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tipi wedding?
Transform your wedding venue with our authentic Nordic tipi hire
Your wedding day is going to be a special event no matter what you do, but there’s something about the natural timber & canvas of a Nordic tipi or the translucent glow of a sailcloth tent for your wedding that transforms an outdoor wedding venue and creates an exciting atmosphere for fun to unfold. We know, we tied the knot under a Nordic tipi many moons ago and had the best damn day. Now we want to spread the love and help couples just like you make your I do’s spectacular.
Since our own wedding, we’ve gone on the journey with hundreds of couples, across the Southern Lakes organising everything from formal venue events with seated dinner to the wed-fest style that’s less chit chat and more get down. Whatever your vision, we can provide you with custom floor plans, in-depth knowledge and 10 years of experience of how to make it a stress free, seamless event and collaborate with you throughout the entire process from plans, wedding venue workings through to tipi set up.
Think of Gather & Gold as your wedding wingmen and women, your Nordic tipi guides and the key to making your big day one to remember in Queenstown, Wanaka and beyond.
Our Wedding Journal
Festi-Tipi Dreams: Nick and Nikki’s Epic Wānaka Wedding
Hold onto your flower crowns and glitter, folks, because we’re about to spill the tea on a wedding that’s giving us all the festival feels!
A Sherwood Tipi Wedding: A Magical Celebration in Queenstown
It’s a Tuesday AM and you’re deep-diving through the Insta-abyss, eyes glazed over from the endless parade of cookie-cutter weddings, when—wham!—you smack into a photo
How to Plan an Unforgettable Marquee Wedding
First step, make sure your marquee is a tipi. A Gather & Gold tipi, ideally, or one of our new and very exciting sailcloth wedding
What is a Sailcloth Tent and Why You Need It at Your Wedding. Stat.
According to the relationship bible, it’s not cheating if you’re both into it. And if the bible says it, it must be true. Because while
Our Top 5 Picks for Queenstown Honeymoon Accommodation in 2024
Pack your bags, Gina. The honeymoon’s calling. The tipis are behind you, the cake’s been had and the dance floor has seen better days –
Loved-up Tipi dreams for Dom and Sam
A gorgeous tipi wedding in the heart of Wānaka, Dom and Sam’s special day was one made of dreams and beauty and enough tipi magic
The Ultimate Tipi Wedding Music Guide From an Industry Expert
Live music or your DJ neighbour? Ed or Elvis? The Beatles or the Stones? Guest’s choice, or your trusty six-years-in-the-making “Black the truck out” Spotify
Becks and Nic’s Blissful Backyard Wedding
Tucked beneath the snow-capped mountains of Queenstown, Becks and Nic’s blissful backyard wedding was the perfect combination of tipi, glam, and all round cozy. Both
Planning a Home Wedding: Step-by-step to a Stress-Free Event
This one is for the homebodies. The ‘that’s nice but I’d rather be at home’-ers. The ones that thrive and bask and relish in all
Gabby & Isaac
A dreamy family affair, Gabbie and Isaac’s wedding was incredibly special right from the get go. I first met these two on site with their
Top Tips for a Seamless (and fun) Wedding Day
Tipis, clear skies, great sex and four coffee makers aside, the one thing every couple dreams of for their wedding is an easy, breezy, effortlessly fun day.
The Good Folks’ Guide to a Queenstown-Wānaka Wedding
Enter, ‘The Good Folks’ Guide to a Queenstown Wānaka Wedding’. From locals with all the tea, for young lovers just like yourself. Grab a cold one, and dig on in.
Cat & Hayden
Gather & Gold provided the tipis to our Dublin Bay wedding in February 2020. From our initial contact to our wedding day they were fantastic! When I drove up to the wedding site to see the beauty of these tipis against the stunning landscape of Wanaka I was lost for words! We have had so many amazing comments from our guests who couldn’t get over how cool and beautiful the tipis were! We cannot recommend Gather & Gold enough! Every staff member was so helpful and I feel we have made friends for life with this team! Thank you again for playing such a huge part in our perfect day and making it all so easy! You truly are the best! Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts.
2020