Private Properties for Weddings: QLD | NSW | VIC
On the hunt for a private property to hire for your wedding? Here's 21 beautiful private properties and estates that can be hired for weddings in QLD. All of these locations provide exclusive use of the entire property for the duration of hire and come with accommodation for you & your guests.
Private properties to hire for weddings in Queensland include homesteads, estates, farm houses, luxury homes and secret hideaways. There's also estates that are located across several nearby addresses that offer the flexibility to pick and choose locations for your wedding ceremony, post ceremony celebrations and reception with one single hire fee.
Here are 21 stunning private properties that can be hired for weddings in Queensland.
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Top 10 Private Property Wedding Venues in QLD
1. Maleny Retreat
- Location: Mears Lane, Booroobin, QLD 4552
- Capacity: 12 - 200
- Accommodation: Sleeps everyone
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Maleny Retreat sits 555m above sea level on a private hilltop in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland and with a panoramic vista over Glass House Mountain to the ocean, is the perfect property to hire for weddings with a view. All wedding packages include exclusive use of the retreat for 4 days, with onsite accommodation in a 9 bedroom guesthouse and optional glamping village.
The guesthouse at Maleny Retreat features a covered, wraparound balcony perfect for small wedding ceremonies & receptions seating up to 40 guests. Alternatively, the Hilltop Lawn is one of the most scenic reception venues in Queensland and caters for outdoor weddings of up to 200 guests. Tipi, marquee & Sperry tents packages are available through the owner.
2. Vista Hinchinbrook
- Location: 51531 Bruce Highway, Rungoo, QLD 4849
- Capacity: 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 14
- Wedding Packages: Highly affordable
Vista Hinchinbrook is secluded within lush tropical rainforest half way between Townsville & Cairns, and is an exclusive use wedding destination that's perfect for couples seeking affordability, stunning views and place to stay overnight, or for several days.
Vista Hinchinbrook was originally built as a tea house although more recently used as a private residence and has only just reopened to the public with the addition of a covered wedding reception deck & garden ceremony area, which both offer spectacular views over the Cardwell Channel.
3. The Farm Plumeria Road
Location: 405 Plumeria Road, Black River, QLD 4818
Capacity: 150
Accommodation: Sleeps 76+
Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
If you're looking for a private property to hire for a low key wedding with no curfew and free onsite camping for guests, The Farm Plumeria Road is an ideal spot. The farm is located on 540 acres just outside of Townsville and comes with a choice of rustic ceremony sites, a fully furnished reception space in an open-sided barn and stunning wedding photo locations set against Mount Black & Black River.
4. Skyline Farmhouse
- Location: 303 I Zahnow Rd, Rosevale, QLD 4340
- Capacity: 16
- Accommodation: Sleeps 16
- Venue Hire: Min 3 nights
Skyline Farmhouse is a beautiful country homestead situated on 755 acres of lush farming land one hour & 20 minutes from Brisbane and 2 hours from the Gold Coast. The private property is available to hire for small weddings & events with accommodation for 16 in 7 large bedrooms.
The farm offers endless opportunities for your wedding ceremony from paddocks to poolside, and with no neighbours to complain about noise you're free to arrange celebrations to your preference with no curfew. The property features a large kitchen suitable for use by caterers and indoor + outdoor open-plan dining areas.
5. Midginbil Eco Resort
- Location: 252 Midginbil Rd, Midginbil, NSW 2484
- Capacity: 70 - 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 150+
- Wedding Venue Hire: $7,900
Midginbil Eco Retreat is an expansive 400 acre private estate located near Queensland's southern-most border. Sleeping your entire guest list in a unique safari village, lodges and cottage, the property is one of Australia's most fun weekend wedding destinations.
The affordable venue hire fee provides exclusive access to the entire resort for you & your guests to enjoy in privacy. The grounds feature beautiful rainforest, stunning hill top ceremony views, a rustic reception barn and adjoining courtyard, a late night bonfire site, swimming pool and courts, a communal dining room and no time restrictions.
