The old stone stables at Thurlby Domain make an amazing bad weather backup option.  (In fact, they are so stunning that many of my couples have fallen in love with them and held their ceremony in the stables even in perfect weather).

The Stables are, in my opinion, large enough to hold around 100 people for a ceremony. The building known as “The Stables” is long and narrow with a tin roof and stone walls and a cobbled stone floor.  It also has multiple wooden stable-style doors that are gnarled and ancient-looking (and look amazing).   While they are quite dark and moody, the Stables look incredible on camera.  There are skylights along 2/3 of the length of the building which let in a lovely soft light.

On top of this, a few years ago Revell and Vicki put in a string of vintage copper lights.  (Yes, The Stables does have mains electricity but no water or toilets). Note: there is a shallow gutter that runs almost down the centre of the building.  Because it is off-centre, when setting up chairs in Thurlby Domain couples normally set them up with 4 on one side and 3 on the other.  The shallow depression of this gutter combined with the uneven stone cobbles means you will need a carpet aisle runner to safely navigate your aisle.

Thurlby Domain is set in the countryside on a quiet back road.  This location combined with its large & beautiful rambling grounds with lots of trees make it a very tranquil and relaxing place to get married.

In my experience, the kind of couples that choose Thurlby Domain Queenstown Wedding Venue for their Wedding Ceremony are generally down to earth, natural & relaxed.  As a Queenstown Wedding Photographer, this makes them pretty much my Dream Couples.  So when couples contact me about the possibility of using Thurlby Domain for their Wedding Ceremony Venue, I pretty much know straight away they are going to be my kind of people.