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Looking for a small & intimate wedding venue in Victoria? This list of the best micro wedding venues in Victoria features epic little event spaces that are the perfect size for small wedding ceremonies & receptions. If you're looking for a cosy venue with a warm & intimate atmosphere, these amazing little wedding spaces are the perfect fit for purpose.  

Victoria's best small wedding venues include private estates, exclusive-use hotels, atmospheric little function rooms in factories & galleries, private dining rooms at popular foodie hangouts, and an eclectic range of elopement venues from Vegas-style chapels to hobby farms.

Below is an exclusive list of small wedding destinations which come with an intimate ceremony & reception space all in the one location. Many of these gorgeous little venues offer micro wedding packages with everything you need to get married included. Others are low key wedding venues where you can BYO catering & drinks. 

From small wedding venues in Melbourne to micro venues in country regions, these are the best small and intimate wedding locations in Victoria. They include hidden little ceremony spots to elope, to small reception spaces for 20 - 80 guests.

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Top 10 Small Wedding Venues in Victoria

1. Lauriston Hills Estate

• Location: 294 Honeysuckle Road, Lauriston, VIC 3444
• Capacity: 40
• Accommodation: Sleeps 14+
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

One of the best small wedding destinations in Victoria is this brand new Tuscan-inspired estate in the Daylesford Macedon region. The 104 acre property centres around a 3 bedroom Tuscan Farmhouse which has luxe European grounds overlooking pretty rows of vines, a dam and picturesque forest. 

Also at Lauriston Hills Estate is a 2nd 3 bedroom cottage, glamping tents and an elegant little reception space within a modern barn which seats up to 30 guests. All inclusive elopement packages are available from $4,950 including a celebrant, photographer & 2 nights accommodation. Catered packages start at $9,950.

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2. Bijou Weddings

• Location: 229 Sydney Road, Coburg, VIC 3058
• Capacity: 24 - 70
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

Bijou Weddings at The Post Office Hotel in Melbourne is a signature small wedding package for stylish & intimate, all-in-one celebrations. Separate from the main pub and with an outdoor garden perfect for wedding ceremonies, The Dining Hall is an atmospheric setting for private dining & dancing no matter what size your wedding, as parts of the room are easily sectioned off.

The Bijou Wedding Package is $299/pp and includes exclusive use of the warehouse style space from Monday to Thursday and on Sundays by negotiation. You get a 4 course seasonal menu, 5 hours drinks package including a cocktail, wedding cake, styling of the ceremony & reception spaces including greenery, candles and signage. Just turn up with your celebrant & photographer.

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3. Great Ocean Road Resort

• Location: 105 Great Ocean Road, Anglesea, VIC 3230
• Capacity: 150
• Accommodation: Sleeps 80+
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

One of the best resorts for micro weddings in Victoria is located on the Great Ocean Road and offers a tropical beachside setting that borders the Great Otway National Park. At the Great Ocean Road Resort you can either get married on the beach or in a cute little light-filled conservatory which is the perfect elopement venue seating just 20 guests.

Small reception spaces include a private dining room that seats 22 guests and a modern little function room that seats up to 80 guests amongst Hamptons-style decor. All inclusive wedding packages start from $155/pp and there are 36 hotel rooms for your guests, plus a day spa and restaurant.

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4. Jackyak Weddings

• Location: 166 Balnarring Road, Merricks North, VIC 3926
• Capacity: 100
• Accommodation: 44 rooms
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

Jackyak at the art-infused Jackalope Hotel is one of the finest micro wedding venues in Victoria. Seating up to 60 guests with views over 11 hectares of rolling vineyards, and just an hour's drive from Melbourne in the Mornington Peninsula, the iconic hotel is the perfect place for intimate luxury weddings.

Micro wedding packages start at $375/pp with minimum spend requirements. Packages are all inclusive and come with a furnished ceremony on the vineyard terrace and a world class dining experience. The hotel has two bars where celebrations can continue into the night. 

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5. The Altar Electric

• Location: 299 Johnston Street, Abbotsford, VIC 3067
• Capacity: 80
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

Looking for a cute place to get married with rock'n'roll vibes? The Altar Electric is the perfect little wedding spot for quick & fuss-free nuptials with epic pizzaz, turntable tunes and Elvis - if you fancy. Located in inner city Melbourne, this hip little chapel offers all inclusive elopement packages from $2,000 and micro weddings with fizz & canapés from $6,500.

All shotgun weddings at the chapel include an epic ceremony, legals & paperwork and a commemorative polaroid photo.

