Wellington wedding venues

Small and intimate wedding venues in Wellington

1. Dockside Restaurant & Bar —has a private upstairs room that can be partitioned off for a small dinner party of ~10, or opened up into a larger space.

2. Boomrock Lodge — cozy lodge still looks great with less people and so does their cliff-side ceremony spot.

3. Wharekauhau Country Estate — has lots of beautiful cozy spaces for a luxury dinner party vibe, stunning landscape, and a remote feeling perfect to bring an intimate vibe and accommodation options. Various packages to accommodate numbers.

4. Foxtail at Foxglove —a great central city location with waterfront views, and a bar and cute sized room, and a rare whisky collection.

5. The Canape Room —a smaller space with a 40 person capacity but filled with lots of natural light making it feel open and roomy.

6. Thistle Inn —has a private upstairs dinning room perfect for a dinner-party vibe.

7. Lyall Bay Life Saving Club —great location, with multiple modern spaces that can be configured to not feel too roomy, and outdoor deck overlooking the ocean.

8. Naumi Hotel —incredible architecturally designed spaces and colorful quirky decor, accommodation options and has a hire-able private dinning room called the red-room for up to 10people.

9. Aperitif —perfectly suited for a smaller wedding as its quite small and cozy and has a contained garden space for ceremonies, and a covered courtyard and cozy bar area.

Cheap wedding venues in Wellington, NZ for when you are on a budget

1. Begonia House —A unique glasshouse with flowers and greenery so you can save on decor plus they allow BYO catering.

2. Vogelmorn Hall —beautiful community hall, with a seated wedding capacity for 100 people .

3. Wellington City Council run venues —various community halls and parks that can be used for affordable DIY ceremonies and receptions.

4. Shed 22 (previously Mac's Brew Bar)

5. Silverstream Retreat —multiple rooms and areas for hire at a lower price point.

6. The Canape Room —BYO available, no minimum spend, lot's of furniture and decor included.

7. Makara Community Hall- has spots for a ceremony on site, and outdoor space for games, and a large kitchen and food serving area of byo or potluck dinning cost-saving options.

8. Worser Bay Lifesaving Club - cute little community hall with a view over the ocean, and a quirky retro feel and byo options.

9. Ohairu Farm —has an affordable mini wedding 4hour package

Outdoor and garden wedding venues in Wellington, NZ

1. Rose and Smith —Perfect for that summer garden bbq feel in a glamorous way! It has multiple outdoor garden areas where you can have your ceremony underneath huge trees. Lots of shade and the large trees also shelter this spot from wind and rain giving it it's own little micro-climate. The chefs also cook on a big outdoor oven that wafts the scent through the air and set the tone for a relaxed summer feeling.

2. Boomrock —If you love the outdoors and spectacular views; this venue is right on the edge of a cliff overlooking the Tasman sea and coastline. The lodge and ceremony spot overlook the ocean with 360 degree views. This landscape makes for Incredible photo backdrops and look great stormy or sunny.

3. Otari Wilton Bush —Native bush that’s a great backdrop for photos.

4. Pencarrow Lodge —360-degree view around the Wellington coastline.

5. Ohariu Farm —Ceremony spot nestled between the hills of lush Ohariu valley

6. Begonia House —Set in the rose gardens in the Botanical gardens

7. Remembrance Ridge — Paved area that’s good for the ceremony and incredible big old trees that make a natural arch central focus-point and provide shade.

8. The Tree Church + The Vue —Outdoor 'church' 3D sculpture, with beautiful manicured gardens, outdoor areas for mingling, picturesque spots for photos including an incredible view over the valley , and a reception space of a renovated rustic barn.

9. Anam Cara Gardens —Extensive well-maintained gardens and lawns, perfect for a big marquee! And hosts multiple ceremony and photoshoot locations.

10. The Landing at Homebush —Garden venue with multiple interesting ceremony spots, including an outdoor 'chapel' and willow tree spot, tennis courts, a permanant marquee structure with vines and fairy lights lining the ceiling for the reception.

11. Tironui Farm —Country wedding venue with olive tree lined ceremony spot, and semi-permanent marquee, beautiful rolling hills, and even Llamas!

12. Zealandia —Central to Wellington, a native bush and wildlife restoration project. Makes for a unique experience to wander around and be serenaded by bird song.

BYO wedding venues in Wellington

1. Vogelmorn Community Center —this cute little community hall lets you provide your own drinks.

2. Sudbury — a modern-meets-rustic barn with stunning courtyard areas, that allows byo alcohol and has stunning bar space to really make that a fun experience.

3. Lacewood — Rustic barn, that lets you bring your own drink options.

4. The Hunter Lounge — modern, large space.

5. Lismore House — a modern house with large lawns able to hold marquee's, and offering byo.

Ceremony venues and locations in Wellington, NZ

1. Old St. Paul's- a Gothic revival style heritage church seeped in history complete with stain-glass windows and wooden interior and having the bonus of being non-denominational so you can choose your own celebrant.

2. Futuna Chapel —Architectural masterpiece by the famous Māori Architect, John Scott that's stunning and unique.

3. Cockayne Lawn (at Otari Wilton Bush) A Ceremony spot set in native nz bush with well maintained lawn and gardens, and forested areas nearby for photo locations.

4. Percy's Reserve —Lower Hutt City Council park.

5. The Tree Church —One of our favourite ceremony spots, with close proximity to other Martinborough wineries and venues and also has its own reception spot the Vue.

6. Little Branches - has cute gardens for a ceremony and areas to pitch a marquee and accomodation options on-site.

Wellington wedding marquees for hire

1. Stretch Tents

2. George & Co —Beautiful large clear marquee as well as other decor for hire. Based in Palmerston North (perfect for Kapiti and Wairarapa weddings).

3. Social Nature Movement —NZ wide glamping services.

4. Happy Hire