Best Outdoor Wedding Venues in Sydney
Sydney offers some of Australia’s most sought-after outdoor wedding venues, from harbourside lawns and garden estates to hidden green spaces across the city’s outer suburbs. This page brings together the best outdoor wedding venues in Sydney for couples who want a wedding that feels outdoor all day, not just at the altar.
The venues on this list feature flexible layouts that cater for unpredictable weather, with fully functional sheltered options if it’s too windy, hot or raining. From open-air ceremonies through to evening celebrations under the stars, each one delivers a wedding experience that feels unmistakably Sydney.
Top Outdoor Wedding Venues in Sydney
1. Lindesay House
- Location: 1 Carthona Avenue, Darling Point, NSW 2027
- Capacity: 10 - 100
- Venue Hire: $7,550 - $10,900
- Catering & Drinks: DIY/BYO
With private landscaped gardens overlooking Sydney Harbour, Lindesay House is one of Sydney’s most iconic settings for outdoor weddings. Located on the waterfront at Darling Point, the historic 19th-century mansion offers a rare opportunity to host both your ceremony and celebrations outdoors in one waterfront setting, just minutes from the CBD.
Lindesay House is best suited to daytime weddings finishing at 5pm, to make the most of natural light and harbour views. A limited number of evening weddings with a 9pm curfew are approved each year, due to the venue’s residential location. The property also features a covered courtyard that seats all guests under shelter, along with the formal Parterre Garden, which provides an elegant backdrop for editorial-style wedding photos.
2. Gili Rooftop @ Taronga Zoo Sydney
- Location: Bradleys Head Rd, Mosman, NSW 2088
- Capacity: 60 Seated - 80 Standing
- Accommodation: 58 Rooms
- Wedding Packages: $220 - $230/pp
The Gili Rooftop at Taronga Zoo is an elevated, all-in-one wedding venue with a bird’s-eye view over Sydney Harbour and the city skyline. The rooftop space feels like an open-air cocktail bar, with an unroofed harbour-facing deck for ceremonies and full-height sliding glass doors that open completely to connect the sheltered reception space with the outdoors.
The venue suits intimate weddings of up to 60 seated guests or 50 with a dance floor, and cocktail-style celebrations of up to 80 guests. All-inclusive wedding packages make planning simple, with the flexibility to host the entire celebration under cover if weather conditions change.
3. Lords Estate
- Location: 313 Seven Hills Rd, Seven Hills, NSW 2147
- Capacity: 2 - 100
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Just 20 minutes from the Sydney CBD and close to Parramatta, Lords Estate is a privately owned property offering a flexible setting for outdoor weddings within the city’s western suburbs. The estate centres around a 140-year-old sandstone chapel, which sits among landscaped gardens providing a striking backdrop for outdoor celebrations, with the option to bring in food trucks and external catering.
One of the venue’s standout features is its built-in wet-weather flexibility. The historic chapel can be used as a sheltered alternative for ceremonies and small receptions if needed, while marquees are also welcome on the grounds, so outdoor weddings can be planned here with confidence, regardless of conditions. An urban meadow, bird bath, garden swing and fountain provide a variety of picturesque settings for wedding photos throughout the grounds.
4. St Joseph's Guesthouse
- Location: 1029 Saint Albans Road, Saint Albans, NSW
- Capacity: 100
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
St Joseph's Guesthouse sits on a quiet hillside just outside of Sydney, offering a private outdoor wedding setting surrounded by bushland and open skies. Built within the ruins of a 160-year-old sandstone church, the striking three-storey façade rises above the landscape, creating a dramatic backdrop for open-air ceremonies and evening celebrations under the stars.
Exclusive hire of the property is available for five days, with accommodation for up to 10 guests across five upstairs bedrooms. A spacious indoor function area on the ground floor provides a fully functional wet-weather option, while the original church bell still hangs above the front steps, offering a romantic ceremony spot overlooking the valley.
5. Berry Hill
- Location: 1832 River Road, Leets Vale, NSW
- Capacity: 15 - 150+
- Accommodation: Sleeps 14 - 54
- Venue Hire: 3 days
- Catering & Drinks: BYO
Berry Hill is a secluded riverside wedding venue set within 75 acres of wilderness, just over an hour from Sydney. The property is purpose-built for three-day, festival-style weddings, offering complete privacy for a weekend of outdoor celebrations, immersed within blue gum–covered hills.
Wedding spaces include a riverfront ceremony location, an open-air reception area with festoon lighting and sweeping views across the surrounding hills, and a permanent hard-floor marquee for weather cover. Onsite accommodation sleeps 14 guests in the homestead and luxury suites, with fully furnished glamping for up to 40 guests in 20 luxury bell tents, allowing guests to stay together for the entire weekend.
6. Australian Botanic Gardens Sydney
- Location: 362 Narellan Rd, Mount Annan, NSW 2567
- Capacity: 200
The Australian Botanical Gardens is the largest outdoor wedding venue in Sydney with 416 hectares of gardens. Ceremony sites include lakeside lawns and woodland clearings, all surrounded by picturesque flower beds. You can have an outdoor marquee reception on the lawns or set up a casual picnic reception and there are wet weather options onsite.
