TRENTS VINEYARD WEDDING GUIDE

Trent’s Vineyard Restaurant was formerly Trent’s Chicory Kilns, 135 years old, historic rated and sensitively restored to create a quality venue with unique rustic ambience, set amidst grapevines, paddocks and mature trees, yet close to the city. The whitewashed Mediterranean style building and expansive lawns with fountain, Victorian Gazebo, doves and lily pond form an idyllic setting lending itself perfectly to weddings. In 2002, Trent’s became a wedding and function venue, after many years of successful A la Carte dining, allowing wedding parties exclusive all day use of the venue.

Support

We will endeavour to make your wedding a wonderful experience ensuring fabulous memories with little stress, as evidenced by the numerous “Thank you” cards received. We are always available to discuss any queries. Once you have your RSVP’s back, we will meet with you to help define menus, ceremony and seating layouts, and placement of decorations & place names etc. On your wedding day, we will ensure the smallest details are promptly attended to.

Ceremony

Our sheltered lawn with Victorian Gazebo under the Sycamores is a beautiful backdrop for your ceremony, or, if raining, in the adjoining marquee area with rollup sides.

Seating

We can seat up to 130 in the main wooden floored dining area and adjoining tiled floor area. There is seating for an extra 25 on the mezzanine floor, which is used as a quieter space where guests relax after clearing the dance floor.

FOOD

We pride ourselves in consistently high standards of attentive service and quality cuisine. We have an experienced, creative flexible kitchen team who are happy to receive your menu suggestions and are able to cater for food intolerances or allergies.

WINE

Most of the vineyard was pulled out in 2002, after six vintages, with 1 acre retained as a photo backdrop for weddings. Trents offer both BYO (sparkling and still wines only) and beverage packages, complemented by full bar service.

MUSIC

Music is to finish at 11.30pm, with final guest departure by 12:00 am. Guests are welcome to leave vehicles in the car park overnight. We have three sound systems; inside speakers (with two cordless microphones for speeches), outside speakers for ceremony and background music, and bass active speakers in the dance area for use with Ipods etc. Bands and DJs are welcome, but in order to comply with our resource consent, they may be required to limit noise levels if the bass and/or drums are excessively loud.

VENUE HIRE

$2000.00 which is payable within two weeks of confirming a pencilled reservation. This payment holds the booking and is non-refundable, except if we can rebook the day, in which case a $150 administration charge will be deducted. The Venue Hire includes the following items (if desired) : exclusive use of the premises, all staff charges, gift and cake tables, silver cake knife, damask tablecloths and napkins, cutlery, crockery, glassware, placement of decorations & place names etc, tulle & ivy on the balustrade and over the French doors. For the ceremony: camellia topiary, white chairs, red carpet and registry table (decorated).

Trent’s have no minimum numbers, however a minimum charge of $6000 (including the venue hire) applies.

Payment

Final numbers are to be advised one week prior to the event. The meals charged for will be the greater of the number attending or the final advised numbers. There is a 3% credit card surcharge, however payment by internet bank transfer or personal cheque is preferred.

INCLUSIONS

All menus include Tea & Coffee, cutting and plating your wedding cake (if not required for dessert), placing and repacking your table decorations and boxing the left over BYO wine for pick-up the following morning, GST and all staff charges.