DIY Wedding Venues in Sydney
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This curated shortlist of DIY wedding venues in Sydney features flexible event spaces where you have complete control over how your wedding is planned, styled and delivered. With no set packages, you’re free to bring your own caterers, drinks suppliers and styling team. Each venue listed below regularly hosts DIY weddings and offers dry venue hire with the infrastructure needed to support external suppliers, making it easy to plan a personalised celebration your way.
Top 10 DIY Wedding Venues in Sydney
1. Lindesay House
- Location: 1 Carthona Avenue, Darling Point, NSW 2027
- Capacity: 10 - 100
- Venue Hire: $7,550 - $10,900
Lindesay House is one of the only DIY wedding venues on Sydney Harbour, offering a rare opportunity to host a waterfront celebration at the prestigious Darling Point. The historic home, managed by the National Trust of Australia, sits on beautifully maintained grounds overlooking the harbour and is available for private hire as a blank canvas venue.
Due to its residential location, Lindesay is best suited to elegant daytime weddings of up to 60 guests, with a limited number of extended events permitted each year under a 9pm curfew. Catering and drinks are BYO, giving you full control over how your wedding is styled and delivered in one of Sydney’s most exclusive harbourside locations.
2. Lords Estate Chapel
- Location: 313 Seven Hills Rd, Seven Hills, NSW 2147
- Capacity: 2 - 100
- Venue Hire: From $2,810
Lords Estate is a unique venue to hire for DIY weddings which centres around a refurbished non-denominational chapel. The chapel sits within private rose gardens in Seven Hills, just 20 minutes from the Sydney CBD and Parramatta, and offers a versatile space for intimate ceremonies and receptions with the flexibility to bring your own catering, drinks and styling.
Inside, the chapel features white lime-washed walls, polished timber floors and removable pews, allowing the space to be easily configured for different wedding styles. A Victorian-era homestead offers a unique backdrop for wedding photos in the gardens, and shaded lawns provide the option of outdoor receptions set against the chapel's heritage walls.
3. Australian Botanic Gardens Mount Annan
- Location: 362 Narellan Rd, Mount Annan NSW 2567
- Capacity: 600
- Venue Hire: From $935
The Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan offers a wide range of outdoor spaces to hire for DIY weddings in South West Sydney, including lakeside lawns, woodland backdrops and secluded rainforest areas. With venue hire starting from $935 for ceremonies and $1,995 for receptions, the gardens are one of the most affordable options in Sydney for couples planning an outdoor wedding from the ground up.
DIY reception spaces within the gardens include The Bowden Centre which seats up to 120 guests and comes with commercial kitchen facilities for your chosen caterer, and a marquee lawn where you can hire in food trucks. All spaces permit external suppliers, requiring you to organise your own furniture, catering and drinks.
4. Elouera Cottage Point
- Location: 1 Cottage Point Road, Cottage Point, NSW 2084
- Capacity: 120
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Venue Hire: $2,000 - $3,600
- Catering & Drinks: BYO
Elouera Cottage Point is one of the only waterfront venues in Sydney where you can bring your own suppliers and plan your wedding your own way, located 35 minutes from Manly at the Kuring-Gai Motor Yacht Club. With direct water views across Coal and Candle Creek, it offers a relaxed setting for outdoor ceremonies followed by cocktail hour on a festoon-lit lawn.
The venue's character-filled hall flows seamlessly outdoors, allowing you to host your entire wedding day in one location with a dedicated space for each event. The hall includes a kitchen, dance floor and essential furniture, while the surrounding lawns can be styled with marquees or left open for a more casual setup. With no set suppliers you have complete control over your own catering, drinks and styling.
5. St Joseph's Guesthouse
- Location: 1029 Saint Albans Road, Saint Albans, NSW
- Capacity: 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Venue Hire: $3,500 - $7,000
St Joseph’s Guesthouse is a one-of-a-kind venue for DIY weddings set within the ruins of a 160-year-old Catholic church, offering exclusive use for up to four nights on a secluded property just outside Sydney. With luxury accommodation for 10 guests onsite, it’s designed for multi-day celebrations where you can set up, celebrate and pack down at your own pace.
