Looking for the best places to elope in New South Wales? These 20 beautiful elopement venues specialise in small & intimate weddings, and offer atmospheric spaces to hire that are tailor-made for little ceremonies & receptions. All of the elopement locations on this list are perfect for tiny weddings and cater for just the couple and up to 20 guests.
The best small wedding and elopement venues in NSW include private houses and Airbnbs, intimate farm stays and seasonal pop up venues in hidden coastal & country places. Some of the state's most popular elopement locations are in private gardens and historic chapels along with amazing destinations that come with scenic backdrops and jaw dropping views.
Whether you're looking for an elopement package near Sydney or a private house to hire in the country, these 20 beautiful places provide a wide range of intimate elopement locations. Here are our top 20 elopement venues in NSW.
Top 20 Elopement Venues in NSW
Hunter Valley
Sydney
South Coast
Blue Mountains
Central Coast
North Coast
Off The Beaten Track
Elopement Venues in the Hunter Valley
Goosewing Cottage
- Location: 1194 Mount View Rd, Mount View, NSW 2325
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
- Elopement packages: All inclusive
Goosewing Cottage is a specialist elopement venue that exclusively caters for intimate weddings with just the couple or up to 20 guests. The Hunter Valley farm stay features a purpose built open air chapel that overlooks lush pastures and offers a private & relaxed setting to say "I do".
All inclusive elopement packages are available from $3,295 including a choice of celebrants and professional photography. The property also has optional accommodation in a cottage and homestead that sleep 4 & 8 guests respectively.
Leaves & Fishes
- Location: 737 Lovedale Road, Lovedale, NSW 2325
- Accomodation: Sleeps 12
- Elopement Packages: DIY/BYO
Immersed in tropical gardens and surrounded by lush rainforest, this private 20 acre estate is a unique and picturesque place to elope in the heart of Australia's favourite wine country. The property is set around a flowering Lotus Lake and has five boat shed villas that sleep 10 - 12 guests (elopement packages include hire of 1 villa with extras villas able to be added).
Leaves & Fishes has 3 intimate wedding venues suitable for small ceremonies & receptions of 2 - 20 guests. Ceremony venues include an ornamental pear tree in lush tropical gardens plus a large villa balcony with gorgeous views over the lake. Small wedding receptions can be held on the villa balcony, in the sunken garden or in the property's intimate restaurant.
Elopement Venues in Sydney
St Joseph's Guesthouse
- Location: 1029 Saint Albans Road, Saint Albans, NSW 2775
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Elopement Packages: DIY & All Inclusive
Built from the ruins of an old Catholic Church, St Joseph's Guesthouse is one of Sydney's most unique elopement venues. The award winning location is 1.5 hours from the Sydney CBD on a private hillside overlooking the Hawkesbury Valley.
Upstairs are 5 bedrooms, an open plan kitchen & dining and private indoor/outdoor living areas. On the ground floor is an intimate event space perfect for elopements and micro weddings. Venue hire for DIY ceremonies is $3,500 including 2+ nights accommodation. All inclusive elopement packages with a celebrant, photographer, flowers & grazing table are $4,800.
Chapel Hill Retreat
- Location: 36 Berambing Crest, Berambing, NSW 2758
- Accommodation: Sleeps 34
- Elopement Packages: All inclusive
Chapel Hill is a scenic country retreat located on the outskirts of Sydney overlooking the world heritage Blue Mountains. Elopement amenities include a choice of 7 ceremony locations with stunning mountain views that range from a hilltop chapel and a gorgeous open deck to a natural bush cathedral and gardens.
The 35 acre retreat offers all inclusive elopement packages from $4,200 including a choice of ceremony locations, celebrant, all legal paperwork, a cheese and antipasto platter with wine and overnight accommodation for two. Flexible guest numbers are easily catered for and additional accommodation is available onsite.
Australian Botanic Gardens Mount Annan
- Location: 362 Narellan Rd, Mount Annan, NSW 2567
- Elopement Packages: DIY/BYO
The Australian Botanical Gardens at Mount Annan are the largest botanical gardens in New South Wales and offer a choice of beautiful elopement locations ranging from waterfront lawns and gardens to rainforest and woodland settings.
One of the most popular places to elope in Western Sydney is the Connections Garden, a mostly private rainforest garden with a timber ceremony deck set over water. Venue hire provides exclusive use of your chosen ceremony spot to style as you like with your own preferred vendors.
Lords Estate Chapel
- Location: 313 Seven Hills Rd, Seven Hills, NSW 2147
- Elopement Packages: DIY & All inclusive
Lords Estate Chapel is one of the best places to elope in Sydney because it is weatherproof venue, has an intimate interior atmosphere and offers a variety of backdrops for wedding photos in the surrounding gardens. The refurbished, non-denominational chapel can be hired for wedding ceremonies and small receptions and comes with removable pews, professional lighting and Bose audio.
