Pet Friendly Wedding Venues in NSW
Pet friendly wedding venues have become increasingly more prevalent in Australia over recent years. As more and more couples have requested the presence of dogs and other animals at their wedding ceremonies and receptions, it has become reasonably common to see pets being catered for on the wedding day.
In fact, the presence of pets at weddings has given a boom to an industry of products and services dedicated to ensuring they are looked after on their parents’ big day. From pet minding services that cater to the needs of pets and their owners at wedding venues, to pet clothing and accessories that match the day’s dress code.
Below is a list of the most pet friendly wedding venues in NSW. From dog friendly wedding venues to places where you can share your wedding with llamas, donkeys and horses. These are the wedding venues that welcome your furry friends with open arms and a scratch behind the ears.
Most pet inclusive venues will require that your fur baby has a dedicated attendant on your wedding day. The attendant will be required to pick up after your pet and ensure they're under control via a leash at all times. Attendants are also required to keep dogs away from the wedding venue's restricted areas such as commercial kitchens and food prep areas.
When it comes to choosing your pet's attendant, you can either nominate a wedding guest or hire a professional pet minder. Professional minders remove the responsibility of looking after your pet from your guests and ultimately yourselves - so that you can all relax knowing that Rex the Labradoodle isn’t digging up the veggie patch or chasing the neighbour’s sheep.
Here is a list of pet friendly wedding venues that welcome dogs and animals in all fluffy shapes and sizes.
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Top 10 Dog Friendly Wedding Venues in NSW
1. St Joseph's Guesthouse
- Location: 1029 Saint Albans Road, Saint Albans, NSW 2775
- Capacity: 10 - 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
St Joseph's Guesthouse is a dog friendly wedding venue built in the ruins of 160 year old church. This unique Hawkesbury venue has 5 bedrooms in the upper two storeys offering pet friendly accommodation for 10 guests.
On the ground floor of St Joseph's Guesthouse is an intimate function space seating 60 guests or catering for 100 for a cocktail reception. Affordable wedding packages start at $3,500 including the accommodation and exclusive use for 3+ days.
2. The Woods Farm
- Location: Bayly Road, Tomerong, NSW 2540
- Capacity: 120 - 200
- Accommodation: Sleeps 126
The Woods Farm is a pet friendly wedding venue and farm stay with a menagerie of petting animals onsite. Located in Jervis Bay on the South Coast, The Woods Farm sleeps your entire guest list and is an ideal destination for a weekend wedding away.
The property features a one-of-a-kind open air chapel which you reach via a spectacular garden arbor walkway. There is no grander wedding entrance for you & your pooch! The reception venue at The Woods Farm is a rustic wedding shed hung with an awe inspiring collection of elegant chandeliers.
3. Chapel Hill Retreat
- Location: Berambing Crest, Berambing, NSW 2758
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 34
Chapel Hill Retreat is an all-in-one country venue with incredible valley views over world heritage Blue Mountains national park. Pets are welcome to attend the wedding ceremony location, any of the outdoor reception sites and can stay in the 7 cottages onsite.
The stunning retreat has 7 ceremony & reception spaces including lush gardens, a natural bush cathedral, a non-denominational chapel and a beautiful white function room adjoined by a spacious event deck with breathtaking views.
4. Goosewing Cottage
- Location: 1194 Mount View Road, Mount View, NSW 2325
- Capacity: 20
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
Goosewing Cottage is the ultimate Hunter Valley elopement venue for couples with fur babies. At this eco-friendly farm you can BYO donkeys or other furry friends to be a part of your special, intimate elopement.
All inclusive wedding packages start at an affordable $3,295 with a choice of celebrant and an award winning (& dog loving) photographer included. A reception dinner can be hosted in the larger of two onsite cottages which has a swimming pool, or you can book a private dining room at one of the many amazing local restaurants.
5. The Cove Jervis Bay
- Location: Ellmoos Road via Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay NSW 2540
- Capacity: 150+
- Accommodation: Sleeps 111
- Wedding Packages: BYO
The Cove is an exclusive-use seaside resort situated on your own private beach in Jervis Bay. Venue hire of this amazing coastal oasis includes accommodation for your entire guest list, a choice of pet friendly ceremony sites including the beach or beachfront garden and use of the reception hall or outdoor bar & courtyard for a wedding reception under the stars.
