With This Ring: March 23, 2018

40 With This Ring
VENUES
Unlimited
Although some of Christchurch’s favourite
wedding venues disappeared after the earthquakes,
many have re-opened, re-located or
re-created amenities with much admired
individuality. Within the city and beyond there’s
an impressive variety of venues to suit the style,
size and ambience of your wedding.
Vineyards & Wineries
Quiet country settings amid productive vineyards and
charming local wineries provide wonderful locations for a
wedding celebration and photo shoot. Some venues provide a
“one stop” location for the entire wedding from ceremony to
reception, and even guest accommodation too. Alternatively
you can have your ceremony elsewhere and your reception
on the estate. You will probably be expected to purchase the
vineyard’s own wines, but their buying power and food/wine
knowledge make for a memorable dining occasion.
Hotels, Resorts &Event Centres
Most hotel resorts and event centres have services for weddings
to be accommodated with style and space, inside or out. Many
have dedicated wedding and event coordinators to arrange
your chosen theme, catering, entertainment and ceremony
and they often have a range of competitively priced wedding
packages to suit different budgets.
Marquees
Mobile and moveable, you can have your wedding almost
anywhere if you have a marquee. Always popular in summer,
they can also be adapted all year round to provide unique
shelter in any weather and are available in a variety of sizes.
Erected on a field, a farm, a beach, a garden, a hilltop or
at your place, marquee hire can include silk linings, tables,
chairs, dance floor, buffet, bar, lighting, sound, heaters and
decorations!
Houses
& Heritage
Christchurch’s heritage buildings
have been badly damaged, so those that
remain are doubly precious and in great
demand for weddings. Check-out their
availability for your proposed date. If it’s not
possible but you have always imagined your
wedding in a restored Edwardian home or
at a beautiful church, look beyond the
city to country houses, B&Bs, and
the churches of nearby rural
towns.
Church Halls & Sports Clubs
With a little imagination, almost any venue can become an appealing
place for a wedding supper, reception or dance. Halls can be
decorated, furniture hired, caterers booked and music made.
Gardens, Gazebos & DIY
For a low key alternative, especially in summer, a garden and gazebo
wedding can be charming and less expensive. Hire, buy, borrow or
make what you need for an alfresco barbecue, an afternoon picnic or a
“bring a plate” old time wedding.
Uniquely Re-Purposed
Be bold and imaginative; ultra stylish weddings seek art galleries,
cloisters, atriums, museums, arcades and theatres as wedding venues
of unique re-purpose, accoustics and ambience.