Queenstown Mountain Elopements
Sunshine Weddings – Simple and beautiful Queenstown elopement packages
Simple Packages
Simple Packages
Simple, easy to understand packages that include everything you need to get married in style in the Southern Alps. Our mountain elopement packages all include helicopter flights from Queenstown, lush photography, celebrant, bubbles and all the planning you need. Customise and pick from heaps of landing locations and add extras like video, hair and makeup to suit your wish-list and budget. We also offer a short-notice discount if you’re ready to just do it.
Epic Locations
Epic Locations
Fly to some of the best scenery NZ has to offer, whether a short 5 minute flight or deep in the Southern Alps. Your photographer Scott knows all the best spots and can guide you to unexpected, secret landings for a totally unique wedding experience. Choose a single, double or even four landings!
Photo & Video
Photography
Stunning photography with Scott or add-on affordable video options to capture candid, genuine moments and breath-taking scenery. He knows all the best locations for different weather conditions, and has a gentle, down-to-earth and relaxed approach. Even the most camera shy will feel and look amazing.
Experience
Experience
Sunshine Weddings are Queenstown most experienced elopement company – we’ve been creating and capturing mountain elopements for well over a decade. This depth of experience and knowledge means you’re with a photographer who knows the mountains like his back yard. You’ll be booking a team you can trust to create the best plan for you, for the conditions and (importantly) be able to deal with whatever unpredictable weather and elements the mountains throw at us. We make sure you’ll have an unforgettable stress-free day!
Extra Touches
Extra Touches
It’s all the intangibles and special touches that make a difference – from a bag of lollies for the pilot in the camera bag, to a handy sewing kit for an emergency repair on the mountain. We even have a large selection of vintage and designer fur jackets available for brides to use free of charge on the day to keep you toasty (and still stylish) on the mountain. You’ll receive honest, practical advice, referrals and we can help with ideas for places to go and things to do for the rest of your holiday.
Sunshine Family
Sunshine Family
We are a small family business, a husband (Scott – photo) and wife (Melissa – plans and editing) team. We have long-standing relationships and work with a small hand-picked, exclusive team of independent vendors who make up the Sunshine family. They’re all highly experienced, amazing at their job and bloody good humans. We’ll bring your elopement support crew together so on the day, you’ll feel like part of the family too.
We’re Scott and Melissa — a pretty chilled, down-to-earth husband and wife team who’ve been planning and photographing Queenstown mountain elopements for hundreds of happy couples over more than a decade. And when flying in the mountains you need someone who is experienced and knowledgeable, who knows how to work with weather, find you the most epic locations and get you there safely.
Scott is our talented photographer and video guy, mountain expert and tour guide, Melissa does all the behind the scenes — planning, organising, post-production and anything else needed along the way. We’re deliberately a small (but mighty) operation. When you book with us, you know exactly who you’re getting — and with our hand-selected group of the best vendors in Queenstown we’ll make sure your elopement wedding day is as stress-free and unforgettable as it should be.
All packages include:
Helicopter flights departing Queenstown
🧡
Celebrant & Witnesses
🧡
Photography & minimum 100 photos
🧡
Planning & Personal Timeline
🧡
Honest advice & lots of care and attention
🧡
Bookings open for 2026 and 2027
Short Notice Discount
Ready to just do it? Short-notice discount available for some September & October 2026 dates. Ask now for more info.
Flights departing from Te Anau or Tuatapere also available. Just ask for more details.
Featured Elopements
“Thank all of you for making our wedding day so incredibly perfect. From start to finish, everything felt seamless, thoughtful, and truly magical.
My hair and makeup were absolutely amazing—I felt so beautiful and completely myself. The ceremony was beyond special, and the way our officiant brought everything together made it so meaningful and unforgettable. And the photos… I’m honestly blown away. They are more beautiful than I ever could have dreamed, and I will treasure them forever.
