For those who desire an elegant
small wedding with a sense of celebration
Elopement & Small Wedding experience that's meaningful and special with up to 16 guests
The Secret Garden is a private residence in Redcliffs, Christchurch, transformed for intimate elopements and small weddings of up to 16 guests. As you step through the gate, it feels like another world — secluded, sheltered, and surrounded by lush greenery and birdsong.
Ceremonies take place in the private rear garden, or indoors overlooking sweeping water views — a refined wet-weather option that feels just as considered. Each space offers intimacy, softness, and quiet elegance. After the ceremony, the garden naturally lends itself to celebration — champagne, cake, and time shared together in a relaxed, elegant setting.
Every experience is fully planned for you — from venue, celebrant, photography and florals through to catering and beverage options — all thoughtfully brought together by your coordinator so everything flows with ease from start to finish. We take on a limited number of elopements, with bookings open up to six months in advance in line with our venue agreements, allowing each experience to be carefully planned and beautifully delivered.
Scroll down to use our interactive Wedding Builder, where you can select what you love and see everything come together instantly with live pricing as you shape your experience.
EXAMPLE WEDDING EXPERIENCES at a glance
Sweet Elopement Experience
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1.5hr Elopement, for 10 guests & couple
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Weekday Wedding for quiet & privacy
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Celebrant: set script, can include personal vows
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Ceremony Styled with Premium Artificial Florals
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Small Wedding Cake on styled table
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Sparkling Peach & Grape, crystal glassware
or Tea, Coffee and Tropical Citrus Spritz -
Co-ordination and Service by The Event Boutique
This experience is $2080 + GST
Celebratory Elopement Experience
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1.5hr Elopement, for 10 guests & couple
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Weekday Wedding for quiet & privacy
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Hair & Makeup, for Bride
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Celebrant, ceremony with a personal script
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1hr Photography: 50 digital images
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Ceremony Styled with Premium Artificial Florals
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Small Wedding Cake on Feature Table
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Sparkling Peach & Grape, crystal glassware
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High Tea for 12 guests
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Co-ordination and Service by The Event Boutique
This experience is $3765 + GST
Small Wedding Experience
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3hr Small Wedding for 16 guests & couple
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Weekday Wedding for quiet & privacy
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Celebrant, ceremony with a personal script
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Ceremony Styled with Premium Artificial Florals
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1hr photography, 50 digital images
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Medium Wedding Cake on Feature Table
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Your Supplied Alcoholic Beverages
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High Tea for 12 guests
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Co-ordination and Service by The Event Boutique
This experience is $3735 + GST
SHAPE YOUR WEDDING
Explore the wedding options below. Select what resonates and see your wedding come together in real time, with your quote updated as you shape your experience. Once submitted, we’ll be in touch to confirm availability and discuss the details for your wedding at The Secret Garden.
If you’d prefer to talk things through, you can also book an online consultation using the booking button on the right. — Lisa
Submit Request
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Time at The Secret Garden
Choose how long you'd like to celebrate at The Secret Garden.
Elopement - 1.5hrs
Couple only, or up to 10 guests. $1250
Includes Wedding Co-ordination Fee
Small Wedding - 3hrs
Up to maximum of 16 guests $1600
Includes Wedding Co-ordination Fee
Your Wedding Coordinator
With years of experience Planning and Styling beautiful weddings and events with her company The Event Boutique, and a love for the details, Lisa will be your Co-ordinator.
This Service Includes:
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Unlimited email support and 2 zoom calls.
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Lisa will be your point of contact for all questions.
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Liaising with all your selected vendors, to confirm availability
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Finalising your experience, creating the timeline for how your experience will unfold, and liaising with all vendors.
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On your Wedding Day Lisa will meet you at The Secret Garden
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Lisa can tailor your experience to suit you.
Professional Celebrant
Your celebrant will create a ceremony that’s meaningful to you, and guide you through the legal requirements. Choose the celebrant who feels like the right fit for you.