7. Kirribilli Event Space
- Location: 51-55 Upper Pitt Street, Kirribilli, NSW 2061
- Capacity: 40
- Venue Hire: $4,000 - $6,000
This private lawn in Kirribilli seats up to 24 guests and with 180° views over the Sydney Opera House & Harbour Bridge is the city's best outdoor wedding location for intimate ceremonies & receptions. The open air function space comes with a marquee in the event of wet weather and has access to a kitchen for your chosen caterers.
Venue hire is priced from $4,000 for 4 hours usage with additional hours at $1,000 each.
8. Chapel Hill Retreat
- Location: 36 Berambing Crest, Berambing, NSW 2758
- Capacity: 150
- Wedding Packages: All-inclusive
- Accommodation: 36 guests
With 5 outside function areas set within 35 acres of scenic countryside, Chapel Hill Retreat is one of Sydney's most popular venues for alfresco weddings. The outdoor ceremony and reception spaces include a romantic open-air deck, a natural bush cathedral, an avenue of oak trees, a covered deck (so you can dine outdoors even in wet weather) and expansive lawns that all have sweeping mountain and valley views.
All inclusive wedding packages at Chapel Hill give you exclusive use of the entire retreat on your special day, all furniture and tableware, in-house catering, drinks and planning assistance. What's also great about this property is that there's accommodation in 7 cottages which are reserved exclusively for you, but you're not obliged to book, so you can either hire the place for the day or make a weekend of it.
9. Growwild Wildflower Farm
- Location: 916 Old Hume Hwy, Alpine, NSW 2575
- Capacity: 145
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Growwild Wildflower Farm is a unique garden wedding and outdoor reception venue in Western Sydney. The 25 acre property grows and supplies Australian wildflowers to the Sydney Flower Markets and is surrounded by national parkland which is home to Koalas and an array of native birds.
At Growwild, one affordable garden hire fee provides exclusive use to the grounds for garden weddings and use of two outdoor reception venues. One of the reception venues is an open-walled garden marquee with a festoon-lit courtyard perfect for cocktails, canapés & dancing under the stars. The other is a smaller courtyard that seats up to 50 guests and adjoins a cute barn.
10. Jonah's Whale Beach
- Location: Whale Beach - Sydney, NSW
- Capacity: 30 - 122
- Accommodation: Sleeps 22
- Wedding Packages: From $240 per person
If its spectacular ocean views you're after, Jonah's Restaurant & Boutique Hotel has the perfect outdoor ceremony venue. This stunning cliff top lawn offers panoramic views over Sydney's Northern Beaches and is exclusively available to couples who book their wedding reception in the chefs hatted restaurant.
Wedding receptions at Jonah's come with a fine dining menu and 5 star service that starts with a Bollinger cart, caviar bar and seafood station served on the open air terrace. There's a private dining room for small receptions with up to 40 guests and the main restaurant seats up to 122. Jonah's also has 11 luxury suites where you can get ready the morning of your wedding.
11. Palm Beach Garden Venue
- Location: Palm Beach, Sydney NSW 2108
- Capacity: 100
- Wedding Packages: Please Enquire
This gorgeous garden wedding venue is located at the waterfront of a private $40 million estate in Sydney's Northern Beaches and offers an ideal setting for your outdoor wedding ceremony. With panoramic views of Palm Beach and a unique waterfront Balinese-influenced garden, it provides endless opportunities for capturing stunning photos.
Experience convenience and ease with its accessible road access, ample street parking, onsite amenities, and a memorable jetty that ensures smooth arrivals and departures. These features make it possible to handle logistics effortlessly, whether you choose to plan your wedding yourself or enlist the help of professionals.
12. Eleven Eighty Weddings
- Location: 1180 Bolong Road, Coolangatta, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 80
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
- Accommodation: Sleeps 15
Eleven Eighty is a unique outdoor wedding destination just south of Sydney on the picturesque Shoalhaven River. Amongst the venue's quirky collection of event spaces is this beautiful alfresco courtyard which seats up to 80 guests and has an adjoining bar opening from within the property's cute little barn.
The courtyard is a very private spot for outdoor weddings, set on the historic site of an old school. When you hire Eleven Eighty you get exclusive use of the grounds, the old school masters cottage, another country style cottage, an old train carriage which works well as a hair & make up station and wet weather back up plans that include the old school hall, barn and a marquee.
13. Seadeck Sydney
- Location: Lime Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
- Capacity: 420
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Seadeck Sydney is a Mediterranean-inspired vessel that navigates all the most beautiful spots on Sydney Harbour providing the dream outdoor wedding venue. The character-filled boat offers a unique opportunities to get married on the waters of Sydney Harbour and have an outdoor wedding reception while cruising the harbour's gorgeous beaches and coves.
