Weddings

A destination wedding gives you the luxury of time together. Time to celebrate, to explore and to experience somewhere remarkable. 

Set on a private alpine estate overlooking Lake Pukaki, near Aoraki  Mount Cook National Park in New Zealand’s Mackenzie Region, Mt Cook Lakeside Retreat provides the setting for a wedding that extends well beyond the ceremony itself. Arrive, settle into your villa, and spend time together before the wedding day. Share long dinners, walk the estate, play tennis, go fly fishing, explore the mountains, gather beneath the stars, and wake to the alpine landscape. There is time to slow down, connect, and enjoy the anticipation of what is to come. 

Exchange vows in the privacy of your villa grounds or take to the Southern Alps by helicopter for a ceremony on a glacier. Afterwards, celebrate intimately at your villa or gather family, and friends in the Great Hall at The Moraine for an evening of exceptional food, wine, and warm hospitality. For complete privacy, the entire Retreat can become yours, a secluded alpine estate where your closest people can stay, celebrate, and experience this extraordinary part of New Zealand together. From an elopement for two to a destination wedding shared with family, and friends, every celebration is personal, unhurried, and deeply connected to place.