Jane Godfrey
— Warm, Personal & Experienced
For a heartfelt, modern ceremony, with the option for a reading of any style and personal vows. Jane celebrates that love is love, offering inclusive ceremonies for all couples with warmth and care.
Available Mondays and Fridays only.
Celebrant - Jane $450
Olle van der Pol: Tie the Knot
— Modern, Relaxed & Joyful
For a contemporary, easy-going ceremony style that’s warm, genuine, and fuss-free. Ollie will help you tie the knot with a little love, a little laughter and just the right amount of sparkle.
Celebrant - Olle $475
Beautiful Hair & Makeup
You’ll want to feel effortlessly beautiful on your wedding day, with professional hair and makeup, tailored to your personal style and to compliment your attire.
HAIR & MAKEUP ARTIST Selina Nunn
Known for her calming presence and refined approach, Selina creates natural, timeless hair and makeup that allows you to feel confident, relaxed, and beautifully yourself on your wedding day.
Hair & Makeup for Bride $400
Includes complimentary Trial for Hair & Makeup
This gives you the opportunity to share your vision with Selina and refine the perfect hair and makeup look, so you feel completely confident and comfortable ahead of your wedding day — and enjoy the perfect excuse for a night out.
Additional Ladies Hair & Makeup, $180 each
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HAIR & MAKEUP ARTIST Mel Anderson
Mel is an experienced professional bridal hair and makeup artist, known for her signature glamorous style that feels both refined and modern. She enhances your natural features beautifully— for a bridal style that’s natural yet defined, luminous yet bold, so you’ll feel your most radiant and beautiful self.
Hair & Makeup for Bride $400
- Includes complimentary lashes
- Basic hair styles, curls or half up.
- Includes travel to your ‘getting ready’ location in Christchurch
Add trial for Bride, Hair & Makeup $250
Additional Ladies Hair & Makeup, $270 each
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I will arrange my own Hair & Makeup
Capture all the Special Moments
Choose timeless professional photography or a content creator to capture memories of your day in the way that feels right for you (or splash out on both)
PHOTOGRAPHER Selina Nunn
— Candid and Relaxed
Perfect for couples who love natural, unposed moments. Selina has a warm, joyful nature and will put you at ease. Her candid photography style is relaxed and documentary in feel, capturing your day as it naturally unfolds. Lightly edited with soft, true-to-life tones, your images will feel effortless, authentic, and full of genuine emotion
1 hour at the venue - 50 digital images, $750
2 hours including offsite locations – 100 digital images, $1350
PHOTOGRAPHER Carmen Peters
— Modern and Unobtrusive
With a modern, unobtrusive style, Carmen captures natural emotion and all the meaningful moments as they unfold. She gently guides you to feel relaxed and comfortable, creating imagery that reflects your connection, your personality, and your love story - all with a contemporary feel and beautiful light
1 hour at the venue - 50 digital images, $750
2 hours including offsite locations – 100 digital images, $1350
CONTENT CREATOR Kelsey Woods
Kelsey captures the real, unscripted moments of your wedding day, creating a highlight reel that’s authentic, full of life – perfect for couples that want to remember and relive the way the day felt
Highlight reel, $700
Celebrate with Shared Food and Drinks
To ensure a seamless experience, we organise and prepare all catering and beverages for your day, including serving your guests so you can focus on celebrating. A service fee is added on confirmation of your catering and drink selections.
The service fee includes:
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Pre-delivery of your selected beverages to the venue to be chilled ahead of your day.
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Collection and preparation of your catering, non-alcoholic drinks, and wedding cake, and delivery to the venue.
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A selection of glassware for all beverage options.
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Fresh coffee from an espresso machine, or tea served in elegant cups.
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Accommodation of dietary requirements — simply note these in your wedding form when confirming your selections.
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Full clean-up, including rubbish removal and disposal.
