Weddings
Just say ‘I do’ and we’ll take care of the rest.
Say ‘I Do’ at The Boat House – Award-Winning Waterfront Wedding Venue
Just 25 minutes from Auckland City, The Boat House offers one of the region’s most unique wedding venues – a picturesque waterfront location surrounded by peaceful rural charm. With exceptional indoor-outdoor flow, flexible spaces, and stunning views, it’s the ideal backdrop for both intimate ceremonies and grand celebrations.
Proudly named the Winner of the 2025 Couples’ Choice Award – Wedding Venue (Waterfront), we’re known for our personalised service, attention to detail, and our tradition of exceptional food and beverage. From your first viewing to the final toast, our experienced Events Manager and dedicated team will ensure everything runs smoothly and beautifully.
To help with your planning, we also offer a curated list of trusted wedding vendors – including celebrants, photographers, florists, musicians and stylists – all familiar with our venue and committed to making your day extraordinary.
Download our Wedding Pack below to explore our wedding packages, pricing, and everything you need to know about celebrating your big day at The Boat House.
“I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to you and the entire team at The Boat House for making our special day absolutely perfect.
From the very beginning of our planning process, you were so helpful, patient, and accommodating with all our questions and changes (especially when we had to change table arrangements). Even when we needed to change the table layout on the day itself, your team worked so efficiently and cooperatively that I didn’t feel anxious at all. Your professionalism and flexibility made the entire experience seamless and stress-free.
On the day itself, everything ran seamlessly. The venue looked absolutely stunning, the food was delicious, and your team’s service was impeccable. Every guest is enjoying the delicious food from canapés to the dinner.
Thank you for your attention to detail, your kindness, and for going above and beyond to ensure everything was just right. You helped create memories that we will treasure forever.
We are so grateful to have chosen The Boat House for our wedding and will happily recommend it to anyone looking for a beautiful venue with an amazing team.”
“Choosing The Boat House at Riverhead as our venue was the best investment we made.
The setting, the food, the layout—it was everything we wanted. Even our friends and guests commented afterwards on how incredible the venue was.
We couldn’t have dreamed of a better place to get married.”
“We are so grateful to you all and the staff for a fabulous wedding we honestly had the best day/night and all of our friends and family have said what a beautiful venue and how amazing you all were. We can’t thank you enough!”
“I just wanted to send you an email now the madness is all over.
You and the team including Liv and Georgia on the day have been the most amazing team to deal with. They day went so smoothly and bar the wind destroying my seating chart lol it was everything we could have wanted it to be.
The team was fantastic on the morning of the set up!!
The food was exceptional. The canapés were phenomenal (churros were a success), the dinner was so delicious with the whole sirloin cooked to a perfect medium rare and desserts and late night snack were equally of high praise!!!
I can’t believe our bar tab lasted the night lol!!!! Especially with that many poms and scots attending!!
And lastly to Grant, you have been the most wonderful, kind and calming influence on our whole experience. From the first day you were engaging and insightful and we felt so comfortable in your hands. The fact you came on your day off to check in and then take down the umbrellas before they took off was just the most amazing way to make us feel special. You my friend, are a large part of why we chose the Boathouse as our venue. I hope the owners know what a remarkable man they have working for them and we will be recommending you all to anyone who will listen!!””
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