Garden of Eden

Stunning wedding location

New Zealand Dream Weddings and Christchurch Helipro are working side by side to offer couples the chance to be married amongst New Zealands most spectacular landscapes..

The name of this part of the South Island says it all. It is a spectacular area of glacial activity that lies right alongside the Main Divide. And the great thing about this location is that it is less than one hour’s flying time from Christchurch.
We’ll depart from the Helicentre and head out across the Canterbury Plains towards the Rakaia River. This wide braided river was formed many millennia ago by mighty rivers of ice and still carries the waters what remains of these glaciers today. Our path over the narrow Rakaia Gorge will take us over the Mount Hutt ski area we’ll head into the eastern beginnings of the Southern Alps where some of New Zealand’s best heli-skiing terrain lies. We’ll also have the opportunity to view some of the country’s great high country station areas with the possibility of seeing the elusive Himalayan Thar which reside in these areas.

Arriving at the very source of the Rakaia river brings us to the Main Divide, the very backbone of the South Island. It is here that huge annual snowfalls have continued to sustain the glaciers many of which make up the Garden of Eden Ice Plateau. You’ll see huge snow plateaus, transverse crevasses and large bergschrunds along with steel-blue crystals of glacier ice. It is a spectacular area which is really only accessible from the air.
Departing from here, depending on the season, we will provide you with a gourmet picnic to enjoy after you have had your wedding ceremony if the weather is nice – this will be on a mountain top or beside a mountain lake or, if it is a bit cold out we will stop off at a high country resort, for your wedding ceremony and light refreshments before returning to Christchurch.

This breathtaking unforgettable experience will take 2-3 hours.

Package is priced for couples with no guests and include GST.

(please note that if couples have guests then another helicopter will need to be brought in)

Basic Package NZ$5800

• Coordination
• Helicopter fee
• Minister or Celebrant
• 2 witnesses as required by NZ law
• NZ Legal Marriage License and processing of application
• NZ Marriage Certificate application and processing
• Apostle Stamp application and processing (this stamp is recognized all over the world as a legal wedding – takes approx 30 days from the date of your wedding and once I receive I will forward by registered mail to your home address
• Personal assistance when you arrive into Christchurch to uplift your Marriage License
• Complementary glass of NZ bubbly or Sparkling NZ Grape Juice
• Photography package
  • 150 photos taken
  • No photos developed
  • High-resolution jpegs on disk of all photos in a mixture of colour and black & white.
  • Available 48 hours after wedding
  • 10 images will be available on NZ Dream Weddings facebook page within 48 hrs.

Additional options

• Brides Bouquet – medium size hand held posy (upon booking can you please advice choice of colour flowers. We recommend that roses be used as these can be obtained allyear round. Or send through a image from the internet and I will check that flowers willbe available at the time of your wedding). NZ$200
• Hair and Makeup styling – $120 per service
• Bridal cars with ribbons and chauffeur in Limo or Rolls Royce (pricing based on 2hrs. Please confirm upon booking your choice of vehicle… Limo or Rolls Royce. Thank you) NZ$495
• Grooms buttonhole to match brides posy NZ$28
• Flowers for brides hair – starting price is NZ$5 each flower
• DVD NZ$1,600 – includes… coverage of your wedding is digitally edited on broadcastquality equipment and comes complete with professional titles, music and presentationcase. Up to 1 hour filming at service location from your arrival to your departure. Lapel mics for both celebrant/minister and groom to ensure quality audio. Highlights of service uploaded to New Zealand Dream Weddings facebook within 48hrs for family and friends to view. DVD copy of your wedding in presentation case delivered within 48 hours after the service (please refer to option sheet for extras available for DVD.)