New South Wales

13th NSW ABIA AWARDS

2009 Winners & Finalists

1st Night Honeymoon
Winner 95.62% Newport Mirage
Finalist 94.48% Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
Finalist 93.08%
Finalist 92.31% The Sebel Pier One Sydney
Bomboniere
Winner 98.80% Designer Chocolates by Chocolate Works-NSW
Winner 98.80% Designer Chocolates
Finalist 96.54% Wedding Glasses by Groovy Glass
Finalist 95.99% Essentric
Finalist 94.67% Bomboniere Factory
Finalist 94.42% Creations by JAS
Finalist 94.38% Hearts & Themes
Finalist 94.33% Pink Frosting
Finalist 94.33% Lush Bernies
Finalist 94.28% Truly, Madly, Deeply
Bridal Gown Boutique
Winner 97.67% Briony Leigh Bridal
Finalist 97.20% DresSense
Finalist 95.67% Brides Of Beecroft
Finalist 94.58% Beautiful Brides
Finalist 94.33% Curvaceous Bridal
Finalist 94.04% Penrith Bridal Centre
Finalist 93.09% Abbey Bridal Sydney
Finalist 92.98% Bridal Collections
Finalist 92.96% Fashions by Farina
Finalist 92.88% Brides of Sydney
Finalist 92.67% Park Avenue Bridal
Bridal Shoes
Winner 93.67% Amore Bridal Shoes
Finalist 92.38% Panache Bridal Shoes
Finalist 91.50% Alan Pinkus Shoes
Bridesmaids Dresses
Winner 95.13% Briony Leigh Bridal
Finalist 94.83% Bizzaro Bridal Couture
Finalist 92.90% Giannak
Finalist 91.56% Brides Of Beecroft
Cake Designers
Winner 98.73% Sweet Connoisseur
Finalist 96.48% Miss Shortcakes
Finalist 96.33% Heidi's Dream Cakes
Finalist 96.30% Doy's Cakes
Finalist 96.17% Jenny McCarthy Cake Decorating
Finalist 96.06% Something Blue Cakes
Finalist 95.77% bounce - Crumbs Cake Art
Finalist 95.73% Cake Art & Design
Finalist 95.64% Delaney's Cakes
Finalist 95.53% Faye Cahill Cake Design
Finalist 95.27% Eileen Verde Cake Decorator
Finalist 95.23% Heavenly Cakes
Finalist 95.10% Wedding Cake Art
Finalist 95.03% Bec's Cake Creations
Finalist 94.90% Celebration Cakes
Finalist 94.88% Planet Cake
Finalist 94.67% Van Mae's Cakes
Finalist 94.64% Casa Del
Finalist 94.53% Cavallaro's Sweet Indulgence Cakes
Finalist 94.42% The Sweetest Things
Finalist 94.31% Batch Patisserie
Finalist 93.98% Distinctive Cakes
Finalist 93.89% Tonitto Continental Cakes
Finalist 93.88% Thea Cubis Cakes
Finalist 93.77% Sweet Art
Cars & Transport
Winner 99.31% Angel Classic Car Hire
Finalist 98.20% Openair Wedding Cars
Finalist 97.17% Classic Bridal Cars
Finalist 97.08% 7th Heaven Wedding Cars
Finalist 96.38% Babylon Wedding Cars
Finalist 95.98% HF Wedding & Hire Cars
Finalist 95.52% Wow Limousines
Finalist 94.90% Instyle Wedding Cars
Finalist 94.88% Wedding Cars of Distinction
Finalist 94.60% Amore Limousines
Finalist 94.56% Mustang Wedding & Formal Hire
Finalist 94.37% Natalie's Limousines
Finalist 94.33% Tuf 57 Chevys
Finalist 94.33% Alvira Limousine Hire
Finalist 93.22% A1 Limousines
Ceremony Music
