Northern NSW Wedding Venues
Wedding Venues: Northern NSW | Byron Bay
Among the incredible wedding venues in Northern NSW are some of Australia's most exclusive places to get married. From beautiful wedding locations on the Northern Rivers to hidden venues in the Byron Bay Hinterland, the scenic tropical landscape across North East NSW offers a diverse collection of picturesque ceremony & reception venues to choose from.
The best wedding venues in Northern NSW include 3 day hinterland retreats with onsite accommodation for guests, tropical rainforest resorts, macadamia farms, luxury estates with amazing views, and modern wedding venues that bring fine dining experiences to the reception table.
Featured below are the top wedding locations from Tweed Coast to Yamba, including all-in-one ceremony & reception venues as well as coveted wedding destinations with accommodation onsite. These 18 highly recommended Northern NSW wedding venues are among the most sought after places to get married in NSW.
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18 Best Wedding Venues in Northern NSW
1. Midginbil Eco Resort
- Capacity: 150
- Venue Type: Wedding resort/camp
- Location: 252 Midginbil Rd, Midginbil, NSW 2484
Midginbil Resort is an eco-friendly and budget friendly wedding destination on 400 acres of countryside located one hour inland from Byron Bay in Northern NSW. The 3 day wedding package enables all of your wedding guests to stay with you onsite for either a mid week or weekend celebration. There is a variety of accommodation for 150 guests in luxe safari tents, motel style rooms, a bunkhouse and campsites.
Affordable wedding packages start at $7,900 and include exclusive use of the entire property. There are 3 ceremony sites to choose from, a rustic wedding reception venue and a farmhouse dining room where pre & post wedding events can be held. Expect stunning mountain views, fresh country air and 100% relaxed, good-time vibes at this hidden location in Northern New South Wales .
2. Tides Wedding Hall
- Location: 290 North Teven Road, Teven, NSW 2478
- Capacity: 140
- Accommodation: Sleeps 22
- Wedding Packages: Tailored
The wedding hall at Tides Byron Estate is a fully furnished elegant reception venue that seats up to 140 guests either inside, or on the outside terrace. Floor to ceiling windows offer stunning views over the property's picturesque macadamia orchard to the Tweed Coast and Lennox Head and flood the beautifully furnished space with light.
The Tides Wedding Hall is a fully licensed and furnished venue that offers elegant weddings at affordable rates. There is a luxury 7 bedroom villa on the same property that can be hired for accommodation and where a post wedding recovery party can be staged.
3. Nutting Hill Villa
Location: 1,480 Bangalow Road, Clunes, NSW 2480
Capacity: 100
Accommodation: Sleeps 16
Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Nutting Hill Villa is an exclusive Mediterranean-style villa situated on a private 100 acre Macadamia Farm in the Byron Bay Hinterland. The luxurious 5 bedroom villa is tailor-made for majestic garden weddings with manicured lawns set against the dramatic castle-like turrets.
A poolside event space and open-air Plantation Room provide outdoor reception spaces overlooking spectacular valley views, while a shaded orchard, lake and Northern Lawn offer picturesque locations for exchanging vows.
4. Tides Byron Estate
- Location: 290 North Teven Road, Teven, NSW 2478
- Capacity: 40
- Accommodation: Sleeps 22
- Wedding Packages: Tailored
The 100 acre Tides Byron Estate is a luxury wedding destination in the Northern NSW region of Byron Bay. Situated on a picturesque macadamia farm, the luxurious 8 bedroom house caters for mid-week elopements & micro weddings, plus has a wedding hall next door for larger celebrations with up to 140 guests.
The villa's poolside entertainment space caters for up to 40 guests and has views over the macadamia orchard to Lennox Head. With exclusive use of the property you're free to set up an outdoor celebration in the orchard or on the hall's terrace. This venue is surprisingly affordable, is licensed and comes with a choice of caterers.
5. Botanica Plantation House
- Location: 13 Duranbah Road, Duranbah, 2487
- Capacity: 150
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Botanica at Plantation House is the Tweed Valley's newest luxury wedding venue and is conveniently situated just 10 minutes from the Gold Coast Airport with stunning views over Mount Wollumbin. Botanica offers an all-in-one ceremony & fine dining experience with a seasonal orchard-to-table menu that will delight foodies.
