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Affordable wedding photographers in Sydney offer some of the best value photography packages in Australia. Due to high levels of competition cheap wedding photography is readily available in the Greater Sydney area, with inexpensive packages available from some incredibly talented photographers. 

In Sydney, budget wedding photography is typically available from two avenues. The first are professional and affordable wedding photographers who offer inexpensive wedding packages specifically for couples on a budget. The second are new entrants to the industry who offer cheap wedding packages in exchange for experience. 

The best affordable wedding photography in Sydney starts at $900 including 3 hours coverage and a downloadable collection of high resolution images. Below, you'll find small wedding photography packages as well as all day coverage at budget friendly prices.

Here are our top 12 affordable wedding photographers in Sydney. These amazing professionals produce some of the best wedding photography in Sydney and offer exceptional value for money with highly affordable wedding packages.

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Top 12 Affordable Wedding Photographers

1. Mr Wigley Photography

• Location: Redfern, NSW
• Service Area: Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands
• Images: Happy, colourful & natural
• Cost: $1,999+

Mr Wigley is one of the best value, cheapest wedding photographers in Sydney. The studio is run by award winning photographer Daz who delivers fun, happy photos of you rocking your wedding.

The signature 'Mr Wigley Experience' promised with each wedding involves no posing and no awkward smiles. You can expect colourful wedding photos filled with big smiles, candid ongoings and lots of joy.

Photography Packages

Mr Wigley's affordable wedding photography packages start at $1,999 for a half day coverage. All high resolution images are supplied and optional extras include a 2nd photographer, photo booth and album. 

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2. Perfect Moment Photography & Video

• Location: Pyrmont, NSW 2009
• Years in Business: 10+
• Photo Packages: $1,550+
• Video Packages: $1,850
• 5 Star Reviews: 100+

Perfect Moment are an affordable wedding photography studio that capture stunning wedding photos in natural colour. The large Sydney-based team include professional photographers as well as videographers offering the convenience of booking a cheap wedding photo & video package in one place. 

Being a large studio Perfect Moment are good photographers to enquire with first if you're looking for last minute availability. Low budget photography packages start at $1,500 including 6 hours coverage and combined packages with video are priced from $3,350. Perfect Moment service all areas of New South Wales.

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3. Love Is Light Wedding Photography

• Location: Drummoyne, NSW 2047
• Years in Business: 12+
• Photo Packages: $1,800+
• Photo + Video Packages: $3,900+
• 5 Star Reviews: 200+

One of the best low budget wedding photographers in Sydney is Brendan Fitzpatrick from Love Is Light studio. This laid back Irishman has a brilliant sense of humour that makes for a fun & relaxed wedding day. With genuine smiles and fun being had all day, you get beautiful wedding photos that are completely natural and capture the genuine joy of the day.

Brendan is one of our favourite budget friendly wedding photographers because despite his two hundred 5 star reviews, he still keeps his package prices well within average. You can hire this highly experienced photographer from just $1,800 for Sydney weddings.

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4. Anna Murray Photography

• Location: Bondi Beach
• Service Area: Greater Sydney
• Images: Intimate
• Price Guide: $900+

Anna Murray specialises in small weddings and elopements, offering exceptional high quality imagery at budget wedding photography prices. Anna loves small weddings because they suit her style of candid & intimate photography. She captures highly meaningful images focused on the people and relationships of importance to her couples.

Wedding Photography Packages

Anna's cheapest wedding package is $900 for a 2 hour elopement shoot on Sydney Harbour. All of Anna's small wedding packages are the best value for money in Sydney. You won't find better quality photography at these rates. 

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5. Ben Newnam Photography

• Location: Berowra, NSW
• Service Area: NSW
• Images: Layered depth
• Price Guide: $1,400+

Ben Newnam's wedding photos have a distinctive style that is vibrant, moody and luminous. He captures weddings candidly, particularly throughout the formal parts of the day and offers subtle direction for couple portraits where required.

Layered in depth, Ben's wedding photos have a relaxed and intimate vibe, are often cinematic and capture scenes that bring back memories and tell your story. Ben is highly experienced with multicultural weddings having captured many Indian, Chinese & Greek nuptials throughout Greater Sydney.

Wedding Photography Packages

Ben offers surprisingly inexpensive wedding packages starting from $1,400. His cheapest packages are for small, mid week weddings but are very well priced across the board.

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6. Lightheart Wedding Photos + Video

• Location: New Canterbury Road, Hurlstone Park, NSW 2193
• Years in Business: 8+
• Photo Packages: $1,999+
• Video Packages: $3,199
• 5 Star Reviews: 100+

The team at Lightheart offer cheap wedding photography and videography packages that deliver beautiful quality images and video in a very candid and natural style. This friendly in-house crew are highly experienced in capturing multicultural celebrations and are particularly familiar with the wedding traditions of Chinese, Vietnamese and Lebanese cultures.

Lightheart are based in Sydney's Inner West and regularly travel as far as the Hunter Valley, Southern Highlands and Blue Mountains to deliver their seamless end-to-end product.

Cheapest Photography Packages

Wedding photography packages start at $1,999 including 7 hours coverage and all images on USB. Affordable photo & video packages cost $5,899+ and include a cinematic wedding video that captures the storyline of your wedding day with a personalised soundtrack and original audio.

