Kim Parry

The Haymakers - Bex & Tom

Bex Murray - WOW!! beautiful lady inside and out and an amazing singer to boot!!  Shannon and I were both so wrapt to be asked to travel to her hometown of Tekapo and help get her ready at their family home "Parkbrae".  Everyone you do with Bex is always filled with fun, laughter, kindness and a sense of calm.  Tom is a prankster with the kindest heart and very chivalrous.  Lucky You Bex!

Thank you Bex and Tom for having me with you on the day, have us come down the night before and put us up in accommodation, it was a very special occasion to be part of.  

I think what made this wedding so incredibly personal and all about them was, the fact that Bex and Tom had made almost everything.. name tags...the placeholders, other special touches and thought had gone into their day.

Kelsi and Joe's Beautiful Edgewater Wedding

It is emails like the one below we received from Kelsi's Mother so shortly after the wedding day, that gives us all such immense job satisfaction! Such a heartfelt note to Sally and I. We were so thrilled to hear how well the day went for this gorgeous bride, groom and her family - despite the lack of picture perfect weather conditions.  Being able to achieve such lovely wedding hair and makeup for you all that lasted the distance was such a pleasure.  Thank you wedding photographers Wayne and Jan of Aspiring Photography. 

I love this Italian proverb  "Sposa bagnata, sposa fortunata." Translated it means "a wet bride is a lucky bride." 

Dear Deirdre and Sally

"Thank you very much for the hair and beauty services you provided  for my daughters wedding. It was a pleasure to have you in our home providing not only the beauty treatments but advice and support on the actual day.

I find it difficult to find the right words to express how wonderful you made us all look and feel for such a special event. I thought Kelsi and Philippa looked so beautiful and elegant, their hair and make up looked amazing. I was stunned at my hair and make up, probably did not give that reaction when I first saw myself but after 57 years of seeing myself in the mirror it was difficult to process how amazing I actually looked, definitely a better me. Old and married I had 4 compliments that day from staff at the hotel and hotel guests plus my husband and family, more than I can ever remember in my lifetime. A special day for me as well as the bride!

Kelsi's hair and make up survived the weather and especially the helicopter trip where they got stuck on the mountain for over an hour due to bad weather. Despite the change in weather we had an awesome and truly magical day. 

I can honestly say that I would recommend everyone who helped us on the day: the people/businesses etc we chose exceeded our expectations in the quality of service they provided, they were extremely helpful, knowledgeable and together made Kelsi and Joe's wedding a truly memorable day for all the right reasons.

Thank you so very much for being a part of my daughters wedding" - Ros Heads

THE VENDORS

Venue:  Edgewater Resort

Steaming: Pristine Steaming

Transport: Classic Car Journeys

Party Hire: Wanaka Marquee & Party Hire

Wedding Hire: Wanaka Dreams

Celebrant: Wayne Johnson

Flowers: Crimson Wedding Flowers by Tracey Morrow

Cake: Cakes of Wanaka

Hair and Makeup: Road To Beauty, Sally Sharp (HAIR), Deirdre Read (MUA)

Beauty & Wedding Preparations: Road To Beauty

Photographers: Aspiring Photography

Groom Hair: Brooklyn Barbers

And of course our Bride - Kelsi and Groom - Joe:)

Emily and Chris' Wanaka Wedding at The Rippon Hall

I received these gorgeous photos from Emily and Chris (a massive "Thank you" to Nat) from Alpine Image Co.  It was such a pleasure doing the wedding make-up for Emily and her lovely bridesmaids - the whole party were such a delight and so easy to work with.   I can't believe you are now back in Hong Kong at work Emily :(... we hope you come back soon. Thank you for having us as part of your special day.

Thank you to all who made this day so amazing;

THE VENDORS

Makeup: Road To Beauty

Hair: Shannon Van Praag of Studio 9305

Suits: Leo Cheung of Hop On Custom Tailor (Hong Kong)

Bride’s dress: Jane Yeh

Bridesmaid dresses: Kilt NZ

Wedding rings: Haywards of Hong Kong

Flowers: A lovely local Wanaka lady called Noeline Harridge

Catering: Raspberry Creek

Photos: Alpine Image Co

Venue: The Rippon Hall  - Rippon Vineyard

And Father Phil Cody :)

Bridesmaids: The very stunning: Joan Gane (Maid of Honor), Anna Holland, Emma Powell

Groomsmen: The very handsome: Sam Coombes (Best Man), Rob Harris, Phil Thomson

 

Michelle and Roo's spectacular Queenstown wedding.

Rochelle contacted me about her dear friend Michelle who was getting married.  She told me she had a young child and wanted to look gorgeous and glam on her day.  I arrived early on the morning of the wedding at a stunning location way high up overlooking Queenstown to get a bride and her lovely maids ready. I had driven over the Crown Range watching the sun come up over Queenstown, I knew it was to be a spectacular day for all.  Also very exciting as this was the very first wedding that  NZ High Country was to have ever!!.  Lovely to meet another talented hairdresser the lovely Erica.  Gina met me at the door, and made me feel so very welcome.  Thank you all for having Road To Beauty for your makeup on this day. 

The stunning photos were taken by Stefan at Into the Clearing Photography.

The vendors

Catering: In 2 Food

Venue: NZ High Country

Marque hire: Wanaka Marquee & Party Hire

Flowers: Bloom Flowers - in Queenstown

Hair: Erica Latham

Suit Groom and groomsmen: Rembrandt

Bridal Gown: Lover the label

Bridesmaids dresses: Shona Joy

Cake: Pheonix Cakes

WIN your Wanaka Helicopter Wedding

I am so excited about this amazing competition that I am part of. When Bonnie Jenkins, a super talented Australian photographer, came to Wanaka to shoot a wedding I was doing the plan began to form!

The incredible promotional shoot featured above followed with a team of Wanaka's wedding vendors coming together to help make 1 couple's dream wedding come true!

Have a look at the website and please spread the word - let any brides to be know to enter and be in to win this incredible wedding! The team is awesome and, while I am totally biased, Wanaka is truly the most beautiful place to get married.

The competition closes on the 20th April and the winning couple will be announced on the 2nd May 2016.

The Team

Fantail Weddings / Road to Beauty / Nouba / Release Wanaka / Aspiring Helicopters / Crimson Wedding Flowers /1791 diamonds / Delicious catering / Gwen Hendry / Anna Campbell / Wanaka Selection / Staple and Cloth / George and Edi