Aoraki Mt Cook Weddings New Zealand
Aoraki Mt Cook weddings in New Zealand offer a wedding experience second to none high up amongst the breath-taking beauty of New Zealand's highest peaks and glaciers.
The Aoraki Mt Cook National Park boasts New Zealand’s highest mountain, Aoraki Mount Cook, and there are 27 other peaks measuring over 3050 metres, and hundreds of others not far short of that – all making up the famous Southern Alps. There are also five major glaciers in the region, including the famous Tasman Glacier, a river of ice 27 kilometres long, in places 2500 metres thick and up to 3 kilometres wide. It is the largest glacier in the world outside the polar regions or the Himalayas.

For your Aoraki Mt Cook wedding in New Zealand we can arrange for your wedding ceremony to take place in almost any location within the Aoraki Mt Cook National Park. You could choose a wedding outdoors on the ground with the spectacular Southern Alps mountain range as your back drop; or fly by ski-plane to Tasman Glacier or by helicopter to a Mountain-top location.
To see more gorgeous images of past weddings at Aoraki Mt Cook please see our Photo Gallery.
Aoraki Mt Cook Wedding Package Inclusions:
The following Wedding Package is priced for a couple with no guests and includes all of the basic requirements to get married in Aoraki Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand.
- Arrangement of your New Zealand Marriage License including application fee. We will file the application for your New Zealand Marriage License on your behalf prior to your arrival to New Zealand.
- Pre-wedding consultation in Christchurch including assistance to uplift your New Zealand Marriage License. New Zealand law requires that at least one of you be present to sign a declaration at a registered marriage office prior to your wedding so it is very important that you arrange your itinerary to allow time on a week day prior to your wedding day to do this.
- Arrangement of your wedding ceremony at one of a number of picturesque locations around the Aoraki Mt Cook area. Options include a natural outdoor setting accessible by foot or by car such as beside Lake Pukaki with the spectacular Southern Alps mountain range as your back drop; or fly by helicopter or ski-plane to Tasman Glacier or by helicopter to a spectacular Mountain-top location.
- A Department of Conservation Concession. Required for all weddings held within the National Park and on Conservation land.
- Arrangement of and fee for a New Zealand Civil Marriage Celebrant to officiate at your wedding ceremony.
- Arrangement of a Standard New Zealand Marriage Certificate including application fee and courier of this to you at home. After your wedding you will need a formal document to confirm the details and legal validity of your marriage for presentation in your home country. In most cases you will be able to use your copy of the Particulars of Marriage Form that you sign on your wedding day for this purpose but we will also order a Standard New Zealand Marriage Certificate for you which bear’s the official stamp of the New Zealand Registrar of Marriages and is issued approximately 4-6 weeks after your wedding. This is accepted as proof of marriage in most countries. If you are from Austria, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, The Netherlands and some other countries your Marriage Certificate will require further verification, please let us know if you are from one of these countries so we can advise you of any additional fees and make the necessary arrangements on your behalf.
- Our basic wedding coordination fee. This includes your own personal wedding planner to communicate with you and make all the necessary wedding arrangements on your behalf. A Wedding Company Representative will also be present on the day to assist you and to ensure that everything runs smoothly.
Aoraki Mt Cook - Ground Wedding Package: NZD$3075.00
Aoraki Mt Cook - Alpine Mountaintop Wedding Package (6 Seater Helicopter): NZD$4225.00
Aoraki Mt Cook Wedding Package - Glacier Wedding Package (6 Seater Helicopter): NZD$4250.00
Aoraki Mt Cook Wedding Package - Glacier Wedding Package (4 Seater Ski Plane): NZD$3675.00
Aoraki Mt Cook Wedding Package - Glacier Wedding Package (8 Seater Ski Plane): NZD$4250.00
Please note that all prices quoted and services offered on this page include the New Zealand Goods & Services Tax (GST) of 12.5% and are suject to change at any time prior to your booking being confirmed by payment of required deposit.
Additional Wedding Services & Options
To receive detailed information about getting married at Aoraki Mt Cook and information about additional wedding services and options available for weddings in Aoraki Mt Cook including honeymoon accommodation, wedding photography, wedding videography, wedding flowers, hair and make-up and much more please contact us by email.