Garden wedding venues in NSW include a wide choice of beautiful ceremony and reception spaces nestled within lush greenery and pretty blooms. From landscaped lawns and courtyards to elegant park-like grounds, we've rounded up the most romantic garden wedding locations in New South Wales, making it's easy find the perfect flower-filled space for your special day.
Amongst this collection of the best botanic wedding venues in NSW are luxury garden estates, pretty wildflower farms, tropical garden resorts and secret gardens hidden in verdant havens. They're all picturesque locations surrounded in natural beauty and offer a convenient, all-in-one setting to host your entire wedding day in one place.
On this list you'll find exquisite ceremony sites where you can say "I do" surrounded by seasonal blooms, plus the most beautiful garden reception spaces across the state. From hedged lawns with spectacular views to sunken gardens and vine-covered pergolas. These amazing garden rooms are among the best outdoor wedding venues in NSW and are perfect for couples who want to celebrate in lush gardens all day long.
From Australian botanical garden venues to refined urban meadows, these are the most enchanting garden wedding locations in New South Wales.
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Top 10 Garden Wedding Venues in NSW
1. Growwild Wildflower Farm
- Location: Alpine - Southern Highlands, NSW
- Capacity: 145
- Wedding Packages: DIY & BYO
Growwild Wildflower Farm sits on 25 picturesque acres of landscaped trees & flower beds just outside of Sydney and offers the perfect place for romantic garden weddings in a private nature oasis. At Growwild, you get the entire flower-filled grounds exclusively to yourself on your wedding day, with owners Jane & Lukas at your service and all furnishings supplied.
Wedding facilities include a Secret Valley ceremony site where Koalas are sometimes spotted in surrounding trees, a beautiful garden marquee with a landscaped courtyard & stunning views across the grounds, and a cute little garden shed & courtyard perfect for micro weddings with up to 50 guests. The elegant grounds offer a myriad of beautiful spots for wedding photos, all connected by paved paths that are fully lit at night.
2. Figbird Cottage
- Location: Terara - South Coast, NSW
- Capacity: 20 - 150+
- Accommodation: Sleeps 8
- Wedding Packages: DIY & BYO
Accessed via ornamental white gates and through a 10 metre rose arbour with a canopy of romantic fairy lights, Figbird Cottage is one of the best garden wedding venues in NSW. Hundreds of rose & camellia bushes frame manicured lawns with a large European marquee overlooking peaceful dairy country.
Getting married at this gorgeous outdoor venue is a relaxed and fun affair overlooked by paddocks of curious cows, sculptured topiary and tall heritage trees. Venue hire includes all furniture and styling items, commercial catering facilities and outdoor lighting making Figbird Cottage one of the cheapest and easiest venues to plan an alfresco garden wedding.
3. Jonah's Whale Beach
- Location: Whale Beach - Sydney, NSW
- Restaurant: Seats 122, Standing 160
- Private Dining Room: Seats 30 - 40
- Accommodation: Sleeps 22
- Wedding Packages: $260+/pp
With lush green grass, elegant hedging and breathtaking views over Whale Beach, the clifftop lawn at Jonah's is one of the most spectacular garden ceremony spaces in New South Wales. You'll need to book your wedding reception at Jonah's to get married at this romantic terrace, and the dining room features floor to ceiling windows offering the same sweeping ocean views.
Being a chefs hatted restaurant, you not only get incredible views here, but an exclusive fine dining experience with 5 star service and award winning wines. All-in-one wedding packages come with a fully customised menu, all furnishings for your ceremony & reception and a one-of-a-kind cocktail hour with a Bollinger Cart, caviar bar and seafood station on the terrace.
4. The Oasis Port Stephens
- Location: 5 Koala Place, Boat Harbour, NSW 2316
- Capacity: 80
- Accommodation: Sleeps 50
- Wedding Packages: BYO
Nestled within the 5 acres of rainforest at The Oasis in Port Stephens are two magical outdoor wedding spaces perfect for a tropical garden wedding. One is a private lawn area with a canopy of festoon lights strung between trees. The other is a covered deck immersed in a fairy-lit rainforest surrounded by tranquil billabongs & water features.
All wedding packages at The Oasis include a two night stay for 18 - 50 guests in 9 cabins. You're welcome to hire your own caterers if you prefer or there's a catering-inclusive package that's very fairly priced. Drinks are BYO. The beach is a 600m walk from the venue and is great spot for wedding photos.
5. The Woodhouse Wollombi
- Location: 2674 Paynes Crossing Rd, Wollombi, NSW 2325
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 17
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
The Woodhouse Wollombi is located on the leafy grounds of Redwood Park and is an incredibly romantic destination for garden weddings nestled in 100 acres of manicured fields and scenic native bushland. The European-style gardens feature a brand new vine-covered pergola with an outdoor bar and fire pit courtyard where celebrations overlook scenic views of private lake.
