
BYO wedding venues come in two varieties. The first is BYO alcohol venues where you can bring your own drinks to be served at your wedding. The second is BYO catering venues where you can choose your own suppliers to cater your wedding, and in NSW these venues will usually allow you to bring your own drinks as well.
BYO venues are a great budget-friendly option when you’re looking for opportunities to save on wedding costs. The price per head of mobile catering trucks, drink carts, vans and caravans can be substantially cheaper than all-inclusive packages provided by the majority of wedding venues.
If you are considering a BYO alcohol venue there are a couple of things you need to know before rushing off to Dan Murphy’s for cheap drinks on your members discount. While the below venues allow you to bring your own alcohol, it is still a requirement that they comply with RSA laws (Responsible Service of Alcohol). This means, in addition to bringing your drinks you’ll also need to have RSA trained and qualified bar staff at your wedding.
Instead of having to find & hire your own properly qualified bar staff, many BYO wedding venues make it easier for you by providing a BYO package that includes their preferred suppliers at a set cost (usually under $20 per head). With a BYO package, you simply purchase your own alcohol & drinks and deliver to the venue. The venue will then ensure your drinks are chilled and provide appropriately qualified staff to serve your guests in line with RSA requirements.
BYO packages usually include bar staff for the duration of your wedding, a bar set up & service area, glassware, ice, washing of glassware and rubbish removal. FYI, weddings in NSW are generally required to employ 1 RSA qualified bartender per 30 guests. Some BYO wedding venues require a minimum of 2 bar staff per event.
Here's a list of wedding venues where you can BYO alcohol (and in some cases catering) in the Australian state of NSW.
44 BYO Wedding Venues in NSW
Blue Mountains Venues
Byron Bay Venues
Central Coast Venues
Hunter Valley Venues
Illawarra Venues
North Coast Venues
Riverina Venues
South Coast Venues
Southern Highlands Venues
Sydney Venues
Off-the-beaten-track Venues
BYO Venues in the Blue Mountains

1. Lithgow State Mine
- Capacity: 150
- Location: Lithgow, NSW
- BYO: Caterers + alcohol
- Info: Industrial wedding venue with expansive outdoor areas and stunning mountain views. The lawn is the ideal relaxed space for a teepee, yurt or tent set up. The bath house provides a seperate indoor reception space with blank canvas to self style. Commercial food prep area for BYO caterers.

2. Ding Dang Doo
- Capacity: 40+
- Location: Lower Blue Mountains
- BYO: Alcohol
- Info: 30 Acre horse ranch specialising in affordable smaller weddings. Packages include catering. BYO alcohol with option to hire mobile bar to serve your self-supplied beverages cold. Cottages & glamping options onsite.
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BYO Venues in Byron Bay

3. Midginbil Hill Eco Resort
- Capacity: 150
- Location: Tweed Valley, NSW
- BYO: Catering + drinks
- Info: Eco-friendly and budget friendly wedding venue on 400 acres of countryside with mountain views. Exclusive hire with a variety of accommodation to suit all guests from campsites & bunkhouse to motel & safari tents. Choose your own wedding suppliers.

4. Ardeena Events
- Capacity: 130
- Location: Carool, NSW
- BYO: Caterers + drinks
- Info: Bring your own suppliers to this blank canvas, BYO wedding venue. Spectacular views across the hinterland to the ocean make Ardeena the ideal location for an outdoor wedding styled with festoon lighting and a teepee bar. 9 guest rooms provide accommodation within stumbling distance.

5. The Earthhouse
- Capacity: 120
- Location: Byron Bay Hinterland
- BYO: Alcohol
- Info: 110 acre farm in the Byron Bay hinterland with boutique B&B accommodation. Blank canvas wedding venue with spectacular views of surrounding region. BYO alcohol with no corkage fee and choose from venue recommended caterers.
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BYO Venues on the Central Coast

6. The Stables of Somersby
- Capacity: 250
- Location: Somersby, NSW
- BYO: Catering + beverages
- Info: Repurposed rustic barn on a private equestrian property. Fully DIY & BYO wedding venue to style as your own. Available for exclusive hire with beds for 4 in the loft.
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BYO Venues in the Hunter Valley
7. Redleaf Wollombi
- Capacity: 250
- Location: Wollombi, NSW
- BYO: Catering + alcohol
- Info: 6 bedroom luxury homestead with tuscan style courtyard, stunning gardens and expansive grounds. Fully DIY & BYO wedding venue for your exclusive hire all weekend. Hire a marquee and bring your own stylist. Sleeps 12.

