Gorgeous landscapes, huge skies and beautiful light. In the heart of the stunning Wairarapa region, you will find Copthorne Solway Park.

Whether you are planning something small and intimate or celebrating with many we have all it takes to make your dream wedding come true. We have the space and facilities to host up to 250 guests for your ceremony and reception with a team dedicated to you and your special day.
about a Solway Wedding

“We would sincerely like to thank you both for the time and effort you put in to making our special day and evening everything we could of wished for. The venue was absolutely perfect from the garden to the decorating of our reception, from the food to every aspect of the service. Absolutely everything. Our guests talked about our wedding for sometime, how lovely and how perfectly everything went and how perfect the venue was and how delicious the food was, we are truly grateful to everybody that made our day one to remember.

I would like to acknowledge the people that sometimes get overlooked as everybody plays a role in making these occasions truly special. The cleaners who meticulously cleaned our room thank you so much, (we felt a bit bad as we had a high volume of people visit) yet the cleaners came in and worked their magic and were so friendly and obliging with any requests we had thank you so much. I’d also like to mention the bar staff at our reception that evening were truly lovely and very professional. Thank you for looking after our guests beverage requirements and for being so friendly and smiling throughout the night.

Vikki no matter what I say it doesn’t feel enough to express the true gratitude we have toward you all. And I mean everybody, even the gentleman in the dining room we collected our cake from in the morning was so friendly.

A true mark of a weddings success are the discussions and comments made afterwards and everybody talked about our wedding and the perfection of the venue for sometime. This was the first trip to NZ for alot of the Australians and they couldn’t rate everything and everyone highly enough, all our guests had a truly fabulous time.

Honestly we only have the best to say about everybody, our day and entire weekend was perfect thanks to all of you. We are truly grateful to you all.”

Angela & Tim


“I just wanted to say a BIG thank you for the weekend!!! Everyone had an amazing time. Please thank the staff who also contributed to making our special day run smoothly. The food was beautiful and thanks to you we had a care free day to enjoy with our friends and family!  Good luck with the rest of your future wedding parties! I’m sure they will love it as much as we did so thanks again!!”

Jean & Scotty 


“I can’t thank the staff at the Copthorne enough for the amazing support and guidance when planning our wedding! They made it so easy and they were happy to accommodate my ideas! Our wedding day is so surreal! Everything went to plan! I’d like to extend a big thank you to Vikki who helped me greatly through the entire process, even down to fixing my dress before walking down the aisle! Thank you so much.”

Aimie & Aidan Hodgkinson 


“We can’t thank the staff at Copthorne enough for all they did to make our day perfect. The reception room looked amazing, and the garden where we had our ceremony was beautifully set up. We had the $45 a head buffet menu which was cooked to perfection and the chef catered to all of our special meal requirements. Vikki, Thank you Thank you Thank you! You made everything so easy! You kept us in the loop with everything, and made planning the day a breeze, we couldn’t have pulled it off with out all your help! So thank you again to all who helped make our day what it was. It was a day we will never forget!”

Krysta & Daniel 


“Had the most perfect wedding at Solway Park! Vikki was amazing catering to every need we had, big or small. It was beautiful and couldn’t have asked for more on our wedding day. Thanks Vikki and your team you are all amazing!”

Amy & James 

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