WOW™ Starbags

WOW™ Starbags
Attention all WOW™ 2016 attendees.     The no-fuss food option, Starbags mean you can enjoy good tasty fare, with water and wine (or juice or beer), before the performance starts. At $45 it’s simple, economical and convenient dinner treat for a special night. We are proud to announce the...

Craft Beer and Pies for the Boys

Craft Beer and Pies for the Boys
When Anna and Alastair, owners of Mesh Coatings Ltd, wanted to host a relaxed yet professional “thanks for your support” for their building industry clients and customers, they had an idea about beer and pies. Anna explained “We talked to three caterers and Ruth Pretty was the one who grasped...

Whistle up a Wedding - Springfield

Whistle up a Wedding - Springfield
For James Pretty “it was incredibly special to be able to get married at Springfield, where I grew up, adding another incredible memory to a place that was already a huge part of my life. “When I asked Morag to marry me I knew Te Horo would be an amazing...

Fireworks, Sunshine and Admiring Onlookers - The Boatshed

Fireworks, Sunshine  and Admiring Onlookers - The Boatshed
On a bright Wellington spring day, Catherine and Gavin were married in the garden area by The Boatshed, before invited guests and admiring onlookers from the waterfront walk. The wedding day fell on the night of the annual fireworks display. So, as a bonus, the guests were treated to a...

Snap Happy

Snap Happy
As the old year finished and the new year began I felt the need to look at old photos. I wanted to be reminded of things and people in the past and to reminisce. Perhaps I was overtired from the build-up to Christmas, as a caterer does have to make...

Opening Doors

Opening Doors
As a child I loved doing school projects and would spend days ruminating on how I would gather the material and (the best part) how I would present the project. I always made the deadline but at my own peril. My mother described me as the night owl because I...

Ruth's Abel Tasman Adventure

Ruth's Abel Tasman Adventure
Spectacular scenery and spanking fresh seafood. Relaxed accommodation overlooking the sea. Menus and wine tastings reward you after a day in the bush or on the water. This is the Wilsons Abel Tasman National Park experience, and Ruth and Paul Pretty invite you to share it with them, for a...