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7. Splendid Photos & Video

• Location: Leichhardt, NSW 2040
• Years in Business: 10+
• Photo Packages: $2,199+
• Video Packages: $3,249
• 5 Star Reviews: 300+

This award winning photography and videography studio comes with 10 years experience capturing beautiful weddings at Sydney's grandest wedding venues. The studio is a preferred supplier at many of the city's most prestigious venues including Doltone House, Ivy Ballroom, Crown Sydney and The Grounds of Alexandria.

Owner Jeff and his team largely take a fly-on-the-wall approach to wedding photography and capture the story of your day creatively as it naturally unfolds. You'll receive a magazine-worthy collection of candid wedding photos mixed with beautiful portraits.

Cheapest Photography Packages

Affordable wedding photography packages range from $2,199 - $3,799 or when combined with a wedding video start from $5,898. 

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8. Florent Vidal Wedding Photography

• Location: Randwick
• Service Area: Australia
• Images: Vibrant colour
• Cost: $1,990+

The easy going Frenchman Florent Vidal operates two well-priced wedding photography studios in Sydney and the Mid North Coast. Expect a collection of vibrant, portrait style wedding images produced in a rich saturation of colour.

Photography Packages

Wedding photography packages start at $1,990 including 3 hours coverage and range up to $5,490 with 10 hours coverage by two photographers. You'll receive a full set of high resolution photos with the option to add an album, prints and a wedding video.

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9. Partypies Weddings

• Location: Hornsby Heights, NSW
• Years in Business: 8+
• Photo Packages: $1,199+
• Video Packages: $1,299+

Partypies are among Sydney's most affordable wedding photographers with packages priced from $1,199 including 6 hours coverage. The tight-knit crew take a candid and unobtrusive approach to photographing weddings and bring a strong focus on capturing all the day's warmth, love and emotion.

Full day wedding packages start at $1,499 and come with a full set of all high resolution wedding images edited without obvious effects in a classic and timeless style.

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10. CJ Picture

• Location: Sydney CBD
• Service Area: International
• Images: Classic, candid, crisp
• Cost: $2,500+

CJ Picture is a husband and wife photography studio based in the Sydney CBD. The principle Jeff is an easy going & fun Chinese-speaking wedding photographer who produces a modern collection of high clarity wedding pictures. Expect a mix of candid & styled portrait photos in all natural colours. 

Photography Packages

Affordable wedding photo packages start at $2,500. Engagement shoots are an optional extra.

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11. Fuzzy Pear Studio

• Location: Sydney
• Service Area: NSW
• Images: Classic & vintage
• Cost: $2,800+

Alan and Daniel are an affordable wedding photography team who have been capturing Sydney weddings for 8+ years. They are particularly experienced with religious church ceremonies as well as cultural weddings including Asian and Indian celebrations. 

Photography Packages

The Fuzzy Pear Studio offer a cheap wedding package at $2,800 including 10 hours coverage. For larger, longer weddings you can opt for the $4,800 package which includes 14 hours coverage, a 2nd shooter and a 15″x10″ photo album. Optional extras include a wedding video and engagement shoot.

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12. Joel Quinn Photography

• Location: Cronulla
• Service Area: Sydney, Southern Highlands
• Images: Warm, crisp, authentic
• Cost: $2,500+

If you're looking for high end wedding photography in a budget price bracket, Joel Quinn offers smaller wedding packages that deliver just that. He is an easy going creative based in Southern Sydney and produces a quality mix of emotive candids and portraits. You don't usually find such emotive visual storytelling in this price range.

Hot tip for when you enquire - weddings in rainforests, the bush or farm settings will get Joel's attention as he's a big fan of nature weddings. 

Photography Packages

Joel's cheapest wedding photography package is $2,500 including 4 hours coverage. If you can stretch the budget to $4,500 you'll get him for 8 hours. 

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Cheap Wedding Photography

What exactly is cheap wedding photography? Some couples find it helpful to consider the value for money they’re getting in terms of an hourly rate. Some of the best wedding photographers in Sydney offer cheap packages of $2,500 including just 4 hours coverage. Cheaper wedding photographers will charge the same $2,500 fee but include 12 hours coverage. 

What’s a cheap wedding photography budget?

With a budget of $1,000, the cheapest wedding photography packages in Sydney will include 4 hours of coverage on your wedding day. With $2,000 to spend you’ll find budget wedding packages that include up to 8 hours photographic coverage. And if you’re looking for the best value for money, there are some fantastic Sydney wedding photographers with packages in the $2,500 - $3,500 price bracket.

Cheapest wedding photography packages in Sydney

For weddings on a tight budget, an option to consider is booking a ceremony + portraits photography package including just a few hours coverage. There are plenty of wedding photographers in Sydney that offer small wedding packages of only 2 or 3 hours and for intimate weddings & elopements, this may be all you need.

Deciding on a smaller photography package gives you a great choice of quality photographers in a more budget friendly price bracket.  You get the best of both worlds. 

Where to find cheap wedding photographers

Affordable wedding photographers are often newly started businesses.  In Sydney, there are more than 1,000 wedding photographers operating at any one time.  The market is highly saturated and extremely competitive. 

For new entrants into the market it can be difficult to find couples willing to entrust their wedding to them.  If photography isn’t your number one wedding priority, this could present an opportunity for you. There are always photographers looking for wedding experience who will offer you cheap, or sometimes even free wedding photos.

Because Sydney is such a competitive marketplace for wedding photographers you may find that long-time established businesses offer excellent value for money.  Especially during periods of growth in the industry.

