Business overview
"HELPING YOU CREATE BEAUTIFUL GATHERINGS FULL OF MEANING, JOY AND THOUGHTFUL DETAILS"Wedding and Event Styling, Floral Design and Bespoke Crafting for the Wellington, Kāpiti, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa areas.
Celebrating life's milestones, special moments, relationships and wins is important. It's what gives our life meaning and happiness.
Do you want to create a celebration with originality and soul? Do you have great ideas, but need help pulling them into a cohesive vision? Do you want to be hands-on with the design and preparation for your big day... but are worried about getting overwhelmed?
Then we are a perfect fit!
Hi, I’m Lyndal McKenzie, founder of LLFC. A designer and educator by trade, romantic creative by nature, I’ve developed a collaborative design process that keeps you in control of the decision-making and helps you create personal, meaningful celebrations full of whimsy, joy and thoughtful details.
Products and services I offer
1. Wedding and Event Styling - We provide as much (or as little) help you need to design, plan, source and set-up your wedding or event decor.2. Floral Design - We design and make all the florals you need: backdrops, table arrangements, bouquets, buttonholes. We specialise in bespoke faux, dried and preserved flower hire that enables you to have your dream flowers at a fraction of the cost.
3. Crafting - We will design and make bespoke items for your special day. What does this include? Embroidery, bespoke table linens, drapes, cushion covers, throws, decorated vases and tealight holders, stationery, flower girl outfits... you name it, we'll organise it. We also run crafting and sewing workshops so that you can have fun doing adding a DIY element to your celebration.
4. Hire - If you use our services, you have access to our quirky range of furniture and decor hire items.
Why I'm in the Venus Network
I am home-based, which is wonderful for balancing work and home life, but it is a bit isolating. And as a new business owner, I really value and need the support that Venus provides.I tried other forms of networking (involving standing in a large room full of strangers and trying to "butt into" conversations) but didn't feel comfortable. I like a structure and personal feel of the Venus meetings.
My gallery
Testimonials
1. Ashleigh, brideLyndal is amazing. She's creative and comes up with fantastic solutions. I had concerns about rubbish/wastage post-event and she was able to create an eco friendly plethora of wonder for my wedding that looked like something out of a fairytale.
2. ALEISHA, bride
We had a basic idea of what we wanted our special day to feel like and look like, so prior to meeting with you we were unsure whether you would like our initial ideas or try to sway us into something else. After our first meeting we soon realised that you wanted nothing more than our day to be what we wished for and you were prepared to do whatever it took to make it happen. We were excited to use you as we had heard good feedback from a couple of clients that you had previously styled their weddings for.
You made us both feel comfortable, you were super easy to work with and nothing ever seemed to be a problem. You thought of details and ideas we hadn't even thought of to bring our beach themed wedding to life. We loved the mood board you put together. It gave us a great idea of how our day could look, as some of the ideas were hard to imagine before seeing it all come together.
We liked how you made a mockup of the table and other floral designs and checked we were happy with them before continuing to make them.
We would definitely recommend you to anyone that was wanting to plan their wedding in the near future. Our wedding was exactly how we wanted it to be and a lot more, apart from the weather of course.
3. LIZ, mother of the bride
For anybody considering a wedding, I can not say enough about Lyndal. An absolute angel to the max. Lyndal does everything - probably too much for her own good. I will never forget how much she helped me. Legend xx.
E knew what she wanted but had no idea of how to achieve it. You got it all sorted. As her mum, I was feeling overwhelmed - 'Oh God, what do we do now?' - you took the 'overwhelm' away. You offered us ideas and guidance in a lovely way about things we hadn't even thought about... and would have found out about too late. When we had problems with the venue, you were able to handle a stressed out bride - you thought quickly on your feet and came up with creative solutions. You made what was bad, right. E and K was perfect, they have only the best, kindest words for you. You come across as more than just a business, you will make true friends for life.
An absolute angel to the max. Lyndal does everything - probably too much for her own good. I will never forget how much she helped me. Legend xx.
3. SUE, mother of the bride
Lyndal really connected with our vision. She guided conversations to explore options, bringing elements of magical creativity to reflect our individuality. She has a calm, positive and creative energy.
4. HEATHER, work colleague
A relaxed and comfortable friendship. That's what you would get by hiring Lyndal. She will quickly take what's normally a stressful, yet exciting time, and make you feel at ease and relaxed. Her attention to detail is truly amazing. Where most people would give up and say it can't be done, Lyn will spend hours coming up with a solution. Lyndal is extremely hard working and gives everything 100%. But her biggest strength is her caring, she cares about people and giving them exactly what they want. Yes, this is a business but because of Lyndal's personality you will not feel like a number or just another client, you will feel looked after and in safe hands.
5. ISABEL, LLFC TEAM
Your strengths are an intuitive grasp of themes and aesthetics, backed up by technical expertise and experience in fabrication, as well as general resourcefulness regarding sourcing of items and materials.
Lots of places talk about creating unique weddings and having attention to detail, but I think as a point of difference your attention to detail specifically arises from becoming GENUINELY INVESTED in crafting their dream weddings as well as providing ideas as to what additional features they might not have considered.
My point of difference
1. LLFC is a warm, caring, values-driven business. As one my testimonials said, I get GENUINELY invested in all my client's as if they were family. Integrity is very important to me. I will always be open and honest about pricing so you will always feel in control and you can always be assured that you are getting a great service at a great price. I also care passionately about being eco-friendly, supporting local and including all. No matter what your identity, culture, background or prefreneces you will feel 'seen' and supported by LLFC.2. LLFC is a small, boutique business, only taking on a small number of clients so that you can be assured of the utmost attention to detail. I block out the week leading up to your big day so that I can guarantee that you will have my total attention. This doesn't cost you more, its just what I think is the right thing to do.
3.LLFC provides a design-led service. Through the unique collaborative design process I have developed, I will work alongside you to create a one-off, deeply personal and meaningful celebration.
4. LLFC provides a set of pick ’n mix Styling Services which means you get (and pay for) only the help you need. We also offer DIY suport. This means you can choose how hands-on you want to be with preparations. You can then rely on my team and I to do the rest and pull it all together on the day.
5. The LLFC bespoke floral hire service is unique - you get all the benefits of florals designed and made just for you, but at a fraction of the fresh flower cost.
My latest business news
NZ Bride and Groom have published two of my Styled Shoots on their blog. Please check them out. It'll give you a good idea of my design work:https://www.brideandgroom.co.nz/inspiration/colour-of-love
https://www.brideandgroom.co.nz/inspiration/feathers-and-fur