Other wedding facilities surrounding the striking 3-peaked Woodhouse include a grand courtyard sheltered on three sides, an open-air dance floor covered with a roof, and an elegant lake-side lawn for waterfront ceremonies. Onsite accommodation includes a gorgeous barn stay and there's 8 new king suites that guests can now book themselves.
6. St Joseph's Guesthouse
- Location: 1029 Saint Albans Road, Saint Albans, NSW
- Capacity: 100
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
The backyard at St Joseph's Guesthouse is one of Sydney's most unique garden wedding venues. Set against the dramatic facade of a 160 year old repurposed church and surrounded on all other sides by secluded and peaceful bushland, the backyard offers an ideal location for relaxed garden parties.
Venue hire includes a 2+ night stay with accommodation in 5 bedrooms for 10 guests. There's an intimate event space on the ground floor and a gorgeous ceremony site on the front sandstone steps under the original church bell which still works today.
7. The Woods Farm
- Location: Bayly Road, Tomerong, NSW 2540
- Capacity: 200
- Accommodation: Sleeps 120
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
The Woods Farm is one of the state's most sought destinations for outdoor weddings in nature. Secluded within 40 acres of woodlands and just 5 minutes from Jervis Bay, the beautiful grounds offer an incredibly unique location for a weekend getaway with your entire guest list staying onsite with you.
Venue hire includes an open-air bush chapel and its 120 metre aisle of jasmine-covered archways that amble romantically through native bushland. Also included is the reception hall and adjoining outdoor bar area suitable for long table dining under the stars or cocktail receptions revolving around optional fire pits. Have a poolside after party the next day.
8. Blair Athol Bathurst
- Location: 281 Keppel Street, Bathurst, NSW 2795
- Capacity: 10 - 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Blair Athol is a luxurious Italianate mansion surrounded by 1 acre of manicured grounds that offer the perfect location for refined garden weddings. Amongst the verdant greenery and cobblestone walls is a stylish ceremony rotunda with expansive views over Bathurst, and there are spacious manicured lawns for sophisticated garden parties just a few steps away.
This landmark mansion was originally designed for the Bathurst Mayor in 1892 and has since undergone a multi-million dollar refurbishment adding modern facilities including a private elevator. The venue hire fee is $5,000 including exclusive use of the 5 suite mansion and its stately dining & reception rooms for two nights.
9. The Cove Jervis Bay
- Location: Ellmoos Road via Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay NSW 2540
- Capacity: 150+
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
- Accommodation: Sleeps 126
The Cove is a secluded, 3 acre seaside resort with its own private beach and ceremony garden on the white sands of Jervis Bay. This exclusive-use resort is ideal for garden weddings as it has a ceremony lawn overlooking the beach and a romantic courtyard space for wedding receptions set around an outdoor bar under a canopy of festoon lights.
The Cove is a 3 day venue where your entire guest list stays onsite with you from Friday night through to Sunday. Three day mid week weddings are also available and priced favourably. Wedding packages include exclusive use of the entire resort with a brand new reception hall providing an indoor alternative. Free lawn games, kayaks & paddle boards are all included.
10. Lords Estate
- Location: 313 Seven Hills Rd, Seven Hills, NSW 2147
- Capacity: 2 - 100
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive or DIY/BYO
Behind the grand gates of Lords Estate where a private chapel sits in beautiful wild gardens, is an outdoor reception area framed by an urban meadow. The gardens of Lords Estate also offer a variety of backdrops for wedding ceremonies & photos including on the grounds of the heritage refectory behind the chapel.
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Garden Wedding Venues - Blue Mountains
11. Berry Hill
- Location: 1832 River Road, Leets Vale, NSW
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 14 - 54
- Wedding Packages: BYO
Berry Hill is the ultimate destination for outside weddings in New South Wales being located on 75 acres of pristine wilderness nestled within blue gum covered hills. This stunning wilderness property has a serene ceremony site on the banks of the Hawkesbury River, a garden reception site with festoon lights and river views, and a large permanent marquee with hard wood floors.
Venue hire at Berry Hill includes an in-house wedding planning team, exclusive use of the entire property, all furnishings for your ceremony & reception and a two night stay for 14 - 54 guests in a heritage homestead, contemporary suites and an optional glamping village with twenty luxury bell tents.
12. Leuralla Amphitheatre
- Location: 41 Olympian Parade, Leura, NSW 2780
- Capacity: 200
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Leuralla Amphitheatre and the adjoining garden reception area offers unparalleled views over the Jamison Valley's dramatic cliffs and escarpments. With the best views in the Blue Mountains, the amphitheatre is one of the most scenic places for a garden wedding in NSW.
The site is managed by Kyle & Emily at Blue Mountains Weddings who offer DIY venue hire options as well as all inclusive wedding packages with a celebrant, photographer, and marquee reception with cocktail style catering. Pets are welcome.