6. Pethers Rainforest Retreat
- Location: 28B Geissmann Street, Tamborine Mountain, QLD 4272
- Capacity: 80
- Accommodation: Sleeps 20
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Pethers is an exclusive-use rainforest retreat located in Tamborine Mountain, just 30 minutes from the Gold Coast, and with onsite accommodation for 20 guests in 10 unique tree houses, is the perfect private estate to hire for all-inclusive weddings in nature.
Pethers is renowned for its amazing reception venue which features floor-to-ceiling glass walls overlooking spectacular views into the surrounding 5 hectares of rainforest. A covered deck offers an all-weather location for wedding ceremonies and all inclusive wedding packages come fully styled & catered for 15 - 80 guests.
7. Verandah House Country Estate
- Location: 13 Munro Court, Tamborine Mountain, QLD 4272
- Capacity: 30
- Accommodation: Sleeps 18
- Wedding Package: $25,000 - $27,000
Verandah House Country Estate offers a tranquil location for intimate weddings & elopements on Tamborine Mountain and specialises in providing bespoke wedding packages that include everything from gourmet dining & drinks to custom ceremony & reception styling.
When you hire Verandah House for your wedding you get exclusive use of the luxury estate for two nights with accommodation in eight 5 star guest suites. Ceremony & reception venues include a mountain-view bar & hilltop gardens where candlelit dinners are served under a million stars with panoramic views over pristine nature. Dry venue hire also available.
8. Mount French Lodge
- Location: 139 Lutter Road, Charlwood, QLD 4309
- Capacity: 16 - 200
- Accommodation: Sleeps 16
- Venue Hire: $9,440 - $16,660
Mount French Lodge provides complete exclusivity for country weddings surrounded by tranquil nature and features 8 luxury apartments located on an elevated hillside 1.5 hours inland from Brisbane & the Gold Coast. The lodge has an airy pavilion and indoor reception area with breathtaking regional views from all event spaces.
Venue hire at Mount French Lodge ranges from $9,440 - $16,660 for up to 30 guests and includes all onsite accommodation plus access for your wedding suppliers. Catered wedding packages are also available from $300 per person. For weddings with 31 - 200 guests a venue hire fee & accommodation costs apply and you are required to book a wedding planner & marquee.
9. Goodwater Ridge
- Location: 879 Bald Knob Road, Bald Knob, QLD 4552
- Capacity: 90
- Accommodation: Sleeps 16
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Goodwater Ridge is a private European-style property to hire for weddings in the beautiful Sunshine Coast Hinterland. The brand new 100 acre estate has a Mediterranean white-washed chapel with removable pew seating, historic ruins with concrete floors and country views through stone arches, and a luxe-rustic function room with adjoining cocktail atrium.
Goodwater Ridge gives you the freedom to choose your own suppliers, or you can have everything organised for you through the venue's preferred floral stylist & planner. Venue hire includes access to a commercial kitchen, 3 stone cabins and 4 large studios set in a small European village atmosphere.
10. Up & Away Braeside Mountain
- Location: Coochie Road, Dalveen, QLD 4374
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10+
- Wedding Packages: Custom
Up & Away Braeside is a scenic private property to hire for weddings with sweeping views over the Southern Downs. The secluded mountaintop escape sits on 263 acres of elevated bushland and comes with a 4 bedroom cottage and glamping & camping options for wedding guests.
The property features a romantic 15m wisteria walkway which makes for a stunning ceremony entrance, elegant tiered gardens, an infinity edge saltwater pool and spa, and a private driving range. Weddings are managed by Everybody Say Love Events who offer full event hire, styling and planning for your ceremony, cocktails & canapés and reception.
