Affordable Wedding Venues in Sydney
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Looking for the best affordable wedding venues Sydney has to offer? Budget wedding venues for hire in Sydney are in some of the city's most convenient & beautiful places. From Sydney Harbour to Manly and Penrith, Australia's largest city has a treasure trove of affordable wedding locations including beautiful waterfront spaces to elegant gardens and rustic wedding halls.
Inexpensive wedding venues in Sydney include ceremony gardens & chapels, cheap reception venues such as halls, affordable small venues and BYO places where you can hire your choice of caterers according to your wedding budget. From the Sydney CBD to North Sydney, Dural and Cronulla, the city has many wedding venues under $100 per head that are amongst the best budget wedding venues in NSW.
Here are our top 24 affordable Sydney wedding venues. They're the best priced wedding venues in Sydney and include a range of all-inclusive and BYO locations that won't break the bank.
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Top 24 Affordable Wedding Venues in Sydney
1. The Pavilion Kiama
- Location: 2 Bong Bong Street, Kiama, NSW 2533
- Capacity: 80 - 400
- Cost: Wedding packages from $135/pp
Overlooking a surf beach with scenic ocean views, The Pavilion Kiama is an incredibly picturesque spot for weddings on a budget. The light-filled function room has large airy windows, a spacious dance floor and band stage, and comes with a seperate entry foyer where pre-reception drinks & canapés can be served.
There are two cheap wedding ceremony areas near The Pavilion and the venue can assist you with furnishing these spaces.
Budget Wedding Packages
All-inclusive wedding packages start at $135 per person for a cocktail menu, $139 for alternate drop and $160 for shared feasts. A 5 hour drinks package is included with all menus. Wedding packages under $100/pp are sometimes available mid week or for off-peak dates.
2. St Joseph's Guesthouse
- Location: 1029 St Albans Rd, St Albans NSW 2775
- Capacity: 10 - 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Cost: Venue hire from $3,500
St Joseph's Guesthouse is an award-winning and budget-friendly wedding venue built in the ruins of a 160 year old church. The unique 5 bedroom, 3 level stone building has an indoor event space on the ground floor and caters for intimate ceremonies & wedding receptions on the lawns under the original church bell.
Budget Wedding Package
The affordable venue hire fee for St Joseph's Guesthouse starts at $3,500 including 2+ nights accommodation for up to 10 guests. This discounted wedding package is available for elopements and micro weddings, increasing slightly for larger weddings. You get exclusive use of the guesthouse and grounds and can DIY & BYO wedding vendors to suit your own budget.
3. Saints Event Centre
- Location: Boronia Road, North Saint Marys, NSW 2760
- Capacity: 20 - 500
- Accommodation: Sleeps 250+
- Cost: Wedding packages from $55+/pp
Saints Event Centre is a state-of-the-art wedding location with 6 affordable reception venues situated in the foothills of the Blue Mountains at St Mary's Rugby League Club. In addition to ceremony and reception spaces, the club is popular for its sports bars & buffet restaurants and has 4 star accommodation conveniently located across the road at the Holiday Inn.
Venue hire comes with access to a beautiful outdoor terrace for wedding ceremonies and pre-function lounges. Football fans will love the option to host your wedding reception in the corporate box overlooking the St Mary's playing field.
Budget Wedding Packages
Saints Event Centre is one of the cheapest wedding venues in Sydney with catered packages priced from $55 per person. You can choose your bar tab amount or have guests pay their own drinks. Minimum spends apply.
4. Chapel Hill Retreat
- Location: 36 Berambing Crest, Berambing, NSW 2758
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 34
- Cost: Wedding packages from $115/pp
Surrounded by views over lush mountains and valleys, Chapel Hill Retreat is one of the most stunning places to get married in Sydney and has affordable wedding packages with a ceremony and catered reception from $115 per person.
Across the 35 scenic acres are 7 unique event spaces including a natural bush cathedral, non-denominational chapel, a modern wedding hall/function room, an outdoor event deck and expansive lawns & gardens. Optional onsite accommodation is available in 6 self contained cottages and there's a luxe bridal suite for getting ready.
