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Plan the wedding, not the spreadsheet.
One place for your date, your vendors, your budget and every RSVP.
- Vendor markets (New Zealand)
- 7
- Vendor categories
- 22
- Cost for couples
- Free
In short
Wedyesday is a free wedding planning workspace and a vendor marketplace in one (the directory covers the largest cities in New Zealand): set your date, shortlist vendors who are still free on it, ask for real prices, and give your guests a wedding website that collects the RSVPs.
- Price for couples
- Free, no card
- Vendor markets (New Zealand)
- 7
- Vendor categories
- 22
- Typical wedding
- NZD 45,000 · 100 guests
- Included
- Website + RSVPs
Cost figures: Wedyesday New Zealand cost guide, NZD for around 100 guests, before 15% GST, reviewed 2026-07-17.
Build your team
Find the people who make the day
21 kinds of wedding business across 7 markets in New Zealand. Pick a category and a city, then ask your shortlist for prices in writing.
How it works
Four steps to a booked wedding
Step 1: Set your date
One date sets everything else: your checklist counts backwards from it, and the directory only shows vendors you can still book.
Step 2: Shortlist vendors
Filter by city, category and price, save the ones you like to a board, and compare them side by side on the numbers that matter.
Step 3: Ask for real prices
Send one brief to your whole shortlist. Quotes come back in writing, in your own currency, and land in one thread per vendor.
Step 4: Share the day
Publish a free wedding website, collect RSVPs and meals on one link, and seat the room from the replies as they arrive.
What you get
Everything, in one workspace
Checklist on your timeline
Tasks scheduled backwards from the date, not a generic 12-month list.
Budget with real quotes
Every quote, deposit and due date against a running total.
Vendor directory
22 categories across 7 markets in New Zealand.
Free wedding website
Story, schedule, travel and RSVPs on one link, with a QR code.
Free wedding website
One link your guests will actually use
30 designs. Open one, put your names on it and see your own site before you sign up. Switch designs whenever you like: your words and photos stay put.
- The day in order: every event with its time, place and a note
- Where to stay and how to get there
- Dress code and the questions guests always ask
- RSVPs through a private link for each household
- Your registry links and a gift note
- A countdown, and a QR code for the invitation
Garden note
FreeCity evening
Free
What it costs
Wedding costs in New Zealand, line by line
There is no official New Zealand series for wedding cost, so every published figure is industry-sourced and they disagree: one full-service planner reported NZ$87,600 for 2025 from a client base that skews high, while Easy Weddings NZ puts the broader market at NZ$35,000-50,000. The industry report records an average actual guest count of 88. The range below reflects that spread, before GST. Marrying elsewhere? Cost guides for Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom and India.
| Category | Low (NZD) | High (NZD) | What moves the number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue hire | NZD 2,500 | NZD 18,000 | Site fee only. Popular venues in peak season run NZ$5,000-15,000+; the low end assumes a community hall, a family property, or a winery with a modest fee. |
| Catering and bar | NZD 9,000 | NZD 21,000 | NZ$60-150 a head by service style, plus bar. Caterers working at BYO venues can come in at NZ$60-70 a head. |
| Photography | NZD 2,500 | NZD 6,500 | Full-day coverage, converging on NZ$2,500-6,000 across published pricing, averaging near NZ$3,500. Hourly rates run NZ$150-300. |
Where you're marrying
Planning a wedding in New Zealand
Local cost guides and live vendor directories for the cities couples in New Zealand marry in most.
Auckland
Cost guide and Auckland vendors.
Wellington
Cost guide and Wellington vendors.
Queenstown
What a wedding in Queenstown costs, line by line.
Free planning tools
Start with the part that's stressing you
Each tool opens on its own. Use one today and the rest of the workspace is there when you need it.
Free wedding website
Your schedule, travel details and RSVPs on one link.
Guest list & RSVP tracker
One list. Every reply, meal and plus-one against the right name.
Wedding budget planner
Your total, split by category, against real local ranges.
Seating chart planner
Tables drawn from the guest list your RSVPs already feed.
Quote checker
Enter a quote you've been given and see where it sits against local prices, plus what to ask before you sign.
Planning something specific? Eloping · Micro wedding · Destination wedding · Short-notice wedding · Big family wedding
Run a wedding business?
Your listing may already be here
Search for your business, show it's yours and publish a free profile. Couples with a real wedding date can then ask you for a price.
Two minutes
Create your free workspace
Tell us the date and a rough budget. Your checklist, budget tracker and guest website are set up to match before you finish reading this page.
Start free · no card
Let's plan your big day
Two minutes to your own wedding workspace — checklist, budget, guests, and vendors.
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or with an email
Questions couples ask
Answers are New Zealand national ranges. City-level numbers, and guides for Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom and India, live in the cost guides.
How much does the average New Zealand wedding cost?
Published figures disagree sharply. Easy Weddings NZ puts the broader market at NZ$35,000-50,000 while one full-service planner reported NZ$87,600 from a client base that skews premium. For a roughly 100-guest wedding, NZ$28,000-90,000 covers the realistic spread, before GST.
What is the biggest hidden cost in a New Zealand wedding?
GST. Event suppliers routinely quote exclusive of the 15%, because their usual clients are GST-registered and reclaim it. A couple cannot, so on a NZ$25,000 venue and catering quote that is NZ$3,750 appearing at the final invoice.
Where is cheapest to marry in New Zealand?
Wellington and Christchurch sit below Auckland in published bands, and regional venues below all three. Queenstown is the most expensive by a clear margin because it prices as a destination market.