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6. Tambo Farm

• Location: 99 Doolins Road, Darraweit Guim, VIC 3756
• Capacity: 100
• Accommodation: Sleeps 4
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

Set across 97 acres of farm land with cattle, sheep and friendly alpacas, Tambo Farm is a low key wedding venue perfect for relaxed country soirees. The Macedon Ranges property has a glass-walled function hall, a festoon-lit front lawn ceremony space, boutique accommodation and a buggy to take you for wedding photos around the farm.

All inclusive micro wedding packages are priced from $13,440 and include exclusive use of the farm, a fun ceremony with all legals & paperwork, a catered reception with antipasto grazing platters and BBQ or canapés, drinks, silk flowers, love sign and a wedding photographer for 5 hours. Fridays & Saturdays incur a minimum spend just under $20k.

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7. Chapter Barn & Studio

• Location: 100 Lomagnos Road, Outtrim, VIC 3951
• Capacity: 100
• Accommodation: Sleeps 4
• Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO

Perched on a hill top in South Gippsland overlooking the Bass Coast and Wilsons Promontory, Chapter Barn is one of Victoria's most scenic little venues for micro weddings and elopements. The 27 acre property is owned & operated by Melissa & Rainer who couldn't find a private property to hire for their own wedding so purchased this homely farm where other like minded couples could wed in tranquil country solitude.

The restored barn offers a luxe-rustic aesthetic for intimate wedding receptions and is surrounded by stone wall gardens, an orchard, vegetable patch and peaceful grazing paddocks. Two night venue hire comes with luxury accommodation in the studio and the freedom to choose your own suppliers.

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8. Coombs Hill Homestead

• Location: Buttercup Road, Merrijig, VIC 3723
• Capacity: 11 - 100
• Accommodation: Sleeps 11
• Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO

Coombs Hill Homestead is a beautiful private property to hire for weddings in the Delatite Valley and has a fascinating history. The 160 year old barn was imported from Indiana and restored by owners Katherine & Wade before being reconstructed on the hill top which it currently stands.

Set amongst 100 acres of High Country, the 5 bedroom homestead is one of Victoria's most luxurious homes to hire for micro weddings and elopements. Wedding receptions are hosted in the Great Room where a dramatic 12m high fireplace made of stones from surrounding paddocks creates a warm & intimate ambience. Outside is an elevated timber deck perfect for enjoying the sunset & views.

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9. The Barrel Room at Fergusson Winery

• Location: 82 Wills Road, Dixons Creek, VIC 3775
• Capacity: 180
• Accommodation: Sleeps 6
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

The Barrel Room at Fergusson Winery is the perfect small reception space for up to 80 seated guests, and is lined with French-oak barrels that bring a warm & intimate atmosphere to the room no matter how many guests are present. For wedding ceremonies there's a charming sandstone gazebo set amongst the vines, a white forever chapel and a secret garden which has whimsical wisteria walkways, bridges & ponds.

Wedding packages include accommodation in an onsite 3 bedroom guesthouse which features an ensuite in each room. There's also 23 self-contained rooms located directly next door. 

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10. Swallowfield Vineyards

• Location: Swallowfield Road, Gembrook, VIC 3783
• Capacity: 150
• Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO

This Yarra Valley venue is a nature lovers paradise with ornamental lakes hidden within beautiful pine forests and a boutique vineyard setting the scene for elegant wedding ceremonies and photos. Located across 150 acres of diverse landscape, Swallowfield Vineyards is a magical destination for small forest weddings. 

The owners of Swallowfield Vineyards are now offering midweek micro weddings that include a 4 hour exclusive-use experience for up to 50 guests on a Tuesday. With the freedom to BYO food and beverages, this one of few small wedding venues in Victoria where you control the budget.

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Small Venues in Daylesford

11. The Eaglehawk Hotel

Location: 35A Reef Street, Maldon, VIC 3463
Capacity: 80
Accommodation: Sleeps 16
Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO

The Eaglehawk Hotel is one of Australia's only self catering hotels that offers exclusive venue hire. And it has several small event spaces perfect for micro weddings & elopements. There's the original Public Bar which is perfect for cocktail parties, a private dining hall that seats 20 and a conservatory with banquet style seating for 40.

The venue hire fee includes use of the traditional country gardens where there are several garden rooms that are ideal for intimate wedding ceremonies. The hotel's accommodation for up to 16 guests is included.

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12. The Little Church

• Location: 1385 Kyneton-Springhill Road, Spring Hill, VIC 3444
• Capacity: 80
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

The Little Church at Spring Hill Peony Farm specialises in intimate weddings amongst 2 acres of beautiful market gardens. The charming 100 year old church seats up to 60 guests and has a small function centre for wedding receptions with up to 80 guests beside it.

