AROHA
The complete Queenstown elopement experience
A pinnacle experience CAPTURED ON FILM
Four beautifully unhurried hours with our QTE photography and film team, capturing everything from the anticipation before “I do” to celebrating together high in the mountains.
Beautifully planned, completely taken care of, and captured in a way that lets you relive it all. Aroha is for couples who want to slow things down, experience more of Queenstown and have the whole story of their day captured in both photography and film.
YOUR AROHA EXPERIENCE
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The luxury of time means we can capture so much more than your ceremony. From getting ready and your first look to the adventure, celebrations and all those beautiful little moments in between.
Your day is captured in the relaxed, natural style we're known for, with a curated sneak peek delivered within two working days.
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Because some moments deserve to be felt again, not just seen.
Your film team captures the movement, voices, emotion and atmosphere of your day alongside your photography, working seamlessly together so your wedding never feels like a production.
You'll also receive a static film of your ceremony in full, so the words you said to each other are yours to keep forever, along with a curated social media reel to share the love.
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Take to the skies together for an exclusive helicopter flight and one-hour alpine landing.
With four hours to play with, the helicopter isn't simply a trip to your ceremony location. It becomes part of the adventure, with time to explore, add extra landing locations, celebrate and experience Queenstown from somewhere pretty extraordinary.
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One of our trusted professional artists comes directly to your accommodation, giving you a beautifully relaxed start to your wedding day.
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Created especially for your day by our trusted florist and delivered directly to your accommodation.
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A warm, completely personal ceremony created around the two of you by a celebrant who knows our team and the flow of our elopements inside out.
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Chilled and ready to pop once you've made it official
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From the moment your date is secured, we take care of your vendors, locations, timeline, transport, logistics and all the little details you probably haven't even thought about yet.
And on the day, we're right there beside you keeping everything flowing, fixing the little things and making sure you never need to wonder what happens next.
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We'll guide you through the New Zealand marriage licence process and make sure you know exactly what needs to happen and when.
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Eloping just the two of you? We've got you.
SAMPLE TIMELINE & Prices
AROHA - Single landing
$16,800 NZD
11:30pm
In room hair & make up at accommodation
2:00pm
Prep shoot at Accommodation
3:00pm
First look/ground shoot location or ground ceremony
4:30pm
Heli ceremony & shoot or shoot only
6:00pm
Return to accommodation
Includes 4 hours of photography, & videography Can have ground ceremony & heli shoot
AROHA - Multi landing
$24,500 NZD
11:30pm
In room hair & make up at accommodation
2:00pm
Heli ceremony at your chosen location
3:30pm
Heli shoot & celebrations at your next epic heli location
4:45pm
Heli sunset shoot at your chosen location
6:00pm
Return to accommodation
Includes 4 hours of photography, & videography
Your choice of any three heli locations
CHOOSE YOUR landings
We've spent years exploring these mountains, photographing them through every season and learning what makes each location special.
For Aroha, we'll help curate your alpine experience around the landscapes you love, the season, the light and how you want your day to feel.
Snow-covered peaks. Golden tussock. Hidden alpine lakes. Huge views over Lake Wakatipu.
You don't need to know exactly where you want to go.
That's what we're here for.
Earnslaw Burn
The Remarkables
Lake Erskin
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Aroha gives you more time and brings both our photography and film teams together to capture the complete story of your day.
With four hours, there's room for getting ready, a first look, your ceremony, helicopter adventure, multiple locations and celebrations without the day ever feeling rushed.
If having your whole story captured in both photography and film matters to you, Aroha is the one.
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Absolutely. Aroha is available with either one alpine landing or a three-landing helicopter experience. We can also to a double landing POA
We'll help you choose the option that best suits the kind of day and adventure you're dreaming of.
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You don't need to figure that out alone.
We'll curate your locations with you based on the scenery you love, the season, light, flight time and how the locations work together.
Final alpine landings are always subject to weather and pilot approval on the day.
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Of course. Additional helicopters can be arranged if you'd love your favourite people to join you in the mountains.
Alternatively, have your ceremony with guests at one of our beautiful ground locations before escaping for an alpine adventure that's just the two of you.
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Queenstown's alpine weather can be unpredictable, but you're in experienced hands.
We intentionally limit our elopements so we have greater flexibility when conditions change. We'll work closely with our helicopter team and talk you through the best options for your day.
All flying and final landing locations are ultimately at the pilot's discretion for safety. If your helicopter flight can't go ahead due to weather, the helicopter portion of your experience will be reimbursed, less any applicable ground-location fe
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Sometimes conditions mean a particular alpine location isn't accessible even though we're still able to fly.
Your pilot will always make the final call on where it's safe to land, and we'll work with the conditions to create the best possible experience. If we're unable to reach a location you've paid an additional fee for, we'll reimburse the difference.
DARE TO ADD A LITTLE extra
Explore our selection of custom additions available for any of our elopement experiences.
“Every person involved in Queenstown Elopements went above and beyond to make our special day absolutely perfect. From start to finish, everything was curated so beautifully and was exactly what we envisioned.
Hayley & James 