Weddings · Wānaka

Marry beneath the Southern Alps.

The gate closes and the day is yours. Twenty-five thousand square feet of estate, five suites, a lawn that runs down to a creek, and the mountains behind all of it.

A garden wedding ceremony set in the grounds of Mishika Retreat, Wānaka

Where you marry

One estate, several ways to say it.

You marry on the lawn with the Alps behind you, or in the garden where the creek runs, or under the glass ceiling of the entertaining room when the weather has other ideas. Nothing needs to be trucked in. The estate already holds the day.

The lakefront is a two-minute walk. Most couples go down between the ceremony and dinner, come back as the light turns gold, and find the fires already lit.


Twenty-five thousand square feet means the day can breathe. Getting ready happens in one wing while the tables are laid in another. Nobody is standing in anybody's way.

A garden dinner reception at Mishika Retreat, long tables beneath the trees

Where everyone sleeps

Five suites. Ten people who matter.

Everyone stays. Nobody drives back to town at midnight, and nobody misses the morning after.

Every suite is ensuite. Continental breakfast is included with every individual-suite stay.

A long table set for dinner in the entertaining room at Mishika Retreat

Small weddings & elopements

Sometimes the guest list is two.

An intimate wedding is not a smaller version of a large one. It is a different day, and the estate suits it. You elope with the mountains as the only witness, or gather six people who matter around one table and eat properly.

There is no minimum headcount here, and no package you have to fit into. Tell us who is coming and we will tell you what the day looks like.

The day, arranged

What is already here.

The kitchen

A private chef on request, cooking in the MasterChef-ready kitchen. Continental breakfast is included with every individual-suite stay. Dinner is yours to shape.

The water

A heated lap pool facing the Alps, and a jacuzzi. The morning after a wedding, both earn their keep.

The rooms

Otago schist fireplaces, a glass-ceiling entertaining room, and a media room for when the speeches turn into slideshows.

Enquire

Tell us the date.

Naia replies within twelve hours, every message. WhatsApp is answered 07:00–22:00 NZT.

Naia takes it from here — our concierge, in eleven languages, from first enquiry to the day you leave. WhatsApp · +64 290 255 7896

Questions

The ones people ask.

How many guests can stay on the estate?

Ten, across five ensuite suites. For the ceremony itself the lawn and garden hold a larger group comfortably — tell us your number and we will tell you honestly whether it works.

Can we book the whole estate?

Yes, and for a wedding we recommend it. The gate closes and the house, the garden, the pool and the creek are yours. No other guests, no shared spaces.

Is there a minimum stay?

The whole estate carries a five-night minimum for events. Individual suites are bookable year-round with shorter stays.

What happens if it rains?

You move indoors and the day is still beautiful. The glass-ceiling entertaining room seats everyone under open sky without the weather, and the fires are lit.

Do you have a chef?

A private chef is available on request and cooks in the MasterChef-ready kitchen. Continental breakfast is included with every individual-suite stay.

How far is the lakefront?

Two minutes. Most couples walk down for photographs between the ceremony and dinner.