Garden Wedding Venues in Byron Bay
13. Midginbil Eco Resort
- LOCATION: Midginbil - Northern NSW
- CAPACITY: 150
- WEDDING PACKAGES: Affordable 3 day hire
- ACCOMMODATION: Safari & bell tents, lodge rooms, bunkhouse, camping
Midginbil Eco Resort is located on 400 acres of lush tropical greenery in the Byron Bay Hinterland and is the perfect wedding destination for a 3 day celebration in nature, where all your guests stay onsite with you. The resort has a variety of onsite accommodation for 150 guests including a fun safari village with balconied tents.
GARDEN CEREMONIES: Choose from Lone Fig or Crams Farm ceremony sites, both which offer a picturesque setting framed by rainforest and mountains.
RECEPTION VENUE: The barn provides an open-sided rustic spot for receptions. There's also plenty of outside space for drink vans and food trucks to cater festival style weddings.
14. 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.
15. Tides Byron Estate Orchard
- Location: 290 North Teven Road, Teven, NSW 2478
- Capacity: 140
- Accommodation: Sleeps 22
- Wedding Packages: Tailored
Tides Byron Estate offers the unique option of hosting your wedding in a macadamia orchard. This beautiful 100 acre farm is situated in the Tweed Hinterland and features a luxe wedding hall with an outdoor terrace plus an 8 bedroom villa with poolside event space.
Garden weddings in the macadamia orchard are fully DIY with venue hire of both the hall (wet weather alternative) and villa required. The outside area at the hall is a scenic garden reception setting with amazing views over the farm to Lennox Head (and does not require villa hire).
Garden Wedding Venues - Central Coast
16. Whistle Tree Weddings
- Location: 11 Calool Street, Bensville, NSW 2251
- Capacity: 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 37
- Venue Hire: $4,200 - $7,800
- Food & Beverages: BYO
Whistle Tree is an enchanted woodland venue that specialises in garden weddings and is located near Avoca Beach on the NSW Central Coast. The unique Balinese-inspired property has a purpose-built outdoor ceremony cathedral with tree trunk seating, a a multi-purpose event space with a covered roof & open sides, and a garden function area perfect for dining under the stars.
Venue hire at this 16 acre retreat comes with an on-the-day wedding coordinator, optional all inclusive wedding packages and a two night stay for 7 - 37 guests in four seperate dwellings.
17. Paradise Botanical Gardens
- Location: 147 Cherry Ln, Kulnura NSW 2250
- Capacity: 230
- Accommodation: Sleeps 8 + glamping
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Paradise Botanical Gardens is a unique location for garden weddings with historic architecture including roman pillars and bridges, rare plants and an amazing circular ceremony lawn. There's also a leafy wedding space hidden in lush tropical greenery that offers an all-weather location for garden receptions as its fully roofed.
Venue hire includes 3 days access to the 230 acres to set up your wedding and celebrate at leisure. There's a cottage sleeping 8 guests onsite.
18. Albion Farm Gardens
- LOCATION: Woodville - Central Coast, NSW
- CAPACITY: 120
- WEDDING PACKAGES: Ceremonies + photos
With 25 acres of manicured gardens, Albion Farm Gardens offers a wide variety of locations for wedding ceremonies and photos. Meandering through the gardens you'll find a Boston Ivy Rotunda, sandstone walls, rose gardens, ornamental lake, secret garden, fernery and wisteria walks. Wedding bookings enjoy exclusive access to all garden areas for a 2 hour time frame or you can book exclusively for wedding photos only.
GARDEN CEREMONIES: There are 5 outdoor garden locations for wedding ceremonies as well as a weather proof timber barn.
RECEPTIONS: There is no formal reception venue at Albion Farm Gardens. Many couples book the Woodville Reception Hall across the road for sit down receptions.
19. Somersby Gardens
- LOCATION: Somersby - Central Coast, NSW
- CAPACITY: 120
- WEDDING PACKAGES: DIY & BYO.
- ACCOMMODATION: Estate Studio, 7 Bedroom Homestead
Somersby Gardens is a secluded 50 acre property on the Central Coast of NSW offering total privacy in a spectacular native bushland setting. Located on the doorstep of The Great North Walk, the property features delightful rural scenes with native flora and fauna including birds and wild deer. Spectacular photo opportunities include The Cutting country lane, The Western Ledge clifftop with stunning bush views and Horseshoe Bridge.
GARDEN CEREMONIES: The steps of the Pavilion, the Estate Green and the natural outdoor amphitheatre offer a choice of garden ceremony venues.
GARDEN RECEPTIONS: Outdoor dining options include under the stars on the Estate Green or you can pitch a marquee in the same spot. The Pavilion offers the option of an indoor reception.
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Garden Venues in the Hunter Valley
20. Leaves & Fishes
- Location: 737 Lovedale Road, Lovedale, NSW 2325
- Capacity: 2 - 300
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
This amazing garden reception venue is situated on 20 private acres in the Hunter Valley and is secluded within lush tropical gardens and rainforest. In addition to the Tuscan-style sunken garden, the property has several decks suitable for outdoor wedding receptions and a unique banquet hall with a candlelit roman bath.