As new entrants come into the market with their shiny new websites and fancy social media accounts, demand can drop for established players.  These businesses have survived many ebbs and flows in demand by offering a consistently good product and service at reasonable prices.  If you find yourself on the receiving end of an offer from one of these Sydney wedding photographers, it’s likely to be a deal well worth consideration.

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Looking for a small wedding venue in NSW? These 52 best micro wedding venues in NSW are the perfect places for intimate weddings & receptions with up to 60 guests. They include the state's most beautiful elopement locations, plus gorgeous ceremony and reception venues that are perfectly cosy for a smaller guest list.

Some of the best places for small weddings in NSW cater for a maximum guest list of well fewer than 60, so if you’re looking for a truly intimate wedding venue you’re in luck! Below you'll find a wonderful choice of small wedding venues for 20 guests, as well as stunning all-in-one locations that cater perfectly for 30 - 60 people.

At Wedlockers, we classify small weddings as 60 guests or less, micro or mini weddings at 30 guests or less and elopements are usually 20 guests or less. Small wedding venues can be anything from intimate locations that cater solely to micro weddings, to private spaces within larger venues.

Included in this list are our top 10 small wedding venues in NSW where you’ll find some truly unique & intimate locations for mini weddings. From cafes and small restaurants to private dining rooms, farms & orchards, private properties, estates, wine bars, industrial spaces, urban & country retreats, these are the best spots for small weddings in NSW.

Table of Contents:

Top 10 NSW
Blue Mountains venues
Byron Bay venues
Central Coast venues
Hunter Valley venues
Illawarra venues
North Coast venues
South Coast venues
Southern Highlands venues
Sydney venues
Off-the-beaten-track venues

Top 10 Small Wedding Venues in NSW

1. St Joseph's Guesthouse

• Location: Hawkesbury, NSW
• Capacity: 10 - 60+
• Accommodation: Sleeps 10
• Venue Hire: $3,500+

St Joseph's Guesthouse is an award winning heritage estate built in the ruins of a 160 year old church. The unique 5 bedroom, 3 level micro venue is an ideal location for intimate weddings seating up to 60 guests in the small function area on the ground floor or up to 100 outside.

An affordable hire fee of $3,500 mid-week and $4,500 on weekends provides exclusive access to the Guesthouse, grounds and accommodation for 3 nights for up to 10 guests. Venue hire for a micro wedding with up to 100 guests is $7,500. You can then DIY & BYO to your own budget. 

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2. Goosewing Cottage

• Location: Hunter Valley, NSW
• Capacity: 2 - 20
• Accommodation: 4 - 12 guests
• Wedding Packages: $3,295+

Goosewing Cottage specialise in affordable micro weddings and elopements offering all inclusive packages from $3,295. The little country estate is located in the beautiful Hunter Valley and is surrounded by lush dairy paddocks, picturesque hills, farm animals and wildlife. 

Goosewing Cottage offers intimate weddings with 2 - 20 guests on a Monday to Thursday and has optional onsite accommodation in two cottages where stays can be extended into the weekend. Packages include a choice of well known celebrants + all legal paperwork and a popular award winning photographer who provides all high resolution images.

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3. Chapel Hill Retreat

• Location: 36 Berambing Crest, Berambing, NSW 2758
• Capacity: 2 - 150
• Accommodation: Sleeps 34
• Wedding Packages: All-inclusive

Chapel Hill Retreat have 4 small wedding venues set across 35 private acres overlooking picturesque views of the Blue Mountains World Heritage National Park. There's an intimate wedding verandah that seats 20 - 90 guests overlooking the mountains & city, an outdoor viewing deck that seats 50, a hill top chapel that seats 60 and romantic gardens for beautiful outdoor weddings.

Chapel Hill Retreat also has optional onsite accommodation in 7 self contained cottages including one luxury bridal & honeymoon suite. Affordable all inclusive wedding packages come with exclusive use of the grounds for your ceremony, photos and reception with a choice of seated, shared or cocktail menus.

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4. The Oasis Micro Wedding Resort

• Location: 5 Koala Place, Boat Harbour, NSW 2316
• Capacity: 80
• Accommodation: Sleeps 50
• Wedding Packages: BYO

The Oasis is a magical micro wedding resort set within 5 acres of tropical gardens and lush rainforest a few hundred metres from One Mile Beach in Port Stephens. Venue hire includes exclusive use of the resort for 2 nights with accommodation for 50 guests in 9 two bedroom cabins.

Amenities for weddings include a covered rainforest deck that seats a maximum of 80 guests under a canopy of fairy lights, an intimate wedding hall with polished timber floors and a handful of ceremony sites throughout the tranquil gardens. 

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5. The Lodge At Mount Rivers

• Location: 38 Lawrences Road, Mount Rivers, NSW 2311
• Capacity: 250
• Accommodation: Sleeps 16 + camping
• Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO

The Lodge at Mount Rivers is an exclusive little wedding destination set on the Peterson River just 45 minutes from Pokolbin. Surrounded by lush green hills in the picturesque upper Hunter Valley, the 200 acre mountain escape offers adventure lovers plenty to explore with fishing spots, swimming holes, bike trails and hilltop picnic spots dotted around the private homestead.

Venue hire includes a minimum two night stay in the 6 bedroom & 4 bathroom house with additional guests able to camp or glamp. The house itself seats small weddings of 20 - 30 guests indoors & on the covered deck, and a marquee or tipis can be pitched on the lawns for larger celebrations.