Private Properties Near Brisbane
White Chapel Kalbar
- Location: 87 George Street, Kalbar, QLD 4309
- Capacity: 90
- Accommodation: Sleeps 8
- Wedding Packages: Flexible
White Chapel Kalbar is a modern country chapel that has a moody reception venue & outdoor bar behind it, plus gardens for outdoor ceremonies and the luxury Herrmann House to rent just down the road. The owners of both properties also have a 1948 Bentley to transport the couple in style and a private party bus to pick up & drop off guests.
You can hire the chapel, reception venue and Herrmann House all together or separately and easily add catering & drinks through the site's preferred suppliers. April the owner is extremely helpful and accommodating making White Chapel an ideal spot for a destination wedding in the Scenic Rim.
FigTree Country Retreat
- Location: Petersen Road, Irongate, QLD 4356
- Capacity: 90
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
FigTree Country Retreat is the ideal wedding destination for aviation lovers with a reception space inside a festoon-lit hangar and the ability to fly-in for your wedding. This unique private property is located 2 hours from Brisbane and 40 minutes from Toowoomba and has optional onsite accommodation including in repurposed grain silos.
The elevated retreat also features an alfresco Silo Bar where you can serve BYO drinks, plenty of room for outdoor events under clear country skies and sweeping views over the surrounding landscape. Fly-in elopements are welcome or celebrate with up to 90 guests and stay the weekend.
Jubri's Hideaway
- Location: 63 Chelldan Avenue, Dalby, QLD 4405
- Capacity: 80
- Accommodation: Sleeps 14+
- Wedding Venue Hire: $5,950
Jubri's Hideaway is an intimate and unique private property located an hour west of Toowoomba. Being relatively new this secret location offers an utterly one-of-a-kind destination wedding experience - that not many people know about. Fourteen or more people can stay onsite in a guesthouse & two cabins.
The property's unique wedding ceremony areas include a secret Balinese zen garden which is hidden behind huge timber doors and has an authentic Balinese hut as its altar with statues, gongs and totem poles dotting the space. There's also water & bush garden backdrops, a modern reception shed and an outdoor bar & courtyard filled with fascinating relics.
Private Properties Near Gold Coast
Tides Byron Estate
- Location: 290 North Teven Road, Teven, NSW 2478
- Capacity: 30 - 140
- Accommodation: Sleeps 22
- Wedding Packages: Tailored
Tides Estate is luxury 8 bedroom house located on a private property to hire for weddings and elopements not far from the southern QLD border. The 100 acre estate features a picturesque macadamia farm and stunning views over the macadamia trees to Lennox Head.
The house has two pools, a spa and a variety of indoor & outdoor entertaining areas for small weddings within the house, plus a wedding hall catering for larger celebrations of up to 140 guests.
Kwila Lodge
- Location: 5 Boomerang Road, Mudgeeraba, QLD 4213
- Capacity: 200
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10+
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Kwila Lodge is a luxurious private property to hire for weddings in the Gold Coast Hinterland region and sits on 5.5 acres of manicured gardens on Mudgeeraba Creek. Cascading water features and majestic trees frame the grand reception hall which was once an old school and which has recently been lovingly refurbished elevating the estate's rich heritage with a contemporary elegance.
All inclusive wedding packages come fully furnished with 5 star catering by co-owners Ridgeway Catering and accommodation in 4 luxury lodges.
Private Properties Near Sunshine Coast
Maleny Retreat
- Location: Mears Lane, Booroobin, QLD 4552
- Capacity: 12 - 200
- Accommodation: Sleeps everyone
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Located in the skies at 555m above sea level, Maleny Retreat offers a private wedding destination surrounded by 100 acres of beautiful mountain vistas. WIth Glass House Mountain and the Pacific Ocean as your wedding backdrop, you can get married in complete privacy at this hilltop oasis with exclusive use of the property for 4 days.
