Wedding Venues For 20 Guests in NSW
Looking for a small wedding venue for 20 guests in New South Wales? New South Wales has some of the best wedding destinations for intimate ceremonies & receptions in Australia including some incredibly unique little venues tailor made for micro weddings with twenty people.
The most romantic wedding locations for 20 guests in New South Wales range from beautiful waterfront properties on Sydney Harbour to luxury estates in regional locations across New South Wales. Some of our favourite venues listed below include little known Italianate mansions, private clifftop estates, funky outdoor chapels and cute little beachfront resorts. Most of which come with onsite accommodation making them the perfect wedding destination for 20 people.
In no particular order, here are our top 20 most recommended wedding venues for 20 guests in New South Wales.
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Top 20 Small Wedding Venues for 20 Guests
Blair Athol Bathurst
- Location: 281 Keppel Street, Bathurst, NSW 2795
- Capacity: 10 - 30
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Venue Hire: $5,000
- Catering & Drinks: BYO
Trophy home Blair Athol is a grand Italian-style mansion that was originally built for the Bathurst mayor in 1892 and has recently been transformed into a modern wedding venue for small ceremonies & receptions with 10 - 30 guests. The landmark property features two stately dining rooms with period wallpaper and gold leaf gilding on the ground floor and accessed via elevator or stairs are 5 grand suites upstairs, that each have their own private bathroom.
Blair Athol sits on an acre of gardens that overlook the city and has a gorgeous ceremony space in a covered rotunda on the grounds. The house also features a billiards hall and period kitchen suitable for catering by a private chef and the owner has a list of suppliers who service the venue. Wedding packages are $5,000 and include exclusive use of the property for two days.
Lords Estate
- Location: 313 Seven Hills Rd, Seven Hills, NSW 2147
- Capacity: 2 - 100
- Venue Hire: $2,810 - $11,650
- Catering & Drinks: BYO
Lords Estate is a romantic ceremony & reception venue located in the heart of Sydney and is the perfect size for all-in-one weddings with 20 guests. The refurbished interior of this 140 year old chapel features polished timber floors, an elevated altar and customisable tables & seating that allow for a ceremony space, reception area, lounge and dance floor all in the one intimate space.
Surrounding this non-denominational chapel are wild rose gardens, an urban meadow and 19th century vicarage offering beautiful backdrops for wedding photos. Wedding packages are tailored to your needs starting with a basic venue hire package priced from $2,810 and owner Claire has a great list of recommended suppliers who service this venue.
Goosewing Cottage
- Location: 1194 Mount View Rd, Mount View, NSW 2325
- Capacity: 20
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
- Elopement packages: $3,595+
Goosewing Cottage is an elopement venue that specialises in weddings for 20 guests on a gorgeous little farm stay in the Hunter Valley. The property features a purpose-built open-air chapel, optional accommodation in two onsite cottages and picturesque paddocks for wedding photos with chooks, cows and amazing sunsets.
All inclusive wedding packages for 20 guests start at $5,395 and come with an authorised celebrant to officiate your legal wedding ceremony, an award winning photographer and 2 nights accommodation for the couple. Cheaper packages are available if you have fewer than 20 people attending the wedding.
The Oasis Micro Wedding Resort
- Location: 5 Koala Place, Boat Harbour, NSW 2316
- Capacity: 20+
- Accommodation: Sleeps 20+
- 20 Person Wedding Package: $14,000
Fancy getting married in your own private rainforest and staying onsite for the weekend with your 20 wedding guests? The Oasis at One Mile Beach is the perfect little resort to hire for intimate weddings in Port Stephens and comes with a covered deck that lights up under thousands of fairy lit trees at night, a small function room and accommodation for all guests in 9 self contained cabins.
Dry venue hire is available should you wish to plan your own wedding, otherwise owner and wedding expert Deirdre (who also owns Tanilba House) offers all inclusive wedding packages for 20 guests priced at $14,000 including exclusive use of the resort with accommodation for everyone, a celebrant to legally marry you, a fully furnished ceremony in the tropical gardens surrounded by timber boardwalks & billabongs and a reception with a two course dinner.
The Vicarage At Lords
- Location: 313 Seven Hills Rd, Seven Hills, NSW 2147
- Capacity: 12
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
The private dining & drawing rooms at Lords Estate are hidden behind the property's historic street-front chapel and are accessed via a secret entrance through a wild rose garden and heritage verandah. Up to 10 guests can be comfortably seated in the heritage dining room which adjoins a drawing room where ceremonies can be held, a whiskey parlour and private gardens for wedding photos.
For small wedding receptions with 10 guests owner Claire will assist with hiring a private chef, and she has an all inclusive elopement package with a celebrant and photographer for wedding ceremonies in the drawing room.
The Lodge At Mount Rivers
- Location: 38 Lawrences Road, Mount Rivers, NSW 2311
- Capacity: 20+
- Accommodation: Sleeps 16
- Venue Hire: $7,200 - $9,350
The Lodge at Mount Rivers is a lesser known little wedding destination located well off-the-beaten-track on a 200 acre farm in the Hunter Valley and with a private riverfront setting that has no neighbours and no curfew is the perfect place to run away and get married with your 20 favourite people.
