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Elopement Wedding Packages

QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND

Why Elope?

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Budget Friendly

Getting married can get out of hand quickly. Venue costs, hire fees, styling fees, canapes…sounds hectic right? Well, eloping takes the stress out of it as the average elopement in Queenstown ranges from around $10,000-$20,000. Compare this to a full wedding that costs around $60,000 plus….what a bargain the elopement is!

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Unique Locations

Wedding days don’t allow much flexibility, where as an elopement you have all the time in the world. This means we can drive to the most picturesque locations or flying across multiple mountain tops to get the most breathtaking photos.

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Easy Planning

Eloping with Dawn Collective means you pretty much only need to sort out your wedding attire and we have got the rest sorted for you!

We will sort all the vendors out, co-ordinate the locations, helicopters etc. This will mean you will enjoy your wedding day so much more with so little to worry about!

STEP 1

PICK YOUR PACKAGE

STEP 2

UPGRADE HELI LANDINGS

STEP 3

CHOOSE YOUR ADD ONS

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01

MOONSTONE ELOPEMENT PACKAGE

LOCATION: x1 Ground Location
(Moke Lake, Coronet Peak or Lake Johnson)

Includes:

Coverage of Ceremony & 1 Hour Photoshoot

1 X Photographer

Minimum 100 edited photos

Hair & Makeup (1 Set)

1 X Wedding Celebrant

1 X Bridal Bouquet

1 X Groom Buttonhole

Bottle of Sparkling Wine

x1 Wet Weather backup date


INVESTMENT

$4,750


02

EMERALD ELOPEMENT PACKAGE

LOCATION: Deer Park Heights

Includes:

Coverage of Ceremony & 2 Hour Couple Photoshoot

1 X Photographer

Minimum 100 edited photos

Deer Park Heights Permit Fee

Hair & Makeup (1 Set)

1 X Wedding Celebrant

1 X Bridal Bouquet

1 X Groom Buttonhole

Up to 4 guests allowed

Bottle of Sparkling Wine

x1 Wet Weather backup date


INVESTMENT

$6,550


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03

SAPPHIRE ELOPEMENT PACKAGE

Our most popular package

HELI LOCATION: Cecil Peak, Remarkables or Bayonet Peak

GROUND LOCATION: Moke Lake, Jacks Point or Lake Johnson

Includes:

Coverage of Ceremony & Couple Photoshoot on Mountain Peak/Ground Location

x1 Helicopter Landing (1 hour shutdown)

x1 Ground location

1 X Photographer

Hair & Makeup (1 Set)

1 X Wedding Celebrant

1 X Bridal Bouquet

1 X Groom Buttonhole

Minimum 125 edited photos

Bottle of Sparkling Wine

x1 Wet Weather backup date


INVESTMENT

$6,975


Add on second helicopter landing - from $1,200

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04

MOUNT ROY ELOPEMENT PACKAGE

Coromandel Peak Landing

LOCATION: Coromandel Peak Helicopter Landing

Includes:

Coverage of Ceremony & Couple Photoshoot

x1 Helicopter Landing (1 hour shutdown)

1 X Photographer

Hair & Makeup (1 Set)

1 X Wedding Celebrant

1 X Bridal Bouquet

1 X Groom Buttonhole

Minimum 125 edited photos

Bottle of Sparkling Wine

x1 Wet Weather backup date


INVESTMENT

$8,950


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Wedding ceremony taking place on a snowy mountain with a view of a lake and distant snow-capped mountains in the background.

05

RUBY ELOPEMENT PACKAGE

Mountain Lake Helicopter Landing

LOCATION: Lake Lochnagar Helicopter Landing

Includes:

Coverage of Ceremony & Couple Photoshoot

1 Hour shutdown at mountain peak

x1 Helicopter Landing

1 X Photographer

Hair & Makeup (1 Set)

1 X Wedding Celebrant

1 X Bridal Bouquet

1 X Groom Buttonhole

Minimum 125 edited photos

Bottle of Sparkling Wine

x1 Wet Weather backup date


INVESTMENT

$8,750


Change helicopter location to Lake Erskine - $750

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DIAMOND ELOPEMENT PACKAGE

Dual Helicopter Landing

LOCATION: Coromandel Peak or Lake Lochnagar AND Glacier Landing (departs Queenstown)

Includes:

Coverage of Getting Ready, Ceremony & 1 hour Couple Photoshoot on Mountain Peaks

x2 Helicopter Landings (45 mins shutdown per landing)

1 X Photographer

Hair & Makeup (1 Set)