Set within ancient gum trees, the property is a beautiful spot for outdoor weddings with views of surrounding fields of peonies in Spring. 

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Small Venues in Gippsland

13. Fig Tree Park

• Location: 58 Sherringham Lane, Central Tilba, NSW 2546
• Capacity: 2 - 200
• Accommodation: Sleeps 2
• Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO

Fig Tree Park is a scenic spot for micro weddings situated just over the Victorian border on a coastal hill top nestled between national park-covered hills and the Pacific Ocean. The picturesque horse farm has stunning ocean views from all wedding spaces which include a magical fairy-lit Fig tree, a covered open-air pavilion and the manicured homestead lawn.

European style gardens featuring stone hedges light up romantically at night creating a fairytale location for intimate weddings under the stars. Venue hire includes onsite accommodation for the newlyweds in a romantic barn stay.

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14. Mimosa Wines

• Location: 2845 Tathra-Bermagui Rd, Bermagui NSW 2546
• Capacity: 100+
• Accommodation: Sleeps 13
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

Mimosa Wines is one of Australia's best small wedding venues for foodies, with the chefs hatted restaurant serving a gastro menu for intimate guest numbers. The architecturally designed restaurant sits above its private vineyard and has a spacious balcony overlooking the vines and hundreds of acres of unspoilt national park. The views are extraordinary!

Wedding ceremony sites include a purpose-built deck over a lily pond, the restaurant's deck, the Tuscan courtyard at the venue's entrance and any spot of your choosing within the vines or surrounding bushland. Venue hire includes two nights accommodation in an onsite farmhouse and seperate cottage located amongst the vines and there's a new glamping village opening in 2025. 

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Small Venues in Melbourne

15. North Gallery

• Location: 55 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, 3065
• Capacity: 120
• Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO

North Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located on level one above Cutler&Co in the heart of Fitzroy. The wonderfully intimate event space offers venue hire for small weddings with up to 75 seated guests amongst the work of emerging local artists, and is the perfect eclectic space for long table weddings or private cocktail functions.

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16. Baci Baci At The Chapel

• Location: 25 Sackville Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066
• Capacity: 50
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

Baci Baci at Chapel 1885 is a chic new micro wedding and elopement venue that specialises in low key weddings for discerning lovers. The loft-style heritage chapel is operated by Nudo Events who also run weddings at The Wool Mill and Button Factory among other popular function spaces in Melbourne.

Baci Baci is the smallest wedding venue in Nudo's collection and caters exclusively to the elopement & micro wedding market.  All inclusive small wedding packages for 20 - 50 guests are priced from $7,000 - $20,000 and include your ceremony, photos, food, drink, cake & florals. Elopement packages for 2 - 20 guests are also available.

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17. Berth Restaurant

• Location: 45 Newquay Promenade, Docklands, VIC 3008
• Capacity: 60
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

If you're looking for a small reception venue with stunning water views, Berth Restaurant's level one function space is ideal. With floor to ceiling glass walls, this purpose-built little function space offers panoramic views over the Melbourne skyline and Victoria Harbour. Wedding packages include a 3 - 5 course private dining experience with the option to also host your wedding ceremony in the space.

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18. Dalywaters Micro Weddings

• Location: 240 Bungower Road, Mornington, VIC 3931
• Capacity: 70
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

Dalywaters is best known for its beautiful French-style rose gardens, lake-side lawn and open-air vintage wedding chapel, which are all excellent venues for small weddings with up to 70 guests. Our favourite reception space though, is a light-filled conservatory that's typically utilised as a bridal suite but which is a perfect venue for intimate long table receptions. 

Wedding packages include access to the stunning gardens for wedding photos in spots like a sixty metre vine covered bridal walk and amongst climbing white roses and ornamental pear trees. You also get free floral styling picked from the rose gardens. 

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19. Hotel Fitzroy

• Location: 127 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, VIC 3065
• Capacity: 
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

Located in vibrant Brunswick Street and oozing Melbourne's iconic art & culture, Hotel Fitzroy is the perfect historic venue for small hotel weddings. 

Behind the beautifully preserved facade of this 1854 building are 3 refurbished and modern event spaces. There's a small ballroom that seats 50 guests, a private dining room that seats 20 and the venue's premier event space - a rooftop terrace that seats 60 guests overlooking views of Melbourne's skyline.

