Wellingotn peeps, can you recommend
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Topic: Wellingotn peeps, can you recommend
Posted By: lilfatty
Subject: Wellingotn peeps, can you recommend
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 4:53pm
Well after reading the new rules and the clarification of a certain question (quoted below)
I would like recommendations of accommodation in the central Wellington area (preferably CBD) with two bedrooms and A photographer in the Wellington region as I want to get both glamor shots and family photos while we are down on holiday. TIA ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: Renee & Lauren
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 4:58pm
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My brother is a photographer and he is pretty good - did my before shots at hairdresser. We used Veronica Gunn for our wedding shots and she was awesome and price was great. Though I would suggest you would get a few recommendations for Kylie Cassidy - she seems nice but I have not used her before so can't comment on her services but I know a few that have. ------------- http://lilyslim.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Katherine
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 5:09pm
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lilfatty, I can personally recommend Simon Hoyle of Southlight Studio in Wellington. He has done a few shots for the magazine in the past, and I've found him to be amazing. If I lived in Wellington, I'd go to him for my family photos. Our talented magazine photographer Fiona Tomlinson does travel -- it would be worth getting in touch with her to see if she's planning to do any shoots in Wellington anytime in the near future. Her website is http://www.fionatomlinson.co.nz - www.fionatomlinson.co.nz . She does the vast majority of our photography shoots for the magazine and she is wonderful, with a great manner. |
Posted By: Emmi_
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 5:26pm
i have to recommend Kylie Cassidy, shes done my preggy shots and Lillas NB photos too, love them  Ive seen her advertise glamor shots so know she does them (and the end result looks great!)
hotel wise, Im not sure how much you want to spend, but http://www.athomewellington.co.nz/ - At Home are a great boutique hotel in the CBD (not sure if they do 2 rooms tho...) cant think of anywhere else i would recommend sorry ------------- 
+1 May 09 Angel 
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 5:27pm
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Have you checked out wot if.
There are the Brandon Street apartments, self-contained accommodation with 2 bedrooms. They're located off Lambton Quay near Kirkaldies. If your going for the weekend, most hotels have cheap deals, as welly is pretty dead on the weekend. If your after more hotel style, James Chancellor is good, they have a good weekend rate. Depends on if you want to be down Lambton Quay end or Courtney Place, Manner Mall. The Duxton does a great weekend rate close to Courtney Place, there's also Central City Apartments on Dixon Street they're self contained accommodation too. I've stayed at all of them, and they're all really comfy. The only place I stayed that wasn't up to scratch was IBIS pretty average and my room stunk. Photographers talk to the guys at Wellington Photographic Supplies (WPS) they have a few photographers working from there who aren't expensive. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 5:29pm
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Have to agree with Emmi, Kylies photos of Lilla are adorable. Newborns aren't easy to photograph either. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Rovic
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 5:41pm
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Our wedding photographer was Stuart Maclaren. He had great ideas for shots that were a bit quirky and wqas great to work with. His website is maclarenphoto.co.nz . Also, a friend of my sisters has just started doing this sort of stuff, is really reasonable and you get all your shots on a cd. She did some for us when we were down recently and of the ones we've seen, they look pretty good. If you want her details, let me know. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 5:53pm
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Didn't you elope somewhere in Wellington ? would be cool if you could go to the same place
Kylie Cassidy , totz, I want her to do my pics sometime ------------- 
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Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 6:07pm
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I hear Kylie Cassidy is good. Infact, she is coming to ChCh in Nov to take pics. Super excited. She is here on the 6th of Nov. -------------  
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 6:16pm
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Kelly - yep we did elope .. but we were on the Kapiti Coast which is Wellington in the same way that Gulf Harbour is in Auckland IYKWIM.
Calia - thanks will look into those .. the last place we stayed was kind of central near Frank Kitz park so probably near there since we kind of know the area. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 6:21pm
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oh bums, I thought my idea was really good -------------
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 6:42pm
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Central Near Frank Kitz hmm The International Plaza
The Holiday Inn is new and pretty central, can't remember what street it's on but it's pretty much opposite the Train station and also Shell and Sakura (Jap restaurant) if that area rings a bell for you! And don't worry you can't hear the trains as it's like trains, train station, road, building, hotel so a fair distance! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 6:44pm
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Oh and photos = Kylie, I wanted her to do Lily's NB pics but she came early so the money for her pics ended up going on an almost never used breast pump!
Or Woolf Photography up Cable Car Lane next to the cable car, they did MY baby photos! And my photos used to be their selling poster  but they're a bit $$.------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 7:55pm
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We've used Woolf and they are too $$$ for what you get.
I love Kylies Glamour Shots, they're amazing. Can't recommend any accommodation but I hope there's a meet up happening
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Posted By: linda
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 8:50pm
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Would also recommend Simon Hoyle but I think his studio is out in Eastbourne so a bit of a road trip from the CBD (or you can take the Eastbourne Ferry). ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 9:28pm
Oooh I can totally reccomend all of these places. I loved the james cook grand chancellor as a hotel, but the self servced appts are good too. Also Ana (facebook)'s sister tessa is a very good photographer, so you could ask her next time you are floatign round the FB page. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: scribe
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 9:37pm
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http://www.estherbunning.com/home.html - Esther Bunning was the Wgtn photog of the year last year - I haven't used her but friends have and her work is stunning. Good for glamour and family shots.
I also hear http://jofrancesphotography.com/ - Jo Frances is a good family photographer - not sure if she does glamour though. |
Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 16 July 2010 at 8:03am
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Chris & Mel McCarthy (thephoto.co.nz) are fantastic, can recommend them. I don't need to recommend Kylie, you know she is great.
In terms of accommodation the citylife and quest apartments are good value for the space you get. I've stayed twice now at the Bolton hotel suites which I think are amazing but it is probably at the wrong end of town for a socal rather than business trip. The only Quest I don't hear good thinkgs about is the one on Lambton Quay, apparently it is a mixed bag in terms of the rooms and can be quite noisy. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 16 July 2010 at 9:22am
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Thanks clover .. I was looking at the Quest, so thats good to know. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 16 July 2010 at 10:52am
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we used wotif for our accom in Welly, they have some great specials and we ended up staying at the Duxton. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Lexidore
Date Posted: 16 July 2010 at 12:18pm
Another recommendation for kylie here, She is awesome! Have used her and recommended her and will be having her as our photographer for our wedding 
Wotif is good aswell but I wouldn't recommend going with the Wotif mystery hotel, we did that once going off the facilities the hotel said it had but most of them were out of order  ------------- 
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 16 July 2010 at 1:41pm
Kylie's photos are fab  ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 16 July 2010 at 1:49pm
Ditto on recommending Kylie. She's very talented and very lovely  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 16 July 2010 at 2:31pm
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I totally agree with everyone Kylie Cassidy photography is fantastic, reasonably priced but amazing work, I cant wait for her to come down to Christchurch in November and do my glamour photoshoot going off some of the other ones she has done. So while I cant say to you lilfatty that I can show you mine I cant since Im having it in November - but I can say that the ones I have seen have been amazing and she is super lovely to deal with. ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |