Get ready in peace with family and friends onsite at Songbird Cottage

How would you like to walk the aisle? With your dad? a friend? your family, or on your own?

Would you like to use our plinths for flowers, or our celebration arch?

It is lovely to be able to have everything happen in the one venue!

Photos by Esme and Logan

Just two minutes from Songbird Retreat

Songbird Retreat has a clear roof marquee from Spring 2025 onwards!

Your closest family and friends will be excited for your special celebration. Would you like 3 or 150 chairs? 100 of these chairs come as part of the Songbird package.

Do you like floral arrangements in the backdrop of your wedding ceremony? Our experienced recommended florists can help you decide.

Would you like a caravan bar to serve the alcohol you supply at your wedding? Our recommended vendor list can make your choices easier.

How will you utilise the garden rooms at Songbird Retreat to provide relaxed spaces for your guests?

Would you like a grazing table, a farmhouse feats, a tasting table, a luxury graze? our recommended caterers and food trucks will be happy to guide you on your options.

Songbird provides a clear roof marquee. This is a large peg and pole marquee. For an additional fee, our recommended marquee vendors can help you choose your own style!

Would you like wedding favours or take home treats for your wedding guests?

Songbird Retreat provides tables with tablecloths. If you would like wooden tables or a silk liner on a hired marquee, we can recommend vendors!

How would you utilise all the spaces at Songbird Retreat for your wedding?

Floral arrangements on the arch frame the ceremony. Our recommended florists can design to your vision.

One of the great things about Auckland weather is that it rarely rains for long… We have clear umbrellas. They look beautiful.

One of our recommended photographers noticed the rainbow and set things up for this awesome shot!

Songbird Retreat provides a dance floor and cocktail furniture as an add-on package.

Our recommended cake companies can work to your style.

The clear marquee shares the garden with guests, night and day, providing an intimacy and warmth while enjoying the lights on the gardens outside.

A wedding under the cherry tree on the decks of Songbird Cottage is intimate, yet stylish.

There are so many photo spots to enjoy at Songbird Retreat. Our recommended photographers know all the spots!

The Green Barn is a great option for a dinner for around twelve. Our recommended caterers can create a fine feast for small numbers of guests.

Floral arrangements frame the ceremony. Do you like them on pedestals, or based on the ground, or on the ceremony arch?

The width of the Bridal Staircase makes it perfect for group photos. Our recommended photographers know the many options at Songbird Retreat.

The clear marquee allows guests to feel a part of the garden, while being warm inside.

Floral arrangements frame the ceremony. How will you reflect your cultural heritage in your ceremony?

Forms await the guests. What kind of seating would you like? If you prefer forms like these, bring your own or enquire from one of our vendors.

If you would prefer to hire this kind of marquee, we can point you in the right direction!

Would you like games for guests at your wedding? We have some as an add-on package.

How will you inject colour and personality into your day?

Would you like a formal seated dinner or an informal cocktail party or food trucks?

Would you like floral arrangements framing your ceremony?

Having various garden rooms gives you flexibility, and movement throughout the day. What would you like to happen on the Cocktail Lawn?

Songbird Retreat now has a clear roof marquee, but you can hire a different marquee for an added fee.

Some of your guests can be seated in the shade of the willow tree. What style of chairs would you like guests to be seated on?

Songbird Retreat has an add-on package of cocktail furniture and umbrellas. If youn would like comfortable cane furniture we can point you in the right direction.

Would you like to hire a DJ or band or use Spotify? Would you like a dance floor in the marquee or outside?