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6. Goolawah Retreat

• Location: 288 Point Plomer Rd, Crescent Head NSW 2440
• Capacity: 30+
• Accommodation: Sleeps 32 + camping
• Venue Hire: $6,800+

Goolawah Retreat is an affordable spot for small destination weddings with accommodation for 32 guests onsite in 5 refurbished cottages (plus the option of camping). The 28 acre coastal property is surrounded by native bushland and has views of the ocean from the wedding pavilion.

The affordable venue hire fee of $6,800 includes use of the open-air wedding pavilion and all accommodation for 3 nights. You have the freedom to choose your own suppliers according to your budget. Pet friendly. No neighbours. No curfew.

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7. Augustine's Room - Mali Brae Farm

• Location: 562 Nowra Rd, Moss Vale, NSW 2577
• Capacity: 30 - 55
• Accommodation: Sleeps 2
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

Augustine's Room is a purpose built, micro wedding venue for 30 - 55 guests, with floor to ceiling windows overlooking stunning countryside views. There's 6 private & intimate ceremony spots to choose from including rustic ruins, gardens and waterfront locations. All inclusive elopement and small wedding packages include complimentary accommodation for 2.

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8. Eleven Eighty Weddings

• Location: Shoalhaven, NSW 2535 
• Capacity: 80
• Accommodation: Sleeps 15
• Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO

Eleven Eighty is one of the most unique locations for small weddings in NSW with 5 intimate spaces catering for weddings with 12 - 80 guests. There's a barn that seats 30, a train carriage that seats 20, a refurbished school hall that seats 50 and an incredible courtyard adjoining the barn with an indoor/outdoor bar. 

When you hire Eleven Eighty for your wedding ($7,500) you get exclusive use of the 3 acre property for 2+ nights including accommodation in two cottages. There's also an amazing props shed you're free to access which contains all required furniture for ceremony, lounge areas and reception.

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9. Linnaeus Farm Berry

• Location: 599 Coolangatta Road, Berry, NSW 2535
• Capacity: 2 - 30
• Accommodation: Sleeps 12
• Location Hire: DIY/BYO

Linnaeus Farm is an elegant private property to hire for intimate weddings of up to 30 guests on the NSW South Coast. The 5 bedroom estate sits on 3.5 hectares of beautiful country gardens that feature a fairytale kids playground, petanque court, swimming pool, olive grove, orchard, infrared sauna and a picture-perfect, ornamental lake house.

At the bottom of the garden is a gorgeous micro wedding venue affectionately known as Jamie's Barn where up to 30 guests can enjoy a lunch or dinner celebration with views to Saddleback Mountain. Elopements & small wedding ceremonies can be hosted at the lake house or under a pair of centuries-old Fig Trees before a game of ping pong in the barn. 

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10. The Woodhouse Wollombi

• Location: 2640 Paynes Crossing Road, Wollombi, NSW 2325
• Capacity: 60+
• Accommodation: Sleeps 17
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

This Tuscan-style mini reception venue is located at The Woodhouse in Wollombi and comes with its own outdoor bar area and an adjoining lounge. Newly constructed in 2024 the structure is currently shaded by sails which will soon be replaced by a canopy of vines under which up to 60 guests can be seated with stunning views over the property's private lake.

Venue hire for micro weddings starts at $4,500 and includes all furniture & set up for wedding ceremonies & receptions with up to 60 people. Also at The Woodhouse is an open-air & undercover dance floor, a barn stay that sleeps up to 15 guests and a private honeymoon suite sleeping two. Accommodation is optional.

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Small Venues in the Blue Mountains

11. Dantosa Estate

• Location: 76 Mort St, Katoomba, NSW 2780
• Capacity: 16 - 60
• Sleeps: 18

Dantosa is an intimate, private property in the heart of the Blue Mountains world heritage listed national park. The 9 acre garden location can be hired for your exclusive use and offers a secluded all-in-one wedding destination ideally suited to small weddings of 16 - 60 guests. 

The private estate features park like gardens, a picturesque lake with pontoon and lake house, a secluded forest and two seperate houses sleeping 18 people. The larger house caters for small wedding receptions of up to 60 guests.

When you book both houses you get exclusive use of the entire property, and the freedom to choose all your own suppliers.

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12. Spicers Sangoma Retreat

• Capacity: 2 - 30
• Location: 70 Grandview Ln, Bowen Mountain, NSW 2753
• Sleeps: 12
• Elopements: $12,000+
• Small Weddings: $30,000+ (inc accommodation, exclusive use, food & beverage)

Spicers Sangoma Retreat is an intimate wedding retreat that offers elopement packages for 2, small indoor & outdoor wedding ceremony sites and micro wedding receptions with seating for 30 guests in the main dining room. Bush, Luxury, Private, Intimate, Spa, Formal, Weekend Hire, Exclusive Use, Pool, Eco Friendly. 

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Small Venues in Byron Bay

13. Tides Byron Estate

Location: Byron Bay, NSW 2478
Capacity: 18 - 140
Accommodation: Sleeps 22

Tides Byron Estate is a 100 acre macadamia farm located in the beautiful Byron Bay Hinterland. The property centres around a micro wedding hall and luxury 7 bedroom villa which overlook the macadamia orchard and have incredible views to the Tweed Coastline. 