6. Sugar Beach Ranch
- Location: Keith Hall Lane, Keith Hall, NSW 2478
- Capacity: 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 4
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Sugar Beach Ranch is a 60 acre beachfront retreat with retired polo horses near Ballina. The exclusive wedding venue was previously the property of late INXS manager Chris 'CM' Murphy and is now operated by his daughter who offers wedding venue hire for intimate celebrations with 2 - 100 guests.
Wedding facilities include a poolside event area, a garden reception space, 2 cabins each with two bedrooms and a glamping lawn. Winter & Spring weddings often get a birds eye view of migrating whales.
7. Ancora Weddings
Location: 118 Wharf Street, Tweed Heads, NSW 2485
Capacity: 150
Venue Type: Waterfront weddings
Ancora is a mediterranean-inspired waterfront reception venue at Terranora Inlet in Tweed Heads. The modern luxe interiors feature polished timber floors, fresh white walls, a statement marble bar and floor-to-ceiling glass windows that create a light & airy vibe with views over the water.
Just 5 minutes from world-famous ceremony locations at Snapper Rocks and Rainbow Bay Beach, this Northern NSW wedding venue offers an all-in-one destination for coastal ceremonies and receptions. Wedding menus are catered by UK celebrity chef Matt Kemp and all packages include a dedicated function manager.
8. Frida's Field
- Location: 76 Booyong Road, Nashua, NSW 2479
- Capacity: 120
- Accommodation: Sleeps 2
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Situated on 120 acres of lush green countryside between Lismore & Byron Bay is one of best foodie wedding venues in Northern NSW. Frida's Field offers all inclusive wedding packages with ceremonies beside a picturesque sunflower field and farm fresh dining in the architecturally designed reception pavilion and adjoining cocktail terrace.
9. Fig Tree Byron Bay
- Location: 4 Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay, NSW 2481
- Capacity: 60
- Accommodation: Sleeps 14
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Fig Tree Restaurant is the flagship venue of Byron Bay Weddings and offers modern ceremony & reception spaces set within the magical gardens of a hinterland farmhouse. The dining room pairs with a poolside cocktail bar providing an elegant location for wedding receptions with expansive views that stretch to the ocean. Other highlights of this sophisticated venue include a 150 year old Moreton Bay Fig, grapevine pavilion and Mediterranean Olive Grove.
10. Forget Me Not Weddings
- Capacity: 30 - 250
- Venue Type: Farm
- Location: 545 Coopers Shoot Rd, Bangalow, NSW 2479
Forget Me Not Farm has long been one of the best wedding venues in the Tweed Coast region for outdoor soirees as it has a purpose-built marquee site with elevated views over picturesque paddocks of grazing cattle. The venue has recently added a new barn-style reception space overlooking the dam which means smaller weddings no longer have to hire a marquee to get married on this beautiful property.
Award winning gardens provide beautiful backdrops for wedding photos and there's a waterfront arbor for wedding ceremonies that overlooks a romantic jetty and row boat.
11. The EarthHouse
- Location: 334 James Gibson Rd, Corndale, NSW 2480
- Capacity: 120
- Accommodation: Sleeps 4
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
The EarthHouse sits above a 110 acre farm located in the Byron Bay Hinterland and has a beautiful ceremony space under a huge Fig Tree that offers incredible hilltop views across the region. The unique reception venue is created from rammed earth and offers a blank canvas to style in any wedding theme.
12. Elysian Hills Venue
- Location: 515 Carool Rd, Carool, NSW 2486
- Capacity: 130
- Accommodation: Sleeps 18+
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Elysian Hills was formerly Ardeena Events and is located an hour north of Byron Bay on scenic hilltop ranges 1,100 feet above sea level. This magical wedding destination is nestled within 77 acres of lush farmland and rainforest and has incredible hinterland and ocean views from its Valley View and Macadamia Treeline ceremony spots.
The newly renovated Elysian Pavilion is a modern reception space that comes with all inclusive wedding packages priced from $130/pp plus a venue hire fee. Eight suites sleep up to 16 guests onsite.
13. Farm + Co Weddings
- Location: 529 Cudgen Road, Cudgen, NSW 2487
- Capacity: 100
- Wedding packages: All inclusive
Farm + Co is the ideal wedding venue for foodie couples who wish to lavish their guests with a paddock-to-plate, shared feast dining experience. This 52 acre farm has a gorgeous ceremony location beside a field of sunflowers, a dedicated cocktail area, a covered reception space with views across paddocks and macadamia orchards and a modern function room that's fully enclosed.
