Auckland
28 venuesCity rooms, harbour edges and vineyard islands a ferry ride away: the most venues, the easiest to reach.
From $165
Where New Zealand gets married
New Zealand wedding venues, sorted
Not a list to scroll. A guide to the places worth marrying in, found the way couples actually think: by landscape, by feeling, by what the day needs.
9Regions, coast to high country
200Venues listed
Honest detail on every listingMost couples don't arrive knowing the venue. They arrive knowing a feeling.
So we built three ways in, not one search box. Start wherever your day is clearest in your mind, and let the rest follow.
Door one
By style
Browse by the mood you're after: the look of the day you keep picturing.
Find your aestheticDoor two
By region
Start with a wedding location: coast, city, wine country or high country.
Explore wedding locationsDoor three
By what the day needs
Guest count and beds on site rule out more venues than anything. Start practical.
Match my numbers
Spotlight venueSpotlight July
Fiordland Lodge
Te Anau, Southland
Award-winning Luxury Lodge Weddings on the Edge of Lake Te Anau
Capacity
120 seated
Sleeps
29 on site
Character
Lakeside
Door two, up close
Explore wedding locations by landscape
Start with the kind of place you want to marry: coast, vineyard, high country, city or garden. Four regions couples ask for most, 9 in all.
Bay of Plenty
8 venuesWhite-sand beaches and orchard country: relaxed coastal days with a long, reliable summer.
From $74
Canterbury
24 venuesGarden city, braided rivers and the plains running to the alps: breadth, and a venue for every budget.
From $750
Featured venues
Every listing, at a glance
Capacity, beds on site, price band and the photographer's name: the facts that matter, on every card. Tap the heart to save favourites to your shortlist.
Why we're different
A guide that tells the truth
Most directories are funnels. We're built on the opposite idea: honesty that helps couples choose well, and sends venues enquiries that are already informed.
Honest from the start
Every venue is described with the real detail, from capacity to caveats to price band, so couples know what they're enquiring about.
One enquiry, no resale
Your enquiry goes straight to the venue: never mass-blasted, never sold on. People over platforms, always.
For venues
Qualified before they ask
Enquiries arrive with date and guest count already filled in. You spend the first reply on the date, not correcting the basics.
For venues
Your name on the door
You're a named host, not an anonymous listing. The couple keeps talking to you, not through us.
For venue owners
List your venueList with us and receive couples who've already read your capacity, catering and price band.
From the journal
Read before you shortlist
The honest, useful writing couples wish they'd found sooner, on planning, seasons and getting the practical things right.
Coming soon
Practical guides on seasons, budgets and the questions worth asking before you enquire.
Visit the journalBefore you ask
Questions couples ask us
Popular venues fill their summer Saturdays 12 to 18 months out, and further for Queenstown and Central Otago. Shoulder-season and weekday dates come up much closer in. If the date matters most, start early; if the venue matters most, stay flexible on the day of the week.
There's no single number: a community hall and a sole-use estate are different propositions. Every venue here shows a price band on its listing and many share a pricing guide, so you can rule places in or out before you ever enquire.
No. Listings show seated capacity, price band and accommodation up front. Enquiring is for checking your date and starting a real conversation, not for prising out the basics.
A wedding location is the broader place you want to marry: a region, beach, garden, vineyard or high-country setting. A wedding venue is the specific property that hosts the ceremony, reception or both.
Often, yes. Public beaches, parks and reserves are usually managed by the local council, so check permit rules before you commit to a ceremony spot. Private venues usually handle their own site rules.
Queenstown, Central Otago, Waiheke, Hawke’s Bay, Marlborough and Canterbury are good places to start. Use the accommodation and guest-capacity details on each listing to rule venues in or out quickly.
Completely. Browsing, shortlisting and enquiring are free, and we take no commission on anything you book. Venues pay to list; couples never pay us a cent.