Tides is a versatile property for small weddings offering the option of a poolside celebration in the villa (suitable for weddings with up to 40 guests), an outdoor celebration in the orchard, a wedding reception in the hall or on the hall's outside terrace. Villa hire starts at $3,900. Hall hire & weddings in the orchard are additional.

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14. Coorabell Estate

• Location: 36 Keys Road, Coorabell, NSW 2479
• Capacity: 10 - 55+
• Accommodation: Sleeps 10

Coorabell Estate is a 28 acre rainforest retreat located twenty minutes from Byron Bay. The property features a luxury 5 bedroom house with an open plan layout and is surrounded by private terraces bordered by forest.

The house has two small areas for intimate weddings. One is the back verandah which is a covered space seating up to 40 guests overlooking the rainforest canopy. The other is the poolside entertaining area which caters well for small cocktail weddings with up to 55 guests. Larger weddings require hire of a marquee and can be set up on the lawn.

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Small Venues on the Central Coast

15. Paradise Botanical Gardens

• Location: 147 Cherry Ln, Kulnura, NSW 2250
• Capacity: 50+
• Sleeps: 8
• Venue Hire: $4,995+

Paradise Botanical Gardens is a boutique wedding venue located on 230 acres of unique gardens and pristine countryside in the relatively unknown little hamlet of Kulnura. The gardens offer a one-of-a-kind destination for small weddings across 3 days with a cottage that sleeps 8 on the property and space for glamping and camping for additional guests.

These Roman Columns set an amazing scene for intimate wedding celebrations and suit seating for 12 - 100 guests. The property also features a circular ceremony lawn ideal for elegant wedding ceremonies and a collection of wonderfully diverse backdrops for wedding photos. Weddings with 50+ guests are required to hire a marquee.

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16. Our Secret Garden

• Location: 120 Berkeley Road, Berkeley Vale, NSW 2261
• Capacity: 2 - 250
• Accommodation: Sleeps 10+

Our Secret Garden is a private, 58 acre estate that offers a secluded sanctuary for intimate weddings on the Central Coast. All inclusive elopement packages start at $3,300 including 2 hours hire of the grounds mid-week, a photographer and celebrant. For small weddings with 10 - 60 guests you can opt for a marquee reception and there is a luxury 5 bedroom house also available on the property.

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Small Venues in the Hunter Valley

17. Greystone Estate

• Capacity: 32+
• Location: 617 Hermitage Rd, Pokolbin, NSW 2320
• Sleeps: 32
• Venue Hire: $15,200+

Greystone Estate is a luxurious private estate set on 10 park-like acres of beautifully manicured lawns and gardens. With accommodation for up to 32 guests in 4 seperate dwellings, Greystone Estate is the ideal spot for an intimate weekend away celebrating with family & friends in the Hunter Valley.

The property features a purpose-built open air pavilion for wedding ceremonies and receptions can be held in the modern function room A gorgeous outdoor area perfect for small cocktail or seated functions adjoins the main house and has stunning views overlooking the property's gardens, walkways and dam.

Venue hire ranges from $15,200 - $20,300 for mid-week & weekend weddings respectively and includes all accommodation. Food & beverage starts at $150/pp.

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18. Leaves & Fishes

• Location: 737 Lovedale Road, Lovedale, NSW 2325
• Capacity: 2 - 300
• Accommodation: Sleeps 12

At the centre of Leaves & Fishes is a picturesque Lotus Lake that has 4 luxury boathouses and a 2 bedroom villa spaced around its shore. Each boathouse has its own deck where fish can be observed swimming beneath and the villa's deck is large enough for small wedding ceremonies and receptions with up to 20 guests. 

Venue hire for elopements starts at $3,300 including boathouse accommodation for two nights. Micro weddings are priced from $7,500 including all accommodation for up to 12 guests for two nights. With the micro wedding package you get exclusive use of the entire 20 acres with lush tropical gardens and beautiful rainforest backdrops for wedding photos.

Weddings with 20 - 90 guests may utilise the property's boutique restaurant or banquet hall (which has an amazing glass wall at one end overlooking a candle-lit Roman bath).

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19. Wallaringa Farm

• Location: 321 Wallaringa Road, Wallaringa, NSW 2420
• Capacity: 12
• Accommodation: Sleeps 8
• Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO

Wallaringa Farm is one of the smallest wedding venues in NSW catering for elopements with just 12 guests in the rolling hills of Dungog Shire. All inclusive wedding packages start at $5,500 including an intimate wedding ceremony with a celebrant who handles all legalities, a professional wedding photographer and two nights accommodation.

The farm house sleeps up to 8 guests in 3 luxury bedrooms and has a covered verandah that overlooks quintessential Australian countryside where Wallaringa horses graze peacefully in the fields. The verandah and front lawn are beautiful spots for a wedding ceremony or you can find your own private place to say "I do" anywhere on the farm. The owner recommends a romantic picnic on the lawns, sunset drinks on the verandah and star gazing into the night.

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20. The Bath House Gardens

• Location: Forest Hill Drive, Oakhampton Heights, NSW 2320
• Capacity: 30
• Wedding Packages: DIY or all inclusive

The Bath House Gardens is an intimate wedding venue on 4 acres of tranquil lawns and gardens in the Hunter Valley region of Maitland. Small weddings with 30 guests or less are perfectly catered on the elevated ceremony site with arbor overlooking the gardens.

The Garden Room seats up to 14 guests for small wedding receptions or 30 for cocktail weddings. DIY or all inclusive private dining packages.

