Mr Laurenson works for the council-owned entity, but he said he and his other half have set up "a bit of a process" to avoid any conflict of interest when it comes to working their everyday jobs.
The building manager for Lakes Environmental has now become used to all the mayoress jokes among his friends and said backing up the woman leading the QLDC suited him fine.
"I think I've got a T-shirt that says that [mayoress]. I think she got it for me."
He said since Ms Van Uden's election last year, he had noticed friends and family from out of town had taken a bigger interest in the Wakatipu region.
While he enjoys talking about the resort town, being the mayor's husband can sometimes have its challenges.
"What does become frustrating is you get both sides of the spectrum - people are either very pro or very against.""There are times I can find myself defending something the council's done."
And when the mayor comes home from one of those hard-fought council meetings, Mr Laurenson says he offers an unbiased ear on the day's content.
"I tend to find I'm personally reasonably middle of the road.""If it is a particularly bad day, she will switch off."
The pair met in sixth form at their high schools in Dunedin, Otago Boys' High School for Mr Laurenson and St Hilda's for Ms van Uden.
They have been married for 22 years and had residential stints in Dunedin, Invercargill, Auckland before moving to Queenstown in 1998.
Their two children, Caitlin (16) and Laura (15), both attend Wakatipu high School where, until recently, Ms van Uden was on the board of trustees.
With a high-profile job comes a busy schedule and one of the ways the couple had learned to counteract it was by literally sharing an electronic diary.
"We share our timing. It works and it helps."
They also share the cooking.
"Some days when it is Vanessa's turn and she has had one of those long days, we do get a bit of takeaway."
Mr Laurenson said he enjoyed the perks of his wife's job, such as the community functions and meeting people "out and about."
"It's her job and it's rewarding, representing the community."
He said the switch from councillor to mayor was not a giant one for Ms van Uden and made easier by the other councillors who work alongside her.
"It is pretty much the same, but she has probably had to get used to a longer process of how decisions are made."
It is also a job where you are never going to get everyone agreeing with you, but "the worst thing that can happen is no decision at all".
Does her other half think Ms van Uden has done a good job so far in her first term as QLDC mayor?
"I think so. There is more in it [the job] than I anticipated at the start.
"It is varied, it is a hard job. It is a big organisation.
"It isn't all about the mayor."
