Looking for an oceanfront reception venue with stunning water views? This list of the top beach wedding reception venues across New South Wales features the most beautiful seaside locations for seated & cocktail receptions from the South Coast to Byron Bay, including the most exclusive venues for beachfront weddings in Sydney.
The best beach reception venues across the state include luxury boutique hotels, exclusive-use coastal resorts, affordable seaside function rooms and clifftop venues with sweeping ocean views. And while beachfront weddings are typically synonymous with the luxury end of the market, there are several affordable venues included on this list that offer stunning beachside spaces for wedding receptions under $150 per person.
Most beach wedding venues shortlisted here have a ceremony venue & reception venue all in the one place, offering the option of hosting your entire wedding day in one convenient location. In addition to wedding reception venues you'll also find beachfront resorts and other exclusive-use destinations with ocean views where your entire guest list can stay onsite for the weekend.
This list of amazing beach reception venues includes 14 of the most popular places to hire for weddings on the oceanfront and a couple of our favourite seaside locations that are a little off the beaten path. Congratulations on your engagement, and happy planning!
Find Beachfront Reception Venues
Top 14 NSW Venues
Explore All Beach Venues
Top 14 Beach Reception Venues in NSW
1. The Pavilion Kiama
- Location: 2 Bong Bong Street, Kiama, NSW 2533
- Capacity: 80 - 400
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
The Pavilion Kiama is an affordable beachside reception venue with beautiful ocean views that take in the local lighthouse and surf beach. The ocean facing function room has huge windows overlooking the beach and is a modern light-filled event space that features polished wooden floors, a raised stage and a seperate entrance foyer with its own bar.
Situated in the centre of town, The Pavilion offers guests the convenience of accommodation less than 5 minutes walk from the venue. Budget friendly wedding packages offer excellent value from $125 per head and venue hire includes the option for beachfront nuptials at one of two waterfront ceremony sites or in the weatherproof entrance foyer.
2. Jonah's Whale Beach
- Location: 69 Bynya Road, Whale Beach, NSW 2107
- Capacity: 30 - 122
- Hotel: Sleeps 22
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Jonah's Restaurant & Boutique Hotel takes luxury beach weddings to the next level with a clifftop ceremony garden and oceanfront reception space overlooking jaw dropping views of the Northern Beaches coastline in Sydney.
All inclusive wedding packages at this world class reception venue come with an exclusive fine dining experience featuring chefs hatted food, an internationally awarded wine list, interactive seafood stations, and a Bollinger cart & caviar bar on the balcony. Choose from a half day lunch or dinner wedding, exclusive 24 hour booking or a micro wedding in the private dining room.
3. 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 beachfront reception hall at The Cove in Jervis Bay sits metres from its own private beach and adjoins a beautiful Mediterranean-style courtyard that offers the perfect location for an outdoor wedding reception beside the sea.
The Cove is a 3 acre seaside resort where all your guests stay onsite with you for a 2 night destination wedding and features a pamper room for getting ready, a beachfront wedding ceremony garden, pre & post wedding facilities and accommodation in beach cabins, a luxe glamping village and funhouse. Guests can pay for their own rooms separately which covers venue hire.
4. The Oasis At One Mile Beach
- Location: 5 Koala Place, Boat Harbour, NSW 2316
- Capacity: 80
- Accommodation: Sleeps 50
- Wedding Packages: BYO
The Oasis is located at One Mile Beach in Port Stephens and has two coastal reception spaces that are perfect for outdoor weddings. One is an open-air lawn nestled within 5 acres of tropical gardens under a romantic canopy of festoon lights. The other is a magical event space set within a fairy-lit rainforest and comes fully furnished with a pop up bar just 600m from the beach.
5. Tides Byron Estate
- Location: 290 North Teven Road, Teven, NSW 2478
- Capacity: 140
- Accommodation: Sleeps 22
- Wedding Packages: Tailored
Tides Byron Estate is a 100 acre macadamia farm situated 8 minutes from the sandy shores of the North Coast in an elevated location that looks over Lennox Head to the ocean. The property features a fully furnished luxury wedding hall with an adjoining outdoor reception terrace that both have incredible ocean views.
When you hire Tides Byron Estate for your wedding reception you also have the option of booking the 8 bedroom onsite villa which has a beautiful poolside entertaining area that seats up to 40 guests. Pre & post wedding functions are permitted at the villa.
6. Fig Tree Park
Location: 58 Sherringham Lane, Central Tilba, NSW 2546
Capacity: 2 - 200
Accommodation: Sleeps 2
Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Fig Tree Park is a grand French-style estate set on a South Coast hill top overlooking 360° ocean & country views. Surrounded by manicured country gardens and paddocks with free roaming horses, the estate offers an incredibly scenic outdoor location for romantic seaside receptions.
Hire of Fig Tree Park for your wedding reception comes with elegant round tables and cross back chairs, full lighting throughout the gardens and huge fig tree, and complimentary accommodation for 2 in a private barn. Reception spaces include under the fig tree, on the estate's front lawn or in the grand pavilion.
