For those guests arriving the day before.

Please be aware that Friday 25th April is ANZAC Day and is a public holiday.

Friday Night Check In

From 3.00pm

Gibbston Valley Lodge & Spa

1820 State Highway 6, Gibbston 9371

Fri 25th April

Golf

Unfortunately not enough interest for golf, so we have decided to cancel it

Dinner

We will be having dinner in Arrowtown, let us know if you want to join

The big day's schedule

Breakfast Friday Night Guests

Continental breakfast in the Lodge

Ceremony

Please arrive at 3.00pm for a 3.30pm start

The ceremony will be held on the lawn outside the Spa. Follow the path on the left side of the Lodge up to the red building.

Sat 26th April

Cocktail Hour

4.00pm

Please make your way to the lodge patio, grab a drink for your toast on your way in

Reception

5.30pm

Coach Collection Points

Lodge Closes and Coach Departs

11.00pm

For guests not staying at the venue, coach transport will collect and return you. Pick up times as follows:

1.00pm - Kish @ Hanley Drive, Jack's Point

1.40pm - McKinneys @ Hallenstein Street, QT

1.50pm - Michael & Catherine @ bus stop on Athol Street, QT (3 min walk from Casino)

2.00pm - Eleanor & Patrick @ Hamilton Road, QT

Please contact your coach driver Helen on 021 318 481 for any coach related questions and updates

Saturday Night Check In

1.00pm or 3.00pm as advised

8.00-10.00am

Complimentary Wine Tour

Meet at the Gibbston Valley Winery Cellar door at 12.25pm.

Late comers will not be able to join.

Join us for a casual catch up to decrompress before you all head on home.

Kids welcome to join today!

Sunday Lunch

The Church Cellar Door & Cafe

Midday

Sun 27th April

2323 Gibbston Highway, Gibbston 9371

Check Out

10.00am

Breakfast Saturday Night Guests

Continental breakfast in the Lodge

8.00-10.00am

The Gibbston Valley is one of the homes of the South Islands wine regions. There are several wineries in short driving distance from the venue.

Keely and Patrick's particular favourites close by include:

Amisfield | You can always count on to produce a wonderful Pinot Noir

Mt Rosa | we recommend trying their signature mulled wine, made with their own rose, a twist on the classic!

Chard Farm | turned us into Riesling drinkers, we love how dry and citrisy it is

Ayrburn | for a new winery they have done surprisingly well, worth a wine tasting in their barrel room

And a bit further towards Bannockburn and Cromwell we can also recommend:

Quarts Reef | not a pretty cellar door, but an excellent Methode Traditionalle!

Domain Thompson | a beautiful view and an excellent selection of reds from their sister vineyard in France

Queenstown

Queenstown is a 26 minute drive from our venue.

There are a lot of classic options in Queenstown that we love:

Fergburger, Fergbaker and Fergbar | You can't go wrong! The key is to have the burgers for breakfast and the pies for dinner!

Eichardt's Bar | our go to spot to warm up and relax with an excellent drinks menu and a highly rated seafood chowder

Kappa | Good Japanese cuisine

And if you need somewhere to eat and drink on the way to the airport:

Sundays | does excellent woodfired pizzas in a beautiful restored church

Things to do in the area

Arrowtown

One of our favourite places to visit, and the reason we are getting married in the area. Arrowtown is just a 12 minute drive from our venue.

This time of year Arrowtown is at its most beautiful, the hillside is covered in (not evergreen) trees which turn bronze for autumn.

In Arrowtown we reccommend:

Aosta | an excellent italian and local style restaurant

The Fork & Tap | for a classic pub vibe (get the Speights)

CAVE - Japanese Sake & Tapas | comes highly recommended by a local

Fergbutcher | a new Ferg installment, burgers and hot sandwiches available, and much quieter than its Queenstown brothers

Wine