Wanting to hire a private property for your wedding in Victoria? Here's a list of private estates to hire for weddings near Melbourne and throughout country Victoria. All of these beautiful wedding destinations come with accommodation onsite and can be hired for a 3 day celebration with your entire wedding hosted in one place.
Amongst these private properties to rent for weddings in Victoria are large houses, farm stays, homestead wedding venues, converted barns and country retreats. There are wedding venues with accommodation for two guests through to places that sleep your entire guest list. There's also several wedding destinations with flexible glamping & camping options onsite.
Many of the private property wedding venues on this list are relaxed homely locations where you can host a welcome night get together on your arrival, and a recovery party the day after your wedding. In addition to ceremony & reception facilities, many have BBQ's, woodfired pizza ovens, communal outdoor areas, swimming pools and poolside event spaces for your use.
Here are 10 highly recommended private property wedding locations in Victoria.
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Top 10 Private Property Wedding Venues in VIC
1. Barunah Plains Homestead
- Location: 4484 Hamilton Highway, Hesse, VIC 3321
- Capacity: 500
- Accommodation: Sleeps 65
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
One of the best private properties to hire for weddings in Victoria is Barunah Plains Homestead, a 10 bedroom country mansion sleeping up to 22 guests. The homestead is situated on a 640 acre working marino sheep farm and has beds for additional guests in historic shearers quarters.
Wedding facilities at the homestead include pretty gardens for ceremonies & photos, a poolside event space perfect for post ceremony cocktails & canapés, a repurposed wool shed (seats 200) with high, exposed-beam ceilings, and a marquee paddock. Exclusive venue hire includes a three night stay.
2. Lauriston Hills Estate
- Location: 294 Honeysuckle Road, Lauriston, VIC 3444
- Capacity: 40
- Accommodation: Sleeps 14+
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Lauriston Hills is a Tuscan-inspired private estate that can be hired for elopements and micro weddings with up to 40 guests. Set within 104 acres of picturesque vines and forest in the Daylesford Macedon region, the estate is a wonderfully private location for intimate 3 day weddings.
Accommodation at Lauriston Hills Estate includes a farmhouse that sleeps 6 and cottage that sleeps 8, plus there’s onsite glamping facilities for extra guests. Ceremony & reception spaces abound around the grounds and there’s a gorgeous barn with polished floors and timber panelling for indoor events.
Elopement packages start at $4,950 including a celebrant, photographer and 2 nights accommodation and you can add a catered reception including woodfired pizzas & drinks.
3. Coombs Hill Homestead
- Location: Buttercup Road, Merrijig, VIC 3723
- Capacity: 11 - 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 11
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
One of Victoria’s most luxurious homesteads to hire for weddings is Coombs Hill, a 160 year old American barn imported from Indiana. Owners Katherine & Wade restored the barn and had it reconstructed on a hilltop overlooking the Delatite Valley, set within 100 acres of High Country farm land.
The hero of Coombs Hill is the Great Room, a grand event space with high vaulted ceilings, steel framed windows and a 12m high fireplace made of stones collected from surrounding paddocks. There’s an elevated timber deck outside which provides the perfect vantage point to enjoy the sunset & views with cocktails & canapés.
All venue hire packages include a 3 night stay and are priced from $5,500 - $10,450 for weddings with 11 to 100 guests respectively.
4. Tambo Farm
- Location: 99 Doolins Road, Darraweit Guim, VIC 3756
- Capacity: 120
- Accommodation: Sleeps 4
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Tambo Farm is one of the most affordable private property wedding venues in Victoria and offers a beautifully relaxed country setting overlooking a glistening dam near the Macedon Ranges. The 97 acre hobby farm has cattle, sheep and friendly alpacas who are delighted to be included in your wedding photos.
Facilities for weddings at the farm include a fully furnished function centre (for seated or cocktail receptions) with floor to ceiling windows and decor that pays tribute to the farm’s much loved animals. There’s also a festoon-lit ceremony lawn, boutique luxury accommodation and a farm buggy for transport.
Tambo Farm is owner operated making weddings easy & stress-free. All inclusive wedding packages come fully catered with all ceremony, drinks & reception set up done for you.