Affordable venue hire is available for couples wishing to DIY their own elopement, or all inclusive packages start at $1,850 including a celebrant, photographer, cake & bubbly. Behind the chapel the Refectory drawing & dining rooms offer a bespoke elopement experience catering for ceremonies & private dining for up to 10 guests.
Palm Beach Elopement Venue
- Location: Palm Beach, Sydney NSW
- Capacity: 100
- Wedding Ceremony Venue
This private oceanfront garden is hidden on Sydney's Northern Beaches and can be hired for intimate wedding ceremonies overlooking Palm Beach. The garden is located at a $40 million holiday house and features 2,500m² of pristine lawns and tranquil, Balinese style gardens. The property's pool house is accessible for amenities, there's easy road access and street parking and a jetty is a short stroll for water arrivals & departures. POA
Elopement Venues South Coast NSW
Fig Tree Park
- Location: 58 Sherringham Lane, Central Tilba, NSW 2546
- Accommodation: Sleeps 2
- Elopement Packages: DIY/BYO
Fig Tree Park is an elegant French-style estate that has a two story country cottage with hedged-trimmed lawns that overlook sweeping ocean views. The scenic hillside property is surrounded by peaceful paddocks of grazing horses and is one of the best small wedding venues on the NSW South Coast.
Elopement packages at Fig Tree Park start at $3,990 and include use of the venue to get married, a 3 course celebratory meal and a 2 night stay for the couple. All inclusive elopements with a celebrant, hair & makeup, set up & styling etc are also available and priced under $10,000.
Figbird Cottage
- Location: Comerong Island Rd, Terara - South Coast, NSW
- Accommodation: Sleeps 8 + glamping
- Elopement Packages: DIY/BYO
Entering the ornamental white gates into the beautiful gardens of Figbird Cottage, you pass under a canopy of twinkling fairy lights and through a romantic 20 metre white rose arbor. Manicured lawns open to hundreds of camellia and rose bushes and tall topiary nestled within a serene dairy country landscape.
Just a few minutes from Nowra and with two cottages sleeping 6 & 2 guests respectively, Figbird Cottage is a pretty place to elope and stay for a few days. All inclusive elopement packages start at $3,995 and come with a celebrant & wedding ceremony set up plus 2 hours of professional photography in the gardens.
Coolangatta Estate
- Location: 1335 Bolong Road, Coolangatta, NSW 2535
- Accommodation: Sleeps 70
- Elopement Packages: All inclusive
Coolangatta Estate is an historic winery located near Berry at Shoalhaven Heads. The 100 acres of vines are framed by surrounding bush covered hills and the ocean, with a convict-built motel and community hall providing an atmospheric village-like setting for tiny weddings to grand celebrations.
Eloping at Coolangatta Estate costs $6,999 and comes with a local marriage celebrant, two witnesses if required, a professional wedding photographer for 2 hours, a 2 hour romantic picnic and 1 night accommodation for two.
Eleven Eighty Weddings
- Location: 1180 Bolong Road, Coolangatta, NSW 2535
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
- Accommodation: Sleeps 15
With 4 micro wedding venues and two cottages on this exclusive 3 acre block, Eleven Eighty is an ideal 3-day location for intimate destination weddings. Amenities for weddings include a rustic courtyard with optional marquee, an old school hall that seats up to 50 guests, a cute little barn that seats 30 and a private dining train carriage that seats 20.
Venue hire for elopements includes exclusive use of all facilities for 2 nights including accommodation for up to 15 guests. A furniture shed has a choice of styling items for wedding ceremonies and receptions as well pre & post wedding functions.
Interbane House
- Location: 8 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Stanwell Park, NSW 2508
- Accommodation: Sleeps 18
- Elopement Packages: DIY/BYO
Interbane House is an oceanfront Airbnb that can be hired for small weddings and elopements near Wollongong in the state's Illawarra region. The spacious 5 bedroom house has an open plan kitchen & dining room that seats up to 18 guests and overlooks the port traffic coming & going from Wollongong.
Wedding ceremonies can be held inside or on a wide balcony surrounding the Victorian era homestead. Alternatively, the flat backyard is suitable for outdoor weddings and marquees are permitted.
Elopement Venues in Blue Mountains
Dantosa Estate
- Location: 76 Mort St, Katoomba, NSW 2780
- Accommodation: Sleeps 18
- Elopement Packages: DIY/BYO
Dantosa Estate is a secluded Airbnb style property situated on 9 acres within the world heritage listed Blue Mountains National Park. The estate centres around a private lake which has a wedding ceremony pontoon and pretty lake house area perfect for wedding photos.
Venue hire for small weddings and elopements requires a minimum one night stay and you bring your own choice of celebrant & photographer. You can hire one or both of the houses on the property, the largest of which has an events balcony and seats up to 60 guests in its dining room.
