Shoalhaven Wedding Venues
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Looking for a Shoalhaven wedding venue? The Shoalhaven has a wonderful collection of unique wedding venues from country hotels to beachfront retreats to farms, barns and private cottages. Here's a collection of our favourite wedding locations in the Shoalhaven region.
Top 24 Shoalhaven Wedding Venues
The Woods Farm
- Location: Jervis Bay - South Coast, NSW
- Capacity: 200
- Accommodation: Sleeps 120
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
The Woods Farm is one of the state's most sought after wedding destinations and is situated on 40 acres of private woodlands just 5 minutes from Shoalhaven's beautiful white sand beaches. The 3 day venue has accommodation for your entire guest list in a luxury glamping village and cottages and has amenities for pre & post wedding events including a poolside recovery party.
The open-air chapel at The Woods Farm is a magical place to get married hidden within native bushland and accessed via a 120 metre aisle walking through a series of jasmine-covered archways. The chandelier wedding hall is just as gorgeous and adjoins an outdoor lawn and bar offering the versatility of a seated or cocktail reception either indoors or out.
The Homestead Berry
- Location: 8 Homestead Lane, Berry, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 120
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
The Homestead Berry's ceremony & reception spaces stand apart from other Shoalhaven venues with a luxe aesthetic and modern facilities that elevate the traditional farm wedding. The property centres around The Cowshed & Silo Bar which can seat up to 120 guests but perfectly accommodates 80-90 and opens onto a covered courtyard which you may choose to use as your dance floor.
Five acres of manicured grounds offer a variety of backdrops for wedding ceremonies & photos that are rich in rustic character. There's a vine-covered silo that gives a beautiful intimate feel to nuptials and a circular rotunda made of raw timber that looks amazing dressed with floral installations. Comprehensive venue hire packages are excellent value and include a 2 night stay in 5 luxury suites.
The Lodge Jamberoo
- Location: 406 Jamberoo Mountain Road, Jamberoo, NSW 2533
- Capacity: 300
- Accommodation: Sleeps 136
- Wedding Packages: $95+/pp
The Lodge Jamberoo is the newest Shoalhaven wedding destination for couples wanting all their guests to stay onsite with them. This 43 room resort-style hotel is exclusively yours for 2 nights and sleeps up to 136 guests in beautifully renovated rooms that overlook a huge central swimming pool.
The hotel has a luxe Pine Forest Cathedral for wedding ceremonies, which features a paved seating area for guests and an outdoor timber chapel. The reception venue is an elegant blank canvas wedding hall which comes with onsite catering & drinks starting at under $100 per person. In addition to the per head fee there's a minimum spend on accommodation which guests are able to book & pay online.
Figbird Cottage
- Location: Comerong Island Rd, Terara, NSW
- Capacity: 150+
- Accommodation: Sleeps 8 + glamping
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Figbird Cottage is a private country property with 2 cottages that sleep 8 guests, English gardens for wedding ceremonies and photos and a luxe marquee adjoining an outdoor reception area. Among the best priced wedding venues in the Shoalhaven, Figbird Cottage is also one of the most relaxed and ideally suited to alfresco celebrations with food truck catering.
Flexible venue hire options include everything from elopements and single day hire to 3 day exclusive use weddings.
The Pavilion Kiama
- Location: 2 Bong Bong Street, Kiama, NSW 2533
- Capacity: 80 - 400
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
The Pavilion Kiama is one of the best value reception venues in the Shoalhaven, offering affordable all inclusive packages with stunning ocean views. From the light-filled main function space, large windows overlook Kiama Lighthouse and beach with a beautifully renovated blank canvas that suits styling in any colour palette.
The Pavilion has an entry foyer with a bar where guests mingle before the reception starts and there is a private suite where the Bridal party can relax before entering the reception. Two free ceremony areas are located on the waterfront right next to the venue.
Willow Farm
- Location: Galls Lane, Berry - South Coast, NSW
- Capacity: 130
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Weddings at Willow Farm enjoy exclusive access to 160 acres of lush green farmland for 3 days and a flexible range of spaces to style unique celebrations. Reception areas include a rustic entertainment shed, marquee site and adjoining outdoor area that's perfect for lawn games, drinks & canapés and a space for alfresco receptions with seated dining under the stars.
Ceremony sites include a picturesque and intimate area near a quiet running creek, a ceremony tree paddock and an open space with the property's picturesque dam as your backdrop. Weddings are DIY & BYO but super easy to organise with bar staff & furniture included with venue hire.
Ravensthorpe Estate
- Location: 56 Tongarra Rd, Albion Park NSW 2527
- Capacity: 200
- Accommodation: Sleeps 14
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Ravensthorpe Estate was recently taken over by new owners and has been renovated throughout. The romantic Georgian style manor comes with exclusive use for 24 hours and includes a light-filled conservatory space for receptions, an adjoining courtyard, a reception marquee and 3 acres of gardens for wedding ceremonies and photos.