Winner 96.70% Gloriette String Quartet
Finalist 96.46% Sydney Wedding Entertainment
Finalist 95.32% Carinya Strings
Finalist 94.67% Stringspace
Finalist 93.22% Sydney Ensemble
Ceremony Venues
Winner 97.34% Pennant Hills Golf Club
Finalist 96.18% Newport Mirage
Finalist 96.14% WatersEdge Restaurant
Finalist 95.90% Long Reef Golf Club
Finalist 95.56% Cropley House
Finalist 95.00% The Colebee Centre
Finalist 94.47% Tamburlaine Organic Wines
Finalist 94.14% Crowne Plaza Hawkesbury Valley
Finalist 93.23% Chinese Gardens
Club Reception
Winner 99.03% Manly Golf Club
Finalist 98.11% Woolooware Golf Club
Finalist 97.66% St George Motor Boat Club
Finalist 97.32% Bonnie Doon Golf Club
Finalist 96.95% Pennant Hills Golf Club
Finalist 96.63% Long Reef Golf Club
Finalist 95.65% Concord Golf Club
Finalist 95.03% Roseville Golf Club
Couture Gown Designer
Winner 98.45% Bizzaro Bridal Couture
Finalist 97.32% Personalised Weddings Couture
Finalist 97.05% Rhonda Hemmingway
Finalist 96.84% Mim Design Couture
Finalist 95.98% Culture Bridal Couture
Finalist 95.35% Arushie Bridal
Finalist 95.21% Park Avenue Bridal
Finalist 94.83% Luomo
Finalist 94.54% Jean Fox
Finalist 94.47% Steven Khalil
Finalist 94.33% Lu Elle Bridal
Finalist 94.17% Evermore Bridal
Finalist 94.03% Clarissa Grace Couture
Finalist 93.98% Caritas Yu Bridal Couture
Finalist 93.97% Halo Bridal
Finalist 93.71% Karen Willis Holmes
Decorations & Styling
Winner 97.44% The Wedding Decorator
Finalist 95.95% Events of Elegance
Finalist 95.09% Nadia Duran (Events by Nadia)
Finalist 94.93% Romeo's Chair
Finalist 94.92% Red Jaffer
Finalist 94.33% The Wedding Ladies
Finalist 94.06% Bridal Arches
Finalist 93.69% Weddings with Love
Finalist 93.42%
Finalist 93.22% K & K Covers
Disc Jockey
Winner 97.37% Impression DJs
Finalist 96.69% Maestro Entertainment
Finalist 95.96% DJ:Plus! Entertainment
Finalist 95.00% Chris King's Your Best Man
Finalist 94.67% Musiq Entertainment
Finalist 94.25% Premium Dj's
Finalist 94.05% Majestic Mobile Music
Finalist 93.82% Mobile Millennium DJ's
Entertainment Agent
Winner 96.74% EAO Entertainment
Finalist 94.52% Sydney Wedding Entertainment
Flowers & Bouquets
Winner 97.81% Awesome Blooms
Finalist 97.39% Peonies Boutique Weddings
Finalist 97.31% Macarthur Floral Creations
Finalist 96.79% Yeng Tan Floral Designer
Finalist 96.75% Vesna Grasso Floral Designer
Finalist 96.53% Style & Blooms
Finalist 96.45% Rosas Roses Wedding Flowers and Events
Finalist 95.77% Plaza flowers
Finalist 95.72% Posy & Twine Florist
Finalist 95.13% Blooms for Brides
Finalist 94.97% Brides in Bloom
Finalist 94.73% Japonica
Finalist 94.67% Live the Day
Finalist 94.67% Frances Dunn Florist
Finalist 94.67% Angel Blooms
Finalist 94.65% Romantica Floral Designs
Finalist 94.54% Enchanted Rose