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21. Maddies of Bolwarra

• Capacity: 40+
• Location: 35 Paterson Rd, Bolwarra, NSW 2320
• Sleeps: 14

Maddies of Bolwarra is a little wedding venue ideally suited to micro weddings and elopements of 20 - 40 guests hidden on a private property away from the Hunter Valley's busiest areas. Ceremonies are held under a giant Morton Bay Fig in the gardens. The dining room caters for micro wedding receptions or there is a garden pavilion that seats up to 60 guests. 

Small wedding packages start at $3,100 including venue hire fee and exclusive use of ceremony and reception areas. Add catering and accommodation.

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Small Venues in the Illawarra

22. Ravensthorpe Guesthouse

• Location: 56 Tongarra Rd, Albion Park, NSW 2527
• Capacity: 20+
• Accommodation: Sleeps 14

Ravensthorpe is an elegant Georgian Manor House with a dining room to cater for small wedding receptions, accommodation for 14 and 3 acres of picturesque gardens perfect for a wedding ceremony. Small wedding packages cater for 20+ guests including a 24 hour all-inclusive wedding experience starting from getting ready to a recovery breakfast the next morning.

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23. Interbane House

• Location: 8 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Stanwell Park, NSW 2508
• Capacity: 50
• Accommodation: Sleeps 18
• Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO

Interbane House is a private Airbnb that overlooks spectacular ocean views including Stanwell Park's new Sea Cliff Bridge. The historic Victorian period house has 5 spacious bedrooms that sleep up to 18 guests and an open plan kitchen and dining area that can seat up to 18 or easily caters for cocktail functions of up to 50 guests.

A wide wrap around balcony with wrought iron balustrades and a flat lawn area that overlooks the incredible views offer intimate wedding locations in the great outdoors and a marquee can be pitched on the lawn to cater for larger celebrations. The affordable venue hire fee starts at $2,850 for a 2 night stay.

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24. Tumbling Waters Retreat

• Capacity: 30+
• Location: 31 Stonehaven Rd, Stanwell Tops, NSW 2508
• Sleeps: 24

Info: Luxury, BYO, Garden, Private, Elopement Packages, Small Weddings, Pet Friendly, Formal, Bush, Ocean Views, Pool, Spa

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25. Ruby's Mount Kembla

• Capacity: 30+
• Location: 39 Harry Graham Dr, Kembla Heights, NSW 2526
• Sleeps: 0

Info: Heritage, Small Weddings, All Inclusive Packages

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Small Venues on the North Coast

26. Nelson Bay Lighthouse

• Location: Lighthouse Road, Nelson Bay, NSW 2315
• Capacity: 100
• Venue Hire: $550

Nelson Bay Lighthouse is a small wedding ceremony venue hidden in a private seaside garden behind the onsite museum. Officially called the Inner Light Reserve, the area features an intimate wedding ceremony platform with a surrounding lawn amphitheatre and stunning views over the ocean to Shoal Bay.

This hidden garden is available to hire for small weddings and elopements with up to 100 guests with the hire fee ranging from $550 - 900. Packages come with seating & styling plus a wedding coordinator who sets up and packs down your ceremony.

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27. Tanilba House

• Location: 32 Caswell Cres, Tanilba Bay, NSW 2319
• Capacity: 20 - 90
• Accommodation: Sleeps 4
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive from $215/pp

Tanilba House is a waterfront wedding venue with 3 acres of gardens surrounding a heritage listed homestead in Port Stephens. The property is ideally suited to weddings of 40 - 70 guests, has both indoor & outdoor event spaces and offers all inclusive & easy small wedding packages from 4+ guests.

Mid week wedding packages for 4+ guests start at $3,900 including 2 hour venue hire & catering. Small weddings on the weekend range from $215 - $360 per person with a fully inclusive 4 hour wedding experience.

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28. The Banksias

• Capacity: 12+
• Location: 1126 Point Plomer Rd, Crescent Head, NSW 2440
• Sleeps: 18 + Glamping
• Price Guide: $30,000+

Info: Marquee, Waterfront, Private, Bush, Weekend Hire, Exclusive Use, Tennis, Golf, Kayaks, Jetty

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29. Kings Creek Retreat

Location: 84 Kings Creek Road, Krambach, NSW 2429
Capacity: 30
Accommodation: Sleeps 26
Wedding Packages: Micro weddings from $6,600

The Mexican themed farm stay of Kings Creek Retreat is a micro wedding venue located 30 minutes from the beaches of Forster. Up to 26 wedding guests can sleep onsite in cabins, caravans and tipis for the weekend and venue hire includes exclusive use of the entire property.

Particularly well suited to small weddings in the great outdoors, Kings Creek Retreat comes with landscaped gardens, manicured lawns and lots of romantic outdoor mood lighting. Couples looking for an affordable and intimate wedding destination will appreciate the relaxed pizza receptions.

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Small Venues on the South Coast

30. Figbird Cottage

• Location: 330 Comerong Island Rd, Terara, NSW 2540
• Capacity: 2 - 20
• Accommodation: Sleeps 8

The elegant English style gardens at Figbird Cottage offer a relaxed & intimate setting for small weddings on the NSW South Coast. Romantic fairy-lit rose arbors and manicured lawns set the scene for elopements and micro weddings with 2 - 20 guests. 

Micro wedding packages at Figbird Cottage start at $3,995 with 2 hour venue hire, a photographer, celebrant and bubbles to celebrate.