Venue hire comes with 5 luxury boathouses that surround a flowering lotus lake. Each boathouse has a balcony over the water and enjoys peaceful views of birds and fish life above and below the surface. The largest boathouse deck can be utilised as an outdoor venue for micro weddings with up to 20 guests.
21. Greystone Estate
- LOCATION: 617 Hermitage Rd, Pokolbin, NSW 2320
- CAPACITY: 30 - 110
- ACCOMMODATION: Sleeps 32
- WEDDING PACKAGES: All inclusive
Greystone Estate is a Hamptons-inspired private property that comes with beds for 32 guests across 3 seperate dwellings. The estate features 10 acres of manicured lawns and pathways, and is an ideal spot for elegant garden weddings with a luxury open air pavilion providing shelter from the weather.
For your wedding reception there is a luxury hall a few steps from the main house, an open air deck and manicured lawns where small outdoor weddings may be held on request. Pre & post wedding gatherings can be held inside the main residence, on the adjoining deck or poolside with private wait staff. Suits budgets of $400+ per person.
22. The Lodge At Mount Rivers
- Location: 38 Lawrences Road, Mount Rivers, NSW 2311
- Capacity: 250
- Accommodation: Sleeps 16 + camping
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
The Lodge at Mount Rivers is one of the Hunter Valley's newest wedding venues and has a riverfront reception space which is perfect for garden weddings. Located well off the beaten track 45 minutes from Pokolbin and nestled within 200 acres of farm land and rolling hills, this luxury 6 bedroom house offers an idyllic setting for a destination wedding weekend away.
The Lodge is pet friendly and guests are welcome to camp on the property. There's no noise restrictions or curfews either. Venue hire gives you exclusive use of the house and surrounding grounds and there are marquee hire packages available on enquiry. A wedding planner manages this property so if you want everything done for you, that can easily be arranged.
23. Anambah House
- Location: 200 Anambah Road, Anambah, NSW 2320
- Capacity: 150 - 250
- Ceremony Fee: $2,750
- Wedding Packages: $250 - $280/pp
The manicured grounds of this lavish gated estate surround an exquisite 19th century homestead, offering the perfect setting for sophisticated garden weddings. The landscaped gardens offer a variety of enchanting places to say "I do" from expansive shaded lawns surrounded by the natural beauty of rolling green hills and lush vineyards, to a tranquil pond with a graceful fountain and sculptural figurines.
Anambah House comes with a grand reception space in an elegant barn so you can have your entire wedding day in one location, and is situated just 10 minutes from Maitland where there's plenty of accommodation for guests. All inclusive wedding packages include a 3 course shared feast menu, drinks & canapés, all furnishings for your ceremony & reception, and use of the homestead for getting ready & photos. Best suited to weddings with 150 - 250 guests.
24. Goosewing Cottage
- Location: 1194 Mount View Rd, Mount View, NSW 2325
- Capacity: 20
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
- Elopement packages: $3,595+
Goosewing Cottage is a small garden venue that specialises in affordable, all inclusive wedding packages for nuptials with just 2 - 20 guests (plus children). The property is located in the Hunter Valley and is surrounded by beautiful nature with lush pastures of rolling hills and paddocks of slow grazing cows.
All inclusive wedding packages start at $3,595 for an elopement with celebrant and photographer included. Optional accommodation is available onsite in a cottage + homestead (sleeps 4 & 8 guests respectively).
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Garden Venues on the Mid North Coast
25. Tanilba House
- LOCATION: Tanilba Bay - Port Stephens, NSW
- CAPACITY: 90
- WEDDING PACKAGES: All inclusive or DIY/BYO
- ACCOMMODATION: Sleeps 4
Tanilba House is a whimsical flower-filled wedding venue situated in the mature grounds of a heritage listed homestead in Port Stephens. If you're looking for an enchanted garden wedding spot this 3 acre coastal property is perfect as it has a unique fig tree cathedral for intimate ceremonies and an amazing space for garden receptions under a 30m long fairy-lit Wisteria Arbor.
With and old stone gaol, water views over Tanilba Bay and a light filled conservatory for your wet weather back up plan, this ethereal garden setting has everything you need for your ceremony & reception in one spot.
26. The Oasis Rainforest Deck
Location: 5 Koala Place, Boat Harbour, NSW 2316
Capacity: 80
Accommodation: Sleeps 50
Wedding Packages: BYO
This magical reception deck is immersed within a fairy-lit rainforest and is one of the most romantic garden wedding spaces in New South Wales. The weather-proof deck is nestled within 5 acres of tropical gardens and lush rainforest on the shores of One Mile Beach and is surrounded by a myriad of leafy wedding ceremony spots set beside tranquil billabongs.
