Advice from Local Wedding Experts!

Planning your own wedding can have its challenges, but it needn’t cause you a headache! Our advice page is designed to offer you the wisdom of industry professionals living and working right here in our very own world of weddings in the Bay

Advice on your wedding

We have designed our advice page to provide you with downloadable articles so that you can compile your very own Hawke's Bay Weddings Reference Folder with information on a variety of topics from 'How to choose a photographer' to 'Essential questions to ask your Celebrant'.
We'll regularly be adding printable downloads to this page with advice direct from the experts in their field, so be sure to keep checking back to add to your file!

To download the articles, simply click the 'read more' button and click the printer icon in the top left corner of the expanded view for a printable version.

Buying an Engagement Ring - A Couples' Guide

Ah! the romance of the proposal, the flowers, the music, the candlelight, the bended knee and then at last, the climatical moment , he presents you with a magnificent diamond solitaire, the perfect engagement ring, the engagement ring of your dreams, a beautiful everlasting symbol of your commitment to each other…

Courtesy of Bruce Jackson, Director of Unio Goldsmiths and Gallery

The Impact of Flowers - Styling Hints from the Professionals.

Your dream day...your wedding...your vision being created by the wedding experts. Flowers are one of the most important visual elements of your wedding day...

Courtesy of Christine Simpkin, Director of Flowers by Chilton

Wonderful Winter Weddings

Jodine Hansen Hawke’s Bay is known for gorgeous weather, stunning vineyards and bountiful orchards and vineyards so it’s no surprise that it’s also one of the most popular spots for couples to tie the knot.