Cape Estate Wedding Venue Review

Cape Estate wedding venue is an incredible garden wedding venue overlooking the stunning landscape of Hawkes Bay. Surrounded by lush plant life Cape Estate has everything you could possibly need for your bespoke wedding. Set amongst 1000 acres of farm land with two grass tennis courts, a large swimming pool, an incredible garden ceremony location, and endless space for you to have the marquee wedding of your dreams, you really can do your wedding your way at Cape Estate. So if you have been dreaming of a bespoke wedding with guest list big or small, then Cape Estate might be the perfect Hawkes Bay wedding venue for you.

All of the photos in this blog post were taken at real Cape Estate weddings captured by Tim and Nadine Photography

Vendor credit: Marquee from Sloans CHB Hire, Styling by Lucy Chase, Flowers by Botanical Lane, Stationary by Society of Loves, Photography by Tim and Nadine

Cape Estate wedding venue has a beautiful garden ceremony location

Cape Estate has a picturesque garden ceremony location overlooking vineyards to the sea. The private garden has a large flat lawn at its centre, so there is ample space for you to seat as many guests as you like at your ceremony. There’s also plenty of space for you to have live music and an outdoor bar, so you can dive straight in to celebratory bubbles after saying your ‘I do’s’.

Vendor credit: Styling by Lucy Chase, Flowers by Botanical Lane, Dress by Made with Love Bridal, Makeup is Malt by Olivia, Hair by Rachel Haworth, Photography by Tim and Nadine

There’s beautiful flow between each part of your wedding day at Cape Estate

Your wedding guests get to experience and explore different parts of Cape Estate as your wedding day progresses. This means you can continue to surprise your wedding guests throughout the day as they move from one beautiful space to the next. With so many different spaces available at Cape Estate, and with such fantastic flow between each part of the venue, your wedding guests are sure to have an incredible time at your wedding.

Vendor credit: Flowers by Botanical Lane, Dress by Made with Love Bridal, Makeup is Malt by Olivia, Hair by Rachel Haworth, Photography by Tim and Nadine

There’s plenty of space for food trucks, games, and live music for a festival style wedding day

At Cape Estate wedding venue you can have food trucks, outdoor bars, DIY grazing tables, live music, games, plus open-air lounging areas for your guests to relax in style in the summer sun. At Cape Estate you have the flexibility to make your wedding look and feel exactly how you want it to.

Vendor credit: Styling by Lucy Chase, Bar by Darcy the Caravan, Photography by Tim and Nadine

There are amazing photoshoot locations at Cape Estate wedding venue

There are countless photoshoot locations for you to choose from when you get married at Cape Estate. You can stay on site and utilise the stunning fields and hills that make up Cape Estate’s 1000 acre property, or you can adventure off site to some of the stunning landscapes Hawkes Bay has on offer. One of the most incredible spots in Hawkes Bay for wedding photos is Te Mata Peak. It’s absolutely breathtaking with expansive rolling hills and views as far as the eye can see. Some wedding photos taken at Te Mata Peak at pictured below for you to see.

Vendor credit: Dress by Made with Love Bridal, Makeup is Malt by Olivia, Hair by Rachel Haworth, Photography by Tim and Nadine

Cape Estate has a beautiful tree lined lawn for your bespoke wedding reception

Whether you want a cocktail style wedding reception, a marquee reception, a non-traditional wedding reception, or an open air dinner under the stars, you can have the bespoke wedding reception you have dreamed of at Cape Estate. Surrounded by trees you can maximise the lush surroundings with a clear marquee, or scrap the marquee all together and take advantage of Hawkes Bay’s beautiful weather by having an outdoor wedding reception. Whatever vibe you are wanting for your wedding day, you can bring it to life at Cape Estate.

Vendor credit: Marquee from Sloans CHB Hire, Styling by Lucy Chase, Flowers by Botanical Lane, Stationary by Society of Loves, Dress by Made with Love Bridal, Makeup is Malt by Olivia, Hair by Rachel Haworth, Photography by Tim and Nadine

You can dance the night away under the stars at your Cape Estate wedding

Your wedding reception can flow seamlessly on to an outdoor dance floor at Cape Estate, with plenty of space for a live band and outdoor bar to be set up near the dance floor. And for the guests not wanting to dance the night away, they can sit back, relax, and enjoy a drink under the stars.

Vendor credit: Marquee from Sloans CHB Hire, Styling by Lucy Chase, Flowers by Botanical Lane, Dress by Made with Love Bridal, Makeup is Malt by Olivia, Hair by Rachel Haworth, Photography by Tim and Nadine

Want to know more?

Cape Estate Wedding Venue is a fantastic wedding venue in the beautiful Hawkes Bay so we don’t blame you if you want to know more. So here is some information about Cape Estate wedding venue to help you on your way.

  • Cape Estate Wedding Venue website: www.capeestatenz.com

  • Cape Estate address: 34 Gordon Road, Te Awanga, Hawkes Bay

  • You can inquire with Cape Estate for your wedding by emailing them on capeestatenz@gmail.com, or by calling James on 021390246

  • You are also more than welcome to contact us on hello@timandnadine.com if you have any questions about anything at all. We are more than happy to help.

We hope you have an amazing wedding!


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