6. Linnaeus Farm Berry
- Location: 599 Coolangatta Road, Berry, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 2 - 30
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
- Location Hire: DIY/BYO
Linnaeus Farm is a luxurious 5 bedroom estate with 3.5 hectares of manicured gardens in Berry. The venue welcomes pets to participate in wedding ceremonies & elopements by special arrangement and has an elegant open shed that seats all guests for a private lunch or dinner. Please note that Linnaeus Farm has a strict maximum capacity of up to 30 guests and charges a small pet fee for furry friends.
7. The Woodhouse Wollombi
- Location: 2674 Paynes Crossing Rd, Wollombi, NSW 2325
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 17
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
With 100 acres of manicured fields and bushland surrounding The Woodhouse Wollombi, this beautiful wedding destination in the Hunter Valley is the perfect spot for weddings with dogs. Pet friendly ceremony sites include a private lakeside lawn and an elegant paperbark forest. For afternoon drinks there's a brand new Tuscan-style pergola with an outdoor bar that overlooks the lake.
Inside The Woodhouse is a contemporary event space styled in a neutral palette to match the surrounding European grounds. Adjoining this majestic space is an outdoor dance floor with a fully weather proof roof that doubles as your wet weather ceremony spot.
8. 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 the perfect pet friendly venue for adventure lovers. This secluded property is hidden on the banks of the Peterson River, 45 minutes from Pokolbin in the Hunter Valley, and is surrounded by 200 acres of farm land where you can bring your horses to graze and your dogs to run.
The 6 bedroom & 4 bathroom house has a poolside event space and a large lawn area where marquees are permitted for wedding receptions. There's loads of space for guests to camp or to set up glamping tents and with no curfew you're free to party into the wee hours. Don't forget your hiking books, mountain bike, kayak and fishing gear.
9. Mali Brae Farm
- Location: 562 Nowra Rd, Moss Vale, NSW 2577
- Capacity: 30 - 110
- Accommodation: Complimentary for 2
With 90 acres of relaxed farmland, manicured gardens and a picturesque lake around which to meander with your pooch, Mali Brae Farm is one of the best pet-friendly wedding locations in NSW. The property features 6 ceremony sites (including a dog friendly indoor venue) and two reception venues - a micro wedding hall that seats 30 - 55 guests, and a renovated barn for up to 110 guests.
10. Eleven Eighty Weddings
- Location: 1180 Bolong Road, Coolangatta, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 80
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
- Accommodation: Sleeps 15
With 5 pet friendly event spaces onsite, Eleven Eighty is one of the state's most versatile places to get married with dogs. This quirky little 3 acre block features a glass marquee courtyard, a micro wedding barn that seats 30 guests, a refurbished school hall often used as an indoor dance floor and a renovated train carriage that seats 20 or can be utilised as a getting ready salon.
Pet Friendly Venues in the Blue Mountains
11. Leuralla Amphitheatre
- Location: 41 Olympian Parade, Leura, NSW 2780
- Capacity: 200
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Leuralla Amphitheatre is one of few wedding places where dogs are welcome in the world heritage Blue Mountains National Park. The incredibly scenic ceremony site also has a pet friendly reception space on an adjoining grassed area which comes with the option of cocktail style catering in a marquee or outdoors. Both spaces overlook uninterrupted views of the Jamison Valley.
12. Hatters Hill
- Location: 227 Chifley Road, Dargan, NSW 2786
- Capacity: 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 2+
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
This secret cave is located near Hatters Hill in the Blue Mountains and is an incredibly unique location for pet friendly weddings. The cave is accessed via a well maintained bush walk from a private Airbnb owned by the Hatters Hill Gallery. Wedding receptions for up to 70 seated guests or 100 standing can be held within the empty gallery which has sweeping views over the Hartley Valley & Wollemi wilderness area.
13. Dryridge Estate
Capacity: 220
Info: Dog friendly wedding venue with gardens, a clear roof marquee & sprawling country views. One of the best pet friendly places in the Blue Mountains to hire exclusively for the weekend. (12 guests are accommodated onsite)
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Pet Friendly Venues in Byron Bay
14. Midginbil Eco Resort
- Location: 252 Midginbil Rd, Midginbil, NSW 2484
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 150+
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Midginbil Eco Resort is a fun and pooch friendly wedding destination located on 400 acres in the Byron Bay Hinterland. At Midginbil your entire guest list stays onsite with you for the weekend for 3 days of curfew-free celebrations. The property has 3 ceremony venues, a reception barn, marquee area, a late night bonfire site and a swimming pool, tennis and volleyball courts.