Glasshouse Elopements
- Location: McKay Lane, Wentworth Falls, NSW 2782
- Accommodation: Sleeps 2
- Elopement Packages: All inclusive
The Glasshouse at Falls Rest is a purpose built elopement venue that caters exclusively for intimate weddings with 2 - 10 guests. Situated at Wentworth Falls in the Unesco World Heritage Blue Mountains, the spectacular location offers an incredible opportunity to adventure out on the escarpment and capture iconic wedding photos.
Elopement packages include a 3 night mini-moon in the romantic Falls Rest Cabin with a custom-styled wedding ceremony in the Glasshouse. You get a catered breakfast on the morning of your wedding, all wedding photos plus an iphone reel & video of the day, a choice of 3 celebrants who complete all legal paperwork for you, cake & champagne with a high tea grazing board and environmentally sustainable silk florals.
Elopement Venues in Central Coast NSW
Linton Gardens
- Location: 611 Wisemans Ferry Rd, Somersby, NSW 2250
- Elopement Packages: Mostly inclusive
Linton Gardens is an award winning elopement venue nestled on 5 acres of heritage gardens in the serene nature area of Mangrove Mountain. The Central Coast venue was purpose built for elegant weddings and features a quaint historic chapel that was relocated from Erina and a rustic barn for wedding receptions.
Linton Gardens specialise in all inclusive packages for weddings & elopements. You get a choice of garden ceremony areas or use of the historic chapel to say "I do", a fully styled ceremony with red carpet, arch and seating, and canapés served with a range of beverages.
Kangy Gardens
- Location: 49 Preston Rd, Kangy Angy, NSW 2258
- Elopement Packages: DIY
The family owned Kangy Gardens is a popular outdoor wedding venue set on 2.5 acres of award winning gardens on the NSW Central Coast. The private property offers a secluded location for intimate weddings and elopements with amenities including a small marquee, sandstone reception venue, Romeo & Juliet style chapel and giant heart garden.
Elopements at Kangy Gardens are priced from $4,500 and include 2.5 hours venue hire, up to 20 guests and complimentary tea & coffee.
Elopement Venues in North Coast NSW
Tides Byron Villa
- Location: 290 North Teven Road, Teven, NSW 2478
- Accommodation: Sleeps 22
- Elopement Packages: DIY
The two storey villa at Tides Byron Estate comes with 8 luxury bedrooms, a top floor swimming pool and access to the property's macadamia orchard. Seating up to 40 guests the poolside event space is perfect for small weddings and elopements and overlooks the macadamia farm with sweeping views to Lennox Head.
The villa can be hired for mid-week & off peak elopements with all vendors self sourced. Weekends and peak season are reserved for use by hirers of the purpose-built wedding hall located next to the villa.
Bays Holiday House
- Location: 17 Port Stephens Drive, Anna Bay, NSW 2316
- Accommodation: Sleeps 16
- Elopement Packages: All inclusive
Bays Holiday house is a 7 bedroom home that caters for micro weddings and elopements with up to 16 seated or 30 standing guests. Backing onto bush in Port Stephens and just minutes from Stockton sand dunes, the property offers the perfect coastal location for an extended stay & celebration.
All inclusive elopement packages include exclusive use of the 2.8 acre property with amenities including two beautifully styled wedding areas, a swimming pool and games room. Once you've booked your elopement the owners introduce you to your stylist & floral designer, caterer and photographer.
Elopement Venues in Country NSW
Glencara Country Elopements
- Location: 706 Jerrybang Lane, Monteagle, NSW 2594
- Accommodation: Sleeps 2 + glamping/camping
- Elopement Packages: DIY/BYO
Glencara is one of the state's newest elopement venues and is located in the Hilltops region of New South Wales between Young and Grenfell. In Autumn the 10 hectare property is surrounded by picturesque green wheat fields and in Spring turns into a bright yellow sea of vibrant canola.
This off-the-beaten-track location centres around an historic farm house and features whimsical gardens with interactive riddles and a rustic country maze. Elopement packages are available Monday to Thursday and come with a celebrant, photographer and fresh flowers.
Mountain View Farm
- Location: 11 Mount Dromedary Trail, Tilba Tilba, NSW 2546
- Accommodation: Sleeps 2 - 14
- Elopement Packages: All inclusive
The daisy fields at Mountain View Farm is one of our favourite elopement venues in Australia and is located near the quaint town of Tilba and the bush covered hills of Mount Gulaga. This pop up elopement spot comes into bloom for 6 weeks at the start of Spring each year and has a unique aisle and altar designed into the field each season.
The farm offers all inclusive elopement packages year round with the Daisy Field option available in August and September. Packages include a celebrant, photographer, wedding singer and grazing platter with drinks.