8. The Woodhouse
- Capacity: 150
- Location: Wollombi, NSW
- BYO: Alcohol
- Info: 100 acre country property with central lake surrounded by 5,000+ trees. Stay in the 140 year old barn exclusively offered to the bridal couple for as long as you care to stay. Very private wedding venue with blank canvas to style as your own. Exclusive caterers. Ask about BYO alcohol.
9. Lonely Goat Olives
- Capacity: 50
- Location: Hunter Valley, NSW
- BYO: Catering + drinks
- Info: DIY & BYO wedding venue on a private olive farm. Bring your own wedding suppliers. 2 bedroom bridal suite provides accommodation onsite. Pet friendly farm.
10. Stonehurst
- Capacity: 150
- Location: Hunter Valley, NSW
- BYO: Caterers + alcohol
- Info: Unique wedding venue on 550 acres of bush, vineyard and farm land. Private & budget friendly venue that's yours for exclusive hire with 7 onsite cottages. Bring your own alcohol & caterers and have a long table wedding under the trees or a marquee reception. A great BYO venue for small weddings too.
11. Woolshed Hill Estate
- Capacity: 100
- Sleeps: 30
- BYO: Caterers + drinks
- Info: Relaxed DIY venue with accommodation for 30 onsite. Several great spots for a BYO marquee wedding including a budget friendly option over the tennis court which means there's no need to hire flooring.
12. Pokolbin Village
- Capacity: 300
- Sleeps: 54
- BYO: Catering + alcohol
- Info: Pokolbin Village spans 100 acres in the heart of the Hunter Valley. A variety of sites are available for BYO weddings including a function room for smaller events of up to 60 guests. Accommodation available for everyone.
13. Adams Peak Country Estate
- Capacity: 180
- Sleeps: 24
- BYO: Alcohol
- Info: All-in-one pet friendly wedding venue with hay shed & barn spaces for weddings. BYO alcohol only with catering provided onsite. Luxury house & seperate homestead available for the weekend.
14. Merrindah Weddings
- Capacity: 40 - 120
- Sleeps: 5 + camping
- BYO: Caterers + drinks (optional)
- Info: Located on 75 acres at Mulla Villa Farm, the rustic barn or BYO marquee provide expansive views of the surrounding countryside. Catering & drinks can be packaged with the venue or just hire the venue and BYO everything else. Alpacas on the farm to add to your wedding photos.
15. Moravia Park
- Capacity: 200
- Sleeps: 2
- BYO: Caterers + drinks
- Info: Unique barn venue offering a blank canvas for budget friendly DIY & BYO weddings. Bridal suite sleeps 2 and has plenty of space for getting ready with the entire bridal party.
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BYO Venues in the Illawarra

16. Tumbling Waters Retreat
- Capacity: 140
- Location: Stanwell Tops, NSW
- BYO: Alcohol (on request)
- Info: Stunning garden venue with panoramic ocean views. This popular wedding venue has 12 luxury suites, some of which include an outdoor bath and are ideal bridal suites.
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BYO Venues on the North Coast

17. Longview Farm
- Capacity: 120
- Location: Manning Valley, NSW
- BYO: Catering + drinks
- Info: Unique wedding venue with rotating house on waterfront farmland. Small weddings are suitable for the luxury residence while larger receptions can be held in the rustic barn or a hired marquee. BYO catering & drinks to this fully DIY property and stay for the weekend. There's a late curfew and plenty of space for glamping.

18. Sea Eagle Point
- Capacity: 120
- Location: Whoota, NSW
- BYO: Food + drinks
- Info: Budget friendly venue for extended weekend weddings where you can bring your own catering & alcohol. Situated on 100 acres overlooking a pristine lake, the property has 3 onsite cottages, volleyball, tennis & two friendly donkeys.

19. Pillar Rock Farm
- Capacity: 200
- Location: Pillar Valley, NSW
- BYO: Catering + beverages
- Info: 270 acre farm with fishing, bushwalking, rock climbing, mountain biking & 4WD. Fully DIY wedding property. Accommodation includes a guesthouse, barn loft and hunting cottage. Ideal wedding venue for nature & wildlife enthusiasts.

