Elopement & Wedding Celebration Packages
Our Intimate and Private Elopement Wedding Packages at Mt Cook Lakeside Retreat offer an exclusive and romantic setting for your wedding ceremony of up to 8 guests, plus special touches to complete your ceremony. The Mackenzie Region is a stunning wedding destination, with infinite sites for gorgeous wedding photography and all sorts of activities to create a memorable elopement getaway for you and your guests – everything from gentle walks to skydiving to 4-wheel-drive adventures in the mountains to glacier exploration.

Package Details

For an intimate wedding or elopement, the Retreat offers the privacy and space of a luxury villa in an extraordinary natural setting. Choose between a Lakeside Villa, with sweeping views across Lake Pukaki to Aoraki Mount Cook, or a Moraine Villa, overlooking the dramatic Ben Ohau ranges and the tawny landscapes of the Mackenzie Country. Each villa features a private outdoor hot tub filled with fresh artesian water from the estate, alongside interiors with stone floors, open fireplaces, and elegant décor.

The wedding package includes exclusive use of a luxury villa for the ceremony and reception, arrangements with a celebrant and two witnesses, a signature wedding platter for up to four guests, a bottle of New Zealand sparkling wine, and a handcrafted bouquet with matching buttonhole delivered to the villa.

A full list of inclusions is detailed below or contact for a tailored proposal.

Package Price

Moraine Villa – $10,500
Lakeview Villa:
Puaka Villa – $11,500
Ashley Mackenzie Villa – $12,500 

 

Package Inclusions

  • Exclusive use of the Moraine Villa for your wedding ceremony and reception
  • Celebrant and two witnesses
  • Wedding co-ordination
  • Wedding photographer provided for 2 hours
  • For the ceremony, we provide a luxury wedding platter for up to four people and a bottle of New Zealand sparkling wine
  • A buttonhole and bouquet delivered to your door
  • Two nights’ accommodation in your choice of Luxury Villa.  All our villas have French doors opening onto the outdoor patio and either lake or mountain views, combined with a cozy open fire in the lounge for you to lay back and enjoy
  • A bottle of sparkling New Zealand wine on your arrival
  • Private dining in your villa with breakfast provisions each morning and a three-course meal each night, prepared by our chef and hand-delivered to your villa
  • One gourmet lunch
  • Private outdoor hot tub filled with water drawn from our artesian well
  • On one afternoon of your stay, our masseuse will treat you each to a 1-hour relaxation massage in your villa
  • On the estate you will have use of the tennis court, petanque, curling (subject to natural ice) and walking tracks

Upgrades are available, including:

  • Include a ceremony on the Lakeside or Lavender Lawn
  • Be whisked away from the Retreat by helicopter for photos on a Mount Cook glacier
  • Dinner with your guests in Moraine Lodge or a stargazing experience in the Retreat’s Wine Cellar Observatory

 

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Terms and Conditions

Payment Policy

A valid credit card is required at the time of booking to secure the booking.

The person making booking must be over 18 years of age.

Unless otherwise stated, a one-night deposit will be charged to your card on booking confirmation.

The balance of your stay is payable on arrival.

We accept payments in New Zealand dollars by MasterCard or Visa, Direct Debit or Cash.

Your credit card payment will be made via WindCave and an invoice / receipt will emailed to the email address you provide.  The WindCave privacy statement can be read here. 

 

Cancellation Policy

As a small lodge with only 4 villas our cancellation policy is rather strict.

Cancellations made up to 30 days prior to arrival will incur a charge of the first night’s accommodation. After that and in the case of a no-show, the total price of the reservation will be charged.

Bookings are non-refundable for any unused nights.

We highly recommend that all guests purchase travel insurance.

 

Child Policy

Children are welcome at the Retreat, please be aware the Retreat is a rural environment with natural tarns and ponds, cliffs and forested areas.

 

Extra beds

Extra beds are available in Moraine Villas at an additional cost per night which includes dinner and breakfast provisions.