5. Lords Estate Wedding Chapel
- Location: 313 Seven Hills Rd, Seven Hills, NSW 2147
- Capacity: 2 - 90
- Venue Hire Cost: $1,850+
Lords Estate Chapel is one of Sydney's most affordable wedding venues to rent for ceremonies & receptions. Venue hire is available from 2 hours for wedding ceremonies or you can book the grounds for longer to include extra time for photos & drinks in the gardens.
The non-denominational and modernised chapel comes with removable ceremony pews, audio and lighting. The chapel also offers a unique setting for budget wedding receptions of up to 30 guests with BYO catering, drinks & styling.
Budget Wedding Packages
Venue hire is available from $1,850 and includes exclusive use of the wedding chapel as a blank canvas to style as you please, plus access to the gardens for wedding photos. All inclusive wedding packages are priced from $8,680 with flowers, food, drink and transport. BYO celebrant & photographer.
6. Growwild Wildflower Farm
- Location: 916 Old Hume Hwy, Alpine, NSW 2575
- Capacity: 145
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Growwild is a beautiful and affordable wedding location that grows and supplies the Sydney Flower Market with fresh cut wildflowers. The fully paved grounds feature 25 acres of picturesque gardens and lawns with a choice of ceremony sites including the popular Secret Valley bush area.
There are two BYO reception venues within the gardens. One is a rustic barn and outdoor courtyard that seats up to 50 guests. The other is an elegant marquee that caters for seated and cocktail weddings of up to 145 guests.
Budget Wedding Packages
Day hire at Growwild Wildflower Farm provides exclusive use of the entire property with your choice of ceremony & reception space. Significant discounts are available for off-peak dates in May, June & July and for last minute mid-week weddings (within the next 3 months).
7. Australian Botanic Gardens - Western Sydney
- Location: 362 Narellan Rd, Mount Annan, NSW 2567
- Capacity: 200
- Venue Hire Cost: $865+
Located over an impressive 416 hectares in South West Sydney, The Australian Botanical Gardens is an inexpensive wedding venue for both ceremonies, receptions and all-inclusive packages. Amongst vibrant flower beds and manicured lawns are beautiful garden wedding areas with a choice of lake, woodland or rainforest settings.
In addition to wedding ceremonies, outdoor spaces can be hired for wedding receptions and there is an indoor reception venue at the Bowden Centre which comes fully catered with affordable wedding packages.
Budget Wedding Packages
Wedding ceremony venue hire starts at $865 for semi private garden areas and ranges up to $1,250 for the private Connections Garden pictured above. Hours can be added to hire packages to include an outdoor reception. Venue hire of the Bowden Function Centre costs $2,920 inclusive of 7 hours.
8. Goosewing Cottage
- Location: 1194 Mount View Rd, Mount View, NSW 2325
- Capacity: 20
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
- Cost: Wedding packages from $3,295+
Just 2 hours from Sydney is Goosewing Cottage, a beautiful venue that specialises in affordably priced small weddings and elopements. All inclusive wedding packages start at $3,295 and offer amazing value with one of the region's best wedding photographers plus the celebrant of your choice included.
At Goosewing Cottage you can get married just the two of you or with up to 20 guests and there is accommodation for 12 in two onsite cottages. One of the cottages has a swimming pool plus a covered area suitable as an alternative wet weather venue.
Budget Elopement Packages
All inclusive elopement packages start at $3,295 and range up to around $8,000 with styling, wedding flowers, cake, a video and accommodation all included at the top end.
9. Interbane House
- Location: 8 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Stanwell Park, NSW 2508
- Capacity: 50
- Accommodation: Sleeps 18
- Venue Hire Cost: $2,850
Interbane House is one of the most scenic venues for cheap weddings near Sydney. This amazing Victorian-era house is located on an oceanfront hill top and overlooks sweeping ocean views and the new Sea Cliff Bridge just south of Sydney.