Ravensthorpe is one of the best private properties for weddings in the Shoalhaven with luxury accommodation across 3 dwellings. Packages include accommodation and breakfast for the guests who stay overnight.
Coolangatta Estate
- Location: 1335 Bolong Road, Coolangatta, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 2 - 200
- Accommodation: Sleeps 70
- Wedding Packages: $99+/pp
Coolangatta Estate is one of the most historic wedding venues in Shoalhaven, being the first site of settlement in the area. The 100 acre vineyard is located on the Shoalhaven River and features 26 convict-built motel units which sleep up to 70 guests.
The site's historic buildings include a Grand Hall which is an incredibly atmospheric reception venue that seats 80 guests and is particularly well suited to shared feasts served down the centre of long tables. There's also a function room for larger weddings of up to 200 guests, and beautiful country gardens with fairy lit fig trees and a croquet lawn for ceremonies followed by outdoor drinks & canapés.
Eleven Eighty Weddings
- Location: 1180 Bolong Road, Coolangatta, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 80
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
- Accommodation: Sleeps 15
Eleven Eighty is one of the most unique wedding venues in the Shoalhaven region, with 5 eclectic spaces packed into this little 3 acre country escape. You can set up your wedding however you like utilising some or all event spaces for various components of your day. There's a train carriage which seats up to 20 guests and is popular as a getting ready location, a micro wedding barn, an old school hall that seats 50 and the private courtyard.
When you hire Eleven Eighty for your wedding you get exclusive use of the entire estate including two onsite cottages for a minimum of 2 nights. It's a fun wedding destination with quirky features like street art murals and has an Argentinian BBQ pergola in the garden. All furniture is included (including velvet lounges) which saves on hire fees and there's a backup marquee that can be pitched if required.
The Cove Jervis Bay
- Location: Ellmoos Road via Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay NSW 2540
- Capacity: 150+
- Accommodation: Sleeps 111
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
The Cove Jervis Bay is a 3 acre seaside oasis that's exclusively yours for 2+ nights with all of your guest list staying onsite with you. The property has its very own private beach, a sandbar where you can get married ankle deep in water, an oceanfront ceremony lawn, and an outdoor bar & reception area for seated or cocktail weddings under a canopy of festoon and fairy lights.
A brand new wedding hall overlooking the beach caters for indoor wedding receptions and offers a luxe all-white blank canvas to suit personalised styling in all colour palettes. For getting ready there's a luxury pamper room with lights and mirrors for hair and make up and property has lots of communal facilities for pre & post wedding events.
Linnaeus Farm Berry
- Location: 599 Coolangatta Road, Berry, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 2 - 30
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
- Location Hire: DIY/BYO
Linnaeus Farm is the Shoalhaven's newest destination for intimate weddings & elopements and comes with a 2 night stay for up to 12 guests in the property's luxury 5 bedroom homestead. There is a maximum limit of 25-30 guests for weddings on the grounds of this gorgeous estate and you can also host an intimate lunch or dinner either in the gardens or a modern entertainment barn.
The impeccably manicured grounds surrounding the homestead cover 3.5 hectares with views to Saddleback Mountain and include a pretty orchard and olive grove, a one-of-a-kind kids playground that they'll never forget, a Petanque court, swimming pool and lake house. Venue hire is very reasonable and you can BYO all your own vendors including live acoustic music.
Far Meadow Cottage
- Location: 450b Coolangatta Road, Berry, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 30
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Far Meadow Cottage is the sister property to Linnaeus Farm and is situated less than 5 minutes away in Berry, providing the option for joint hire of both venues to accommodate your entire wedding guest list. The cottage sleeps up to 12 guests for two nights (or 24 including Linnaeus Farm).
On the grounds of Far Meadow Cottage is a stand-alone licensed dining room that comes fully furnished with a commercial kitchen. The dining room seats up to 30 guests offering the perfect reception space for intimate celebrations.
Kullindi Homestead
- Location: Booderee National Park, Ellmoos Rd, Jervis Bay NSW 2540
- Capacity: 20 - 200
- Accommodation: 5 units
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
The historic Kullindi Homestead is a waterfront wedding venue with spacious lawns on the edge of Sussex Inlet waterway. Perfect for DIY weddings, you can pitch a marquee or tipi on the waterfront and BYO all catering and drinks according to your budget. Stay the weekend in five self-contained units, plus there's plenty of space for glamping.
Driftwood Shed
- Location: 111 Terara Rd, Terara NSW
- Capacity: 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 6
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
The Driftwood Shed is a laid back, rustic wedding venue located on the Shoalhaven River just 5 minutes from Nowra. The venue features a private jetty, boat ramp, riverfront lawns, a clear sided marquee and a 100 year old rustic shed which is often utilised as an entertainment area.
Terara Park Farm
- LOCATION: 174 Millbank Rd, Terara NSW 2540
- CAPACITY: 50 - 180
- ROOMS & SPACES: Dam, barn
- ACCOMMODATION: Sleeps 12
Terara Park Farm is a 22 acre horse farm with a picturesque dam & overhanging jetty, and a large converted indoor arena barn equiped with funky neon lighting.
