Wedding Transfers
Ceremony to reception, the long way round.
Somewhere between the ceremony and the reception there's a gap.
Most couples spend it in a car, in traffic, with someone else driving and a phone going in the back.
Spend it on the water instead.
The only quiet you’ll get
Ask a couple what they'd change about their wedding and most say the same thing. It went too fast, and they barely saw each other.
This is the fix. Twenty minutes, half an hour, however long you'd like — no receiving line, no speeches to worry about, nobody with a question. Just the two of you, moving slowly across the harbour, married.
Kiaoka carries four. Usually that's the two of you and your photographer. Sometimes it's the two of you and nobody at all, which is the one people tend to be glad they chose.
She'll be in the photographs
Kiaoka — Kia-oka — is timber, built in the 1950s, and restored by hand. She doesn't look like anything else on the water, and she certainly doesn't look like a hire car.
Your photographer will work that out within about a minute of stepping aboard.
We'll work backwards
We start from your reception time and build a buffer in.
Weddings run late. That isn't a problem, it's just a fact, and we'd rather wait at the wharf than hurry you off a pontoon.
Tell us where the ceremony is and where you're heading, and we'll tell you which wharves work and how long to allow.
Pickup and drop-off: Elizabeth Macarthur Pontoon · Birkenhead Point · Yarranabbe Park · Rose Bay · other wharves by arrangement.
Getting aboard
Boarding is from a pontoon — low, level and steady. We'll help you on, dress and all.
If you'd like to come down and have a look at her before the day, you're welcome to. Most couples do.
What's included
Your skipper, who grew up on this harbour
An ice bucket and proper glasses for the bottle you bring
A route planned with you beforehand
Time built in, so nobody is rushing
Kiaoka is commercially surveyed and fully insured to carry passengers.
If the weather turns
Kiaoka is a small boat, and on your wedding day we’d rather tell you early than surprise you at the pontoon. The skipper makes that call. If the forecast looks poor we’ll warn you about a week out, check in again two days before, and make the final decision on the morning.
If weather stops us going out, you’ll get a full refund. We’ll also help you find a car so you still get there on time. The car is booked and paid directly with the hire company; The Little Boat doesn’t cover that cost.
From $1600 · 3 hours · up to 4 guests
Wharf fees $50 per pick-up or drop-off. Eastern Suburbs and Parramatta River, $100.
Tell us the date
Weddings book out early, particularly between October and March. If you have a date, get in touch - even if everything else is still up in the air.