Cheap venue hire starts at $2,850 and includes exclusive use of the 5 bedroom house and accommodation for 2+ nights. Event spaces include the open plan kitchen and dining area which seats up to 18 guests, the backyard which caters for 100+ and a wide balcony suitable for intimate cocktail weddings. BYO caterers and drinks.
10. Butchers Daughter
- Location: 11-15 Alexander Street, Crows Nest, NSW 2065
- Capacity: 100
- Cost: Wedding packages from $145/pp
Butchers Daughter is an affordable small wedding venue in North Sydney's leafy Crows Nest, just 10 minutes from the CBD. The unique and intimate space seats up to 50 guests or caters for cocktail weddings with up to 100 and offers all inclusive wedding packages with seated or standing shared feasts.
Owner Bridget Ditte is an amazing wedding stylist and florist and can transform the delightfully untraditional space with floral installations that won't break the bank. If you want a non-typical wedding venue with a non-typical price tag, Butchers Daughter is a good bet.
Budget Wedding Packages
All inclusive wedding packages at Butchers Daughter start at $145/pp. You have the option to BYO drinks to keep costs to a minimum. The Butchers Daughter venue has a minimum spend of $2,500 week days and $4,000 on weekends.
11. The Glasshouse Artarmon
Location: 1 Frederick Street, Artarmon, NSW 2064
Capacity: 60 - 600
Cost: Wedding pages from $55/pp
The Glasshouse Artarmon is a convenient spot for affordable Sydney weddings being located on the train line just minutes from Sydney metro. The vibrant and airy venue has spaces for ceremonies and receptions in a light-filled, indoor garden style setting.
Venue hire is available for the whole venue for up to 600 guests and has smaller spaces that cater for more intimate weddings of 60 - 100 guests.
Budget Wedding Packages
Cheap wedding packages at The Glasshouse start at $55 per person for a little cocktail reception. Other cocktail and alternative drop menus are $70 - $80 per head with shared table wedding packages under $100 per person. Standard drinks packages are $49 - $65 per person.
12. The Freedom Hub Ethical Weddings
- Capacity: 100 seated, 150 cocktail
- Location: 283 Young Street, Waterloo, NSW 2017
- Venue Hire Cost: $2,000+
The Freedom Hub is a large urban warehouse and charitable wedding venue that dedicates profits to supporting people who have experienced modern day slavery or human trafficking. This affordable place to get married is located in an evolving industrial area surrounded by lively old-school pubs, underground bars and hip eateries.
Budget Wedding Packages
A choice of wedding packages includes dry venue hire, assisted planning or all inclusive fully managed weddings. The Freedom Hub provides a list of preferred ethical suppliers or you can DIY & BYO wedding vendors according to your budget.
13. William Inglis Hotel
- Capacity: 700
- Location: 155 Gov Macquarie Dr, Warwick Farm, NSW 2170
- Cost: Wedding packages from $149/pp
The William Inglis Hotel is an affordable wedding location with large reception venues in the centre of Greater Sydney. Ceremony areas include indoor rooms + outdoor spaces in aromatic rose gardens set within a stables precinct.
The private riverside location is a popular spot for large cultural weddings with many Greek, Indian and Lebanese wedding receptions taking place here. Ceremony only wedding packages are available.
Budget Wedding Packages
At William Inglis Hotel, cheap weddings start at $149/pp including venue hire and a 5 hour package with an alternate drop menu and beverage service. Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks packages are available.
14. Willie The Boatman Weddings
- Location: 75 Mary Street, St Peters, NSW 2044
- Capacity: 80
- Cost: Wedding packages from $160/pp
Best known for their craft beers, the Willie The Boatman brewery offers somewhere a little bit different for affordable weddings in Sydney's trendy Inner West. Previously a Taubman's paint factory, the industry-style building has unique spaces for ceremonies and receptions that require very little styling.
The heritage venue seats a maximum of 50 guests or can cater for up to 80 guests for cocktail weddings.
Budget Wedding Packages
Willie The Boatman offers flexible wedding packages including the option for ceremonies only, or combined with an all inclusive wedding reception. With food & beverages, wedding packages start at around $160 per person.
