Ratings, services and a phone number for every wedding venue in Queenstown.
7 areas across Queenstown, from Glenorchy and Wānaka to Gibbston, Cromwell and Bannockburn. Photos show the place or the style of setting, not the venues themselves.
Each count is the number of venues whose own website says it. Small weddings means a stated minimum of 30 guests or fewer, or a maximum of 60 or fewer.
Kinross is a working vineyard in Gibbston, Central Otago, with a cellar door, a seasonal bistro and vineyard cottages. It runs vineyard weddings across a range of venues…
Millbrook Resort at Arrowtown is a golf and lifestyle resort where a dedicated events team plans weddings, conferences and corporate retreats. Accommodation comes in four tiers, from Deluxe…
Canyon Brewing runs a taproom and microbrewery in Arthurs Point, beside the Shotover River and about eight minutes from Queenstown. Taps pour beer from the onsite brewery, and…
Chard Farm is a family-owned winery on a dramatic site above a gorge in Gibbston, first settled in 1860. It sits below the Remarkables mountain range and above…
Gantley's Tavern is a historic stone pub and cafe on Arthurs Point Road, a five minute drive from central Queenstown and one minute from the base of Coronet…
Stoneridge Estate is a luxury lodge, boutique vineyard and wedding venue on the shores of Lake Hayes, fifteen minutes from Queenstown. Wedding packages range from elopements and small…
We start from public business records for wedding venues, event venues, wineries and lodges within 60 km of Queenstown, then add known venues filed under other categories.
Open venues with at least one review, updated in the last year. Duplicates merged, non-venues removed.
Ceremony, reception, BYO, accommodation and other features are marked only when the venue's own site says so.
If the website does not say, the venue page shows 'no information yet' instead of a guess.
Listings are free. Paid positions are always marked as paid, and they never change a venue's rating or the features shown.
Owners can claim a listing to correct details or add photos. A person checks every claim.
Venues in this region range from lakeside lodges and high country stations to Gibbston and Bannockburn wineries and town hotels. These steps help you narrow a long list to the two or three worth visiting.
On-site accommodation is most common around Wānaka and central Queenstown. For guests who fly in, a venue they can stay at saves evening transport.
Many venues say they host elopements and small weddings. See the elopement and small wedding venues. A council park or reserve can suit a short ceremony with a permit, for up to 30 guests (40 at Queenstown Gardens and Wānaka Station Park) and up to 2 hours, but the reception must be at a private venue (QLDC).
Mountain weather can change quickly. Ask every venue about its wet-weather option, and name a back-up venue on your marriage licence, because the ceremony can only happen at a place listed on it (govt.nz).
How to read the venue pages. A tick on a venue page means the venue's own website says it. "No information yet" means the site did not cover it, so ask. Read each rating with its review count: a 4.9 from 9 reviews tells you less than a 4.6 from 600.
Each venue sets its own prices, and few in this region publish them on their website, so ask each one for a written quote. Check what it includes and whether GST is included or added.
Not always. Some venues cater everything in-house and others are venue hire only, where you bring your own suppliers. Ask for a written list of what the price includes.
It depends on the venue. Ask for the deposit amount and the cancellation and date-change terms in writing before you pay.
The Wānaka and Cardrona area and Central Queenstown and Frankton have the most venues that say on their website they host weddings. Arthurs Point and Shotover and Cromwell and Bannockburn follow.
The elopement and small wedding venues page lists the venues that say they host elopements or small weddings. Most are in the Wānaka and Cardrona area. A council reserve can also suit a short ceremony with a permit.
The wedding venues with accommodation page lists the venues whose own website says guests or the couple can stay on the property. They are spread across every area, with the most around Wānaka and central Queenstown.
Ask each venue about its wet-weather option. For a ceremony in a council park, QLDC advises booking a back-up wet-weather venue, and the back-up must be named on your marriage licence application (govt.nz).
Yes. You do not need to be a New Zealand citizen, and you can apply for the licence online from overseas. You sign a declaration at a registry office after you arrive (govt.nz).
A marriage licence costs $158 (checked October 2026) and must be arranged at least 3 working days before the ceremony. It lasts 3 months. You need a celebrant and 2 witnesses, all physically present (govt.nz).
Yes. You need to know your venue when you apply, and the ceremony can only be held at a place named on the application, so include any back-up venue too (govt.nz).
Yes, with a QLDC permit. Most reserves take up to 30 guests and Queenstown Gardens and Wānaka Station Park take 40. Bookings last up to 2 hours, no park can be booked exclusively, structures and confetti are not allowed, and no wedding function may be held there.
Where a place is not licensed and alcohol is sold, or guests pay to attend, QLDC requires a special licence, filed at least 20 working days ahead. The 20 December to 15 January period does not count as working days.
No. Listings are free. Venues can pay for featured positions, and those are always marked as paid. Payment never changes a venue's rating or the features shown.