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Small Venues in the Yarra Valley

20. Bonfire Station Farmstay

• Location: 21 Yellow Creek Road, Taggerty, VIC 3714
• Capacity: 100
• Accommodation: Sleeps 50
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

With onsite accommodation for 50 guests, Bonfire Station is the perfect wedding destination for an intimate 3 day celebration where all guests stay at the venue with you. This beautiful private property is located in Central Victoria and oozes laid back country vibes with spacious grounds & gardens featuring an outback bar and fire pits.

Micro wedding packages are priced from $165 per person and are jam packed with value. You receive a full ceremony set up at your chosen location (either a dam, hill or blue gum plantation), and a catered reception with craft beers from the onsite brewery. A covered pavilion provides the ideal space for small weddings with up to 60 guests. 

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If you're looking for a European style wedding venue that's located a little closer to home than the Amalfi Coast, you're in luck. New South Wales has an amazing selection of European inspired wedding venues from Sydney to Byron Bay and south on the Sapphire Coast.

The best European inspired wedding locations in NSW include Italian villas, private French estates, exclusive-use coastal resorts and Tuscan style gardens and courtyards. There are all-white Mediterranean venues, hilltop churches and places to get married within historic villages reminiscent of the cobblestoned lanes throughout Europe 

These 10 European wedding venues offer a choice of country and coastal locations that are suitable for both indoor & outdoor celebrations. They include Tuscan style wedding venues perfect for a European garden party and picturesque reception venues with jaw dropping views.

Without further ado, here are our favourite European inspired wedding venues in New South Wales.

Top 10 European Style Wedding Venues in NSW

1. The Cove Jervis Bay

• Location: Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay NSW 2540
• Capacity: 150+
• Accommodation: Sleeps 111
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

The Cove is a 3 acre exclusive-use resort with a European style courtyard for garden weddings & outdoor receptions beside the ocean. The private resort is accessed via a beautiful drive through pristine national park and offers a secluded destination to enjoy a weekend celebrating with all your wedding guests staying onsite.

The paved courtyard surrounds an outdoor bar & fairy-lit tree which lights up romantically at night and feels like a Mediterranean villa. The courtyard is well suited to both cocktail & seated receptions and is set next to a luxe white wedding hall which provides an easy alternative for wet weather. Pre wedding & post wedding events welcome.

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2. Fig Tree Park

• Location: 58 Sherringham Lane, Central Tilba, NSW 2546
• Capacity: 2 - 200
• Accommodation: Sleeps 2
• Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO

Fig Tree Park is a two storey French-style cottage set on a country hillside with uninterrupted ocean views. Manicured lawns & hedges and a giant fairy lit fig tree set the scene for European garden weddings and are surrounded by tranquil paddocks of grazing horses on the NSW South Coast. 

This highly romantic spot caters for garden weddings with up to 200 guests and comes fully furnished with BYO caterers and drinks. Fig Tree Park also offers all inclusive wedding packages for intimate celebrations with 2 - 50 guests. All packages include complimentary accommodation for two in a romantic barn.

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3. The Woodhouse Wollombi

• Location: 2674 Paynes Crossing Rd, Wollombi, NSW 2325
• Capacity: 150
• Accommodation: Sleeps 17
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

The Woodhouse Wollombi is one of the Hunter Valley's most elegant wedding destinations, with luxe European gardens surrounding the impressive 3 peaked timber venue. The contemporary barn is secluded within 100 acres of manicured fields and surrounding bushland, and features a new Tuscan wedding area with a vine covered pergola & outdoor bar overlooking a private lake.

A diverse choice of wedding ceremony sites include a European-style courtyard, pine, paperbark & willow tree backdrops, a lake front pavilion and a covered outdoor dance floor. Wedding packages include a 1 or 2 night stay in a gorgeous barn stay and luxe Bridal Suite, with 8 new king suites available for 2025 weddings. 

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4. Mimosa Wines

• Location: 2845 Tathra-Bermagui Rd, Bermagui NSW 2546
• Capacity: 180
• Accommodation: Sleeps 13
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive

The architecturally designed & chefs hatted restaurant at Mimosa Wines is a European inspired wedding venue with an adjoining Tuscan style courtyard. The restaurant has a large glass wall that opens onto a wide balcony overlooking the vineyard below and an unending canopy of pristine native forest that stretches to the ocean.

This incredibly scenic wedding destination is set across 200 coastal acres and features a lily pond ceremony deck within the vineyard and two private cottages that sleep up to 13 guests. Tailored wedding menus feature a fusion of Australian and European influenced dishes paired with matching wines.

