Planning to elope in Australia? Here are 12 elopement packages offered by small wedding specialists, that come with a beautiful location to get married with just you and your boo (or with a few extras too).
This list of the best elopement packages in Australia includes an intimate wedding ceremony at some of the country's most scenic locations and range from simple & affordable elopement weddings to all inclusive deals, both with accommodation and without.
Australia's most popular elopement packages are provided by specialist elopement venues and cater for two types of intimate weddings; those that choose their own marriage celebrant & elopement photographer, and those who prefer everything to be included in one easy all inclusive package.
There is no standard eloping or micro wedding package in Australia. The quickest & cheapest elopements are a legals only wedding ceremony performed by a marriage celebrant which typically costs between $500 - $700. The most common option is an all inclusive elopement package under $5,000, and there are plenty of luxury places to elope for larger budgets.
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Top 12 Elopement Packages in Australia
1. Goosewing Cottage
- Location: Hunter Valley, NSW
- Capacity: 2 - 20
- Accommodation: Sleeps 2 - 12
Goosewing Cottage is a beautiful little farm stay located in Australia's world-renowned Hunter Valley. The picturesque farm specialises in affordable elopement weddings and has a gorgeous open-air chapel built especially for the occasion.
Goosewing Cottage offer all inclusive elopement packages with or without accommodation in two onsite cottages that sleep up to 4 & 8 guests respectively. The larger of the two cottages has a swimming pool and spacious dining room suitable for a private chef to cater an intimate reception.
All Inclusive Elopements: $3,295+
All inclusive elopement packages start at $3,295 with venue hire, award-winning photographer and a choice of celebrants included. You are legally married with a personalised wedding ceremony & all official documentation. Optional add-ons include styling of the chapel, bouquets, buttonholes, wedding cake, hair & make-up and video.
Elopement Package with Accommodation: $5,095+
When you elope at Goosewing Cottage you can add a night mini moon for two or have up to 12 guests stay onsite with you. Packages with accommodation start at $5,095 and include a celebrant, photographer, planner and complimentary gourmet breakfast hamper.
2. Daydream Island Resort & Living Reef
- Location: Daydream Island, Whitsundays, QLD
- Capacity: 2 - 300
- Accommodation: Sleeps everyone
Daydream Island Resort is a world class elopement destination situated in the heart of the Whitsundays on the Great Barrier Reef. Accessed via a 30 minute boat or helicopter ride from the mainland, the island offers the tranquility of a tropical island with lush rainforest, private white sand beaches and picture-perfect poolside dining.
Elopement venues on the island include a double glass facade chapel that overlooks the pristine waters of the Coral Sea, an underwater viewing room, seaside infinity deck and your very own private beach. With plenty to do around the resort, bring your snorkel and stay for an island honeymoon after saying "I do".
Chapel Elopement Package: $4,500
The chapel elopement package at Daydream Island includes 3 hours venue hire with furniture, set up & styling in the chapel, bouquet(s) and buttonhole(s) for the couple and French Champagne.
Beach Elopement Package: $4,999
The beach elopement package includes exclusive use of the private Lovers Cove infinity deck with ceremony set up, styling, florals and champagne.
3. Mountain View Farm
- Location: Tilba Tilba, NSW
- Capacity: 2 - 25 guests
- Accommodation: Sleeps 2 - 14
Mountain View Farm is a scenic country estate that sits under the gaze of Mount Gulaga on the Sapphire Coast region of New South Wales. The authentic working farm offers a romantic destination for elopers year-round but is a particularly special place to get married in Spring when the Daisy Fields bloom.
Pop up weddings in the Daisy Fields are available from mid August to the end of September each year. And each season has a one-of-a-kind aisle and altar designed into the fields. Optional on-site accommodation is available in a love shack, 3 cottages and 2 glamping tents.
Daisy Field Elope Package: $8,500
Elope with 2 - 25 guests during the limited Daisy Field season from mid August to end of September. The package includes a legal ceremony by a recommended local celebrant, wedding photographer, a live wedding singer, flowers and gourmet grazing table & drinks. Available weekends.
Elope Marriage: Seasonal pricing
Elope in 4 acres of beautiful country gardens and choose from an all inclusive elopement package or bring your own choice of wedding vendors. Comes with use of The Dairy - a rustic undercover event space.