15. Oliveto Ristorante
- Location: 443 Concord Rd, Rhodes, NSW 2138
- Capacity: 250
- Cost: Wedding packages from $155/pp
Oliveto Ristorante is an elegant wedding venue at Brays Bay Reserve on Sydney Harbour. The waterfront views and affordable, all-inclusive wedding packages make Oliveto one of the best value reception venues in Sydney.
The restaurant serves a modern, Italian menu and is a light filled space with floor to ceiling glass windows overlooking the reserve. Wedding ceremonies can be held onsite or you can book the open parklands via Canada Bay Council.
Budget Wedding Packages
Wedding packages start at $155/pp including a 4.5 hour lunch or 5.5 hour dinner reception. A complimentary menu tasting is provided with all packages.
16. Clovelly Surf Club
- Location: Donnellan Circuit, Clovelly, NSW 2031
- Capacity: 90 sit down, 200 cocktail
- Cost: Wedding packages from $160/pp
Not only is Clovelly Surf Club one of the cheapest wedding venues in Sydney, it's also one of the few located right on the oceanfront. With panoramic ocean views, the club is a dramatic location for wedding ceremonies as well as receptions.
Above the surf club you'll find an open plan function area with an adjoining 'courtyard'. Many couples get married on the courtyard and have their reception in the function area however you can also pitch a marquee outside to extend the indoor space for larger cocktail weddings.
Budget Wedding Packages
Clovelly Surf Club offers all inclusive wedding packages with catering and a 5 hour drinks service. Cocktail wedding packages are priced from $150/pp, seated receptions from $160/pp and there's a paella wedding package also from $160/pp.
17. Club Rose Bay
- Location: Rose Bay - Sydney, NSW
- Capacity: 250
- Cost: Wedding packages from $150/pp
Club Rose Bay is the cheapest wedding reception venue in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. Situated on Sydney Harbour there is a public wharf nearby where ferries & sea planes are within walking distance. Nearby ceremony locations include Dudley Page Reserve, Diamond Bay Reserve or Ray O'Keefe Reserve at Bondi Beach which can be booked through Waverley Council.
Budget Wedding Packages
Wedding packages include use of the private function space and all food & beverages from $150 per person.
18. Three Williams Cafe
- Location: 613A Elizabeth St, Redfern, NSW 2016
- Capacity: Seated 70, Standing 120
- Cost: Wedding packages from $110/pp
Located in a leafy inner-city suburb, Three Williams is a large minimalist style warehouse space sitting just below street level in Sydney. The exclusive bar can be booked for indoor wedding ceremonies and receptions and offers budget friendly wedding packages all inclusive of food & beverages.
Budget Wedding Package
Three Williams Cafe offer inexpensive wedding packages that cost $110 per person for a canapés menu with drinks or $150/pp for an alternate drop or feasting menu.
19. St Michael's Weddings
- Capacity: 140 sit down, 240 cocktail
- Location: Jennifer Street, Little Bay, NSW 2036
- Cost: Wedding packages from $120/pp
With 180 degree views of the Pacific Ocean, St Michael's is one of the most beautiful and affordable wedding spots Sydney has to offer. The coastal location offers a spectacular ocean backdrop for weddings just 14km from the Sydney CBD. The St Michael's reception venue caters for up to 240 guests with space for dancing.
Budget Wedding Packages
The price of wedding packages at St Michael's start at $120 per person and include venue hire, red carpet, chairs & signing table for ceremonies. Packages require a minimum of 60 guests and include access to a bridal suite, MC and wedding coordinator.
20. University of Sydney
- Location: Science Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050
- Capacity: 10 - 500
- Venue Hire Cost: $2,000+
Within the grounds of Sydney University are a choice of inexpensive reception venues oozing heritage character and charm. The Grand Refectory with its high ceilings and historic murals provides an atmospheric space for wedding receptions of up to 500.