14. Ripples Chowder Bay
- Location: Chowder Bay Road, Mosman, NSW 2088
- Capacity: 200
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Situated on the scenic foreshore walk from Taronga Zoo to Balmoral in Mosman, Ripples Chowder Bay is one of the state's most picturesque outdoor wedding venues. This restaurant can be access by car or by boat, and is an easy walk from Clifton Gardens which is one of the city's most beautiful spots for wedding photos.
With fully opening walls, a retractable roof and sweeping views over Sydney Harbour., this stunning waterfront venue is an ideal location for outdoor wedding receptions.
15. Searock Grill
- Location: 5 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
- Capacity: 45 - 55
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Searock Grill is a scenic outdoor reception venue located on the eastern waterfront at Circular Quay overlooking the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Just a 1 minute walk to the Sydney Opera House and easily accessible to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Searock Grill is one of the best locations for outdoor wedding receptions in Sydney.
The alfresco dining area on the harbour front can seat up to 55 guests and is fully covered from incremental weather. All inclusive wedding packages include cocktail or seated dining for breakfast, lunch or dinner receptions.
16. Athol Hall
- Capacity: 200
- Location: Mosman - Sydney, NSW
- Info: Refurbished waterfront venue with Sydney skyline views including the Harbour Bridge & Opera House. The lawns provide a stunning place for outdoor wedding ceremonies and cocktail garden parties.
17. Pilu at Freshwater Beach
- Location: Freshwater Beach - Sydney, NSW
- Capacity: 60
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Pilu at Freshwater Beach is an ideal location for garden weddings with a private ceremony deck overlooking sweeping ocean views. The deck offers an intimate setting for outdoor wedding receptions and comes with flexible all inclusive packages for up to 60 guests. An all-in-one waterfront wedding venue on Sydney's Northern Beaches.
18. Chiswick Sydney
- Capacity: 30+
- Location: Woollahra - Sydney, NSW
- Info: Matt Moran's Chiswick is a picturesque all-in-one foodie venue with stunning gardens for outdoor wedding ceremonies and cocktail functions. A semi-private dining room accommodates up to 40 guests for a sit down lunch or dinner wedding reception, and the entire venue is available for exclusive hire for larger weddings.
19. The Grounds of Alexandria
- Capacity: 6 - 400
- Location: Alexandria - Sydney, NSW
- Info: Versatile inner city wedding location with multiple indoor and outdoor garden venues suitable for micro weddings and elopements from 6 guests, to large sit-down banquets and chic cocktail party weddings for up to 400.
20. Springfield House
- Capacity: 200
- Location: Dural - Sydney, NSW
- Info: A classic, romantic wedding venue with 5 acres of gardens and bushland. An ideal all-in-one location for affordable outdoor weddings. Private venue thats often booked for cultural celebrations such as Indian and Chinese weddings.
21. Leuralla Amphitheatre
- Location: 41 Olympian Parade, Leura, NSW 2780
- Capacity: 200
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Leuralla Amphitheatre is among the top 10 most scenic outdoor wedding locations in NSW and is situated an hour from Sydney overlooking sweeping views of the Jamison Valley. The amphitheatre has an adjoining lawn overlooking the same stunning views and is a perfect spot for cocktail wedding receptions with or without a marquee.
Ceremony venue hire starts at $3,850 and all inclusive outdoor wedding packages with set up, styling, a celebrant and photographer are available from $7,700, or $15,000 with a catered reception. Both event areas are pet friendly.
22. Laurelbank Garden
- Capacity: 150
- Location: Willoughby - Sydney Harbour, NSW
- Info: Laurelbank is an historic homestead located in the heart of Sydney's north shore. Manicured lawns are surrounded by stately trees and provide the perfect setting for garden ceremonies and outdoor wedding receptions.
23. Wollemi Art Farm
- Location: 701 Coricudgy Road, Kelgoola, NSW 2849
- Capacity: 200
- Accommodation: BYO Camping
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Hidden within 100 acres of ancient wilderness near Sydney, Wollemi Art Farm is the ultimate destination for outdoor weddings in nature. The privately owned campsite is exclusively yours for the weekend with no curfews or noise restrictions. Owner Jamie assists with arranging glamping for guests if required, or everyone is welcome to bring their own campers and tents.
Wedding facilities include an open sided shed that seats up to 50 guests on two long tables and acres of picturesque outdoor areas for wedding receptions under the stars. The affordable venue hire fee is currently very negotiable as this is a brand new wedding destination with loads of availability. Ask Jamie about his Questing games which are sure to be a hit with adventurous guests.
24. The Surry Rooftop
- Location: 28 Albion Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010
- Capacity: 150
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Located above Rydges Sydney Central, The Surry Rooftop is a unique outdoor wedding location nestled amongst the city's picturesque skyline. One of the only rooftop wedding venues in Sydney, this beautiful private space offers an incredible city vista with sweeping views across Surry Hills to Sky Tower.
The outdoor terrace is perfect for wedding ceremonies and is a beautiful breakaway area from the main function space where cocktails & canapés can be enjoyed while taking in the views in the open air. Affordable wedding packages start at $119 per person and come with a choice of menus and styling items.
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