Weddings at Ferrymead

Wedding location

Ferrymead Heritage Park offers a superb and complete location for your wedding. Our historic and unique church with its beautifully crafted woodwork and exquisite stained glass window was built 100 years ago at Ellesmere and moved to Ferrymead in the 1970s. An antique organ is available. The church faces the Port Hills and is a feature of the intimate township setting. It can seat up to 100 people and is bright and airy.

The bride and groom, as well as members of the wedding party and photographer, are welcome to inspect the church and Park before the event and we are happy to make the church available for a wedding rehearsal between 9am and 5pm. See photos.

Outdoor weddings can be held in our rose garden or Coronation Park.

Costs

Hire of the church is $350. This includes the right to take wedding photos around the Park and inside Museum areas such as the Hall of Wheels and other heritage buildings. (Interior photos in Curragh Cottage involve it being opened specially by volunteers for a small fee.)

You are welcome to decorate the church as you wish prior to the event.

Wedding tram

As an option, your guests can arrive on a Wedding Tram. This leaves from the northern gates and carpark (about 1km north of the Park). The tram will be decorated for the occasion and can bring the guests first to the Park and then return for the Bridal Party to arrive at the Park and be greeted by the guests. After the Wedding, the tram will be able to return to the Northern car Park for car drivers to collect their vehicles.

Other wedding services

After the marriage service, stroll down the the village street with your guests or arrange to travel by vintage car to our Friendly Societies Lodge for your wedding breakfast. The lodge is ideal for a seated meal or use it as a base for speeches and finger food with your guests able to use the peaceful grassy area adjacent, with its lake, windmill, water wheel and 1850s V Hut.

We endeavour to do all we can to make your wedding day relaxing and truly wonderful.

Contact details

Phone +64 3 384 1970
Fax +64 3 384 1725
Email info@ferrymead.org.nz