15. Tides Byron Estate
- Location: 290 North Teven Road, Teven, NSW 2478
- Capacity: 140
- Accommodation: Sleeps 22
- Wedding Packages: Tailored
Tides Byron Estate is a pet friendly destination specialising in private weddings and comes with amazing views over a macadamia plantation to the northern coastline of New South Wales. Just 30 minutes from Byron Bay, this 100 acre property features a luxury 8 bedroom villa and a modern wedding hall which comes fully furnished with a picturesque outdoor terrace.
The two storey luxury villa has a poolside event space perfect for pre-wedding & post-wedding events, or which can be utilised as your wedding venue for smaller celebrations.
Pet Friendly Venues on the Central Coast
16. Mandalong Country Estate
- Location: Mandaluck Chase, Mandalong, NSW 2264
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 16
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
With a grand open air shed offering a multi-purpose event space for weddings and a natural bush cathedral in the Watagans State Forest, this nature-infused private stay accommodation is a delightful animal friendly wedding location. Pets attending your wedding ceremony need to be kept on leads however, as there is a lot of wildlife in the area.
Venue hire includes a 3 day stay for up to 16 guests in the luxury 7 bedroom homestead which has a 12 metre in-ground swimming pool and spa. The property even has a rustic reception shed that comes fully furnished with fairy lights.
17. The Stables of Somersby
- Location: 50 Lutana Road, Somersby, NSW 2250
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 4
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
The Stables of Somersby offers dog-friendly venue hire for exclusive use weddings with overnight accommodation in the stables. This popular Central Coast wedding location is an ideal blank canvas for glam rustic weddings and has a ceremony site with adjoining pavilion perfect for afternoon drinks & outdoor weddings, as well as the stables which offer a rustic barn vibe for receptions.
Pet Friendly Venues in the Hunter Valley
18. Nirvana Vista Estate
- Location: Sweetwater Road, Rothbury, NSW 2320
- Capacity: 70
- Accommodation: Sleeps 20
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
One of the newest pet friendly wedding destinations in the Hunter Valley is this 54 acre private hilltop property in Rothbury. The scenic garden estate offers a panoramic birds eye view over lush green fields and the bush-covered Brokenback Mountain Ranges and welcomes dogs on the grounds as well as in the house.
Surrounding the spacious 7 bedroom home are elegantly manicured lawns furnished with garden statues, hedges and flower beds. At the centre of the garden is an elevated white pavilion that seats up to 70 guests overlooking the extraordinary views, where your four legged furry friend can join your DIY wedding reception.
19. Leaves & Fishes
- Location: 737 Lovedale Road, Lovedale, NSW 2325
- Capacity: 2 - 300
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
Leaves & Fishes is a 20 acre Hunter Valley property with lush tropical gardens and rainforest providing a beautiful setting for pet friendly weddings. You'll need to ask for permission to have pets onsite and decisions are made based on the age and temperament of your hound.
Venue hire includes 5 luxury boat sheds that sleep 12 guests. One of the boat sheds is a 2 bedroom villa with a large deck over the water suitable for intimate wedding receptions. For larger weddings there's a gorgeous Tuscan-style sunken garden, a unique banquet hall with a roman bath and a little restaurant.
20. Adams Peak Country Estate
Capacity: 180
Info: Rustic barn venue with ceremonies overlooking the Hunter Valley. Available for exclusive use & weekend hire with accommodation for 24. BYO drinks on request. Great spot for outdoor reception.
21. White Barn
Capacity: 150
Info: All-in-one blank canvas venue to style as your own. High-end barn with all inclusive packages.
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Pet Friendly Venues in the Illawarra
22. The Lodge Jamberoo
- Location: 406 Jamberoo Mountain Road, Jamberoo, NSW 2533
- Capacity: 300
- Accommodation: Sleeps 136
- Cost: All inclusive wedding packages from $95/pp
The Lodge is a newly refurbished country hotel that specialises in 3 day destination weddings with all guests staying in 43 poolside rooms. There are 3 pet friendly rooms and dogs are welcome at the open air chapel which is situated in a natural Pine Tree Cathedral.
Venue hire includes use of two getting ready rooms, set of the chapel and wedding hall, and the option to host a pre-wedding dinner and poolside recovery brunch.
23. Ravensthorpe
Capacity: 200
Info: A Georgian manor house with classical gardens & mountain backdrop. Blank canvas space for your exclusive hire. Accommodation onsite for 10+ with a swimming pool & tennis court.