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31. Daisy Field Micro Weddings

• Location: 11 Mount Dromedary Trail, Tilba Tilba, NSW 2546
• Capacity: 2 - 120
• Accommodation: Sleeps 2 - 14
• Micro Wedding Packages: $8k

At Mountain View Farm on the Sapphire Coast of NSW is one of the Australia's most unique & romantic spots for a micro wedding. Every year for a limited 6 week season couples are invited to elope in the middle of the Spring Daisy Fields serenaded by a wedding singer and surrounded by thousands of romantic blooms.

Each year a new aisle is crafted into the Daisy Fields creating a once-in-a-lifetime altar under the spectacular gaze of Mount Gulaga. All inclusive micro wedding packages include a celebrant, photographer, wedding singer, flowers and nibbles with optional onsite accommodation. 

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32. Far Meadow Cottage

• Location: 450b Coolangatta Road, Berry, NSW 2535
• Capacity: 30
• Accommodation: Sleeps 12
• Location Hire: $4,500+

Far Meadow Cottage is the perfect small wedding venue for up to 30 guests wanting an intimate spot to celebrate for the weekend. Venue hire includes two nights accommodation for up to 12 guests with gorgeous country gardens for wedding ceremonies, photos and backyard dining.

Next to the 6 bedroom/4 bathroom cottage is an ivy-clad restaurant/dining room that can be added to venue hire and comes fully furnished with a licensed commercial kitchen. 

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33. Coolangatta Estate

• Location: 1335 Bolong Road, Coolangatta, NSW 2535
• Capacity: 2 - 200
• Accommodation: Sleeps 70

Coolangatta Estate is a sprawling 100 acre winery that offers all inclusive micro weddings and elopements. Located in Shoalhaven Heads the property is the site of first settlement in the region and is surrounded by stunning scenery including bush covered hills, the ocean, rows of picturesque vines and character-rich heritage buildings.

Country gardens, fairy lit fig trees and a hedged croquet lawn provide an intimate setting for wedding ceremonies and there is a small reception venue that seats up to 80 guests which was built by convicts and is the region's original community hall. Small wedding packages start at $6,999 including an intimate ceremony for two with a celebrant, photographer and accommodation.

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34. Willow Farm Berry

• Location: Galls Lane, Berry - South Coast, NSW
• Capacity: 130
• Accommodation: Sleeps 10
• Wedding Packages: BYO

Willow Farm is a versatile country venue set on 160 acres of lush green paddocks just a few minutes from the centre of Berry. The farm offers a blank canvas of scenic farmland on which to plan your ideal wedding and includes use of a rustic shed, flat marquee lawns and a luxe yoga barn (wet weather ceremony venue). 

The venue hire fee includes exclusive use of the farm and farmhouse for 2 nights, onsite planning assistance and set up, wait staff and a range of props and furniture. You may wish to hire a marquee, tipis or a Sperry Tent, and outdoor dance floors look amazing in the paddock.

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35. Mimosa Wines

• Location: 2845 Tathra-Bermagui Rd, Bermagui NSW 2546
• Capacity: 180
• Accommodation: Sleeps 13
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

The chefs hatted restaurant at Mimosa Wines is one of the most picturesque wedding venues in NSW, with the architecturally designed winery overlooking sweeping views of the vineyard below and hundreds of acres of unspoilt National Park.

The restaurant serves a foodies menu for small weddings from 50 guests and the venue hire fee of $5,000 includes a ceremony in the vines on a purpose-built lily pond deck plus two nights accommodation for up to 13 guests in two onsite cottages. Best views in NSW!

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Small Venues in the Southern Highlands

36. Growwild Wildflower Farm

• Capacity: 50
• Location: 916 Old Hume Hwy, Alpine, NSW 2575
• Accommodation: Next door

Info: The micro wedding barn at Growwild Wildflower Farm is a rustic location for small ceremonies and receptions of up to 50 guests. The property features stunning outdoor gardens, intimate bushland and a clear walled marquee for weddings of 100+ guests. 

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37. Hillview Heritage Hotel

• Capacity: 30+
• Location: 7277 Illawarra Hwy, Sutton Forest, NSW 2577
• Sleeps: 21

Info: DIY/BYO, Marquee, Farm, Heritage, Budget Friendly, Pet Friendly, Weekend Hire

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38. Peppers Manor House

• Capacity: 20+
• Location: Kater Rd, Sutton Forest, NSW 2577
• Sleeps: 12

Info: Garden, Pool, Tennis, Golf, Lawn Games, Kangaroos, Small Packages

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39. Southern Highlands Winery

• Capacity: 30+
• Location: Oldbury Rd, Sutton Forest, NSW 2577
• Sleeps: 0

Info: Marquee, Private, Industrial, Cows, Vineyard

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40. The Secret Garden

• Capacity: 2+
• Location: Blencowes Lane, Wildes Meadow, NSW 2577
• Sleeps: 0

Info: DIY/BYO, Marquee, Waterfront, Garden, Bush, Outdoor + Covered Ceremony Venues, Small Receptions

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Small Venues in Sydney

41. Lords Estate Chapel

• Location: 313 Seven Hills Rd, Seven Hills, NSW 2147
• Capacity: 2 - 80
• Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO

Lords Estate is a private little Sydney chapel that can be booked for non-denominational wedding ceremonies with 2 - 80 guests and features surrounding gardens for wedding photos. The chapel also makes a unique reception venue for long table seated events of up to 30 guests with space for a lounge and dance floor. 

