Intimate Weddings at Te Karaka Station & Lodge
For many couples, an intimate gathering of their closest friends and family is the perfect way to celebrate love. An intimate wedding with 50 guests offers a unique opportunity to create a memorable and personalized experience, where every detail reflects the couple’s love story.
Are you looking for a place to host your intimate wedding not too far from Auckland? Te Karaka Station & Lodge, our remote and secluded location and high-end offerings make us the perfect venue for intimate weddings.
Why Choose an Intimate Wedding?
Choosing a smaller guest list and an intimate wedding fosters a relaxed and warm atmosphere and allows you to spend quality time with each guest, sharing the joy and creating memories of your big day.
Planning the Perfect Day
Your Private Wedding Planners: Our experienced and super considerate Lodge Managers will work with you hand in hand to create the most unique wedding experience at the lodge. Our team has a list of local suppliers that we trust, and we are more than happy to make the recommendations to cater to your requirements.
An intimate wedding allows for a more personalized ceremony, we can help you add in more personal flavours, such as a celebrant that matches your vibes, meaningful readings, a DJ or a live band to fill the ceremony with beautiful interpretations of your songs; or games and activities for the guests on the big day.
Total Privacy: With our speculated location, you and your guests can have the space and the landscape all to yourselves. You can dance and sing your heart out or enjoy slow and peaceful connections with your guests under the starlights.
Tailored Venue: Thanks to the versatility of our lodge building, we can utilise the space in creative ways that fit your desires. Our authentic but elevated Kiwi farm landscape guarantees the most unique and beautiful backdrop for the ceremony and reception.
From classic fairy tale style to themed weddings, we can help you create your dream ambience. From the colour pallet, custom-made centrepieces, and place cards to the guest book, our venue can be transformed into something unique and special to you.
Curated Menu: A smaller wedding often means more freedom in selecting the menu. Our brilliant chef’s pride and joy is to prepare a gourmet dining experience with multiple courses, as well as the flexibility to offer a family-style wedding dinner according to the couple’s preferences and budget. Our talented beverage manager can also select or even create unique and personal drinks to add to the celebration.
Accommodation and Transportation:
Our 10 Guest Rooms are perfect for the couple’s immediate family and wedding party, but we can also offer glamping options for other guests who’d like to stay the night. Imagine how lovely it would be to have a relaxing morning, almost like a mini vacation the day after the wedding!
We can also organise a shuttle service for the wedding guests to the lodge and go back to Auckland safely.
Talk to us about your ideas, dates, budgets, concerns, wishes and must-haves, we’d love to hear from you.
Capturing the Moments
We can recommend talented professional wedding photographers to capture your big day. With fewer guests, it’s easier to catch up with each of them, and capture the emotional and joyful moments. We also can arrange photoshoot sessions for you and the wedding party at the gorgeous black sand beach nearby (weather permits) or on our farm.
Talk to us today about our packages and what we can make your dream day a reality.
For the Wedding Featured in this blog:
Gorgeous Couple: Loren and Isaac
Photographer:nectar_photography
Venue - @tekarakalodge
Florist - @diannamariefloral
Hair Stylist - @cheriebmakeup
Makeup - @_nataliejanemakeupartist_
Cake - @ShilohCakes