1 X Wedding Celebrant

1 X Bridal Bouquet

1 X Groom Buttonhole

Minimum 125 edited photos

Bottle of Sparkling Wine

x1 Wet Weather backup date


INVESTMENT

$10,450


Add on third helicopter landing - from $1,500

UPGRADE YOUR HELICOPTER LOCATIONS

WITH SO MANY LOCATIONS AVAILABLE, YOU CAN CUSTOMISE YOUR PACKAGE TO ADD ON OR CHANGE YOUR HELICOPTER LOCATIONS

ADDITIONAL HELICOPTER LANDING LOCATIONS

Big Geordie

Bayonet Peaks

Remarkables

Cecil Peak

Coromandel Peak

Lake Erskine

Lake Lochnagar

Twin Peaks

Mt Burke

Lookout Hill

Fog Peak

Tyndall Glacier

Isobel Glacier

Earnslaw Burn

ENQUIRE FOR PRICES FOR ADDITIONAL LANDINGS

Add-Ons

If you need to customise your elopement packages even more, check out these extras to beef up your wedding experience!


SUNSET HELICOPTER LANDING

Return between 6PM-8PM - $800

Return after 8PM - $1,200

Switch to 8 seater helicopter - POA

VIDEOGRAPHY

1-2 Minute Highlight Film - $1,250

2-3 Minute Highlight Film - $1,450

4-5 Minute Highlight Film - $1,950

Full Ceremony Video Edit - $300

Audio from vows are only recorded for 2-3 minute film, 4-5 minute film & Ceremony edit


MOUNTAIN PICNIC FOR TWO

Enjoy a picnic on a blanket up on the majestic mountain edge with each other. Picnic includes a blanket, grazing box, sweet treats and drinks.

An additional 15 minutes is required for the helicopter landing for the picnic

$350 FOR HELI LOCATIONS

$200 FOR GROUND LOCATIONS

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Hair & Makeup artist comes along for the entire shoot for any touch ups

$950

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HAIR & MAKEUP

CAPTURE FIRST LOOK/GETTING READY

Capture getting ready photos and your first look (Up to 1 hour coverage)

Photography - $450

Videography - $450

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A newlywed couple kissing on a grassy hillside with a lake and mountains in the background during sunset.

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  • Predicting the weather is always the biggest variable when eloping outside. By offering all our clients one backup day for weather contingency in our packages, this means if we need to shift the day to the following day we can! This gives you piece of mind knowing that you can shift the date if needed. To make sure you are not stuck with any late change fees, if you need to postpone, this needs to be down 48 hours before the planned elopement date.

    We are always keeping a close eye on the weather, and if you have a helicopter booked, we will be talking with the pilots to see if we can fly to any alternative spots.

  • For sure! We pride ourselves on being a resource to couples in many forms. We’ll team up with you to find the perfect location. It’s part of our role as your guide.

    The list of potential locations above can be overwhelming, and that’s not even all of them! So we are here to guide you and help you choose the best spot for your elopement.

    If you are finding it harder between a few, just let us know and we can give you some insider knowledge about them and show you some awesome pics to help!

  • Absolutely! We strive to always be as flexible as possible for our couples. So if you are not sure if you want videography when you initially book, you can just book the photographer and book the videography closer to the day.


    Please keep in mind that videography is subject to availability as we sometimes have multiple bookings on one single day.

  • Once you have confirmed your booking with us, we will get you to send us some reference photos of the type of bouquet that you like. Once you have this, we will then select from a range of our favourite local florists that best fit your preferred bouquet design.

    If you don’t care what the style of your bouquet is, then we are happy to do this for you and we will give you a seasonal bouquet that fits in with current wedding trends/styles.

    On the elopement day, either the bouquets will be delivered to your accommodation or you can pick them up yourself if you prefer.

  • We have a selected range of local celebrants who are fantastic and will take care of planning your perfect ceremony.

    If there is a particular celebrant you want, you can let us know so we can reach out to them to see if we can include them in your elopement package!

    Once you confirm your booking, your celebrant will be in touch with you to guide you through the ceremony planning process.

  • No we don’t, but we reccomend the following rental companies if this is something you are after;

    https://www.whitewildwedding.co.nz/

    https://www.nemo.co.nz/

  • If you have booked a package with a helicopter landing, this can often be changed within 1 week of the elopement date if you change your mind and want another location.

    Please note that there may be prices changes for any change in location.

  • Fill out our submission form in our ‘inquire’ page and we’ll get you all the info you need.

    Can’t wait to meet ya!

Frequently Asked Questions

The Experience

Ready to make some
magic together?

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We had the best day shooting with Hayley from Dawn Collective. She captured the most amazing photos of our special day and we are so glad we chose her to capture our wedding day. Hayley is lovely, professional and so fun to work with! We are beyond grateful that we have a beautiful collection of photos that reflect our day so perfectly! Thank you so much


OLIVIA+ CORBIN

LOVE NOTES

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