4. White Chapel Kalbar
- Location: 87 George Street, Kalbar, QLD 4309
- Capacity: 2 - 80
- Accommodation: Sleeps 8
White Chapel and Black Hall Kalbar are located on a quiet country corner in Queensland's Scenic Rim region which was recently named as one of the top 10 places to visit in the world. The chapel has a modern all-white interior including luxe white bentwood chairs and a unique neon-lit altar.
Surrounding the chapel are lush gardens, a courtyard & fountain, spacious lawns, a covered courtyard with fireplace and a rustic outdoor bar area. Any or all spaces can be incorporated into your elopement package, along with Herrman House - an Airbnb by the same owners situated 10 doors down the road.
The following all inclusive elopement packages are available mid week from Monday to Thursday. Alternatively, you can dry-hire the chapel and organise your own suppliers.
Elopement Package for 4: $6,250
This small elopement package gives you exclusive use of White Chapel and surrounding gardens for an intimate wedding with up to 4 guests. You get all furniture provided, a registered celebrant to personalise your legal marriage ceremony, professional photography, flowers, a cake, grazing platter & bubbles and a 2 night stay in Herrmann House with breakfast and transfers in a vintage Bentley.
Elopement Package for 24: $7,450
Includes extended use of White Chapel, the gardens and outdoor pergola area set up with furniture & styling for up to 24 guests. A celebrant, photographer, cake, flowers, grazing station and beverage package is included. Add Herrman House if accommodation is required.
5. Leaves & Fishes
- Location: Lovedale - Hunter Valley, NSW
- Capacity: 2 - 300
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
Leaves & Fishes is a 20 acre rainforest retreat located in the Hunter Valley. The property features lush tropical gardens and a picturesque Lotus Lake with 5 luxury boathouses. Each boathouse has a private deck over the lake where resident water hens and Koi Fish can be watched peacefully swimming around.
The estate is a beautiful spot to elope year round but is particularly scenic November to March when the Lotus Lake is in flower. The 2 bedroom King Villa is included with all micro wedding and elope packages and features a spacious open living & dining area and large deck suitable for ceremonies and private dining.
Elopement Package For 2: $3,000 - $4,000
The elopement package at Leaves & Fishes includes your choice of ceremony location, photos on the property, two nights accommodation in the King Boathouse, a grazing board and champagne. To elope mid-week the price is $3,000. To elope on the weekend the price is $4,000.
Micro Wedding Package For 20: $7,500 - $8,500
The micro wedding package at Leaves & Fishes gives you exclusive use of the property and all 5 boathouses sleeping up to 12 guests for two nights. You can get married on the King Villa deck or any of the other beautiful garden sites, have wedding photos on the grounds and dine privately on the villa deck or as an optional extra, the over-water restaurant.
6. Lords Estate
- Location: Seven Hills - Sydney, NSW
- 2 - 100 guests
- Midweek & Weekend
Lords Estate is a large historic property with a private wedding chapel and rectory just 20 minutes from the Sydney CBD. The non-denominational chapel seats up to 80 guests for wedding ceremonies and 30 for receptions, and comes with removable pews, high end audio and customisable interior & exterior coloured lighting.
Behind the chapel is the property's original residence which has several rooms accessible for elopements. The drawing room offers an intimate setting for small weddings with up to 10 guests and there's also a private dining room seating 10 and a whiskey parlour.
Express Elopement Package: $1,850
Includes use of the Lords Estate Drawing Room for 1.5 hours during week days with a maximum capacity of 10 guests. Your legal wedding ceremony, celebrant, photographer, cake & celebratory bubbles are all included.
Wedding Chapel Elopements: Enquire
Includes 4+ hours venue hire, celebrant, chapel styling, wedding cake & champagne, photography & florals. You get full access to the grounds surrounding the chapel for photos after your wedding ceremony.
7. St Joseph's Guesthouse
- Location: 1029 Saint Albans Road, Saint Albans, NSW 2775
- Capacity: 10 - 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Wedding Packages: BYO
Built by the current owner in the ruins of a 160 year old church, St Joseph's Guesthouse is one of Australia's most unique elopement venues. Situated in the peaceful surrounds of the Hawkesbury Valley, this repurposed Airbnb is an incredibly atmospheric location to elope with the option of staying in the 5 luxury bedrooms within the upper 2 storeys.