14. Riverside Ranch Yamba
- Capacity: 150
- Venue Type: Horse ranch
- Location: 151 Micalo Rd, Yamba, NSW 2464
Riverside Ranch is a 50 acre wedding venue located on the riverfront in Yamba. It's only 6 minutes from the beach so an ideal choice for a coastal wedding in a less popular Northern NSW region. The property offers 4 ceremony & 3 reception locations onsite, including a saloon and is also suitable for outdoor, waterfront weddings.
15. Summergrove Estate
- Location: 363 Carool Rd, Carool, NSW 2486
- Capacity: 130
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
The hill top chapel at Summergrove Estate is one of the most sought after wedding ceremony venues in Far North NSW thanks to the majestic views through the glass altar. The chapel can be booked exclusively for your nuptials without needing to hire the modern reception hall onsite, however most couples hire both as the relaxed tropical location & views are hard to beat. Accommodation for 16 guests is available at nearby sister property Elysian Hills.
16. Osteria Weddings
- Location: 1 Barclay Dr, Casuarina, NSW 2487
- Capacity: 200
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Osteria's quirky industrial vibe is unique to wedding venues in Northern NSW where there are no other reception halls quite like it. The chic function space with its polished concrete floors and drop bulb lighting is adjoined by a private ceremony garden offering an all-in-one location for coastal weddings 45 minutes north of Byron Bay.
17. Angourie Resort
- Location: 166 Angourie Rd, Yamba NSW 2464
- Capacity: 40 - 170
- Accommodation: Sleeps everyone
- Wedding Packages: Average $150/pp
Angourie Resort is an all inclusive wedding venue located in the popular holiday spot of Yamba in Northern NSW. With accommodation for everyone onsite, a restaurant, function room, poolside ceremony area, spa and a year round temperate climate, Angourie Resort is the ideal place for an extended destination wedding.
Angourie Resort offers wedding packages for micro weddings, larger weddings as well as engagement parties.
18. Victoria's At Ewingsdale
- Location: 207 Balraith Lane, Ewingsdale, NSW 2481
- Capacity: 50 Seated, 70 Cocktail
- Accommodation: Sleeps 18
- Wedding Packages: POA
One of the most luxurious wedding venues in Northern NSW is Victoria's At Ewingsdale. This grand, European-inspired country manor sleeps up to 18 in guest rooms featuring marble flooring, private ensuites and spa baths and Juliet balconies.
The 4 acre private estate can be hired for your exclusive use and seats up to 70 wedding guests within the ceremony and reception areas onsite. Beautifully manicured gardens integrate seamlessly with stately interiors providing seperate open places for garden ceremonies & receptions and sit down dining in areas such as a romantic canopy of fairy lit grapevines.
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Northern NSW Weddings
This Northern NSW wedding guide provides a run down of the best wedding venues to hire in the region for ceremonies, receptions and destination weddings. Recommended below are the most beautiful ceremony venues, the best reception spaces and gorgeous wedding destinations where all your guests can stay onsite with you onsite for an extended celebration over several days.
Ceremony Venues
The best places to get married in Northern NSW make the most of the region's stunning natural landscape and offer beautiful backdrops and incredible views. Nearly all of the region's most beautiful wedding ceremony spots are situated at all-inclusive venues, however there is one noteworthy venue that offers ceremony hire without a reception package and that is the chapel at Summergrove Estate.
Reception Venues
While the vast majority of Northern NSW wedding venues are all-in-one locations, there are several beautiful event spaces that exclusively cater for seated or cocktail wedding receptions. We recommend Beach Byron Bay if you're looking for an oceanfront reception venue with outdoor dining, Osteria with its chic industrial vibes is located 45 minutes further north on the Tweed Coast and for fine dining foodies you can't go past Farm + Co Weddings.
Wedding Destinations
Northern NSW is a bucket-list wedding destination with beautiful beaches and scenic hinterlands providing a stunning backdrop for 3 day weddings. Hence, its no surprise this picturesque region has many gorgeous wedding venues with accommodation onsite catering for couples who wish to celebrate with family & friends over 2 or more nights.
One of the best wedding destinations in the Northern Rivers, with more accommodation than any other venue in the region is Midginbil Eco Resort with beds for up to 150 guests. Other exclusive-use venues include Tides Byron Estate which sleeps 22 guests in a luxury 8 bedroom villa, and sister venues Elysian Hills & Summergrove Estate which share 8 villas.
Northern NSW Wedding Locations
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Byron Bay Venues
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