Personal and high quality styling and planning for all kinds of commitment ceremonies and celebratio Hi I'm Alicia, a Wellington based wedding planner.
I am your wedding warrior, research queen, problem crusher, dress fluffer, champagne holding, music queuing, golf-cart driving, run-sheet wielding coordination extraordinaire! My jam is helping our couples create celebrations that suit them down to a T. You dream… I deliver…
💫GIVE AWAY 💫
I have two last minute tickets to give away for the wedding fair this Sunday at and to make it even sweeter I’m offering the lucky winner a free 1hr coaching session with me for personalised advice & recommendations on planning your dream wedding day!
To enter make sure you’re following & and tag who you’d like to take along!
Winner will be announced 10am on Saturday!
Brontë & Simon beautifully captured by
I am so excited to show you some snippets of B&S beautiful wedding day back March, so many gorgeous pictures but I had to start with this shot.
I remember Tim showing me this picture out of the back of his camera on the wedding day and just thinking how perfectly it summed them up - Relaxed, happy go lucky, crazy in love, just two best friends that FINALLY got married soaking up the Golden hour.
These two are something special 💕
Happy Valentine’s Day lovers!!! - here’s some aisle exit inspo from James & Victoria’s day and proof that you can walk out for the first time as a married couple to whatever the heck song you want to!
Impeccable vibes, lots of laughter and all the love - what wedding dreams are made of.
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1 year anniversary weekend for Hazel & Luke & hopefully they’re celebrating by “going on an adventure” 🤍
Stay tuned for some cheeky little reels of their day that I’ve been sitting on for a literal year 😂
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Three cheers to the long weekend! Good luck to all the happy couples getting married this weekend 🥂 I’ll be up in Ōtaki coordinating a marquee wedding & wishing I wasn’t doing dry Jan 😂
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Looking back over the seasons weddings and we have so much to post!
Here are some beautiful shots by of Ake & Sam’s springtime wedding at Belmont Hall. A casual and laid back party with all of the community invited! This was by far our largest wedding to date and so much fun!
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Rounded off the most hectic wedding and events season with Couples and cocktails event for at ❤️.
I had a lovely evening meeting lots of new vendor friends and some gorgeous couples on their wedding planning journeys at last night! A great opportunity to test run my new set-up, which I made by hand, ahead of the main event in June!
If you haven’t got your tickets yet you can grab them at: https://events.humanitix.com/wedding-open-day
So you might have seen I’ll be a vendor at wedding open day in June - my first wedding show, exciting! And because the team at are extra fab, they are giving attendees two events for the price of one!
The Couples and Cocktails evening is a chance for couples to come and chat to all of the amazing Wedding Vendors including me!
Chat, relax, drink, eat what more you could want?
Make sure you have your tickets and a head start on planning your dream wedding.
Location: Ohariu Farm 184 Takarau Gorge Road
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Get your tickets today 👇
https://events.humanitix.com/wedding-open-day
✨Happy valentines lovers ✨
A little BTS shot from Hazel & Luke’s BEAUTIFUL day at , the most in-love couple, the coolest location, and an awesome wedding party to boot 😍
When your first post of the year is in February 🫣
Hi, hello, it’s me, your tired but happy wedding planner! There has been some big changes here at over the last few months as my lovely co-founder, rockstar and all round bestie Sarah has sadly left the business 😭 She is moving back to the UK to be with her family and I am so excited for her, but also wahhhh 😢
So Elegant & Wild will be a one-woman-show, with some lovely helpers for our on-the-day coordination team.
I had a pretty quiet looking 2023, but it’s safe to say that things have blown up since the new year, with lots of enquiries coming through from those Christmas engagements and recommendations from previous couples and vendor friends 😍✨💍
Feeling very grateful for all the support and looking forward to the year ahead.
Alicia xx
Details from Libby & Sam’s beautiful day in the mountains on Saturday.
Such a stunning location with some absolutely lovely vendors! Can’t wait to see the beautiful shots from
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Signage: made by the talented bride!
There is nothing better than a jam packed dance floor!
A stella MC and a banger of a playlist kept this party going all night long.
It doesn’t have to be fancy, but it HAS to be fun.
❗️Putting on a wedding dress is not a sexy experience.
Don’t get me wrong, the whole process of finding you’re dress is lovely, you get to try on beautiful dresses and find ‘the one’ that fits your personality and makes you feel like a movie star…
….but actually getting a dress on?!
What they don’t tell you is dress shopping usually involves showing far more of your body to people you just met than you expected, big knickers, ungracious rearranging of b***s and getting very hot and sweaty in the process 😂.
My top tips for getting into your gown on the wedding day are:
1️⃣ Put on your dress as late as humanly possible & make sure you’ve practiced with your designated dressers beforehand
2️⃣Have a crochet hook in your emergency kit (we always have one on hand on our kits)
3️⃣Hire a really good photographer who you are comfortable with and will make the process look fun and delicate (and edit out the nip slip, thanks 😬)
Permanent obsession with al fresco wedding breakfasts and festoon lights 🥰
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Our summer brides Rebekah & Karmél enjoying their wedding reception at Mana Cruising Club. We were so unbelievably lucky with the weather for this one - beautiful blue sky day and the rain didn’t hit till their guests were on the dance floor. Couldn’t have planned it better ourselves!
Wow team, It’s been a hot minute! The last few months have included a whole load of planning graft, meetings with our lovely clients, site visits, keeping up with our pesky day jobs + a whirlwind trip back to the UK so I could be MOH for my lifetime best friend ❤️ it was so special to get home and celebrate with family after so long and a little bit cool to be part of a day I didn’t plan for once!
Back to the Wellington weather and dreams of our summertime celebrations.