Intimate ceremony & reception spaces at this 6 bedroom mountain escape include a private lawn on the banks of the Peterson River, a poolside event space overlooking stunning hills and paddocks of grazing horses, and open plan dining rooms where everyone can be seated inside. Extra guests are able to camp onsite and the property is pet friendly.
Blue Mountains Elopements
- Location: 41 Olympian Parade, Leura, NSW 2780
- Capacity: 2 - 20
- Venue Hire: $4,400 (DIY only)
- Wedding Packages: $7,700 - $16,500+
Leuralla Amphitheatre is exclusively available to hire from Kyle & Emily at Blue Mountains Weddings and with stunning views over the Jamison Valley is one of the most scenic locations for intimate wedding ceremonies in NSW.
All inclusive wedding packages for 20 people at Leuralla Amphitheatre are priced from $7,700 including styling & florals, a celebrant to perform your ceremony, all legal paperwork completed and submitted for you, a photographer and wedding planner. Post ceremony catering can be added from $16.50 - $44 per person and a marquee wet weather guarantee is included.
The Store @ Leaves & Fishes
- Location: 737 Lovedale Road, Lovedale, NSW 2325
- Capacity: 20 - 30
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
- Venue Hire: $6,200 - $9,200
- Wedding Packages: $18,100 - $22,500
The Store at Leaves & Fishes is the perfect little reception venue for micro weddings with 20 guests and sits within lush tropical gardens where a rainforest alley provides an alternative outdoor space. This versatile Hunter Valley venue is situated in Lovedale and offers a huge variety of intimate wedding ceremony spaces from European colonnades to overwater decks on the 5 Lotus Lake boathouses.
The Store and rainforest alley are available to dry hire from $6,200 - $9,200 which includes exclusive use of the grounds and all accommodation. Alternatively, all inclusive wedding packages are priced from $18,100 - $22,500 and come with a celebrant, photographer, flowers and styling, hair & makeup and catering & bar services for twenty people.
Chapel Hill Retreat
- Location: 36 Berambing Crest, Berambing, NSW 2758
- Accommodation: Sleeps 20+
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
The balcony at Chapel Hill Retreat is a 20 guest wedding venue that overlooks incredible views of the world heritage Blue Mountains National Park. You can either hire the balcony for your wedding ceremony, reception or both, and the retreat also has other beautiful garden locations for intimate wedding ceremonies including an Oak Tree Avenue and hill top chapel.
Optional accommodation is available for all guests in 6 self contained cottages and the retreat also features a honeymoon suite that doubles as a space for getting ready. Affordable wedding packages for 20 guests start at $2,800 including your choice of ceremony venue. Small wedding packages with a marriage celebrant and wedding night accommodation for the newlyweds start at $4,500.
Mountain View Farm
- Location: 11 Mount Dromedary Trail, Tilba Tilba, NSW 2546
- Capacity: 2 - 120
- Accommodation: Sleeps 2 - 14
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Mountain View Farm offers exclusive weddings for 20 guests in its pop up daisy fields that burst into bloom at the start of every Spring. The huge daisy field paddocks are open for a 6 weeks season from mid August until the end of September and each year features a uniquely crafted aisle and altar where up to 25 guests can witness your vows.
The farm is situated on the Sapphire Coast near Tilba Tilba and has picturesque views of the imposing Mount Gulaga. Accommodation is available onsite in a love shack and glamping tents and there are 4 acres of gorgeous country gardens for wedding photos.
Eleven Eighty Weddings
- Location: 1180 Bolong Road, Coolangatta, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 80
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
- Accommodation: Sleeps 15
The micro wedding barn at Eleven Eighty is one of 4 quirky little event spaces that are perfect for a 20 person wedding on this property. The 3 acre estate also has a rustic courtyard with optional glass marquee, an old school hall with a piano and a refurbished old train carriage perfect for long table dining.
Venue hire at Eleven Eighty includes exclusive use of the entire property for 2 nights with accommodation for up to 15 guests in 2 onsite cottages. Weddings are DIY & BYO and venue hire includes access to a props shed with quality velvet lounges, tables, chairs and styling items to borrow without charge.
Figbird Cottage
- Location: Comerong Island Rd, Terara - South Coast, NSW
- Capacity: 150+
- Accommodation: Sleeps 8 + glamping
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
When you enter the romantic grounds of Figbird Cottage you pass through white, ornamental gates, under an 8 metre white rose arbour which is fairy-lit at night and onto spacious lawns that are made intimate by hundreds of rose bushes & camellias. Ornamental garden decor including a pond and rotunda set a beautiful backdrop for small 20 person weddings surrounded by lush dairy paddocks.
Figbird Cottage offer the option of dry venue hire to DIY your own celebrations or affordable all inclusive packages for small weddings and elopements. The gardens also feature a permanent luxury marquee.