Affordable wedding packages start at under $15,000 and include exclusive use of the entire resort with two nights accommodation in 9 stylish units. You can either DIY & BYO your preferred suppliers or have owner Deirdre arrange your entire wedding for you.
27. Goolawah Retreat
- Location: 288 Point Plomer Rd, Crescent Head NSW 2440
- Capacity: 30 - 150
- Sleeps: 32 + camping
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Situated on the coast and surrounded by native bushland, Goolawah Retreat is a nature-lovers wedding venue perfect for outdoor celebrations with a relaxed festival vibe. The 28 acre property has loads of shady ceremony spots under picturesque trees, an open-sided reception pavilion with beautiful ocean views, and a festoon-lit courtyard for intimate garden receptions.
Venue hire includes 5 self contained cottages that sleep up to 32 guests for two nights, exclusive use of the entire retreat and the option for additional guests to camp. The property has no curfew, it's pet friendly, and you can BYO food trucks or other catering as well as drinks.
28. Inner Light Reserve @ Nelson Bay Lighthouse
- Location: Lighthouse Road, Nelson Bay, NSW 2315
- Capacity: 150
- Venue hire: $750+
Nelson Bay Lighthouse is located at Inner Light Reserve behind the Nelson Bay Lighthouse and being totally private with spectacular ocean views, its a dream location for beautiful garden wedding ceremonies. The extensive seaside panorama takes in Shoal Bay Beach to the Tomaree and Yacaaba Headlands.
This stunning wedding garden comes with styled seating for guests on a gentle sloping lawn amphitheatre. Wedding packages are super affordable and there's plenty of parking onsite with reception venues within a short drive.
Garden Venues in the Riverina
29. The Wild Vine
- LOCATION: Oura - Riverina, NSW
- CAPACITY: 205
- WEDDING PACKAGES: All inclusive
The Wild Vine is a 17 acre working vineyard and boutique farm that has a picture-perfect garden ceremony site on a purpose-built vineyard deck. Other intimate spaces for garden wedding ceremonies include The Alley - a long narrow space shaded by large gum and deciduous trees which is perfect for hot days, and manicured paddocks with views of the winery and rolling hills.
The Wild Vine also has a beautiful garden reception spot on lush lawns with festoon lighting. This space is perfect for long table lunch, a weds-tival with ice cream vans or drink carts, or a full sit down dinner and is one of the best garden party venues in NSW.
Garden Venues on the South Coast
30. Fig Tree Park
- Location: Central Tilba - South Coast, NSW
- Capacity: 2 - 200
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
- Accommodation: Sleeps 2
At Fig Tree Park, a huge fig tree sits atop a tranquil country hillside and with breathtaking ocean views is the one of the most romantic garden reception spaces in New South Wales. Up to 100 guests can be seated under the tree's sprawling fairy lit branches, which is set within elegant European-style gardens on the grounds of a two storey country cottage.
Venue hire comes with a fully furnished landscaped lawn with manicured hedges and ocean views for scenic garden ceremonies, a hill top pavilion or marquee which are the wet weather alternative to garden weddings, and accommodation for two in a romantic seaside barn. Guest accommodation is located just a few minutes away in Tilba Tilba.
31. Ravensthorpe Guesthouse
- Location: 56 Tongarra Rd, Albion Park NSW 2527
- Capacity: 200
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
- Accommodation: Sleeps 14
Ravensthorpe Guesthouse is an elegant Georgian manor house with a light-filled conservatory, private courtyard and garden marquee. The stately homestead is surrounded by 3 acres of classic wedding gardens providing an all-in-one location for getting ready, ceremony, photos and reception.
A purpose built ceremony rotunda fitted with chandelier lighting provides an elegant setting for garden weddings complete with a grand entrance down the homestead steps. Spaces for a garden wedding reception include a private courtyard which is ideal for drinks & canapés as well as a romantic spot for open air dancing under the stars, a garden marquee and the tennis court which can be set up with long tables under the stars.
32. Linnaeus Estate Berry
- Location: 599 Coolangatta Road, Berry, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 2 - 30
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
- Location Hire: DIY/BYO
Linnaeus Estate specialises in luxurious garden weddings for up to 30 guests and is a high-end 5 bedroom residence located in Berry. The property sits on 3.5 hectares of elegantly manicured gardens that offer a myriad of beautiful places for wedding ceremonies and photos, ranging from a private lake and lake house, resort-style swimming pool, petanque court, orchard, olive grove and a Disney-worthy playground.
The most romantic place to get married at Linnaeus Estate is under a pair of century-old Fig Trees where Saddleback Mountain offers a stunning backdrop. There's a modern barn at the bottom of the property where you can host a private garden celebration with tables set under the sun, and you'll find a ping pong table, other games and an infrared sauna in this space.