Function rooms for smaller weddings include the likes of the Chancellor's Room that seats up to 25. The University of Sydney also caters for wedding ceremonies on the grounds so that you can have your entire wedding day including photos on campus. Without breaking the budget!
Budget Wedding Packages
Events at the University of Sydney are catered by HostCo who offer wedding packages priced from $90 - $110 per person and drinks from $41 per person. BYO drinks are permitted with a corkage fee. The venue hire fee is an additional $2,000.
21. Cropley House
- Location: 84 Watkins Road, Baulkham Hills, NSW 2153
- Capacity: 30 - 250
- Cost: Wedding packages from $99/pp
Previously a boarding school, Cropley House is now an elegant yet inexpensive wedding venue and event location with 5 acres of green parklands and gardens in the leafy north western suburbs of Sydney. The grounds are picture perfect for wedding ceremonies with a gazebo, chairs and signing table included with wedding packages.
There are 6 reception venues within the historic building including main function rooms that seat 160 guests or cater for 300 for cocktail weddings. Smaller upstairs rooms accommodate 70 guests seated and 150 for a cocktail reception.
Budget Wedding Packages
Cropley House is one of very few Sydney wedding venues under $100 per person. Special wedding deals of $99 per head are available for last minute or winter weddings and are fully inclusive of catering and drinks.
22. Sydney Boulevard Hotel
- Location: William Street, Woolloomooloo, NSW 2011
- Capacity: 100 - 450
- Cost: Wedding packages from $140/pp
Sydney Boulevard Hotel is an affordable reception venue with skyline views of Sydney Harbour. The hotel offers a completely private event space within walking distance of the Royal Botanic Gardens where gardens are available to hire for your wedding ceremony.
Budget Wedding Packages
All inclusive reception packages start at $140 per person including alternate drop seated meals and drinks. Discounted wedding accommodation is provided for the couple and guests and venue hire is free.
23. The Highline Venue
- Location: Bankstown City Plaza, Bankstown, NSW 2200
- Capacity: 80 - 1,500
- Cost: Wedding packages from $90/pp
The Highline Venue is your go to function centre for inexpensive Sydney weddings in a grand ballroom setting. There are 6 ballrooms in total, each with its own terrace where you can have your wedding ceremony. There's also individual bridal suites for each space and an area for pre-dinner drinks and mingling.
The Highline Venue is well equiped for large cultural weddings and caters for specific cuisine requirements. The venue itself is styled in the roaring 1920's theme and features grand staircases, 4.5 metre high ceilings and luxury 24k gold chandeliers.
Budget Wedding Packages
All inclusive wedding packages start at $170 with a huge range of inclusions that offer budget savings on ceremony & reception styling. Non-alcoholic wedding packages start at $90 per person.
24. Mejico Sydney
- Location: 105 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
- Capacity: 50
- Cost: Wedding packages from $142/pp
Mejico makes it onto this list of best affordable wedding venues in Sydney for the fact you can hire the entire restaurant for your exclusive use for around $160 per person. Given the venue's location in the centre of Sydney's CBD, and the niche offering, this is exceptional value for money.
The Mexican inspired restaurant will delight foodie couples as well as those who love their Tequilla. When the venue isn't hosting weddings or feeding diners they offer Tequilla Masterclasses which are a fun idea for Hens & Bucks parties.
Budget Wedding Package
For small weddings with non-exclusive use of the restaurant you can book the 'Feed Me' communal dining package which costs $142/pp. Exclusive use wedding packages start at $160 per person with a minimum spend requirement.
Cheap Sydney Weddings
In this budget wedding guide to Sydney you'll find the most affordable wedding venues and the best budget-friendly wedding vendors the city has to offer.
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Cheap Ceremony Venues
If you're looking for cheap wedding ceremony locations in Sydney, you'll be pleasantly surprised to know that there are many inexpensive venues in all regions of greater Sydney. We recommend these budget friendly ceremony locations because they come with hidden extras like access to onsite furnishings that save on hire costs:
Lords Chapel
- Location: 313 Seven Hills Rd, Seven Hills, NSW 2147
- Capacity: 2 - 90
- Ceremony Venue Hire: $1,850 (Max 90 guests)
Lords Estate Chapel is an all-weather ceremony venue hire that comes with seating, audio and lighting. Choose your preferred Sydney celebrant or bring a religious minister and after your wedding ceremony you have access to the grounds for wedding photos & drinks in the gardens.