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5. St Joseph's Guesthouse

• Location: 1029 Saint Albans Road, Saint Albans, NSW 2775
• Capacity: 10 - 100
• Accommodation: Sleeps 10
• Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO

St Joseph's Guesthouse is alike the many historic buildings set on beautiful green hill tops throughout Europe. Built from the sandstone ruins of a 160 year old church, the dramatic exterior facade offers an atmospheric backdrop for garden weddings just outside of Sydney. 

In the top two storeys of the European style wedding venue are 5 luxury bedrooms and an open plan kitchen/dining area. On the ground floor is an intimate function space that seats up to 60 guests and can cater for cocktail receptions of up to 100. The original church bell hangs above the front sandstone steps offering a beautiful place to say "I do".

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6. Leaves & Fishes

• Location: 737 Lovedale Road, Lovedale, NSW 2325
• Capacity: 2 - 300
• Accommodation: Sleeps 12

The sunken garden at Leaves & Fishes is a purpose built wedding location for European style garden parties. Surrounded by lush tropical rainforest, the garden is a secluded & relaxed setting for outdoor wedding receptions where you also have the option of erecting marquees, tipis or Sperry Tents.

This 20 acre property is located in the Hunter Valley and centres around a picturesque Lotus Lake on which there are 5 luxury boathouses. Venue hire includes two nights accommodation for up to 12 guests, use of the garden and access to two indoor reception spaces including a unique banquet hall with a roman bath and a small dining room.

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7. Redleaf Wollombi

• Location: 2480 Wollombi Rd, Wollombi, NSW 2325
• Capacity: 250
• Accommodation: Sleeps 12 
• Venue Hire Fee: $24,970 (inc 2 nights)

Redleaf Wollombi is one of Australia's most sought after European inspired wedding destinations. The 100 acre property is nestled amongst nature in the beautiful Wollombi region of the Hunter Valley and features a luxury 6 bedroom homestead which is included with venue hire for two nights.

The Tuscan Courtyard has been published in some of the world's best wedding magazines and is an absolutely stunning backdrop for outdoor wedding receptions. The property also features a luxe marquee site and a rustic little Italian style reception venue which used to be a restaurant and seats 60 guests for small mid-week celebrations.

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8. Coolangatta Estate

• Location: 1335 Bolong Road, Coolangatta, NSW 2535
• Capacity: 2 - 200
• Accommodation: Sleeps 70
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive + DIY
• Elopement Packages: All inclusive

Coolangatta Estate is the site of first settlement at Shoalhaven Heads and is a precinct of convict-built buildings surrounded by acres of beautiful vines, bush covered hills and the ocean. The site oozes historic charm and has an atmospheric European village vibe perfect for romantic and dreamy weddings.

Giant fairy-lit fig trees and a hedged croquet lawn are the site's two most popular ceremony spots set within picturesque country gardens. The original 200 year old community hall is a perfect reception venue for shared table feasts and seats up to 80 guests. There's also a larger function room that caters for up to 200 guests next to the estate's 26 room motel.

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9. Briars Conservatory

• Location: 653 Moss Vale Rd, Burradoo, NSW 2576
• Capacity: 200
• Wedding Packages: 80+ People
• Accommodation: Sleeps 130

Briars is a convenient all-in-one destination for European styled weddings in the Southern Highlands. Overlooking a private lake with a gorgeous wedding ceremony rotunda, the setting is reminiscent of the luxe country conservatories of Western Europe. 

The reception venue at Briars is located in a private setting within 15 acres of gardens and is a short 1 minute walk from motel rooms at The Lodge and the public bar at Briars Inn. The Inn provides a convenient spot for refreshments between the ceremony & reception, an after party destination and has private dining rooms perfect for a night-before dinner.

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10. The Pavilion Kiama

• Location: 2 Bong Bong Street, Kiama, NSW 2533
• Capacity: 80 - 400
• Wedding Packages: All inclusive 

With stunning ocean views through large light-filled windows to Kiama's beautiful white lighthouse, The Pavilion brings European coastal vibes to affordable Kiama weddings. The picture perfect wedding location has 3 waterfront sites for wedding ceremonies directly in front of the venue, plus a wet weather alternative in a luxe entrance lounge.

The reception venue itself is a beautifully renovated blank canvas well suited to any colour palette.  The spacious room features polished timber floors, an elevated stage with dance floor area, a built-in bar and in-house catering by award winning Culinarius. Excellent hotel accommodation is within a convenient 2 minute walk so guests do not require end-of-night transport.

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These 10 European style wedding venues are among the most beautiful places to get married in New South Wales. Inspired by the architecture, aesthetic and historic ambience of Europe, they offer the ultimate backdrop for beautiful French, Italian and Tuscan style weddings.

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