DIY Wedding Venues in the Hunter Valley
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Looking for a DIY wedding venue in the Hunter Valley, NSW? These beautiful do-it-yourself wedding locations in the Hunter Valley provide dry venue hire so you can utilise the ceremony & reception spaces and bring all your own wedding vendors to suit your budget.
All these top DIY wedding venues in the Hunter Valley are all-in-one places to get married where your ceremony and reception are held onsite, usually with accommodation available too. Being fully BYO wedding venues, you're free to bring your own food and drinks and can hire local wedding caterers such as food trucks and mobile bars.
Here are our top recommended DIY wedding places in the Hunter Valley, NSW.
Top 11 DIY Wedding Venues - Hunter Valley
Nirvana Vista Estate
- Location: Sweetwater Road, Rothbury, NSW 2320
- Capacity: 70
- Accommodation: Sleeps 20
- Venue Hire: $7,000
Nirvana Vista Estate is the ultimate DIY venue for small garden weddings with up to 70 guests. This beautiful private estate sits on a hilltop overlooking iconic Hunter Valley scenery and has manicured lawns with a rotunda for wedding ceremonies, and a gorgeous garden pavilion with tables & chairs under a weather proof roof.
Exclusive venue hire is priced at $7000 and includes a two night stay for up to 20 guests in the 7 bedrooms estate. You have the freedom to hire all your own suppliers and there's even an entertaining area with a BBQ for pre & post wedding events.
The Lodge At Mount Rivers
- Location: 38 Lawrences Road, Mount Rivers, NSW 2311
- Capacity: 250
- Accommodation: Sleeps 16
- Wedding Packages: DIY or All Inclusive
The Lodge At Mount Rivers is nestled on the banks of the Peterson River away from the Hunter Valley's most popular wedding venues and is the perfect house to hire for DIY weddings with the ability for guests to camp onsite. This 200 acre mountain escape comes with a riverfront lawn for outdoor weddings, a poolside event space for pre & post wedding events, and doesn't have a curfew as there are no neighbours nearby.
The other great thing about this private property is that there's plenty to do for adventurers. The river has excellent swimming holes, fishing and kayaking spots while the surrounding hills offer scenic bush walks and mountain biking. You can even bring your horse to graze in the surrounding paddocks and the venue is dog friendly. Marquee hire packages available.
St Joseph's Guesthouse
- Address: 1029 Saint Albans Road, Saint Albans, NSW 2775
- Capacity: 10 - 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Venue Hire Fee: $3,500 - $7,500
St Joseph's Guesthouse is one of the best DIY venues for festival style weddings in the Hunter Valley region with an atmospheric backyard set against the dramatic facade of a rescued church. The award winning Airbnb was built from the ruins of a 160 year old sandstone Catholic church and sits on a private hillside overlooking the Hawkesbury Valley.
At St Joseph's you have the freedom to choose all your own suppliers to suit your budget. The affordable venue hire fee ranges from $3,500 for intimate elopements to $7,500 for weddings with 100 guests and includes 3 nights accommodation for up to 10 guests in 5 upstairs bedrooms. The entire ground floor is suitable as a reception space and there's a gorgeous spot for ceremonies under the original church bell.
Leaves & Fishes
- Location: 737 Lovedale Road, Lovedale NSW 232
- Capacity: 2-300
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
- Venue Hire: $7,500+
Leaves and Fishes is a distinctive Do-It-Yourself wedding venue that accommodates 12 guests for two nights in 6 luxury boathouses that each have a balcony overhanging a picturesque Lotus Lake. Set on 20 private acres in the heart of the Hunter Valley and surrounded by stunning gardens and manicured bushland, this lush Tuscan-style grounds offer a one-of-a-kind location on which to create your dream wedding or elopement.
In addition to the Tuscan-style sunken garden which is the perfect space for outdoor weddings, there's an ornamental pear tree setting for wedding ceremonies, a Banquet Hall with a candle-lit Roman bath and a verdant greenery deck, and an intimate waterfront restaurant perfect for micro weddings.
The Woodhouse Wollombi
- Location: 2674 Paynes Crossing Road, Wollombi, NSW 2325
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 33
The Woodhouse Wollombi is a 100 acre European-style estate with a stunning architecturally designed barn that's perfect for unique DIY weddings. Inside the barn is a blank canvas to style as you please and the space has a cool industrial vibe. Outside is a covered dance floor and a vine-covered cocktail pergola with an outdoor bar overlooking a lake.