5. Chapter Barn & Studio
- Location: 100 Lomagnos Road, Outtrim, VIC 3951
- Capacity: 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 4
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
This South Gippsland wedding estate is situated on a hilltop within 27 acres of lush farmland and has stunning views over the Bass Coast and national parklands of Wilsons Promontory. Chapter Barn resulted from owners Melissa & Rainer not being able to find a private & homely place for their own wedding, hence repurposing this beautiful property for other like minded couples.
The beautifully restored barn retains an authentic rustic aesthetic and is surrounded by stone wall gardens, a vegetable & fruit garden, paddocks with grazing animals and calm country solitude. Venue hire includes two nights luxury accommodation in the studio, a choice of 4 ceremony sites and the freedom to choose your own suppliers.
6. Willow & Stone Estate
- Location: 410 Larter Street, Golden Point, VIC 3350
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 4
- Wedding Packages: Semi inclusive
Willow & Stone is the perfect private estate for intimate garden weddings with majestic willow trees and stone walls creating an ambient sanctuary of nature, sound and light. The character-rich estate is situated on the banks of Yarrowee Creek and has luxury bridal accommodation for 4 guests onsite, plus Ballarat’s largest hotel through the back gate.
Wedding packages include a 3 night stay, choice of two ceremony spaces, beautiful photo spots and a pétanque court in the manicured gardens, and use of the clear marquee with a hardwood dance floor for your wedding reception. There’s also a wine cellar perfect for moody wedding photos and a groomsmen’s games room.
7. Eight Acres Retreat
- Location: 303 Colquhoun Road, Lakes Entrance, VIC 3909
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 55
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Eight Acres Retreat is a beautiful wedding venue with accommodation for 55 guests on the Gippsland Coast. The 8 acre farm stay is just minutes from Ninety Mile Beach, set within native bushland and has expansive lawns for celebrating under the stars immersed within majestic eucalypts and palm trees.
Weekend weddings at Eight Acres Retreat include the option of hosting a welcome night event with cocktails & wood fired pizza by the pool house, and a recovery breakfast on Sunday morning. The indoor reception venue is an elegant white shed and accommodation is in 7 cottages + a glamping village.
8. Mimosa Wines
- Location: 2845 Tathra-Bermagui Rd, Bermagui, NSW 2546
- Capacity: 180
- Accommodation: Sleeps 37
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Foodies will love the gastro menu served to guests at this elevated chefs hatted restaurant. And they'll also love the private vineyard views from the expansive timber balcony which stretch across hundreds of acres of pristine national park for as far as the eye can see.
What also makes Mimosa Wines one of the best wedding venues with accomodation is the vineyard's brand new glamping village with 12 individual bell tents set on elevated platforms nestled amongst the vines and forest. There's also two onsite cottages sleeping 13 guests and three ceremony spots including a purpose built lily pond deck & Tuscan courtyard.
9. Mewburn Park Homestead
- Location: 5667 Traralgon-Maffra Road, Tinamba, VIC 3859
- Capacity: 130
- Accommodation: Sleeps 2
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Surrounding the historic Mewburn Park Homestead are twenty acres of beautifully relaxed gardens featuring shady trees, old farm sheds and historic stables oozing in heritage charm. This well maintained private property sits within a 300 acre working farm and provides the perfect backdrop for outdoor weddings with a choice of character-filled ceremony sites..
The homestead's modern function space is an elegant 25x10m clear-view marquee that comes fully furnished with ceiling fans, heaters, dimmable festoon lights, a large outdoor deck and polished concrete floors. Venue hire includes accommodation for two and you get a choice of caterers and in-house drink packages to suit your budget.
10. Bonfire Station Farmstay
- Location: 21 Yellow Creek Road, Taggerty, VIC 3714
- Capacity: 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 50
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Bonfire Station is the perfect private property to hire for a relaxed, 3 day wedding in Central Victoria as it comes with onsite accommodation for 50 guests and spacious grounds with gorgeous views over the Cathedral Ranges. Five stars to owners Rob & Flo who take care of absolutely everything over your wedding weekend leaving you to relax with loved ones.
All inclusive wedding packages start at $165 per person and are jam packed with value. You get a full ceremony set up in your preferred location (dam, hill or blue gum plantation), and a fully catered reception including craft beers from the onsite brewery. Facilities include a rustic bar, a covered pavilion that seats 60 guests and two bonfire sites.
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