Annie Blackberry makes some of the funkiest vintage jewellery - working from her home studio in Tauranga. Her pieces are stocked in Lippy & Wild Pair stores nationwide and have been seen in Remix mag and on What Now! Get onto her new website to view & purchase her latest collections.
No tacky ‘powerpoint’ slideshows here: Emerge offers stylish and heart-felt videography for weddings, special events, businesses & not-for-profits. My favourite: Capture the essence of your wedding day with a journalistic-style highlights reel on DVD. Contact Jono from Emerge to get super-professional videography with a fresh modern feel.
The businesses and groups featured here are all Tauranga-based and owned by friends or colleagues of mine. I recommend them to you, not just because they’re local, but because they offer something unique and value-for-money. I’ve worked alongside them and/or have used their services and think you’ll like them too. Click on the images to visit their websites...and tell them I sent you!
Here are some website links to the things and people I love...
The Bay of Plenty Wedding Network (who produces the BOP Wedding Guide booklet & website) is a collective of quality, local, businesses who specialise in weddings and meet regularly to get too know each other and grow our businesses together. Members include Ros from Cakeaway, Charlemagne Lodge and many more wedding specialists. Visit the website now to shortlist your favourite vendors.
If you’re a woman entrepreneur, you’d be smart to join one of the rapidly multiplying Venus Groups around NZ. Venus group members refer people to each other for positive word of mouth marketing. I’m in the Papamoa group. We meet alternate Wednesdays, 9:30 at Zone Cafe. Register here to join me or visit your local club for free.
Logan Davey has a strong sense of style and aims for perfection. He’s known for his sleek business head-shots and smoking hot model photography and is the man to see for modern, polished images of yourself or your product. A focussed, trustworthy persona behind the camera who helps you get all those fiddly details right, to get great shots.
Wendy Barton - Celebrant: For ceremonies with warmth, sensitivity and fun. Wendy is available for weddings, civil unions, funerals and baby namings.
Mills Reef: Premium wedding venue for an outdoor or wine cellar ceremony. Vanilla Bridal: Formerly ‘Brides On Devonport’. Call for a fitting - there’s no charge to try on dresses and you can buy jewellery, accessories and source hard-to-find favours all from their Cameron Road shop.
LILLYBETH’S MISSION
“To encourage women toward an intelligent and healthy pursuit of personal beauty while rejecting the distorted perception of ‘beauty’ that pervades the fashion industry and media.”
Read more of the story behind A Beautiful Education...
Change your shape with high-frequency coaching & focussed workouts at Healthy Inspirations Tauranga. You’ll benefit from incentives at regular points along the way to your weight loss goal too, including a free makeover with Makeup Artist Lillybeth when you reach 80%!
Funtasia Events: Wedding & event decor and set up. Fairylights, chaircovers and MORE! Buy, hire or DIY.
Addictive DJ’s: High energy event entertainment and engaging MC’s to ensure your dance floor is packed.
Margaret is a style coach who teaches women how to look healthier, slimmer and more fabulous in their best colours, clothing styles & designs. Got a closet fill of clothes but nothing to wear? Book Margaret for a private or small group styling session before you make any more shopping mistakes!
BYP: Bay Young Professionals is a network of young people in Tauranga in the first 15 years of their career. Join for business, life skills and member discounts.