20. Tanilba House
- Capacity: 90
- Location: Port Stephens, NSW
- BYO: Alcohol
- Info: Heritage listed waterfront homestead and gardens in Port Stephens. All inclusive wedding ceremony + reception packages provided with BYO options available.

21. Bombah Point Eco Cottages
- Capacity: 35
- Location: Myall Lakes, NSW
- BYO: Catering + drinks
- Info: 4.5 star retreat for eco-conscious couples. Bush bound property surrounded in wildlife with short walk to the beach. Communal wedding reception space with fully stocked kitchen and adjacent veggie and herb garden.
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BYO Venues in the Riverina

22. Kimo Estate
- Capacity: 200
- Location: Gundagai, NSW
- BYO: Enquire about BYO catering + alcohol
- Info: 7,000 acre working farm and wedding venue with 115 year old high ceiling, tin walled grain shed. Accommodation in the homestead, eco huts and cottages. Pet friendly & BYO options.

23. Big Springs Homestead
- Capacity: 200
- Location: Wagga Wagga, NSW
- BYO: Catering + drinks
- Info: Private countryside venue offering lush garden ceremonies and receptions in the stables or outdoor festoon-lit events with dancing under the stars. DIY wedding venue to style as your own.
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BYO Venues on the South Coast

24. Figbird Cottage
- Capacity: 150+
- Location: Terara, NSW
- BYO: Catering + alcohol
- Info: Marquee venue suitable for small & large weddings. Grounds are ideal for outdoor dining with food trucks & drinks carts under festoon lighting. Budget-friendly day rates or 3 day/2 night packages. All furniture, tableware etc provided onsite. Cottage accommodation + glamping.

25. Bewong River Retreat
- Capacity: 130
- Location: Bewong
- BYO: Catering + alcohol
- Info: DIY riverfront venue with expansive grounds and accommodation onsite for 38 guests + option of glamping. Stay the weekend and enjoy the jetty & private golf course.

26. Bawley Bush Retreat
- Capacity: 150
- Location: Bawley Point
- BYO: Alcohol + catering
- Info: Secluded wedding venue in coastal bushland. Accommodation for 45 + glamping and plenty of space for pre & post wedding events onsite. Blank canvas reception space or ask about the unique dome marquee.

27. Driftwood Shed
- Capacity: 100
- Location: Terara
- BYO: Alcohol + catering
- Info: Fully DIY wedding venue in the permanent marquee. Outdoor weddings can be enjoyed on the beautiful riverside lawns or beside the quaint 100+ year old wares-filled shed.

28. Bundara Farm
- Capacity: 30
- Location: Berry, NSW
- BYO: Food + drinks
- Info: Small farm with a variety of locations for wedding ceremonies & sit down gatherings both indoors & out. Accommodation for 30 with minimum 3 day hire. Fully DIY venue that is ideal for weekend weddings with up to 30 guests.

29. Wildwood
- Capacity: 10 - 90
- Location: Kangaroo Valley, NSW
- BYO: Catering + alcohol
- Info: Eco friendly bush venue with cliff top ceremonies in complete peace and privacy. DIY & BYO wedding venue that also offers elopement packages.

30. Kianinny Bush Cottages
- Capacity: 150
- Location: Tathra, NSW
- BYO: Ask about alcohol
- Info: Outdoor adventure venue with plenty to do for the entire weekend, including zip lining, archery, put putt, tennis and volleyball.. All guests can stay the weekend in self contained cabins and the flexible event spaces are accessible for pre & post wedding events at your leisure.

31. Kullindi Homestead
- Capacity: Flexible
- Location: Jervis Bay, NSW
- BYO: Catering + drinks
- Info: Private waterfront homestead with 5 spacious self contained units. Expansive lawns ideal for marquee or teepee weddings. Hire the property for the weekend & bring your own wedding vendors.

32. Worrowing
- Capacity: 180
- Location: Jervis Bay, NSW
- BYO: Enquire about BYO wedding packages
- Info: Unique 250 acre private property available for exclusive hire with accommodation in boat sheds & wilderness huts. Barn, shed or outdoor weddings on the lawn. Enjoy watching the local wallabies in the late afternoon.

