We host wonderful winery weddings, always in style

At Melton Estate, our aim is to make your wedding day an enjoyable and memorable occasion for you and your guests.  As the venue owners we have the flexibility to tailor the wedding arrangements to suit you.  We welcome all types of weddings and civil unions.

Melton Estate hosts weddings throughout the year and has a capacity of 180 in The Pavilion for the wedding service and 150 inside for a seated wedding dinner service.  Melton Estate is a boutique winery with an architecturally designed venue purposely designed for weddings.  The Pavilion is an all-weather outdoor wedding chapel and entertaining space, complete with lighting and heating.  Our Banquet Room sits above the mature Pinot Noir vines and is the perfect venue for your wedding celebration.

Just 15 minute’s drive west from Christchurch International Airport, Melton Estate is conveniently located in a quiet rural setting, with plenty of off-street parking.  Your wedding photography will be stunning amongst the sheltered gardens and expansive lawns which connect to the lush vineyards.  There’s plenty of space outside in our sheltered garden and terrace, on the hardwood deck overlooking the vines or inside the fully air conditioned winery with three connecting event rooms.  Our new Games Lawn is where your guests will have fun amongst the vines.

Melton Estate is the home of the acclaimed “Summer Love Sparkling” —a fantastic celebration wine for your wedding, plus there are many other award-winning wines.  Your family and friends will be treated to beautiful boutique wines.

Melton Estate was awarded the South Island “Best Wine Tourism Restaurant” in the Great Wine Capitals awards, and the only Canterbury winery wedding venue with a Qualmark Venue 4 star Plus rating.  For us, the best accolades have come from the many happy couples who have celebrated their wedding at Melton Estate.

We welcome your visit to Melton Estate.

Testimonials

Everything went so perfectly we could hardly believe it, and have had such amazing feedback from our guests on how great the day was.  Now Summer Love addicts for life!

Wedding of Philippa & Mark

Thank you so much for all your help and support in the lead up and on our big day!

Tracy you are truly are amazing at your job, you make it so easy.  It made it so much easier knowing you had it all under control.

Again a massive thank you to you and all your team.  It truly was the best day of our lives.

Wedding of Sarah & Andy

What an amazing place to have the most important day in one’s life. My son and daughter in law were married this past weekend and they couldn’t have chosen a better place. Tracey was amazing with her organising and certainly went above and beyond the call of duty, right down to giving the bride a shoulder massage to get rid of her headache. The staff were so friendly and helpful yet unobtrusive. The food was just lovely and the portions were a good size. Melton Estate would certainly be my preferred venue for any function. Thanks for making Dan & Laurens special day that bit more special Tracy.

Pam Parks

Wedding of Dan & Lauren

I couldn’t imagine having our wedding anywhere else! Melton Estate is a beautiful venue and the biggest asset is definitely Tracy!! Everything went smoothly on our wedding day and a huge part of that is Tracy and her amazing team.

Tracy handled everything with ease and gave us so many great ideas. She made planning a dream and thought of things we never would have considered! Nothing was a problem and the service was amazing.

Food…. WOW! The food was perfect! Thank you so much for catering to some of our challenges with ease.

The pavilion was also perfect! Warm, romantic and gorgeous. The wines are truly beautiful and the autumn weather gave the perfect back drop for photos.

Thank you so much for making our wedding truly special for us.

Hannah & Hayden

Wedding of Hannah & Hayden

The staff at our school enjoyed a wonderful meal and evening at your place. The menu was great, the service was spot on and the setting perfect for a large group.The wine was the icing on the cake! Thank you we had a wonderful night.

Dy Stokes

Paparoa Street School Christmas Event

Thank you Tracy for a wonderful venue for the FMG Health & Safety Seminar last week. Lovely morning tea and great attention and suggestions from you on the finer details of the presentation and your assistance with the technology. We’ll be back for our next event.

Sonja Burton

FMG Conference Event

Thank you very much for all your support to make our wedding happen, twice!  You and your team made our day run so smoothly.

We have had so many compliments about Melton Estate, not just about the venue but also about the wine!

Wedding of Mr & Mrs Belton

Thank you so much for making our wedding day amazing, you and your staff were amazing, we couldn’t have asked for a better day.

We will most certainly be recommending Melton Estate to anyone looking to get married, what a beautiful venue.

Wedding of Kim & Jonty

Thank you again for truly making our day so perfect.

Sheridan and Angus

Wedding of Sheridan & Angus

Thank you for providing such a beautiful venue.  Our day went off without a hitch and I’m sure this is down to your amazing organisation skills.
Everyone had a lovely time and raved about the food and how beautiful it is at Melton Estate.  Also lots of fan of the Summer Love.

Wedding of Mr & Mrs Mills

We spent a lunch at Melton Estate. It was a great experience. The team were friendly an professional and clearly love what they do. On the moment of seating we were asked if we had any food allergies and these were easily able to be accommodated. In addition, there were specials off the menu that could be tailored to suit our tastes and the staff knew exactly what was in their food. The food was delicious and so is the wine. I would highly recommend Melton Estate to anyone wanting a fantastic experience that is not too far from the city.

Julie – lunch guest in July

Just a little note to say how much we appreciated your help organising our wedding. Nothing was a problem and you really did create our perfect day. It was lovely to have your warmth and energy.

Thanks again Pip and Jake xxx

Wedding Pip & Jake

Dear Tracy
Just a note to express our gratitude for all that you helped with on our wedding day.  Your patience, organisation and good humour were a vital part of the smooth running of our celebrations.  You and your team were superb, the food delicious and the atmosphere warm and hospitable.  We couldn’t have imagined a better day.  With deepest gratitude and our best wishes.

Wedding of Morgan & Andrew