Australian Botanic Gardens
- Capacity: 200
- Location: 362 Narellan Rd, Mount Annan, NSW 2567
- Ceremony Venue Hire: $865+
The Australian Botanical Gardens has 6 wedding ceremony venues amongst its 416 hectares of gardens & bushland. Semi private wedding ceremony areas cost $595 to hire or its $835 for a more private setting. You can add chairs, arbor and signing table from $735 or outsource to a wedding hire company.
Free Ceremony Venues
In addition to commercial venues the city's local parks and gardens offer a range of free & inexpensive ceremony venues. These locations do not come with guaranteed wet weather back up so you'll need to ensure your reception venue can accommodate your ceremony if it's raining on your wedding day.
Lavender Bay
- Location: Lavender Bay, Sydney
- Capacity: 500+
- Non-exclusive use
Lavender Bay has a lush green public park on the Sydney Harbour Foreshore next to Wendy Whiteley's Secret Garden. This quiet and intimate garden area is a free wedding venue if you have fewer than 60 guests. Any more than 60 guests and you'll need a permit which start at $315 and range up to $1,300 for 250+ guests.
To get married at Lavender Bay simply turn up early, nab your chosen spot and prepare to say "I do". The garden is a short walk from Sydney Ferries and has many nearby reception venues. Ferries to Sydney CBD via Circular Quay depart & arrive regularly.
Blues Point Reserve
- Location: North Sydney, NSW
- Capacity: 500+
- Non-exclusive use
Blues Point Reserve is another free wedding venue for events with fewer than 60 guests. The cost for weddings above 60 guests from $315 - $1,300.
Cheap Reception Venues
The Pavilion Kiama
- Location: 2 Bong Bong Street, Kiama, NSW 2533
- Capacity: 80 - 400
- Wedding Package Cost: $100+/pp
The Pavilion Kiama is an oceanfront reception venue that has affordable wedding packages from $100 per person including a choice of menus and 5 hours of drinks. There are two outdoor ceremony areas a short walk from the entrance foyer and many churches nearby. There's also guest accommodation a short walk away.
Butchers Daughter
- Location: 11-15 Alexander Street, Crows Nest, NSW 2065
- Capacity: 100
- Reception Packages: $145/pp
Butchers Daughter caters for budget friendly small weddings of up to 50 seated or 100 standing guests. Situated in Crows Nest, this reception venue is conveniently located near public transport and is just 10 minutes from the Sydney CBD. BYO drinks are permitted.
Saints Event Centre
Location: Boronia Road, North Saint Marys, NSW 2760
Capacity: 20 - 500
Reception Packages: $55+/pp
Saints Event Centre is a cheap wedding venue in Western Sydney and has 6 seperate reception spaces with state-of-the-art function facilities. Wedding packages start at $55 per head with buffet catering and you can set your own bar tab according to your budget.
Cheap All-Inclusive Wedding Venues
St Joseph's Weddings
- Location: 1029 St Albans Rd, St Albans NSW 2775
- Capacity: 10 - 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
St Joseph's Guesthouse is an incredibly unique 5 bedroom Airbnb style wedding venue that you can hire from $3,500 for elopements of up to 10 guests. For larger weddings of up to 100 guests the hire fee increases slightly. Both packages include 2+ nights accommodation for up to 10 guests. You choose your preferred caterers and BYO drinks.
Growwild Weddings
- Location: 916 Old Hume Hwy, Alpine, NSW 2575
- Capacity: 145
At Growwild Wildflower Farm you have all-day exclusive access to the entire property including a choice of indoor & outdoor ceremony & reception venues. This is a 5 star exclusive-use property for under $150/pp. Discounts are available May, June & July plus for last minute bookings within 4 months of your wedding date.
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