Affordable Wedding Venues in the Southern Highlands
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Looking for an affordable wedding venue in the Southern Highlands, NSW? This list of budget friendly wedding venues has all of the cheapest places to get married in Bowral and the surrounding Southern Highlands region and includes some incredible ceremony & reception venues with very affordable wedding packages.
The cheapest wedding venues in the Southern Highlands include picturesque wildflower farms, regional garden estates, dairy farms and country hotels. All of these venues have stunning ceremony & reception spaces in the one place ranging from barns, restaurants and marquees, to private conservatories and intimate halls.
Here are the top 10 most inexpensive wedding locations in the Southern Highlands. They include several BYO wedding venues as well as the least expensive places with all inclusive wedding packages.
Top 10 Affordable Wedding Venues - Southern Highlands
Sylvan Glen Estate
- Location: 570 Kareela Rd, Penrose, NSW 2579
- Capacity: 20 - 140
- Accommodation: Sleeps 62
- Venue Hire: $5,000 - $7,000
Sylvan Glen is the cheapest wedding venue with accommodation in the Southern Highlands and is located on a private garden estate in Penrose, 30 minutes from Bowral. This 60 acre country haven specialises in affordable 3 day weddings with facilities including a beautiful ceremony garden, book case function room, entertainment barn & bar for welcome night gatherings and a private 9 hole golf course.
All inclusive wedding packages at Sylvan Glen are affordably priced under $200 per person and come stacked with value including canapés, two course, banquet or cocktail menu, self serve dessert bar, late night food station and 5.5 hour drinks package.
Mali Brae Farm
- Location: 562 Nowra Rd, Moss Vale, NSW 2577
- Capacity: 30 - 110
- Accommodation: Sleeps 2
- Cost: $200+ per head
Mali Brae is a popular family owned & operated farm wedding venue in Moss Vale that offers affordable wedding packages with venue hire, catering, drinks, furniture and set up from $200 per head. The well-liked Dark family who operate the 90 acre farm specialise in weddings and have created 7 beautiful ceremony venues with backdrops including landscaped gardens, a quiet stream, weeping willows and rustic ruins.
Mali Brae has two reception venues including a refurbished hay shed that seats up to 110 guests around a huge feature fire place. The other venue is a purpose built event space for small weddings with 30 - 55 guests and has a wall of glass windows with spectacular views over the farm.
Growwild Wildflower Farm
- Location: Alpine - Southern Highlands, NSW
- Capacity: 30 - 120
- Venue Hire: $6,500+
Growwild is a 25 acre wildflower farm that specialises in garden weddings and offers budget friendly venue hire from $6,500 with everything included for your wedding ceremony & reception aside from flowers, catering & drinks.
Growwild's stunning wedding facilities include a hidden valley ceremony site nestled in a forest clearing where Koalas are sometimes spotted in trees, a garden marquee with a landscaped courtyard that overlooks the gardens and micro wedding barn perfect for intimate celebrations with up to 50 guests.
Briars Conservatory
- Location: 653 Moss Vale Rd, Burradoo, NSW 2576
- Capacity: 160
- Accommodation: Sleeps everyone
- Food & Beverages: $159+/pp
Briars Conservatory is centrally located in the heart of the Southern Highlands and is the most inexpensive ceremony & reception venue within 5 minutes of Bowral. What makes Briars a particularly attractive wedding destination is the convenience of Briars Country Lodge & Inn just a short walk from the Conservatory, offering an easy place for guests to book in for the night with a public bar for after parties.
The affordable wedding packages at Briars start at $159 per person with exclusive use of the light-filled conservatory which overlooks country gardens featuring a lakefront ceremony rotunda.
Kiruna Farm
- Location: Woodstock Rd, Woodburn, NSW 2538
- Capacity: 50
- Venue Hire: $4,000+
- Catering & Drinks: BYO
Kiruna Farm is the cheapest wedding venue near the Southern Highlands and is located 10 minutes from Milton on a 100 acre sustainable flower farm. Wedding facilities at this picturesque country location include a majestic machinery shed perfect for cocktail receptions, an adjoining marquee ideally suited to seated receptions with up to 50 guests and a purpose-built ceremony space that overlooks expansive flower fields.