33. Willow Farm
- Berry - South Coast, NSW
- Capacity: 130
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Wedding Packages: 3 Days/2 Nights
Located in Berry within a few minutes drive of accommodation for your entire guest list, Willow Farm is an easy DIY wedding destination set on 160 beautiful farm acres. When you hire the farm for your wedding all bar staff and hire items are included meaning you only need to choose your caterer, organise drinks and decide on styling.
Outdoor wedding reception areas include spacious lawns suitable for seated dining and where a dance floor with festoon lighting can be set up under the stars. A marquee and games lawn is located next to the shed and both sites feature views over the farm's picturesque dam.
34. The Homestead Berry
- Location: 8 Homestead Lane, Berry, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 120
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
The Homestead Berry is the perfect wedding destination if you're looking for a beautiful garden venue with relaxed country vibes. The 5 acre estate has all the character of a rustic farm set within 5 acres of manicured gardens and offers a choice of beautiful wedding ceremony arbours against a variety of backdrops from intimate lawns to expansive rural vistas.
Outdoor wedding receptions can be hosted on the lawns and there's a contemporary Wedding Shed that seats 80+ guests and opens to a covered courtyard which can be utilised as an alfresco lounge or dance floor. Venue hire includes two nights accommodation in 5 luxury suites with stunning rural views. In-house flowers & styling available on request.
35. Moraea Farm
- Location: 450b Coolangatta Road, Berry, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 30
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Moraea Farm is a 6 bedroom country homestead that can be hired for intimate wedding ceremonies with a maximum of 30 guests in Berry. Beside the homestead is a little private restaurant which opens onto a garden courtyard perfect for indoor/outdoor wedding receptions.
Venue hire includes two nights accommodation for up to 12 guests with the option of adding the fully furnished restaurant to your booking. You'll need to arrange your own chef or caterers and BYO drinks.
36. 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 is a rustic country venue that every year plants fields of Everlasting Daisies. In Spring, usually between mid August to the end of September the daisy fields burst into bloom providing a stunning pop up location for unique and intimate garden weddings.
37. Eleven Eighty Weddings
- Location: 1180 Bolong Road, Coolangatta, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 80
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
- Accommodation: Sleeps 15
This outdoor room at Eleven Eighty is perfect for intimate weddings of up to 80 guests. The space comes with the option of being covered with a glass marquee and is serviced via the rustic bar adjoining the barn.
Venue hire includes access to the little 3 acre property for 3 days with accommodation for up to 15 guests in two onsite cottages. There's a styling shed with arbours, tables, chairs and lounges that can be utilised in any of the onsite event spaces with include a barn, school hall and train carriage.
38. Coolangatta Estate
- Location: 1335 Bolong Road, Coolangatta, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 2 - 200
- Accommodation: Sleeps 70
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive + DIY
- Elopement Packages: All inclusive
Coolangatta Estate is a budget friendly function venue located on a 100 acre winery at Shoalhaven Heads. The historic estate features a gorgeous croquet lawn wedding venue bordered by a manicured hedge and there's also a huge fig tree site perfect for garden wedding ceremonies.
There are two reception venues on the property including a 200 year old Grand Hall where shared feasts for up to 80 guests are perfectly suited, plus a function room seating 200 guests.
39. The Cove Jervis Bay
- Location: Ellmoos Road via Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay NSW 2540
- Capacity: 150+
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
- Accommodation: Sleeps 111
The Cove is a secluded, 3 acre resort set on its own private beach in the Booderee National Park at Jervis Bay. The 3-day coastal destination has spacious outdoor lawns and a gorgeous Mediterranean style courtyard set beside the ocean and is one of Australia's most sought after garden wedding locations.
Venue hire includes 2 nights accommodation for up to 111 guests in a fun house, luxury glamping village and beach huts.
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Garden Venues in the Southern Highlands
40. Sylvan Glen Estate
- Location: 570 Kareela Rd, Penrose, NSW 2579
- Capacity: 140
- Accommodation: Sleeps 62
- Wedding Packages: Affordable
This fairytale-like garden setting is located on the leafy grounds of Sylvan Glen Estate where rolling golf greens, vineyards and woodlands offer the perfect wedding destination for a fun-filled weekend in nature. This totally private oasis is situated across 60 scenic acres in the Southern Highlands and comes with onsite accommodation for up to 62 guests in two group-stay homesteads.
When you hire Sylvan Glen Estate you get exclusive use of the entire property for two nights, all ceremony & reception furniture, catering, and service of your BYO drinks. There's a BBQ area for a welcome night gathering, the magical vine-covered arbor to say "I do", stunning photo opportunities amongst a myriad of natural backdrops, an intimate reception space suitable for all-sized weddings up to 140 guests and a casual shed for after parties.
