Ratings, services and a phone number for every wedding venue in Auckland.
12 areas across Auckland, from Matakana in the north to Franklin in the south, plus Waiheke Island. 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.
Enter your guests and venue budget. See your budget per guest and the Auckland venues that fit, from prices venues publish themselves.
Mudbrick Vineyard and Restaurant is a winery and wedding venue on Waiheke Island, 35 minutes by ferry from downtown Auckland. Handcrafted mudbrick buildings sit among mature gardens and…
Markovina Vineyard Estate is a family-owned wedding and event venue in Kumeu, about 20 minutes from the Auckland CBD, run with over 55 years of experience. Only one…
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron is the home of the America's Cup, founded in 1871 and based at Westhaven Marina at the foot of the Harbour Bridge.…
Howick Historical Village is a living history museum on seven acres of grounds and heritage gardens in Pakuranga, depicting a settlement from 1840 to 1880 with heritage buildings…
Bracu Restaurant sits on Bracu Estate at Bombay, about 40 minutes from Auckland Central, among olive groves and rolling hills. The kitchen works to an estate-to-plate approach, with…
Tantalus Estate is a family-owned vineyard and winery on Waiheke Island that combines a restaurant, a cellar door and the Alibi brewery and brewer's lounge. It hosts weddings…
We start from public business records for wedding venues within 60 km of central Auckland.
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.
Auckland has wedding venues on vineyards, farms, beaches, islands and city rooftops. These five steps help you narrow a long list to the two or three worth visiting.
Rural and island venues can mean a long drive or a ferry, so check how guests will get there and home again. On-site accommodation is most common in Kumeū, Matakana and Clevedon.
Having the ceremony and reception in one place saves moving guests between sites. If you split them, allow travel time between the two and plan transport.
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 what a package covers varies a lot, so compare full quotes rather than starting prices. 23 venues on this guide publish a starting price, shown on their cards with the GST status the venue states. The wedding venue budget calculator compares them with your guest number and budget.
Not always. Some venues cater everything in-house, 10 venues on this guide say you can bring your own caterer, and 15 say they allow BYO alcohol. Ask for a written list of what the price includes.
Compare what each quote includes, look at venues that allow your own caterer or BYO alcohol, and ask about smaller options. Some venues here describe pop-up, elopement or intimate wedding packages.
It depends on the venue's own terms. Read the deposit and cancellation terms, and get them in writing, before you pay.
Once you have a date, a rough guest number and a budget. Keep your marriage licence in mind too: it must be arranged at least 3 working days before the ceremony and it expires after 3 months.
Central Auckland has the most on this guide (41), followed by Kumeū (17), South Auckland (16) and the North Shore (14). Matakana, West Auckland, Waiheke Island, Clevedon, Franklin, the Hibiscus Coast, East Auckland and Whitford each have their own page.
Yes. Several venues describe intimate, elopement or pop-up weddings on their own websites, including Howick Historical Village, LaValla, Waitakere Resort & Spa and The Brigham. The Small weddings filter shows venues whose own website states a minimum of 30 guests or fewer, or a maximum of 60 or fewer.
Several say so on their own websites, including Markovina Vineyard Estate, Settlers Country Manor, Abel Estate, Allely Estate, Tui Hills and Glasshouse Morningside. Ask each venue about catering, ceremony space and timing for your traditions.
Some venues allow BYO and others supply every drink. A venue page shows BYO as yes only when the venue's own website says so, so confirm the terms and any corkage fee with the venue.
37 venues on this guide say guests or the couple can stay on site, most often in Kumeū, Matakana and Clevedon. Use the accommodation filter above to see them all.
Ask every venue for its wet-weather plan, such as a covered deck, a marquee or an indoor room. 23 venues here describe a wet-weather option on their website.
Yes. You can only have the ceremony in the places you put on your marriage licence application, so add a back-up venue as well (govt.nz).
If alcohol is sold, for example a cash bar at a venue without its own licence, Auckland Council says a special licence is needed. Apply at least 20 working days before the event.
Yes, for the ceremony. Auckland Council needs a permit for anything more than a ceremony, receptions must be held in a private venue, and marquees, caterers, alcohol or amplified sound also need a permit.
No. A basic listing is free. Venues can pay for a featured position, and every paid position is marked as paid.