Maleny Retreat offers flexible wedding packages that include options for micro weddings at the house to the hire of marquees, sperry tents or giant Nordic tipis for guest numbers of 60, 80 and 100 guests. All wedding packages include 2 nights accommodation for up to 14 guests, ceremony set up and use of buggies. Camping permitted.
Secrets On The Lake
- Location: 207 Narrows Road, North Maleny, QLD 4552
- Capacity: 80
- Accommodation: Sleeps 37
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Secrets on the Lake is one of the most picturesque and private estates in South East QLD with a stunning waterfront location overlooking Lake Baroon. The retreat sleeps up to 37 guests in luxury treehouses, cabins and studio apartments, all nestled in pristine rainforest with beautiful carved decks and indoor & outdoor spas.
The largest of the retreat's four reception spaces is a stunning Sunset Deck seating 80 guests with panoramic forest & lake views. In the gardens, The Lakehouse is ideal for micro weddings and has an open grass area perfect for afternoon drinks. Beautiful ceremony spaces abound from the lake's edge to the top deck with its tranquil soundscape of trickling waterfalls.
Private Properties In Whitsundays
Daydream Island
- Location: Daydream Island, Whitsundays, QLD
- Capacity: 2 - 300
- Accommodation: 240 Rooms
Private island hire for weddings! At Daydream Island you can rent your own private island for the weekend (or week) and get married on the world's softest & whitest sand surrounded by stunning views over the Whitsunday's pristine turquoise waters.
To hire the island for the exclusive use of your wedding you'll need to book a minimum number of rooms. The island has a range of indoor & outdoor event spaces to cater for large weddings, and there are secluded beaches & private reception areas for smaller weddings with non-exclusive island bookings.
Villa Botanica Whitsundays
- Location: Botanica Drive, Woodwark, QLD 4802
- Capacity: 100
- Tailored wedding packages
Villa Botanica is an oceanfront estate and one of the most beautiful private properties in Queensland. There's no accommodation here but you get exclusive use of the entire property for the day which includes 5 acres of lush gardens on the azure waters of the Coral Sea.
The opulent estate is an oasis of marble floors, tranquil fountains, palm trees and Balinese inspired backdrops. There's a teak pavilion at the water's edge for your wedding ceremony and a large sea deck for outdoor receptions reminiscent of the oceanfront villas of Europe.
Private Properties In Central QLD
Hedlow Retreat
- Location: 74 C H Barretts Road, Barmoya, QLD 4703
- Capacity: 180
- Accommodation: Sleeps 25 + Glamping
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Just 25 minutes from Rockhampton and set against an impressive backdrop of volcanic plugs, Hedlow Retreat is the perfect private property to hire for relaxed, country weddings. Located on the banks of Hedlow Creek there's plenty to do over a 3 day wedding weekend, from paddling canoes and bike riding to hiking and sharing time around the communal fire pits.
Wedding amenities at Hedlow Retreat include a furnished pavilion marquee with silk lining and chandeliers, a covered reception deck for up to 75 seated guests and an outdoor dance floor. Onsite accommodation includes a large lodge, two cabins and optional glamping.
St Aubins Village
- Location: 73-75 Canoona Road, West Rockhampton, QLD 4700
- Capacity: 130
- Accommodation: Sleeps 4
- Wedding Venue Hire: $1,800
The site of one of Rockhampton's oldest heritage homesteads is the wedding destination of St Aubins Village. This relaxed 2 acre site features a large front lawn for outdoor weddings set at the front steps of the grand 1889 era Queenslander.
Wedding ceremonies amongst blooming gardens and outdoor marquee celebrations are popular here due to their affordability. It's also a highly romantic location when set with an outdoor dance floor surrounded by festoon lights and food trucks. There are two cute cottages that both accommodate 2 guests onsite and plenty of accommodation nearby.
Queensland has a great range of private properties to hire for weddings where you can have your ceremony, reception and photos all in the one spot including overnight accommodation. You'll also find some beautiful private properties in NSW, just over the QLD border.