41. Kangaroo Valley Bush Retreat
- Location: 55 Radiata Road, Kangaroo Valley, 2577
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 64 + glamping
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
- No Curfew
This magnificent rock cathedral is not your average green space to get married in. It's surrounded by 320 million year old stone creating a natural amphitheatre for your vows under majestic eucalyptus trees. Nature-loving couples will also be spellbound by the sunset deck at this magical retreat as is offers a panoramic birds-eye view over hundreds of acres of unspoiled wilderness.
Kangaroo Valley Bush Retreat is an exclusive-use venue that specialises in 3 day weddings and has onsite accommodation in 32 stylish suites plus glamping for additional guests. There's a bridal suite and den for getting ready, a glass-walled function room for your reception and an after party campfire where you can party under the stars till dawn.
42. Briars Conservatory
- LOCATION: Burradoo - Southern Highlands, NSW
- CAPACITY: 200
- WEDDING PACKAGES: All inclusive
- ACCOMMODATION: Hotel rooms for 130 guests
On 15 rural acres near Bowral, Briars Country Retreat hosts garden weddings against a backdrop of cascading Willow trees. The trees within the well manicured grounds transform from season to season from rustic earthy tones in Autumn to lush forest green and olive tones in Summer.
GARDEN CEREMONIES: A large lawn area beside the private lake offers a level ceremony area with generous room for guest seating, the shade of a big Willow tree and a garden gazebo with a rustic timber finish. The sounds of the lake's fountain and local birdlife provide a peaceful ambience.
GARDEN RECEPTIONS: The garden conservatory is an architecturally designed reception venue featuring floor to ceiling windows and a roaring stone fireplace.
43. Mali Brae Farm
- Location: 562 Nowra Rd, Moss Vale, NSW 2577
- Capacity: 30 - 110
- Accommodation: Sleeps 2
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Mali Brae Farm is a boutique 90 acre estate with 6 garden venues that are all picturesque spaces requiring little to no styling. Several of the garden spaces are located near the two onsite reception venues including the infamous rustic ruins which makes an atmospheric location for a first dance under the stars.
The two reception venues are a large refurbished hay shed that seats up to 110 guests and a modern purpose-built space for smaller weddings from 30 - 55 guests.
44. Caoura Cliffs
- Location: 1450 Caoura Road, Tallong, NSW 2579
- Capacity: 140
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
- BYO catering & drinks
Caoura Cliffs has the most spectacular ceremony site in New South Wales with a cliff top garden that overlooks expansive wilderness and your own private gorge. The site is adjoined by a contemporary glass-walled barn that comes fully furnished for weddings with up to 140 guests, and there's a luxury homestead with a poolside garden pavilion for your recovery party.
45. Rhyanna Park
- LOCATION: 1121 Rhyanna Road, Chatsbury, NSW 2580
- CAPACITY: 180
- ACCOMMODATION: Sleeps 24
- Wedding Venue Hire: $16,000+
Rhyanna Park Homestead is a luxury country residence surrounded by 5 acres of manicured gardens and lawns a short drive from Goulburn. You can hire the entire property for your wedding for a minimum of 3 days with up to 24 guests able to stay onsite with you.
The impeccably presented property has 6 bedrooms in the main homestead, two cottages, a 22 metre lap pool with bar, full sized tennis court and grand 38ft ballroom that caters for up to 100 guests. Garden party weddings can be set up on the croquet lawn and tennis court to cater for up to 180 guests and marquees are permitted.
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46. Chapel Hill Retreat
- Location: 36 Berambing Crest, Berambing, NSW 2758
- Capacity: 150
- Wedding Packages: All-inclusive
- Accommodation: 7 Cottages
Chapel Hill Retreat is one of our favourite garden venues owing to the incredible views over bush-covered hills and valleys from the property's 5 outdoor wedding areas. Situated in the Hawkesbury/Blue Mountains region, this beautiful 35 acre estate marries affordable wedding packages with spectacular scenery and a convenient location just 1 hour from Sydney.
For garden weddings there is a natural bush cathedral, open lawn terraces and an avenue of grand oak trees. The tree avenue and lawns are perfect spots for a garden wedding reception and there's also an open deck best suited to intimate outdoor weddings.
47. Australian Botanic Gardens Mount Annan
- Location: Mount Annan NSW
- Capacity: 200
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Covering 416 hectares, The Australian Botanic Gardens in Mount Annan is the largest botanical garden in Australia. The site features 8 venues for garden weddings nestled amongst the 4000 native plant varieties on display. The 8 garden venues include waterfront lawns, woodland settings, a private rainforest space and flowering backdrops.
A Marquee Lawn, Woodland picnic area and Lakeside Pavilion are all suitable venues for outdoor wedding receptions within the Botanical Gardens. The Connections Garden is particular popular for outdoor functions of up to 70 guests as it is the most private of spaces within the precinct.
48. Palm Beach Wedding Venue
- Location: Palm Beach, Sydney NSW
- Capacity: 100
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
This garden ceremony venue is located at a private $40 million holiday house in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The exclusive location features a one-of-a-kind Balinese influenced garden that incorporates over 2,500m² of pristine oceanfront lawns.