Finalist 94.54% Eden Flower Design
Finalist 94.46% Bunches of Love
Finalist 94.39% Exquisite Floral Designs
Finalist 94.33% Seed Flora
Finalist 94.33% Seduced by Flowers
Finalist 94.19% Petals & Blooms
Finalist 94.07% Sydney Wedding Flowers
Finalist 94.06% Valley Fresh Flowers
Finalist 94.04% Plumbago Flowers
Finalist 93.94% The Flower Shoppe Westmead
Finalist 93.92% Sylvania Flower Studio
Finalist 93.92% Moonee Blooms
Finalist 93.75% Bianca's Florist
Finalist 93.75% Absolutely Flowers
Finalist 93.69% Rambling Rose Floral Studio
Finalist 93.63% Uptown Florist
Finalist 93.53% Waratah Florist
Finalist 93.50% Jade McIntosh Flowers
Finalist 93.39% Best Buds Florist
Finalist 93.28% Floreal
Finalist 93.22% Julie Pilcher Flowers
Finalist 93.19% Flower Bud and Co
Finalist 93.08% Nadine Floral designs
Finalist 92.94% Katoomba Fine Flowers
Function Coordinator
Winner 97.51% Cropley House
Finalist 97.38% Pennant Hills Golf Club
Finalist 97.34% WatersEdge Restaurant
Finalist 97.20% Newport Mirage
Finalist 97.10% L'Aqua
Finalist 97.03% Belhaven Manor
Finalist 96.56% The Colebee Centre
Finalist 95.67% Villa Rosa Reception Lounge
Finalist 95.06% Star Room
Finalist 95.04% Tamburlaine Organic Wines
Finalist 95.02% The Carrington Hotel
Finalist 94.67% Manly Golf Club
Finalist 94.60% Novotel Wollongong Northbeach
Finalist 94.58% Bonville Golf Resort
Finalist 94.33% Woolooware Golf Club
Finalist 93.83% Dockside Darling Harbour
Finalist 93.53% Flare Catering
Finalist 93.42% Doltone House - Sylvania Waters
Grooms Fashion
Winner 94.69% FormalWear Express - New South Wales
Finalist 93.54% All The Rage
Finalist 93.08% Peppers Formal Wear
Finalist 92.94% Spurling Formal Wear Sydney
Finalist 92.88%
Hair Stylist
Winner 98.69% Lizzie Liros Hair
Finalist 96.63% Julie's Bridal Hair
Finalist 96.17% Mju
Finalist 95.48% Amanda La Monica -Hair & Makeup Artist
Finalist 95.42% Glam Van
Finalist 95.00% Marianna Grillo Makeup & Hair
Finalist 94.86% Nic's Hair 2U
Finalist 94.80% D'Makeup Station
Finalist 94.67% Allure Make Up
Finalist 94.61% Jill Hutchings
Finalist 94.42% Reel EFX Make Up Studio
Finalist 93.94% Julie Blazely
Harbour Vessel Reception
Winner 95.03% Sydney Glass Island
Finalist 93.88% Luxury Yachting
Finalist 92.88% The Pontoon
Hire & Furniture
Winner 94.36% Nadia Duran (Events by Nadia)
Finalist 93.50% Paramount Event Hire
Finalist 93.00% Exotic Lily Event Hire
Finalist 92.58% Weddings with Love
Hotel Reception
Winner 97.20% Novotel Wollongong Northbeach
Finalist 94.79% PARKROYAL Parramatta
Finalist 94.32% The Carrington Hotel
Finalist 94.25% Stamford Grand North Ryde
Finalist 94.21% Pullman Sydney Hyde Park
In -House D.J.
Winner 94.99% Cropley House
Finalist 94.09% Belhaven Manor
Finalist 90.10% The Colebee Centre
In-House M.C.