Wedding Cake
Small, 6” round. Serves up to 10 guests. $95
Medium, 8” round. Serves up to 18 guests. $135
Two delicious layers of cake covered in a pastel vanilla Italian buttercream, a splatter of gold and decorated with macarons and meringue.
- Includes a pedestal display stand and beautiful cake knife.
Add a Feature Cake Table
Choose a special table to display and cut your Wedding Cake, from the following options.
French Carved Table
$30
White Ruffled Tablecloth
$30
Charcuterie Board
A curated selection of cheeses, cured meats, fruits and grazing delights
Minimum 2 guests $120
$20 per extra guest (up to 18 guests max)
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High Tea
A delicious mix of sweet and savoury bite size morsels, beautifully presented on tiered trays, with luxe dinnerware and elegant cake forks.
Serves 10 to 18 guests, $420
Catered Reception - quoted by request
Extend your wedding celebration at The Secret Garden with a delicious catered lunch or dinner, at an exquisite styled table, with a menu tailored to suit you.
Wedding Reception Lunch at Styled Table
- in garden or indoors with water views
Wedding Reception Dinner at Styled Table
- with water views
Toast being Newlyweds
Celebration Toast (non alcoholic)
Bottle of Sparkling White Grape & Peach. $10 per bottle
A delicious option for a sense of celebration. 1 bottle pours 5 glasses
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Qty bottles
Crystal Coupe Celebration Tower
For 5 guests or more, elevate your experience with beautiful cut crystal coupes, stacked as a tower for you to pour the final tier with your choice of drink.
Crystal Coupe Tower $30
Price for all coupes. Excludes beverages
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Drinks Package
- Tropical citrus spritz
- Minted lemon water
- Tea & coffee
Two guests, $30.
$10 per extra person
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Provide your preferred Alcoholic Beverages.
Approved beverages include:
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Champagne or Sparkling
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White & Rosé Wines
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Beer & Cider
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RTDs
Please note: red wine and bottled spirits are not permitted
If there is something special you would love, please add this in the special requests form at the end.
Styled Ceremony & Florals
Elevate your wedding with a romantic and stylish ceremony setting, that perfectly enhances the beauty of The Secret Garden. Select the ceremony styling option below that speaks most to what you love.
All ceremony settings include a signing table and chair, and two timber carved bench seats with linen padded seats for guest seating.
All the options below are styled with our Premium Artificial Florals, priced at $250. If you would prefer fresh seasonal florals, select your styling option, then tick the checkbox below the images to request a quote for styling with fresh florals.
Greenery & White Flower Pillars
White Styled Arch
White Plinths, Urns & Florals
Rustic Plinths, Urns & Florals
Timber Styled Arch
Clear Plinths & Florals
Eternity Ground Florals
Request a quote for Fresh Seasonal Florals for your above styling choices
Garden Style Bouquet & Pocket Square or Buttonnaire
Fresh Floral Bouquet & Pocket Square
Created from seasonal fresh flowers sourced from local flower farmers, $250
Request a custom quote to bring your Wedding Styling Vision to life
Finally - Review your selections
Please review all your selections and scroll back to make any changes. Once you’re happy with your selections and the experience you’ve built, press continue.
The next step is to share your wedding and personal details, then submit your enquiry. Once received, we’ll check availability for the venue and all wedding professionals.
Please note this does not confirm a booking, and we’ll be in contact to discuss the next steps.
Your Wedding Details
Please share your details and any special requests, then click submit to send your enquiry to get married at The Secret Garden. We’ll then be in touch to confirm your wedding experience, provide a tailored quote, and guide you through the next steps.
Please note pricing is subject to venue and vendor availability and may change. If any selected vendors are unavailable, we’ll offer a suitable alternative
Thank you
We’ve received your enquiry for your wedding at The Secret Garden. We’re so excited about the possibility of helping you get married at this special location.
We’ll review your request, check availability, and be in touch soon to guide you through the next steps.
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