Get married at one of New Zealand’s beautiful wedding venues.
No matter your budget you can look forward to the perfect wedding day.
Castaways Resort, Karioitahi Beach
Auckland
Castaways Resort, Karioitahi Beach, Auckland
By ATEED
Enjoy a romantic cliff-top ceremony
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Set on a stunning cliff-top with striking ocean views is Castaways Resort. They specialise in finding the perfect wedding style to suit your personalities. It’s just one hour from Auckland and with luxurious accommodation (and also glamping) onsite you won’t want to leave.
Black Barn Vineyard underground cellar wedding
Hawke’s Bay
Black Barn Vineyard underground cellar wedding, Hawke’s Bay
By Black Barn Vineyard
Hold an intimate underground wine cellar ceremony
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Black Barn in the Hawkes Bay has six wedding venues on their picturesque property, including a stand-alone Olive Shed, private bistro venue, a unique outdoor amphitheatre market and an underground wine cellar.
Intimate weddings at the Chapel by the Lake, Queenstown.
Chapel by the Lake, New Zealand
By Stoneridge Estate
Get hitched in a lakeside chapel
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Choose from three dreamy wedding experiences at Stoneridge Estate near Queenstown – an exclusive chapel on the lake, a luxury heli wedding package or lush manicured gardens on the banks of Lake Hayes complete with infinity pool.
The Hermitage
Christchurch – Canterbury
The Hermitage, Christchurch – Canterbury
By The Hermitage
Have a glacial iceberg wedding to remember
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Have your wedding in one of the most remarkable destinations in New Zealand, a place where incredible glacial icebergs complement the International Dark Sky Reserve. The Hermitage Hotel will arrange your ultimate year-round wedding package complete with venue, accommodation, gourmet food and loads of adventure.
Wedding inside a living chapel
Waikato
Wedding inside a living chapel, Waikato
By The Tree Church
Say “I do” in church made of trees
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Hidden amongst idyllic country gardens in Ohaupo you’ll find the Tree Church(opens in new window) – a living, breathing chapel. This unique wedding venue seats 100 people inside and is surrounded by mature oak and maple trees for amazing wedding photos and ceremonies.
Wedding at Camp Glenorchy Eco Retreat
Queenstown
Wedding at Camp Glenorchy Eco Retreat, Queenstown
By Meagan Wilken photography
Hold your sustainable wedding at an eco retreat
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If you’re searching for a beautiful down-to-earth wedding package then head to Camp Glenorchy Eco Retreat for a celebration that won’t harm the environment. They are New Zealand’s only Net Positive Energy Accommodation provider. One wedding package also includes a two-night stay for your one year anniversary.
Coromandel Peak, Lake Wanaka
Wanaka
Coromandel Peak, Lake Wanaka, Wanaka
By Heli & Destination Weddings
Tie the knot on a mountain top
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Elope to a dramatic part of the South Island with Heli and Destination Weddings and say your vowels on top of a stunning snow-capped peak or near a remote lake. Year-round wedding packages begin with a helicopter flight and include a marriage celebrant, photographer, two witnesses, and champagne. You can even get married in just one hour with their budget elopement package – this is the pinnacle of intimate elopements.
Wedding day at Old Forest School
Bay of Plenty
Wedding day at Old Forest School, Bay of Plenty
By Newfound photography
Have an old school wedding…Literally
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Old Forest School(opens in new window) is just that, an old school hidden amongst a forest. This beautiful wedding venue is a renovated 1930’s school property complete with classroom, barn, tuckshop and tin shed, making for a gorgeous rustic wedding setting and entertaining props. Find this unique wedding venue located between Tauranga, Whakatane and Rotorua.
The Mill wedding venue at Hobbiton Movie Set
Waikato
The Mill wedding venue at Hobbiton Movie Set, Waikato
By Hobbiton Movie Set
Seal the deal on a movie set
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Feel like a celebrity on your wedding day at Hobbiton Movie Set and choose from their six iconic wedding venues. From The Green Dragon Inn wander across the stone bridge to The Millhouse, a cute fully themed cottage venue complete with high ceilings, wooden beams and soothing fireplace. Then head to the Hobbit holes for some unique wedding photos.
Wedding venue
Auckland
Wedding venue , Auckland
By Kauri Bay Boomrock
Stag do, hens do and wedding all in one
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Kauri Bay Boomrock(opens in new window) offers a complete wedding package experience near Auckland. You can hold your stag and hens do’s on the same property – choose from archery, clay bird shooting, a wine challenge, or pure relaxation. Enjoy the idyllic views of the Hauraki Gulf as they take care of everything on your big day.