Winner 96.72% The Colebee Centre
Finalist 95.50% Belhaven Manor
Finalist 95.28% Villa Rosa Reception Lounge
Finalist 95.07% Cropley House
In-House Wedding Advisor
Winner 96.76% Belhaven Manor
Finalist 96.41% Newport Mirage
Finalist 96.40% Pennant Hills Golf Club
Finalist 96.19% Cropley House
Finalist 95.65% Loxley On Bellbird Hill
Finalist 94.17% The Colebee Centre
Independent Wedding Caterers
Winner 97.19% Flare Catering
Finalist 97.02% Laissez-Faire Catering
Finalist 96.48% Gema Catering
Finalist 94.63% George Khouzame Group
Independent Wedding Consultant
Winner 95.00% Signature Wedding Planners
Finalist 94.67% Red Jaffer
Invitations & Stationery
Winner 98.13% Essentric
Finalist 97.98% Jhoosh Design
Finalist 97.14% Creations by JAS
Finalist 97.03% Petrella Studios
Finalist 96.99% MandaLiz
Finalist 96.84% Poppiseed Designs
Finalist 96.22% Fine Invitations
Finalist 95.84% Astijano Design
Finalist 95.67% Hearts & Themes
Finalist 95.22% Truly, Madly, Deeply
Jewellery Fashion
Winner 96.37% Bizzaro Bridal Couture
Finalist 95.71% Rush Creations
Finalist 95.22% Bead Divine
Finalist 93.50% Cecile's Jewellery
Live Wedding Band
Winner 96.99% Johnny Spitz Entertainment
Finalist 96.93% Sydney Wedding Entertainment
Finalist 94.67% Greg Poppleton & his Bakelite Dance Band
Finalist 93.08% Saxanova
Make-up Artist
Winner 99.41% Amanda La Monica -Hair & Makeup Artist
Finalist 98.43% Allure Make Up
Finalist 96.70% Glam Van
Finalist 96.70% Bella Diva Beauty Makeup and Airbrushing
Finalist 96.65% Mju
Finalist 96.34% Hair + Makeup by Gavin
Finalist 96.33% Melli
Finalist 96.06% Panetta Professional Make Up Artist
Finalist 95.74% Julie Elton Makeup
Finalist 95.57% Pirinola Make Up
Marriage Celebrants
Winner 99.81% Coral Kortlepel Beautiful Celebrations
Finalist 99.20% Louise Spedding Celebrant
Finalist 98.94% Lillian Lyon Marriage Celebrant
Finalist 98.33% Leanne Evans CMC JP
Finalist 98.24% A Marriage Celebrant 4U - Vicki Watson CMC
Finalist 97.98% Melodie Johnston CMC
Finalist 97.80% Ceremonies with Style
Finalist 97.64% Amber's Beautiful Ceremonies
Finalist 97.49% Clarah Luxford Marriage Celebrant
Finalist 97.25% Ray Standen CMC
Finalist 97.11% Annie Godde CMC
Finalist 97.06% Hollie-Berri Sleeman CMC
Finalist 97.00% Robyn Pattison CMC
Finalist 96.94% Michael Teulon CMC
Finalist 96.67% Pauline Fawkner CMC
Finalist 96.58% Jamie Shadlow CMC
Finalist 96.42% Toni Richards CMC
Finalist 96.33% Simone Lewis-Cocks CMC
Finalist 95.95% Caroline Hamilton-Smith
Finalist 95.67% Louise Robinson CMC
Finalist 95.53% Charyl Walsh CMC
Finalist 95.44% Nicole Celeban CMC
Finalist 95.27% Frances Kneil CMC
Finalist 95.00% Glenda Davison CMC
Reception Venue
Winner 99.70% The Colebee Centre
Finalist 99.44% Belhaven Manor
Finalist 98.92% L'Aqua
Finalist 98.86% Tamburlaine Organic Wines
Finalist 98.50% The Grand Roxy
Finalist 97.77% Dockside Darling Harbour
Finalist 97.57% Star Room
Finalist 97.52% Miramare Gardens
Finalist 97.26% Doltone House - Sylvania Waters
