Summer House Weddings & Events

15/06/2022

Sadly Summer House Weddings & Events is now CLOSED. On the hunt for new property.

21/04/2022

I love seeing sneak peaks of our couples! It’s like reliving the happy day all over again. Thanks Laura and George for the beautiful memories. Your sister did an incredible job on that arch and I’m so pleased it will be reused! Congratulations and thank you for trusting in me! Love these!

13/04/2022

And that's a wrap! The end of another amazing wedding season here at Summer House Weddings & Events.
Congratulations to our amazing couples and thanks so much for trusting in me to have your special day here. Each and every one will be treasured as special memories of the most smoking hot season!
A special thanks to my amazing team - Debbie & Steph on the bar and my right hand wing woman Shavaurn. I could not have done it without you all. You made it fun and enjoyable and I am forever grateful for that.
To our vendors... I truly believe it takes a team of professionals to create dreams. I am blessed to have worked with you all but especially to Jed and his amazing team at Food by Wild Wood Fire whom was a regular here this season. It was a polished effort and we loved every minute of it (still not sick of peanut satay pizza though!)
Sadly this is the end of Summer House Weddings & Events for now. The property has sold (with a lot of sadness but also some excitement as I venture into the future on my own 2 feet).
The last 6 years here have been the best. 21 weddings, corporate functions, high teas, bridal parties, baby showers, garden visits and more. A heck of a lot of love and happiness was created in this place and will always be a special part of my life.
So watch this space as the new chapter unfolds... I don't know what it looks like yet but I'm excited to step forward and let it unravel.

13/04/2022

It’s hard to get perspective of this mammoth of a cake. It was huge! But the top layer was banana salted caramel goodness! Felt flowers by Oh Em Gee and I do love orange!

10/04/2022

Hip hip horay they finally got their beautiful day! Set backs venue changes mandates and even the new venue owner breaking an ankle and leg wasn’t going to stop this love match from happening! So glad you got to enjoy your special day. These photos are simply stunning.

27/03/2022

More amazing pics from Morgan & Sticky’s wedding thanks to Kendyl Dawn Photography 29 January 2022

27/03/2022

These loved up babes and their families were such a delight
So many amazing photos Kendyl Dawn Photography

For a girl who has a passion for cars (especially old school mazda rotary) & an absolute love for weddings when I was asked by the groom to capture this photo you can only imagine how over the moon I was. I aspirer to make your dreams & visions come true for your special day. I have opened up my books to take on a limited amount of weddings for the 2022 / 2023 season. Get in touch, I would love to chat about your day xo

21/03/2022

I think I died and went to cupcake heaven! Our lovely Marc and Rachael had this stunning cake on Saturday thanks to Spongedrop! 3 flavours chocolate, lemon and carrot cake!

15/03/2022

When Mother Nature decides its time to fall down!
Timing before Saturday’s wedding and getting an arborist who doesn’t have covid atm has been a challenge. Pray for Friday fixup unless Mother Nature decides she wants the rest to come down on her own!
No harm to the arch or kauri tree!
Any local brides/florists wanting free fresh green gum leaves? Let me know as I’ve got a 40 year old tree full!

15/03/2022

Found the most tranquil place to find peace today! Thanks Monika for sharing your piece of paradise!
Anyone coming to Tauranga for a “special” night I’d hands down recommend this place!
Accomodation night for bride and groom!
Or just a get away!
The most gorgeous colour on the wall! But oh the shower head! The bathroom. It’s a little secret oasis!

07/03/2022

An amazing day for Laura and George 5.3.2022

Watch it now and discover more trending videos on TikTok!

01/03/2022

Such great words. Please always be kind.

What you don’t see in the day to day of our industry social media accounts is how every single vendor in the wedding and events industry is hustling hard right now. We are working with postponements, cancellations and situations we never imagined still dealing with. We are also managing skeleton staff due to large amounts in isolation, including on site and office staff. So please be kind. If your delivery staff are new, please know they are doing their best. If your email isn’t immediately replied to, please know we are covering more than one job, and if the job process looks a little different, please know we are hustling behind the scenes to deal with situations so far beyond our control. Our industry has been hit incredibly hard, and we feel it’s part of our job here to let you know how incredibly hard every vendor is working behind closed doors to survive.

01/03/2022

Happy wedding anniversary to Sarah and Taylor
29.02.2020 (2 years) on leap year!
Still my favourite photo of the waterfall! Hope you celebrate the special occasion in style guys!