24. The Wedding Pavilion
- Location: 2 Bong Bong Street, Kiama, NSW 2533
- Capacity: 80 - 400
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive from $125/pp
If you're looking for a beachfront wedding venue that welcomes pets, The Pavilion in Kiama is an ideal location. Situated on its own private peninsula in the heart of Kiama with stunning ocean views that take in the Kiama Lighthouse, this affordable reception venue comes with 3 dog friendly ceremony sites and a beach perfect for wedding photography with your pooch.
25. The Woolshed
Capacity: 350
Info: A rustic blank canvas to style as you please. Exclusive use for wedding receptions.
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Pet Friendly Venues on the North Coast
26. The Oasis Micro Wedding Resort
Location: 5 Koala Place, Boat Harbour, NSW 2316
Capacity: 80
Accommodation: Sleeps 50
Wedding Packages: BYO
The Oasis in Port Stephens is the perfect destination for intimate 3 day weddings with up to 80 guests, as you get exclusive use of the resort for your entire stay with accommodation in 9 cabins including a pet friendly unit. The private little resort is situated 600 metres from One Mile Beach where you can get married on the sand, or within the resorts tropical gardens.
At the centre of the 5 acre resort is a magical event deck immersed in a fairy-lit rainforest. The deck is covered from the weather and is adjoined by lawns where you set up tables under festoon lights threaded amongst the rainforest canopy.
27. Tanilba House
- Location: 32 Caswell Cres, Tanilba Bay, NSW 2319
- Capacity: 90
- Accommodation: Sleeps 4
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive & BYO
The waterfront property of Tanilba House is ideal for wedding ceremonies with dogs as the stunning gardens are completely private and secluded from temptation! The heritage gardens feature stunning stonework, 150 year old trees, an indoor event space in light-filled conservatory, and an incredible 40 metre long fairy-lit wisteria arbour that seats 50+ guests on one long table outdoors. You'll need a dog minder to look after pooch after your ceremony.
Pet Friendly Venues in the Riverina
28. Kimo Estate
Capacity: 200
Info: Rustic, BYO venue in an historic grain shed. Farmland property with unique, eco-friendly & self contained accommodation for up to 30 guests.
Pet Friendly Venues on the South Coast
29. Figbird Cottage
- Location: Comerong Island Rd, Terara - South Coast, NSW
- Capacity: 150+
- Accommodation: Sleeps 8 + glamping
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Figbird Cottage is a gorgeous garden venue entered via ornamental white gates and through a 20 metre rose arbor enclosed under a canopy of fairy lights. This romantic location welcomes dogs to join your wedding ceremony, although as the property is surrounded by dairy paddocks they'll need to be kept on a leash.
Figbird Cottage features a huge marquee and cocktail lawn for outdoor wedding receptions and offers venue hire with or without onsite accommodation which is in two lovely country cottages.
30. Willow Farm Berry
- Location: Galls Lane, Berry - South Coast, NSW
- Capacity: 130
- Willow Farm is a 160 acre private property, synonymous with outdoor weddings. The farm is dog friendly but has animals onsite and therefore all pets must be kept on a leash.
Reception venues include a rustic entertainment shed although most couples hire a marquee to make the best of the beautiful countryside setting. Wedding packages are DIY & BYO including ceremony, photos & reception and owner Keri also provides an all inclusive option.
31. Fig Tree Park
Location: 58 Sherringham Lane, Central Tilba, NSW 2546
Capacity: 2 - 200
Accommodation: Sleeps 2
Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Fig Tree Park is a country estate located near the quaint town of Tilba Tilba and is situated on a hill side overlooking 180° views of the ocean. A two storey French-style cottage sits at the centre of the property and is surrounded by paddocks of horses where your pooch and you can roam for gorgeous wedding photos.
Fig Tree Park features beautifully manicured gardens and a huge fairy lit fig tree under which is perhaps the most spectacular setting for outdoor wedding receptions in NSW. Set up with large round tables and cross back chairs the amazingly romantic backyard lights up in the evenings under thousands of twinkling fairy lights. Elopement packages available.
32. The Lodge Jamberoo
- Location: 406 Jamberoo Mountain Road, Jamberoo, NSW 2533
- Capacity: 300
- Accommodation: Sleeps 136
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
The Lodge is a quiet pet friendly hotel that you can hire for the exclusive use of your wedding. The 43 newly renovated rooms surround a huge 25 metre swimming pool offering a fun setting for a poolside recovery party.
The wedding ceremony site is in an amazing Pine Tree Cathedral and features an open air timber chapel set beside a quietly trickling stream. The reception venue is a beautiful blank canvas hall that comes with a choice of all inclusive wedding packages starting at under $100 per person.