Finalist 97.22% Cropley House
Finalist 97.18% Athol Hall
Finalist 96.70% Villa Rosa Reception Lounge
Finalist 96.44% Eschol Park House
Finalist 96.30% Conca Dor'a Lounge
Finalist 96.01% Lauriston House
Finalist 95.73% Mandalay Function Centre
Finalist 95.70% Belgenny Farm
Finalist 95.19% Mediterranean House
Finalist 94.88% Waterview in Bicentennial Park
Finalist 94.72% Dunbar House
Resort Reception
Winner 96.65% Newport Mirage
Finalist 96.47% Loxley On Bellbird Hill
Finalist 95.90% Crowne Plaza Hawkesbury Valley
Finalist 95.27% Bonville Golf Resort
Finalist 94.19% Tumbling Waters Retreat
Finalist 94.11% Swiss Grand Resort and Spa
Finalist 93.97% Mountain Heritage Hotel & Spa Retreat
Restaurant Reception
Winner 98.59% WatersEdge Restaurant
Finalist 95.38% The Tearoom QVB
Finalist 94.90% ORSO Bayside Restaurant
Finalist 94.64% Reef Restaurant
Finalist 94.46% Waterfront
Finalist 94.38% Summer Salt Restaurant
Finalist 94.33% Milano's on the Lake
Finalist 94.31% Moby Dicks Whale Beach
Finalist 93.89% Angelo's on the Bay
Finalist 93.75% Pilu At Freshwater
Special Wedding Services
Winner 95.00% Butterfly Releases - NSW
Finalist 94.87% Sydney Wedding Entertainment
Wedding Photography
Winner 99.92% Studio Zanetti
Finalist 99.91% Weddings By Wayne
Finalist 99.90% Collections Photography
Finalist 98.05% Vincent Lai Photography
Finalist 97.87% Say Cheese Film & Video Productions
Finalist 97.08% Sue Taylor Photography
Finalist 97.06% Darlene Andrews Photography
Finalist 96.91% Imagine Imagery Photography
Finalist 96.85% New Creations
Finalist 96.35% Richard Alaba Photography
Finalist 96.33% Pure Moments Photography
Finalist 96.11% Natural Lights Photography
Finalist 95.96% Dreamlife Photos & Video - NSW
Finalist 95.90% Arrow Photography
Finalist 95.67% DC Images
Finalist 95.65% Soho Images
Finalist 95.65% Simply Photography
Finalist 95.49% Kate Belle Photography
Finalist 95.39% Peepo Photography
Finalist 95.34% Inlighten Photography
Finalist 95.33% Photography & Cinema by Filmography
Finalist 95.00% Welsch Photography
Finalist 94.92% Bluflame Photography
Finalist 92.75% A Shot Above Photography
Wedding Rings
Winner 95.79% Williams The Jewellers
Finalist 94.69% Jacobsons Jewellers
Finalist 94.33% Forever Diamonds
Finalist 94.06% Leonard's Diamond & Gold
Finalist 94.00%
Finalist 92.75% Varoujan Jewellers
Finalist 92.64% Larsen Wedding Rings
Finalist 92.56% Michael Hill Jeweller
Finalist 92.53% Cerrone Jewellers
Finalist 91.83%
Finalist 91.71% Underwood Jewellery
Wedding Videography
Winner 97.95% DnM Wedding Films
Finalist 97.92% Icon Film Productions
Finalist 96.85% Onscreen Video Production
Finalist 96.29% Encore Media
Finalist 95.90% Blaycam Video Productions
Finalist 95.61% No Limit Pictures
Finalist 95.25% Cine Media
Finalist 95.00% ARIAN FILM PRODUCTIONS
Finalist 94.56% Afterglow Visual
Finalist 94.53% Videos by Kirstie
Finalist 93.78% Say Cheese Film & Video Productions
Finalist 93.50% White Designs Videography
Finalist 93.08% Untitled Film Works