27/02/2022

Happy anniversary Ashley and Michael! Your ice cream bar was my favourite!

23/02/2022

February is the month of love... this week we have had some special anniversaries.
20 Feb 2021 - Mandi and Sam (1 year)
23 Feb 2019 - Alice and Samer (3 years)
24 Feb 2018 - Rebecca and Andrew (4 years)
and we have my wonderful friend's wedding on Saturday! I will be toasting to you all. Special memories at Summer House Weddings and Events.

17/02/2022

Ashley and Paul = love

06/02/2022

Love in a package!
Photography by Oh Joy Photophaphy
Stacey captured the real essence of these two! If you want a relaxed, highly organised, artistic photographer who goes that little bit beyond then Stacey is your gal!
She printed several of these wee pics on the day but this one stopped my beating heart! Congratulations Ashley and Paul!

05/02/2022

Love this moment at every wedding ... celebrating the journey to get there and the excitement of what lies ahead. Congratulations Morgan and Sticky (one week on as Mr & Mrs)

Mr & Mrs McColl 🤍

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05/02/2022

Congratulations Ashley and Paul... 5.2.2022 Today we had my dream team!
Caterer: Food by Wild Wood Fire
Photographer: oh joy photography
Music: Blaze Entertainment
And of course my amazing team of helpers Deb, Steph and Shavaurn!
Without you all, today could not have happened and together we created something great! What an amazing day! Can’t wait to share the pics of this beautiful couple and their family/friends who came to celebrate with them. One word! EPIC!

04/02/2022

This is why I love doing what I do here at Summer House Weddings and events! This gal had a real ”feel good” attitude! Just love this. Cheers to a fantastic day Morgan and Alister (aka Sticky) you and your family/friends were A-M-A-Z-I-N-G fun!
Photography: Kendyl Dawn Photography

01/02/2022

It is with a sad heart to announce that we are selling my peace of paradise! Yes I spelt that wrong but this place is peaceful! It has brought me so much joy and happiness. So many lovely couples and families to celebrate special days along with garden groups, baby showers, bridal showers, family reunions, staff functions, high tea parties ... my heart is full of memories and while it is hard to let this peace go... I know my next adventure awaits. Thanks to all my wonderful vendors who have walked alongside me. My amazing friends who are my dream team! And to everyone who has visited and shared in the magic of this place with me. Thank you all. So if you know of anyone wanting to buy this amazing property please share! Much love to you all ### https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/property/residential/lifestyle-property/bay-of-plenty/tauranga/welcome-bay/listing/3454802085

31/01/2022

This guy! So glad to have Jed and his team catering at our weddings this season! I had my peanut satay chicken pizza fix! Yum. Thanks for doing such an amazing job and always for the fun vibe you bring! Vendor appreciation! You rock! Food by Wild Wood Fire

29/01/2022

Morgan and Alister (aka Sticky) married today 28.01.2022 at Summer House Weddings and events.
Food: Food by Wild Wood Fire

20/01/2022

4 years ago today we had our first ever wedding at Summer House! Congratulations and happy wedding anniversary Hayley and Justin 20.01.18

16/01/2022

The week prior to Christmas we had lots and lots of rain ... and these gigantic trees (I can’t put my arms around them!) came down. Mother Nature is incredible. How I do not know because they are HUGE! Video and photos just don’t show the size! Today was cleanup time to get a path to the waterfall. Plenty of pinecones and I love the smell of pine trees. Sad to see them down and they took out a lot so now there is a clearing but nature will repair itself.

15/01/2022

A wonderful afternoon with the McKenzie & Hooper families at the Summer House today. Perfect weather,warm with a slight breeze to enjoy our shady areas.
And wait for the fire truck video! The most delightful scrumptious food and ice cream for dessert! From 5 months to 93 years young! A delightful bunch to chill with.

11/01/2022

Videos are a special way to relive those moments ### thanks

Copyright Kiwi Eyes

05/01/2022

More gorgeous pics from Tracy and Marc 18.12.21

26/12/2021

Tracy and Mark 18.12.21
These guys came from a venue closing down then the engagement ring got lost by courier. A week of heavy rain and wind but my gosh their day was beyond perfect. Their friends and family had a ball and we absolutely loved having them! May your future together be filled with wonderful memories. It takes strength to move through hard times but I hope we managed to provide the perfect way to celebrate your new adventure! Absolutely love this photo of you both.

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.
Wedding at Summer House Weddings & Events

22/12/2021

Can’t wait to have these guys at our place! Looking great Jed!