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Lorna Gardiner
Mar 11, 20242 min read
How to Choose your Wedding Flowers
You don’t have to spend a fortune to create beautiful wedding flowers, but it’s worth investing time thinking about the style and...
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Mar 9, 20218 min read
Wedding Planning with Less Stuff More Meaning
Less Stuff More Meaning is the wedding directory taking the Eco Ethical world by storm. But what makes an Eco Ethical wedding? And how...
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Jul 12, 20203 min read
Wedding Directory - My Kiwi Wedding
we have over 730 vendors as part of our wedding vendors directory, something that is increasing weekly. Once again, it is great to know that
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Jul 7, 20201 min read
Sustainable Floristry - Free Webinar
From growing practices to production waste, how to make positive changes in the floral industry, to other aspects of business sustainability
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Jun 12, 20204 min read
Native Plant Stylists - HapPea Events
We bring events to life with New Zealand native plants. We call it Native Plant Styling!
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May 25, 20204 min read
Custom made Ties, Bow Ties and Braces by Stitched
More recently I had an opportunity to make a tie for the Prime Minister of New Zealand, who gifted the tie to the Finance Minister for the
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May 19, 20204 min read
The Lockdown Series - Open Air Photobooth Pretty & Wild
Offering professional quality images, with great lighting and printouts to keep as a memento of that specific time...
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May 14, 20203 min read
The Lockdown Series - Eco Florist Bloomsday
Our health, both physical and mental, is so closely linked with the health of our environment.
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May 13, 20204 min read
The Lockdown Series - Off-grid Venue Little Wilderness
We realised we could create an off-grid events business that worked in harmony with our ongoing planting and restorative work...
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May 12, 20204 min read
The Lockdown Series - Boutique Accomodation A Deer Cottage
"I make my own compost, and use eco-friendly sprays - I believe we can all make a difference in being more eco-friendly. " Angela Te Wiata
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May 7, 20204 min read
The Lockdown Series - Calligrapher Sarah Jane Letters
It all starts with you the client. The more demand there is for eco-friendly options, the more it will encourage designers to question their
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Apr 22, 20202 min read
Celebrating Love in the "Levels"
What will future weddings look like? Updated 24 August 2020 Here we go again New Zealand. I've had many questions on Covid and what the...
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Sep 23, 20192 min read
Meet the maker - Church Confetti
Ruth Church (or Ruthy) is a passionate, inspiring person I was lucky enough to meet through a styled shoot we did together in 2018. My...
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Rob Velseboer
Jul 17, 20193 min read
Beneficial blooms in your garden
This month we are lucky enough to have Rob Velseboer from Organic Herbs and Seedlings in Riverhead write for us. He gives us an insight...
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Apr 4, 20193 min read
Sustainable & ethical flowers
How sustainable and ethical are your wedding flowers? Flowers are of course so beautiful - mother nature at her best and can absolutely...
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Sep 30, 20185 min read
Meet the maker - Annika Deboer
This month we talk to Annika from conscious fashion label Annika Deboer. As we saw recently, Annika's made to order pieces can be a...
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Aug 31, 20183 min read
Meet the venue - mataia homestead
50 Minutes from Auckland CBD and just off Kaipara Coast Highway, Mataia Homestead comes into view from behind the row of trees lining the...
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Aug 1, 20183 min read
Planning stunning sustainable events
We can avoid fast fashion, mass single-use plastics, harmful microplastics such as glitter, food waste and floral waste and still have...
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Jul 1, 20184 min read
Meet the maker - Anna from Blush Photography
Anna and I connected over long blacks in Helensville some months back (in the same cafe where I'd first seen her incredible shots up on...
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Jun 2, 20184 min read
Meet the maker - Stephanie Grace Jewellery
This month we talk to the lovely Steph from SGJ - her incredibly beautiful bespoke wedding jewellery is thoughtful, meaningful and...
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