The facade of the church offers a dramatic backdrop for outdoor wedding celebrations with the original church bell (which still works) hanging above the front sandstone steps as an altar. Venue hire includes access to the internal ground floor which is a character-filled space that oozes an incredibly intimate vibe.
Small Elopement Package: $4,800
St Joseph's Guesthouse offer a small 4 hour elopement package that includes exclusive-use venue hire, a choice of celebrants with all legal paperwork submitted for you, a quality photographer, grazing platter, wedding cake & champagne and florals. You're welcome to stay and have photos after your nuptials.
Elopement Package With Accommodation: $5,300
St Joseph's all inclusive elopement packages with accommodation start at $5,300 and include an overnight stay for the newly married couple. With 5 bedrooms in the guesthouse, additional guests are welcome at a cost of $500 per night.
8. Figbird Cottage
- Location: Terara - South Coast, NSW
- Capacity: 2 - 20
- Accommodation: Sleeps 8
On the South Coast of New South Wales is Figbird Cottage, a romantic garden venue that is entered via ornamental white gates and a 6 metre festoon-lit rose arbour. Manicured lawns are planted with hundreds of beautiful camellia and rose bushes and the gardens are surrounded by relaxed dairy paddocks.
The weekends at Figbird are typically booked by larger weddings in the property's grand marquee, but on weekdays and some weekends in off-peak months such as during winter you can elope in the gardens with easy all inclusive packages. There are two cottages onsite which sleep 8 guests in total.
Elopement Package: $3,995
Includes exclusive use of the gardens for 2 hours, ceremony set up, celebrant to perform your legal wedding ceremony & 2 hours photography.
Elopement With Accommodation: $4,950 - $7,500
Includes 2 - 4 hours exclusive use of grounds to elope with 6 - 20 guests, a wedding planner, 2-3 hours photography, celebrant, wedding cake, bouquet & buttonhole, ceremony styling and 1 night accommodation in one or both cottages.
9. Coolangatta Estate
- Location: Shoalhaven Heads, NSW
- Capacity: 2 - 200
- Accommodation: Sleeps 70
Coolangatta Estate is the site of first settlement at Shoalhaven Heads and with the ocean, Shoalhaven River and bush-covered hills surrounding the property is an incredibly picturesque location to elope. Within the winery's grounds are many beautiful backdrops for wedding ceremonies & photos including historic buildings built by convicts, rows of vines and lush fairy-lit gardens.
All Inclusive Elopement Package: $6,999
The elopement package at Coolangatta Estate includes a legal wedding ceremony by a local marriage celebrant, two witnesses if required, 2 hours photography, a 2 hour picnic and 1 night accommodation for two in the onsite motel.
10. The Altar Electric
- Location: 299 Johnston Street, Abbotsford, VIC 3067
- Capacity: 2 - 80
The Altar Electric is conveniently located in central Melbourne and is unequivocally Australia's funkiest elopement venue. Fun decor and a jamming DJ and bar create a cracking vibe for highly memorable and super simple elopements.
Quick Elopement Package: $2,000
Includes 30 minutes in the chapel with just you and your boo plus 2 guests. You get a personalised wedding ceremony, all legals and paperwork lodged, witnesses if required and a commemorative certificate and polaroid photo. Live streaming & photographer can be added.
Shotgun Wedding Package: $3,200
Includes everything in the quick elopement package with up to 10 guests, 60 minutes in the chapel and the bar is open for drinks after getting hitched. Live streaming ($950) and photographer ($1,500) can be added.
Micro Wedding Package: $23,000
This all inclusive micro wedding package comes with 5 hours venue hire, drinks, food truck, DJ and 3 hours photography plus your legal wedding ceremony with all paperwork lodged by your celebrant.
11. Darling St Wedding Chapel
- Location: 16 Darling Street East, Ipswich, QLD 4305
- Capacity: 100
- Wedding Packages: $95+/pp
Oozing with historic charm, Darling St Chapel is one of the most atmospheric places to elope in Australia. The non-denominational elopement venue is inclusive of all couples in love regardless of gender, background, religion or otherwise.
Built in 1879, the historic wedding chapel has undergone a modern facelift recently and now features polished timber floors, a built in bar and atmospheric lighting. We love the personal service offered by the owner and team.
