Discover Allely
The Estate
A private world, built for the moments that linger.
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The Environment
A canvas for your greatest celebration.
Set upon sprawling heritage grounds just twenty minutes from Auckland, Allely Estate unfolds gracefully across manicured lawns, mature oak trees, a classic villa, and a spectacular custom marquee. Every corner has been curated to create an atmosphere that feels entirely yours.
Capacities
An intimate table,
or a grand celebration
The spaces can be booked separately or together, so the estate scales from an intimate villa dinner to Auckland's largest garden celebrations.
Weddings
From intimate garden vows to grand marquee receptions, experience a flawless day tailored entirely to your vision.
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Corporate Events
Elevate your next gala, product launch, or executive retreat in a versatile setting designed to impress and inspire.
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Private Events
Celebrate milestone birthdays, anniversaries, and exclusive dinners wrapped in the timeless elegance of our heritage grounds.
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The Arrival
Through the gates
Step away from the city and into a secluded sanctuary. Guests are welcomed through established garden paths, setting an immediate tone of elegance and tranquility as they gather before the ceremony.
The Ceremony
Under the open sky
Exchange vows on immaculate lawns framed by towering hedges, or choose the intimacy of the traditional villa courtyard. With multiple backdrops, the grounds adapt to the vision of your ceremony, ensuring spectacular photography.
The Reception
Dine beneath the canopy
The grand marquee provides a spectacular transition from day to evening. With soaring ceilings and flowing white drapery, it is a magnificent blank canvas designed for lavish banquets, vibrant cultural celebrations, and unforgettable speeches.
Golden Hour & Beyond
When the light shifts
As the sun sets, Allely Estate transforms. Festoon lights illuminate the marquee, towering oaks are lit from below, and the gardens become a romantic, glowing backdrop for the first dance and evening celebrations.
Our story
From grapes
to guests
Kumeū wine country, twenty minutes from the city — where the estate has been growing its story since long before the first wedding.
The vineyard years
Long before the first wedding, this land produced Selaks wines — part of the vineyards and orchards that still surround the estate today and give Kumeū its name as Auckland's wine country.Long before the first wedding, this land produced Selaks wines — part of the vineyards and orchards that still surround the estate today and give Kumeū its name as Auckland's wine country.
The villa
The turn-of-the-century villa remains the estate's anchor — its entertaining rooms, verandas and French windows kept in the stately, intimate character they were built with.
The venue today
Allely Estate now delivers hundreds of weddings and events every year, and was the venue for the NZ Bride & Groom Magazine Wedding of the Year — a family-run property that has hosted celebrations from every culture Auckland calls home.
Hosted Here
Everything on one property
The estate is more than its grounds — the kitchen, the team and the logistics all live on site, so nothing about your day is outsourced or left to chance.
Kitchen & chefs
Our commercial kitchen caters plated dinners and buffets for large groups, with menus adjusted for dietary needs and cultures.
Cultural weddings
Hundreds of cultural weddings delivered, with menus spanning Pacific, Māori, Indian, Asian, Greek and many other cuisines.
Your team
A complimentary client manager plans with you, and an on-site event delivery manager runs the day itself — working with your own vendors.
Late licence
Our liquor licence runs until 1am, so the celebration can carry long into the night.
Getting here
393 State Highway 16, Kumeū — twenty minutes from central Auckland, easy to find, with ample on-site parking.
Good to know
Questions,
answered.
Can't find what you're after? Our team replies to most enquiries within a day.
Yes — when you book Allely Estate, the venue is exclusively yours for your celebration. You can also book the villa, gardens or marquee separately for smaller events.
The full-time marquee and the villa mean the estate is genuinely all-weather. Ceremonies move indoors fully set, and with the marquee's clear sides your guests still feel like they are sitting in the garden — warm and dry.
From intimate groups of around 70 up to 400+ guests. The villa seats up to 80, the marquee seats 200 — or 320 with extensions — and cocktail-style celebrations across the estate can host 400 or more.
Almost certainly — our on-site chefs have delivered hundreds of cultural weddings, with menus spanning Pacific, Māori, Indian, Asian, Greek and many other cuisines, and every menu can be adjusted for dietary requirements.
Please do — we are happy to take you on a private tour of the estate so you can walk the gardens, stand in the marquee and see the villa for yourself before you decide.
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Ready to create
memories?
Interested in having your wedding or corporate function at Allely Estate? Download our Wedding or Corporate Function Packages here.