Weddings in Hawke's Bay

Our dedicated and experienced team can guide you through all the details while planning your wedding day. We can assist and advise you in every aspect including: hair and makeup, catering, photographers, florists, vehicle hire, entertainment, wedding cakes, and everything else you'll need for unique celebration you and your guests will remember for years to come.

The Napier Conference Centre works with many different businesses dedicated to making your wedding day a dream. To discuss your plans, and work out how we can help create a truly memorable wedding day for you, please call +64 6 835 9001 or email us!

Napier Conferences & Events operates from the Napier War Memorial Centre, situated on Napier's Marine Parade. This location makes it an idyllic venue for weddings with views over the Pacific Ocean providing an unobstructed, magical vista spanning from Mahia Peninsula to Cape Kidnappers.

Only a walkway separates the venue from the sea, and Napier’s beautiful CBD with its world-famous Art Deco architecture is close nearby. There is also a bounty of picturesque photo locations just a few minutes' walk away, including the Soundshell, the Sunken Gardens and the Ocean Viewing Platform.

For guests flying in to Hawke's Bay for your wedding, the airport is only a 10-minute drive from the Centre and there is a large range of quality accommodation options located within a short walk or drive from the venue and Napier’s city centre.

See below Accommodation and Transport & Car Parking

Napier Conferences & Events operates from the Napier War Memorial Centre, an all-weather venue able to cater for small, intimate weddings and much larger celebrations of up to 350 guests. There are several spaces perfectly suited for wedding ceremonies and receptions including the entrance Foyer, main Ballroom and the Gallery. The elegant Ballroom and adjoining Gallery offer gorgeous, spellbinding Pacific Ocean views by day and by night Napier’s elegant coloured lights deliver a magical scene. Other spaces are also available for your special day, so check out the details below, give us a call on +64 6 835 9001 or send us an email.

Floor plans

• All Rooms
• Ground Level
• Lower Level
• Ballroom
• Boardroom
• Breakout Room 1
• Breakout Room 2
• Foyer
• Gallery
• Large Exhibition Hall
• Small Exhibition Hall

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Napier Conferences & Events onsite caterers, Dish Catering, offer a wide range of delicious menu choices to suit the budget, theme or dietary requirements of your wedding and its guests. From finger food to á la carte dining, Dish Catering, with their considerable experience, can create a menu and deliver great food that's perfect for your big day.

All food is freshly prepared onsite daily from locally sourced ingredients or products when and where possible. Following discussion of your requirements with one of our coordinators we'll develop menus and beverage options then work together to create a truly memorable culinary experience for you and your guests.

We will also provide a duty manager if alcohol is being served.

Menus

• Canapes
  Formal Plated
  Buffet Menu

There are many transport options for getting to and from the venue, and also around Napier and Hawke's Bay for other activities or photo opportunities for you and your wedding party. Below are a few recommendations and if you'd like to discuss options for vehicle hire, such as Art Deco or classic cars, or limousines, just give us a call.

• Airport Shuttles
• Hawke's Bay Taxis 
• ½ Price Cabs 
• Baywide Taxis 
• Group Transport: Nimon & Sons
• Bay Tours & Charters 

The Hawke’s Bay Airport is just a 10-minute drive from the centre for those guests coming from outside Hawke's Bay.

Limited car parking is available for guests and attendees in the venue's car park, situated in the adjacent Ocean Spa Complex, accessed off Marine Parade, 400m north of the centre's front entrance. However, if parking for more than 3 hours you'll need to obtain a car-parking pass from the venue’s reception. Please note that all other street parking around the venue is for a maximum of two hours only.

Parking on the forecourt at the front of the venue is for unloading and loading only and vehicles parked there for extended periods of time may incur an infringement notice. All other street parking around the venue is two hours only.

To find out how our team can help you arrange transport just call +64 6 835 9001.

Our in-house team can assist you with your AV requirements for your big day, from a sound system for background music and speeches to digital screens for welcome signs and seating.

Talk to us today about these and other options. Just call +64 6 835 9001 or email us to make a time to visit and chat.

A wide variety of accommodation options nearby make the venue extremely convenient for the bride and groom, and those guests coming from outside Hawke's Bay. We can help coordinate accommodation at point of contact at each hotel or we can tailor accommodation packages to suit specific requirements and guests' group size.

Here are a few local providers we recommend that are only a few minutes' walk or drive away from the venue:

• Scenic Hotel Te Pania – Directly opposite the venue on Marine Parade.
• Art Deco Masonic Hotel - Overlooks the Napier Soundshell, a 3 minute walk to the venue
• Expressotel - Opposite the stunning Municipal Theatre, a 10 minute stroll down Tennyson Street
• Swiss-Belboutique - a 12 walk through town to Munroe Street
• The Quest Napier – 10 minute walk from the venue down Dickens Street.
• Nautilus Napier – 10 minute walk down the picturesque Marine Parade.
• The Crown Hotel – 5 minute drive or taxi ride from the venue to Ahuriri.

For more details about accommodation options in Napier, Hawke's Bay, please call +64 6 835 9001. or send us an email and we can discuss what choice would best suit your guests.

Does your venue have natural light?

• All the venue's spaces have natural light with varying degrees in each. If plenty of natural light is important for your wedding, please let our staff know and we'll recommend the best-suited space.

Can we provide our own food and beverages?

• Napier Conferences & Events contracts Dish Catering for all food and beverages provided onsite. We are happy to work with you to develop a menu and beverage list that suit your requirements, with Dish Catering being the provider.

Can we decorate the venue ourselves?

• We're committed to providing a safe working environment at all times for our customers, guests, staff, contractors and members of the public. Some decorating for conferences needs to be carried out by an approved contractor but there are other aspects you'll be able to be complete yourselves. Please discuss with our team.

What does the venue cost?

• Venue rental rates vary depending on the spaces required and the duration of your wedding. Please contact our team to discuss your requirements either by email or completing our online enquiry form.

What are your capacities?

• You can view the maximum capacities for each space here.

Is there parking available?

• Limited 3-hour car parking is available for guests and attendees in the car park situated in the adjacent Ocean Spa Complex, accessed off Marine Parade, 400m north of the venue.  However, you will need a car-parking pass that you can organise by asking one of our team. Parking on the forecourt at the front of the venue is for unloading and loading only and vehicles parked there for extended periods of time may incur an infringement notice. All other street parking around the centre is two hours only.

Is there wheel chair access and disabled toilets at the venue?

• Yes. Wheel chair access is on the ground level, with a passenger lift available to the lower level. Disabled toilets are available on both levels of the venue.