What meant the most to me was how completely stress-free the entire day felt. I was able to be fully present, soak in every moment, and just enjoy marrying the love of my life. That is such a gift, and it’s all because of the care, detail, and heart you put into everything. Thank you for creating a day that was truly perfect in every way. We will never forget it.” Amanda and Kori
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 We recently got married, and I can’t express enough how magical the day was, thanks to Sunshine Wedding! Everything came together beautifully, making it feel like a dream from start to finish. Melissa organized every detail impeccably, and everyone involved—from hair and makeup to the florist, photographer, and officiant—was incredibly warm and attentive. They made us feel so comfortable and joyful throughout the entire experience. It was a day filled with laughter and happiness! We were able to relax and truly enjoy every moment, knowing that everything was perfectly orchestrated. Remarkably, it was the first day in six years where I didn’t have to lift a finger—especially as a bride! The stunning photos captured by Scott are absolutely breathtaking and reflect the joy of the day perfectly. This day will forever hold a special place in our hearts, and we are so grateful to Sunshine Wedding for making it unforgettable! Thank you for everything!
Melissa & Scott are absolutely phenomenal!! I came across Sunshine Weddings on Instagram and right from the first enquiry Melissa was beyond helpful and informative. Coming from AUS, i expected alot of back and forth however Melissa made the whole process SO incredibly easy, stress free. Nothing was ever too much, I chose to add extras mid way through our contract and it was a breeze! The day of our wedding we had such a wonderful time with Scott, nothing was too much, we had so much fun! We received our photos so quickly (& so many!!) gorgeous quality, our ceremony video is more than we could’ve ever imagined. We are so grateful to Melissa & Scott for making our day so perfect. We HIGHLY recommend. Thank you, both!!
Sunshine Weddings were incredible to work with from the very first email. Their responses were always quick, thoughtful, and full of genuinely helpful suggestions that made planning our day so much easier. Even though we were overseas and working with a tight timeline, Scott and Melissa supported us every step of the way. Their organisation, communication, and care meant that our wedding day turned out absolutely perfect. We’re so grateful for everything they did and couldn’t recommend Sunshine Weddings more highly.
From the very first email up until after the wedding - i couldnt fault this service. Mel is extremely warm and accommodating, whilst Scott was such a laugh on the day! If youre thinking about using this company to elope, you wont regret it.
Melissa and Scott were amazing! Coming from Australia, Melissa answered every question we had and went above and beyond to accommodate every request before the wedding day. Scott did an incredible job capturing the day — he made us feel comfortable, relaxed, and had us laughing the whole time. I’d highly recommend Sunshine Weddings to anyone wanting a perfect, stress-free elopement experience!
THANK YOU so much for everything you both did for us back in January. We honestly were so at ease and I couldn't have asked for better people to help us with it all. Your husband threw in lots of jokes knowing I had crazy anxiety about going in the helicopter etc. The pilot was super funny as well and between them 2 and the celebrant - I just am super grateful. You (melissa) also don't go unnoticed, doing everything for us in the background. We really do appreciate you ! I am so glad we went down the path of eloping and engaging in your company to help us. Given we were from Australia it was a very nerve racking thing to do... However you did it all for us :) THANK YOU AGAIN ! Giving you a score of 100000/10 Haha.
Such a cool company. They made planning an elopement so easy and stress-free. Super friendly and would always respond quickly to any questions or queries! Our photos turned out amazing, and we received them within 2 weeks! I would recommend Sunshine Weddings to anyone wanting a beautiful, stress-free elopement!
Words cannot express how great of a team Melissa and Scott are. Melissa set everything up for us and we didn't have an ounce of stress even though we were trying to plan from 8,200 miles away. Scott made us feel comfortable on the day and truly took some of the most beautiful photos we've ever seen! Our wedding day was intimate and sweet and exactly like we were wanting. Thank you both for an amazing, memorable experience. I'd recommend Sunshine Weddings to anyone in a heartbeat!
From start to finish, the team at Sunshine Weddings have been lovely, helpful and professional. The package included everything we hoped for (and more). We had a stress-free experience during the entire process, from booking to the actual elopement and beyond. We highly recommend eloping with Sunshine Weddings - you won't regret it. 10/10!
5 stars doesn't do justice for how amazing Melissa and Scott were to work with. Melissa was open and easy to communicate with. She organised the perfect vendors and had everything under control so that we didn't have to worry about a thing. Scott was equally fantastic, he had a great sense of humour and made us feel totally comfortable on our day. The photographs that he captured of our special moments will live with us forever. Thank you again Sunshine Weddings!