Exclusive caterers operate onsite making it easy to organise your food & beverages. You can DIY and BYO all other wedding suppliers and enjoy exclusive use of the location with accommodation for up to 33 guests in a barn stay and luxury suites.
Greystone Estate
- Location: 617 Hermitage Rd, Pokolbin, NSW 2320
- Capacity: 32 - 110
- Accommodation: Sleeps 32
- Venue Hire: $15,000+
Greystone Estate is a luxury DIY wedding venue where 32 guests can stay onsite for a weekend away in the Hunter Valley. The self contained property has two blank canvas event spaces including a purpose built open air pavilion for wedding ceremonies, and a modern reception venue with all-white decor. Included in your wedding package are onsite planners who create your dream wedding from scratch.
The Main House has an open plan layout with spacious gathering areas both indoor & out, including a covered patio ideal for smaller wedding receptions with stunning views across the property and dam. The estate is set on 10 park-like acres of beautifully manicured lawns and gardens with a swimming pool, games room and private butlers pantry.
Goosewing Cottage
- Location: 1194 Mount View Rd, Mount View, NSW 2325
- Capacity: 2 - 20
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
- Elopement packages: $3,595+
Goosewing Cottage is a small DIY wedding venue that specialises in affordable and all inclusive micro weddings & elopements. The farm stay caters for weddings with a maximum guest list of 20 adults plus kids, and has accommodation in a homestead (sleeps 4 - 8 with a pool) and a smaller cottage (sleeps 2 - 4).
Located on picturesque farm land in the Hunter Valley, Goosewing Cottage is a private and intimate location with farm animals, native Australian wildlife and an array of unique backdrops for wedding photos. All inclusive packages with accommodation, celebrant and photography start at $3,995. You can choose your marriage celebrant and photographer from a selection of the Hunter's best vendors.
Mandalong Country Estate
- Location: Mandaluck Chase, Mandalong, NSW 2264
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 16
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
The 7 bedroom homestead at Mandalong Country Estate offers short stay accommodation with use of property's beautiful DIY event spaces for 3 day weddings. The home is immersed in the Watagans State Forest and has a natural forest cathedral with bench pews, a scenic ceremony deck, an open sided shed for wet weather ceremonies and pre-dinner canapés, and a luxe reception barn with romantic fairy lights.
The house comes with a 12 metre in-ground pool and outdoor spa, a games room with a pool table and has an open plan layout with communal areas perfect for pre & post wedding events.
Moravia Park
- Location: 423 Wilderness Road, Rothbury, NSW 2320
- Capacity: 200
- Venue Hire: From $10,900
Moravia Park is the perfect DIY venue for all-in-one rustic weddings.
Venue hire includes exclusive use of the property, a choice of 4 wedding ceremony locations and a blank canvas reception venue to decorate & style as you choose. All bookings include an onsite wedding coordinator, access to free furniture and furnishings for your ceremony and reception, and the freedom to choose your own caterer.
Redleaf Estate
- Location: 2480 Wollombi Road, Wollombi, NSW 2325
- Capacity: 250
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
Redleaf is a high-end DIY wedding venue on a private country retreat in Wollombi on the outskirts of the Hunter Valley. The property features endless gorgeous spaces to style for your wedding including a rustic room which was previously a restaurant, a tuscan courtyard, stunning gardens and a marquee lawn.
Venue hire includes exclusive access to the property including 6 luxury bedrooms for 2 nights. Most weekend celebrations at Redleaf are managed by top end wedding stylists and typically have a budget of $80k+. Smaller midweek weddings are a bit cheaper and hosted in the estate's disused restaurant.
Wallalong House
- Capacity: 150
- Address: 76 Wallalong Road, Wallalong, NSW 2320
- Venue Hire: $15,000+
- Info: One of the Hunter Valley's most luxurious DIY wedding venues. Get married under 200 year old fig trees in complete privacy on an elevated site overlooking country views and then have your wedding reception poolside in the Indian Tent which is the perfect blank canvas to style as your own. The venue offers a choice of 3 caterers and wedding packages include a planning and styling service under your direction.
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