The Woodhouse Wollombi
- Location: 2674 Paynes Crossing Rd, Wollombi, NSW 2325
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 17 - 33
- Venue Hire: $4,500 - $8,500
- Wedding Packages: $140 - $160/pp
The new Tuscan pergola at The Woodhouse Wollombi is tailor made for intimate weddings and comfortably seats twenty guests overlooking a private lake, manicured fields and 100 acres of native bushland in the Hunter Valley. The pergola is adjoined by a private outdoor bar and lounge area and nearby ceremony sites include a pine forest clearing and a lakefront lawn.
Small wedding packages at The Woodhouse are priced from $4,500 for up to 30 guests with catering by Fennel & Co from $140 per person. All packages include a wet weather ceremony & reception space within The Woodhouse dance floor area, and onsite accommodation is available for 17 guests in a group barn stay with additional beds in new luxury suites.
St Joseph's Guesthouse
- Location: 1029 Saint Albans Road, Saint Albans, NSW 2775
- Capacity: 10 - 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
If you're looking for a small wedding location with a touch of nostalgia about it we highly recommend St Joseph's Guesthouse. This incredible place was rebuilt from the ruins of a 160 year old church by owner Steve who we particularly love for his flexible approach to everything.
Upstairs has been transformed into 5 spacious bedrooms with open plan dining and lounge areas. On the ground floor is an intimate event space perfect for seating 20 - 30 guests and which opens onto the backyard with beautiful views over the Hawkesbury Valley. Wedding packages are available with or without accommodation but we highly recommend staying for a few days.
Tides Byron Estate
- Location: 290 North Teven Road, Teven, NSW 2478
- Capacity: 140
- Accommodation: Sleeps 22
- Wedding Packages: Tailored
Tides Byron Estate is a luxurious 8 bedroom villa that has a beautiful poolside event space that overlooks the Byron Bay Hinterland and is perfect for micro weddings with 20 guests. The Airbnb sits on a 100 acre macadamia farm and has a modern reception hall that caters for larger weddings on the property, hence bookings for smaller 20 pax weddings are typically only available mid week or on weekends within 3 months of your wedding date.
Private Property Illawarra
- Location: 8 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Stanwell Park, NSW 2508
- Capacity: 10 - 60
- Accommodation: Sleeps 18
- Venue Hire: $2,850 - $5,000
- Catering & Drinks: BYO
This Victorian-era private estate sits on a scenic hill top at Stanwell Park and with incredible views over the Illawarra coastline is a spectacular location for intimate weddings & elopements with 10 - 30 guests. The 5 bedroom period home has a covered outdoor event space seating 20 guests, an open plan dining room that seats 18 people and a beautiful cliff top ceremony space with 180° ocean views.
Small wedding packages at this private estate range from $2,850 - $5,000 including a 2 night stay and you have the freedom to hire all your own suppliers.
Lindesay House
- Location: 1 Carthona Avenue, Darling Point, NSW 2027
- Capacity: 10 - 100
- Venue Hire: $2,640 - $7,190
Lindesay House is one of the only small wedding venues for 20 guests on Sydney Harbour and is a grand heritage estate located at Darling Point just minutes to the CBD. The historic 19th century mansion features private drawing and dining rooms that offer indoor reception spaces for 20 people, while the beautiful harbour-front garden has a marquee-style awning reception area and offers a beautiful open air space for intimate ceremonies & receptions on the waterfront.
Small wedding packages at Lindesay House are priced from $2,640 for hire of the drawing & dining rooms and range up to $7,190 for use of the harbour front garden where there is a 5pm curfew.
Kirribilli Event Space
- Location: 51-55 Upper Pitt Street, Kirribilli, NSW 2061
- Capacity: 10 - 30
- Venue Hire: $4,000
This private terrace lawn at Kirribilli on Sydney Harbour is one of the city's most exclusive wedding venues for intimate celebrations and is the perfect size to seat up to 24 guests overlooking the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House. Venue hire for small wedding ceremonies & private dining experiences starts at $4,000 and comes with a marquee if required and access to kitchen facilities for your caterer.
Linnaeus Farm Berry
- Location: 599 Coolangatta Road, Berry, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 2 - 30
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
- Location Hire: DIY/BYO
Linnaeus Farm is a luxury wedding venue for 25 guests in Berry, and features a resort-style swimming pool, petanque court and games barn with an infrared sauna. The 5 bedroom estate is part of the Linnaeus Collection of deconstructed hotels and is within 5 minutes drive of other elegant private estates that can accommodation all wedding guests.
Across the property's 3.5 hectares of manicured gardens are many beautiful spots for wedding ceremonies including a miniature lake house, orchard, olive grove and centuries-old fig trees with beautiful views to Saddleback Mountain. The garden barn is the perfect reception venue for 20 - 30 guests and you can bring your own caterers and BYO drinks.
Moraea Farm
- Location: 450b Coolangatta Road, Berry, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 30
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
- Location Hire: $5,500 - $8,500
Moraea Farm is part of the Linnaeus Collection of deconstructed hotels in Berry and can be hired for small weddings with up to 30 guests for ceremonies and post ceremony celebrations. Beside the 6 bedroom/4 bathroom cottage is a fully equiped ivy-clad restaurant that can be added to venue hire for small wedding receptions. The restaurant is fully licensed and comes with in-house catering.
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