Oruawharo Homestead Limited

Love this beautiful Homestead, lovely hosts, never disappointed
Apr 25th, 2023

Awesome high tea and beautiful homestead . Great hosts and Will is a fantastic chef.
Mar 17th, 2023

Very lovely people put on a good wedding high rating was the best experience
Mar 8th, 2023

Was there for a large event based around the chapel- it was a stunning location. Food was tasty and plentiful with lots of shade from trees to enjoy sitting under hot sunny afternoon).
Feb 17th, 2023

A truly special wedding venue - everything we hoped for and more. We could not recommend Oruawharo more highly as a wedding venue. We held our wedding there on 11 March 2023 and absolutely loved it, as did our family and guests. Oruawharo offers the perfect combination of: - stunning gardens for a beautiful ceremony and drinks, canapes and lawn games - the absolutely beautiful St Vincent's Church which is a magical setting for the evening reception - with a fantastic wooden floor for dancing (we had a salsa wedding and it was perfect) - Oruawharo Homestead - which offers 3 beautiful ensuite guest rooms, and a gorgeous wet weather ceremony option - very friendly hosts - excellent quality food - beautiful accommodation We stayed at the Homestead with our family and enjoyed relaxing in the beautiful rooms, with a truly fantastic night before the wedding family dinner and delicious breakfasts. Will is an outstanding chef - sourcing fruit and vegetables from the Oruawharo gardens and quality ingredients, we were so impressed. He offers fantastic and delicious menu options and caters for dietary requirements. We would happily travel back from Wellington for a dinner night sometime. Your guests won't be disappointed with the excellent food served at your wedding. Will, Bianca and Rob were excellent hosts. One of the reasons we chose Oruawharo for our wedding was how welcoming they were when they visited. They are truly hospitable - and Bianca was always smiling :) We loved how they have created connections and friendships within the local community - and we enjoyed Junction and Ash Ridge wines at our wedding. It truly is a stunning and welcoming wedding and events venue. There are also excellent local options for your wedding planning needs. We really recommend: - Wedding cake: Rubylicious cakes https://www.rubyliciouscakes.com/ Ruby offers beautiful designs in a range of delicious flavours, with set up on the day. Ruby took the time to meet with us and talk through designs and options - and we loved how the dried flower arrangement on our cake, and recommend her banana cake with lemon cream cheese icing - yum! - Flowers- Paige Harley at E-Central Flowers Waipukurau [email protected] Paige was incredibly helpful in helping me work out what I would like for wedding flowers and advising on options for flowers in season. She made beautiful bouquets, button holes and table flowers and delivered them to the venue. - Hair - Hair and Beauty Gallery Waipawa, https://www.facebook.com/hairbeautyGallerywaipawa/ I adored my wedding hair, which was done by Katherine. She was so lovely, helpful, calm and talented - everything you want on your wedding day. She really made the effort to understand the look I was hoping for and made my hair so look beautiful I felt like a princess - and it stayed in all night. Thank you Katherine :) - Bruns Charter Services - We hired a 49 seater coach to take our guests to and from the wedding venue (from Waipukurau). David was really helpful and delivered and collected our guests on time. https://www.brunscoaches.co.nz/ - Thornton Lodge Motel (Penny and Steve) and Fergusson Motor Lodge (Richard) - our guests enjoyed their stay at these motels, and Penny, Steve and Richard were really helpful. https://www.thorntonlodge.net.nz/accommodation/ and https://www.fergussonsmotorlodge.co.nz/
Mar 25th, 2023