All Inclusive Elopement Package: $4,450
Darling St's elopement package includes exclusive use of the wedding chapel & gardens for 2.5 hours with full floral styling & furnishings in the chapel, a personalised wedding ceremony with a preferred celebrant plus all legals, florals for the couple, wedding cake, 2 hours of professional wedding photography and a bottle of French sparkling with a cold charcuterie platter.
12. Big Love Tiny Chapel
- Location: Margaret River, WA
- Capacity: 4 - 20
Big Love Tiny Chapel is a travelling wedding ceremony venue that offers all inclusive pop up weddings as well as destination elopement packages throughout the Margaret River region of Western Australia.
The chapel seats 4 guests inside and for ceremonies with up to 20 guests you can exchange vows on the porch while guests are seated in front of the chapel. Owner Anita Revel is the registered celebrant included with all elopement packages and you're also welcome to hire the chapel from $890 and bring your own officiant.
Pop Up Elopement Package: $1,950+
Pop up elopements are a quick, easy and affordable way to get married where the chapel is parked at a designated location and the venue hire fee is shared between all couples getting married on that day. Pop up elopement packages include use of the chapel for 1hr, venue booking done for you, a celebrant, legal wedding and a bottle of bubbles. Add photographer & flowers.
Destination Elopement Experience: $3,750+
The destination elopement experience is offered twice per year at various locations in the Margaret River region. The packages typically include 2 nights accommodation, an all day elopement adventure with chauffeured transport (such as wine tastings & lunch), celebrant and photographer. Enquire for next dates & itinerary.
Small Elopement Packages
Elope In Sydney
- Location: Sydney, NSW
- Capacity: 2 - 30 guests
Elope In Sydney are a small team who specialise in intimate weddings and who offer quick and affordable elopements at a choice of 3 Sydney Harbour locations. The team will also marry you in a city location of your choosing, including your own home, hotel room or a preferred park or garden.
Affordable Elopement Package: $1,995
The affordable elopement package includes a personalised legal wedding ceremony performed by 5 star celebrant Michael Janz in a central Sydney location of your choosing. You also get a wedding photographer for 2 hours including all high resolution images.
All Inclusive Elopement Package: $2,505 - $2,755
The all inclusive package has everything in the affordable plus set up of wedding ceremony styling with up to 24 chairs, an aisle runner and arbour.
Simple Ceremonies
- Location: Sydney, Wollongong
- Capacity: 20+
Simple Ceremonies are specialists in quick, easy & affordable elopements within Sydney, Wollongong and Central Coast regions. Michael Teulon and his team offer simple elopement packages that include a professional marriage celebrant who delivers a Registry Office style ceremony with all legal paperwork in a choice of public parks, gardens & private studios.
It's $525 to be married in a location of your choosing and you can add photography, videography or live streaming to any packaged elopements.
Small Elopement Packages: $350
Includes a wedding ceremony for up to 20 guests at a choice of set locations around Sydney, the Illawarra and Central Coast areas. All official paperwork to get you legally married is included, along with a qualified civil celebrant to perform your ceremony.
Styled Elopement Package: $649
Includes everything in the small elopement package plus ceremony furniture & styling. You'll have a ceremony set up with 10 white folding chairs for guests, a decorated signing table and an aisle runner waiting for your ceremony entrance.
Elopements By Elva
- Location: Brisbane, Gold Coast, Byron Bay
- Capacity: 2 - 20+
Elva Nicolson is a 5 star elopement celebrant who can get you married discreetly & without fuss from $450, or in a more in-depth and personalised ceremony from $650. She brings a calm presence and gentle humour that's easy to connect with and for this reason is recommended by many of Brisbane's elopement professionals.
With lots of experience in marrying mixed nationality couples Elva also comes with a good knowledge of Immigration Department requirements for spousal visas and can provide the necessary paperwork.
Legals Only Elopement: $450
Includes a simple elopement ceremony that gets you legally married with all official paperwork completed and submitted for you. Travel fees may apply for Byron Bay weddings.
Personalised Elopement Ceremony: $650+
Includes all of the above for a legal wedding but with a more personalised ceremony that includes a custom script featuring elements of importance to the both of you.
Spiritual Elopements by Natalie Skye
- Location: Noosa, Sunshine Coast
- Capacity: 2 - 40
With more than two hundred 5 star reviews, Natalie Skye is one of the Sunshine Coast's most popular elopement celebrants. She comes with 15 years experience officiating the legal marriages of elopers and offers the option of connecting with nature and incorporating ancient rituals into your ceremony such as the sage cleansing ritual featured here.