33. Terara Park Farm
- Capacity: 180
- Location: Nowra, NSW
- BYO: Catering + alcohol
- Info: 22 acre horse farm with large converted arena. Exclusive weekend hire with accommodation in 4 units. Budget friendly, DIY & BYO venue suitable for marquee wedding.

34. The Cove
- Capacity: 200
- Location: Jervis Bay, NSW
- BYO: Food trucks & drinks carts
- Info: Get married on your own private beach surrounded by the peace & tranquility of native bushland. Beautiful lawns perfect for outdoor weddings. Indoor space available.

35. Willow Farm
- Capacity: 130
- Location: Berry, NSW
- BYO: Catering + alcohol
- Info: Private & luxury country retreat on 160 acres of green farmland with creek frontage. Do things your own way with self styled weddings including BYO wedding vendors.
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BYO Venues in the Southern Highlands

36. Weddings in the Wilde
- Capacity: 200
- Location: Wildes Meadow, NSW
- BYO: Catering + alcohol
- Info: Rustic, bushland setting with affordable accommodation for the entire guest list. Ideal venue for relaxed, festival weddings with outdoor festoon lighting next to log chapel & wood floor marquee. Private DIY weddings & late curfew. Perhaps a game of backyard cricket on the Sunday?

37. Growwild Wildflower Farm
- Capacity: 145
- Location: Alpine, NSW
- BYO: Catering + alcohol
- Info: A registered sanctuary with the Wildlife Land Trust. Growwild wildflower farm offers 25 picturesque and colourful acres and provides a number of wedding ceremony locations plus a barn & permanent marquee for receptions. Budget friendly wedding venue where you can hire the grounds for your exclusive use.

38. Sylvan Glen
- Capacity: 140
- Location: Penrose, NSW
- BYO: Ask about BYO package option
- Info: Charming country venue surrounded by 60 acres of vineyards and ecologically protected woodlands. Private golf course, huge country guesthouse, huge cottage and seperate getting ready quarters. Ideal weekender for extended weddings with pre & post event facilities (BBQ etc).

39. The Secret Garden
- Capacity: 200
- Location: Wildes Meadow
- BYO: Caterers + drinks
- Info: Stunning 5 acres of cool climate gardens centred around the permanent Sperry marquee. Bespoke wedding packages where you bring your own alcohol and catering suppliers. Affordable BYO wedding venue.

40. Hillview Heritage Estate
- Capacity: 200
- Location: Sutton Forest
- BYO: Caterers + drinks
- Info: Hillview Heritage Estate is a former Vice Regal Retreat built in 1882. Now a BYO wedding venue with a backdrop of magnificent views over the valley and waterways below. 8 Cottages provide on site accommodation for guests.

41. Wildwood
- Capacity: 10 - 90
- Location: Kangaroo Valley, NSW
- BYO: Food & beverage
- Info: Eco friendly bush venue with permanent marquee-like pavilion. Complete privacy and peace. Cliff top ceremonies. DIY/BYO rustic wedding venue where you can organise your own caterers & bring your own alcohol.
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BYO Venues in Sydney

42. The Freedom Hub
- Capacity: 150
- Location: Waterloo
- BYO: Caterers + alcohol
- Info: Large urban warehouse and ethical wedding venue supporting people who have experienced modern day slavery or human trafficking. BYO wedding caterers & bar and The Freedom Hub provides a list of preferred ethical suppliers that you can choose from if you wish.

43. Killcare Surf Club
- Capacity: 150
- Location: Killcare, NSW
- BYO: Food & beverages
- Info: Beachfront wedding venue with large balcony overlooking the ocean. Have your wedding ceremony directly in front of the venue on the beach. Fully BYO & DIY with a commercial grade kitchen onsite.
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Off-the-beaten-track BYO Venues

44. Blue Wren Wines
- Capacity: 350
- Location: Mudgee, NSW
- BYO: Alcohol
- Info: Destination wedding venue with gorgeous country views. 5 bedroom homestead + accommodation for additional 10 people. All inclusive packages with option to BYO alcohol.
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If you’re searching for a BYO wedding venue you’ll probably want to explore wedding caterers and drink providers. NSW has an excellent variety of food trucks & drink vans to consider for your wedding. There’s also a great range of commercial caterers who offer full sit down meals from 3 courses to degustation menus.
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