Auckland’s finest wedding venues, photographers, dresses and more.
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The Directory is where you'll find the perfect venue, photographer, dress, suit and so much more for your wedding. Just mouse over the menu tab to see the full range of categories.
Every category is packed with beautiful high resolution images, videos, a detailed business description of what they offer and full contact details including social media links. Shortlist those you love to keep track of notes about them, and use the enquiry form to quickly fire out requests for quotes.
You'll find that your enquiry details will autofill so you can easily request more information from many different vendors with a minimum of effort.
Our Wedding Showcase is a beautifully curated showcase of real Auckland weddings, designed to inspire you as well as giving you a first-hand look at what various venues, photographers and other suppliers can do.
We update the Wedding Showcase quarterly with the city's most beautiful weddings. Every showcase features 50 - 80 gorgeous professionally shot photographs, as well as comprehensive details on every aspect of each wedding - How We Met, Our Wedding Style, The Dress, Hair & Makeup, The Ceremony, The Reception and Advice for Brides To Be.
At the bottom of each showcase, you'll find contact details for all Auckland Weddings vendors featured.
Our Wedding Blog features expert advice from Auckland wedding vendors, such as the best time to have your wedding photo shoot, how to pick your first dance song, tips for bridesmaids much more. All articles are written by Auckland wedding experts for Auckland brides.
We update the blog at least once a week with articles covering everything from budgeting tips, top 10 lists, promotion of upcoming wedding events, competitions and recent trends as well as tips and secrets from the best in the business.
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To review your shortlist, add notes and prices, and record who you have booked for your wedding, just click on My Shortlist, which appears in the menu when you are logged in.
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By Lydia Martin
It’s that time again, folks: wedding season is upon us. Clearly this is cause for celebration, but it can also create quite the conundrum in the wardrobe department, especially for the guys! And trust us, you’re not alone in your confusion. What does semi-formal mean? What’s appropriate for the beach? How do I get all dressed up when it’s 30 degrees outside? Barkers Men's Clothing have the answers!
This is the most straight-forward of the lot, because every guy knows how to wear a suit, shirt and tie. But it’s hot, it’s 2014, and your old black workhorse might do the job for a funeral, but isn’t going to cut it here. Formal for summer means lighter colours, non-traditional fabrics and slim silhouettes. Try a teal suit with a pastel shirt and purple tie. Or a navy cotton suit with a white button-down, navy knit tie and white pocket square. Or a khaki coloured suit with a chambray shirt, blue tie and navy pocket square. Don’t be afraid of brown leather lace-ups, either — they’re more versatile than you’d expect (just don’t wear them with black). Finally, if it’s too hot for comfort, simply lose the tie. A couple of undone shirt buttons look more glamorous in photos than giant sweat patches.
It might be the most dreaded combination of words in the menswear vernacular, but semi-formal doesn’t need to cause unanimous head-scratching among men. It’s actually pretty simple: 1. Take your favourite suit jacket, blazer or sport coat; 2. Add a button-down shirt; 3. Pair the aforementioned with your best pair of khakis or chinos; 4. Lace-up your go-to leather or suede shoes; et voila, you’ve just nailed semi-formal. Leave your denim at home. Throw on a tie if you feel like it. Lose the socks if that’s your thing. Try the lot with a good-looking pair of shorts if you’re feeling daring. Too easy.
Casual/BeachBreathe a sigh of relief, this is the easiest of the lot. Nobody expects you to wear a tuxedo on the beach. The key to nailing a casual summer wedding outfit is in the fit, the proportion and the colour. Try a cool Hawaiian, striped or colourful short-sleeve shirt with a pair of pressed walk-shorts and suede lace-ups. If it’s too hot for shoes you can get away with jandals, but make sure they’re dark and unadorned. Same goes for canvas sneakers, but it’s a wedding, so they have to be clean, and preferably white.
Don’t forget you’re going to be outside, it’s going to be hot, and there’s a high chance of sunburn — bring a straw-brimmed fedora, some dark glasses and plenty of sunscreen. Apply liberally. Rinse, and repeat.
And there you have it - you're now ready for any wedding this season!
By Isaac Hindin-Miller
Photography by Reagan Butler
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