BRUNCH AT WEDDINGS 🥞🥐🍳☕️
Wedding timelines rarely fit in with ‘normal’ meal times but for this celebration our couple opted for a daytime only event. What better way to follow a mid-morning ceremony than this stunning canape brunch paired with mimosas to fuel up their guests before an afternoon of activities?
It might be our favourite timeline yet for an intimate celebration and is perfect for those accommodating children or elderly relatives.
Even if you’re sticking with a more traditional timeline, we’d always recommend ordering in brunch from a local bakery or from your caterer to munch on whilst your wedding parties are getting ready!
Basically, we just really love brunch.
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A beautiful mid-ceremony shot from Karmél and Rebekah’s day
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Pass the Prosecco, because today Elegant & Wild is officially one year old 🥂
12 months ago Sarah & I convinced the bank that an idea we dreamed up amidst the hangover from my wedding was in fact a viable business, despite it being the middle of a pandemic and a turbulent time for the wedding industry.
We put our values at the forefront of our brand and set about creating services that would support couples to plan flexible celebrations that suit them without tradition or expectations holding them back.
We have been so humbled by the trust our couples and vendor friends have put in us while we’ve found our feet and are thrilled to be heading into another year of hustling together.
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Happy anniversary John & Alicia!
One year ago today, we were enjoying your special day and celebrating the depth, dedication and resilience of your love for each other.
Little did we know that when we woke up a day later, we'd be so disappointed that it was all over we'd end up creating Elegant & Wild over breakfast.
I'm so lucky to be able to work alongside you to ensure that other people get to experience a day that contains even half as much joy as this one did.
Sarah x
Happy International Women’s Day! Today we’re celebrating all the women we know and love in our lives, with a special shout out to each other!
We are incredibly proud to be co-founders, co-owners and co-conspirators here at Elegant & Wild and frequently talk about how lucky we are to get to do what we do together.
“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish." - Michelle Obama
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✨Happy anniversary Sarah & Tom! ✨
One year ago today, a moody day in the Hawkes Bay was transformed into a beautiful, relaxed, independent, non-traditional few hours celebrating two of the best people you’ll ever meet.
Their personal approach to commitment laid the groundwork for everything Elegant & Wild has become and their humour, kindness and love of life not only supports this little business, but personally inspires me everyday.
I’m very lucky to have you as friends and one half of E&W.
Announcing the lucky winners of our Christmas giveaway, Mareta Taute and Hone Savage!
Mareta and Hone have won a gift voucher for our coaching package which includes access to all our planning templates, help with managing budgets, bespoke mood boards and TWO hour-long sessions to pick our brains either in person or online.
Meri Kirihimete ki a koutou katoa
A rare snap of Sarah doing her thing!
The best thing about having an on-the-day coordinator is 90% of the time no one notices them running around making things happen.
Your bridal squad and all your guests get to completely enjoy the day without worrying about where they should stand, which photos they’re supposed to be in, when the foods are getting served, or how to get the band set up in a muddy field.
We’ll handle the details, triple check the timeline, deal with any calamities and make sure no one goes hungry while you bask in all the love of the day.
We still have availability for summer 2022 so get in touch if you’d like us to help you with your day.
There are also just 5 days left of our coaching package Christmas giveaway over on our previous post - so get tagging!
Planned a beautiful wedding but worried about who’s going to make sure it all goes smoothly on the day? Our ‘on-the-day coordination’ package is there to take the stress away and make sure you get to soak up every single moment.
We will help you streamline your timelines, working closely with your vendors to make sure everyone has the information they need in advance. We will make sure all of the little details are ready for your guests to enjoy, rooms are laid out correctly, demonstrate perfect dress fluffing to your bridesmaids, wrangle family members into photographs, keep everyone on time, and solve any problems that arise.
We will be your advocates every step of the way and make sure you feel 100% comfortable handing over the clipboard so you can pick up that bouquet!
We still have availability for summer 2022 - get in touch if you would like to find out more at [email protected], www.elegantandwild.co.nz
There are also just 5 days left of our coaching package Christmas giveaway over on our previous post - so get tagging!
Reminder: if you haven't already, don't forget to enter our Christmas giveaway!
Entries close 16 December
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It’s official, the Christmas countdown has begun! To spread a little cheer we are giving away a gift voucher for our newest offer – the coach package!
This package is everything a newly engaged couple need to get started in their celebration planning with access to all our planning templates, help with managing your budget, bespoke mood boards that capture all your early ideas and TWO hour-long sessions where you can pick our brains over a coffee (or glass of wine) either in person or online.
To enter:
> Like this post
>Make sure you follow us Elegant & Wild
>Tag your fiancé or a couple you know would love this (every comment is one entry, the more tags the more entries)
For an extra entry share this post on your stories (and tag us so we can see it)
*Open to NZ couples only*
*Entries close Thursday 16 December, Winners will be drawn Friday 17 December*
*Coaching session dates subject to availability in 2022*
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Shout out to our youngest ever vendor friend who celebrated her 12th birthday earlier this week!
Imagine having your own cake business and being talented enough to happily whip up wedding cakes after school and have them look THIS STUNNING.
At her age we were still crimping our hair and trying to keep a tamagotchi alive.
If your in Oamaru and need a cake for any celebration we’ve got the girl for you!
Happy belated birthday Emily! We love your work ❤️
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My favorite pictures of S & T's elopement include them sprinting through the vines and into the sea after their bougie lunch with big storm clouds rolling in ⛈. Completely unscripted, spontaneous and utterly drenched in that shiny post-ceremony, newly committed glow ✨
It dosen't matter how you choose to celebrate your commitment to each other, it will always be special and most importantly a complete reflection of you.
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