The Wedding Ceremony

Spoilt for Choice

Included as part of our wedding package, you can make use of our nine picture-perfect onsite locations for your wedding ceremony. We only host one wedding a day to ensure you have the choice of any of these beautiful locations.

A popular option is to select one location for your wedding ceremony, capture those amazing memories with your photographer and then select another location for your family photos before your explore the grounds for those special moments with your bridal party.

All this while music is played through the gardens compliments of our house PA system and range of garden speakers.

Chestnut Tree | Wedding Ceremony

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Worth the wait

Our large Chestnut Tree is situated in a beautiful open space surrounded by vines and trees within our gardens. It provides an incredible backdrop for your ceremony and plenty of room for your guests to mingle before and after the ceremony.

To sign your wedding papers, we have recently added a stone signing table off to the side of the tree. Alternatively, we can provide a barrel or small table to sign on.

On sunnier days, we have large white umbrellas we can set up for the comfort of your guests.

The Chestnut Tree has leaves from mid November to June.

Two Kauri Trees | Wedding Ceremony

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Wedding Ceremony
Perfect together

Towering above the surrounding gardens, our Two Kauri Trees provide the perfect frame to your ceremony, located in front of our largest pond and jetty. The trees set the scene for outstanding memories, as the surrounding gardens are beautiful and green all year round.

We also have a beautiful stone signing table where you can sign your wedding papers, or we can provide a barrel or small table.

Small Pergoda | Wedding Ceremony

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Wedding Ceremony
A special love

Standing out from the surrounding gardens, our small white pergoda provides a intimate ceremony location for smaller weddings. Beautiful without decorations, or easy to add, The Pergoda is a classic selection for a garden wedding.

Make use of our stone signing table by our Two Kauri Trees or let our team know if you would like a barrel or small table to sign your wedding papers.

Cherry Blossom Round | Wedding Ceremony

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Wedding Ceremony
Once in a lifetime

As our newest ceremony location, the Cherry Blossom Round is a truly unique setting to recite your vows. With a dedicated aisle gradually rising up to the round, choose to have your ceremony in an enclosed circle, or facing our beautiful Cherry Blossom Trees.

The trees blossom in spring, then becoming leafy and green in summer lasting until Autumn, where they will then turn amber before losing their leaves for winter.

Pebble Beach | Wedding Ceremony

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Wedding Ceremony
What a difference

Located on the opposite side of our largest pond, our Pebble Beach provides a small, intimate location surrounded by large trees and manicured gardens. Recite your vows overlooking the pond, with a beautiful stone feature and Two Kauri Trees in the background.

When getting married at the Pebble Beach, we can provide either a wine barrel or small table situated to one side to use as a signing table.

The Palms | Wedding Ceremony

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Wedding Ceremony
Made for each other

Located just to the left of our Pebble Beach, we have a beautiful garden of magnificent palm trees providing the perfect backdrop for a garden wedding. Nestled in nature and with our pond nearby, The Palms is serene location all year round to say “I do”.

With the rustic setting of The Palms, we can provide a barrel to sign your wedding papers or supply a small round table and chair with a table cloth.

Barrel Waterfall | Wedding Ceremony

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One of a kind

Experience pure serenity in front of our Barrel Waterfall while your guests watch on in comfort, seated amongst our olive trees. The trees provide great shade for your guests, perfect for weddings on hot, sunny days.

As the original barrel from our winery, you are able to recite your wedding vows to each other in front of the waterfall, on our small jetty.

The barrel waterfall also has a beautiful stone signing table and pillars nearby which can easily be decorated or left bare.

The Barrels

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Wedding Ceremony
The love of a lifetime

Celebrate your love in front of our impressive barrel display featuring 11 barrels, superb for a vineyard wedding. As a great location all year round, The Barrels provides a shaded seating area for your guests in summer or a sunny spot receiving all day sun in cooler months.

We can provide an additional barrel for you to sign your wedding papers, or our team can set up a small table and chair with a table cloth.

Indoor stone fireplace

Wedding Ceremony
Wedding Ceremony
Built to last

Our newly built stone fire place provides the perfect back drop for indoor ceremonies, while still being surrounded by the beautiful gardens. Positioned at the end of our covered courtyard, we can easily open and close our large glass sliding doors, making the fire place a great ceremony location all year round.

After the ceremony our experienced team can quickly transform this area, moving out the ceremony seating and changing the area to a cozy lounge setting.

In this area, we can either provide a barrel or small table to sign your wedding papers.

What our customers have to say

  • Our wedding was such a beautiful day, Markovina Vineyard Estate was the perfect choice for our ceremony and reception....

    Courtney & Johanness Villanuea
  • Markovina estate was a stunning venue for our wedding especially with its lush gardens, spacious hall and its hanging vines, and so many amazing locations to have your wedding ceremony.

    Jenny & Donny Mukerji

Wedding Ceremony Location FAQ

Do you provide a 'ceremony only' option?

Unfortunately we do not open for ceremonies only.

Do you provide chairs for the ceremony?

As a part of our inclusive wedding package, our white celebration chairs are provided for your ceremony. We ensure there is enough seating for all guests and we set these up at your chosen ceremony location.

Do you provide a signing table?

Yes, our Barrel Waterfall and Two Kauri Trees and Chestnut Tree have beautiful stone signing tables nearby. We are also able to provide a signing barrel or small table at any of our ceremony locations.

Can we invite guests for the ceremony only?

Yes, you are welcome to invite guests for the ceremony only. We do have a charge based on how many guests and what requirements you have however normally for ceremony only guests they would be staying for the ceremony, canapes & beverages until your guests move inside for the reception.

What if it is raining on the day?

Our Indoor Stone Fire Place area is perfect for a wet weather option. If you know it will be raining in advanced to your wedding day, you are welcome to change your ceremony location to the indoor area a few days prior. Otherwise, if there is the chance of rain and you would like to go ahead with your outdoor ceremony, our experienced team of staff are able to set up your ceremony location on the day depending on the weather.

Do you provide microphones and music speakers?

Yes, we do have our portable speaker and microphone set available for your ceremony music, included in our wedding package. The set includes two hand-held microphones and an AUX cord to connect a phone, tablet or laptop. Our staff will set the system up, however you will need to allocate a guest to be in charge of playing the music.

Do you allow confetti to be thrown after the ceremony?

If you would like confetti to be thrown after your ceremony, we allow real rose petals or rice to be thrown at our outdoor ceremony locations only. We do not allow any artificial rose petals or material confetti.

Can we get ready onsite?

Unfortunately we don’t provide facilities for bridal parties to get ready onsite. However we do have a small bridal room which features a couch, dresser and small toilet for the bridal party to use throughout the night. It is a good space for storing bags and touching up hair and make-up.

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Book a Viewing

Contact us to reserve a time to visit our beautiful venue. We will show you around the grounds including a tour of our ceremony locations and reception room, discuss our wedding package and show you plenty of photos.

Contact us on (09) 412 8608 or send an enquiry through this form.

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