Affordable wedding packages at Kiruna Farm are priced from $4,000 and include exclusive access to the ceremony & reception spaces for 3 days giving you plenty of time to set up styling. The venue hire fee also includes free wedding flowers from the farm's gardens and owner Anna who is one of the region's most sought florists to assist with your arrangements.
The Barn - Growwild Wildflower Farm
- Location: 916 Old Hume Hwy, Alpine, NSW 2575
- Capacity: 10 - 50
- Accommodation: Next door
- Venue Hire: $6,500+
The garden barn at Growwild is the perfect wedding venue for intimate ceremonies & receptions with up to 50 guests and is surrounded by 25 acres of pretty wildflower gardens at the gateway to the Southern Highlands. The barn's affordable wedding package starts at $6,500 and includes exclusive use of the entire property, all furnishings & tableware and owners Lukas & Jane to support your wedding planning and on-the-day coordination.
The barn also has an adjoining courtyard that seats up to 50 guests under the stars and a suite for getting ready before your wedding ceremony.
Scribbly Cottage
- Location: 570 Kareela Rd, Penrose, NSW 2579
- Capacity: 20 - 40
- Accommodation: Sleeps 62
- Wedding Package: $9,990
Scribbly Cottage is located amongst 60 acres of woodlands and vineyards at Sylvan Glen Estate in the Southern Highlands and is the perfect budget friendly venue for intimate country weddings with up to 40 guests.
The cottage sits in its own private area of the estate and has a small garden marquee onsite with furnishings for up to 40 guests. The $9,990 wedding package includes exclusive use of the Scribbly Cottage site & marquee, access to in-house catering at affordable pricing and accommodation for 20 guests for two nights.
Robertson Public House
- Location: Hoddle Street, Robertson, NSW 2577
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 11
- Wedding Packages: $95 - $135 per head
Robertson Public House, otherwise known locally as The Robbo Pub, is the cheapest reception venue in the Southern Highlands with all inclusive wedding packages priced between $95 - $135 per person.
The function room within this local country pub is managed by a friendly team of in-house wedding professionals who epitomise the warm and egalitarian spirit for which this local country pub is fondly renowned. If you're looking for a place to get married that'll stay open late for your after party, this is the one. There's also a garden ceremony area, in-house DJ & MC and four rooms sleeping 11 guests.
Bundanoon Hotel
- Location: Erith St, Bundanoon, NSW 2578
- Capacity: 20 - 300
- Wedding Packages: $120 - $180/pp
Bundanoon Hotel is the cheapest reception venue in the Southern Highlands and has three function spaces to suit various sized weddings. The smallest reception venue is a private dining room that seats up to 20 guests. You can also hire the Brigadoon Bar which is well suited to cocktail functions for up to 100 people, and for large seated receptions the Bistro caters for 120 guests.
Unlike other wedding venues in the Southern Highlands, Bundanoon Hotel is more of a public bar & bistro so does not have set wedding packages. They do host regular functions however and will provide a customised quote based on how many courses and what kind of dishes you'd like served. You can also provide a preferred cost per head and ask what can be provided with that budget.
The Robertson Hotel
- Location: 1 Fountaindale Road, Robertson, NSW 2577
- Capacity: 10 - 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 100
- Wedding Packages: $156+/pp
With a heritage dining hall & elegant ballroom that ooze 1920's glamour, The Robertson Hotel is the grandest ceremony & reception venue to offer affordable wedding packages in the Southern Highlands. Priced from just $156 per person with a fully set up ceremony & reception, grazing station, 5 hours of drinks plus bar & wait staff, this simple package is cleverly designed to afford a luxury wedding in a sophisticated venue that's usually double the price.
The Robertson Hotel also offer all inclusive wedding packages priced from $6,000 - $7,500 for small weddings with 10 - 50 guests. All packages include access to 14 acres of formal gardens (where outdoor wedding receptions can be arranged). Other onsite facilities include a luxury bridal suite, grooms lounge and 37 hotel rooms that guests can book themselves.
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