Arrowtown is a sought-after wedding location due to its beauty, heritage, relative isolation, and 20 minute access from the Queenstown international airport. (making it easy for guests to be transported to the chosen venue) . Historic Arrowtown is surrounded by tree covered hills and snow-capped mountains and makes for a very romantic setting. The small town is set up incredibly well for weddings - there are three lovely historic churches (Anglican, Catholic and Presbyterian) as well as hairdresser, spa, classic cars and horse & carriage to get the bride to the wedding on time. Queesnstown, Gibston Valley and the ski fields are only 20 minutes away by car, providing a wide range of activities for guests before or after the wedding (eg. wine tours, cycling along part or all of the 100km cycle track, bungy-jumping, Shotover Jet, skiing and snow boarding, and night life in Queenstown). Bikes can be hired from the Arrowtown Cycles (just 3 minutes walk from the cottage) and everything is here to make your stay an occasion never to forget.

The Stone House Cottage Retreat is located just two minutes down to the village and four minutes up to all three churches and is an ideal luxurious heritage 'honeymoon nest'. Here follows some wedding planning options and suggestions:

Churches:

Other location for wedding using a wedding celebrant

The Arrow River (located 3 minutes down from the cottage) is a beautiful spot with a fast running stone lined shallow river, surrounded by trees and looking out to the hills and mountains. This is a great location for a wedding.

Wedding celebration dinner:

• Millbrook (5 minutes from Cottage by car) - also ideal for a wedding ceremony
• Nugget Point (15 minutes from the Cottage by car)
• Peregrines (15 minutes from the cottage by car)

Wedding Celebrant:

Phillipa Cook 03 442 7143 027 683 1253 phillapacook@celebrant.co.nz

Accommodation for Guests:

Millbrook 03 441 7000 www.millbrook.co.nz
Nugget Point 03 441 0288 www.nuggetpoint.co.nz
Shades of Arrowtown Motel 03 442 1613 www.shadesofarrowtown.co.nz

Wedding Planner:

Queenstown Wedding Services 03 443 1939 www.queenstownweddingservices.co.nz

Hairdresser:

D'Or Hairstylist in Arrow Lane 03 442 1890

Photographer:

Rich Bayley Photograhpy 021 189 3348 www.richbayleyphotography.co.nz

Spa:

• Millbrook Spa - 5 minutes from the Cottage by complementary shuttle 03 441 7017
• Spa at Distinction Nugget Point, 10 minutes by car 03 441 0288

More information:

For more information, see the Queenstown Weddings website.