Natalie is known for her happy go lucky demeanour, creating meaningful ceremonies around conscious commitment, and bringing a jovial, warm and happy presence in which to kickstart married life.
Elopement Package: $800
Includes a fully personalised elopement ceremony crafted around what's important to you. She'll help you with writing vows, include sacred rituals if relevant to you and craft a marriage ceremony that has you walking into the rest of your life on the right foot.
Beach Elopement Package: $1,440
Includes a personalised wedding ceremony with an altar and simple styling plus polaroid photos. Upgrade to a professional photographer, flowers, hair & make up etc from $3,200.
Wendy Does Elopements
- Location: Eltham, VIC 3095
- Service Area: Melbourne & surrounds
Wendy is a down-to-earth, sincere and vibrant marriage celebrant who exudes warmth, joy and loved-up fuzzy feels. You may recognise Wendy from her two seasons as a celebrant on Married at First Sight.
Wendy's marriage ceremonies are entirely all about the two of you. They're always a mix of laughs, warmth and happy tears as she tells your story the way you want it to be told.
Legals Ony Package: $700+
A simple legalities only wedding ceremony that's short, sweet and to the point costs $700. All the legal documentation is completed and lodged for you making you officially hitched.
Elopement Package: $1,600+
Wendy's elopement package includes a fun, inclusive and heartfelt marriage ceremony that is 100% personalised to you.
Josh Withers
- Location: Tasmania
- Service Area: QLD, NSW, TAS
Josh Withers is an international marriage celebrant who specialises in small and intimate wedding ceremonies. He is based in Tasmania but regularly travels to Sydney, Brisbane and beyond to wed adventurous, fun-loving couples.
Josh is renowned as a vivid, fun & authentic storyteller who's wedding ceremonies are typically script-free. His warm sense of humour and ability to speak naturally off-the-cuff make him one of the most sought after marriage celebrants in Australia.
Simple Elopement Package: $2,000+
Includes Josh to craft your personalised wedding ceremony and complete all legal documentation to get you legally married. Travel fees may apply.
All Inclusive Elopement Package: $4,260
Includes Josh's wife Britt who brings 10+ years experience planning elopements throughout Australia & overseas as your elopement planner, Josh as your marriage celebrant along with all legal documentation, a wedding photographer with a copy of all high resolution images and dream florals.
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Photography Elopement Packages
Anna Murray Photography
- Location: Bondi Beach, NSW 2026
- Service Area: Sydney
Anna Murray is a specialist elopement photographer who brings more than 5 years experience to capturing small weddings around Sydney. Her images are very candid and natural with a focus on photographing highly meaningful and emotive moments.
Elopement Photography Packages
Elopement packages start at $900 for a 2 hour photo shoot and go up to $4,000 for an all-day elopement experience with up to 10 hours coverage. You receive all high resolution images edited to include a mix of colour and black & white.
Tennille Fink Photographer
- Location: Brisbane, QLD
- Service Area: Australia
Tennille Fink is a professional Brisbane-based wedding photographer who takes a hands-off approach to documentary photography producing candid portfolios filled with very natural, straight-from-the-lens wedding photos. We love her wonderful knack for photographing couples looking into the lens without them feeling like staged portraits.
Elopement Package: $2,200+
Elopement packages start at $2,200 and include a half day of photography with all high resolution photos provided in a downloadable gallery. Travel charges apply for locations further than 2 hours from Brisbane.
Briars Atlas
- Location: Melbourne, VIC
- Service Area: World
As one of the world's best wedding photographers Oliver Sansom is regularly flown around the globe to capture the weddings of other leading creatives. He has been named International Wedding Photographer of the Year for his work in analogue formats and put in the World's Top 30 by Rangefinder New York.
Oli has an uncanny eye for capturing for posterity. There is a unique nostalgic feel to his work which he attributes to an ongoing interest in what's at the edges - just to the side of the obvious. Your wedding is captured in a mix of modern digital and analogue formats by a guy who knows his way around making folks feel comfortable in front of his lenses.
Elopement Package: $5,900
With a Briars Atlas elopement package you get one of Australia's top 10 wedding photographers applying his unique angle of the world in and around your community of favourite folks.
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