If you're organising your wedding long distance - and many of my clients are - it can be a bit daunting sourcing everything. Here are a few of my recommendations for photographers, pipers, cakes and caterers.
A great starting point is the South Coast Register's Weddings guide. It's a comprehensive guide to everything you need when planning your south coast wedding. Best of all it's free! Pop into the South Coast Register to get a copy or click here if you want to see it online.
As A Whisper - Wedding Planners & Function Coordinators.I've seen Jen and her team work some real magic creating fantastic spaces for weddings. They offer a stress free alternativeto organising everything from the invitations right through to thank-you notes or can step in at the last minute for some fine tuning. I've even seen them build bridges over creeks for the brides entrance when the tide didn't cooperate! Phone: (02) 4443-7729 or 0421 107 021
Nora Devai Photogrpahy Nora and I do a lot of weddings together, we seem to attract the same clientele, couples people wanting something a bit relaxed with a sense of occasion but room for fun. I really like her approach - nothing posed, just capturing the moment as it comes.
These are two images from a wedding we did at Terrara House and she also took the ones from Callala Beach above and Greenpatch and Hyams below. . Contact: Nora on 4443 6587 or 0418 640 067:
Dean Dampney of Coudface is another photographer whose work I love - you can see some of it be clicking here.
Piping Hot Bagpipes Ken played at a wedding I did on Mollymook Beach. It was a fantastic entrance as he accompanied the bride and groom up the hill to where the ceremony was being held. Sarah and Luke asked him to do this at the last moment and had no particular song in mind so Ken chose Marie's Wedding and it was brilliant! Ken Fraser:02 6296 3034.
Beth Atkins Wedding Ceremony Singer I first heard Beth sing at a wedding in a grand old house in Kangaroo Valley and she was fantastic - the combination of her voice and style and the choice of wedding songs (Ring of Fire was one) - really added a lot to the ambience and ceremony itself.You can reach Beth on 0405331988 and her website has a list of song suggestions and you can even hear her singing by clicking here.
Donna not only creates fantatic photos but is the perfect mix of casual and relaxed and utterly professional and really does think of everything and go that extra step. At one wedding we did together she bought along lap rugs for the Nana as she thought she might get chilly on the day! Phone: 02 4447 0181 or Mobile: 0418 644 214.
Ross Pulsford photographer & creative concepts not only takes fantastic photos but has a real knack for putting couples at ease, and very importantly on such a stressful day, making them laugh. I've noticed most people seem to think of him as their new best friend by the end of the day. 02 4421 2822 : 0412 287 715
Passion Catering
I've done a few weddings with Kim & Glen from Passion but sadly, apart from the occasional canape haven't got to sit through an entire wedding feast. Fortunately though, their cafe is a regular lunch stop for me and the food I have sampled from there is often the highlight of my day. PH: 02 4422 6000 or 0414 414 144.
Wedding Bells is pretty much your one stop wedding shop stocking everything from bombonerie to bouquets and other, more unusual items, I love the cute thongs with "Just Married" on the bottom of them - perfect for beach weddings. Call Marie: 0405 594 720
Klimpton Press Really competitive rates, high quality, attention to detail and great service. They do all wedding stationery and extras like wedding and ceremony candles and bomboneire bags. Call Bob or Tom on 02 4423 1996 or 0418539127.