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42. Australian Botanic Gardens Mount Annan

• Location: 362 Narellan Rd, Mount Annan, NSW 2567
• Capacity: 2+
• Wedding Packages: $550+

The Australian Botanical Gardens in Western Sydney has a choice of lawns and gardens to hire for small wedding ceremonies and garden receptions. Wedding packages start at $550 for 2 hour lawn hire with the option of adding additional hours and ceremony set up.

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43. Lords Estate Private Dining Room

• Location: 313 Seven Hills Rd, Seven Hills, NSW 2147
• Capacity: 2 - 10
• Wedding Packages: $1,250+

One of Sydney's most exclusive small wedding venues is located in the original rectory behind the historic Lords Estate Chapel. This beautiful little dining room is accessed via a private parquet entrance where venue hire includes pre dinner drinks in an elegant drawing room followed by a seated meal catered by a private chef in the atmospheric dining room.

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44. Private Property for Micro Weddings

• Location: Palm Beach, Sydney NSW
• Capacity: 100
• Venue Hire: $10k

This private property on the Northern Beaches of Sydney has a private beachfront garden to hire for intimate weddings overlooking the ocean. Situated at a secluded $40m holiday house in Palm Beach, the Balinese style gardens offer 2,500m² of manicured lawns for wedding ceremonies and photos.

The estate is easily accessed via road and has onsite parking or there's a jetty on the beach a short walk across the sand. Venue hire includes access to onsite bathroom amenities and the option to host nibbles after your wedding. 

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45. Mejico Cafe

• Capacity: 40+
• Location: 105 Pitt St, Sydney, NSW 2000
• Sleeps: 0

Info: Exclusive Use, Foodie Venue, Mexican, Micro Weddings

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46. Hazelhurst Cafe

• Capacity: 10+
• Location: 782 Kingsway, Gymea, NSW 2227
• Sleeps: 0

Hazelhurst Cafe a small reception venue that offers a quirky setting for weddings with 30+ guests in Southern Sydney. The artsy cafe is situated next to the Hazelhurst Arts Centre and has lush rainforest gardens perfect for intimate wedding ceremonies.

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47. Salon Privé

• Location: 264 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
• Capacity: 28 - 40

Salon Privé is a private dining room located at Australian Square on the 47th floor. Part of the revolving restaurant O Bar & Dining, Salon Privé is a unique small reception venue with some of the best views and food in Sydney.

The dining room caters for intimate wedding receptions with up to 28 seated or 40 standing guests and has 360º views over the Sydney skyline.

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48. Audley Dance Hall

• Location: 2 Lady Carrington Dr, Royal National Park NSW 2233
• Capacity: 30 - 60
• Accommodation: Sleeps 5

Audley Dance Hall is an all-inclusive wedding destination in Sydney's Royal National Park and offers a spectacular setting for intimate weddings overlooking the Audley Valley and Hacking River. 

Audley Dance Hall offer small wedding packages on a Monday to Thursday for 30 - 60 guests. Pricing starts at $2,000 for a ceremony only and includes a choice of ceremony locations, furniture, set up & pack down and a wet weather option on the reception venue verandah. Small weddings with an all inclusive 4 hour lunch start at $160/pp.

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49. Chiswick

• Capacity: 30+
• Location: 65 Ocean St, Woollahra, NSW 2025
• Sleeps: 0

Info: Award Winning Chef, Foodie Venue, Outdoor Ceremonies, Semi Private Dining, Small Weddings

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50. The Terrace @ Jonah's 

• Capacity: 40+
• Location: 69 Bynya Rd, Palm Beach, NSW 2108
• Sleeps: 22

Info: Ocean Views, Micro Weddings, Gardens, Private Hire, All Inclusive Wedding Packages

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Small Wedding Venues in Country NSW

51. Fig Tree Park

• Location: 58 Sherringham Lane, Central Tilba, NSW 2546
• Capacity: 2+
• Accommodation: Sleeps 2
• Venue Hire: $4,990

Fig Tree Park is a brand new outdoor venue that specialises in intimate weddings and elopements. Perched on a hill top overlooking sweeping views of the South Coast, the property's manicured lawns and fairy lit gardens offer a romantic outdoor setting for small weddings with 2 - 80+ guests.

Small wedding packages start from $4,990 including accommodation for 2 in a romantic little barn. Venue hire includes elegant furniture for ceremony and reception set up and the option for in-house catering for weddings smaller than 30 guests.

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52. Glencara Country Estate

• Location: 706 Jerrybang Lane, Monteagle, NSW 2594
• Capacity: 2+
• Accommodation: Sleeps 2 + glamping/camping
• Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO

Glencara is a brand new small wedding venue situated on 10 hectares in the Hilltops region of NSW near Young. If you're looking for a unique little venue that's well of the beaten track, the whimsical gardens surrounding and rustic maze surrounding the property's old farm house are ideal.

Due to seasonal temperatures, Glencara is best booked in the side seasons when the property is surrounded by picturesque fields of bright yellow canola in Spring and lush green wheat paddocks in Autumn. We highly recommend an outdoor wedding in the gardens but there's also a repurposed shearing shed that seats up to 120 guests that is perfectly cosy with just 20. Glamping packages are available.

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You can enquire with any of these 52 best small wedding venues in NSW by using the enquiry form at the links provided.

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