The sun is shining, the bubbles are flowing, while the entire wedding industry is at our doorstep. The Markovina open day is a biannual event that becomes the epicentre for wedding planning in Kumeu. We don’t just want to open our doors for all to view; instead, we bring together numerous suppliers, offer private tours, and provide you with the Markovina experience that makes our wedding venue so special. It’s a must-see for any newly engaged couple in Auckland starting their wedding planning journey. What makes it so special? It’s the opportunity to begin planning, be inspired and imagine your dream wedding coming to life.
What to Expect When you Arrive at a Markovina Estate Open Day
After arriving at our wedding venue, you’ll be welcomed by our friendly staff and given a complimentary glass of bubbles, beer, or non-alcoholic beverage to enjoy while you explore the grounds. A staff member will be standing by to accompany you on your tour.
Private Tour of Our Wedding Venue
Our experienced senior team is always ready and standing by on our open days to show couples around the venue. Tours begin at the entrance and traverse the Markovina grounds, where we will show you all eight of our outdoor ceremony locations, as well as some popular photography spots. This allows you to envision yourself celebrating your wedding day in our gardens. What’s unique about our wedding open day is that all our ceremony locations are set up by various stylists and florists, bringing the spaces to life. This provides inspiration and insight into how these areas appear when they are wedding-ready, often with unique cultural twists.
After exploring the grounds, we bring you into our indoor reception area. Check out our indoor wet weather ceremony location, as well as our main reception space, where you can celebrate your wedding late into the night under the vines. Finally, the team will conclude the tour by taking you to our back room, where you can view all the table decorations that will be available and free to use on your wedding day, making styling your wedding easier than ever.
Ask Our Experience Wedding Team any Questions
Our open days are also the perfect opportunity to ask our friendly staff any questions you have, from specifics about our venue to ideas to inspire your wedding day planning. Therefore, consider the important questions you might have for venues and wedding day suppliers before attending the open day. This way, you can put any queries to rest and won't leave wishing you had asked that one question you forgot.
Meet Numerous Wedding Suppliers
Once your private tour is complete and you’ve spoken with our team, you're now free to explore the venue at your leisure. Every year, we invite numerous suppliers to our open days, giving you the chance to be inspired for your special day. Many of our favourite celebrants, photographers, DJs, florists, and more will be happy to discuss your wedding day and answer any questions you may have.
Sample our Food and Experience Markovina's Cuisine
On every wedding open day, our kitchen is fired up and working hard to give you a taste of Markovina cuisine. Throughout the afternoon, our friendly staff will serve grazing platters and canapés to all attendees. Enjoy Korean fried chicken while discussing ceremonies with a celebrant, or sample our grazing platter while intently discussing first dance choices with one of the DJs.
Experience the Markovina Difference
Markovina Estate isn’t just another venue, but an entirely family-owned and operated wedding vineyard estate for almost 60 years, with three generations of the Markovina family heavily involved in our operations and are on hand to ensure you enjoy our open day. We pride ourselves on providing everyone who visits our venue with the Croatian hospitality experience, where every wedding party is treated like family. We do everything possible to ensure that our couples have the best wedding day imaginable.
Our open days create an atmosphere that is almost as enjoyable as your wedding day. Enjoy our garden wedding venue, savour our cuisine, and discuss wedding plans with various wedding suppliers as you explore Auckland's epicentre for wedding inspiration.
Markovina Estate hosts two wedding open days a year, one in the summer and another in the winter. Register for our next open day and discover our Kumeu wedding venue for yourself, to see how we can make your wedding dreams a reality.