33. Mountain View Farm
- Location: Tilba Tilba, NSW
- Capacity: 2 - 120
- Accommodation: Sleeps 2 - 14
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Overlooked by Mount Gulaga, Mountain View Farm is a picturesque and relaxed country estate where you can tie the knot with your pooch at the altar. The farm has an authentic dairy shed and adjoining marquee paddock for wedding receptions and optional accommodation in a love shack and glamping tents.
Mountain View Farm is home of pop-up daisy field weddings which are available for a limited 6 week season from mid August to late September each year. The property offers scenic country weddings all year round.
34. The Homestead Berry
- Location: 8 Homestead Lane, Berry, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 120
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
This little 5 acre farm stay in Berry brings contemporary elegance to country weddings with a refurbished shed for wedding receptions and beautiful gardens with a choice of unique ceremony sites. All of the ceremony spaces welcome dogs and include a purpose-built circular arbour that overlooks a gorgeous rural vista, and an elegant white arbour on a lush green lawn set against a rustic vine-covered silo.
Venue hire includes a 3 day stay in 5 luxury suites that are set around a private dam. The property also has a hair & makeup salon for your use and a covered lounge & outdoor dance floor area adjoining the shed.
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Pet Friendly Venues in the Southern Highlands
35. Growwild Wildflower Farm
- Location: 916 Old Hume Highway, Alpine, NSW 2575
- Capacity: 150
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Growwild Wildflower Farm is a registered sanctuary with the Wildlife Land Trust and has regular koala and kangaroo sitings in its private gardens. For this reason your pooch needs to be kept on a leash but is welcome to attend your nuptials. The grounds feature 25 beautiful acres of wildflower plantings and have a rustic barn catering for small receptions and grand marquee with an open festoon-lit courtyard.
36. Weddings in the Wilde
Capacity: 200
Info: A budget-friendly weekend venue with late curfew that suits outdoor, festival style receptions. Rustic wooden chapel on a bush bound property with budget-friendly accommodation for 140 guests.
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Pet Friendly Venues in Sydney
37. St Joseph's Guesthouse
- Location: 1029 Saint Albans Road, Saint Albans, NSW 2775
- Capacity: 10 - 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
St Joseph's Guesthouse is one of the best pet friendly wedding venues in NSW if you're looking for a private Airbnb style property to hire for a couple of days. This uniquely atmospheric wedding spot was built from the ruins of a 160 year old church and has 5 luxury bedrooms upstairs (all dog friendly) and a function area on the ground floor that seats up to 60 guests.
38. Chapel Hill Retreat
- Location: Berambing Crest, Berambing, NSW 2758
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 34
39. Lords Estate
- Location: 313 Seven Hills Rd, Seven Hills, NSW 2147
- Capacity: 2 - 100
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive or DIY/BYO
One of the few pet friendly wedding venues in Sydney is Lords Estate, a privately owned heritage chapel just 20 minutes from the CBD. The non-denominational chapel seats up to 80 guests for wedding ceremonies and 30 guests for wedding receptions and is surrounded by gorgeous photo opportunities in rustic gardens and a lush green urban meadow.
40. William Inglis Hotel
Capacity: 700
Info: Budget-friendly, industrial style spaces set amongst waterfront gardens with accommodation for 300. All-in-one venue with luxury hotel accommodation and day spa services. Outdoor receptions & ceremony-only packages available.
Pet Friendly Wedding Venues Elsewhere
41. Glencara Country Estate
- Location: 706 Jerrybang Lane, Monteagle, NSW 2594
- Capacity: 2 - 160
- Accommodation: Sleeps 2 + glamping/camping
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
In the Hilltops region of New South Wales nestled between Young and Grenfell is Glencara, a brand new off-the-beaten-track wedding venue that welcomes dogs to be part of your special day. The picturesque farm is surrounded by vibrant crops of canola during Spring months and offers lush green backdrop of wheat fields during Autumn.
An affordable venue hire fee includes exclusive use of a rustic barn or you can host your wedding ceremony and reception in the whimsical gardens with tables on the lawn or in a marquee. The gardens are a wonder of interactive riddles and games including a gorgeous rustic maze.
Pets have never been so welcome at wedding venues across NSW. You can bring your favourite fur babies to any of the above wedding venues and include them in your special day in whatever way you wish. From walking you up the aisle, to standing with the bridal party, to bringing in the rings, or simply participating like any other guest at your wedding.
Enquire about availability at any of the above pet friendly venues using the links provided.
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