by Paula Bevege

I would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to all the amazing people involved in last Monday’s wedding. When we were approached by Positively Wellington Tourism to provide the wedding for Trent and Paul I knew it was great opportunity for THE WELLINGTON WEDDING SHOW to show the rest of the world how great Wellington Weddings are.

So who helped us? So many of you …

Special mention goes to:

Our 2 beauty teams who made everyone look amazing, Salute and Dara Wakely, no easy task on a very early Monday morning with a lot of tired people!

Brad from Frank Casey who managed to help the boys even when his store as closed after the earthquakes on Friday, making a special trip in on Sunday to open up for us.

Aneta and Jason from WE DO, who not only did the photography but also all the amazing design work – all with a gorgeous new baby girl. The stationery was no easy task with so many important people and details involved, but nothing was a problem for Aneta. (Te Papa have even kept one of the order of service for their items of historical importance collection!)

Jono and Hamish from Jono Tucker Photography, who captured the whole day and produced a stunning movie that made me cry. Jono, Jason and Aneta even made time to have breakfast with Trent and Paul on Friday morning, just so they could get to know them better. Jason and Aneta covered the reception and creative location shoots and the images I have seen so far are amazing!

Penny from Inspire also shot beautiful photographs, many of which you have already seen. Penny attended our very moving rehearsal with a full traditional Maori welcome on Sunday night and was then up and ready at 6.30am to capture all the preparations. She then had to battle the small army of other press to cover the ceremony and family images only to go back to the studio to be able to release the images the same afternoon!

Penny from Eastbourne Classic Cars was up bright and early to contend with the morning traffic and deliver the boys in style.

Vintage and Pretty did an amazing job, providing a gorgeous setting at the ceremony for the drinks and canapés after the ceremony.

Our very good friend Steve Carlin was there to do this crooner set, singing a moving rendition of Paul and Trents favourite song “Girl from Ipanema”.

Sarah and Wayne from Horrobin and Hodge made our ceremony and reception absolutely stunning, Trent and Paul where speechless. Martin Bosley even commented it was one of the best wedding tables he had ever seen! Sarah is super talented – her love of flowers and everything botanical really does show in her work, AMAZING!

Our Candy Buffet by the super talented Jodie from Couture Candy Buffet was also one of the big hits on the day. Not only did it look amazing, we had enough sweet treats for 80 people, but I can assure you there wasn’t much spare, as each guest left clutching a small bags of goodies. Our friends at Positively Wellington and New Zealand Tourism particularly enjoyed the treats.

The Amazing Travelling photobooth kept the good times rolling with our guests loving the dress up props and fun photos.

The professional and obliging team at Te Papa were super helpful with our late night pack-in, making the whole experience a pleasurable one.

No one would expect anything less than perfection at Martin Bosley’s and we were not disappointed. I was lucky enough to enjoy the full menu; each course a superb culinary experience, the crème brûlée was to die for! Kelly and service team were amazing with our very late pack-in after a super busy week for them with Wellington on a plate commitments. We started setting up the reception after dinner service ceased on Sunday night, and we finished in the wee small hours!

Tanya from Decorada made an absolutely beautiful cake for us, she brings a new meaning to the word chic, and the chocolate mud cake was delicious.

As a planner you know that your wedding is only as good as the suppliers you select. I certainly picked a pretty special bunch this time, and was super proud of everyone’s professionalism, commitment and dedication. I am very honoured to be able to work with such amazing people! Please know how important you were and what a difference you made.

And finally, a special thanks to Jessica and Jess from Positively Wellington Tourism, it has been such an honour working with you.

Love Paula x