The backyard offers an atmospheric setting for outdoor weddings, framed by the church’s three-storey sandstone façade. With sweeping views over bush-covered valleys, the space is well suited to relaxed, festival-style celebrations with food trucks, drink carts and live music. The ground floor function space seats up to 100 guests, with optional tables, chairs, cutlery and glassware available onsite.
6. Berry Hill
- Location: 1832 River Road, Leets Vale, NSW
- Capacity: 500
- Accommodation: Sleeps 14 + glamping
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Berry Hill is a private wilderness property on the edge of the Blue Mountains, offering a secluded setting for do-it-yourself weddings within easy reach of Sydney. The property spans 2km of river frontage with a private beach for swimming and is exclusively yours for two nights with luxury accommodation in a homestead, shed suites, and the option of 20 fully furnished bell tents.
The venue features 3 ceremony sites including a riverside setting, tree paddock and gardens, and has an outdoor reception area with a festoon-lit lawn and permanent marquee for up to 150 guests. Venue hire includes furniture and lighting, a bonfire area for after-parties under the stars and the flexibility to choose your own suppliers and create a one-of-a-kind wedding weekend.
7. Palm Beach Private Residence
- Location: Palm Beach, NSW
- Capacity: 2-100
- Venue Hire: From $8,000
Set within tropical gardens on the waterfront in Palm Beach, this private residence offers a rare opportunity to host a DIY wedding in one of Sydney’s most exclusive coastal locations. The 2,500 sqm of Balinese-inspired grounds form part of a $40 million beachfront estate, with manicured lawns overlooking the ocean that are ideal for garden ceremonies and post-ceremony celebrations.
Rather than a full sit-down reception, this private garden is best suited to ceremonies followed by a small cocktail event. The venue gives you complete flexibility to bring in your own furniture, catering and styling and has easy access via road or water with a jetty nearby. With ample street parking, this private residence offers a seamless setting for an intimate, design-led wedding by the ocean.
8. Kirribilli Event Space
- Location: 51-55 Upper Pitt Street, Kirribilli, NSW 2061
- Capacity: 35
- Venue Hire: $750 per hour
Set on a private garden terrace in Kirribilli, this intimate event space overlooks the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge, offering a rare harbourfront setting for micro weddings. The terrace accommodates up to 24 seated guests and is well suited to small ceremonies and receptions, or cocktail events with up to 35 people.
Available on an hourly hire basis, the venue allows you to bring in your own catering and styling, with kitchen access provided for external suppliers. A minimum spend of $2,250 includes three hours of hire, use of the lawn, tables, chairs and the option to add a marquee if required.
9. Growwild Wildflower Farm
- Location: 916 Old Hume Hwy, Alpine, NSW 2575
- Capacity: 145
- Venue hire from $7,000
Growwild Wildflower Farm is an elegant and affordable DIY wedding venue set across 25 acres of native wildflower plantings just one hour from the Sydney CBD and 15 minutes from Bowral. Garden pathways connect a light-filled marquee seating up to 145 guests, a rustic barn for smaller celebrations and a hidden valley ceremony area, creating a versatile setting for all-in-one weddings in nature.
Venue hire includes exclusive use of the entire property on your wedding day, with a dedicated space to get ready before the ceremony. All furniture and tableware are included, and you have complete freedom to organise your own catering, drinks and styling, making it easy to host a well-designed wedding that fits within your budget.
10. Leuralla Amphitheatre
- Location: 41 Olympian Parade, Leura, NSW 2780
- Capacity: 30 - 200
- Venue Hire: From $4,400
Leuralla Amphitheatre is a dry hire wedding venue in the Blue Mountains, around 90 minutes from the Sydney CBD and 45 minutes from Penrith. The tiered amphitheatre provides a ready-made ceremony space with seating for up to 100 guests, set against a striking backdrop of dramatic escarpments and bush-covered valleys.
An adjoining lawn provides an ideal space for marquee receptions or casual outdoor setups with food trucks and mobile bars. This venue is well suited to couples wanting to avoid a formal reception as you can host a simple post-ceremony cocktail event with finger foods and BYO drinks. Venue hire includes exclusive use for four hours and you can bring your own catering and other wedding suppliers.
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