Best Small Wedding Venues in NSW
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Looking for a small wedding venue for an elopement or micro wedding in NSW? Here are the 10 most recommended ceremony and reception venues for small weddings and elopements in NSW. All of these micro wedding venues are suitable for celebrations of 60 guests or less.
Top 10 Small Wedding Venues in NSW
1. St Joseph's Guesthouse
- Location: Hawkesbury Valley, NSW
- Capacity: 8 - 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Venue Hire: $3,500 - $7,500
St Joseph's Guesthouse is one of the most unique small wedding venues in NSW. The 5 bedroom Airbnb is built in the ruins of a 160 year old church and sits on a scenic hillside in the Hawkesbury with beautiful valley views. There's an intimate function space on the ground floor perfect for weddings with 10 - 100 guests, an outdoor event space in the backyard (where there's also a plunge pool) and a gorgeous spot for ceremonies under the original church bell on the front sandstone steps.
2. Blair Athol
- Location: 281 Keppel Street, Bathurst, NSW 2795
- Capacity: 10 - 80
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Venue Hire: $5,000
Blair Athol is a one-of-a-kind Italian-style mansion that was architecturally designed for the Bathurst Mayor in 1892. The landmark estate has recently had a multimillion-dollar refurbishment adding 21st century amenities to the home, and with an acre of private gardens that overlook the city, is the perfect house to hire for small weddings & elopements with 10 - 80 guests.
Upstairs are 5 beautifully styled suites with private bathrooms that are accessed via a grand staircase or central elevator. Downstairs are light filled, period-style function spaces interconnected with archway doors and featuring real gold leaf gilding. While the gardens accommodate up to 80 guests for wedding ceremonies, the house is best suited to wedding receptions with a maximum of 40 guests or a few more for cocktail events.
3. Chapel Hill Retreat
- Location: 36 Berambing Crest, Berambing, NSW 2758
- Capacity: 2 - 80+
- Accommodation: Sleeps 34
- Wedding Packages: All-inclusive
With picturesque views over lush valleys and mountains, Chapel Hill Retreat is a stunning location for small & intimate weddings near Sydney. The 35 acre property has 6 event spaces suitable for smaller celebrations including a quaint chapel, natural bush cathedral, mountain view lawn, Oak Tree avenue with Liquid Amber, an open deck with views of Wheeny Gap and a covered reception space.
Chapel Hill offers affordable wedding packages starting at $4,400 including all furniture & set up for your ceremony & reception in your chosen locations, plus a celebrant to officially marry you. Optional add-ons include additional guests, a fully catered meal, a vendor pack with a photographer, flowers and styling, and onsite accommodation.
4. Goosewing Cottage
- Location: 1194 Mount View Rd, Mount View, NSW 2325
- Capacity: 20
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
- Elopement packages: $3,595+
Goosewing Cottage specialise in all inclusive elopements offering a beautiful farm setting overlooking lush rolling hills in the Hunter Valley. You can get married at Goosewing with just the two of you or up to 20 guests (+ children) and there are two onsite cottages with a swimming pool that sleep up to 12 guests onsite.
All inclusive wedding packages start at $3,595 for a 2 person elopement and come with a choice of the region's best marriage celebrants with a tailored ceremony & all legals. You also get an award winning photographer with all high resolution images of your day and the venue provides witnesse if required.
5. Mali Brae Farm
- Capacity: 30 - 55
- Location: Moss Vale - Southern Highlands, NSW
- Accommodation: Complimentary for 2
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Mali Brae Farm is privately owned and operated wedding venue with 6 intimate ceremony locations to choose from including stunning waterfront gardens and unique rustic ruins. Augustine's Room is the perfect spot for small wedding receptions of 30 - 55 guests and features floor to ceiling windows overlooking stunning countryside views.
Wedding packages are all inclusive with exclusive use of the entire property and all catering and drinks provided. Accommodation for 2 in the cosy onsite cottage is included.