The property has easy road access plus a jetty that can be used for boat arrivals and departures and there is ample street parking. Onsite amenities are available in the property's pool house. BYO furniture, celebrant and stylist.
49. Taronga Zoo Sydney
- Location: Bradleys Head Rd, Mosman, NSW 2088
- Capacity: 300
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
During opening hours, this picture-perfect lawn is the stage for Taronga Zoo's iconic bird show. But after hours the natural amphitheatre transforms into one of the state's most beautiful places to get married, where your vows are framed by lush landscaped greenery against the spectacular backdrop of Sydney Harbour.
The bird amphitheatre can be hired exclusively for your nuptials without hosting a reception within the grounds, and comes with in-built tiered seating so you don't have to hire furniture. There's 4 stunning reception venues at the zoo which provide a backup space if its raining, including a seasonal spring marquee that hosts receptions surrounded by nature.
50. Royal Botanic Gardens
- LOCATION: Sydney, NSW
- CAPACITY: 100+
- WEDDING PACKAGES: Venue hire
The Royal Botanic Gardens is located 5 minutes from Sydney's CBD and offers a collection of colourful specialty gardens, lush green lawns and romantic heritage walkways against the backdrop of Sydney Harbour. You can hire one of the 12 outdoor garden venues for up to 4 hours for your wedding ceremony and it's free to take photos within the gardens as part of your booking. (A photography permit is required without a ceremony booking)
GARDEN CEREMONIES: The Royal Botanic Gardens has 12 seperate wedding ceremony lawns. The most popular garden venues are the Bennelong Lawn and the Australian Rockery Lawn which both overlook the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Fig Tree Lawn which offers some privacy & shade, and the Rose Garden Pavilion & Lawn which bloom from September through to May and has private toilets and catering facilities.
WEDDING RECEPTIONS: There's an excellent choice of Sydney reception venues close to the Royal Botanic Gardens.
51. Lindesay House
- Location: 1 Carthona Avenue, Darling Point, NSW 2027
- Capacity: 10 - 100
- Venue Hire: $6,535 - $10,385
Lindesay House is one of the best garden wedding venues in Sydney with a formal Paterre garden and waterfront lawn located at Darling Point. The grounds of the heritage mansion offer the perfect location for garden parties and seated receptions in a private oasis directly on Sydney Harbour.
To hire Lindesay House for weddings in the garden costs $6,535 - $7,190 for up to 60 guests or $9,440+ for up to 100. As this historic house is situated within a residential area daytime bookings are preferred although they do have a license for up to 12 weddings per year with a 9pm curfew.
52. Kirribilli Event Space
- Location: 51-55 Upper Pitt Street, Kirribilli, NSW 2061
- Capacity: 2 - 35
- Venue Hire: $4,000
This private Kirribilli terrace offers a spectacular location for garden weddings with sweeping views from the Sydney Opera House to the Harbour Bridge. The intimate space seats up to 24 guests or caters for cocktail functions with up to 35 people standing and comes with access to a kitchen for your preferred caterers and a marquee if needed.
53. Chiswick
- LOCATION: Woollahra - Sydney, NSW
- CAPACITY: 40 - 70
- WEDDING PACKAGES: All inclusive
Matt Moran's Chiswick is a picturesque garden venue that offers all-in-one weddings with a shared dining ethos. Aside from outstanding menus, this foodie venue can provide signature wedding cocktails and other fine dining experiences.
GARDEN CEREMONIES: With manicured lawns and period plantings, Chiswick Garden is a relaxed outdoor venue for wedding ceremonies. Exclusive use is available with reception bookings in the main restaurant.
GARDEN RECEPTIONS: Chiswick Garden provides an outdoor garden venue for an hour of pre dining drinks and canapés before heading into the restaurant or semi-private dining room. Both the restaurant and private dining area are well lit with natural light and look out into the picturesque gardens.
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55. Glencara Garden Maze
- Location: 706 Jerrybang Lane, Monteagle, NSW 2594
- Capacity: 2 - 160
- Accommodation: Sleeps 2 + glamping/camping
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Glencara is a unique garden venue located on a picturesque working farm between Young and Grenfell in the Hilltops region of NSW. The 10 hectares of beautiful gardens feature a one-of-a-kind rustic maze and whimsical garden rooms with fun activities to engaging in while partaking in a glass of wine and canapés.
Marquee and outdoor wedding receptions can be hosted on the grounds and the property also has a beautifully appointed shearing shed perfect for rustic wedding receptions which seats up to 120 guests and has a large adjoining courtyard with festoon lights and fire pits.
The garden wedding venues available for hire in New South Wales are among the most picturesque garden venues in Australia. From Botanic Garden venues ideal for wedding ceremonies and cocktail receptions to English garden venues where you can have a garden party reception, there are so many lush green spaces to choose from for garden weddings in the state of NSW.
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