7. Private Property Illawarra
- Location: 8 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Stanwell Park, NSW 2508
- Capacity: 60
- Accommodation: Sleeps 18
- Venue Hire Cost: $2,850+
This stunning cliff top estate in Stanwell Park can be hired for weddings and events with up to 60 guests and has two oceanfront reception spaces with views over the South Coast and marine traffic to the ports of Wollongong. One is the main dining room which seats up to 18 guests, and the other is a new outdoor pavilion for 50 - 60 guests.
Wedding packages include 2 nights accommodation for up to 18 guests in the 5 bedroom house which has a wrap around verandah perfect for cocktail functions overlooking the Illawarra's Sea Cliff Bridge.
8. The Beachcomber Hotel & Resort
- Location: 200 Main Road, Toukley, NSW 2263
- Capacity: 30 - 200
- Accommodation: Sleeps everyone
- Wedding Packages: $150+/pp
The Beachcomber Hotel & Resort is a lakefront wedding venue on the Central Coast and is a quick walk away from the local beach. A covered courtyard offers the ideal option for weatherproof ceremonies on the waterfront and there's two beachfront wedding reception venues with floor to ceiling opening glass doors.
The Beachcomber Hotel is a Hamptons-inspired wedding location that can accommodation up to 120 guests for a seated reception or up to 200 for cocktail events. All inclusive wedding packages also cater for small and intimate weddings from 30+ guests.
9. N'Galawa Terrace @ Taronga Zoo Sydney
- Location: Bradleys Head Rd, Mosman, NSW 2088
- Capacity: 30 - 600
- Accommodation: 58 Rooms
- Wedding Packages: $220 - $230/pp
There are four oceanfront reception venues located within the grounds of Taronga Zoo and all feature stunning water views over Sydney Harbour. For small wedding receptions the funky rooftop bar seats up to 60 guests and has a waterfront balcony suitable for use as a ceremony venue.
Larger reception venues include a luxe ballroom that seats up to 250 guests, a pop up marquee that caters for wedding receptions with up to 600 guests and a seaside function room seating 150 people.
10. Saltwater Fingal Bay
- Location: level 1/3 Marine Dr, Fingal Bay, NSW 2315
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Available nearby
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive from $135/pp
Saltwater Restaurant is a breezy beach reception venue situated in Port Stephens on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. The Hamptons-inspired space features wrap around floor to ceiling glass windows and an ocean facing cocktail deck making it an ideal location for beachside wedding receptions.
11. Capiche Wedding Receptions
- Location: 65 Lighthouse Parade, East Ballina, NSW 2478
- Capacity: 120
- Wedding Packages: $140+ per head
Capiche Italian Restaurant is one of the best beach wedding venues in the state with floor to ceiling glass walls sitting right over the sands of Lighthouse Beach Cove. Just 30 minutes from Byron Bay, this light-filled function space seats up to 90 guests and offers affordable reception packages from $140 - $200 per person.
12. Mollymook Beachside Weddings
- Location: 72 Golf Avenue, Mollymook, NSW 2539
- Capacity: 220
- Wedding Packages: $140+/pp
Mollymook Beachside Weddings is an affordable wedding reception venue located at the Mollymook Golf Club on the South Coast of NSW. Seating up to 160 guests or catering for cocktail functions of up to 220, The Oceanview Room looks over an expansive seascape to the horizon and enjoys incredible year-round sunsets.
All inclusive wedding packages average between $150 - $180 per person and require a minimum of 50 - 80 guests.
13. City Beach Function Centre
- Location: 1 Marine Dr, Wollongong NSW 2500
- Capacity: 420
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
City Beach Function Centre is the only reception venue on the beach in Wollongong and is conveniently situated in the heart of the city with views over the dunes to the ocean. The high-end function centre has two ocean-view reception venues that both feature a pillarless design and come with elevated bridal tables.
City Beach Function Centre offer all inclusive wedding packages for receptions of 80 to 280 guests which range in price from $155 - $250 per head on a Saturday night.
14. Beach Byron Bay
- Location: 2 Massinger Street, Byron Bay, NSW 2481
- Capacity: 50 - 150
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Beach Byron Bay is the only oceanfront reception venue in Byron Bay to be located directly on the town's popular beach and features a spacious outdoor deck on the water's edge that overlooks stunning hinterland and ocean views.
With a retractable roof over the deck and large bi-fold doors connecting the interior restaurant, Beach is an idyllic reception venue for couples seeking an all-weather function space with sea views, sunshine and a gentle ocean breeze.
Find Beachfront Wedding Venues in NSW
Small beach wedding venues
Beachfront wedding resorts
All beach wedding venues in NSW
Local Beachfront Venues
Best in NSW
Byron Bay
Sydney
Wollongong
You may also like:
Best beach wedding venues in Australia
Beach wedding venues in QLD
Cover Image: Muse Photography
Have a beach reception venue to add to this list? Get Started