6. The Oasis Micro Wedding Resort
- Location: 5 Koala Place, Boat Harbour, NSW 2316
- Capacity: 80
- Accommodation: Sleeps 50
- Wedding Packages: BYO
The Oasis is an affordable little wedding resort situated in a magical rainforest 600 metres from One Mile Beach at Port Stephens. Ceremony & reception venues within the 5 acres of tropical gardens include an open-air rainforest deck with a romantic canopy of fairy lights, festoon-lit lawns nestled amongst the trees and gorgeous boardwalks surrounded by billabongs and tranquil water features.
All inclusive weekend wedding packages come with accommodation for up to 50 guests in 9 self contained units. A choice of catering packages are provided in-house and you're welcome to BYO drinks.
7. Growwild Barn
- Location: 916 Old Hume Hwy, Alpine, NSW 2575
- Capacity: 50
- Accommodation: Next door
- Venue Hire: $6,000+
- Food & Beverages: BYO
The barn at Growwild Wildflower Farm is the perfect little wedding space for up to 50 seated guests and can either be purposed as a ceremony venue or set up with tables & chairs for intimate wedding receptions. The barn comes with an adjoining courtyard that also seats up to 50 guests for small outdoor receptions, with space for live cooking stations such as Brazilian BBQ spits or food trucks.
Growwild is owned by your on-the-day wedding coordinators Jane & Lukas who have a wonderful reputation for creating intimate & very personalised wedding experiences. They keep the 25 acres of manicured grounds in impeccable condition, including the hidden valley ceremony site where you may spot a koala in surrounding trees.
8. Greystone Estate
- Capacity: 32 - 110
- Location: Pokolbin - Hunter Valley, NSW
- Accommodation: Sleeps 32
Greystone Estate is a luxury airbnb style property with 4 onsite dwellings that sleep 32 guests. Set on 10 park-like acres of beautifully manicured lawns and gardens, Greystone Estate is the ideal location for a luxury weekend away celebrating with family & friends.
The property features a purpose-built open air pavilion for wedding ceremonies and there's an intimate & modern function centre onsite. For smaller weddings the Main House features an open plan layout with several gathering areas for indoor & outdoor events. The sunken courtyard is a stunning spot for cocktail or sit down receptions with views across the property's gardens and dam. Onsite wedding concierge.
9. Tuscan Pergola @ The Woodhouse
- Location: 2674 Paynes Crossing Rd, Wollombi, NSW 2325
- Capacity: 20 - 80+
- Accommodation: Sleeps 17 - 33
- Venue Hire: $8,500
- Wedding Packages: $140 - $160/pp
This beautiful outdoor pergola at The Woodhouse in Wollombi seats up to 60 guests or caters for cocktail receptions with 80+ and has an adjoining bar & lounge area that all overlook stunning views of a private lake, manicured fields and native bushland.
Venue hire for the Tuscan-style pergola includes access to an all-weather undercover dance floor connected to The Woodhouse, and all furnishings for your day with a pine tree forest or lakeside ceremony. Wedding packages are catered by local legends Fennel & Co, and there's accommodation for 17 guests in a group barn stay and an additional 16 guests in 8 luxury suites that guests can book & pay for themselves.
10. Figbird Cottage
- Capacity: 2 - 80+
- Location: Terara - Shoalhaven, NSW
- Accommodation: 2 Cottages for 8 guests
- Packages: Day hire, 3 days, elopements
Figbird Cottage is an elegant garden venue surrounded by picturesque dairy paddocks near Nowra. Accessed via ornamental white gates and a fairy-lit rose arbour, the venue offers an incredibly romantic setting for intimate weddings amongst hundreds of rose & camellia bushes, topiary trees and perfectly manicured lawns.
Affordable wedding packages include the option for half day hire, full day hire, or you can stay for 3 days & 2 nights with exclusive use of the property and accommodation for 8 in two cottages onsite. The hire fee includes use of the permanent European marquee, entire ceremony set up, reception furniture and tableware and festoon lighting for outdoor events. The owner Lisa is delightful & will provide as much or as little help as you need for your wedding planning.
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Other Small Wedding Venues in NSW
Blue Mountains Venues
Byron Bay Venues
Hunter Valley Venues
Illawarra Venues
North Coast Venues
Riverina Venues
South Coast Venues
Southern Highlands Venues
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