Adventure awaits: Planning epic Weddings in Wānaka and Queenstown
Believe me: nothing compares to the feeling of declaring your love to each other on your wedding day, standing hand-in-hand against the wild backdrop of New Zealand’s dramatic Southern Alps.
I’m Sera of Something Borrowed Events. I specialise in planning stress-free and unique Queenstown and Wānaka weddings, for couples looking for a touch of adventure.
Think of me as your ‘something borrowed’ : from scouting the perfect location for your photos to handling all the paperwork, my job is to ensure your wedding day is everything you ever dreamed of.
Queenstown and Wānaka elopement and wedding packages
FULL PLANNING
Life get’s busy, so let us help and take care of all of your wedding planning for you. You’ll still get to be involved in all of the fun decisions (if you’d like!), but I take care of the not-so-fun stuff behind the scenes and make sure that your big day goes off without a hitch. You’ll get unlimited support from me throughout the whole process, so you can relax and look forward to your special day.
ONE MONTH MANAGEMENT
A wedding planner to support you with your planning. If you are looking to do most of the planning yourself, but would like a little bit of help along the way, then this is the package for you. You’ll do most of the planning yourself, with some helpful tips from me along the way to steer you in the right direction, and then I’ll step in and take the reins at the end to make sure that everything runs smoothly. This package allows you to plan your own day, with the added security of having an expert on hand to make sure that it’s executed perfectly and you get to relax and enjoy the lead up to your day.
ON THE DAY COORDINATION
When you’ve organised your Queenstown or Wānaka wedding but want to be hands off to enjoy your day. I coordinate your schedule, oversee your suppliers, set up the venue and execute your plans to ensure that your day goes off without a hitch.
LET’S CELEBRATE
A Queenstown or Wānaka wedding package for yourselves and 20-50 of your nearest and dearest. Go all out with a mountain-top photoshoot after your ceremony or continue on with your celebrations on the ground. Whatever you decide, your wedding day is seamless and sensational while behind the scenes I take care of your one-of-a-kind event.
RUN AWAY WITH US
Say “ I do” amidst the stunning beauty of New Zealand with my Wānaka or Queenstown Elopement Package. The package includes everything that you need to make your day official, and you can customise it to create the perfect intimate ceremony just for two. Whether you dream of a lakeside or mountaintop wedding, we handle all the details for a perfect, stress-free experience.
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Who’s behind Something Borrowed
I’m Sera Bowden of Something Borrowed Events. I specialise in wedding and elopement packages in and around Queenstown and Wānaka, New Zealand. Pulling off a truly great destination wedding in this part of the world takes local knowledge, collaborative partnerships, low-level perfectionism, and an amateur interest in meteorology. And that’s me to a T.
Being a wedding planner has given me life-long friends, unabashed joy and some unforgettable experiences – all off the back of people’s love for each other. All this energy I would bring to your day, too.
Thank you to the photographers that have allowed me to use their beautiful photos: Run in the Shadows, Kate Roberge, Alpine Image Company, Luisa Apanui, Mickey Ross
Having Sera was one of the best decisions we could have made!
Her presence meant that us, our family and our guests were able to relax and enjoy the day. She was a calming influence and had the prep, the rehearsal and running of the day down to a tee finding solutions for anything that cropped up so that no one noticed anything had happened. Sera went above and beyond. Thanks again!
- Lottie & Doug