Wedding or Civil Union Celebrant, you can be assured of the best possible caring, reliable and punctual approach.
Music
Pulse Entertainment
Music is a major component of an unforgettable wedding. Book with Pulse Entertainment and they will help you achieve a truly magical event.
Boogie Beats
With each and every event Brandan of Boogie Beats endeavour to make it special, and exceed his clients’ expectations. He adapts and reacts to situations quickly and professionally, providing a seamless service.
Moore Media & Entertainment
Moore Media & Entertainment aims to provide affordable video for small business and social media as well as entertainment packages to suit all budgets.
Transport
Bentley Transport
Bentley Transport and team of pros are available whenever you need us, 24/7. We don’t just meet your expectations, we surpass them.
Garden City Helicopters
For the past 25 years Garden City Helicopters have successfully flown hundreds of brides, grooms and bridal parties all over Canterbury. They take pride in their safety standards and records and also in their friendly professionalism in making “the big day” as memorable and outstanding as possible.
Florists
Kim Chan
Kim Chan has a strong desire to incorporate her passion for beauty into everything she does. Her natural ability to create the perfect ambiance and her innovative style make her well sought after. Kim takes great pride in providing her clients with exceptional service, true value for money and extra-ordinary results.
Moffatt’s
Moffatt’s take great pride in growing the country’s finest roses, and have almost 70 years of experience in producing their highly-regarded specialist roses. The largest rose grower in New Zealand, they also work directly with other flower growers around the country to ensure they have the largest variety of quality, fresh flowers available at all times, ensuring perfect wedding flowers on your special day.
Hire
Hyde Park Hire
When event planning falls on your shoulders, its nice to know there are still hire companies you can rely on for advice on how to make your big say run smoothly and efficiently by having the right equipment and the right price that arrives on time! With 20 years servicing Christchurch and the South Island of New Zealand, Hyde Park Hire can help you make your big day success.
Little Hire Company
The Little Hire Company aims to be informative and take the stress away in planning what is typically one of the biggest days of your lives.
They have a vast knowledge of venues within Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region and can help you figure out a cohesive design for your day, what exactly you may require as well as other general wedding planning advice.
Something Borrowed, Something New
Their motto is: You Get Dressed We Dress The Rest! Something Borrowed, Something New
created a one-stop shop for weddings, corporate and milestone events.
created a one-stop shop for weddings, corporate and milestone events.
Christchurch Decor Solutions
Christchurch Decor Solutions are a company in the wedding and events industry with modern decor items for hire at affordable prices. Everything from backdrops, serveware, table decor, floral to signage.
Phone
Mob : +64 027 308 5036
contact@waipunaestate.nz
Address
131 Gerkins Road
Tai Tapu , Christchurch 7672
New Zealand