Terara Riverside Gardens
- LOCATION: 135 Terara Rd, Terara NSW 2540
- CAPACITY: 120
- ROOMS & SPACES: Lawns, greenhouse, barn, marquee
Terara Riverside Gardens is a relaxed wedding venue with 5 acres of beautiful gardens on the Shoalhaven River. Wedding venues include a barn and adjoining marquee, a riverfront lawn that's a picturesque location for waterfront ceremonies and a new Greenhouse that offers a back up wet weather ceremony venue and is perfect for micro wedding receptions. DIY & BYO.
Nowra Culburra SLSC
- LOCATION: 4 Farrant Ave, Culburra Beach NSW 2540
- CAPACITY: 130
- ROOMS & SPACES: Beach, hall
The Nowra Culburra Surf Life Saving Club is a blank canvas hall right on the beach. Affordable wedding packages include exclusive use of the hall and the full commercial kitchen. The hall is basic but clean and can be up-styled to suit your wedding theme.
Secrets of Terara
- LOCATION: Millbank Rd, Terara NSW 2540
- CAPACITY: 100
- ROOMS & SPACES: Gardens, barn, outdoors
- ACCOMMODATION: Sleeps 20
Secrets of Terara is an intimate woodland venue surrounded by peaceful dairy farm. You can pitch a marquee, dine outdoors or utilise the rustic shed as your reception venue. The vast lawns are perfect for a game of backyard cricket or croquet. Stay onsite with up to 20 wedding guests and enjoy the resident chooks, tennis court, swimming pool and surrounding bush tracks.
Worrowing Estate
- LOCATION: 81 The Wool Rd, Worrowing Heights NSW 2540
- CAPACITY: 180
- ROOMS & SPACES: Gardens, dam, shed, barn
- ACCOMMODATION: Sleeps 40+
Worrowing is a 250 acre coastal wedding venue with 12+ ceremony locations around manicured gardens and dams. Located in the scenic Shoalhaven region of Jervis Bay, Worrowing's refurbished barn is a popular reception venue within walking distance
of the property's accommodation in boat sheds & wilderness huts.
Paperbark Camp
- LOCATION: 571 Woollamia Rd, Woollamia NSW 2540
- CAPACITY: 100
- ROOMS & SPACES: Beach, forest, Gunyah
- ACCOMMODATION: Sleeps 45
Paperbark Camp is an eco-friendly retreat immersed in native bushland. The treetop dining room is one of the most unique reception venues in the Shoalhaven. Outdoor receptions can also be set up in a circular fashion under trees covered in fairy lights. Largely a romantic retreat, Paperbark Camp is available for the exclusive hire for weddings with accommodation bookings of all safari tents.
Mollymook Beachside Weddings
- LOCATION: 72 Golf Avenue, Mollymook, NSW 2539
- CAPACITY: 220
- ROOMS & SPACES: Beach, function room
At Mollymook Beachside Weddings you can have your ceremony on the sand followed by a reception in the function centre. One of the few budget friendly wedding venues in the Shoalhaven that offers uninterrupted views over the ocean.
The Barn On The Ridge
- LOCATION: 24 Clyde Ridge Rd, Morton NSW 2538
- CAPACITY: 130
- ROOMS & SPACES: Jetty, gardens, barn
- ACCOMMODATION: Sleeps 2
The Barn on the Ridge is a 55 acre DIY wedding venue with sweeping views over surrounding farm land to the Budawang Ranges. Wedding ceremony venues include the romantic dam and secret gardens. Wedding receptions are held in the renovated barn which combines modern touches with rustic original features, wall to wall windows and epic views. Wedding packages include romantic accommodation in the Austin Farm Truck Bridal Suite.
Greyleigh
- LOCATION: Long Brush Road, Jerrara, NSW 2533
- CAPACITY: 200
- ROOMS & SPACES: Gardens, amphitheatre, gables, orchard
- ACCOMMODATION: Sleeps 16
Greyleigh is an historic Shoalhaven farming property on 200 acres of rolling green hills and orchards. With views to the Pacific Ocean, Greyleigh offers 4 wedding venues including a natural amphitheatre, gardens, orchard and Gables. There's 2 homesteads on the property that are included in wedding packages plus a luxury Pamper Pad.
Wildwood Kangaroo Valley
- LOCATION: 407D Bendeela Rd, Kangaroo Valley NSW 2577
- CAPACITY: 90
- ROOMS & SPACES: Ceremony Rock, lawns, farmhouse, barn
- ACCOMMODATION: Sleeps 8
Wildwood Kangaroo Valley is an eco friendly wedding venue in secluded bushland. The cliff top ceremony rock is a private and intimate location for weddings & elopements and there's a wet weather back-up venue in a shed. A marquee style pavilion otherwise known as The Farmhouse is the indoor reception venue with adjoining picnic lawn. All inclusive wedding packages.
Wedding Venue Hire Pricing
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- All-inclusive wedding packages
- DIY/BYO wedding packages
- Destination wedding packages
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